Red Makeup Serial Murder Case (4)

In the evening, Zhao Leiting took Meng Siqi and Zhao Yuting to eat delicious food. Zhao Yuting talked a lot with Meng Siqi. She said that she also wanted to be a police officer like her, but her family didn't want her to go to the police academy, so she went to study media.

Zhao Yuting also said that she wanted to be a documentary reporter so that she could expose the truth about the injustice in the world. Zhao Leiting advised her to find a job as an entertainment reporter because she was not strong enough to expose the truth.

Meng Siqi was moved and amused by the atmosphere of the two people "fighting and cursing" at the dinner table. In fact, she also wanted to be a police officer in her original world, but her father did not allow it because he was afraid that she would get hurt. Yuting's parents, like her father, made this choice because they loved her.

Compared to being a reporter who reveals the truth, being a criminal police is harder and more life-threatening, not to mention that you are a girl. But Meng Siqi has never regretted it and she loves her current job very much.

However, she would also say to Zhao Yuting like Zhao Leiting did: "Yuting, didn't you ask me to give you some advice on career planning this time?"

"Sister Siqi, I have wanted to hear your opinion for a long time. My brother doesn't consider my feelings at all. I knew that Sister Siqi would be good to me." Zhao Yuting puffed her lips and looked at her longingly.

Zhao Leiting and Zhao Yuting sat together, opposite Meng Siqi. He gave her a look, which roughly meant that he should not let her find a job of "exposing the truth."

"Yuting, in fact, any industry is good as long as you love it and work hard. I don't know how to do career planning, but I believe that finding a career you love is career planning."

Zhao Lei Ting said hurriedly: "What do you mean, Sister Siqi? Don't you like snacks and nice clothes? These are your passions..."

Zhao Yuting taunted: "Brother, can you be more ambitious? Why do you only think about eating all day long?"

Zhao Leiting smiled ingratiatingly, shrugged slightly, and raised his hand to signal surrender.

"Sister Siqi, I plan to go to a TV station and find a job as a news editor. I like to write small things, and combined with my expertise, it may come in handy."

"Very good," Zhao Leiting said first, "News releases need people like you, who are quiet and can write well."

"Brother, can you let Sister Siqi say a few words?" Zhao Yuting glanced at him, and Zhao Leiting shut up.

Seeing Zhao Leiting's rejection, Meng Siqi couldn't help laughing and said, "If you like it, then go for it. Maybe one day I'll see the press release you wrote broadcast on TV."

"Okay," Zhao Yuting smiled happily, "Then I'll prepare to submit my resume."

"Come on, let's do one together." Meng Siqi raised his drink cup, "Congratulations to our classmate Yu Ting for immediate success!"

Zhao Lei Ting raised the cup high, "Come on, sister, success!"

*

With the arrest of the White-Faced Man, Shen Xiangming, who lives in the Tianlong Community with him, has rarely disturbed Meng Siqi's life in recent times. When they occasionally meet on the road, he just greets them with a smile, perhaps because Lu He warned him.

In fact, Shen Xiangming has been very busy recently. After collecting clues related to the Seattle club, he dug up the criminal accomplices, especially those with connections in the province, so he naturally had to carry out searches and arrests.

These men may not be the masterminds of the Seattle club incident, but whether they have ever murdered and abused these young girls and boys is for the law to judge.

After Shen Xiangming finished her work here, she went to the second team office and waved to her. Meng Siqi walked to the door, and he said apologetically: "Siqi, I wanted to leave the refrigerator to you, but it was smashed by Lu He. What a pity."

"It's okay, Captain Shen." Meng Siqi smiled. She still felt a little amused about the fight. Maybe this was the way men dueled.

"I've already given up the house, and I'll be leaving Jinyang City tomorrow. I'll come to see you and Lu He next time I have the chance. If you have time to go to the province, I'll treat you to a meal."

"Thank you, Captain Shen. I still remember the minced pork and eggplant you cooked for me. I really liked it. I hope I can have it again in the future."

"That's no problem. Next time we meet, I'll treat you to a meal no matter what."

"good."

Shen Xiangming exchanged a few simple greetings. Perhaps he had a lot of things to do, so the two said goodbye. Shen Xiangming waved and left.

Meng Siqi remembered that when Shen Xiangming said "I'd like to treat you to dinner", that must have been referring to her and Lu He.

It was during this time that Meng Siqi also joined the criminal investigation of the Hongzhuang serial murder case. Lu He showed her the files of the first two cases and answered some detailed questions with her.

Meng Siqi had a feeling that the murderer of the Hongzhuang serial murder case had very sophisticated methods of committing crimes.

This shows that the murderer was a very cautious and even meticulous person, and it could be a man or a woman.

