On weekends, Xiayang City is very lively, and the streets are crowded with people. The afternoon sun lazily spills onto the streets, cloning the surrounding landscape with a golden hue.

Ye Yu bathed in the warm sunlight, breathed in the air without the smell of potions, and felt that his vitality gradually returned to his body. Maybe it's because he's been locked up for too long, but in his eyes, even the ordinary scenery is extremely pleasant—of course, the most eye-catching scenery is the pretty girl next to him.

Ye Yu secretly glanced at Xiao Yan on the side. Xiao Yan on her day off did not wear that black uniform, but changed into an aqua blue chiffon dress; The light skirt ripples in the breeze, and the fair-skinned and graceful legs appear and disappear in the tulle; Although he only applied light makeup, his delicate facial features and fresh and refined temperament were enough to earn enough heads, and Ye Yu could even feel the envious gazes of passers-by.

This...... Is it dating? Ye Yu was a little thoughtful.

"How about going for a walk over there?" Xiao Yan pointed to the large shopping mall on the side, with an innocent and cute smile.

"Ah...... Okay, it's all up to you. Ye Yu came back to his senses and looked in the direction Xiao Yan was pointing.

Shopping malls? Sure enough, it's a place that women like. Ye Yu sighed silently in his heart, and followed Xiao Yan in.

As soon as he entered the door, a mixed smell of perfume from all sides hit Ye Yu, making the latter a little dizzy for a while, and he couldn't help frowning.

"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Yan noticed Ye Yu's expression and asked softly.

"It's nothing, it's just the smell of perfume...... A little unaccustomed. Ye Yu covered his nose, a little embarrassed.

"Haha, it seems that you don't come to this kind of place often, the first floor of the general shopping mall is a cosmetics and perfume counter, so the smell will be more miscellaneous." Xiao Yan said with a smile.

So that's it...... By the way, speaking of perfume scents......

Ye Yu suddenly remembered the familiar smell of men's perfume he smelled when he scuffled with the man in the trench coat in the bungalow, could this also be a clue?

Thinking of this, Ye Yu had a faint idea in his heart, so he asked, "Xiao Yan, are you familiar with men's perfumes?" ”

"Okay, what's wrong? Do you want to buy perfume? Xiao Yan flashed her big bright eyes and looked at Ye Yu.

"No, it's not." Ye Yu explained, "But I thought of a clue that I might have missed before, maybe it could help us find the trench coat killer." ”

"Really?" Xiao Yan was surprised.

Ye Yu nodded. "But...... I need your help. ”

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"Try this." Xiao Yan picked up a bottle of perfume, sprayed it lightly on the test strip, shook it off, and handed it to Ye Yu.

"Hmm...... No. Ye Yu put down the test strip and shook his head.

"What about this?" Xiao Yan handed over another one.

Ye Yu put the test strip close to his nose and carefully distinguished, showing a negative look on his face again.

"It's not this either." Ye Yu sighed.

According to Ye Yu's previous two contact experiences with the murderer, the man in the trench coat seems to be accustomed to using a perfume, and Ye Yu has been exposed to this perfume before, so it feels so familiar. Ye Yu was keenly aware that this clue might become the key to unlocking the true face of the man in the trench coat, so he asked Xiao Yan to accompany him to identify them one by one at the men's perfume counters in the mall, trying to find out the kind of perfume that the murderer was used to.

It's just that the two of them went to all the shopping malls around and tried all kinds of men's perfumes, but they didn't seem to find the smell in Ye Yu's memory.

"Ye Yu, we have tried almost all the male fragrance models on the market, haven't you found the one used by the murderer?" Xiao Yan sat on the rest chair in the mall, his face a little tired.

"Not really." Ye Yu shook his head, with a regretful expression on his face.

"Will it ...... Are you mistaken? ”

"No, the smell of this perfume is very special, if I smell it, I will immediately recognize it." Ye Yu said categorically.

"If none of the ones on the market are there, then the only ones left may be foreign perfume models that have not yet been launched in China." Xiao Yan speculated.

Indeed, there is only this possibility. Ye Yu pondered.

However, if this perfume is not the kind of road goods that can be seen everywhere, then in terms of probability, the possibility of meeting two people at the same time using this rare men's perfume is actually very small...... Is the trench coat someone he has known or been in contact with before?

Having said that, as a journalist before, I have been in contact with a lot of people, and there are not a few people who can use men's perfume, so I can't be sure which one of them is.

After thinking about it for a long time, Ye Yu still didn't have an answer, so he decided not to dwell on it anymore, and to tell Lou Yue the existing conclusion first, which would be more or less helpful in finding the murderer.

Judging from the existing clues, the man in the trench coat may be accustomed to a men's perfume that is not available in the domestic market, so it can be inferred that this person should pay more attention to the image, and have a certain economic foundation, and should be a white-collar worker and above in society. In addition, he may be someone I have been in contact with in my life or work before, and it can be checked from my network. Ye Yu inferred. Xiao Yan, I think this clue is still valuable, please inform the director as soon as possible. ”

Xiao Yan nodded seriously, then took out his mobile phone and informed Lou Yue of Ye Yu's speculation.

