His short hair.
She's only been pregnant for two months, so of course nothing can be seen. Ji Bai was about to look up when he caught a glimpse of her breasts. She was wearing a white shirt today, which was slim and close-fitting. I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect or because of the angle, but it appears fuller and more compelling than usual.
Ji Bai stood up, buried his head in her collar, and kissed her snow-white softness: "It's here, right?"
Xu Xu laughed, gently grabbed the collar of his shirt, leaned over and kissed him quietly.
Just then, Ji Bai's phone rang. The two let go of each other instantly and looked at their phones at the same time.
It was Old Wu: "Boss, we just found the second body."
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It was already evening when Ji Bai and others arrived at the crime scene.
This is a mountainous area dozens of kilometers away from the previous body abandonment site, and the location is more remote. At this time, dusk was dimly covering the earth, and the corpse was lying in the woods in front of a cave, equally quiet and beautiful, and equally eerie.
The forensic doctor was conducting a preliminary examination of the body. Ji Bai and Xu Xu were a few steps away, both silent. Zhao Han reported: "The deceased, Li Tiantian, was 24 years old and a graduate student at the Conservatory of Music. She disappeared a week ago. Because she rented a house off campus with her classmates and often stayed out all night and traveled alone, her classmates didn't pay much attention and didn't call the police."
The forensic doctor stood up and walked over. "The time of death was between 8 and 12 the day before yesterday. The condition is basically the same as the previous body, except that it has been a longer time, and the degree of decomposition is higher. In addition, the lacerations on the □ are more serious, and some of the wounds are suspected to have been caused after death. Further identification is needed to confirm it."
Everyone was startled, and Da Hu cursed in a low voice: "Damn, it's even more perverted."
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Ji Bai was surveying the surrounding woods. When he turned around, he saw Xu Xu walking up to him, standing silently with a frown on his face.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Xu raised his eyes and looked at him: "Although the possibility of Feng Ye surviving after falling into the sea is very small, I used to suspect that the murderer might be Feng Ye. After all, the methods of committing the crime are too similar. But when the second body appeared today, I think it's not him."
Ji Bai smiled and said, "Go on."
Xu Xu replied: "In addition to their similar appearance and temperament, the two victims have another big thing in common - they disappeared for a while and did not attract the attention of people around them. The murderer seemed to have abducted them without knowing it. I don't think this is accidental. The murderer must have followed and observed the two of them for a period of time before abducting them, and only took action after he got to know them very well. This also fits his mentality of establishing a close relationship."
"Then?"
"That's where the problem comes in - Li Tiantian disappeared a week ago. At this time, we have already targeted Feng Ye and dispatched a large number of police forces to hunt him down. There are plainclothes officers patrolling almost every street in the city. The traffic police's monitoring system is also in use around the clock. If it was Feng Ye, how could he have avoided our intensive search and completed the complicated steps of tracking and abduction in the city?
And according to your last inference, the murderer should have relatively free time, a car, and a house. However, Feng Ye was wanted by Hong Kong, mainland China and Interpol. If he fled to Lin City, he would probably be living a miserable life. It would be very difficult for him to commit crimes in such an orderly manner.
So I am now inclined to believe that the murderer is someone else. No matter what his motive was for imitating Feng Ye's crime, he successfully distracted our attention. ”
While the two were talking, Lao Wu and several other senior criminal police officers gathered around. After listening to her, everyone nodded. Everyone has rich experience, and after these days of searching, they share the same feeling as her.
Ji Bai looked at Xu Xu: "The greatest value of Feng Ye's case to you is to help you understand the murderer's psychology. We cannot assume that Feng Ye is the criminal, but should treat it as a brand new case and murderer to be solved. Physical evidence is the primary basis for identifying the criminal. Look here."
Everyone was stunned. Ji Bai lowered his head and looked at the ground he had been surveying. The soil here was soft and there were scattered fallen leaves. He squatted down and gently brushed away the fallen leaves, and a clear footprint suddenly appeared on the mud.
Everyone was immediately excited.