The characteristic of the crime was rain. Both times it happened on rainy nights. The victims died of suffocation and their postures after death were very quiet.

The murderer spent at least an hour applying exquisite makeup to the victims, not only on their faces but also on their bodies. The original makeup of the two victims was removed and the murderer applied new makeup on them.

Basically, if a person knows how to put on makeup, people will think of a woman, but in reality many makeup artists are men. For example, in a case she once handled, the murderer Jin Yaming had superb makeup skills, so it was impossible to judge the murderer's gender.

Another very important feature is that neither of the two victims had been sexually assaulted.

If the person was sexually assaulted, the motive for the crime might be clear, but now it is impossible to determine the murderer's motive. Why did he or she kill and do such a bizarre thing?

Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that the murderer did not sexually assault the deceased. Lu He said that indecent assault is also a form of assault and this possibility cannot be ruled out. For example, he lacks sexual ability and therefore would use other methods to assault the victim.

Since there is no clear clue, there has been no progress in this case for more than half a year.

Meng Siqi didn't expect that Director Liu would second her to this case. It might also be because she had performed well in the previous cases. In fact, she knew that if Lu He didn't find any clues, she might not be able to do it.

But when she heard that she was seconded to this case that day, she was very excited, because she knew that a large part of the reason she went back thirty years ago was because of the Red Makeup Serial Murder Case.

Of course, Meng Siqi would also report to the Second Team every day, discuss issues with his master and others, have meals together, and handle small cases received by the Second Team together.

It would take some time for the Korean team to return from the province. During this time, Feng Shaomin was acting as the second team. Zhao Leiting was also very persistent. As long as she was still in the first team at mealtime, he would definitely go and ask her whether she wanted to eat with Lu He or with him.

It was summer now, and the thing that Meng Siqi was most worried about came true. She had an obvious red birthmark on the inside of her left arm. It was particularly ugly, as if it had been cut by a sharp weapon and then healed. It looked like a series of red strips of flesh crisscrossing vertically and horizontally. It was quite scary at first glance.

There is a story about this birthmark.

She was stolen from the hospital when she was born.

The dealer probably didn't notice the ugly birthmark when he stole the girl. After that, he didn't sell her for a high price because she was not worth much and the big birthmark didn't look good. The dealer threw her away. The main reason for the abandonment was probably because of the birthmark.

She was later abandoned at the door of a farmer's house and adopted by the couple.

However, this birthmark has been with her until now.

In the summer, when others wear short sleeves, she can only wear long sleeves as much as possible. When it is really too hot, she will wear a sweat-proof long-sleeved shirt and a short-sleeved shirt on the outside.

Now it's summer again, and Meng Siqi can only dress like this.

Air conditioners were very expensive in this day and age, and offices were all equipped with fans, so Meng Siqi would go home sweating every day.

When she takes a bath, she would touch the red birthmark. She never understood what it was. It looked like a series of symbols, but because they were all connected and blurry, it looked exactly like a ghost drawing. No wonder she didn't sell it when she was a baby, otherwise she didn't know where it ended up.

There is another problem in summer: it rains a lot. This is also something that bothers Meng Siqi a lot. When it rains, she can only ride a bike wearing a raincoat to go to get off work, which is very inconvenient.

Another thing is that on rainy days, especially rainy nights, she has a bad association. She always feels that the murderer of the Red Makeup Case is ready to move, as if he is on his way to commit a crime.

*

It was another day of heavy rain. Zhao Yuting was dressed up beautifully in a blue dress. Blue is her lucky color. She would wear blue when attending formal occasions. Sometimes she even liked to put some light blue eyeshadow on her eyelids. But today the occasion was more formal, so she only put on very light makeup and chose a simple sea blue dress.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, she rushed to Jinyang City TV Station and underwent a tense interview.

After the interview, she felt particularly unsure. When she walked out of the TV station door, she felt a little depressed. Looking at the heavy rain pouring down from the sky, the feeling of loss after the interview became even worse. The sound of the rain was like pouring into her heart. Her brows were slightly locked, and she stood blankly at the door for a while.

She thought of what Sister Siqi had said to her, "In fact, every industry is good as long as you love it and work hard."

Sister Siqi is her role model. That day, she told others at the door of the school library that she was going to meet an important person. To her, the important person was Sister Siqi.

A long time ago, she always thought that she was a weak girl who could only do those menial jobs, but after knowing Sister Siqi's story, she felt that she could do many things, including those challenging jobs.

She must keep working hard, she must work hard to become an outstanding person like Sister Siqi.

A relaxed smile gradually spread across her face. She felt that today's interview was not a big deal. If the city TV station did not accept her, she would try another company. As long as it was a career she loved, it would be the same wherever she worked.

She slowly opened her umbrella and was about to walk toward the stairs when a figure suddenly bumped into her.

