Chapter 61: The Corpse Dismemberment Case (VI) He Seems to Have Smiled
Zhang Xianan arrived at the police station half an hour later. He was a little overwhelmed and had no idea why he was summoned. He looked confused.
Su Wan asked directly: "Where were you in the early morning of August 15? What did you do?"
"Early morning of August 15?" Zhang Xian'an repeated in a low voice, his eyes lowered, as if he was trying hard to recall.
After a moment, he raised his head, a gleam in his eyes, "I remember that my girlfriend and I played late that night, we were both very energetic and couldn't sleep. So we decided to drive to the riverside under Wangnan Bridge to enjoy the breeze."
Han Jianye frowned and questioned, "Go to the river to get some fresh air?"
Zhang Xiannan nodded affirmatively, with a hint of pride in his voice: "Yes, there are only two of us by the river, how romantic, and we won't be disturbed by anyone."
His voice gradually became low, which made people have some reverie.
At the same time, Ye Bai, Liao Wei and Qi Xiaolei began to conduct a detailed inspection of Zhang Xiannan's car.
They hypothesized that if the vehicle had been used to transport body parts, even if the blood had been wiped clean, laboratory testing would reveal traces of it.
The trunk of the car is the first place they focus on checking.
After some operation, nothing suspicious was found.
Han Jianye asked Su Wan to let Zhang Xiannan go back. After all, they had no evidence and the vehicle inspection showed no abnormalities, so he was temporarily ruled out as a suspect.
Ye Bai's eyes were fixed on Zhang Xiannan's car, and he fell into deep thought.
His eyes followed the car until it disappeared from his sight.
Han Jianye walked gently to Ye Bai's side, noticed his thoughtful look, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"He seemed to smile." Ye Bai's voice was low, with a hint of barely perceptible worry.
Han Jianye frowned slightly, and his eyes turned to the direction Ye Bai was looking at, "You mean, Zhang Xiannan smiled?"
Ye Bai's face turned serious, and he nodded firmly, "Yes, before he got on the bus, he suddenly smiled. It was not an excited smile, nor a relaxed smile, but a proud and cunning smile."
Ye Bai turned his head and his eyes met Han Jianye's. There was an unspoken understanding in their eyes.
"I believe in your intuition." Then he quickly turned around and gave orders to Liao Wei, asking him to send someone to secretly follow Zhang Xiannan and conduct an in-depth investigation of his personal background.
In the middle of the night, Han Jianye took Ye Bai home to see Yuanbao, which made Yuanbao very happy. He kept shaking his head and tail and pounced on Ye Bai.
"Woof!"
[You damn ghost finally came to see me, I thought you had forgotten me, well... I miss you so much, I don’t care, tonight I will punish you by making you sleep in the doghouse with me. (ˉˉ)】
Ye Bai was covered in Yuanbao's fur and it took him a lot of effort to calm it down. He also patiently reasoned with it: If you listen to Han Jianye obediently in the future, I will come to see you often and bring you lots of delicious food.
“Woof!!”
[Got it. You don’t need to tell me this kind of tricks to deceive children. In the future, don’t pretend that you don’t know me in front of outsiders. I’m not really a “suck-up”. 】
After Han Jianye came out of the shower, he looked at Ye Bai "brainwashing" Yuanbao and couldn't help but smile. He found that Ye Bai was patient with everyone except him.
"Do you want to take a shower?" Han Jianye asked him.
Ye Bai nodded. Why be so pretentious now that he was already here?
I've been running outside all day in the hot weather and I'm already feeling uncomfortable.
Han Jianye's gaze followed Ye Bai's back as he walked away. He didn't know why he liked teasing Ye Bai, nor did he mind him arguing with him. If it were someone else, he would have gotten angry long ago.
Thinking of this, I went to the kitchen to make some midnight snack. After resting for a while, I had to go back to work.
Han Jianye simply made two bowls of tomato and egg noodles, then looked at his watch and frowned: "Does it take so long to take a shower? Did it fall into the toilet?"
He put down his bowl and chopsticks and decided to go and see what was going on.
But he found that Ye Bai had already taken a shower and fell asleep in the guest room.
Han Jianye crossed his arms, his eyes deep, staring quietly at Ye Bai's peaceful sleeping face, silent.
In the dim room, there was only the sound of Ye Bai's slight breathing. His pupils were deep, revealing a kind of tranquility and mystery that was elusive.
After a while, Han Jianye adjusted the air conditioner to 26℃, turned on the bedside lamp, then gently closed the door, signaling Yuanbao not to disturb Ye Bai's sleep.
Ye Bai hadn't slept for two days and one night. That night, he slept particularly soundly.
Dong Yu worked overtime in the studio, making repeated revisions tirelessly, and finally completed a carefully drawn simulated portrait.
The image of the woman in the portrait is lifelike: she wears a pair of black-framed glasses, has an oval face, a pair of almond-shaped eyes under her double eyelids, and her eyebrows are trimmed just right, standard and natural. Her lips are distinct, with a thin and delicate upper lip and a slightly plump lower lip.
Han Jianye took the portrait and his eyes stayed on the paper for a long time, carefully examining every detail in the portrait.
He then ordered his subordinates to print multiple copies of the portrait so that while the investigators were conducting facial recognition, they could also carry these simulated portraits to the market and ask the owners of each stall one by one, hoping to find someone who knew the woman in the portrait.
Ye Bai put forward his own opinion: "She must have frequented this market frequently in the past. Let's go ask. Maybe some stall owners will remember her."
Qi Xiaolei stared at the portrait and shared her sixth sense: "I observed her surveillance video and combined it with this portrait. I have a feeling that she is the kind of person who is very calculating and loves to haggle over every penny. She lives a calculating life."
Liao Wei echoed with a teasing smile: "Oh, Xiaolei can also read faces?"
"No, I really do feel that way." Qi Xiaolei explained quickly, "Otherwise why would she steal Yuan Qiqi's coat hanging on the electric bike? Isn't this just a way of being greedy and thinking that things that are not bought with one's own money are more fragrant?"
Han Jianye listened to their discussion quietly without interrupting. It was said that women's sixth sense was very accurate. He did not deny it. Just based on her behavior of stealing Yuan Qiqi's coat, Qi Xiaolei's words did not make sense.
Ye Bai turned his head and glanced at Han Jianye, and found that he was sitting in the co-pilot seat with his eyes closed in deep thought. When he thought about what happened last night, he still felt a little embarrassed.
After taking a shower, he was so sleepy that he fell asleep as soon as he got into bed. Although he only slept for a few hours, he felt much more energetic.
When he woke up in the morning, he found out that the tomato and egg noodles Han Jianye cooked for him had turned into a lump.
Sometimes I think that he is just a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.