The night is getting deeper,

The noisy city gradually quieted down, and the enthusiasm of the sun that had lasted for a day finally faded.

Of course, Banyan City is still extremely hot in summer, even if it is now past 9 o'clock in the evening.

Rongcheng belongs to the subtropical region, its heat is hot and humid, and stuffy, and the summer of Rongcheng can be called one of the furnace cities in the country.

Lin Fan's studio was air-conditioned, and he was standing in front of the window of the studio on the second floor, quietly looking at the sky outside the window.

The stars dimmed tonight, and his deep pupils shone with an inexplicable light.

Behind him, there was a drawing board, on which hung a sketch of a teenager in his mid-teens.

Sandwiched between the frame of the drawing board is a photograph of a somewhat old and yellowed boy of three or four years old, very similar to the boy in the sketch next to him.

Buzz –

Buzz –

Buzz –

The mobile phone on the table rang suddenly,

Lin Fan turned around and picked up his mobile phone, looked at the caller ID, and it was Chen Xu calling.

Lin Fan casually answered the phone and put it to his ear.

"Hey, Xiaofan," Chen Xu's voice came from the phone.

"Hmm," Lin Fan replied.

"Are you free now?" Chen Xu asked.

"Yes."

"Okay, I need you to do me a favor."

"You say."

"Remember what you told me about the analogue again? I've got a tricky case here that needs your mock-up. ”

"Okay."

"The scene may be a little hard for you to accept......"

"I'll go right over."

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the office building of the criminal police team."

"Hmm."

Toot –

The phone hangs up,

No one wants to be friends with him since he was a child, and Chen Xu takes care of himself everywhere, standing beside him, not so much as being small, but like an elder brother, although he is indeed older than himself, but Lin Fan has never called him brother.

It is extremely rare for Chen Xu to take the initiative to ask for help like today, Lin Fan agreed without any hesitation, and there is no need to say much about the relationship between the two.

Lin Fan opened the mobile phone taxi software and called a car,

Then turn off the lights on the second floor and go downstairs.

At the corner of the stairs is a counter with a computer and cash register, and next to the computer, two cats are crawling.

One is snow-white, the other is jet-black, without a trace of variegation, one black and one white, very cute.

Seeing Lin Fan's figure walking down the stairs, the two cats raised their heads and looked at Lin Fan, and then,

"Meow~"

Whispered, as if to say hello.

The two of them suddenly appeared at the door of Lin Fan's first floor one day two years ago, they didn't know where they came from, and they refused to leave, Lin Fan had a sense of intimacy that came from nowhere when he saw them, so he adopted them in the store.

He also gave names to two cats, the white cat called 7-up and the black cat called Coke.

As for why the white cat is not called Sprite, it is because joy and happiness are more compatible, and Lin Fan hopes that the wandering ones can be safe and happy from now on.

On weekdays, it is also leisurely to pet the cat to read books and engage in creation, and it is an ideal life.

Lin Fan stepped forward and stood next to the cabinet and touched their heads, and the two cats showed expressions of enjoyment.

The decoration of the first floor is a little different,

It was like a lounge, with rows of bookshelves, a sofa and a coffee table, tables and chairs, and a wall near the door with two thick transparent glasses, curtains, and two couches underneath, which could be used to sit and read.

Leisure reading and drinking tea, everything is available, and it also comes with its own kitchen.

Thanks to Lin Fan's single-handed painting skills, he managed to support the rent of the two-story house and various expenses.

In the hall, Aunt Meng is mopping the floor, she is an employee hired by Lin Fan, responsible for the sanitation and hospitality on the first floor, she has been doing it here for two or three years, and she is not only an employee in the store, but also Lin Fan's elders in life.

Seeing Lin Fan walking down, Aunt Meng said hello,

"Xiao Fan."

"Well, Aunt Meng, you go back first, I have something to go out, don't be busy."

"Hey, okay, I'll go back after mopping this land, you can get busy, come back early, don't forget to bring the key." Aunt Meng advised.

"yes, okay."

Lin Fan went out,

As soon as I pushed the door open, a wave of heat suddenly hit, and the air immediately became dull.

