Chapter 123 Butterfly

◎Director Xu, wake up! Ji Zhao is still a non-staff member◎

As Ji Zhao's brush moved, a half-length portrait of a woman in her thirties gradually took shape.

She is three or four points similar to Qiao Hongyu.

She is 50% similar to the little girl in the painting.

Her hair was not permed and was tied casually at the back of her head.

Not delicate facial features and a slightly wide jaw.

Broad shoulders, big chest, and a chubby figure.

He was grinning, his teeth were not straight, his smile was brilliant, and there was a sense of rebelliousness between his eyebrows.

——It can be seen that this is a person who does not live a rich life but is full of vitality.

When Ji Zhao finally stopped writing and placed his sketchbook on the coffee table, everyone subconsciously let out a long sigh: "Huh——"

I held my breath and concentrated, not daring to breathe heavily, for fear that loud breathing would disturb Ji Zhao's painting.

Now that the painting is finally finished, everyone's attention is attracted by this portrait.

Although not much ink is used, the person in the painting seems to come alive. If you look at her, she will stare at you; if you move, she will stare at you and follow you.

She is not a very pretty woman, but her vigorous vitality and thriving wildness are very impressive and hard to forget once you see her.

Qiao Hongyu looked at the woman in the portrait without blinking: "Is this my little sister?"

The more I looked at the painting, the more I felt that the person in the painting was like myself. The more I looked at the painting, the more approachable I felt that person was, as if she had never left, as if she had always lived with me.

The more Qiao Hongyu looked at her, the happier she became, and she felt very happy in her heart: She is indeed my Qiao Hongyu's sister. Not only does she look alike, but her temperament and personality are also similar. I can tell at first glance that she is a decisive and ruthless character.

Ji Zhao finished the portrait of Min Jiadie in less than an hour, spanning 28 years, and successfully portrayed the growth of a six-year-old girl. Min Jiahuai watched from the side and felt that this simple sketch was more brilliant than the masterpieces of famous artists he had seen in the art museum. He could not help but be dazzled and exclaimed: "It's amazing!"

Zhu Kang was mesmerized by the scene. When the portrait was finally finished, looking at the wild and mature woman in the sketchbook, he suddenly cried out, "Ah!"

Zhao Xiangwan, who was standing next to Zhu Kang, watched with his own eyes a six-year-old child gradually become a mature woman in her thirties after the baptism of time. It was like a long shot, interpreting a person's life in a few seconds. While she was immersed in this wonderful emotion, she was disturbed by Zhu Kang's voice and turned to look at him.

Zhu Kang suddenly stood up, pointed at the portrait, and uttered "Ah! Ah! Ah!" three times again.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Zhu Kang.

【This is not...】

【This is not that...】

【Isn’t this the one...】

Zhao Xiangwan heard the voice coming from Zhu Kang's heart, which was just these three sentences over and over again, but he never gave an answer. He probably was too shocked and stuck.

Zhao Xiangwan looked at him calmly: "Don't worry, do you recognize the person in the portrait?"

Zhu Kang was also anxious to give the answer, but his memory was stuck and he shook his head desperately.

"You have seen her?"

Zhu Kang nodded vigorously.

Zhao Xiangwan's attitude was gentle and calm: "Who is she? A relative? A neighbor? A passerby? A wanted criminal?"

When the last word was spoken, Zhu Kang's memory was triggered and he finally remembered.

"Yes, yes, yes. Last month, Yao City sent us a joint investigation order. It was not handled by our Serious Crime Unit 1, so you may not have paid attention to it. The main culprit in a child trafficking case is named Hu Die. The portrait above looks very similar to this one!"

At this point, Qiao Hongyu was so anxious that her face turned red. She stood up suddenly and grabbed Zhu Kang's arm: "Are you mistaken? My little sister's name is Min Jiadie, not Hu Die. How could she do something illegal? How could she kidnap a child?"

Zhu Kang explained: "I just said that it looks a bit like him. But the level of portraiture in Yao City is definitely not comparable to Ji Zhao's. The portrait looks very blurry. It's just that feeling, how should I put it? It's that feeling that it looks very similar."

