Chapter 125: Captured
◎Hu Die was caught by mistake◎
Fang Taokai's arrogance just now disappeared after Zhao Xiangwan's continuous attack. When he heard Zhao Xiangwan said he wanted to compete, he asked nervously: "Competition, how?"
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Fang Taokai and said, "You said you were very busy. Do you have any portrait painting projects recently?"
"Yes, yes, there is a case."
Before Fang Taokai could say anything, Lei Ling became excited.
Through the conversation between Zhao Xiangwan and Fang Taokai just now, Lei Ling could see that, first, Zhao Xiangwan was not as gentle as she looked, she was very aggressive; second, Ji Zhao had real abilities.
It just so happened that the bureau encountered a difficult case that required a simulated portrait. Fang Taokai had been busy for a week and had not finished yet. The serious crime team was almost going crazy. Unfortunately, criminal portrait artists were very rare now, and there was only one treasure in the bureau, Fang Taokai. They could not rush him or urge him.
It’s good to have a competition. Through the competition, we can curb Fang Taokai’s arrogance.
Thinking of this, Lei Ling said, "It was a home invasion murder case. The murderer pretended to be a meter checker and went to check the meter at home. After entering the house, if he encountered an old, weak, sick or disabled person alone at home, he would kill the person and rob the property. If he encountered an adult man or a large number of people at home, he would pretend to check the meter, make a record and leave. So far, this fake meter checker has killed three people, an old man, a woman, and a child. His nature is very bad. Because the murder scenes are mostly old and dilapidated communities with mixed populations and lax management, the murderer has been roaming around and has not been caught."
After introducing this, Lei Ling looked at Fang Taokai: "The murderer did not cover his face. We have found more than a dozen witnesses and are currently working hard to complete the simulation of the portrait."
Zhao Xiangwan asked Fang Taokai: "How is your progress?"
Fang Taokai frowned: "More than a dozen people have different descriptions of the face shape, eyes, nose, eyebrows, mouth and other parts. I picked out three or four suitable models from the material library and I am going to start drawing the portrait today."
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Okay, then you give me a copy of the witness's transcript, and we'll start working at the same time. After two hours, each of us will produce a portrait."
Fang Taokai stammered, "Two, two hours?"
Zhao Xiangwan raised an eyebrow: "What? Not enough time?"
Fang Taokai began to sweat: "There is not enough time. Although the model has been selected, there are more than 100 combinations of parts of different models. I have to communicate and confirm with the target witness repeatedly while putting them together before I can complete the portrait."
Zhao Xiangwan understood.
Assuming that the material library includes six types of face shape, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, and three models are selected from each type, the number of combinations is 3 to the sixth power, which is 243 combinations. If you add philtrum, eye wrinkles, skin color and other types, the number of puzzle combinations will increase exponentially, with thousands or even tens of thousands of possibilities.
No wonder Fang Taokai said he was very busy. He had to complete this huge puzzle by himself, and he had to constantly revise and improve it. It was estimated that the workload brought by more than a dozen eyewitnesses might not be completed in a month.
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at Fang Taokai and said, "You are a portrait painter, not a jigsaw puzzle worker. Didn't Teacher Ning tell you this?"
Fang Taokai began to sweat coldly. Ning Qingning had indeed emphasized this point on the first day of the training class, but since he had Ning Qingning's facial library, he had become accustomed to relying on the massive models provided by the library and had completely forgotten what Teacher Ning emphasized.
Zhao Xiangwan said, "It will take two hours. You complete one portrait, and we complete one portrait. Then we can let the witnesses judge. How do you think?"
Lei Ling immediately said, "No problem. I'll go right away and pick up the two witnesses."
Wei Liangfu also became interested: "Okay, okay, it's 3:15 pm now, I'll give you some time to prepare. Submit your works before 5:30, and I'll be the judge."
The director has spoken, what else can Fang Taokai do?
The sweat on his forehead never stopped.
He wanted to say that two hours was not enough, but he thought that he and Ji Zhao only had two hours, he had already communicated with the witnesses three or four times, and the materials were ready; and Ji Zhao had just arrived in Yao City today, and it was his first time to deal with the case, and he had to familiarize himself with the descriptions of each witness. If it was a competition, he had the upper hand, so he couldn't say that the time was not enough, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Okay!"
