Chapter 13: Familiar Faces
After communicating with Lin Zhen, everything she could ask had basically been asked clearly, and Lin Zhen's parents naturally would not allow her to live like this alone in a hotel in Y City.
After discussion, considering that when Lin Zhen was alone, her personality and actions were really too unstable, and the place where Lin Zhen's parents usually lived was not particularly far from W City, the three members of the Lin family decided that they would take the train back to the place where Lin Zhen's parents did business, and Kang Ge and Yan Xue would return to W City on their own.
Lin Zhen promised to stay with her parents during this period and would not leave without permission, and Lin Zhen's parents repeatedly assured that they would ensure that Lin Zhen and the police would keep in touch at any time.
Kang Ge took Lin Zhen to check out, and then drove the three of them to the train station to buy high-speed rail tickets, sent the three of them to check in and boarded the train, and then returned to W City with Yan Xue, after all, there is still a lot of work to be done for them.
On the way back to W City, Yan Xue called back and communicated the information she got from Lin Zhen with her colleagues in the team, on the one hand, others can start to grasp Bai Yueni's personal situation, on the other hand, Lin Zhen registered as an AirBB landlord before, and took her own mansion to rent for a short time, this matter is also traceable, even if she no longer rents out, the previous rental behavior can still provide some clues.
"Do you think Lin Zhen's boyfriend is suspicious?" Yan Xue finished calling the team, turned her head and asked Kang Ge, "Bai Yueni and Lin Zhen do look quite alike, at least we didn't find any difference from the comparison between the photos of Lin Zhen's home and the appearance of the deceased for the first time, but as soon as Lin Zhen's parents came, they quickly discovered the abnormality."
Lin Zhen's boyfriend, listening to what she meant, the two of them didn't stay together for a long time, and they broke up, but during the time they were together, the boyfriend was a particularly clingy type, so that the two of them had much more opportunities to get along than the more independent kind of lover, and he was easier to get familiar with Lin Zhen.
In this way, I am really a little unsure, I don't know if this boyfriend is worthy of our special attention. β
"The problem now is that on the night of the crime, there were too many people in the house, and the scene was too dirty, and it was not very easy to confirm whether the boyfriend had been to the scene through fingerprints and footprints.
Fingerprints and footprints are in a hurry, and before that, we still have to continue to try our luck in the surveillance video in the community to see if we can find something that will help us. β
Kango sighed, tapping his index finger on the steering wheel, not very worried about the answer to this question, he was worried about the process of finding the answer.
Yan Xue is anxious, but there is nothing she can do, sometimes she is really anxious to eat hot tofu, and many times she can't do without luck and patience when investigating cases, these two things will be halved.
When the two of them returned to W City, the sun had set, and they didn't bother to think about dinner at this time, but fortunately, they had a simple meal in the hotel in the afternoon, and they didn't feel particularly hungry, so they went back to the team directly.
As soon as he entered the office, he saw Luo Wei standing there with a sad face, stretching his waist and rubbing his eyes, and when he saw Yan Xue and Kang Ge walking in, he hurriedly waved his hand at them: "You guys are back!" Bai Yueni's personal information has been confirmed, Qi Tianhua called her parents, their home is also out of town, Bai Yueni's parents set off today, and it is estimated that they will arrive tomorrow morning.
Fortunately, Lin Zhen's mother recognized her by relying on her daughter's plastic surgery! Otherwise, if we don't solve this case, we will have to waste a lot of energy to go around in circles! Who would have thought that there were people in this world who looked so alike!
You called back to check Bai Yueni, the moment we called up Bai Yueni's identity information, we were all stunned! I believe these two girls when they say they are twins, no, fraternal twins, I don't think they are so similar! β
"Yes, it looks so similar, died in Lin Zhen's house, there are Lin Zhen's mobile phones and documents in the room, if the parents also admit the mistake, then it is estimated that the possibility of re-testing DNA to confirm it is not too great, in this way, it will definitely take a detour."