The footprints were quickly surveyed. Ji Bai said in a deep voice: "The murderer wears size 42 shoes, and Feng Ye's information shows size 44."
Someone asked doubtfully: "Could it be that the murderer left fake footprints to confuse the audience?"
Old Wu also squatted down and looked at the footprints, and answered, "No. First of all, after Bai Anan's murder, the boss ordered a blockade of the news. The murderer didn't know that the first body had been found, so there was no need to leave footprints to confuse the murderer. Secondly, judging from the depth of the footprints, he must have been carrying a heavy object, and the footprints happened to be facing the direction of the body, so they must have been left by the murderer when he was carrying the body. There are many fallen leaves here, so the murderer didn't notice it for a while, leaving this precious footprint."
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It was already midnight when everyone packed up that day. Although the identity of the murderer is still unknown, at least Feng Ye has been ruled out as a possible culprit, and some clues about the murderer have also been obtained.
As soon as he returned to the police station, Ji Bai said to Zhao Han, "Tell Yao Meng not to worry too much."
Everyone nodded. Although Yao Meng has left the police force, it would be too pitiful if the little girl was targeted by a perverted killer. Now at least I can rest assured.
When Zhao Han called, Yao Meng was at Lin Qingyan's house. It was late at night and she and Lin Qingyan were already fast asleep. When she heard it was a call from the police station, she walked out of the bedroom, closed the door, and went all the way to the living room entrance before answering it.
"Yao Meng, the murderer is definitely not Feng Ye. He should be dead. You don't have to worry." Zhao Han said.
Yao Meng was silent for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Okay, then I'm relieved. How did you guys determine that?"
Because Yao Meng was a key protected person, Zhao Han didn't need to hide it from her and whispered, "The shoe size is wrong."
Yao Meng thought for a moment and said, "Feng Ye is number 44."
Zhao Han: "Yes, the murderer is No. 42. Keep it a secret."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Yao Meng stood at the entrance for a while. After being worried for many days, she finally let go. When she looked up, she saw the shoe rack in the entrance filled with her and Lin Qingyan's shoes. Perhaps because of what Zhao Han had just said, she naturally noticed the number on the men’s shoes: also 42.
She smiled slightly, she was too nervous. She walked into the bedroom and lay down. Lin Qingyan seemed to notice the noise in his sleep, so he turned over and hugged her from behind.
On the same night, Ji Bai sent Xu Xu home to sleep, and Ji Bai returned to the police station to work overtime. But in the early morning, he received a call from Xu Xu: "You are right, we should treat this as a brand new case. Now, I have a preliminary portrait of the criminal. I think we may be able to screen him out from the entire Lin City."
☆、Chapter 58v
When Xu Xu called Ji Bai, he had already taken a taxi to the police station. The sky was dark and the air was clear, and the whole body seemed to be shrouded in a gloomy and cool atmosphere. She walked up the stairs of the police station step by step, and saw Ji Bai holding a phone and appearing at the stairs from a distance.
"Let's talk inside." Ji Bai felt a little distressed when he saw her thin but energetic figure, and he hugged her in his arms.
Now, all the criminal police and police officers in Lin City are out on patrol and alert. Ji Bai returned to the office to report the progress to the director overnight. At this moment, the director was also catching up on his sleep in his room. The large office of the Criminal Police Team was empty. Ji Bai took Xu Xu's hand and sat on the sofa. He poured her a cup of hot water and held her hand: "Go ahead."
In terms of experience in solving cases, Xu Xu is far less experienced than Ji Bai. Especially in the most critical crime scene investigation work, Ji Bai is more mature than her in terms of sensitivity and logic. However, there were very few traces left at the crime scene, and the murderer committed the crime randomly. At this time, normal criminal investigation methods encountered a bottleneck, and Xu Xu's psychological reasoning would not be affected or constrained.
