Chapter 18 Chapter 18
Throughout the whole day, Lu Jianing hardly saw a single living person except Jiang Xingye.
She was lying on the cold iron bed, bored. She had no cell phone and didn't know what time it was.
She counted the birds flying past the window one by one.
"Lu Jianing, Lu Jianing."
Hearing someone calling him at the door, Lu Jianing looked over casually.
The detective who was guarding her outside opened the key for her: "Captain He said you can leave now."
"It's been 12 hours so quickly." Lu Jianing murmured.
"Um."
Lu Jianing stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the room with big strides.
She took her personal belongings from the detective.
"Aren't you going to take your blanket back?" the detective brother kindly reminded, "This was brought to you by your secretary when you were unconscious."
"If you have time, please help me put it away," Lu Jianing, who was wearing a watch, said nonchalantly, "Anyway, I have to come back to this police force sooner or later."
The detective was puzzled: "Huh?"
After sorting out everything, Lu Jianing said casually, "Let's go. See you in a few days."
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Lu Jianing left the guardhouse without any hindrance. She walked past several criminal police colleagues, and they seemed not to notice her.
Lu Jianing walked aimlessly inside the police station for a long time, and finally she stopped at the door of an office.
She peeked inside and, making sure there was someone there, she knocked on the door.
"Come in." A dull voice came from inside the door.
Lu Jianing leaned on the door railing and pushed the door open casually: "Captain He, I haven't seen you for several hours."
He Qifeng, who was pouring water from the water dispenser, looked up and asked, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
Lu Jianing said frivolously, "After thinking it over, I still feel that this murderer framed me and treated me as a soft persimmon. I will not be able to swallow this anger unless I catch him myself."
He Qifeng stood up straight and drank a few sips of water. His tone was calm and there was no emotion in his voice: "So."
"So I think it's necessary for me to catch him myself." Lu Jianing said righteously.
He Qifeng was silent for a moment and did not comment.
The impatient Lu Jianing couldn't wait any longer: "Of course, if you don't agree with me following you, I can also take my team members to investigate on my own."
"Okay, check it yourself." He Qifeng agreed.
Lu Jianing thought that in the face of his threat, He Qifeng would raise various objections.
But who would have thought that not only did he not object, he even agreed without hesitation!
How could she negotiate with him?
Lu Jianing quickly adjusted his negotiation strategy: "Captain He, since my teammates and I want to investigate on our own, can you return my previous recordings to me?"
"First of all, that recording is evidence and should be kept by our police force. Secondly..." He Qifeng stared at her, "Except for a few noises, there is no conversation between any people in that recording."
“The available value is almost zero.”
"How is that possible?" Lu Jianing blurted out.
Just as Lu Jianing finished speaking, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated a few times.
It was a message from Jiang Xingye.
[Boss, we have the result. The DNA left on the needle tip belongs to the deceased. And I also found pinholes on the deceased's shoes, which confirms that the person you stepped on was the deceased. 】
What's going on?
The person who knocked her out was Meng Yuan?
Why did she want to knock her out?
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Lu Jianing frowned and read the message on her phone silently over and over again.
After confirming it again and again, she tried hard to accept this fact.
"Captain He, I want to listen to the recording." Lu Jianing said.
"It's on my computer, you can listen to it." He Qifeng casually pointed to his own location.
Lu Jianing closed the door and walked in quickly.
He Qifeng's office is a large office for six people. He Qifeng sits in the corner by the window. The view is great. As soon as Lu Jianing sits down, he can smell the faint fragrance of trees coming from outside the window.
Lu Jianing quickly searched for the recording on He Qifeng's computer desktop, clicked it, and listened carefully.
It may be a problem with the reception, the "crackling" sound can be heard throughout the entire recording.
Suddenly there was a "bang", like the sound of two objects colliding.
Then there was a long silence.
It was not until he heard the voices of Jiang Yubai and the others that Lu Jianing was sure that there was no useful information in the entire recording.
She took off her headphones and looked up at He Qifeng: "Uncle Master, what do you think?"
Faced with Lu Jianing's sudden obedience, He Qifeng was stunned for a moment and replied: "I think the obvious crashing sound inside should be your head hitting the door when the murderer was carrying you."
Lu Jianing: “…”
Thank you for the cold joke.
He Qifeng asked with concern: "How does your head feel?"
"It's okay. It hurt for a while when I first woke up, but I'm fine now," said Lu Jianing.
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Um!
Um!
Is this his reaction?
Lu Jianing pursed his lips, looking helpless.
As expected, she and the taciturn He Qifeng were not compatible.
"Let's go, Captain He. I will take my team members to check it out ourselves." Lu Jianing compromised.
He Qifeng said suddenly: "I'm going to the crime scene later, do you want to go?"
Um?
He wants to take her to investigate the case?
Lu Jianing, who originally had lifeless eyes, immediately lit up: "Yes!"
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He Qifeng led Lu Jianing through the criminal police hall. When they saw him along the way, many people bowed respectfully and called him "senior" and "Captain He".
