Red Makeup Serial Murder Case (10)

After going back and explaining the situation to Lu He, Lu He said that they could focus on investigating the man in the raincoat. He immediately assigned the task to find witnesses who saw the man in the raincoat dragging the box on a rainy day.

After get off work, Meng Siqi said to Lu He, "I may have to take a day off tomorrow because I have some personal matters to attend to. When I am done, I will return to the police station."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu He's eyes turned strange. He glanced at her for a while and asked, "Is your family arranging another blind date?"

Meng Siqi: “…”

She has been working very hard this month. She should have a day off tomorrow, but her father Meng Hui called her and told her that there was something important and she must go to Shangyin Shopping Mall.

This was the first time Meng Hui asked her out, and she couldn't refuse. So she said tactfully: "My dad might miss me, I have to go to the mall tomorrow."

"Oh..." Lu He said meaningfully, raising his eyes slightly, "Siqi, you've been working hard recently, take a good rest for a day."

"And Team Lu," she pointed out, "I'm not on a blind date, Team Lu, please don't think about it anymore."

Lu He said "Oh" again, and said casually: "I was overthinking it."

When getting off work, Meng Siqi walked out of the police station and saw Chen Jierong. Just as he was about to step forward to say hello, she stopped in time.

Chen Jierong walked towards a black car. Next to the car stood a man in his thirties. He was wearing a high-end black suit, had a slender figure, and had his hands in his pockets.

He has three-dimensional features and fair skin. He wears a pair of high-end glasses, his hair is combed neatly and stylishly, his chin is slightly raised, and his whole face is full of a smile and confidence.

He opened the door for Chen Jierong like a gentleman, and after Chen Jierong got into the car, he slowly adjusted his tie, opened the door and got into the car.

Meng Siqi guessed that this man was most likely a blind date that Chen Jierong knew. The last time she went to Chen Jierong's house, her mother was very anxious about Chen Jierong's marriage. It seemed that Sister Rong had decided to start a new life.

This is also what Meng Siqi hopes for. He hopes that Chen Jierong can get out of the shadow of the Xiang Jie case as soon as possible. After all, the Xiang Jie case has been closed, everything in the past is over, and it is time to look forward.

She thought that the man was quite polite and should be nice to Chen Jierong. She also sincerely wished Chen Jierong well and planned to find an opportunity to ask her about the result of the blind date. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile.

*

After Chen Jierong got in the car, she put her shoulder bag on her knees, put her hands on the bag, and fiddled with the bag's buttons. She licked her red lips and decided to speak: "Mr. Zhong, next time you don't have to pick me up at the police station... You can just pick a place and I'll go there."

The man tilted his head slightly and smiled: "Are you worried about being seen by your colleagues?"

Chen Jierong seemed a little embarrassed. She was indeed worried about being seen by her colleagues. After all, this was a blind date arranged by her mother, and it was only the second time she met Zhong Yanbin.

"Just call me Yanbin, Jierong, don't be so formal." Zhong Yanbin turned his head, his glasses flashed the scenery outside the car, and glanced at her.

He seemed to realize something. "Jie Rong, I just happened to pass by today. Don't worry, I will take your feelings into consideration in the future."

"It doesn't matter." Chen Jierong pursed her lips and smiled faintly.

On the way, Zhong Yanbin cared about her health again, Chen Jierong was quite moved, but in fact, she felt indifferent to Zhong Yanbin. But her mother said that he was a senior executive of a company, managing hundreds of people, and his parents were also white-collar workers, with a wealthy family. Such an outstanding young man was hard to find even with a lantern.

The most important thing is that this time, her mother conveyed the information that she was a forensic doctor, but Zhong Yanbin not only did not "disdain" it, but also expressed his concern. The two had met for the first time before, and he asked her if the work of forensic medicine was hard. He was quite interested in forensic work and even described many professional terms of forensic medicine.