Xu Xu nodded and said, “These past few days, I have been imagining myself as a perverted killer, trying to figure out his psychology, and I have come up with some in-depth ideas…”
When she said this, Ji Bai couldn't help but look up at her, and his eyes naturally fell on her belly. But she didn't care. She took a pen and paper and started writing quickly while talking:
“First, something major must have happened to the murderer in the past three months.
This is because we have reviewed case records from the past few years and have not found any similar cases of missing persons. This means that Bai Anan was the first victim.
People make choices for reasons. Even if there is no apparent reason, there is a subconscious reason. The murderer chose this time to commit the crime because something had changed in him.
There are many possibilities for this change, love, health, career, accident... No matter what it is, we can find the answer from his behavior. ”
Ji Bai nodded solemnly, and Xu Xu continued, "We concluded before that the murderer had a strong desire to establish an intimate relationship with the victim. But why does he like this type of victim?
If you desire something, it must be because you are lacking it. What common characteristics did the victims have that attracted him so deeply?
Young and beautiful? Because the murderer himself is old, ugly and inferior? wrong. If this is the case, he could have chosen easier victims, such as younger students, who would be easier to deceive than white-collar workers;
There are two more prominent characteristics of the victims: First, they have just graduated or are about to graduate, with excellent qualifications and a bright future. Their wonderful careers and lives have just begun, and this "life boundary" is very clear; second, you see..."
Xu Xu spread out the photos of the two victims in the file bag: "Don't you think they look more energetic and vibrant than ordinary people?"
Ji Bai lowered his eyes and saw that the girls in the photos all had pretty faces and beautiful smiles. Their every move seemed lively and vivid, and their vigorous vitality seemed to burst through the paper.
Xu Xu looked at him and said, "So, I think there are two biggest possibilities: one, the murderer has recently suffered a huge setback in his career; two, the murderer is suffering from a serious illness, which may be incurable or difficult to cure, so he is attracted to this kind of 'vitality'.
No matter which one it is, the symbolic meaning of the murderer choosing them is obvious, reflecting that he may hope that his life will be like theirs, to start over again.
As a psychopath, the way he practices is to plunder their bodies and lives. He's addicted. ”
Ji Bai was silent for a moment, then replied, "Continue."
Xu Xu nodded: "Secondly, the "Angel Killer" case was not made public in mainland China. According to Senior Brother Yang Qinglin, there were only a few photos posted on mainstream BBS. They were posted in the middle of the night, but were deleted in just a few hours and never circulated again. So not many people know about it. There are only two possibilities for the murderer to be so familiar with the case: one, he has a background in working or living in Hong Kong; two, he was an expert in online forums, and such people are often college students or young white-collar workers.
Third, the choice of the place where the body was abandoned reflects that the murderer was very familiar with the forest area, and he must have frequently entered and exited the forest area in the past few months. Although there are no surveillance cameras on many roads in the forest area, there are surveillance cameras on the main roads leading to the forest area in Lin City. Video footage from the traffic department can be sampled for statistics;
Fourth, you said last time that the murderer must have a secluded house and very flexible working hours to track and observe the victim. This is also one of the screening criteria. ”
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On a clear autumn morning, the house was warm and quiet. After listening to Xu Xu, Ji Bai did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he pondered for a moment and replied: "All your conclusions are speculations, without evidence to support them. Moreover, some conditions cannot be traced; even if some conditions can be screened, there will be a large number of people who meet the conditions. This can only be used as a supplementary attempt... I can assign two detectives to you at most."
Xu Xu nodded, although she had a strong feeling that she would definitely be able to screen out such a person. But objectively speaking, there are still many uncertain factors, and it is indeed possible that nothing will be gained. Ji Bai wanted to control the overall situation, so it was impossible for him to arrange all the main forces here, and she could understand that.
"Okay, two people plus me, that's enough."
At this time, Ji Bai smiled slightly, stood up, took out a folder from the table and handed it to her. Xu Xu took it and looked at it, his face showing joy.
Ji Bai: "I've asked Zhao Han to check before: there are more than 500 local private cars that have entered and exited the forest area more than three times in the past three months; there are even more people in the city who own independent villas, warehouses, and suburban houses. However, it should be able to save you some work."
