Leaving Wang Datian's house, Gu Song and Luo Fan found a nearby coffee tube and sat down.

Luo Fan took out his tablet, opened an Excel spreadsheet and handed it to Gu Song and said, "This is the list of suspects I compiled based on Jiang Peiyao's chat records and reward records, and almost all the fans who have contact with her privately are on it." ”

"Yo, there are quite a few people." Gu Song swiped the screen with his finger and skimmed it roughly from beginning to end, and suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was a little heavier. "Do you think the doctor Jiang Peiyao knows is on this list?"

"There is this possibility, but the premise is that Wang Xiaoli's words are true and credible."

"What do you think? Is Wang Xiaoli telling the truth? ”

"He is timid, cowardly, simple-minded, and has no ability to commit crimes independently. And judging by his performance, he should have nothing to do with it, so his words are very credible. It's just ......"

"You're worried that his father is lying to us?"

"It's hard for me to say, after all, he has the conditions and motives to commit the crime, and it's too early to conclude that he is completely innocent."

"Anyway, the doctor's clue is worth looking into." Gu Song took a sip of coffee and said thoughtfully, "I think Wang Datian won't do stupid things for the 80,000 yuan, if the crime is exposed, he is sentenced to life imprisonment or death, won't Wang Xiaoli become an orphan?" He worked hard to earn money to support his family, raised his son alone, thought about his son in everything, and should consider the consequences when doing things. ”

"It stands to reason that this should be the case, but there are times when people are confused. What if he was lucky and thought we wouldn't be able to find him? But then again......" Luo Fan pointed to the tablet in Gu Song's hand, "What we have to do now is to sort out this list carefully, maybe we can get something." ”

R University of Municipal Law, on lunch break.

After the last class of the morning, An Ziyang's stomach was already rumbling with hunger. He has been losing weight lately and can only eat a few bites a little more at this meal at noon. Seeing Xia Jinyu loading things into his schoolbag unhurriedly and not in a hurry at all, An Ziyang urged him impatiently: "Boss, don't you rub it in?" I'm dying of hunger. ”

"Huh?" Xia Jinyu suddenly reacted and said to An Ziyang apologetically, "I forgot to tell you that I made an appointment at noon, so you can go by yourself." ”

"Who did you date?" An Ziyang asked with a surprised face, "Is it more important than supervising me to lose weight?" Since An Ziyang made up his mind to lose weight, as his roommate and best friend, Xia Jinyu has always been strict with him. Not only do I supervise his diet, I run with him in the morning, and I take him to the gym every week. After more than a month, An Ziyang's weight has changed very little, but Xia Jinyu's figure is getting better and better, and he looks more handsome and straight than before.

"I made an appointment with Mr. Huo to talk about something."

"Oh." An Ziyang showed an expression that I understood, "Hehe" laughed twice, "Then I won't be a light bulb, you can have a good chat." After speaking, An Ziyang picked up his schoolbag and walked out of the crowd with a quick movement.

Xia Jinyu packed up his things and walked towards the faculty cafeteria alone. Halfway through, he heard someone calling him across the road, and it was his brother Xia Shi who followed the reputation. He waved at the other man and walked briskly. "How? Did this morning's survey yield anything? He knew that his brother had come to the University of Political Science and Law to investigate the factory cremation case, and he was the one who first suspected the identity of the victim and asked his classmates to go to the city bureau to report to the police.

"It's not much of a gain." Xia Shi replied without concealment, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

When they came to the cafeteria, Huo Yan had already ordered a meal and was waiting for them. There was such a big thing in the school, and of course Huo Yan was very concerned about it. As soon as she saw Xia Shi, she couldn't wait to ask the same question as Xia Jinyu.

Xia Shi spread his hands helplessly and sat on the chair opposite Huo Yan, while Xia Jinyu sat next to him.

"Actually, I asked the two of you to meet today not for the sake of the case, but because I wanted to come and have a meal and chat together."

"Huh? So what do you call me this light bulb for? Xia Jinyu thought that his brother was going to find him to help solve the case, and he was still excited after answering the phone, but now when he heard Xia Shi say this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

"If you don't want to, you can go back." Huo Yan looked at Xia Jinyu half-jokingly and said, after waiting for a few seconds to see that the other party had no intention of leaving, she put away her smile and said to Xia Shi seriously, "I don't know if I'm thinking too much, I always can't help but link Jiang Peiyao's disappearance with this case." The two girls are both in their early twenties, clean and beautiful, living alone in a rented house, and the time of the accident is very close to ......"

