Regarding the night pupil, it is a person who exists in another dimension. No one had ever seen him, nor did he know that he was young and old, tall and short, fat and thin, including Long Xirui, even though he was her most powerful assistant. In her world, he is a unique and mysterious electronic voice that can only be heard but not seen. However, in the virtual space of the Internet, he is the almighty creator, he is the super-powerful savior, and he is the master of his territory. All electrical and network problems are not a problem for him. As a result, he became what she just called a "professional".

Deng Haoran didn't know that a third party was present, so he took Long Xirui's words and said: "Our forensics are very professional, I have a lot of confidence in them, and I hope they can help me as soon as possible." However, as a criminal policeman, you must first learn to wait. ”

"The truth is always worth waiting for."

As soon as the words fell, an electronic voice sounded in her ears: "Don't worry, Xirui, I won't let the truth wait for you for too long." ”

The refreshing evening breeze blew through the half-open car window, and Long Xirui looked at the colorful street scene on the side of the road. At this time, she saw a man hanging a huge picture frame in the window. As she got closer, she saw that it was a close-up of a woman.

"Stop!" She exclaimed suddenly.

Deng Haoran reacted quickly, came to an emergency but smooth brake, and the car just stopped outside the door of a small photo studio. Soon his eyes also spotted the woman in the huge close-up, and she was none other than.

After the man decorated the photo frame, he stood outside the window alone to admire, and couldn't help nodding, with a happy and intoxicated expression on his face, unaware that Long and Deng had come behind him.

"Who is the woman in the picture?" Deng Haoran asked.

The man glanced back at him, with a little disdain in his eyes, but then he saw Long Xirui, his eyes immediately became smart, and he replied, "I don't know, she was caught by me when she passed by my door a few days ago." I thought she was beautiful, so I printed it. "He wears three studs on one ear, his thick lips are brightly colored, and he speaks in a weird way." Looks like you think she's good, don't you? Well, the aesthetic looks, the tall figure, and the outfit — you see, the sequined black top, and the sparkling cake skirt that's popular this year, paired with these beige boots, is the perfect combination of understated and high-profile. If you are on the catwalk, you will definitely be the focus of the spotlight; Even if he walks on the side of the street, Zhou also conveys a beautiful note up and down. It's-beauty! He said with an extremely feminine gesture, but when he saw the calm expressions on the faces of Long and Deng, he said with displeasure, "I hope you can understand what I'm saying." ”

Although Long Xirui didn't like his appearance and body language, she felt that his evaluation of Pixi was quite appropriate. In this photo, Pissi has a melancholy and sad look on her face, although it contrasts greatly with the bright smile in the group photo on her bedroom wall, but it does not detract from her beautiful image in the slightest. It looks like the picture was captured while Pissi was walking, clutching something in her backward hand - a pen! That water-based pen!

She blinked her eyes, and her eyes just collided with Deng Haoran.

"What day was the photo taken?" Deng Haoran asked.

"Oh, I remember! Why are you asking this? ”

"I am ......"

"Her old classmate, who hadn't seen her for many years, couldn't imagine seeing her photo here, so he came over to ask." Long Xirui preemptively said a sentence to prevent Deng Haoran from saying the word "police", she thought that this would be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

"I said it all, I don't remember. However, for the sake of this beauty, let me think about it......" He said as he stared at Long Xirui a few more times. "Oh! It must have been three days ago, because I was so idle that day. ”

"October 23rd?" Deng Haoran asked.

"Yes, yes, and it was noon that day."

"The timing coincides." Long Xirui said, and glanced at Deng Haoran again.

Deng Haoran looked around and saw that the sign of a supermarket not far away read "Every day and every night", which was the name of the supermarket on the shopping list found in Pixi's paper basket.

Long Xirui said "thank you" and walked towards the car on the side of the road with Deng Haoran.

"Beauty, as long as you want, I can take pictures of you for free, your temperament and figure are better than the young lady in the photo! Beauty, you can come to me at any time, for free! …… Belle...... "Mei ......" Gradually, his voice sounded smaller and quieter, and finally disappeared.

"When I saw that picture, I suddenly thought of something." Long Xirui said.

"That day, Pixi bought a pen from the supermarket, and then passed by the door of the demonic man, and he took a photo." Deng Haoran speculated, glanced at her after speaking, and saw that she didn't answer, and continued, "She was not in a good mood at the time, and the unsmiling expression on the photo shows this. He looked at her again, waiting for her reaction.

"We all think that Pissi is a cheerful and smiling person, so when we can't see the smile on her face from the photo, it logically deduces that her smile has been removed from the photo."

"What do you want to say?" Deng Haoran listened a little foggy.