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Ji Bai quickly arranged for two detectives from the branch to report to Xu Xu. Xu Xu talked to them on the phone and arranged their respective screening tasks. It was already dawn.
Xu Xu also assigned herself a heavy workload, but she was too tired, so she lay down on the sofa in Ji Bai's office and said, "I'll take a nap first."
Ji Bai also did not sleep all night. In a few hours he had to meet up with Da Hu and others to investigate the situation of the second victim, Li Tiantian. He rubbed his brows and sat down next to Xu Xu. Xu Xu immediately crawled over and rested his head on his thighs. He smiled slightly and picked up the scribbles on the table: "When you do analysis, do you like to write and draw like this?"
“When I’m struggling the most, I’ll just draw casually like this.”
"The scraps of paper you left along the way in the Lu Ge case were also drawn in this way?"
"Um."
Ji Bai stroked her cheek with his slightly calloused fingers: "Why is my name written all over it?"
Xu Xu closed his eyes and smiled without answering. After a while, he suddenly reacted, opened his eyes, and his face was slightly stiff: "Could that piece of paper be handed in as evidence?" That would be very embarrassing.
"Of course I did." Ji Bai said calmly. Xu Xu raised his hands to cover his face and sighed. Ji Bai looked at her slightly red cheeks and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Logically, it must be paid. But he finally gave in to personal preference and cut off the piece of evidence paper. Now, the pile of fragments filled with her reasoning and lovesickness were kept in his drawer, lying together with the poor ring. But there was no need to tell her for now.
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At noon three days later, Xu Xu and his team members finally completed the heavy data screening work. When she saw the cross-screening results, she was stunned for a moment and whispered to her two assistants: "Keep it absolutely confidential." Then she took the results to find Ji Bai.
Ji Bai was talking to the plainclothes detectives who were in charge of patrolling the mountain area. He was also stunned when he saw the report that Xu Xu handed over. He quickly hung up the phone and looked at her with dark eyes.
Xu Xu nodded: "He is the only person in the city who is between 20 and 40 years old, has a work background in Hong Kong, has been diagnosed with cancer in a city hospital within three months, has frequently entered and exited the forest area more than five times within three months, and owns an independent villa in the forest area."
All the conditions seem to have no direct relationship with the case and are just possibilities. But if several possibilities are superimposed on one person, it would be intriguing.
Xu Xu continued, "Ji Bai, although we cannot confirm that he is the murderer, he sexually assaulted the second victim after his death. A serial killer will not easily change his methods, especially since this kind of assault will actually destroy his sexual fantasies about intimate relationships - unless his mentality has become unstable, so I speculate that he will commit another crime soon..."
Ji Bai nodded solemnly: "Monitor Lin Qingyan 24 hours a day."
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The weather was gloomy for several days afterwards. The perverted killer seemed to have gone dormant as well, without making any movement. After all, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and rumors about the killer gradually began to spread in Lin City...
Zhao Han and another criminal police officer were responsible for monitoring Lin Qingyan's villa. That evening, the two men huddled in the woods as usual, guarding in silence.
Suddenly Zhao Han's phone rang. It was Da Hu: "Lin Qingyan drove out of the city. There was a woman in the car. We can't follow too close. We can't see who it is."
Zhao Han and his companion gathered their strength, and when it was completely dark, they saw a Buick commercial vehicle driving along the mountain road from afar. When they arrived at the door of the villa, a man came down. Judging from his figure and clothes, it was Lin Qingyan. He opened the back door, leaned in, and carried a woman out.
Zhao Han looked through the telescope and saw that the woman seemed to have fallen asleep, her long hair covering her face, lying motionless in Lin Qingyan's arms. Lin Qingyan carried her into the villa and the lights soon came on.
"Boss, what should we do?" Zhao Han asked Ji Bai through the phone.
Ji Bai: "Wait a little longer."
