Chapter 135 135 To know for sure, just check it out...
Everyone sat down around the conference table. Zhong Xiaoyu casually placed some snacks on the table and curiously pulled over a few photos. As she looked at them, she asked with interest, "Are you identifying a suspect? At first glance, there's a resemblance, but the closer you look, the more similar they become. Can you identify them?"
Qi Bai's face was filled with despair as he mentioned this. He pulled a bag of beef jerky from his snack bag and munched on it. "That's why I asked Guan Xia for help. She's got a razor-sharp eye for identifying this, she never misses a thing. A few minutes of her watching can save us several days of running around."
Qi Bai said this and attentively pushed the water cup towards Guan Xia, and also pulled the bag of snacks over and placed it next to Guan Xia. Although he didn't say a word, his eyes were full of expectations for Guan Xia.
Zhong Xiaoyu was a little shocked when she saw this scene and said, "Good fellow, you're offering the snacks Pang Le bought to Guan Xia. You're just offering flowers to Buddha."
Qi Bai smiled and said repeatedly, "I just came back from climbing the mountain. I ate all the food before and didn't have time to go to the supermarket to buy more. Let me borrow it first. After work, I will definitely return it to Pang Le with interest. You guys can come too. Take whatever you want to eat. I'll pay the bill."
Zhong Xiaoyu immediately revealed a brilliant smile and said with some ill intentions, "You said it, so I won't be polite."
Qi Bai patted his chest loudly. "We're close friends, don't be polite, just choose."
The two of them were bantering in Guan Xia's ear, but Guan Xia was used to it and didn't find it noisy. She rearranged the photos Qi Bai had moved and placed them in front of her, examining each one carefully for a few seconds. After putting the last one down, she heard Qi Bai's expectant voice, "How is it? Is that middle-aged woman among these?"
Guan Xia waited for a few seconds, and when she saw that the system had no response at all, she knew the result and shook her head slightly.
Qi Bai jumped up in delight and quickly collected the photos. He then actively took the photos from Xu Nian and the others' desk and quickly arranged them according to Guan Xia's method. Then he asked expectantly, "What about these? Are there any?"
Guan Xia only took a glance and the system was successfully triggered.
Perhaps because the system had been upgraded, the words popped up faster than before. It read:
You were questioned by your police officer, and you suddenly remembered that at 12:09 noon on July 6, when you were working on a friend's case, you saw a figure in a surveillance video that was extremely similar to the figure in one of the photos in front of you. You keenly realized that it was the same person, so you decided to tell the police.
The video that appeared after the handwriting disappeared was very short. It was the shortest video Guan Xia had recorded since activating the system so far, only one second long. The scenes in the video were rows of photos in front of her, with the third photo from the second row being marked with a clear red frame.
Perhaps because the video is short and stays there for a short time, the entire interface disappears after only a few seconds.
Guan Xia then picked up the photo that had been marked with a red frame by the system and looked at it carefully, saying, "This is it. I'm sure it's the middle-aged woman I saw in the surveillance video in the neighborhood where Meng Lan lives. She looks exactly like the one in the video."
Guan Xia handed the photo to Xu Nian.
Xu Nian took it, glanced at it, and asked, "Have you received any response to the joint investigation notice sent to Linshan City this morning?"
Wang Yu replied, "I did respond, but it will take some time to get the relevant surveillance video. It would take at least a day for my colleagues from Linshan City to drive over. So I asked them to send me a photo first so I can take a look."
Wang Yu said as he found his phone on the corner of his desk, opened it, and said, "It's been transferred. I'm printing it now."
A few minutes later, Wang Yu distributed a printed photo to everyone.
Guan Xia took it and found that although Wang Yu said it was a photo, judging from the pixels and perspective, it was actually a screenshot of the surveillance video.
Xu Nian and his colleagues must have performed pixel processing on the screenshots. Not only was the entire face enlarged, but it was also made much higher definition, allowing people to clearly see the facial features.
Xu Nian first compared the photo identified by Guan Xia with the surveillance video sent by the Linshan City Police Department, and then passed it to the next person.
As the story spread from person to person, everyone confirmed it, saying, "As long as this middle-aged woman doesn't have an identical twin sister, then the two photos are definitely the same person."
"Then I'll go get her identity information now." After saying this, Wang Yu quickly left the office.
Guan Xia's gaze subconsciously followed her for a few seconds before she retracted her gaze and looked at Xu Nian. "Did the young woman I told you about on the phone do anything else?"
Guan Xia asked as she took out a newly drawn sketch of the young woman from her bag and handed it over.
A long time had passed, and Guan Xia thought about it before she remembered that the young woman's surname seemed to be Yao, but she could not remember her specific name. She only remembered that her actual age was older than she looked, and she opened a bar.