Zhu Kang wanted to tear Qiao Hongyu's hand away, but she held it tightly. He grimaced in pain and explained anxiously, "You haven't seen the portrait of Hu Die. You can tell by comparing it."

At this moment, Qiao Hongyu was bent on proving that her younger sister could not have done anything illegal, so she was not willing to listen to Zhu Kang's explanation. She held Zhu Kang's arm with one hand and picked up the portrait with the other, speaking like a machine gun.

"Look, look, my little sister is just like me, she is a quick-witted person and can do her best at anything. Why would someone like her do something as evil as kidnapping? I don't believe it! Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhao Xiangwanfeng narrowed his eyes and interrupted their argument: "Stop arguing, let's compare the portraits first."

Zhao Xiangwan's phoenix eyes were already mighty, and at this moment they were slightly narrowed, carrying a murderous aura.

What Qiao Hongyu had always felt was Zhao Xiangwan's gentle, kind and considerate side. The first time she saw Zhao Xiangwan's serious and calm look, she felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured down on her head. She became dejected and let go of Zhu Kang's hand. She muttered to herself and kept encouraging herself.

"My little sister is a good person, a good person."

There was a sentence hidden in Qiao Hongyu's heart, which she never said out loud.

[She herself was an abandoned child, how could she abduct children and separate them from their parents? ]

After seeing Qiao Hongyu loosen her grip, Zhu Kang raised his arm and turned around. Zhao Xiangwan estimated that Zhu Kang was hurt by her grip. He frowned slightly and said coldly, "After 34 years of not seeing each other, no one can guarantee what kind of person Min Jiadie will grow up to be. She may be a gentle and virtuous housewife; she may be a smart and capable career woman; but she may also be a criminal who endangers society. Before we find her, everything is possible."

Under Zhao Xiangwan's oppressive gaze, Qiao Hongyu regained her senses.

Yes, who can guarantee that Min Jiadie has never made a mistake in these 34 years? Who can guarantee that she has never done anything illegal during her lonely years? I have never taken care of her, but I still hope that she can become a good person?

Qiao Hongyu held Zhu Kang's hand in shame: "I'm sorry, did I hurt you just now? I, I was just too anxious."

Zhu Kangkuanhe smiled: "It's okay, I'm fine."

But Zhao Xiangwan is not a tolerant person.

She glanced at Zhu Kang's arm that was grabbed by Qiao Hongyu, and then her eyes fell on Qiao Hongyu's face. Her voice was cold and distant: "We are the police. We brought you here this time to help you find someone. Please be careful about your words and actions."

Zhao Xiangwan knew that human nature is greedy.

For some things, it is better to deal with them first as villains and then as gentlemen.

Zhao Xiangwan and Zhu Kang brought Qiao Hongyu to find Min Jiahuai this time purely out of voluntary help. First, Qiao Hongyu had to get her attitude right, so that she wouldn't blame the police for not doing their job well if they didn't find the person, or if they found the person for her but it didn't match her imagination, Qiao Hongyu wouldn't believe it and instead arrested Zhu Kang.

After seeing Zhao Xiangwan's cold and hard side, Qiao Hongyu did not dare to act rashly and apologized repeatedly.

Seeing that Qiao Hongyu had really calmed down, Zhao Xiangwan stood up and said to Min Jiahuai, "Thank you for the clues you provided us. If your friends have any ideas, please contact us immediately, or..." She glanced at Qiao Hongyu, "You can also call Sister Qiao directly."

Seeing that Qiao Hongyu looked like an eggplant hit by frost, Min Jiahuai pursed his lips and smiled slightly.

Qiao Hongyu seemed to have just met Officer Zhao and thought she was a gentle, kind and good-tempered police officer. In fact, when Min Jiahuai saw Zhao Xiangwan for the first time, he knew that Zhao Xiangwan and Min Jiahang were the same type of people.

——Smart, protective, cautious, doesn't like to get too close to people. Most of the time she is easygoing, but once she gets in the wrong way, she will turn hostile immediately.

After leaving the bank's family building, Qiao Hongyu looked at Zhao Xiangwan's expression and asked, "Officer Zhao, what should we do next?"

Zhao Xiangwan said calmly: "Go back and wait for the call."

Qiao Hongyu panicked: "Isn't it that the portrait of Hu Die..."