After saying that, Fang Taokai ran away quickly and rushed to the office. While running, he was thinking quickly in his mind, which models can be put together, which models are inconsistent when put together, and how to draw a portrait of the suspect that is consistent with the description of most eyewitnesses.
All of a sudden, everyone was in action.
Wei Liangfu took Xiao Wu out to meet the witness.
Da Lu took the eyewitness' description record and handed it to Zhao Xiangwan.
After Zhao Xiangwan thanked him, he began to browse, picking out the important content and reading it to Ji Zhao.
Zhu Kang took Ji Zhao's sketchpad from the car, dragged over a chair with an armchair, and asked Ji Zhao to sit down.
After Ji Zhao sat down, he took out a piece of sketch paper and fixed it on the drawing clip while listening to Zhao Xiangwan's words. Then he took out a charcoal pencil from the pocket of the drawing clip, took out a small knife, and carefully sharpened the charcoal pencil.
Ji Zhao's skin is as white as snow-white porcelain, his fingers are long and slender with distinct knuckles, and every movement has a unique rhythm. Even when he is sharpening a pencil, it is refreshing to watch.
Half an hour passed and Ji Zhao didn't start writing.
Wei Liangfu didn't have the patience to wait in the office, so he left with his hands behind his back, saying before leaving: "I'll go monitor Xiao Fang's work progress. Old Xue, I'll leave this to you. If Officer Ji needs any help, you will give him your full support."
Old Xue swiftly brought chairs for Zhao Xiangwan and Zhu Kang to sit down, and enthusiastically served them tea and water.
Zhao Xiangwan sorted out the descriptions of more than a dozen eyewitnesses and found several common points.
First, he was thin. The murderer was tall and thin. Some said he looked like a bamboo pole, some said he looked like a fire stick, and some said he was as thin as a stick.
Second, his skin was pale, his voice was weak, his eyes were bulging, and his eyes were cloudy. Combined with the fact that he was too thin, Zhao Xiangwan suspected that he rarely went out and might have diabetes.
Third, the yellow teeth, yellow fingertips, and strong smell of cigarettes on his body indicate that the murderer is an old smoker.
Fourth, he has a diamond-shaped face, deep eye sockets, high cheekbones, a narrow forehead, thick lips, and a protruding lower lip. Judging from his physiognomy, he has some characteristics of a person from the southern coastal areas, and he may not be a native of Hunan Province.
Ji Zhao asked Zhao Xiangwan several questions.
[The tall and thin person is it a man, a woman, or a child? ]
Zhao Xiangwan checked with the witnesses and responded one by one.
Ji Zhao nodded.
[He was not very tall, estimated to be around 1.7 meters tall, but the witnesses had different heights, so their impressions were different. In addition, he was thin and wearing work clothes, which gave people an illusion.]
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Ji Zhao, his eyes shining brightly.
This light made Ji Zhao feel happy and he talked more.
[What's your accent?]
Zhao Xiangwan shook his head: "I didn't say that, I just said his accent sounded like someone from Yaoshi, but the ending sound was a bit strange."
[Strange, then he is not a local. ]
Zhao Xiangwan: “I feel the same way.”
[People who smoke all year round will have yellow teeth and fingertips, dark circles around their eyes, and more wrinkles and spots. In addition, due to repeated smoking, their cheeks will become sunken, their philtrum will be elongated, and a large number of lip lines will be produced. ]
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at the eyewitnesses' descriptions: "One person mentioned the deep cheeks, but no one mentioned the philtrum or lip lines."
[Is your hair thick? ]
Zhao Xiangwan shook his head: "The murderer came to our house disguised as an electric meter worker, wearing a blue uniform and a hat, and no hair could be seen."
【Smoking may cause insomnia, endocrine disorders, and lead to baldness. 】
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Ji Zhao: "Do you have any idea?"
Ji Zhao nodded, closed his eyes slightly, and sketched a portrait in his mind.
When he opened his eyes, his pupils sparkled like stars.
The charcoal began to move.
There was a rustling sound on the paper.
There is still an hour and a half left, plenty of time.
This time, Ji Zhao did not seek speed, but rather to be more precise and detailed.
