Chapter 27 The mystery of the dismembered body: Green Cake

The sun was blazing, and Mu Mian sat weakly in the passenger seat.

She had read the medical file many times, but there were still three bright characters on it: Ye Zeming.

To their surprise, the deceased was indeed Ye Zeming.

"It doesn't matter, at least we have ruled out a wrong answer. Since the deceased is Ye Zeming, the missing Liu Jiale is very suspicious. Finding Liu Jiale may give us more clues."

At this time, Fang Rui received a call.

"Boss, we found Liu Jiale. His mobile payment app showed that he had bought something at a convenience store in Dongcheng District. The surveillance camera in the store captured a man who looked very much like him!"

"Did you find him?"

"No. The surveillance cameras nearby captured him. But there are few surveillance cameras here, and he disappeared in the blind spot. We are searching for his whereabouts now."

The search for Liu Jiale was not smooth. Dongcheng District is an old urban area, and there are still urban villages nearby. There are many illegally renovated rental houses, and it was difficult to determine where Liu Jiale was for a while.

After work, Fang Rui took the initiative to wait for Mu Mian to come home. He found that since Mu Mian moved next door to him, he was forced to take on the responsibility of picking up and dropping off Mu Mian.

And Mu Mian also enjoyed it all with peace of mind.

"Fang Rui, I want to buy a cake!"

"Don't you not eat sweets?"

"It's my sister's birthday in a few days, and I want to order a beautiful cake for her."

"Okay, I'll take you there!"

Fang Rui thought of Lin Sen's love brain and planned to find out about Shen Xinyin's recent situation for him.

"Mu Mian, does your sister have a boyfriend now?"

Mu Mian was stunned when she heard this. She looked at Fang Rui for a few seconds, then looked away, "Probably not. I'm not sure."

In fact, Mu Mian didn't know much about Shen Xinyin's private life, or she didn't care.

Since her adoptive parents died in a car accident, Shen Xinyin has become very busy. Not only does she have to be busy with her own work and deal with her adoptive parents' inheritance, she also has to worry about Mu Mian's food, clothing, housing and transportation, so Mu Mian has less time to spend with her.

But Mu Mian thinks her sister should not have a boyfriend, otherwise her sister would definitely tell her.

"Won't she take you to meet her friends?"

"She will take me. She has a lot of friends. Both male and female, and they will give me gifts. But I'm not interested in any of them. Every time I go, I just bury my head in my meal."

Shen Xinyin's friends are very friendly to Mu Mian, but Mu Mian doesn't like their always pitying eyes, as if to prove that she is not a normal person.

She doesn't need other people's sympathy and pity.

"Has your sister told you who she likes?"

"Yes! Her favorite psychologist is Piaget, and her favorite writer is Camus."

"..."

Mu Mian felt strange. Why was Fang Rui suddenly interested in her sister? Did he like Shen Xinyin?

"Fang Rui, do you like my sister?" Mu Mian's tone was a little excited. If Fang Rui marries her sister, then when Fang Rui dies, she can ask her sister to give her Fang Rui's body.

Her sister will definitely not refuse.

Fang Rui immediately clarified: "I don't like your sister."

Mu Mian looked a little depressed, "Are you sure you don't like her? My sister is very good, she is very kind, and she is also very rich."

"I'm sorry, I won't like her." Fang Rui felt a breath of air stuck in his heart, a little depressed, "I asked on behalf of Lin Sen, he likes your sister!"

"But I don't want Consultant Lin's body. He can't even read minds, his brain is not worth studying."

"..."

Fang Rui suddenly laughed, almost forgetting that Mu Mian is an autistic patient, she seems to have no idea what love means.

Fang Rui drove Mu Mian to the nearest cake shop. After entering the store, he found that this store was opened by Lin Lan.

Lin Lan was stunned when she saw Fang Rui and Mu Mian, but she quickly adjusted her mood. She smiled and said, "Officer Fang, do you have anything else to ask me?"

Mu Mian replied, "I want to order a very beautiful cake!"

Lin Lan looked at Fang Rui teasingly, "Officer Fang, is this your girlfriend? She is very cute."

Fang Rui wanted to clarify, but Mu Mian spoke first, "Please don't compliment me on my cuteness, that's complimenting small animals and children."

After clarifying the key points, Mu Mian wanted to further clarify that she was not Fang Rui's girlfriend, but was interrupted by Lin Lan's words: "Officer Fang, your girlfriend is very humorous."