Zhao Xiangwan glanced at her and said, "You have already abandoned her for thirty-four years. You are not in a hurry now, are you?"

Qiao Hongyu's face suddenly turned red, so red that it seemed like blood was dripping out: "I, I was only six years old at the time. And...if I didn't send her away, she would really starve to death."

Zhao Xiangwan sighed softly: "If you stand in Min Jiadie's perspective, she would wonder why she was sent away instead of you? If I save your food, can't I feed a baby?"

It was the first time that Qiao Hongyu heard such heart-wrenching words, and she felt heartbroken.

Zhao Xiangwan softened his voice: "We still need to verify the degree of restoration of Ji Zhao's portrait. If that Hu Die is Min Jiadie, this will be a major event in the public security system. You go home and wait. I will notify you when there is news. Don't worry."

Qiao Hongyu didn't understand what the epoch-making event of the public security system was. She was only thinking about her little sister whom she hadn't seen for 34 years. "Okay, Officer Zhao, I'll go back and wait for your call. No matter who Jiadie becomes, she is still my sister. You must, you must let me meet her."

This time, Zhao Xiangwan's expression was much more amiable. She nodded and said, "Okay."

Zhao Xiangwan had great confidence in Ji Zhao's ability and was also confident in Zhu Kang's sharp vision. Although he had not seen Hu Die's portrait, Zhao Xiangwan was 70% sure that Hu Die was Min Jiadie.

A child who was abandoned by her parents at an early age and grew up in an orphanage, a child who dares to fight and is unwilling to be bound, if the seeds of kindness are not planted in her heart, if she encounters misfortune, she is likely to go to extremes.

和闵成航一樣，一個內心充滿憤怒的人，一個桀骜不馴的人，遇到不公、身處逆境之時，很容易産生報複社會的念頭。

喬紅玉一廂情願覺得妹妹會成為一個像她一樣自食其力、富足自強的女人，聽說胡蝶是通緝犯時反應激烈，可是趙向晚卻相對理性，第一時間便接受了這個可能性。

不過，目前這一切都只是推測，趙向晚還需要進一步驗證。

一旦驗證成功，不僅僅闵家蝶有了下落，季昭這一神奇的畫像能力，将在公安系統引發一場大的地震。

趙向晚曾經見過城市的大小角落裏，張貼着失蹤兒童的畫像；她也曾在電視上，見過丢失孩子的父母對着鏡頭哭泣：這是我家寶寶三歲時的照片，他已經丢了五年，我們還在尋找他。

根據三歲時的照片，如何能夠找到八歲兒童的蹤跡？

即使是先進的DNA檢測，那也得先找到人，才能進行DNA檢測。

而失蹤兒童，最麻煩的是要找到人。

可是，如果季昭能夠根據手上的照片，突破時間的限制，根據他總結出來的“規律”，讓兒童不斷長大呢？

一歲、兩歲、三歲……季昭的畫像可以定格在任意一個時間段，這是何等的神奇！哪怕是國外最先進的計算機成像技術，也非常粗糙，根本不可能像季昭那樣快速畫出人物任意年齡的形象。

這種能力，簡直逆天了！

一想到這裏，趙向晚便心頭火熱，感覺自己挖到了一個金礦。

三人匆匆到市局，祝康第一時間就把上個月瑤市公安局發來的協查令拿了過來。

祝康将協查令上的畫像鋪在桌面，再小心翼翼将季昭的速寫本放在一旁，兩張畫擺在一起，越看越興奮，搓着手擡起頭來：“向晚、季昭，你們看，像不像？”

趙向晚與季昭還沒看清楚，就被朱飛鵬幾個擠了開來。

今天一整天，重案一組其他幾個都在辦公室整理資料，周如蘭與黃元德這兩個相對好靜，坐得住還好，朱飛鵬、劉良駒、艾輝這三個卻是習慣在外面跑現場的人，哪裏坐得下來，簡直要被瑣碎的材料逼到崩潰。

一見到祝康回來，還神神秘秘地擺出個畫像叫趙向晚、季昭看，朱飛鵬反應最快，立馬從椅子上跳了起來，跑到祝康桌邊：“這是啥呀？”

