At 5 o'clock in the morning, Fang Qing squinted in the duty room for a long time before getting up. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info washed his face and he stood in the hallway smoking a cigarette to refresh himself.

The clouds in the distance, layer by layer, are brightening and red. But that cold breath seemed to be still in his chest, lingering.

Suddenly, I wanted to talk to someone.

With a cigarette in his mouth, he pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

It rang more than twenty times before someone picked it up. His voice was hoarse, obviously not waking up yet: "Hey? ”

"Hey, what are you doing?" As soon as I took my breath, I realized that my voice was extraordinarily gentle.

Jin Xiaozhe on the other end also seemed to be stunned for a moment, and said, "What's the matter with the call?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just ......" misses you.

"You seem to have called the day before yesterday, but you were out of the scene at the time, and you didn't have time to answer. Something? He asked casually.

"Forget it." Jin Xiaozhe replied.

"Oh."

"It's okay, I'm hanging." Jin Xiaozhe said.

"Jin Xiaozhe, I'm ......," he remembered the transfer application report in the drawer.

"Don't call at this time in the future." She said coldly, "I went out at night yesterday and didn't go to bed until 4 o'clock. I'm going to shoot at 8 o'clock today. You have a job, and I have a job. The phone hung up.

Fang Qing stared at the blackened mobile phone screen for a while, and wanted to scold "my grass", but he was reluctant to really scold. The morning air was cold, but his heart was hot. I played with my phone boringly and nostalgically for a while before putting it back in my trouser pocket.

On the stairs, two people had come up. Stepping on the morning mist, his expression is as calm and clear.

It's Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao. Fang Qing notified them as soon as possible.

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In front of the three of them, there were reports of five disappearances.

First: 2008.

Missing: Tang Lianlian.

Age of disappearance: 24 years old.

Location of disappearance: After traveling in the ancient city, he went to other counties and cities to go missing.

The second case: 2010.

Missing: Tong Sheng.

Age of disappearance: 23 years old.

Location of disappearance: After traveling in the ancient city, he went to other counties and cities to go missing.

The third case: 2012.

Missing: Zhao Manman.

Fourth: 2014.

Missing: Zhu Fanglin.

Fifth: 2015.

Missing: Ning Qianrui

……

Fang Qing said: "This is what I screened from the missing person pool. The 5 victims, all young women, were good-looking. Their cases all have common characteristics: first, they all came to the ancient city alone to travel; Second, there were eyewitnesses who saw them buy bus or ferry tickets and go to other counties and cities. Third, the police of different provinces and cities are investigating and handling the cases, so these cases are not linked together. But now, at least two of them have a clear connection with the Yao family. I suspect it's a serial case! In the ancient city, there is a hidden perverted criminal who specializes in abducting and mutilating young women! ”

Jian Yao bit her lower lip lightly, and her heart was also a little uneven. Bo Jinyan's expression also became solemn, his eyes were cold, but it was like a small black flame had been ignited: "Show me all the details." ”

Fang Qing handed the printed materials to the two of them.

Jian Yao was still looking carefully at the lines, but Bo Jinyan beside him was reading very fast, and circled one piece after another on the information with a pen. Jian Yao looked at the content he circled:

"Introverted."

"Introverted personality and not many friends."

"Both parents are dead."

"My father died of illness, and my mother lives in Hunan."

"The economic conditions of the family are ordinary."

"My family is financially struggling."

……

The last thing he circled was the bus station or dock mentioned in all five files.

Bo Jinyan raised his head and said, "All the missing people are of the same age, and their appearance and temperament are similar - the taste of criminals is very stable. They are introverted, socially inactive, have little social experience, have simple family relationships, and even have both parents dead – easy for criminals to control and less likely to attract the attention of the police. The family is not in a good financial situation and belongs to a vulnerable group - this may satisfy the strong psychology of the criminal. Moreover, in each case they 'disappeared' in the same way. There is also a regular interval between cases. It's time to join the investigations. ”

"But ......," Jian Yao asked, "why are there witnesses every time they see them leaving the ancient city, thus diverting the attention of the police from the investigation?" ”

Bo Jinyan and Fang Qing glanced at each other.