Yan Xue also feels very lucky, many times she is not afraid of cumbersomeness, but she is afraid of taking detours, because once you find the wrong direction, it is very likely that you will make mistakes in one place and everywhere, and finally bring the entire direction of investigation into a dead end.
"Tired, aren't you?" Kango patted Lowe on the shoulder, "I'll give you something to eat at night!" β
"Ouch, this one staring at the screen, I feel like I'm presbyopia now." Luo Wei rubbed his eyes, "Good guy, my eyes are glazed, I feel like I'm ghosting when I look at everything else now!" β
"I'll take care of the rest!" Yan Xue volunteered, "You order a little eye drops to fight eye fatigue, rest and rest!" β
Luo Wei nodded, his eyes were already very tired and sour, and he really needed to leave the computer screen and rest a little, so he didn't be polite to Yan Xue and went to the side to find eye drops.
Kang Ge also replaced Qi Tianhua, and he and Yan Xue took over, continuing to sift through the remaining surveillance footage, trying to capture every picture with relatively clear facial features.
After another hour or so, Kango answered a delivery call and went downstairs, and soon came back with two heavy bags containing a few dishes and a few boxes of rice, and he called the others over and beckoned everyone to have dinner together.
Before Kang Ge said that he wanted to help everyone call the right food for the eyes, everyone thought he was casually saying it, joking, but I didn't expect him to really order a bunch of dishes that were related to eye protection, what carrots, what fish, what liver, and I don't know if it was for bad taste, there was actually a "lamb liver soup", which made the big guys laugh, and they talked about how they were asked by their families to eat this kind of pastry that has nothing to do with the liver when they were young, but is said to have the effect of protecting the eyes and eyes.
A meal because of such a small snack chosen by Kang Ge, the atmosphere was suddenly lively, and the fatigue and emotional depression caused by the case seemed to be swept away all the time, after eating, Yan Xue took out two packs of instant coffee and brewed it, one cup for herself, and the other cup for Kang Ge, who had already sat back in front of the computer.
"You're pretty patient with this!" Yan Xue couldn't help but sigh when she saw Kang Ge sitting there, methodically screening the surveillance video, and looking very patient.
For many people, this kind of screening work that is energy-consuming and difficult to obtain any important clues is the most headache and dislike, after all, the work must be done, but whether you like it or not is another matter.
Judging from Kango's state, many people in this team are doing the work tasks hard-headed, and he doesn't seem to feel a headache at all.
"As soon as I arrived in our bureau, I was borrowed before I sat firmly in the criminal police team, and I didn't pay it back! If you think about it, my main work tasks in the past few years were not all computer-oriented! Kang Ge replied to Yan Xue's exclamation very casually, and took a screenshot on the screen where he could see the side faces of several people.
"Huh?" When Yan Xue took a screenshot, her eyes just fell on Kang Ge's computer screen, and when she saw the picture that Kang Ge had intercepted, she was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly motioned to him, "That picture just now!" Open it again and let me see! β
Kang Ge reopened the picture she had just saved, Yan Xue leaned closer, carefully observed the person on the screen, and then out of prudence, she simply leaned down, took the mouse from Kang Ge's hand, and replayed the video two or three times at a slow speed, the more she looked at it, the more her brows wrinkled.
"Won't you...... This...... What a ......" She frowned, as if she couldn't believe her eyes, and muttered to herself, sounding a little angry, and a little depressed and annoyed.
After Yan Xue reopened the screenshot, Kang Ge also re-examined the picture that he had just taken a screenshot of.
"Someone you know?" He turned his head to look at Yan Xue, "Is there your cousin Song Chen here?" β
His guess was a little too accurate, and the speed at which he came to this conclusion was very fast, Yan Xue was surprised when she heard it, and turned her head to look at Kang Ge in surprise: "How did you guess?" You haven't seen Song Chen again! β
"I don't need to see her, I can guess by your reaction!" Kang Ge pretended to be proud, and raised his eyebrows at Yan Xue and said, "Your home is not in W City, and the university is not here, so there are basically no old classmates and good friends outside the circle in the local area.