The man and the umbrella hit her, and a large area of ​​her clothes was wet. She was about to question the other person.

But she saw a girl of the same age as her. She ran up the stairs and put away her umbrella under the eaves. Her clothes were also wet. She said hurriedly, "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention just now."

Zhao Yuting guessed that she was also here for an interview, and immediately said with a smile: "It's okay, are you here for an interview too?" One must be in a good mood before an interview, and she couldn't let such a small matter cause the other party to fail the interview today.

"Yeah, you too?" the girl asked.

"Well, I just finished my interview. I wish you a successful one."

"Thank you." The girl smiled. Her hair was a little wet because of the rain, and raindrops hung on her smiling face.

Zhao Yuting also remembered her appearance. She was very beautiful, with slightly curly hair and a few small braids on her temples, tucked behind her ears.

It was obvious that she had dressed up carefully for the interview. Her red dress looked particularly noble. It was raining heavily, so Zhao Yuting did not take a closer look. She said goodbye and walked down the stairs.

She took a few steps and suddenly found a person standing in the distance in the heavy rain. The person was standing on the empty street, holding a large black umbrella.

In the blurry rain shadow, Zhao Yuting could only see a piece of black, a black umbrella, a black raincoat, black leather boots, and no other information. The other person's facial features were also blurred in the rain. She just felt strange, why would someone stand still in such heavy rain?

Out of curiosity, after walking a few steps, she looked at the other person again. This time she felt even more strange, as the other person's face seemed to have turned white.

Why is the face white? It's like wearing a white mask!

Just in a short period of time, the other party's expression seemed to change quickly!

She felt as if she was seeing things, and she became a little nervous. She walked a little faster, hoping to catch the bus home earlier. It was impossible to get a taxi in this weather, so she had to walk a longer way.

As she was walking, she suddenly heard a dragging sound in front of her. She looked up and found a person wearing a black raincoat. He looked like a man. The hood of the raincoat was covering his head, so her face could not be seen clearly. His face was like a black hole. He was dragging a large suitcase.

Why is he dragging a suitcase in such heavy rain? What's in the suitcase? Where is he going? What is he going to do?

Zhao Yuting usually reads suspense novels because she is learning media languages. Also, because of her brother, suspense movies are often played at home. The scene in front of her made her suddenly nervous.

The man in the raincoat was getting closer and closer to her. She didn't know whether he was backing away or walking towards somewhere else, but the station was right behind him.

She stood there stunned for a while, and suddenly realized that something heavy seemed to be tied to her feet, and she could not move a step.

"Wow, wow..." The sound of the raincoat man's suitcase, accompanied by the sound of rain, became louder and louder, gradually hitting her eardrums.

He looked towards her, his dark face staring at her closely. He came closer and closer. Zhao Yutinghun tensed up and finally pulled one foot out of the mire of rain and took a step back.

*

Around two o'clock in the afternoon, the rain in Jinyang City was still falling uncontrollably. The sky and the ground were covered with mist and the visibility was not very good.

A girl in a red dress walked out of the city TV station. She raised her head and looked at the foggy world with a slight smile on her face.

The girl in red was full of confidence in today's interview, especially when the interviewer asked her why she wanted to be a news editor, she gave an answer that made the other party look very satisfied.

She suddenly remembered the girl in blue clothes and long hair whom she met at the door of the TV station before the interview. Maybe she was the one who brought her good luck.

If they could work on TV together in the future, she planned to treat her to a good meal.

The girl in red opened her umbrella and walked into the rain. She was thinking about the scenes of today's interview. She was immersed in the tense atmosphere and a smile slowly appeared on her face.

When the rain hit her ankles in her high heels, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, she stepped on the rain playfully a few times, causing ripples on the ground and splashes on her skirt.

She wanted to catch the bus as soon as possible and go back to tell her parents the good news.

Just as she was daydreaming, there was suddenly an urgent sound of rain behind her, as if something was chasing her eardrums. Before she could react, something hit her back, followed by a stinging pain in her neck, which felt like being pricked by a needle. She was terrified and reached out to touch it while turning back to investigate.

In that glance, she saw a huge black shadow pressing towards her. In the dense rain, the black shadow was like a devil from hell. She even felt that he was the Black Impermanence holding a sickle. A feeling of suffocation came over her, enveloping her in hell.

"Mom, save me...ah..." She was surrounded by heavy breathing. She tried desperately to escape but accidentally fell to the ground. The coolness of the rain soaked her whole body. She rolled and crawled forward and suddenly felt dizzy. She could not tell the directions at all. Her body felt as if it had been pulled out of its bones. She had no strength at all. All the scenery in front of her turned into chaos in the rain.

Her body fell suddenly.