Once Ji Zhao was immersed in painting, he could neither hear nor see anything outside.
Zhu Kang knew this characteristic of Ji Zhao, so he pulled Zhao Xiangwan and lowered his voice a little, "Why do you want to compare with that guy surnamed Fang? Even Mr. Fang's teacher Ning Qingning has to call Ji Zhao teacher. How can a small fry like him, who only attended a training class and is not even considered a direct disciple of Ning Qingning, be compared with Ji Zhao?"
Zhao Xiangwan smiled slightly: "Look, Ji Zhao has started working smoothly, right?"
Zhu Kang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
No wonder Zhao Xiangwan's competition was about the case that Fang Taokai had recently taken over. It turned out that Zhao Xiangwan had other intentions. She just used the competition as an excuse to let Ji Zhao quickly take over the criminal investigation simulation portrait work in Yao City.
Each municipal bureau has its own way of operating and its own criminal investigation team. If Zhao Xiangwan and his colleagues want to gain their recognition, they need a relatively long process of mutual understanding.
Zhao Xiangwan's plan is to promote mutual understanding among the players through competition and accelerate the process of integration.
Zhu Kang was full of admiration for Zhao Xiangwan and bowed his hands: "I understand! Awesome!"
He asked Zhao Xiangwan: "Then, what can I do?"
趙向晚看一眼留在辦公室裏的大呂，對祝康說：“你找他們調閱一下胡蝶一案的卷宗，看能不能發現一些蛛絲馬跡。尤其是三個團夥的口供，是不是有些遺漏的線索？重點要看胡蝶的生活習慣、性格特點、有沒有家人、有沒有特別的嗜好、有沒有在意的人……”
祝康秒懂，立刻點頭：“好！”
趙向晚應對方濤凱的強勢态度，讓一直有點看不慣方濤凱恃才自傲的大呂感覺很爽，聽到祝康的要求，很配合地拿出卷宗，認真回答趙向晚與祝康提出的每一個問題。
偌大的辦公室裏，除了季昭落筆的沙沙聲，就是三人的案件讨論聲，氛圍很和諧。
五點一過，季昭停下筆，轉了轉手腕。
趙向晚立刻站起，走到季昭身旁：“畫完了？”
季昭點點頭。
畫像被他取下放在辦公桌上，看都沒有再看一眼。
對季昭而言，畫完了，也就代表結束。
看看時間還有半個小時，走廊外沒有腳步聲傳來，估計方濤凱還沒有完成，季昭再取出一張素描紙，固定在畫夾之上。
有條不紊地削炭筆，季昭繼續再畫。
這一回，他筆走如飛，快速勾勒。
趙向晚拿起畫像。
是一張半身像。
畫中人一雙眼睛閃着陰冷，仿佛在死死地盯着她，令她內心一驚。
大呂好奇地湊近，一看之下，倒抽了一口涼氣，脫口而出：“我擦！這人看着就不是個好東西。”
瘦削的一張菱形臉，頭發稀疏，連頭頂都遮蓋不住，兩腮深陷、顴骨突出、眼窩深、眼珠突出、嘴唇厚、有些龅牙，嘴唇四周有細密的唇紋，很顯老。穿着件磨了邊的棉毛衫，外面套了件寬松的藍外套，衣服的領口有些髒污之色。
這張肖像畫，将一個煙齡很長的中年潦倒男子表現得淋漓盡致。