The mountains were pitch black and there was silence all around. Zhao Han and the other man waited attentively for a while, and suddenly they heard a woman scream "Ah", followed by silence. Zhao Han and the other man were both shocked.
Action at this time would certainly alert the enemy, but the police's principle is not to take risks at the cost of the victim's safety. Ji Bai ordered in a deep voice: "Go in!"
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Zhao Han and his companion ran down the hillside and rushed to the door of the villa. From the window, they saw that the living room was brightly lit, but no one was there. The sound of soft music could be faintly heard from inside.
The two of them kicked the door open fiercely, followed the sound and trotted inside, and arrived at the door of the innermost master bedroom. The door was ajar and the music was very loud, but the sound of a woman sobbing could be vaguely heard. Zhao Han no longer hesitated and pushed the door open - and was stunned.
The two people in the room turned their heads at the same time and looked at them in shock.
Under the soft white light, the room is filled with blooming roses, a sea of red flowers. Yao Meng sat on the sofa among the roses with tears in her eyes. Lin Qingyan knelt on one knee on the ground, holding a black velvet ring box in his hand, and was putting a shining diamond ring on her finger.
"Why are you..." Yao Meng helped Lin Qingyan stand up. She reacted very quickly and asked in an incredible voice, "Do you suspect he is a serial killer?"
Zhao Han and the other man did not answer for a while, and Lin Qingyan turned to look at them, frowning and remaining silent.
☆、Chapter 59v
It was already midnight. It was dark and quiet outside the window, but the criminal police office was as bright as day.
Ji Bai, Xu Xu and others looked at Lin Qingyan who was sitting quietly in the interrogation room through the dark glass. He was wearing a suit today, without a tie, and with one button of his shirt undone, making him look even more handsome and gentle than usual. His face obviously didn't look good, his long eyebrows were slightly frowned, and his eyes were a little cold.
In this room, Zhao Han walked in with a stack of documents: "Boss, Hong Kong has finally verified that Lin Qingyan's company had business dealings with Feng Ye's company! There are several contracts that both of them signed - they must have known each other back then!"
Everyone was excited - since the two had a connection, it was possible that Lin Qingyan could imitate Feng Ye!
Ji Bai took the information, read it carefully, exchanged glances with Old Wu, and the two of them pushed the door and entered the interrogation room.
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Lin Qingyan looked up when he heard the noise. He and Ji Bai were friends, and when they met in this way, he just stared at Ji Bai without saying a word.
Ji Bai: "Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm sorry to bother you so suddenly today. Please go back to the police station to assist in the investigation."
Lin Qingyan: "You are Yao Meng's colleagues. There are some things I don't want to pursue. But I don't understand why your investigation involved me and Yao Meng? I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."
On the other side of the glass, Zhao Han couldn't help but mutter, "Don't mention it, he looks innocent."
Xu Xu also nodded - so far, all his reactions were normal.
Facing his doubts, Ji Bai's handsome face was as calm as water under the lights: "There is indeed a reason. We suspect that the 'Angel Killer' Feng Ye has recently returned to Lin City. He and Yao Meng are high school classmates, so my colleagues have been following and protecting Yao Meng. Today they heard her screams outside the villa and thought that Feng Ye had appeared and hurt you two, so they broke in. This happened suddenly, I hope you understand."
Lin Qingyan was stunned and remained silent.
Xu Xu smiled slightly. Ji Bai's speech was so strategic that he clarified the relationship in just a few sentences, and his words were also ambiguous. If Lin Qingyan is really the murderer, I am afraid that at this moment I am not sure how much Ji Bai knows.
However, Lin Qingyan's reaction is also worth pondering.
At this time, Ji Bai changed the subject: "However, since we have invited you back today, we also have some questions we want to clarify."
Lin Qingyan's expression remained unchanged: "Ask."
Old Wu said, "Mr. Lin, your private car has been frequently in and out of the forest area in the past three months. What's the reason?"
Lin Qingyan replied calmly: "The renovated villa. The one you entered today."
Old Wu: "You are a senior executive of the company, and you must be very busy at work. Do you need to do something like decorating the house yourself?"
