Luo Li didn't notice Ji Si'an's wandering. She analyzed herself: "If we can find out the previous cases in the Luqiao area, we may be able to gain something by comparing them." ”

"Theoretically, when the murderer starts to commit crimes, he will definitely choose to be in his own psychological safety zone, and he should still be in the Luqiao area......"

"We don't know how to check anything?" Ji Si'an was a little deflated.

"It's not like I don't know anything. You come with me, and I'll take you somewhere. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Li came to her senses, and she pulled Ji Si'an to a rented storage room.

The small house of less than 10 square meters is full of books, and on the wall facing it hangs a hand-drawn map with various notes pasted on it......

"What are you doing here?" Ji Si'an felt like he had come to a private detective agency in a TV series.

Lori pushed the piles of materials to the side to make it easier for them to pass. Ji Si'an followed her to the front of the wall.

"This is the situation I described based on my recollections. Here's a map of the Luqiao area from 10 years ago...... Back then, I got off at Wanshui Station, then Wanshui South Station, and then Luqiao South Station...... Miao Miao's house is on the north side of Luqiao District, and she should get off at Luqiao South Station. If she takes the main road, she needs to walk along the Bay Water Road to the next traffic light intersection and turn right onto the left ladder road. But from what I know of her, it was raining and it was cold, and she must have wanted to get home early...... She would most likely have walked this tree-lined path that day, and then crossed these two alleys...... This route saves 15 minutes of time compared to the main road. ”

Lori said as she traced with her hands the route she had deduced countless times.

"There is a small privately run supermarket on the corner of the path. Miao Miao once took me there. If she walks from here, the supermarket guy should be able to see her......"

"The rest of the place is residential, the houses there are old and old, and the locals don't want to live there, so a lot of them are rented out."

"If you use this supermarket as a cutting point, you can guess where she went wrong......"

"Unfortunately, it rained heavily that day, and the supermarket owner closed the door early."

Luo Li stood in front of the map, which she didn't know how many times. Every route Miao Miao has ever walked, she has simulated countless times with her hands. Thinking of Miao Miao's despair and helplessness at that time, her heart ached.

"According to the news, the police visited the residents of one business, 25 buildings and 135 bungalows near her home, but found no ......"

"At that time, people were busy picking up their children and going home, and it was raining, even if the murderer swaggered with her, it would not attract the attention of others."

"So Miao Miao voluntarily followed the murderer." Ji Si'an interjected.

"Is it possible that the murderer is someone Miao Miao is familiar with? Neighbors or relatives or friends or something. ”

"That's what the police thought at first." After speaking, Luo Li continued: "There is also a possibility that the murderer can use some means to make her let her relax her vigilance. It's also possible to ask for directions and ask for help. Miao Miao is a warm-hearted and kind girl. There are many ways to lure her into a trap if you have the heart. ”

"But I still think the most suspicious thing is the man in the white shirt on the bus." Lori still held on to her judgment.

"I don't know why, it's just intuition."

"He feels uncomfortable looking at people. Like a poisonous snake hiding in the shadows. ”

"And when he said my name, I will never forget that playful, playful tone."

Luo Li shuddered as she spoke, as if she thought of something bad.

Ji Si'an looked at Luo Li's state, wanting to remind her but didn't know how to speak.

"Don't you believe me?" Lori is sensitive to this matter.

"It's not." Ji Si'an hurriedly denied it.

Then she pondered her words for a moment before she said, "Lily, have you ever thought that it might be ...... I just said it was possible. Out of guilt for Miao Miao, you have prejudices against the only man you have been in contact with that day. ”

Luo Li just wanted to refute, but Ji Si'an continued: "I mean, will you first determine that there is something wrong with him, and then find evidence based on this result." ”

"Because I feel that you seem to have put all your bad inferences on that person, and there may be deductions or fantasies in this, and it is also possible that you have regarded him as an imaginary enemy first, and your feelings are all built around your judgment."

Ji Si'an's words made Luo Li fall silent. There is some truth in Xiao An's words, and perhaps this is why the criminal police team did not pay attention to her testimony.

"Don't be discouraged. I think you're right. The murderer's crime must have evolved slowly. If we can find a similar case that happened before Luqiao, maybe we can find some clues. Ji Si'an encouraged.

Ji Si'an's words rekindled Luo Li's hope. She came to the back of a pile of newspapers and said, "When I go back, I ask Yuan Mu to check the relevant case files in the Luqiao area." Now all we have to do is read these and find out if there are any clues in them. ”

As she spoke, she patted the pile of newspapers with her hand, and the thick dust rose into the air from her movements, choking her on the cough.

"So much?" Ji Si'an looked at the half-human-tall pile of newspapers in front of him and swallowed.

"This is what I have accumulated over the years. Others were bought from the second-hand book market. As she spoke, Lori had picked up the newspaper and shook off the dust on it.

"In cases of indecency, harassment or something like this, the person concerned may not report to the police for fear of his reputation. Even if the police are called, there is no substantial loss, and the suspect escapes, the police may not pay enough attention...... I collected these newspapers to see if I could find some clues in the news of the year. ”

"But there are so many newspapers that it takes at least five or six days to read them all, which is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and we have to find the key points." Ji Si'an felt a little headache.

"October 13, 2009, this is the day Miao Miao's accident. Let's use this day as a reference to find ......," said Lori, who had already begun to flip through the newspaper.

All the news after that day should have been watched by her. When Luo Li said that date, Ji Si'an had such a judgment.

She looked at the figure buried behind the pile of newspapers: in the past ten years, Lori has not had an easy life at all. If her parents knew, would they regret their silence...... Guilt is something that can really crush people.

At the same time, the criminal police team began to find out Yang Ping's movements before her disappearance by checking surveillance and visiting them.

Yuan Mu followed Li Muzi to take charge of the visit, and they took a screenshot of Yang Ping when she came out of school, and began to search around her where she disappeared from the surveillance.

"This is where Yang Ping last appeared on the surveillance screen. The time is 17:45. ”

She observed the angles of the surrounding probes and continued: "The three small alleys in the east and the path in the west are not monitored, and she may go in these directions. ”

Li Muzi took out the photos for comparison, and found that Yuan Mu was standing accurately in the position before Yang Ping disappeared, and muttered in a low voice: "This girl is quite good-minded."

"It's not that I have a good brain, it's that I'm more sensitive to the picture than you. In the past, the foundation of learning to draw, coupled with training and learning, is better than you, a rookie. Yuan Mu's ears were very useful, and he immediately refuted after hearing Li Muzi's words.

(End of chapter)