趙向晚與祝康早就知道季昭的本事，可是大呂不知道啊，他整個人神魂為之所壓，啧啧稱奇：“這是模拟畫像？這，這也太厲害了吧？這完全是一張可以挂在藝術館裏展覽的藝術作品啊。”
大呂的眼睛都舍不得眨一下：“連名字我都想好了，就叫《老煙槍》，怎麽樣？”
老薛從外面走進來，正聽到大呂的誇贊，好奇地走近，一邊走一邊說話：“怎麽？這麽快就畫好了？我看小方還在辦公室裏奮戰呢。他組合了好幾幅畫像，可是都不太滿意。今天有點冷啊，我都穿厚外套了，他倒好，急得滿腦門子都是……”
最後一個“汗”字，在看到畫像之後，突然就卡住了。
老薛呆呆地站在畫像之前，伸出手虛虛地撫了一下畫中人：“唉呀，這是模拟畫像？這是刑偵畫像？這是根據目擊證人描述畫出的人像？不可能吧？”
話音未落，季昭站起身，将一張全身速寫畫像放在桌面，然後自顧自地收拾畫具。他的動作依然是緩慢中充滿節奏感，将炭筆、削筆刀放進側面的筆袋，再将畫夾合攏，挂在椅邊，一切都顯得有條不紊。
速寫全身像？
瘦瘦的個子，穿一套滿是髒污的工裝服，戴着頂帽子，帽沿壓得很低。佝偻着腰，一只手撫胸，另一只手捶背，給人一種上氣不接下氣的病弱感。
大呂和老薛第一次見到有人畫出嫌疑人的全身畫像，一時之間不知道身在何處。半天才發出一句：“天吶~”
這還用得着比嗎？大呂與老薛搖了搖頭，為方濤凱默默地祝福，只希望他不要輸得太難看。
季昭對旁邊人的驚嘆早已習以為常，他擡眸望着趙向晚，瞳仁清亮，倒映着兩個小小的人影。
趙向晚沖他點點頭，展顏一笑：“幹得漂亮！”
過了幾分鐘，魏良複局長走了進來。
走到辦公桌前，看一眼畫像，發出一聲：“啊！”
過了一會兒，雷淩與小伍走進來，向魏局長報告：“兩名目擊證人已經接過來，目前在接待室等候。兩邊的畫像都完成了嗎？”
魏良複搖搖頭，指了指桌面上的兩張畫像。
雷淩走近，看過一眼之後，也發出一聲急促的“啊！”
這畫風，一看就不是方濤凱的作品。
一幅正面肖像，一幅全身畫像，特征十分明顯，讓人看過之後，就能把這個人牢牢記住。
魏良複與雷淩交換了一個眼神。
雷淩問：“魏局，還需要等小方的畫像嗎？”
魏良複心情很複雜：“你覺得呢？”
雷淩嘆了一口氣：“我懂了。”
說罷，雷淩拿起季昭畫的兩張畫像，找目擊證人确認去了。
再等了一會，方濤凱匆匆趕來，手裏一張畫像。
他将畫像交到魏良複手中，抹了一把頭上的汗：“魏局，我，我交稿了。”
魏良複低頭看着手中畫稿。
菱形臉、高顴骨、三角眼、圓鼻頭、厚嘴唇——中規中矩的一張畫像，的确與目擊證人的描述有五分相似。
可是，怎麽說呢？
拼圖式的畫法，缺乏明暗、陰影變化，臉型與五官的組合相對生硬，特征表達遠不如季昭那一幅。尤其是季昭的畫像中增加了皺紋、色斑的存在，眼神透着陰冷，突顯出此人的不健康、病弱，更像是一個活生生的人。
這一刻，魏良複忽然體會到了趙向晚剛才所說的“你是畫像師，不是拼圖工”這句話的內涵。
魏良複一直沉默，搞得方濤凱有些忐忑，左右看看，發現季昭人站在這裏，可是畫像卻不知所蹤，忙問：“你們的畫像呢？”
【沒畫嗎？】
【果然時間不夠吧？】
【牛皮吹破了吧？】
不等方濤凱開口說出心中所想，魏良複大聲道：“方濤凱！”
方濤凱下意識立定，挺起胸膛：“到！”
魏良複說：“季警官的畫像已經送去請目擊證人确認，你就站在這裏安靜等着，一個字也不要說。”
局長口氣不對啊？方濤凱腦袋嗡地一聲響，嘴唇緊閉。
十幾分鐘過去，雷淩興奮地跑了起來：“魏局，已經确認，證人都說和真人一模一樣。一個證人說，他曾經在樓上窗戶看過一眼，兇手走到樓下路邊的時候，摘下過帽子，的确是禿頂。先前他忘記了，看到這幅畫像之後才想了起來。”
雷淩将畫像放在方濤凱面前，看到季昭畫出來的半身素描、全身速寫，方濤凱那一顆狂傲的心忽然就平靜下來。
死一般的寂靜。
原來，這世間真的有無法逾越的高山。
原來，這世上真的有天才的存在。
如果不是天才，怎麽可能在短短兩個小時之內，通過口述畫得出如此唯妙唯肖、栩栩如生的肖像？
魏良複表情嚴肅，示意雷淩關上門，将外面一堆看熱鬧的警察擋在門外。
魏良複看着方濤凱：“找到差距嗎？”
方濤凱聲音幹澀：“我不如他。”
魏良複：“不如誰？”
方濤凱目光轉向季昭：“不如季警官，啊，不，季老師。”
魏良複再問：“差距大嗎？”
方濤凱即使內心不願意承認，但兩張畫像擺在眼前，高下立分，他輸得心服口服，重重點了點頭：“大！”
魏良複問：“有差距，應該怎麽辦？”
方濤凱擡起頭，認真看向魏良複：“向季老師學習。”
魏良複這才欣慰點頭，語重心長地說：“刑偵模拟畫像師，是我們公安系統的稀缺人才，你經過三個月的培訓就能熟練掌握素材庫的應用，将人像拼出來，這說明你有能力。但是你要明白，強中更有強中手，固步自封只會不斷退步。希望你借這次季警官過來協助破案的機會，虛心向高手請教，不斷提高業務水平。”
方濤凱大聲道：“是！”
魏良複訓完自己人，這才轉過臉來看向季昭：“季警官，你這畫像水平不得了，歡迎您過來指導交流，以後，小方你就請多帶一帶啊。”
季昭微微颔首，沒有任何表情。