Zhong Yanbin is not only a company executive, but also a suspense writer. His books are not best-sellers, but he has a certain number of fans. The last time they met, he gave her a recently published novel called "Hunting".

The protagonist of the novel is a female high school student who has a wonderful love and life, but suddenly one day she is brutally gang-raped. Her father is a high school teacher. After his daughter was gang-raped, he launched a brutal hunt for the perpetrators.

In fact, Chen Jierong could see that the prototype of this novel came from the tragic case that happened in Jinyang City last year. The prototype of the high school girl was Xin Shu who committed suicide by jumping off a building, and the prototype of the high school girl's father and high school teacher was Xin Tianfei.

In fact, for this kind of suspenseful subject matter, Chen Jierong did not think it was anything special if the main theme was positive energy, but the description of the heroine being gang-raped in the book was too detailed and cruel, so Chen Jierong stopped reading the novel halfway through.

She felt that perhaps the author wanted to show the cruel side, and then to be able to express justice to the fullest extent, in order to express the true theme of the novel to the greatest extent.

Overall, Chen Jierong didn't have any special feelings about Zhong Yanbin. She thought Zhong Yanbin was a nice person and was very supportive of her career. She thought it was worth trying to date such a person.

Today, the two of them went to a grilled fish restaurant. The restaurant was nicely decorated, had private rooms and an elegant environment.

While waiting for the food to be served, Zhong Yanbin once again looked at Chen Jierong. Today, she was wearing a sky-blue shirt, which was very slim-fitting and outlined her graceful figure. The sky-blue color was very light, like the mountain mist in the rain. Chen Jierong also had beautiful, sexy red lips. Zhong Yanbin liked this kind of contrasting intellectual beauty, and his eyes stayed on her for a long time.

After the grilled fish was served, Zhong Yanbin carefully handed Chen Jierong chopsticks, tore open a wet towel, and poured hot drinks. He politely told her to eat as much as she wanted, just like at home, and said that the taste here was unique in Jinyang City.

After Zhong Yanbin's considerate care and concern for her for a while, Chen Jierong also let go of many of her grudges and took the initiative to ask, "Yanbin, how do you usually balance work and writing?"

For Chen Jierong, as long as she devotes herself to forensic work, she has no time to manage other things, let alone writing novels. She thinks writing novels is the most difficult thing in the world.

"Of course, you need to do some time planning for this," Zhong Yanbin said. "I usually give some lectures on time management to company employees. I often say that if you have no idea about time management, you should start with the simplest four-quadrant rule. For example, Jie Rong, your autopsy work may be in the first quadrant, but it does not mean that all your forensic work is in the first quadrant. The famous management scholar Peter Drucker mentioned in his book "The Effective Executive" that "effectiveness is a means to enable the resources of ability and knowledge to produce more and better results." Haha... you see I am still trying to sell you. Anyway, I basically follow my own set of time management logic, so that I have plenty of time to conceive and write."

Chen Jierong listened very carefully. She knew some time management methods and she also believed that Zhong Yanbin's method was effective.

The two ate and chatted, and Zhong Yanbin asked with a smile: "Jie Rong, have you read my novel? Is it to your liking?"

Chen Jierong had just read half of the book and said, "I have read it, but I was busy so I didn't finish it. But the book is very well written, really good."

"Thank you. Actually, readers still have a lot of criticisms about my book. Although everyone praises it for its careful logic and suspense, and the many hidden dangers and hidden dangers, there are still a few readers who think that my descriptions in many places are not professional. For example, the description of the forensic autopsy after the girl's death was pointed out by readers for many unreasonable points."

In fact, Chen Jierong didn't see that part at all, so she didn't know how to give a comment.

"I guess you didn't see that," Zhong Yanbin said with a smile, "I just happened to meet an excellent forensic doctor. I can ask you for advice in the future."

"You're welcome." Chen Jierong said with a faint smile.