Humorous... No one has ever used this adjective to describe her. Mu Mian likes this word very much. Because humorous people are more popular.

"Thank you for your compliment."

"..."

Lin Lan sighed, Officer Fang, such a handsome man, how could he find a silly girlfriend.

The specialty of this store is custom-made fondant cakes for weddings, which are mainly beautiful in shape but average in taste.

There are many beautiful desserts in the display cabinet.

There is a special display stand on the left, with a sign saying Zhou Xi Special. Inside is a very beautiful velvet cake. The cake is green and decorated with chocolate beans and powdered sugar.

Mu Mian looked at it for a long time and asked, "Is this cake flavored with matcha?" Mu Mian smelled a plant fragrance on the cake.

"No."

"This green is very special."

"This is not made with food coloring. I dyed it with the juice of colorful leaves, so this cake has a special plant fragrance."

"Did you design this yourself? It's very special!" Mu Mian seemed to like this color very much.

"Yes. Many of the cakes here are designed by me. They are not only beautiful in appearance, but also taste great." Lin Lan was happy to receive the customer's affirmation. She cut a small piece and handed it to Mu Mian, "It's free for you to try."

"Can you pack it for me?" Mu Mian was not interested in the taste of the cake, she was just attracted by the green color.

"..."

Lin Lan gave Mu Mian a strange look, then helped her pack the cake, "It's best to eat it on the same day. This kind of cake won't taste good if it's left overnight."

"Is this cake only sold during Zhou Xi's time?"

"Yes. Our store launches a special cake every day. This velvet cake is only available at Zhou Xi's time."

Mu Mian's attention seemed to be completely attracted by this green cake, and she wasn't very interested in other cakes.

"Mu Mian, you can't give your sister a green cake!" Fang Rui couldn't help but remind her.

"I know." Mu Mian's eyes were a little regretful, she thought this green color was pretty.

Mu Mian continued to choose the cake shape, and she chose very seriously. Fang Rui asked Lin Lan about Ye Zeming.

"Ms. Lin, do you know about Ye Zeming's financial situation?"

"Not really. The Ye brothers and sisters are guarding against me like a thief, and they never tell me how much money he makes. But he hasn't made much money in recent years. His famous works are all from the past. In the past year, he hasn't completed any works, so he probably doesn't have any income."

"Did he gamble online before?"

"Online gambling? I don't think so! When he was with me, he didn't have any bad habits. I don't know about it after we broke up. But it's strange that Zeming asked me if I could lend him money a while ago. At that time, I was planning to open a branch, so I didn't lend him money."

Fang Rui continued to ask, "Do you know Liu Jiale?"

"Yes, I know him. Jiale is Zeming's apprentice, and they have a good relationship. Jiale used to be Zeling's boyfriend, but they broke up later. Later, cracks appeared in the relationship between Jiale and Zeming, probably because of the inconsistency in creative concepts. Zeming has a bad temper, and sometimes he does things ruthlessly, which makes him offend people easily."

When mentioning Liu Jiale, Lin Lan's expression softened a little, "Jiale is a very talented artist, and his future achievements may surpass Zeming. But Zeming was too strict with him, and he kept suppressing him, causing him to lose some confidence. This may be the main reason for their quarrel."

Mu Mian chose for a long time, and finally chose a rose and Little Prince themed cake.

Lin Lan asked, "Ms. Mu, when do you want to pick up the cake?"

"Sunday morning."

"Sorry, our store is closed on Sunday mornings. I have to go to church on Sunday. Can you come on Saturday night? I will wait for you no matter how late it is!"

"Saturday, then."

"Thank you very much for your understanding. Here is the list. Remember to bring this list when you come to pick up the cake." Lin Lan wrote the receipt and handed it to Mu Mian.

When Mu Mian took the receipt, he saw several books on Lin Lan's desk. Judging from the titles on the spines, most of them were mystery novels, and the top one was the Bible. The gold-plated title on it was a little faded, showing that it had been read many times.

Mu Mian suddenly remembered the code on the small piece of paper:

18:9

Lin Lan seemed to feel Mu Mian's gaze, and she naturally put the receipt in her hand on the book, covering the title.

Mu Mian asked, "Can I take a look at that book? I want to write a blessing from the Bible on the cake, but I forgot what it said. I want to take a look at it."