"Hoo ......"

It's hot.

Lin Fan walked to the intersection of the alley, and it just so happened that the taxi had also arrived.

Lin Fan opened the rear car door and sat in, closed the door casually, and was silent all the way.

Not long after, the taxi arrived at the office building of the criminal police team, Lin Fan got out of the car and paid the money, and walked towards the office building.

The Municipal Criminal Investigation Corps in Rongcheng is independent of the Public Security Bureau, and coordinates and manages the criminal investigation work of the entire city, analyzing and researching criminal offenses. The responsibility of organizing and coordinating the investigation of ordinary, major, and extraordinarily serious criminal cases is heavy.

It didn't take long for Lin Fan to see Chen Xu standing at the gate of the office building.

Finding that Lin Fan was coming, Chen Xu smiled, beckoned, and quickly stepped forward to greet Lin Fan.

"Isn't it hot waiting outside the station?" Lin Fan asked.

"Hey, I didn't stand outside for long, and the air conditioner blew out for a long time to breathe in the fresh air."

Chen Xu didn't care, walked on Lin Fan's right, reached out and patted Lin Fan's shoulder, and reminded again,

"I'm going to trouble you, but the scene may make you unbearable, you have a number in your heart."

"Hmm."

The two walked into the office building side by side,

"Would you like to take a break?" Chen Xu asked.

"No, you don't."

"That's good."

After that, Chen Xu took Lin Fan to the door of the forensic office.

Before opening the door, Chen Xu looked into Lin Fan's eyes again and gave him an inquiring look.

Lin Fan nodded,

Chen Xu then opened the door of the forensic office.

In the forensic room, Shen Yue and her assistant were busy, and when they saw Chen Xu open the door and come in, they stopped their work to say hello.

"Team Chen."

"Team Chen."

"Hmm." Chen Xu entered the door, followed by Lin Fan.

"Forensic Doctor Shen, let me introduce to you, this is what I mentioned to you before, Lin Fan, Lin Painter, has assisted our colleagues in the public security department to investigate the case of missing children."

Shen Yue looked at the man behind Chen Xu, with slightly curly hair, a handsome face, and a pair of deep eyes, this was her first feeling, very young and good-looking, just like Team Chen next to her.

"Hello, Lin Painter, Jiu Yang." Shen Yue looked at the man in front of her and nodded, saying hello.

"Hello," Lin Fan also nodded slightly to Shen Yue.

"Don't say much, Forensic Doctor Shen, take that out," Chen Xu said.

"Okay, Xiao Zhang." Shen Yue looked at her assistant.

"Okay, Forensic Doctor Shen." The assistant then turned around, walked to the freezer next to him, took out a transparent plastic box covered with a white cloth on it, and moved it to the work table.

A faint stench wafted in, and Lin Fan subconsciously frowned.

Seeing him move with a little difficulty, visually inspecting the size of the box and then thinking about the purpose of it, Lin Fan probably had an answer to the contents of the box.

and Chen Xu took a few steps forward and walked to the work table.

Chen Xu stood half a body in front of Lin Fan slightly, turned his head to look at Lin Fan, then turned his head to look at the little assistant, and nodded.

"Hmm."

The assistant then lifted the white cloth covering the box, and a human head came into view.

The yellow hair was glued together by brown dry and charred blood, the skin was dry and shriveled, the face was full of scars, one eye was closed and the other was slightly open, the eye socket was sunken, the nose had been cut off, and a few teeth were out, the face was hideous, highly rotten, and the stench still emanated even when it was just taken out of the freezer.

Lin Fan, who was standing next to him, suddenly felt a foul smell coming from the surface, and his slightly furrowed brows immediately deepened, the picture in front of him was indeed quite miserable, and Lin Fan immediately stretched out his hand to cover his nose.

Chen Xu turned his head to look at Lin Fan, with apologies and inquiries in his eyes.

Lin Fan also looked at Chen Xu in front of him,

Under the four eyes, Lin Fan's deep eyes contained complex emotions, simplifying the complex, which probably means,

No way.