"Come on, eat. Don't neglect your stomach just because you're talking to me. You forensic doctors work very hard, so eat more." Zhong Yanbin said as he used a serving chopstick to pick up some fish for her. In addition to the grilled fish, there were several other sumptuous dishes on the table. Although Chen Jierong couldn't eat too much, she ate some politely.

While she was eating fish, Zhong Yanbin asked, "By the way, Jierong, has another girl been murdered on TV recently?"

Chen Jierong paused while eating the fish. She didn't expect Zhong Yanbin to ask about this. He said "again", which meant that he knew this was the third case of the Hongzhuang serial murder. She didn't like to talk about the case outside. Even if it was a closed case, it was the rule of the bureau. Her smile faded a lot, and she raised her head slightly, "I am not responsible for that case."

"Oh, it's okay. I was just asking casually. I think there must be a clear rule in your department that we can't discuss cases outside."

Chen Jierong felt embarrassed as if someone had seen through her, and she forced a smile.

"Jie Rong, I asked this because I'm a suspense writer. I recently had some ideas about writing a suspense novel based on a serial murder case of women. Of course, since your case hasn't been solved yet, I just wanted to take a look."

Chen Jierong understood his thoughts. For a suspense writer, perhaps every case that happened in reality is their material, and they pay close attention to them, so she would not have any other thoughts.

She saw that Zhong Yanbin's table was kept extremely clean. The fish racks and fish bones he had eaten were arranged neatly, one by one from big to small. It seemed that it was his habit to list irregular things.

She thinks that Zhong Yanbin must love his identity as a suspense writer, so he has these meticulous habits. This may add brilliance to his novels.

She said, "I understand that you must be very particular about your novel. But I really don't know the details of the case. I hope you can understand that too."

Zhong Yanbin smiled and said, "Of course I understand. Don't worry, I won't interfere with the case, but I also have something I want you to help me with."

"Please speak." Chen Jierong said seriously that as long as it was an appropriate request, she was willing to help with all her heart, especially since Zhong Yanbin's forensic knowledge was not professional as mentioned earlier, she could explain it to him. Popularizing forensic knowledge was also the responsibility of a forensic worker.

"This book about serial murders of women that I'm planning still requires a lot of autopsy descriptions, so I hope you can help me. These young, beautiful girls, these very fresh corpses, when they are dissected, the process of cutting them open one by one, I believe must be the most eye-catching highlight of the novel..."

Zhong Yanbin continued to describe his ideas and plans with relish, but Chen Jierong began to feel cold all over, and her fingers that often picked up the scalpel trembled. She didn't know why Zhong Yanbin thought that dissecting a corpse would be a striking attraction.

Since she dissected her first body, she has done so with respect and admiration. Her job is to restore the truth for the deceased and to speak for the deceased. Every dissection she made made her feel distressed and disappointed, but that is also part of the job. The reason why she insists on her forensic career is because she believes it is the most sacred job and the career she has pursued all her life.

She stood up, her face pale, and said, "Sorry, I'm going to the bathroom."

Zhong Yanbin's face suddenly paused while he was talking loudly, and he smiled slowly: "Okay."

Chen Jierong washed her face desperately in the bathroom. Her hair was wet and crawling on her face. She looked very ugly in the mirror. She felt that her blind date was a complete failure. She didn't want to go on blind dates anymore. She felt that no one could truly understand her.

Only Xiang Jie is the one who truly knows what she wants. If she loses him, then she doesn't want anything in this life. She only wants her ideal and her real career.

Chen Jierong wiped away the moisture and water droplets from the corners of her eyes, slowly reapplied her lipstick, walked back to the box again, took out the book that the other party had given her from her bag, and placed it on the table. "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Hey, Jierong, what's wrong?" Zhong Yanbin stood up in confusion.

Chen Jierong didn't smile. She said almost coldly, "I have something urgent to do in the office. Goodbye!" From then on, we would never see each other again.

She took out the money for today's meal from her bag, turned around and walked out of the dimly lit box.

"Why are you so anxious? Another person died? Jierong, Jierong..."