魏良複現在看季昭，就像見到一朵花一樣，美得不行。在心裏暗道許黑臉終于幹了一回人事，送這麽個寶貝過來。假電表工殺人一案，有了季昭的畫像，那絕對事半功倍，刑偵速度加倍啊。
順便，還能培訓培訓方濤凱，磨砺磨砺他的技術水平，太好了！
想到這裏，魏良複熱情無比地對趙向晚說：“今晚我私人請客，請幾位遠道而來的貴客，吃吃我們瑤市的本地辣子雞！”
趙向晚看看也到了飯點，沒有拒絕魏良複的邀請。
魏良複把方濤凱、雷淩叫上，來到市局不遠的一家飯館吃飯。
六個人，六菜一湯，菜式很豐盛。
瑤市多山，菜式偏辣。魏局長推薦的辣子雞果然沒讓人失望，雞肉緊實美味，辣味十足，辣子雞十分合趙向晚的胃口。
方濤凱吃飯很快，扒了兩碗飯之後，拿着自己的畫像與季昭的對比，越看越心驚，知道自己再努力也趕不上季昭的水平，索性也就放平和了心态，認真地請教。
"The witness didn't mention baldness. Why did you paint your hair like that?"
"Why do you have a long philtrum?"
“Why are the lip lines so fine?”
“What’s the logic behind this distribution of spots?”
Knowing that all this was because Ji Zhao inferred from the eyewitness' description that the murderer was a heavy smoker and might have diabetes, and then deduced the facial features from this point, Fang Taokai was convinced. Only then did he realize that his previous arrogance was a complete joke.
Fang Taokai asked Ji Zhao earnestly: "Teacher Ji, how do you think I should improve my portrait painting skills?"
Ji Zhao glanced at him.
[Draw ten sketches and three drawings every day, and keep doing it for a year. ]
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Just like your teacher Ning, observe and ponder over and over again, and practice every day for more than ten years. If you really want to improve, Ji Zhao said that you should draw ten sketches and three drawings every day. If you can persist for a year, come back to him."
In addition to work, ten sketches and three drawings?
Fang Taokai looked at Ji Zhao's hands, and the shame in his heart grew stronger.
Someone as talented as Ji Zhao is also so hardworking, but how can I, with my mere insignificance, just wander around?
Thinking of this, Fang Taokai blushed slightly and bowed to Ji Zhao: "Teacher Ji, OK, I will bring my work to you in a year and ask for your advice again."
Ji Zhao's expression softened and he nodded.
Lei Ling asked Zhao Xiangwan: "Can we just use Officer Ji's portrait to post the wanted notice?"
Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "Of course."
Lei Ling praised her: "You really are here to help."