劉良駒第二個跑過來：“這不是胡蝶的通緝令嗎？市局已經協助在全市張貼了畫像。不過也沒聽說胡蝶流竄到我們星市，要是被我碰到，立馬把她逮起來。”

艾輝第三個到：“這人在瑤市拐了多個孩童，要不是有團夥成員落網，連胡蝶的畫像都沒辦法提供。”

黃元德知道這件事，人未到，意見先到：“是，這人是主犯，由她與買家聯系，贓款都在她手上。孩子們在哪裏，只有她知道，只可惜，沒抓到！”

幾個人一起嘆息：“唉，她的背後，是無數個破碎的家庭啊。”

祝康聽大家都在議論胡蝶這個人，便把季昭畫在速寫本上的畫像推了推：“你們看看，是不是一個人？”

朱飛鵬一看就笑了起來：“這還用問，當然是一個人！季昭畫的，不就是胡蝶的精細化版本？怎麽，瑤市公安局那邊終于不再死腦筋，願意與季昭合作了？”

瑤市位于湘省西部，山多水少，民風彪悍。

許嵩嶺與瑤市公安局的魏良厚局長是死對頭，互相看不慣，只要一見面就要互掐。

一次省裏開會，許嵩嶺吹噓了一下季昭畫像的本事，魏局長嗤之以鼻：你們的畫像師太花哨了！我更認可京都寧清凝那種，将面部五官拆分成一個一個模塊，再根據目擊者的描述拼湊成一張臉，這個更科學。

許嵩嶺回他一句：哼，老寧見了季昭還得喊一聲師父呢。

結果，星市、瑤市兩個局長鬧了個不歡而散。

提及這件舊事，高廣強倒是認真看了看瑤市提供的畫像，贊了一句：“瑤市是不是請了外援？這回的刑偵畫像師畫得不錯啊，不過，和季昭的作品比，表現力、藝術性還是差一大截。”

祝康急得跺了跺腳：“唉呀，這不是重點。我是讓你們看，這兩張畫像是不是很像！”

所有人異口同聲：“不就是一個人嗎？”

朱飛鵬指着通緝令上的肖像：“關鍵是這個眼睛，你看看，雖然不是很大，但眼角微尖，眼尾微挑，一看就是個調皮不聽話的主。”

劉良駒也點頭附和：“的确，氣質非常像。雖然季昭畫的這個似乎更胖一點，但明顯是一個人。”

就連周如蘭都發表了意見：“通緝令上的畫像，有幾分兇悍之氣；季昭畫的似乎要柔和一點，不過，一眼看過去，就是一個人。或者說，像一對姐妹花。”

祝康得意洋洋地說：“像，就對了！”

他把通緝令上的畫像推到一邊，将速寫本往回翻了一頁：“看到了嗎？這是我們要尋找的人，她叫闵家蝶，這是她六歲時候的畫像。因為闵家蝶六歲離開慈善堂，我們調查的人只記得她六歲的模樣。”

祝康再将速寫本翻回剛才那一頁：“這是季昭根據闵家蝶六歲時的畫像，考慮她的性格，參照她姐姐的骨相，畫出來的一張成年畫像。在此之前，季昭根本不知道胡蝶是誰，也從來沒有看過胡蝶的畫像。可是，偏偏就這麽像！”

所有人都聽傻了，愣在當時。

祝康補了一句：“我就問你們，牛不牛？帥不帥？”

朱飛鵬第一個跳了出來，不敢置信地看着季昭：“不是，季昭，你已經能用時間大法，根據六歲的畫像，推測出她三十年後的模樣？這不科學！”

周如蘭驚呼出聲，用手捂住嘴，半天沒有說話，她的內心此刻也是一團火熱。

苗慧正在組建失蹤兒童基因數據庫，如果……如果把季昭這個能力加以利用，那簡直是太棒！

只要有失蹤兒童幼時照片，就能畫出他任何時間段的模樣，大大提高找到的成功機率，同時也能減少DNA檢測的無效工作時間。

高廣強相對成熟一些，他皺眉道：“季昭這是第一次嘗試推測多年以後的畫像吧？”