"It wasn't that her smile was removed, because she wasn't smiling at all."

"You mean to say that disappearing video......"

"The reason why we have difficulty finding a logical means of deletion and corresponding suspects may be precisely because the images were never deleted at all."

"Because there was no video recorded at the time!" Deng Haoran suddenly realized and shouted.

"Then it becomes a matter of means or methodology, the murderer seems to be able to manipulate the surveillance equipment, and when he appears, the surveillance fails, and when he leaves, the surveillance is restored. And the question is - how did he do it. ”

"If you lose your horse, you don't know if it's a blessing." He took advantage of the topic to excuse himself, "It seems that this unexpected trip is somewhat unexpected." ”

"But then again, you're not planning to circumnavigate the globe to get me home, are you?"

At this moment, Deng Haoran's mobile phone rang. He held the steering wheel with his left hand and answered the call with his right hand.

Han Xing's loud voice again: "Boss, the forensic people worked overtime overnight and finally got those boxes of videotapes." ”

At the same time, Long Xirui's ears heard the voice of the night pupil. "Ciri, the two of us want to go together. Professionally speaking, the monitoring process consists of the image being captured by the camera, converted into an electrical signal, and then transmitted to the receiving device and backup system through electronic circuits, and finally recorded on the magnetic stripe of the videotape. That is to say, if there is a problem in any link before the magnetic stripe recording, and the image cannot be recorded normally, then the magnetic stripe will be a blank signal when it is played, which will appear as a full screen of snowflake spots. Of course, it is not difficult to destroy the surveillance process, even if it is to destroy four surveillance lines at the same time, the difficulty lies in how the murderer can easily restore the four lines in just a few minutes. I haven't figured this out yet, give me some time. ”

Long Xirui gave a thumbs up in front of the button on her chest.

Deng Haoran hung up the phone at this time and said, "You said it was right!" Han Xing proved that there were results over there, the four video tapes were all new, and the magnetic stripe in it had only been recorded once, that is, that night, and the small magnetic stripe where the snowflake point was broadcast was blank. As for the monitoring equipment, they didn't find anything out of the ordinary. The exact reason for this is unknown. ”

"There was once a philosopher who said that facts are always not what they seem, and this is a very important fact."

"The feeling of seeing flowers in the fog." He turned his head to look at Long Xirui, as if admiring a magical flower blooming. "Sometimes, it's better to close your eyes and try to listen."

So she closed her eyes, more like she was avoiding his gaze.

"Did you hear anything?" He asked.

She smiled and shook her head.

"My stomach is growling!"

She shook her head and opened her eyes, smiling even sweeter.

"It's better to meet by chance, I mean if you don't mind...... It's dinner time. ”

"It seems that I can only say that it is better to be respectful than to obey my fate." She said, looking out the window, "I know there's a nice store around here." ”

It's a small shop called Taste, located in a secluded alley, but it's more romantic than a restaurant and more intimate than a bar.

"I can't imagine that in the hustle and bustle of the city, there is such a paradise-like place." Deng Haoran sighed with a little surprise.

"People defenders like you, who have worked hard and made great achievements, will inevitably be lonely and unheard of sometimes." Long Xirui took the menu brought by the waiter and said, "You must try their housekeeper's ace drink, two gulps of overdrinking." Then she ordered a few more signature dishes.

Deng Haoran looked at the colorful liquid in the goblet, and said timidly: "Hey, the crime of drunk driving is not light, don't you want me to send you back after a while, right?" ”

"Don't worry, it's just a SoftDrink, and drinking it will only make your mind clearer, like your brain being hit by a gold brick wrapped in various fruits."

"Oh, it sounds like a brick has been slapped on the head, so you'll have to be up to the good and see who did it."

His understanding made Long Xirui laugh dumbly. "Guess as you like, remember, think of the name of this shop when you drink it - taste!" She said, holding up her glass, "Here, cheers to our happy cooperation!" ”

"Wait! Cooperate? The cup in Deng Haoran's hand stopped the moment it left the table. If you used the word 'assist' to describe the relationship between you and me, I think I would appreciate it even more. After all, I'm a police officer, and I'm the chief person in charge of the case, and you're a private investigator. ”

Looking at the childish and serious expression on his face, Long Xirui smiled leisurely, but in an instant, it was as sweet as honey in his heart. "Well, you're a little stingy with the royal detective! But don't be nervous, you must be the one who solves the case, I just want the truth. ”

"A gentleman's covenant, a word is spoken, and the horse is difficult to chase."

"OK, boss, you will always be the leader, you will always be the leader." Long Xirui said as she slammed the cup in her hand against the cup that was still on the table.