Lin Qingyan replied: "It's a personal preference. I don't mind spending time on things I like to do."
On the other side of the glass, Zhao Han whispered, "When we went in, the villa did smell like new paint, and the furniture was also brand new."
Xu Xu nodded - without direct evidence, and his answer was impeccable, it seemed that Ji Bai could only start from other aspects.
At this time, Ji Bai pushed a medical record in front of him: "Does Yao Meng know that you can only live for one year?"
Lin Qingyan's expression seemed to freeze in an instant. He glanced at the medical record and quietly looked away.
Ji Bai and Old Wu were silent for a moment. Old Wu said, "She doesn't know? Since you are ill, why did you propose to her? What's your purpose?"
Lin Qingyan smiled faintly: "I don't want to answer such private matters."
Ji Bai said calmly, "You don't have to answer. But I hope you will cooperate with Feng Ye." Ji Bai pushed the copy of the document signed by Lin Qingyan and Feng Ye in front of him and said, "You and Feng Ye knew each other. After you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, you quickly fell in love with Yao Meng. And she was Feng Ye's first love."
Old Wu also looked at him: "Don't tell us this is a coincidence. Why?"
At this time, someone pushed the door of the hearing room open a crack: "Xu Xu, Yao Meng said... she wants to talk to you."
Xu Xu glanced at the silent Lin Qingyan in the next room, nodded, turned around and walked out.
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Xu Xu didn't know how to describe Yao Meng in front of him. She was sitting in an interrogation room, wearing a gorgeous long dress, and her makeup was as delicate as a flower. But his eyes were a little red and there were tears in them.
Seeing Xu Xu, she looked at her without hesitation: "Why would you doubt Qing Yan?"
Because of Yao Meng's relationship with Lin Qingyan, she was also implicated in the case. Xu Xu couldn't tell her everything, but he couldn't completely stop reminding her, so he answered: "It's not suspicion. It's just that we listed some screening conditions and eliminated a large number of suspects. Lin Qingyan is among them, so we asked him to come back for routine questioning." He paused and said: "But you'd better keep your distance from him first, which will be good for both of you."
Yao Meng didn't answer this, staring at her and asking, "What screening criteria are they? Does he meet them?"
Xu Xu didn't say anything, so of course she couldn't say anything.
Yao Meng herself had thought about this case because of Feng Ye before, and asked softly: "He owns a separate house? He has a work background in Hong Kong? This can't be used as a basis at all." A hint of tenderness appeared on her face: "Also, he has been in and out of the forest area for the past few months. He was renovating the villa he gave me. I went with him twice. Xu Xu, this is really just a coincidence."
Xu Xu was slightly startled and nodded.
Yao Meng asked again: "What other evidence do you have?"
Xu Xu looked at her resolute expression and bright eyes, but remained silent. Yao Meng accepted Lin Qingyan's proposal and planned to spend her whole life with him.
In case he wasn't the murderer, she shouldn't have been told so suddenly that he had cancer. She then asked, "Mind if I ask a few personal questions?"
"You ask."
"You spend a lot of time with Lin Qingyan, and you should be able to tell whether his sexual behavior is normal or not."
Yao Meng answered very frankly: "It's normal."
Xu Xu asked: "Does he have a drug addiction? Is he obsessed with smells? Does he record things with video? What brand of shower gel does he use? Does he let you wear specific clothes?"
Yao Meng's expression was completely incredible, and her face turned even redder. "How is it possible? None of what you said happened. He doesn't even know what brand of shower gel I use. Xu Xu, he is the most gentle, kind, and steady man I have ever met. From the first day we got together, he treated me like a treasure. You are also in a relationship, you should understand how I feel. Believe me, he can't be the murderer."
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In the interrogation room at the other end of the corridor, Lin Qingyan faced the stern gazes of Ji Bai and others, smiled faintly at himself, and spoke:
"Yes, I did have a purpose when I first approached Yao Meng.
I knew Feng Ye before, and we even became friends. But I wish I had never met this person in my life.