季昭點點頭。

他走上前來，看着兩張畫像，在腦海裏與趙向晚交流。

【這是老寧徒弟畫的。】

【從骨相上看，就是同一個人。】

【我考慮過幾件事，我說，你和他們解釋。】

趙向晚點點頭，眼睛裏亮晶晶地。季昭拿出紙筆，快速繪畫，一邊畫，一邊解釋。

“季昭先前畫像的時候，考慮的是性格決定命運。根據闵家槐的講述，闵家蝶是個張揚、膽大、敢于反抗的人。這樣的一個人，在成長的過程中一定是勇敢、肆意的，五官較為疏朗。”

“季昭依據六歲時的五官、喬紅玉的骨相，推測出闵家蝶成年後的五官，考慮到她生于缺衣少食的1961年，又在孤兒院長大，她會很珍惜糧食、舍不得浪費，再加上懷孕生子激素水平發生變化等因素，因此體态較胖。”

“吃得多、愛咬牙，會導致下颚較寬，所以季昭畫的闵家蝶臉型較方。”

“闵家蝶小時候愛打架，喜歡打赤腳到處跑，長大後也不會是個精致美人，不會對容貌太過在意，所以季昭畫像的時候在發型上并沒有多做文章，只是簡單紮在腦後。”

“每個人的面貌變化，都是随着時間在不斷發生變化的。比如臉部肌肉的飽和度、力量感，比如眼角、嘴角、鼻翼的皺紋，如果不考慮意外與疾病的傷害，根據現有的照片，推測出任意一個年齡段的長像，是有跡可循的！”

趙向晚盡職盡責地把季昭想說的話表達出來，聽得重案一組的人神魂為之所奪。

原來，這就是天才畫家的腦回路嗎？

看似玄學，背後卻有深刻的科學道理。

你說科學吧，誰又能做得到？

大家都知道，一個人的容貌不僅是天生，還與性格、後天環境息息相關。可有誰能有這個本事，拿着一張六歲畫像，綜合考慮這無數複雜因素，最後畫出任何一個年齡段的畫像？

趙向晚繼續解釋。

“季昭先前畫像的時候，沒有考慮闵家蝶走上犯罪道路的可能性，所以畫像目光較為柔和，神态比較寬和。現在根據瑤市提供的畫像，季昭重新進行了調整，你們看！”

随着季昭的收筆，趙向晚的聲音也興奮起來：“季昭畫好了。”

這，才是闵家蝶的精修版本。

随意燙了個大波浪卷，露出寬寬的額頭，每一根頭發絲都透着股不馴的味道。

典型的魚眼，眼角距離鼻翼較近，眼尾微微上挑，眼神很亮，透着寒光。

嘴唇微抿，下巴略方，牙槽緊咬，神情帶着不屑與憤怒。

穿着件豔麗的碎花襯衫，外面罩一件厚厚的棕色棒針毛衣，寬肩、短脖，身體微向前傾。

One glance at him can tell that he is a person who refuses to admit defeat and is unwilling to compromise.

Compared with the criminal portrait provided by Yao County, this portrait is more like an enlarged black-and-white photo.

Very realistic black and white photos with a high degree of restoration.

Anyone who has seen this photo will be able to recognize a butterfly at first sight.

The whole office was stunned by the portrait.

If the portrait of the wanted criminal issued by Yao County makes people feel: Well, it’s not bad.

The feeling this picture gives people is: Holy crap! That’s awesome.

If the portraits sent from Yao County were posted on the streets and alleys, when Hu Die appeared, people who had seen the portraits would have a moment of doubt: Have I seen this person somewhere before?

Anyone who has seen Ji Zhao's portrait, even if they just look at Hu Die in a huge crowd, will be instantly awakened: Ah, this person is her!

Ning Qingning once said that Ji Zhao was a rare genius, a figure that no other criminal portrait painter could hope to rival.

——He was not wrong.

Zhu Feipeng suddenly laughed: "Then what are we waiting for? Take this portrait to Yao County and give Director Wei a slap in the face! I will make him look down on Ji Zhao's portrait skills!"

A hearty voice rang out from the door: "Whose face do you want to slap Chief Wei?"

Everyone stood up: "Director Xu!"

