Chapter 78 Missing Girl Case (VII) Case Advancement Meeting
After a brief moment of contemplation, Han Jianye said, "Although we cannot rule out the possibility that the murderer's car was carrying the plaster, this clue may indeed be the key to our finding the murderer."
Back at the police station, they quickly gathered all relevant personnel and held a case discussion.
Su Wan first reported the details of the three deceased. "It has been confirmed that the unidentified female corpse on Lujing Mountain is Song Yingying, and the female corpse on the unidentified mountain near the banana field is Xiao Xiuyu. Their families have taken the bodies to the funeral home."
Qi Xiaolei continued to report: "We searched for the red dress online, but did not find the same style.
So we took the actual product to various major clothing stores and wholesale markets to inquire, and they all said that they had never sold this dress and told us that this style was from a few years ago and was out of date.
We even went to the used clothing market but still found nothing. Therefore, I thought that starting with the dress as a clue might not lead to any progress. ”
In the smoke-filled conference room, Political Commissar Gao frowned, his eyes as sharp as a hawk, and his gaze fell on Han Jianye.
Han Jianye took a deep puff of his cigarette and flicked the ashes off the cigarette butt. Then he turned to Ye Bai and ordered, "Go open the window and let the smoke dissipate."
Ye Bai immediately stood up, walked quickly to the window and pushed it open to disperse the smoke in the room.
Han Jianye then turned to Liao Wei and asked, "What progress have you made?"
Liao Wei replied: "After our unremitting pursuit, we found a suspicious unlicensed white van on the street surveillance in Anming Village and on the national road leading to Lujing Mountain. As for its final destination, we are still tracking it intensively, which may take some time."
Then, Han Jianye shared the clues he got from Tao Xiaoni: "Tao Xiaoni recalled that when she was taken into the car for the first time, she did not smell any plaster on any of them. But the second time she and Xiao Xiuyu got into the car, she clearly smelled the smell of plaster on one of them's shoulders. From this we infer that this person may have injured his shoulder when he took Huang Xiantian and Song Yingying up the mountain for the first time or killed the deceased. I think this is an important clue. The murderer may have bought plasters at a pharmacy at the foot of Anming Mountain or near Lujing Mountain."
After listening to this, Political Commissar Gao nodded in agreement and instructed: "This may be a key breakthrough point in the case. After the meeting, you will lead the team to check all the major pharmacies. It was raining heavily on the night of September 9, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Some pharmacies may be open until very late. If someone bought the plaster at that time, the pharmacy employees should be very impressed."
Then, he looked around at everyone present and encouraged, "If anyone has any ideas, please speak up."
Ye Bai raised his eyelids slightly. He did have some ideas in his mind, but he needed to do some investigation first to confirm whether his speculation was tenable.
Political Commissar Gao's gaze lingered on Han Jianye for a moment, and finally fixed on Ye Bai's face.
He remembered Ye Bai. The last time Han Jianye went to his house to take the dog, Ye Bai followed him. He is a rising criminal police star seconded from the Qiyang Branch, and Han Jianye personally selected him to join.
He refused at that time. Why should he go to another place to borrow money if he wanted to?
However, Han Jianye's attitude was very firm. When asked the reason, he simply said: My team needs fresh blood.
He knew that Han Jianye was a man with his own ideas, so he agreed to speak for him, but he was not sure whether the other party would lend the money or not.
I heard that Ye Bai was hired as a full-time employee after only one year of internship at the Qiyang Branch, which is very rare.
The reason is that during his internship, he assisted the team in solving several major murder cases and successfully completed several undercover missions.
If they continue to develop in this way, they will become the backbone of the criminal police team of Qiyang Branch in the future.
If Han Jianye hadn't asked for it personally, perhaps he had other arrangements.
"I want to hear your thoughts." Political Commissar Gao said to Ye Bai.
After being called by Political Commissar Gao, Ye Bai tightly grasped the ballpoint pen in his hand. Although he was surprised, he remained calm.
He spoke slowly, his voice calm but powerful: "I do have some ideas about the murderer's motive. We discussed it last night, and I suspect that Feng Shui is involved behind this case.
Let's think about this, four victims were kidnapped on the same day, all of them were young girls in their early 20s, with long hair and wearing red dresses. Although Tao Xiaoni eventually escaped, if my speculation is correct, the murderer originally planned to take her to another mountain forest and kill her.
