Chapter 204 Confession I can hear the sounds at the crime scene. …
"How's your investigation going?"
After the car drove for some distance, Yue Lingchuan asked.
Several detectives in the back seat spoke up one after another: "We didn't find any children's supplies in the villa. This doesn't match their claim that they brought their relatives' children back to play."
"I did find a few strands of hair in the gap behind the sofa and under the legs of the dining table. Some were long and some were short. I'm not sure if they belonged to the Liang family father and son."
Even if they were sure that some of the hair did not belong to the Liang father and son, they could not do anything.
Because they still don't know who those children are and there is no evidence at all.
Yue Lingchuan looked ahead and said calmly, "Liang Shiming has always been cautious. It would be strange if he really revealed something in his own home after what happened."
After this was said, the people behind him were very confused: "But Captain Yue, if that's the case, then why did we come here today? Aren't you afraid of alerting the enemy?"
Yue Lingchuan laughed: "Alerting the enemy?"
"Do you think Liang Shiming knows that we are investigating the cause of Xia Tingyi's death?"
The young detective behind him was stunned for a moment, then speechless.
The car stopped outside the headquarters building. Yue Lingchuan turned around and looked behind him: "Okay, let's go back first and wait for further notice."
The other people responded one after another, and the car doors opened and closed. In just a moment, the empty car became quiet.
Shen Qingye didn't say a word the whole way, just looked out the window with a tense expression.
Yue Lingchuan did not rush to drive away, but parked the car in the shade of a tree, leaned back in his chair, and tilted his head to look at her.
Perhaps it was because the car was too quiet. After a long while, Shen Qingye finally realized something was wrong. He turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Yue Lingchuan asked casually, "I just saw you thinking about something. What did you find at the Liang family?"
Shen Qingye was about to speak, but when the words fell on her lips, she suddenly noticed the man's actions.
His bony fingers tapped the steering wheel from time to time, with a hint of confusion on his face and a deep color in his eyes, as if he was nervous about something.
Shen Qingye finally came back to his senses and his eyes slowly narrowed.
"What do you mean?" she asked calmly.
Yue Lingchuan paused, then said casually: "What do you mean?"
His expression was sincere, his voice blank, "Just about this case, do you have anything else - um!"
Shen Qingye had no expression on her face. She grabbed both sides of his cheeks and warned him, "Try to talk to me like this again?"
Yue Lingchuan's mouth was deformed by being pulled, and he whimpered twice. Seeing that it was really difficult to speak, he simply gave up, lowered his brows, and looked down at the girl in front of him.
He has a very sharp and aggressive look in his eyes, but he is usually easy-going and approachable, so you can't tell. But now, when he is looking at you so quietly, this feeling is particularly obvious.
Shen Qingye, who was being stared at by him, was not at all panicked. He even used a little more force in his hands, causing his face to become even more deformed.
Yue Lingchuan felt helpless, but he suddenly grabbed Shen Qingye's waist with his hands and brought her to himself when she was not paying attention.
The space in the driver's seat was a bit small. Shen Qingye didn't expect him to do this. Her eyes widened for a moment, and she sat astride his thighs, holding his shoulders with both hands in panic.
Yue Lingchuan smiled, his chest rising and falling: "Is it so obvious?"
Shen Qingye regained his composure after a moment, and couldn't help curling his lips when he heard this: "Shouldn't I be the one asking you this?"
Yue Lingchuan smiled dumbly and said, "It's not that obvious..."
He looked at her: "It's just that I'm always by your side when handling a case. Once or twice, I can say that you are sharp and talented, but it's always like this... Sometimes I can't help but wonder if God is feeding you with a bowl of rice."
Shen Qingye couldn't help laughing. Yue Lingchuan kneaded her earlobe and continued, "Especially this time, you locked onto Lin Xiaowei's water cup with almost unparalleled accuracy, and the technical staff at the later stage also successfully extracted Xia Tingyi's fingerprints from the water cup - that's why I have some doubts."
"So——" Yue Lingchuan raised his eyes and looked at her seriously: "Can you tell me now?"
Shen Qingye blinked and remained silent.
After a long while, Yue Lingchuan gave a short laugh. Just as he was about to say something, a finger suddenly covered his lips: "Shh."
Shen Qingye spoke softly. She leaned in front of him and whispered, "I'll tell you a secret. I can hear the sounds at the crime scene."