"It's not just you, I've thought about it too." Xia Shi raised the same concern, "Ji Lan's whereabouts are unknown on October 17, and Jiang Peiyao disappeared on the night of October 15. If she was also killed, it is likely that we have not found her body yet. Unfortunately, however, we do not have any basis for merging the cases at this time, and we cannot rely on the speculation of just the two of us to influence the investigation of the entire task force. ”

"Then you ask Brother Gu Song's opinion, isn't he helping you investigate that matter?" Xia Jinyu interjected while eating vegetables.

"Yes, is there any progress on Officer Gu's side?" Huo Yan showed a worried expression and said, "Xinyue is very worried about her sister's safety, saying that if she can't find her sister, she won't go back to her hometown. ”

"What about the seven-day deadline that I said before?"

Huo Yan smiled bitterly and shook her head, "She wants to regret it, but I can't resist her." ”

"Alas......" Xia Shi sighed helplessly, and then comforted Huo Yan again, "Don't worry, Gu Song will definitely be able to find Jiang Peiyao's whereabouts within seven days, I believe him." ”

"I believe him too, I'm just worried that he won't be able to run before and after running alone."

"Who said he was alone? The guy got himself an assistant, and he seemed to be quite reliable. ”

"Assistant?"

"Well, it is said that he is a suspense novelist, and he recently wrote a book called "Annihilation", which sold very well."

"Brother, I know that book." Xia Jinyu interjected again, "An Ziyang has always recommended it to me, saying that it is based on a real case. I probably flipped through it, and I felt that the writing was okay, a bit like documentary literature, quite professional, but the writing was average. ”

"Is that okay?" Huo Yan looked at Xia Shi with suspicious eyes, and asked worriedly, "Writing a novel is just talking on paper, is it really reliable for him to solve the case?" ”

Xia Shi replied with a smile: "I asked Gu Song like this at the beginning. But the man used to be a police officer, and he did a trace check, and he had two brushes in his hand. ”

After eating, Xia Shi planned to go to Ji Lan's rented house to see the situation. Huo Yan and Xia Jinyu also wanted to go together, and Xia Shi had no reason to refuse them, so they got into their own cars.

Ji Lan's accommodation is very close to the school, about ten minutes by car. Because of the proximity to the wetland scenic spot, the surrounding environment is comfortable and comfortable, and there are many buildings that have been built or are under construction in the vicinity, but the occupancy rate is relatively low, which seems a little desolate.

In the summer, the car was parked in the underground garage of the community, and the three of them took the elevator to room 2702 together.

Colleagues in the technical department have conducted a thorough investigation of Ji Lan's home, and have not found any information related to Ji Lan's murder. There was no trace of outsiders entering the room, Ji Lan's belongings were all there, and there were unfinished fruits and snacks on the table. Just like Liu Tong said, Ji Lan's review notes stayed on October 17th, and she insisted on taking notes every day before, so the time when Ji Lan disappeared was October 17th, which should be more certain.

Due to the severity of the damage to the body, the medical examiner could not deduce the exact time of death, but it probably matched the time of Ji Lan's disappearance. In other words, not long after Ji Lan's disappearance, he was killed and dumped.

"Team Xia, do you think that Ji Lan's situation is very similar to Jiang Peiyao?" After walking around the room, Huo Yan became more determined in her thoughts.

"There are similarities." Xia Shi replied noncommittally, and then explained, "But there is a difference between the two of them. Jiang Peiyao received a suspicious phone call before her disappearance, and she seemed to have an appointment with someone. But Ji Lan has never received such a call, and there is no evidence that she was going to meet with anyone before she disappeared. ”

"What if they make an appointment to meet in advance? It's also possible that they're in contact in other ways, but you haven't found out yet. ”

"You say that as if you recognize that two things are connected."

"Don't you think so?" Huo Yan asked rhetorically.

Xia Shi was about to say that the police can't just rely on intuition when handling cases, but also have to talk about evidence, when the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang. "It's Gu Song." Xia Shi glanced at Huo Yan and immediately picked up the phone.

"Hey, is it convenient for you to talk?"

"Convenient, you say."

"I think you should file a case for investigation of Jiang Peiyao's disappearance as soon as possible, and you can try to investigate it together with the factory cremation case."

"Merger?" Hearing that Gu Song also had the same idea, Xia Shi knew that the other party must have discovered something. "On the basis?"

"Anesthetic."