I have checked the map of Zhunan City, and the bodies of the three deceased are located on the mountains corresponding to the east, south, and west directions. If I'm not mistaken, Tao Xiaoni should have been taken to a mountain in the north.
I know very little about Feng Shui metaphysics, but my intuition tells me that the way they died and the arrangement of their positions seem to be related to the ritual of human sacrifice. ”
After saying that, Ye Bai paused for a moment and continued, "However, I have another idea. I want to investigate whether there is an unsolved case in the past 10 years that is similar to this murder case."
After listening to Ye Bai's analysis, Political Commissar Gao's expression became extremely serious. He repeated in a deep voice: "Human sacrifice?"
Then, he took a deep puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaled the smoke. "Although your speculation sounds quite bizarre, it is not impossible. After all, this is the first time I have seen such a death in my 20 years of police career."
Han Jianye turned to Ye Bai and asked, "Are you going to check the past records?"
Ye Bai nodded and answered affirmatively: "Yes."
At this time, Su Wan interrupted, with a hint of regret in his voice: "I have sorted out all the unsolved cases in the past 10 years, and it seems that none of the cases are similar to this murder case."
Ye Bai's voice was low and full of doubt: "Really?"
Han Jianye was very sure about this, and he answered affirmatively: "Indeed not."
After the meeting, Han Jianye took Ye Bai to visit all the major pharmacies at the foot of Lujing Mountain.
Sitting in the car, Ye Bai remained silent, immersed in his own thoughts.
Han Jianye glanced at him, the corners of his lips slightly raised, breaking the silence: "Are you still struggling with the issue of the sect volume?"
Ye Bai looked up at Han Jianye and nodded: "Well, I was originally planning to look for clues in the sect files."
Han Jianye comforted him, "It's okay. We now have multiple directions for investigation. If this direction doesn't work, we will try another one."
Ye Bai naturally understood this principle. He was wondering whether he should find someone to help him understand the secrets of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams?
Han Jianye crossed his arms, tilted his head back and fell asleep, muttering, "Why didn't you remind me to take my vitamins today?"
"ah!?( . )"
Ye Bai paused, "I forgot."
"But why didn't you forget it before? I thought you had a good memory."
Ye Bai turned his head to look out the window and replied softly: "I did forget, and..."
"And what?" Han Jianye opened his eyes and asked back.
Ye Bai curled his lips, "Just remember to go eat by yourself, why are you asking me?"
( )
He is busy.
Han Jianye sneered, "Aren't the vitamins with you? And who said he would remind me to take them?"
Ye Bai didn't look him in the eye, but cast his gaze out of the car window, "That depends on the situation."
He thinks it is really important to learn to say no.
At this moment, Han Jianye's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes became deep and cold. He decisively raised his hand, pinched Ye Bai's chin, and turned him to look directly into his eyes.
Ye Bai was stunned by Han Jianye's sudden and domineering behavior!
The two looked at each other, Han Jianye's eyes were as cold as ice, and his tone became cold, "When talking to people, you should look into their eyes. This is the most basic courtesy."
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became awkward. Ye Bai's chin was pinched uncomfortably and his body leaned forward slightly. The two were so close that he could feel each other's warm breath.
It was the first time that Ye Bai saw Han Jianye like this, and he was really scared.
"Let go first."
Han Jianye's mouth tilted, and the smile did not reach his eyes. "Let me ask you, will you look me in the eye next time you talk to me?"
"So, you're angry?"
"I'm not angry."
"Then let go first." Ye Bai said with a frown.
Han Jianye continued to ask: "You haven't answered my question yet."
"Okay, I won't do that next time."
"Then what?"
Ye Bai rolled his eyes and said, "I will remind you to take your vitamin tablets every day."
(┙＞∧＜)┙へ┻┻ I endured it.
"It would have been better if it had been like this earlier."
Han Jianye immediately released the hand that was pinching his chin and continued to close his eyes to rest.
Ye Bai touched his chin. In fact, he started to compare in his mind again. Han Jianye's changeable personality could not be compared with the gentle Yan Yi.
Then I moved to the right, away from him, thinking: I will never go to his house in private again.
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