"What...what?" Yue Lingchuan blinked, this time with an unpretentious look of confusion on his face.
Shen Qingye counted on his fingers: "When you took me on the first police call, there was Zhou Meihua's pearl hairpin; in Cai Chengyong's case, there was the chopping board hidden in the cellar; and in Yuan Zhenghao's case, there was the TV at the death scene..."
“I can hear them,” she said.
Yue Lingchuan stared at her, his brows furrowed, and said nothing for a long time.
Shen Qingye raised his eyebrows: "Can't accept it?"
"No," Yue Lingchuan said immediately: "Wait for me to slow down."
He slowly stroked the paper: "You can hear the sounds at the crime scene. You mean... you can hear the things at the crime scene talking?"
Shen Qingye corrected him: "There is only one thing."
Yue Lingchuan thought carefully and suddenly said, "The little stone you keep in the office——"
Shen Qingye nodded: "It is the stone that Huang Wenqiang found when he killed two people in Pingjiang."
"It saw the murderer's appearance, so when I first saw Huang Wenqiang, I was able to recognize him so quickly."
Her tone was calm, as if it was no big deal, which made Yue Lingchuan doubt himself a little.
Seeing this, Shen Qingye couldn't help but ask curiously: "So what did you think at the beginning?"
Yue Lingchuan paused, seeming a little embarrassed: "I was thinking before, is it possible for you to see the souls of the victims, or communicate with them... just like a TV series that was shown in Hong Kong a while ago..."
Shen Qingye tilted his head: "Your idea is more outrageous than I thought."
Yue Lingchuan was helpless, and Shen Qingye pressed him: "So, you have had suspicions for a long time. The reason you proposed to go to the Liang family this time was also to take the opportunity to test me?"
Yue Lingchuan hesitated for a while, then nodded honestly: "It was a bit of a test - of course, it was more to show my attitude in front of Liang Shiming."
After all, no matter what, the case should be the most important.
Shen Qingye snorted softly, inserted his fingers into his hair, and smiled at the end of his eyes: "So now you know, what do you think?"
Yue Lingchuan raised his eyes, stared at her face, suddenly leaned forward and kissed her chin.
Shen Qingye was stunned.
Yue Lingchuan slowly moved up along her jaw, across her cheeks, the tip of her nose, and finally landed on her lips.
"I'm very happy that you are willing to tell me..."
As their lips and tongues intertwined, the unclear words were swallowed by the two. Shen Qingye paused, then curved her eyebrows, took the initiative to open her lips, and immersed herself in the intimacy.
After a long while, the two separated breathlessly, and Yue Lingchuan finally had the energy to ask: "So, what did you hear at the Liang family?"
He noticed that Shen Qingye was in a bad mood after leaving the Liang family.
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Qingye's expression gradually became colder, with an icy light flashing between his eyebrows.
Yue Lingchuan rarely saw her like this, and the hand that was stroking her hair couldn't help but pause: "Is it serious?"
Shen Qingye closed his eyes and said in a muffled voice: "Sound."
"It's all densely packed with sounds."
There was silence in the spacious jeep for a moment.
Yue Lingchuan asked: "You just said that at a murder scene, only one sound can be heard."
Shen Qingye nodded, his voice a little difficult: "Yes."
That dense sound——
"More than one life has been lost in that villa."
Shen Qingye spoke quietly, and Yue Lingchuan's hands hanging at his sides clenched instantly.
More than one life...
"All children?" he asked.
Shen Qingye said: "About eight out of ten."
"I found a few people and talked briefly. They said that Liang Shiming often brought back different children, who were between five and eight years old. And he changed the children very frequently, at most once a month."
"Those children are good-looking, fair-skinned, and well-behaved and obedient."
"...But Liang Shiming had some unusual habits. Not only did he like children, but he also played with them in a very extravagant and heavy way. Several children died on the spot because they couldn't handle it. Some of them even managed to survive, but were also taken away."
Yue Lingchuan grasped the key words and asked, "Who?"
Shen Qingye perked up: "They said that the man was fat, bald, with a big belly, and seemed to have a good temper and was cheerful. He was half a head shorter than Liang Shiming."
"Every time those kids were sent here or taken away, it was that man who came."
"Liang Shiming calls him... Xiao Chai."
"Chai?" Yue Lingchuan thought for a while, but couldn't remember anyone in the circle with the surname Chai.
The two looked at each other and had something in mind.
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