The bureau seat turned pale and said solemnly:

"You go to the Seventh Section of the Serious Case to take office, the office has been arranged, on the third floor, there is an assistant named Heshida, who will give you a detailed introduction to the case, go and take office."

"Yes." Richard saluted and turned to go out.

In the director's office, the bureau seat is sitting in front of the executive desk reading documents.

Director Huffman pushed the door and walked in, "Bureau, the autopsy report of Bai Chrysanthemum has been completed, I have cleaned it up, please take a look." ”

The bureau took the file bag from behind the executive desk, took out the photo and looked at it, then took out the report and read it again.

The bureau seat approvingly: "Well, that's good, it's seamless." ”

Huffman put down a pile of newspapers on the table, "The fire in the newspaper is getting more and more fierce, and the Criminal Investigation Bureau and our police department have become the target of public criticism." ”

The bureau flipped through the newspaper in disgust and thought for a moment, "I have appointed Section Chief Richard to solve the case." ”

"Oh, Richard, is he okay?"

"Why not, he just made a great contribution, this kind of small case, he hasn't been able to catch it."

Huffman smiled slyly: "I know this, but the question is, what if he really solves the case?" ”

The bureau stared at Huffman and said, "Broken? Is it that easy? We have done so many tricks, laid so many traps, and set up so many false evidence, I estimate that he will not be able to solve the case even if he invites the immortals. ”

"Okay, even if he can't break it, what are you going to do with him?"

"If the case can't be solved, the charge of the Criminal Investigation Bureau's ineffective handling of the case will fall on his head, and won't our pressure be reduced? Isn't the public's attention shifting? ”

"Ahh The bureau is smart. The superintendent turned and walked to the door.

"Slow!" Huffman turned back, and the bureau said in a commanding tone: "The white chrysanthemum should be buried as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night and cause another accident." ”

"Yes!" Huffman saluted and hurried away.

Office of the Seventh Division of Serious Crimes.

Richard proudly put on his new criminal investigation uniform, pinned his chest badge, and padded shoulder pads, so structured that he subconsciously straightened his chest and stomach.

He Shida hurriedly straightened the big cylindrical cap and the metal number plate on the collar, and praised: "Yes, like that, Inspector Li, this uniform seems to fit as if it was tailor-made for you." ”

"Old He, you're from Poseidonia, aren't you?" Richard asked, surveying the room.

"Yes, I was admitted to the police force in 32, starting as an interpreter, then as a detective, and now as a deputy inspector."

Richard quipped, "I hope I didn't interfere with your path to promotion." ”

He Shida smiled, "Where, Inspector Li, you are so polite, I am deeply honored to be your assistant." ”

"Don't call me section chief in the future, just call me detective."

"Okay, Inspector Lee."

Richard looked around his office, where the Huanghuali Taipan desk was in the middle, and against the wall was a row of tall Western-style bookcases, and on the wall were two maps, one of which was: a new map of the city of Poseidonia; The other is: the latest map of the city of Poseidonia.

Richard seemed to find his senses and happily sat down in the leather swivel chair.

"This is the entire file of the 'White Chrysanthemum Case'." Holsta placed a large cardboard box on Richard's desk.

Richard froze, flipped through the file, took out a few files, and began to browse.

There are two photos of women. The woman in the photograph is about twenty-five or sixteen years old, one is wearing a silk dress and smiling like a flower, and the other is wearing a dress with her hair curled in a high bun, looking mature and capable, but also dignified and generous.

Richard asked, "Greeks?" ”

Holsta replied, "Yes." White chrysanthemum is her Greek name. Five years ago, he graduated from the Greek School of Foreign Languages, majoring in International Law. After graduating, he came to the city of Posedonia and worked as a secretary in a foreign firm. Because she can speak fluent Porchia, is proficient in international law, is beautiful, and is good at communicating, she met our bureau five years ago, and was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Bureau as the third secretary, and a year later was promoted to the first secretary. ”

"Oh, a year later? Was she murdered while in office? Richard's sharp gaze was fixed on Horsta.

"Yes, she died three days ago, and according to all the evidence, suicide and homicide are both possible, and it cannot be determined that it is murder. But the cause of death is unknown, the clues are scattered, and there are many suspicions. Horsta explained.

"Uh, is there an autopsy report?"

"Yes, very detailed and professional. It was done by the Police Identification Office. Holsta put the report in front of Richard.

Richard flipped through the report and photos with one hand, "Can the crime scene be determined?" ”

He Shida replied: "The body was found in the Meifen River, just under the Duxian Bridge, when several boat people found the floating female corpse, someone reported the case, the bureau and the director immediately rushed to the scene, and people immediately recognized the deceased as Bai Chrysanthemum." ”

"Oh, dead in the Mefin River? The Mefin River? Could it be that it was the first scene of the crime? Richard tapped his finger on the door of his head, flipping through the pictures of the dead one by one. Pick up the autopsy report again.

