When the alarm clock rang, You Mingxu woke up in great pain. He turned his head and saw that the man next to him was sleeping extremely soundly.
After all, he was very tired last night! Much more tired than the night before.
You Mingxu got up and washed, and saw himself in the mirror with two big dark circles under his eyes, which made him even more depressed. I returned to the bedroom, packed my things and prepared to go out, but Yin Feng was still not awake.
He was still lying on his side with one arm stretched out - before that, You Mingxu was resting his head on his arm. The quilt barely covered his chest, revealing his well-proportioned shoulders. He has handsome features and clear lines. He looked so deep in sleep, without any trace of the viciousness and tyranny he had last night.
The words "beauty is a feast to the eyes" popped up in You Mingxu's mind.
She walked over again, gently lifted the quilt, covered his shoulders, and then tiptoed away.
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When they arrived at the bureau, everyone was present, including Ding Xiongwei, and they held the first meeting on the case.
More than a dozen key criminal police officers in this case were sitting in the huge conference room. The atmosphere was very serious, because everyone understood how serious and difficult this serial case was.
After exchanging their respective situations and opinions, You Mingxu said: "The situations of the two victims have been basically understood, and the possibility of love killing, revenge killing, and money killing has been ruled out. At present, there is no obvious relationship between the two victims. So I suggest that we start the investigation from three aspects:
1. Bathing city. Although the two victims worked in two different bathing cities, they were no more than 1 kilometer apart. The people they come into contact with may have some overlap. The focus of the investigation is on the clients and colleagues they had contact with before they were killed. See if there are any suspects. ”
Everyone nodded.
You Mingxu continued, "Second, surveillance. We have determined that the murderer followed the victim into the house and most likely completed the entire crime before dawn. In addition to the time before and after the crime, the Luo Ting case was from 2:30 to 5:30; the Zhou Dan case was from 2:00 to 4:30 - around this time period, the surveillance around the crime scene should be checked. The murderer obviously knew the two people's daily routines and living environment, and must have followed and observed them before committing the crime, so the surveillance near the daily route of the two people a few days before they were killed should also be checked.
Third, eyewitnesses. Although the murderer always committed the crime at night, the victim's residence was not remote. By carefully searching and questioning the surrounding residents and passers-by, we might be able to find witnesses. ”
No one had any objection.
Ding Xiongwei made a decision with satisfaction: "Let's investigate according to this idea! You Mingxu, come to my office."
You Mingxu thought Ding Xiongwei wanted to talk to him about something confidential, but when he entered, he said, "Your approach to investigating the case is correct, but this case is quite strange. The murderer is likely to kill randomly, and his method is meticulous. It will be difficult to find clues using conventional means. Why didn't Yin Feng come today? What does he think?"
You Mingxu raised his eyelids and said, "He just got out of the hospital and is resting at home." He felt that what he said seemed a bit strange for Ding Xiongwei to order Yin Feng around, so he added an explanation, "When I left, he was still asleep."
Ding Xiongwei was silent for a moment.
With his old face, it was a bit embarrassing to hear his female subordinate say this.
There is also a strong feeling that women should not be kept when they grow up. It was already so late, and she still let the criminal psychologist sleep in?
Ding Xiongwei coughed and said, "This is a special case. We can listen to the opinions of criminal psychology. However, we cannot blindly follow them."
You Mingxu said: "I know what's going on."
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Unlike the wild and imaginative ideas of criminal psychology, the truth of traditional criminal investigation often lies in details. The work of criminal police does not have so many dramatic twists and turns. Instead, they grasp one or two key, inconspicuous clues from a large amount of boring and repetitive work.
At noon on the second day after the Luo Ting case, Xu Mengshan, with his dizzy eyes, presented a valuable surveillance video to everyone - the case had made a very significant breakthrough.
There were only a few surveillance cameras on the road near the crime scene. Two of them showed the victim, but no trace of the suspect at all. But Xu Mengshan insisted on following this line and collected the dashcams installed on surrounding vehicles and the surveillance cameras installed by private residents. Finally he discovered something.
It was a surveillance camera installed by a resident downstairs at the door. Although it was a little far away, it was facing the route that Luo Ting had to take to get home. No matter how careful the murderer was, he couldn't have predicted everything. That’s why we have this short but precious video.
The incident happened at 2:34 a.m.
In the quiet courtyard, there are only two dim street lamps, the branches are swaying gently, and the building is silent.
A girl walks into the picture from the front right. Perhaps because she was downstairs of her home, her steps were not fast and she walked steadily. Judging from the back and clothes, it was Luo Ting.
About ten seconds after she went upstairs, a man appeared quickly and went upstairs in just a few steps.
Everything happened very quickly, and the detectives who saw the video were all stunned. Xu Mengshan pressed the pause, rewind, and slow motion buttons, and the man stepped back. The picture froze at the moment he walked downstairs.
The detectives were silent for a moment.
A person's physical characteristics are easy to distinguish in the eyes of an experienced criminal police. The detectives soon came to a unanimous conclusion:
The man is between 20 and 30 years old, about 180cm tall and weighs around 70kg. Foot length 42-43 yards.
He was wearing a black windbreaker and pants, a baseball cap and a mask, and his face could not be seen clearly from the angle of the picture.
There is no doubt that this person is 99% likely the murderer they are looking for. Even though we couldn't see his face, we were able to narrow down the suspect's age and body type, and even know what he was wearing that night. This will make it easier for the police to search for surveillance footage and look for witnesses.
Everyone was excited and talking about it. You Mingxu stared at the man in the picture, but his expression became solemn. Although the suspect was thin, he looked completely different from Gu Tiancheng. Moreover, Gu Tiancheng had already died before her eyes. But when she saw the black windbreaker, the first thing she thought of was Gu Tiancheng and the Punisher Organization.
However, Yin Feng had already discussed this with her last night, so her thoughts were not confused. She knew that when an enemy came, she would fight him with her army; when a flood came, she would block it with earth.
In addition, You Mingxu had a slightly strange feeling, as if he had seen the man's back in the picture somewhere before. But I'm not sure.
After the meeting, You Mingxu thought about it, sent the video to Yin Feng, and then called him.
After only two rings, Yin Feng picked up the phone, his voice seemed to carry a cheerful smile: "Hello?"
You Mingxu said: "Did you see the video I just sent you?"
“Yes.”
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