They originally suspected that the young woman took the plane to kill someone, but after Xu Nian and his team investigated, they found out that she was actually going to catch someone committing adultery.
I believed it at the time and had no doubts, but through this discovery, I vaguely felt that perhaps the scene of catching the adulterer was just a cover-up.
After all, young women are very good at disguising themselves. Who knows if she is staying in the hotel on the surface, but secretly sneaking out of the bar in disguise.
Guan Xia had just thought of this when she heard Xu Nian say, "According to colleagues who were monitoring her in Yuntian City, this young woman named Yao Qingyan arrived in Yuntian City on the afternoon of June 18th and flew back to Yongquan City on the morning of June 21st. During this time, apart from catching someone being raped once and visiting the mall four times, she didn't do anything else."
Pang Le said, "That sounds quite consistent with the practice of going on a spending spree to relieve negative emotions after being stimulated. I used to have a friend who would go on a spending spree for several days every time her boyfriend cheated on her."
Guan Xia was about to ask further when Zhong Xiaoyu suddenly said, "Good boy, your friend has a bit of a perverse personality. Every time she has a boyfriend, he cheats on her."
Pang Le spread his hands and said, "My friend pursues the resonance of souls and does not enjoy sexual relationships. Every time he talks, he pursues a platonic relationship, so..."
Zhong Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Has she found the soul mate she was looking for?"
Pang Le sighed and said, "The last time we contacted each other, it wasn't there, which was about three years ago. I don't know about it recently, but I guess it's not there."
Zhong Xiaoyu satisfied her curiosity and finally sat back down peacefully.
Guan Xiacai said, "After that woman named Yao Qingyan returned to Yongquan City, has there been any case similar to the Zhang Weiyan case in Yuntian City from June 21st until now?"
Xu Nian shook his head. "I reported the new clues I found afterwards, and Yao Qingyan will also be monitored by the task force from now on. However, I suspect there is nothing wrong. I drove past the bar owned by Yao Qingyan a few days ago, and it was operating normally. I didn't notice anything unusual."
Guan Xia frowned and couldn't help but guess in her heart.
Perhaps she had a stereotype about that organization, or perhaps it was a special intuition. She always felt that the purpose of Yao Qingyan's trip was definitely not that simple. Yuntian City should be the target of her mission. Maybe she was alert enough and noticed something, so she gave up the mission.
Thinking of this, Guan Xia asked Xu Nian, "Now that Yao Qingyan has been fully taken over by the special task force, is the video footage of her entering and leaving the hotel in Yuntian City also confidential?"
Xu Nian understood Guan Xia's meaning almost instantly. He looked at Guan Xia and said, "Do you want to see the surveillance footage from the days she stayed at the hotel? Perhaps you found anything?"
Guan Xia hesitated for a moment before nodding, "I was deeply impressed by that woman, especially her eyes. I might not have been so confident before, but after my deductions this afternoon, I believe that as long as she goes out in disguise, I will definitely be able to recognize her."
There is one thing Guan Xia didn't say. In addition to her intuition, she also had prompts from the system. She had seen Yao Qingyan in person and had identified her with her own eyes this afternoon. She was now fully confident that she would be able to discover something.
Guan Xia flipped the sketchbook over to the sketch of Yao Qingyan, a young woman with ordinary features, and pushed it toward Xu Nian. "Look, this is the disguised Yao Qingyan I recognized from the surveillance footage."
Although Xu Nian was mentally prepared, he still showed a surprised expression after taking it and taking a look at it.
Qi Bai was even more surprised and said, "She has completely changed her face, and you can recognize her. Your eyes are really amazing."
Jiang Yingyao also leaned over to look. Guan Xia's expression was calm, but Pang Le said with some pride, "Of course I have. I've seen Yao Qingyan before, but I didn't make any connection with her. Guan Xia just thought she looked strange, and I even tried to figure out where I'd seen her before. Later, Guan Xia had an idea and found some clues through those peculiar eyes, and I connected them to Yao Qingyan."
As Guan Xia spoke, she stood up from her seat and walked to the middle of Xu Nian and Qi Bai's seats to demonstrate it.
Just like that afternoon, she covered the lower halves of the faces in the two sketches with one hand each and said proudly, "Look, if we only look at the eyes now, can't we see the similarities?"
Qi Bai was amazed, "Don't even mention Guan Xia, I'm also full of confidence now."
Qi Bai turned to look at Xu Nian very quickly. "Captain Xu, although Yao Qingyan is being tracked and investigated by the special task force, we are only checking the surveillance video of her hotel in Yuntian City. It shouldn't violate the confidentiality regulations."
Xu Nian thought for a moment and said, "To be on the safe side, this matter still needs Director Ren's approval. Director Ren happened to be away at a meeting this afternoon. You guys continue the discussion while I go to Director Ren's office."
Xu Nian said this and walked out of the office.