Richard read out the autopsy report softly: "The deceased was White Chrysanthemum, female, twenty-five years old. There was coagulated black blood on the deceased's face, some of which came out of his mouth. The deceased had foam in his mouth, which should have been drowned. From the comparison of the large amount of water in the deceased's lungs with the water quality in the Meffen River, plankton and mineral identification confirmed that the water in the deceased's lungs was the water of the Mefen River. There was no discoloration of the cells and tissues on the deceased's body, and there were no bruises or nail marks on the throat, but they were bluish-purple. The deceased suffered multiple abrasions on his right wrist and entire back, especially on his shoulder blades. No liquids such as alcohol were found in the stomach of the deceased, and no food residue was found. The deceased was not sexually assaulted during his lifetime, and was not found in **, but confirmed to have been subjected to cruel violence. ”

Richard looked up from the report, "There are so many contradictions in this, huh?" He thought for a while and asked, "Lao He, can you tell me more specifically, from the case to the present, what work has the Criminal Investigation Bureau done in the past week?" ”

He Shida explained: "Well, of course, the Criminal Investigation Bureau attaches great importance to this case, and Director Huffman personally took charge of it and made every effort to solve it. Several case analysis meetings were held, and the issue of suicide or homicide was debated for a long time. In addition, some investigations and interrogations were still done to the outside world, but no one was able to provide accurate clues about the crime, and later, several suspects were arrested, but they all had to be released because there was no evidence. ”

"Released?" A mist rose in Richard's eyes, "So, there is no one in the know?" Does this mean that there is a problem with the direction of the investigation of the case? ”

He Shida scratched the back of his head and said: "Well, someone has proposed three detection directions, one is the relatives and friends of the deceased, the second is the close relationship of the deceased, and the third is the thug, but the investigation has not been carried out yet." ”

Richard nodded and said, "Well, there should be no problem with this idea. Have the relatives and friends of the deceased been found, and what do they say? ”

"She has two relatives, one is her biological father, the president of the Uruk trading company, named Uruk, who opened a Greek department store on Neon Road, but the old guy has a bad attitude, he is vicious, he hates the Posei, and the inspectors dare not see him." ”

"Well, Uruk? Do you have details for this person? Richard jotted down the name in his notebook.

"Yes, but it's simple, this is." He pulled out a document and put it on Richard's desk.

Richard flipped through the information, made another note in his notebook, looked up and asked, "What about the other one?" ”

"There is also her cousin, named Hui Lixiang, who is the female director of the news department of the "News".

"Megumi Licka? You mean cousin? ”

"Yes. Their backgrounds are very complicated, and it is not clear for a while. ”

Richard jotted down the words "Hui Lixiang" in his notebook.

Richard said, "Well, it doesn't matter, it will be clear. Let's talk about the second direction of detection. ”

"The second direction is to find those who are close to the deceased, and there is no progress in this regard. Because, after Bai Chrysanthemum came to Posedonia from Greece, she entered the Criminal Investigation Bureau as a third-class secretary that year, and she usually worked hard, never fell in love, and never had a boyfriend. If you want to talk about those who are close, I'm afraid that only their top boss is in the seat. And how could the bureau be the murderer, so the second direction of detection was basically abandoned. ”

"Gave up?" Richard pondered for a moment and muttered, "How can the bureau be a murderer?" ”

He pondered again and again, and then asked: "Then the third direction of detection, that is, is it possible that the people of the underworld did it, or it was committed by hooligans and ruffians, and the motive for the crime was kidnapping, extortion, or robbery of property and sex?" ”

"Judging from the little evidence we have so far, the possibility of this is very small. But it cannot be completely ruled out that there are several newspaper articles here, but there is some analysis. Ye pointed to the newspapers in the file.

Several newspapers were put on the table, namely the "News", "Citizen", "Daxizhou Daily", and "Daxiguo Evening News", all of which were the more influential news media in the city of Poseidonia.

The two discussed, analyzed, compared, and pondered.

Richard and Holsta pushed open the door of the Superintendent's Office and walked in together.

When Huffman saw Inspector Li put on his new criminal investigation uniform, his eyes lit up, "Yo, it's like that." Come on, come on, sit down. How is it, Section Chief Li, the facts of the case are almost understood, right? ”

Richard smiled and said, "Just getting started, I can only say that I have a preliminary understanding, and I haven't figured it out yet." ”

Huffman quipped, "You can take your time without entering the door, but you have to run forward when you enter the door." Inspector Lee, you must know that in the city of Poseidonia, public opinion will eat people. ”

He pointed to the pile of newspapers with disdain, "Fortunately, Horsta is a Posedoniatong, what don't you understand, just ask him, otherwise, I will transfer a few more bags from the detective team for you?" ”

Richard said, "No need. Mr. Director, the information shows that Bai Chrysanthemum graduated from a Greek foreign language school, and as far as I know, this school is a school specializing in training spies in Greece. ”