Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Obtaining the affirmation of Luda experts
There was a smell of stale and rotten perfume in Bai Mei's room. Ji Yinhe held her breath and looked cautiously at the handsome man in front of her who was working hard.
The palms covered by the latex gloves were already covered with sweat.
She silently sorted out the experience of "being stolen" that day in her mind. After thinking about it, there was only one possibility:
The Giant mountain bike that Lao Ji bought for her was most likely lost when she ran to the compressor factory in the middle of the night, rather than being brought back by a kind-hearted person in the team as she wished.
The next day, when she was released from the interrogation room by Tang Ci, Director Rao happened to say that experts from the provincial department were helping with public security downstairs.
If I remember correctly, the other person's last name is Lu——
So Lu Zheng had a mountain bike of the same model as hers, and the color scheme was exactly the same. At noon that day, she was in a hurry to go home and wash up, so she didn't check it carefully, and didn't see the engraving, so she naturally rode away with the other person's bike!
Ji Yinhe sighed softly.
I've lived for twenty-one years, and this is the first time I've encountered such an embarrassing situation...
I just want to find a hole in the ground to crawl into!
She subconsciously wanted to scratch her forehead, but Lu Zheng raised his head and calmly reminded her, "Don't touch yourself with gloves on. You might leave traces of organisms at the scene."
Ji Yinhe put down his paw awkwardly, "Um, Teacher Lu, what can I do?"
"You can do whatever you want. I'm not your leader, so you don't need to ask for my opinion." Lu Zheng stood beside Bai Mei's bed and carefully stuck a complete fingerprint off the bedpost.
"……good!"
Ji Yinhe looked around, took a deep breath, and decided to start from the dressing table in front of the window.
This was the first time since she joined the team that she had left Tang Ci's control to search for evidence and clues.
Unexpectedly, Comrade Ji, who inherited the old Ji's lucky physique and had the newcomer buff, casually opened a powder box and took out several neatly folded pink letters.
She carefully unfolded the paper and was almost brought to tears by the perfume sprayed on it.
"I give you 199 roses to represent my longing for you... and I give you one tear to represent my broken heart." Ji Yinhe frowned, "Is this a love letter? It's too corny!"
He opened the next letter and read it out in a clear voice: "I don't want to see you getting drunk late at night anymore, and I don't want other men to see your charm. You should know that this will break my heart!"
"Ah, I've heard this song!" Ji Yinhe understood, "Love Like Tide by Jeff Chang!"
She quickly unfolded the remaining letter paper, "Teacher Lu, these love letters are all lyrics, and without exception, they are all popular love songs from Taiwan and Hong Kong from 1994 to 1995!"
Lu Zheng lazily asked, "...So?"
"So Bai Mei has a boyfriend who she has been in a stable relationship with for more than a year, and he is very likely from Taiwan or Hong Kong!" Ji Yinhe grabbed the pen with a beaming eyebrow and wrote it down in the notebook.
"Well, check this." Lu Zheng picked up the pager next to Bai Mei's pillow and threw it over.
Ji Yinhe pressed the power button and fiddled with it up and down and left and right for a while.
Compared with the five-fold BP machine hidden in her backpack, the operation of the BP machine is like an antique!
But then again, the five-fold fold is too amazing. Even if the Soviet Union had more advanced technology, it couldn't have such a dazzling function...
Could it be that what Ms. Lian gave her was not a product of this era at all?
A trace of confusion flashed through Ji Yinhe's mind, but she quickly suppressed it and focused her attention on the current case.
"...The model is quite old, so I can't find any paging records, but I can see the latest one. Bai Mei hasn't had time to read it yet. It's from two hours ago..." She paused slightly, "The person should have fallen from the building by then."
Lu Zheng was busy, so he just nodded.
He remained silent, so Ji Yinhe continued his analysis, mumbling to himself, "But this doesn't rule out suspicion. After all, the murderer might have paged Bai Mei again after committing the crime to create the illusion of ignorance. I still have to take the pager back to the police station and check her call records... The boyfriend who wrote her love letter might be among them!"
After a moment, Lu Zheng, who had closed the last cabinet door, replied, "I think it's okay."