"The director says he knows." Xiao Yan hung up the phone and looked at Ye Yu happily. "He thinks this clue is very useful."

"That's great." Ye Yu smiled with relief, but then he thought of something, and asked a little uneasily: "By the way, Lord Director, he didn't blame me for going out without permission, right?" ”

"I said that I was here~" Xiao Yan blinked, "He just takes care of us and goes back early, don't worry." ”

"That's good." Ye Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and his gaze inadvertently swept to Xiao Yan's red and swollen heels.

"Your feet ......"

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, I haven't been shopping for a long time, and my shoes are a little rubbing." Xiao Yan smiled and rubbed his heels.

Ye Yu frowned slightly, and said to Xiao Yan, "You wait for me here." Then he ran away as fast as he could.

Xiao Yan looked at Ye Yu's figure with a puzzled expression.

After a while, Ye Yu came back with a pack of Band-Aids in his hand.

"Come, take off your shoes." Ye Yu squatted down in front of Xiao Yan, as if he was going to help her bandage.

"Ah, I'll just do it myself, don't bother you." Xiao Yan blushed and hurriedly waved his hand.

"It's okay, you can sit down, it's just a small thing." Ye Yu said as he took out two band-aids from the packaging bag, skillfully tore open the package, gently picked up Xiao Yan's ankle, and put the band-aid on the red and swollen part of his heel.

"Thank you so much." Xiao Yan looked at Ye Yu's serious face, and his eyes flowed.

"I should thank you, I've worked hard for you today." After dealing with the two heels, Ye Yu stood up and looked at Xiao Yan with a smile. "Actually, I used to have some band-aids in my bag in case I needed them, and as a reporter, I would inevitably bump into the news when I grabbed the news, and sometimes I would be beaten up if I ran into something unreasonable."

"Gee, that was not easy." Xiao Yan's eyes seemed to flash a trace of distress.

"It's okay, I'm used to it. Besides, it's also a job that I love, and it's worth it no matter how hard it is. Ye Yu shook his head, looking unconcerned.

"You...... Do you enjoy being a journalist? ”

"yes, that's been my dream for a long time. When I first joined the H Group and became an official reporter, I was excited for a long time, and everything I did at that time was like being beaten with chicken blood. Ye Yu cast his gaze into the distance, his eyes lit up slightly, and he seemed to have returned to the previous days of rushing and fulfillment.

"It's a pity that that happened later...... That's fate, haha. Ye Yu's eyes gradually dimmed, and he pretended to smile bitterly, but he couldn't hide the loneliness on his face.

Xiao Yan watched Ye Yu's expression change, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and the two fell into a short silence.

"I've figured it out, though." In the end, it was Ye Yu who broke the deadlock, "If you come, you will be safe, since I am now an investigator of the Special Affairs Investigation Bureau, then do my own thing, as for the future...... Then we'll talk about that later. ”

"That'...... If this matter is solved and the murderer is caught, what are your next plans? Xiao Yan looked at Ye Yu and cautiously tentatively said.

"If the murderer is caught and I'm safe, then I should still go back to being a reporter, right?" Ye Yu thought for a while and said, "When I joined the company before, the director also promised to let me go. ”

"Sure enough......." Xiao Yan's expression seemed to show a little loss, but then he regained a gentle smile. "Don't worry, we will definitely catch the murderer as soon as possible, so that you can go back to doing what you like."

"Well, I hope so." Ye Yu smiled and glanced at his watch by the way. "It's not too early, I see you're tired too, let's go back after we rest, right?"

"It's okay, I'm pretty much rested." Xiao Yan got up and tried to take two steps, and found that his heel was much better after processing, "Let's go back~"

The figures of Ye Yu and Xiao Yan gradually disappeared into the crowd, and in a hidden corner, a pair of cold eyes stared at the backs of the two, sneered lightly, and then quietly disappeared into the darkness.

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"Looks like I've got good news." Sister Mu looked at Lou Yue's expression and smiled meaningfully.

"Sort of." Lou Yue hung up the phone and turned around. "Xiao Yan and Ye Yu have found some clues over there, which seem to confirm your speculation."

As he spoke, Lou Yue moved his gaze back to the projection screen, only to see two photos projected on the screen. One of them is Chen Yan's mistress Li Li, who was killed in the apartment bombing before; The other is a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a gentle temperament.

"Wu Xuebing, male, 43 years old, secretary to the president of Group H, has been missing since the end of April this year." Sister Mu introduced the middle-aged man's information, "As mentioned in the document I gave you a while ago, we found out that Li Li does have a secret lover, but their underground work is very secretive, and we have not been able to confirm the identity of this secret lover until ...... We found something. ”

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Author's Note:

Some of the previously buried clues are going to start in the next few chapters.,In fact, the framework has already been set up.,Just waiting to fill in the content~I'll arrange the most reasonable ending.,Stay tuned~.