Zhao Xiangwan smiled and said, "What else? We are all police officers, and it is our duty to arrest criminals. The main reason we came here this time is to verify whether Hu Die is Min Jiadie, so we want to arrest her as soon as possible."
Lei Ling accepted them wholeheartedly and raised his glass to Zhao Xiangwan: "Okay! You are welcome to join us!"
With the addition of Zhao Xiangwan and three others, the people in the Serious Crime Unit 2 of the Yao City Public Security Bureau were like chickens with blood injected, and their efficiency was astonishing.
The next morning, the portrait of the fake meter worker was sent to police stations at all levels and began to be posted on the streets.
After Zhao Xiangwan was familiar with the case files of Hu Die, he, accompanied by Lei Ling, re-examined Hu Die's three accomplices to gain a comprehensive understanding of Hu Die's life experience, living habits, preferences and hobbies. Based on the recent intelligence reports, he speculated where Hu Die might be hiding or appearing, and then carried out comprehensive control.
The Yao City police were very responsible, especially the front-line police officers, who were hardworking and showed resilience while guarding the lairs, which moved Zhao Xiangwan.
Hospitals, clinics, shopping malls, schools...
The Yao City police deployed comprehensive control and deployed hundreds of police officers, vowing to arrest Hu Die and bring her to justice.
Three days later, there was still no news from Hu Die.
However, news came from the Jiapigou Police Station about a case involving a fake electric meter worker.
Based on Ji Zhao's portrait, someone recognized the person in the portrait as a tailor named Qian from the Jiapigouwoshan area.
Upon receiving the news, the serious crime squad quickly dispatched.
Jiapigou belongs to the suburbs of Yao County, located at the foot of the mountain. The shed area was originally an old brick house where forest rangers lived. Later, the forest rangers were disbanded, and only the elderly, the weak, and the disabled lived in the old brick houses. Later, some migrant workers and scavengers came and built sheds with wood and oil felt to barely shelter from the wind and rain.
Lei Ling led his men into Qian Taifeng's dilapidated, leaky brick and tile house.
Everyone is ready for battle.
But the scene before them made everyone's eyes widen.
There was a corpse hanging on the beam.
Lei Ling walked closer and saw, oh? This man is Qian the tailor!
How did he commit suicide?
After the body was taken down from the beam, a group of people gathered outside the door. Lei Ling looked around and saw no signs of fighting or intrusion, only a few wanted notices torn from the wall and crumpled up on the sewing table.
——On the wanted warrant, the portrait of Tailor Qian is clearly visible.
This is... realizing that there is nowhere to escape, so he chose to commit suicide?
Lei Ling was about to call a forensic doctor, but just as he stepped out of the door, he saw a pair of familiar eyes in the bustling crowd.
Lei Ling was startled, his eyes moving from her slightly broad jaw and slightly plump figure to her ankles that were exposed without socks. Although she was wearing a headscarf, had a large red spot on her face, was hunched over, and holding a little girl in her right hand, the rebelliousness that emanated from her bones was exactly the same as the person in Ji Zhao's portrait.
Lei Ling shouted: "Hu Die!"
Hu Die wants to run.
Hu Die's running speed is indeed very fast and her reaction speed is also fast enough.
But after she ran two steps, the little girl she had just held showed panic in her eyes: "Mom, don't you want me anymore?"
Hu Die's body stiffened.
Lei Ling flew up with lightning speed.
Just like that, by some strange coincidence, Hu Die was caught.
As soon as he entered the city bureau office building, Lei Ling's footsteps were full of vigor and he pushed open the door of the Serious Case Team 2 office. He shouted to Zhao Xiangwan who was discussing the case with Zhu Kang, "Good news, Hu Die has been caught!"
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is it? Where did you catch it?"
Lei Ling slapped his thigh and said, "I didn't expect her to hide in such a dirty and messy place."
Zhao Xiangwan didn't have time to think about it and quickly said, "Let's interrogate her." She just wanted to know whether Hu Die was Min Jiadie.
Lei Ling smiled and said, "I know you are anxious, so I have asked someone to take her to the interrogation room."
Zhao Xiangwan raised his chin towards Zhu Kang and became excited: "Let's go! Let's go and sit in on the class together."