"Let's go." He put the tweezers and evidence bag into the identification box and took off his gloves. "...Xiao Ji?"
Ji Yinhe stood in front of the window, obviously lost in thought.
Judging from how Bai Mei treasured these love letters, she had only this one partner.
But judging by the lyrics, their relationship is bumpy and not going smoothly.
Combined with the suicide note that said "committed suicide for love", it is hard to say that there was no emotional dispute.
Judging from the existing evidence, the person she was dating was indeed the most suspicious... However, the note that Bai Mei passed through Su Yue clearly stated - "They want to kill me!"
Why "they" and not "he/she" or a more straightforward name?
"...Comrade Xiao Ji?"
Lu Zheng walked to the door and saw that she was still standing there in a daze, so he turned around and reminded her again.
The calm and composed voice finally brought her back to reality.
"Oh, here I come!" Ji Yinhe picked up the evidence bag and trotted out.
*
At the corner of the second floor, Tang Ci and Xiao Wu had finished taking eyewitness statements and were helping Che Zhiwen and Cheng Mo question the nightclub manager Yu Yexiang.
Manager Yu looked to be around fifty years old. She was leaning against the wall of the stairs, her sturdy waist wrapped in a black lace cheongsam, and her every move was filled with an unconcealable worldly air.
"...Handsome guy, I went to bed early last night and I really don't know anything! How long are you police going to keep asking? How can our nightclub stay open?...Who knows what's wrong with Bai Mei? She was fine yesterday, but she went crazy and jumped off the building that night. Who was she trying to show off to?"
Her right hand, holding the cigarette, kept reaching out to Tang Ci, and her muscular forearms were covered with tattoos.
"Ma'am, please call me police."
Tang Ci, teased, took a step back and frowned, "Bai Mei fell to her death in your nightclub. Now that she's dead, please speak with more respect."
"Okay, okay!" Yu Yexiang smiled flatteringly, "But why do you always ask me? Although Baimei is Lijing's dancer, I have never interfered with her interactions with customers! If she wants to go out to meet someone in the middle of the night, no one can stop her, don't you think?"
"Who are her regular customers?"
"Well, that's a lot! For the past six months, a Hong Kong businessman has been particularly fond of her. He comes at least ten days a month. They're so passionate! It's a pity that he already has a wife. He always wears a ring on his ring finger. Bai Mei has cried a lot because of this!"
Tang Ci gestured to Xiao Wu to take notes. "...What's your name? Do you know where you live? What kind of business do you run?"
"What's his name, Chen? Yeah! Chen Honglang... I don't know about the others. In our business, as long as the customers pay promptly, we don't care about anything else."
Tang Ci looked down at the confession book, "Alright, don't run around these next few days. We'll summon you again if we have any other questions."
"Oh, that's hard to say. I'm missing Bai Mei, my capable assistant, so I have to go out and look for a good candidate. Handsome policeman, don't you think?"
Yu Yexiang exhaled a puff of choking smoke and cast a coquettish glance at Ji Yinhe who was just coming down the stairs.
"This policewoman is pretty good, with a nice waist, legs, and butt, and her temperament is even purer than Bai Mei's!"
Ji Yinhe straightened his shirt, "..."
"Hey girl, why don't you quit your job and come to me? I'll pay you 1,500 yuan a month, which is your base salary, plus commissions. Is that okay?"
When Che Zhiwen, Cheng Mo and Xiao Wu heard this number, they all showed unconcealed expressions of excitement.
Comrade Xiao Ji, however, was dismissive.
Although she had just received her first salary as a trainee police officer the day before yesterday, a total of 368 yuan, and was feeling very happy at the time, but when she rushed to the mall, she found that it was not even enough to buy Ms. Lian a piece of flamed mercerized cotton.
But how could her life ideals be measured by money? Furthermore, the current team had one more factor to attract her: being able to admire Teacher Lu's beautiful face and figure was more nourishing than drinking with a middle-aged man.
Ji Yinhe said righteously: "I won't come!"
Yu Yexiang shook her head with regret, folded her arms and left.
…
After asking Bai Mei's two dancing colleagues, it was already noon.