Then he asked,

"Is there any smoke?"

"Huh? Ah, oh, there is. ”

Chen Xu was a little stunned, then reached out and touched his pocket, took out the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, and handed it to Lin Fan with a lighter.

Lin Fan stretched out his hand to take the lighter and cigarette, turned around and went out.

Shen Yue and the little assistant next to him looked at Chen Xu a little blankly,

What do you mean?

Seeing the two of them looking at him, Chen Xu replied, "Wait, put it away first, he will come in later." ”

Chen Xu knows Lin Fan's character very well, and he said that if he would help him, he would definitely not retreat halfway, but the current scene is indeed quite unacceptable.

"Okay, Team Chen."

"I'll go out for a while, too."

"Well, okay," Shen Yue covered the box.

Chen Xu turned around and walked out of the forensic office and walked towards the gate of the office building.

When he went out of the gate, he saw Lin Fan standing quietly at the door smoking a cigarette, and the smoke was filled.

Lin Fan returned the lighter to Chen Xu, and Chen Xu also took out a cigarette and lit it.

Chen Xu took a hard breath,

"Whew-"

Smoke comes out of the mouth and nose,

Chen Xu remembered that from when he was a child in the orphanage to before graduating from college, Lin Fan never smoked, or rather, he hated smoking, very hateful.

I haven't seen him for a few years, he's changed a lot,

When we met half a year ago, I was surprised by his changes, of course, he was not the same, at least, everyone was more mature.

Lin Fan is not as withdrawn as before, this is a good thing, his younger brother and younger brother finally don't have to worry about himself as before, it's good.

"Actually, you don't have to force it, Xiao Fan," Chen Xu said as he looked at Lin Fan.

Chen Xu knew that Lin Fan was very stubborn, quite stubborn. But I still don't want him to have a bad memory because of this incident.

"It's okay," Lin Fan said lightly, "You can drink next time." ”

"Haha," Chen Xu took another puff of cigarette, "What you said, don't say it once, ten times is fine!" ”

"That's the best," Lin Fan continued, "so you don't have to come to my store to eat and drink." ”

"Hey, hey, hey!" Chen Xu scratched his head and smiled, "Who are the two of us, are you embarrassed to accept the money I give you?" ”

Lin Fan smiled, and his brows furrowed from the scene he had seen in the forensic office just now also calmed down.

Both of them didn't care, they both knew that it was just a joke, they should eat and drink or eat and drink, eating is a common hobby of the two people, when they were children, Chen Xu took Lin Fan to eat, and now Chen Xu goes to Lin Fan to eat and drink.

After speaking,

The two of them extinguished their cigarettes and threw them in the trash, turned around and walked into the office building.

Opening the door of the forensic office, Shen Yue and her assistant were still busy.

Lin Fan walked to the work desk, and the things were still there, covered with a white cloth.

Looking at the box in front of him, Lin Fan said,

"I need separate time and space."

Shen Yue and the little assistant looked at each other, and Chen Xu answered,

"Forensic Doctor Shen, you guys go out and rest for a while first, and give him a little time."

"Okay Team Chen." The two then took off their gloves and masks and walked out of the forensic office.

"I'll be with you, right?" Chen Xu asked Lin Fan.

"Okay."

Immediately, Lin Fan took out a new pair of gloves from the cabinet next to him and put them on, picked up two disposable medical surgical masks, and handed one of them to Chen Xu.

Chen Xu originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking for a while, he reached out and took it, put it on his face, and walked aside.

Lin Fan also put on a mask, reached out and lifted the white cloth on the lid, and a terrifying picture appeared in front of him again, even through the mask, he could vaguely smell a little stench.

He let out a long breath, took out the sketchbook and pen in his pocket, and carefully examined the head in front of him.

Little by little, around the work table, carefully observe from all directions.

Slowly, Lin Fan walked to the position with his back to Chen Xu and stopped.

Looking at the mutilated head in front of him,

Lin Fan's eyes narrowed slightly,

The two pitch-black pupils suddenly became deeper,

Under the white light,

There seemed to be a black mist in his eyes......

......