"Uncle Master, you are indeed of a higher generation," Lu Jianing sighed, "When I was in the police force, apart from Jiang Yubai and his friends, almost no one took the initiative to greet me."
As if noticing the change in her address, He Qifeng lowered his eyes and glanced at her.
"What are you doing?" Lu Jianing said unnaturally, feeling strange being stared at by him.
"Master, it's okay, Captain He," He Qifeng said, "Why didn't I know before that Captain Lu is a two-faced person?"
He Qifeng emphasized the word "Lu Dui" particularly, as if to emphasize her identity.
Lu Jianing instantly felt an indescribable shame rising from her head to her feet. She touched her nose and said something without any context: "They say that elders won't argue with the younger generation."
He Qifeng: "I am older in seniority, not age. There is actually only a few years difference between us."
"Uncle-master, you emphasize your age so much. Are you often told that you are old?" Lu Jianing said.
He Qifeng opened the door of his car and pushed Lu Jianing in by her head.
"Hey... hey... what are you doing?" Lu Jianing, who was forced into the co-pilot seat, resisted.
He Qifeng: "Sit down."
Lu Jianing: “Oh.”
He Qifeng slammed the passenger door shut with a bang, causing Lu Jianing's body to shake unconsciously.
She watched He Qifeng walk around the front of the car from the passenger door, and then to the driver's seat.
Lu Jianing murmured quietly, "As expected, older people don't like others to say they are old."
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He Qifeng sat in the driver's seat: "What are you talking about?"
Lu Jianing immediately denied it: "Nothing, I'll say Captain He is really handsome."
He Qifeng ignored her joke. He adjusted the seat and ordered, "Fasten your seat belts."
Lu Jianing: “Oh.”
He Qifeng pulled a file from the back seat and gave it to her: "This is the file."
Lu Jianing took it and looked through it carefully.
The information above was basically the same as what she saw in the interrogation room.
The only difference is that detailed death information is recorded on it.
"The cut surface of the neck is flat, there are no obvious remains around, the time of death is 8pm, the surroundings are clean, there are no obvious bloodstains, and it is initially determined that this is not the first crime scene..."
After Lu Jianing finished reading, she took out a few photos from the file bag and looked at them carefully.
"The surface of the manicure is bright and shiny, and the bottom of the manicure is close to the heel. It should be a recent manicure."
"The hair color is even, the roots are the same color, and the hair must have been done recently."
After reading the clues he had found, Lu Jianing asked casually, "Captain He, did the deceased have a boyfriend before he died?"
"Her colleagues said no," said He Qifeng.
"Maybe they're having an affair." Lu Jianing blurted out.
Lu Jianing continued to ask bluntly: "Is the Drunken Dream Bar going to hold any events recently?"
"I haven't heard of it." He Qifeng said while driving.
"Then why did the deceased have a manicure and dyed hair?" Lu Jianing took out a few photos and compared them. "And judging from the curvature of the hair, the perm was also done recently."
"If you don't have such a complete beauty strategy to meet some important person or do something important, then all these efforts become meaningless."
He Qifeng: "You can check it again."
Lu Jianing: “Yeah.”
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He Qifeng brought Lu Jianing to the Zuimeng Bar.
Maybe because someone had just died there, the Zuimeng Bar was not as lively as usual that day.
The store entrance was deserted, with only a few staff members busy coming in and out.
Lu Jianing and He Qifeng got out of the car together and walked into the bar.
The furnishings inside were the same as in the previous few days, the only difference was that there were very few guests inside.
Lu Jianing and He Qifeng walked to the front desk.
Lu Jianing knocked on the table unceremoniously: "Two cups, Eleanor, please."
"Okay, please..." As if recognizing her, the bartender was stunned for a second, and then he said viciously, "Luka Ning?"
Lu Jianing carefully observed the bartender's expression. After a long while, she asked, "Do you know me?"
"Even if you turned into ashes, I would still recognize you." The bartender said with his eyes wide open.
"Oh?" Lu Jianing was not afraid at all. She stared at him with a slightly amused expression, "You didn't recognize me last time, did you?"
"It was you who killed Meng Yuan!"
Notice his agitation.
Lu Jianing and He Qifeng exchanged glances imperceptibly.
Lu Jianing: "I'm sorry, I don't know any Meng Yuan at all, and I have no reason to kill her. I think you misunderstood."
"You were alone in the bathroom that day. If it wasn't you who killed him, who did it?"
The bartender walked out from the shadows and came under the spotlight on the ceiling, with the slightly diffused light shining on him.
I unconsciously developed a stubbornness that wouldn't listen to any explanation.
Lu Jianing looked at him for a long time before she said, "If you don't rely on any clues and just think that being in the same room means I killed someone, I have nothing to say."
The bartender groaned.
"You can go to the police and sue me, but..." Lu Jianing paused for a second and said, "I think the police may think you are more suspicious than me."
"What do you mean?" the bartender continued.
"How long have you two been together?" Lu Jianing raised an eyebrow. "You smell very strongly of Meng Yuan's perfume."
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