Xu Songling was free today, so he strolled over to the Serious Crime Unit. As soon as he entered the room, he heard Zhu Feipeng's arrogant laughter and the three words "Director Wei". He immediately became interested and walked over quickly.

Zhu Feipeng was in high spirits, and he picked up Ji Zhao's portrait and presented it to Xu Songling: "Look, Director Xu, this is Ji Zhao's new portrait of Hu Die."

Zhu Kang also held up the portrait on the wanted warrant: "This was sent from Yao County."

You won’t know until you compare.

The two portraits are placed together, and the difference in height is obvious.

Xu Songling nodded and said, "Ji Zhao's portrait painting skills are getting better and better." It's a pity that other people can't learn this, and there is no way to promote it within the system.

Zhu Kang then showed Xu Songling two portraits from Ji Zhao's sketchbook and excitedly talked about Ji Zhao's magical "time-based portrait painting technique."

Xu Songling pondered for a moment, then said swiftly: "Zhu Kang, Xiang Wan, Ji Zhao, the three of you go to Yao County and cooperate with Director Wei to arrest the person and interrogate him. If it is confirmed to be Min Jiadie..."

Xu Songling paused for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but burst into laughter: "That's a great achievement! This year I can get Ji Zhao at least a second-class merit! Maybe even a first-class merit!"

Zhu Feipeng reminded: "Director Xu, wake up, Ji Zhao is still a non-staff member."

Xu Songling rolled his eyes at him and said, "Special matters must be handled specially. We must use the scarce talent channel. Our Xing City Public Security Bureau must act quickly this time and get Ji Zhao into the organization."

Zhu Feipeng continued to provoke fearlessly: "Ji Zhao hasn't agreed yet."

Xu Songling slapped Zhu Feipeng away and looked at Zhao Xiangwan with a smile that was full of kindness and harmony: "Xiangwan, talk to Ji Zhao and ask him to come to our city bureau. Let him follow you. Wherever you are, he will be there. How about that?"

Before Zhao Xiangwan expressed his opinion, Ji Zhao had already nodded.

【good.】

Zhao Xiangwan looked at Ji Zhao, asking, "Do you want to work with me?"

【Yes.】

Zhao Xiangwan frowned: "But, work is tiring."

Xu Songling immediately made the decision: "You don't have to go to get off work on time, you can go at any time, just finish the portrait work, don't worry about other trivial matters. Make sure Ji Zhao doesn't get tired, okay?"

Ji Zhao stood still, straightened his chest, quickly raised his right hand, clasped his five fingers together and stretched them naturally, with his middle finger level with his eyebrows, his palm facing down, his wrist bent straight, and gave a standard salute.

Zhao Xiangwan told him that the raised hand salute represents respect and recognition.

He is willing to join the public security system and advance and retreat together with Zhao Xiangwan.

If she wants to punish evil and promote good, if she has ambitions, Ji Zhao hopes to lend a hand to her. Instead of her being busy outside, he stays at home painting, waiting, and preparing three meals a day for her.

Zhao Xiangwan heard what Ji Zhao was thinking, walked forward, stood side by side with Ji Zhao, faced Xu Songling, raised his hand, saluted, and said loudly: "Yes!"

Xu Songling was delighted.

"We are so happy that Ji Zhao can come to the bureau! All right, tomorrow you three will drive there, and let Zhu Kang be the driver. This time, we must let Ji Zhao show off and don't let the guy surnamed Wei be too arrogant."

Back then, Ji Jinmao donated cars and money, but he could only squeeze Ji Zhao in as a temporary worker. Unexpectedly, after these years of experience, Ji Zhao's criminal portrait skills became stronger and stronger, and his brilliance could not be blocked at all. Director Xu hurriedly invited him to join the public security system as a technical expert.

It is conceivable that Ji Zhao will make use of his portrait painting advantages in the public security system in the future.

Once it is verified that the Min Chengdie he painted is Hu Die, and once Hu Die is caught and her growth experience is clarified, Ji Zhao's "time portrait technique" will be unique in the field of missing people.

What we need to do now is, first, verification, and second, summary.

If we can summarize the patterns of facial changes that are closely related to personality, environment, habits and other factors, then Ji Zhao's portraiture technique can be promoted.

Once popularized, criminal simulation portrait technology will reach a new level.