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Canglang Wharf is located in the west of the ancient city, which is not only a tourist attraction, but also a real passenger terminal. In addition, now that the peak season is approaching, the dock is actually overcrowded.

Bo Jinyan, Jian Yao, and Fang Qing wore sunglasses and stood far away. Everyone's face is in a hurry, in a hurry to travel, in a hurry to get on a boat, in a hurry to leave.

"Oh." Bo Jinyan lamented, "It's really different from the way of traveling abroad. What do you think is the chance that witnesses will actually see the victim's face? ”

Jian Yao's heart moved: what did he mean......

Fang Qing also showed a hint of a smile: "There are two eyewitnesses to the disappearance, both of whom are the conductors in the sentry box. But now that the conductor has been replaced, it will take some time to find it. ”

Bo Jinyan immediately said: "I am very good at selecting eyewitnesses. The pier is heavily trafficked to ensure that the police can find the exact witnesses when they come to investigate. ”

The three of them approached the sentry box and looked at it for a while, and Jian Yao was stunned.

Because it's no different from the conductor of any other tourist attraction. The conductor sat impatiently behind the window without raising his head.

"Let's do an experiment." Bo Jinyan said.

Fang Qing nodded: "I'll call a policewoman over." ”

Although Jian Yao roughly guessed their intentions, she ...... These two have only known each other for a few days, have they already had such a tacit understanding?

When did Bo Jinyan's manhood become so good? It won't be because of getting married, the aura has changed and become ...... Started to recruit criminal police men like it?

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"Hello, I'll buy a ticket to Zhou County."

"20 pieces."

"Give...... Ah. ”

Hearing the exclamation, the conductor looked up, only to see a girl in a light blue T-shirt, wearing a hat and sunglasses, with her head down, bending down to pick up money on the ground. On the red satchel, the small brass wind chimes hung softly.

The conductor bowed his head again.

The girl took the ticket and got on the boat. There were a lot of people on board, but the girl arrived early and sat near the bow. Just kept looking out of the boat. The pilot at the bow of the boat could only see her silhouette through the glass, but there was always such a person in his field of vision.

When she arrived in Zhou County, the girl lowered the brim of her hat and got off the boat, but her sunglasses were never taken off. They also inquired about the direction of a hotel with the crew and the wind chimes on the bag jingled.

An hour later.

"Knock knock—" Someone knocked on the glass. The conductor raised his head, and a police card was handed to him, with Fang Qing's serious face behind him.

"Has this girl ever been here?" Fang Qing asked.

The girl in the photo is wearing a light blue T-shirt, carrying a red satchel and hanging a small brass wind chime. Slim figure, long hair shawl.

The conductor thought about it for a moment: "Yes, yes!" I just came here and bought a ticket to Zhou County. ”

"Are you sure? Do you see it clearly? ”

"I saw it clearly, it must be her!"

Aboard.

Fang Qing showed the photo to the crew.

The crew thought about it carefully and suddenly replied: "Yes!" Just sit in that position! It's pretty good! ”

"Do you see clearly? Are you sure it's her? ”

"Yes! Absolutely! ”

……

In the afternoon, Bo Jinyan and the policewoman who had been ordered to come sat in a small shop by the dock, eating rice noodles.

The policewoman had already changed out of Jian Yao's clothes and changed back into civilian clothes. However, such a discovery is not pleasant, only helpless.

"These 'witnesses' are not to blame." "Ordinary people remember strangers through a few key features and details. For example, Jian Yao's clothes, bags, and even unique hanging accessories. We saw that in those disappearance files, the 'eyewitnesses' did very accurately describe some of the missing people's clothing, hair accessories, and even body characteristics. Moreover, if ordinary people can play a role in such a major criminal case, they will indeed have a strong sense of presence and participation, and this psychological tendency will even lead them to believe that the original vague memory. The more I think about it, the clearer I become, the more I believe it. ”

"I can't blame the police who handled the case back then." Jian Yao said, "Because it is a case in different cities and at different times, if it is not strung together, the pattern cannot be found." The criminals are so meticulous that it is difficult to detect the problems. ”