In the evening, inside a restaurant in Yunzhou.
"So this is the legendary wonton noodles," Ran Tao picked up the noodles and said, "It feels pretty good, but if little Nana is here, it will definitely feel too bland!"
"It's good to eat something light," Cui Lizhu said, "It's so late at night, it's not good to eat something too greasy!"
"Team Leader Miao," Wu Xiumin pointed out the window, "Have you noticed that there is a black car following us?"
"Don't worry," Miao Ying said, "The Secret Service is here to protect our safety, so don't worry too much!"
"Oh..." Wu Xiumin nodded, "If that's the case, I think we'd better go out as little as possible in the future to save others trouble!"
"Oh, little Nana and the boss are not here, it feels like something is missing," Cui Lizhu said melancholy, "I hope they can come back soon!"
"Yes," Miao Ying replied firmly, "but I hope that we'd better solve the case before Zhao Yu comes back!
"He said he would wait for us at the Li River..."
"I'm waiting for you!" Cui Lizhu murmured, "We won't be light bulbs!"
"But... I have never been to Guilin," Ran Tao agreed, "I would really like to visit it. Don't worry, we all have our own fun. I won't be a light bulb!"
"Okay," Wu Xiumin said after seeing no one around, "let's focus on this case!
"Obviously, the murderer is not a simple person. He can commit such a case without leaving any traces. He is obviously well prepared!"
"Yes, yes!" Ran Tao put down the bowl and agreed, "This case is similar to the live broadcast murder case. Just be afraid, the murderer will commit another crime in a very short period of time!"
"Sister Miao," Cui Lizhu asked, "Back then, the first case happened in Chenyangju, so where did the second one happen
"Will the current copycat murderer follow in Peter's footsteps and continue to kill people in that Peter's order?"
"No!" Wu Xiumin shook her head and said, "There were a total of four red bathtub murder cases that year. The first one was in a foreign-style building in Chenyangju, the second one was in a Milan Hotel, the third one was in a private house on Baihe Road, and the third one was in a private house on Baihe Road. It was even more powerful. In the department store at that time...
"Now, except for Chenyangju, the other three places are no longer there!"
"Wow..." Cui Lizhu was surprised, "Is there a department store? What's going on? I... why didn't I see it?"
"Xiao Cui, the boss has told you about this problem before. You are too frivolous when reading the files!" Ran Tao said seriously, "The last case of that year did happen in a department store, and the department store at that time also sold bathtubs... "
"Wow," Cui Lizhu was surprised, "Are you so bold? There are no security guards in the department store?"
"Yes, but Peter put sleeping pills in the security guard's water in advance," Wu Xiumin said. "The security guards fell asleep. However, the case still left a loophole, so that the police found Peter's body, which led to his Finally exposed!"
"By the way," Cui Lizhu remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Peter is a foreigner. He killed someone in Yunzhou. How was he sentenced in the end? Was it the death penalty
"He...will he take diplomatic channels?"
"No," Wu Xiumin said, "the most incomprehensible part of this case is here. After Peter was arrested, it naturally caused a sensation. The British side did send representatives to discuss the matter with us...
"But, at that moment, Peter suddenly died!"
"Ah? Is it so exciting?" Cui Lizhu regretted, "I should have taken a closer look at the file! Then... how did he die?"
"I don't know," Wu Xiumin said. "The death was very sudden. The autopsy at the time did not find the cause of death. Now it seems that it should be cardiac arrest or something like that..."
"This case is indeed quite legendary!" Miao Ying continued, "After Peter was arrested, the police found the murder weapon, the deceased's belongings, and many mysterious sacrificial items from his home. Peter also admitted personally that he was Red bathtub killer!
"However, during his final confession, Peter suddenly became mentally disturbed and died before he could explain all the details of the crime clearly!"
"Wow, this case..." Cui Lizhu said, blinking her big eyes, "It's really amazing! Could it be... that there was something wrong with the case back then
"Is it possible that Peter has an accomplice?"
“There may still be some doubts about the case back then,” Miao Ying said, “but it does not affect our ability to detect the imitation case in front of us!
"The top priority is to catch this copycat murderer before he strikes again!"
"Me, I feel like this case shouldn't be too difficult!" Ran Tao said, "It feels like it's much less difficult than the Ghost King case!"
"You can't say that," Miao Ying said. "Every case has its own unique features. We cannot generalize or use them for comparison.
"The Red Bathtub Case is extremely legendary in the local area," Miao Ying said. "If we cannot catch the murderer in time, it is possible that more people will imitate it!"
"Milan Hotel, Milan Hotel!" Wu Xiumin said, "The second case that year occurred in a hotel. Although the Milan Hotel no longer exists, will this imitator also find a hotel to attack!?"
"Hotel? He must be crazy!" Cui Lizhu shook her head and said, "Hotels now are different from those 40 years ago. With real-name registration and so many surveillance cameras, it would be too difficult to commit crimes in the hotel. Got it!"
"Sister Wu is right," Miao Ying thought for a moment and said, "In the second case, the murderer may choose a hotel. We should take precautions in advance!"
"Team Leader Miao, prevention is not the answer," Ran Tao said, "After eating, I went to look for traces near the crime scene. Although there are intricate alleys behind Chenyang House, there was no guarantee that there were cars with driving recorders, or Someone has installed monitoring equipment!”
“Yes,” Miao Ying said, “I’ll leave the crime scene to you!
"Xiao Cui," she said to Cui Lizhu again, "keep an eye on the identity of the deceased. When the identity is revealed, you will be responsible for investigating the interpersonal relationships of the deceased!"
"Understood!" Cui Lizhu nodded in agreement.
"Zeng Ke is already doing data analysis, Zhang Peipei is checking the body, Sister Wu," Miao Ying said to Wu Xiumin again, "make a profile of the murderer as soon as possible!
"I'm very curious, what is the murderer's psychology behind imitating the red bathtub case?"
"Well, I'm doing it, but there's something worth noting!" Wu Xiumin said, "The police only announced a small part of the red bathtub case back then. The public only knew that there was such a case, but there was no real case. I’ve seen photos of the scene…
"so… "
"Oh?" Miao Ying suddenly thought of the important point, "You mean, this imitator may have access to dossier information?"
"Yes!" Wu Xiumin said, "As an imitator, the imitation is a bit too similar. Almost every detail is correct, so... I always feel that this imitator should not be on a whim or impulse. He must have something. What ulterior motives!"
(End of chapter)