Tang Ci felt that the focus was still on Chen Honglang, and he couldn't ask anything else, so he called for the end of the work.
The five members of the Serious Crime Squad, plus Lu Zheng who came to help, filed out of the nightclub.
The midday sun shone brightly overhead. All the police cars on the roadside had left, leaving only a large jeep parked there.
Ji Yinhe had come here on a motorcycle, so this time he had no choice but to ride it back to the city bureau. The remaining five people could squeeze in without any problem, but Lu Zheng got off his bike and gave up his seat to his Giant.
"Captain Tang, please help me take the bicycle back."
"Okay, but what about you?"
Tang Ci's throat was a little nervous, fearing that Lu Zheng would ask Ji Yinhe to ride his bike to take him back to the Municipal Bureau.
He hasn't ridden with Comrade Xiao Ji yet, so why should this kid get there first?
Lu Zheng looked at him with a puzzled expression, then suddenly raised his arm.
Immediately afterwards, a "wave to stop" car stopped steadily, he leisurely opened the door and got in the car, and drove away under the gaze of everyone.
Tang Ci: “…”
"See you later!" Ji Yinhe suppressed his smile and turned the throttle, and the Tianhong 90 flew out with a bang.
Tang Ci got into the car speechlessly, accepting the sympathetic gazes of the other three people.
Xiao Wu couldn't help but comment: "Teacher Lu is really handsome, isn't he?"
"Yes, although Captain Tang is also handsome, their styles are different."
"People from the provincial government are so particular. Taxi rides are so expensive!"
"I still prefer our Captain Tang. They're so domineering!"
Che Zhiwen and Cheng Mo tried to make up for it.
"..." Tang Ci calmly slapped the steering wheel with considerable force, "Stop talking!"
The four people in the big jeep returned to the municipal bureau in silence.
Those who took taxis and rode motorcycles were faster than them. Director Rao also came over in person and stood in the middle of the office to arrange a seat for the respected Teacher Lu.
When Tang Ci walked in, he just heard Lu Zheng politely reject Director Rao's suggestion to place him opposite the captain's desk in the inner room.
"...It's fine for me to sit outside so I can discuss the case with everyone."
"But outside, there's a lot of noise and people coming and going, and things are piled up everywhere—"
"This shows that our team is really doing real work and not playing those empty tricks."
These words made Director Rao very happy, and he didn't care about anything else and let him choose.
Lu Zheng looked around, casually dragged out a set of tables and chairs from the dusty corner, and placed them next to Ji Yinhe's seat.
Tang Ci crossed his arms and leaned against the door without saying a word.
Xiao Ji, unaware of the situation, happily took out the rag she usually used for cleaning and said cheerfully, "Teacher Lu, let me help you wipe the table!"
"No, I'm used to doing it myself."
Lu Zheng took the rag from Ji Yinhe and walked a few steps towards the basin at the door. He was immediately attracted by the blackboard placed against the wall.
——On it is the mind map of the Qigong Master case. The cases during this period were not complicated, so the blackboard has not been wiped.
Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
He had seen this handwriting before today; it belonged to the new policewoman.
"...Ji Yinhe." He turned around and uttered her name clearly, "Did you draw this?"
The person whose name was called turned around and answered cheerfully, "Yes."
Lu Zheng smiled his first genuine smile of the day, "Well drawn, very intuitive and organized."
"Thank you, Teacher Lu!"
After receiving the expert's affirmation, Ji Yinhe's eyes suddenly brightened and his back straightened even more.
This harmonious conversation naturally caught the attention of Tang Ci, who was standing at the door the whole time.
The veins on his arms became tighter and tighter, and his expression became gloomier and gloomier... until Cheng Mo, who was passing by, patted him on the shoulder and pulled him into the corridor.
"Captain Tang, I've worked with you for the longest time on the same team. Others might not notice some things, but as your subordinate and brother, I have to remind you..."
Cheng Mo lowered his voice earnestly, "Old Tang, no matter how much you admire her, you have to be restrained. Xiao Ji is still young, don't cause her any trouble... Your fiancée, Miss Tan, is not someone you can easily mess with!"
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1 Wu Bai's "199 Roses"
2. Jeff Chang's "Love Like Tide"
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