Among the victims of the "Angel Case" that year, there was a girl named Zhang Xiaoge, who was my fiancée. No body has been found to date. ”
Zhao Han quickly searched through the files and found the woman's information. He walked in quickly and handed it to Ji Bai and the others.
After reading it, Old Wu asked, "So...you mean, you found Yao Meng to take revenge on Feng Ye?"
Lin Qingyan looked at them, his dark eyes seemed to be looking at a very far place: "Back then, Feng Ye always carried Yao Meng's photo with him. Feng Ye has been dead for so many years, and I am dying soon, so I want to see what kind of woman would fall in love with a beast like Feng Ye.
But... she is completely different from Feng Ye. She is very honest and kind, and she hates what Feng Ye did very much. ”
Ji Bai and Old Wu both remained silent. Lin Qingyan tilted his head and looked out the window at the silence. "I have already made a will, leaving all my property to Yao Meng. You can go to the lawyer to check. After we get married and I am gone, it won't cause any controversy for her to inherit it all. I went to the forest area to renovate the villa several times before, and the decoration company always had people there. You can also call and ask. I hope you can verify it as soon as possible and let Yao Meng and I go home."
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The night was getting darker and darker, and the sky seemed like a thick layer of ink, turbid and difficult to distinguish. The outlines of the distant mountains undulate like a black beast running on the horizon. The city lights are dotted, cool and quiet.
Ji Bai stood in the corridor, holding the railing and looking into the distance. After a while, I felt a familiar warm and soft body approaching me, also standing there silently. At this time, everyone is either catching up on sleep or busy. Ji Bai reached out and gently hugged her: "Are you cold?"
Xu Xu shook his head and asked, "Do you believe Lin Qingyan?"
"I only believe in evidence. His answers are all reasonable for now." Ji Bai replied softly, "And his car did not enter or leave the mountainous area during the two incidents. So we don't have any direct evidence." He looked at her soft white face under the light: "What do you think?"
Xu Xu frowned: "I don't know. But judging from the second body, the murderer's mentality should be a little unstable. But no matter how you asked him just now, his reaction was very normal."
Ji Bai nodded: "Detain him for 24 hours to verify that what he said is true. We can only let him go for now."
Xu Xu didn't say anything else. After a while, Jingjing turned and looked at him. It was a dark night, and the light from the office shone into the corridor, dim as a veil. There was a hint of weariness in his brow, but his expression was calm and resolute. Xu Xu put his arms around his waist, raised his head and leaned forward to kiss his cold cheek.
Ji Bai smiled and looked down at her: "What's wrong?"
nothing. I just think we are much luckier this way.
She answered softly: "I hope Yao Meng can meet someone who is truly suitable for her in the future."
Ji Bai touched her head and said, "Don't think about it. Go to my office and take a nap. I'll come and accompany you after I finish my work."
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Many people in the big house lay on the table, trying to catch up on their sleep before dawn. Xu Xu walked into Ji Bai's office and lay down for a while, but his mind was still thinking about the case, so he simply stood up and walked to the desk and sat down. I brought some white paper, but couldn't find a pen on the table.
Ji Bai had been to the office before and the drawer was not locked. She opened the drawer and found two pens, then pushed the drawer closed.
After a few seconds, he suddenly reacted and opened it again, only to see a corner of a black velvet box exposed from under a stack of documents.
After opening the box and looking at the sparkling and sparkling ring inside, Xu Xu was a little dazed. She suddenly remembered that when Yao Meng was speaking just now, her left hand gently stroked the ring on her right hand several times. Perhaps she was not used to it yet, but it was more of tenderness.
Xu Xu raised his head. The outer room was quiet and no one looked over. She picked up the ring and put it on the ring finger of her right hand.
The one chosen by Ji Bai is naturally just the right size. The style is also exquisite and generous, which is very much to her liking. But...it turns out that he was planning to propose to her?
Xu Xu raised his hand, looked at it under the light for a while, and couldn't help but smile. After a while, he put his hand down, pushed the ring out... and was stunned.