Everyone discussed Yao Qingyan for another ten minutes. Wang Yu returned first. He glanced around the office and asked Xu Nian a question. After getting Qi Bai's answer, he simply put the middle-aged woman's photo on the whiteboard and said, "Time is short. I only retrieved some superficial information from the database. I haven't had time to communicate with the police station in her registered residence. However, I have called them, and they are currently inquiring with the community where she lives. They will get back to me later."
After briefly explaining the situation, Wang Yu succinctly introduced her, "This adult woman is named Wang Huiqin, 41 years old, from Shangshuang City, Ningyun Province. She has a low level of education, having graduated from junior high school but never attended high school. She came to Linshan City in 2015 and has never had a proper job. From what I've found, she's been making a living doing odd jobs. Her records show she was married before, but divorced in 2014. She has a son, but she doesn't have him with her. He probably stayed with her ex-husband when they divorced."
Guan Xia's eyelids twitched when she heard the words Shangshuang City, Ningyun Province, and she couldn't help but wonder if it was a bit too much of a coincidence.
Sure enough, she wasn't the only one who thought so. As soon as Wang Yu finished speaking, she heard Zhong Xiaoyu ask with some confusion: "What a coincidence, this middle-aged woman is also from Shangshuang City?"
Zhong Xiaoyu seemed to have thought of something as she spoke. She subconsciously turned to look at Ji An and said hesitantly, "Sister Ji, I have a hunch. Could this woman be related to the case you've been investigating?"
Guan Xia's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Before she could think seriously about it, she saw Ji An shaking his head and saying, "It's unlikely. Wang Yu found out that she went to Linshan City in 2015, and the two people in the case I'm investigating disappeared in 2019. Unless this woman named Wang Huiqin returned to Shangshuang City in the meantime, and it was coincidentally around the time of their disappearance in 2019, otherwise it's just a pure coincidence."
Guan Xia said solemnly, "We'll know if it's true or not after checking."
Guan Xia looked at Wang Yu and was about to speak when Wang Yu, in a tacit understanding, said, "Don't worry, I will quickly find out the detailed identity information of this middle-aged woman named Wang Huiqin. I will notify you immediately once I have any results."
Guan Xia breathed a sigh of relief and said thank you.
Ignoring this question, Jiang Yingyao said, "She also doesn't have a proper job and makes a living doing odd jobs. In this respect, she does have some similarities with Zhang Weiyan. All we need to do next is find other similarities, especially whether she has committed a similar family massacre. Once confirmed, we can report it together with Yao Qingyan's situation."
Qi Bai thought for a moment and said, "It seems we've discovered a lot, but after careful analysis, it's all just superficial."
Qi Bai, rarely serious, sat up straighter and said, "Look at these two people. Although they appeared in Meng Lan's residential complex, it only proves that they are very likely to be stalking Meng Lan, but they haven't done anything substantive. We have seen the surveillance video of Meng Lan's natural gas leak incident, and it has completely ruled out not only Meng Lan's suspicion, but also the suspicion of others."
Qi Bai said this and reached out to tap on the photo of the two of them.
Guan Xia spoke thoughtfully, "That may not be the case. Don't forget the kidnapping of Luo Deye's son. Luo Deye never reported the incident to the police. The conclusion we reached is just speculation based on some clues. I strongly suspect that Yao Qingyan was responsible."
Pang Le perked up after hearing this. "We were confused before, but now it's clear. If we want to verify it, it's not difficult. We can just check Yao Qingyan's whereabouts before and after Luo Deye's son's accident and find out."
Hearing Pang Le mention this, Guan Xia immediately remembered Xu Nian's application a few years ago. He quickly took out his cell phone and asked Xu Nian to add some more information to the application so that he wouldn't have to go to the bureau's office again later.
After sending the message, Guan Xia felt relieved but also a little overwhelmed. He felt that he had found too many clues in just a few days. It was the first time that he wished he had three heads and six arms so that he would have the time and energy to investigate every single one.
Guan Xia was just thinking about this when she heard Zhong Xiaoyu say, "It's been almost a day now. How's the excavation going on with the burial ground we found last night? Any news?"
When Guan Xia heard this, her head felt even bigger.
Guan Xia saw Qi Bai shaking his head and said, "Captain Xu asked Director Ren about it as soon as he arrived at the office this morning. I don't know the details, but the case is very complicated. I heard Director Ren's tone was a bit secretive. He also told us to focus on our case and not to ask around."
Guan Xia didn't react, but Zhong Xiaoyu sighed. "Although I know the confidentiality regulations, Director Ren's words really make me curious. I hope they can solve the case soon so I can find out what's going on. Is there really a human trafficking transit station near that wild mountain?"
Except for Zhong Xiaoyu, no one spoke, but judging from their expressions, it was obvious that they were no less curious than Zhong Xiaoyu.
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