There is absolutely no one on our team in that picture, and even if there is, it will surprise you when you find out.
When you just saw the person in the screenshot, you were surprised at first, and then a little annoyed, you can be surprised and annoyed, and even a little disgusted person, the most likely person in W City is your cousin, your relationship goes without saying, she just arrived yesterday morning, and then appeared in Lin Zhen's community in the evening, which is enough for you to be surprised. β
"Awesome! You guessed it! Yan Xue gave Kang Ge a thumbs up, and then pointed to a long-haired woman wearing a half-fox mask and a tight leather coat on the screen, "This is Song Chen, you can't be wrong."
You wait in the team, I asked Qi Tianhua to accompany me, and go to Song Chen's rental house to find her and ask her clearly! β
"You don't need to call Qi Tianhua, I'll go with you." Kang Ge said as he stood up spontaneously, "I'm afraid this is the first person we can identify in the surviving surveillance footage, this is very important!"
I know that you don't think highly of your cousin, but now putting aside the fact that she is your cousin, as someone who participated in the masquerade ball organized by Bai Yueni, it is very likely that Song Chen will help us with some valuable clues.
So this time I went to look for her, not just to go to her rental house to ask her, but to bring her back to the bureau, and let her help us identify the other people captured in the surveillance screen, who she has seen, has an impression, and can describe to help the portrait, which will be of great help to our investigation. β
Yan Xue knew that what Kang Ge said was reasonable, but there was still a little struggle in her heart, and in the end, it was naturally a business-like mentality that prevailed: "That's okay, listen to you!" But there is one thing I have to make clear to you first, if Song Chen has any words and deeds that make you uncomfortable at that time, you don't have to save face for me. β
"Don't worry, I know it." Kango wasn't worried about this, "I'll be a ruthless working machine by then!" β
Although he still has no bottom in his heart about Song Chen's performance, now that the case is current, Yan Xue still set off with Kang Ge without saying a word, and went to the rental house rented by Song Chen to find someone.
Song Chen's rented house is very far away from Lin Zhen's community, and when the two of them drove to arrive, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, Yan Xue knocked on the door, there was no sound in the door, knocked again, kicked and walked with the sound of walking, and then didn't even take the steps to ask who the person outside the door was, and the entrance door of the rental house was opened from the inside A fist-wide gap was opened, revealing a face from the gap.
Sure enough, it was Song Chen.
When Song Chen opened the crack in the door and looked out, his face looked a little sleepy-eyed, not particularly spiritual, she saw Yan Xue outside the door at a glance, she directly pushed the door open, and pushed the door open Yan Xue saw that Song Chen was wearing a set of silk pajamas that looked more suitable for summer, with thin suspenders, revealing a large area of snow-white skin above the chest with a collarbone.
After the door was completely opened, Kang Ge, who was standing next to Yan Xue, naturally entered Song Chen's sight, she obviously didn't expect Yan Xue to knock on the door with a man.
Kang Ge, who was beside Yan Xue, also didn't expect Yan Xue's cousin Song Chen to be dressed like this when he opened the door, so he subconsciously looked away.
Kang Ge's eyes looked away, but Song Chen's did not, her first reaction seemed to be that Yan Xue actually brought a man with her, and then immediately became curious about Kang Ge, and looked at him unabashedly.
Yan Xue was a little unhappy with Song Chen's look at Kang Ge's eyes, and subconsciously moved a step to the side, blocking in front of Song Chen: "Did you go out to a masquerade last night?" β
"yes, you're pretty well-informed! What's wrong? Song Chen's mouth was answering Yan Xue's inquiry, and his eyes were still glued to Kang Ge's body.
"You go in and change your clothesβ"
"Ouch, Xiaoxue, what do you mean by that?" When Song Chen heard Yan Xue's words, not only did he not evade, but simply leaned on the door frame, "What age is this, are you too feudal, or are your thoughts too complicated?" What's wrong with me wearing this? Any questions? β