It got stuck at the knuckles and couldn't be taken off.
She pushed a few more times, but it still didn't work. She thought: Could it be that I have eaten too much recently and my fingers have become thicker? Or is it the pregnancy that causes the swollen fingers?
I tried for five or six minutes but couldn't take it off. Just as I was about to take out my phone to search Baidu for a solution, I heard familiar footsteps outside.
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As soon as Ji Bai entered the room, he saw Xu Xu standing in the middle of the room with his hands in his trouser pockets, staring at him in a daze.
"Aren't you going to sleep yet?" He closed the door, sat down on the sofa, and pulled her into his arms.
"Sleep..." Xu Xu yawned calmly, and leaned his head obediently on his shoulder. Ji Bai was extremely tired and soon fell into a deep sleep. He just felt that Xu Xu seemed to be sleeping uneasily, and kept moving around in his arms. He closed his eyes, hugged her waist tightly, and murmured, "Don't move again."
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When Xu Xu woke up the next day, it was already bright. She was the only one on the sofa, wearing Ji Bai's coat.
She was woken up by her cell phone. Ji Bai's voice sounded clear, as if he had been working for a while. He said to her in a deep voice, "Come to the conference room in ten minutes for a meeting."
Xu Xu jumped up immediately and rushed to the toilet.
Although Ji Bai woke her up at the last moment out of concern for her, it still caused her a great deal of chaos. I quickly washed up and arrived at the conference room. It was full, so luckily the time was just right.
Most of the criminal police were still outside, only Lao Wu and Zhao Han remained in the office. Ji Bai briefly explained the subsequent work arrangements. At this time, Zhao Han asked: "Xu Xu mentioned a few screening conditions. Should we continue?"
Ji Bai pondered for a moment and looked at Xu Xu: "Write a few conditions on the blackboard and we will sort them out again."
Xu Xu nodded, stood up and walked to the blackboard at the front of the meeting room, and began to write. After writing a few lines, he suddenly felt Ji Bai's eyes staring at him, which was a bit strange. He reacted suddenly and looked at the ring on his ring finger, his face suddenly flushed.
It was early morning and many people in the police station had not yet come to work. The entire office building was quiet. Several detectives were a little sleepy, but their eyes were still sharp. They noticed Xu Xu's pause and the extra ring on his finger, and they all "understood" and smiled at Ji Bai.
Ji Bai looked at Xu Xu's blushing face, and a deep smile appeared in his eyes. But he finally withdrew his gaze from her and continued to concentrate on talking about the case with everyone.
The meeting ended quickly and everyone stood up. Xu Xu lowered her head and looked at no one. Ji Bai's eyes seemed to fall on her.
At this time, Old Wu came over and said, "Although the case is tense, life is life, and we should still congratulate those who deserve congratulations. Congratulations to you." Ji Bai smiled lightly, "Thank you."
Zhao Han and others came over and congratulated him one by one. Ji Bai accepted it all. Zhao Han said, "Boss, you are amazing. You were so busy last night, but you still had time to send me the ring."
Ji Bai smiled and replied, "It was a bit hasty, but fortunately Xu Xu was willing to wear it."
Xu Xu's face was about to catch fire.
After everyone had left, Ji Bai turned around and looked at her quietly.
Xu Xu lowered her head and stretched out her hand in front of him: "I tried it out of curiosity yesterday, but I couldn't take it off. Can you help me?"
"Oh, that's it." Ji Bai took her hand, looked at it carefully for a while, raised his eyes and smiled faintly, "I will help you take it off only if I have a brain injury."
Xu Xu: “…”
She was both angry and amused, and didn't know what to say for a moment. Ji Bai did not speak either, his dark eyes staring at her deeply, and this look made Xu Xu's heart beat fast.
"I won't rush you, but my attitude is always clear - for me, the past six months have been enough for me to confirm that you are the one I want to marry." He said softly, "When the case is over, I will definitely make yesterday's proposal and the ring I gave you a day off.
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