There was surprise in the special task force office.
"How could this happen?" Captain Shao was shocked, "This case... is really unprecedented! How could Zhang Qile... have painted such a painting?"
"So," Miao Ying said, rubbing her palms, "Zhang Qile's death may have been caused by this painting?"
"The key is, this painting..." Wu Xiumin frowned and stared at the oil painting on the screen and said, "The painting is too weird, isn't it?"
"Yes!" Zeng Ke said tremblingly, "The content in this painting is almost exactly the same as the Red Bathtub Case? If it was really painted by Zhang Qile, then... could Zhang Qile... be related to the Red Bathtub Case?"
"Zhang Qile is 29 years old," Wu Xiumin said. "The red bathtub case happened 40 years ago, how could it be related?"
"Then... there is only one possibility left!" Miao Ying looked at Captain Shao and said, "Your files have been leaked, and Zhang Qile has seen photos of the crime scene!"
"No...it can't be right?" Captain Shao swallowed and defended, "These are all secrets. How can a police officer know the law and break it?"
"Captain Shao, I'm not holding you accountable. Have you noticed," Miao Ying pointed at the oil painting and said, "The composition of this oil painting is very similar to the photos taken at the crime scene?"
"Ah? You... you mean..." Captain Shao said with trembling lips, "Someone leaked this photo to Zhang Qile?"
"It's not just that..." Miao Ying said, "Maybe there are other possibilities, such as... the police officer who took the photos of the scene, please check and see if he has any relationship with Zhang Qile?"
"Oh... I..." Captain Shao just took out his mobile phone, but suddenly remembered something and said, "Last time, when I made a report, my colleague Cui Lizhu mentioned this issue, so after the report, I investigated pass!
"The person who took the photos of the scene was Comrade Zhang Shuai from the Forensic Medicine Department of the Criminal Police Team. He... He has passed away..."
"Zhang Shuai, whose surname is Zhang," Wu Xiumin grasped the word, "Zhang Qile's surname is also Zhang..."
"No, no, no," Captain Shao waved his hand quickly, "No, I checked and they have no relationship!"
"When did Zhang Shuai die?" Miao Ying asked.
"It was a long time ago," Captain Shao said. "When the red bathtub case happened, he was about to retire, and he died of illness a few years after retirement!"
"Then..." In line with the principle of not sparing any detail, Miao Ying continued, "Then let's find other crime scenes he has photographed before and compare them!"
"Yes!" Captain Shao nodded in agreement.
"Now, let's talk about the painting!" Miao Ying turned around and asked Zeng Ke, "When was this painting painted?"
"In 2013," Zeng Ke answered, pointing to the computer, "At that time, Zhang Qile had just graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts. It was the first batch of works she created after graduation. I just checked and found that this work has been bought by someone. !”
"Bought it..." Miao Ying asked quickly, "Who bought it?"
"I don't know," Zeng Ke replied, "I can't find out who specifically bought it and how much it was sold for..."
"Then check it quickly!" Miao Ying said excitedly, "We need to know everything about this painting!"
"Leave it to me..." Captain Shao volunteered, "I will send someone to Yunzhou Academy of Fine Arts at the same time to ask clearly..."
"Okay," Miao Ying agreed, "Then I'll leave it to you, Captain Shao! Also, remember to check yourself and see if anyone has touched the files on the Red Bathtub Case in recent years!"
"Yes!" Captain Shao took the order.
"By the way, Bao Yicheng's side..." Miao Ying pointed to Captain Shao's cell phone.
Captain Shao understood what Miao Ying meant and hurriedly called the detective responsible for questioning Bao Yicheng.
The detectives replied that there was basically nothing new at Bao Yicheng. He claimed that after a quarrel with Zhang Qile, Zhang Qile left alone. After that, he called Zhang Qile, but the phone could no longer be connected...
"Team Leader Miao," Wu Xiumin realized a problem at this time, "if... Zhang Qile was really kidnapped when he left Bao Yicheng's home, then... isn't the situation somewhat contradictory?"
"Hmm..." Miao Ying understood what Wu Xiumin meant and nodded, "Judging from the entire process of the murderer's crime, the Red Bathtub case was premeditated and carefully planned!
"If this is the case, then the murderer should have targeted Zhang Qile long ago, but... how could he know that Zhang Qile would quarrel with Bao Yicheng, leave Bao Yicheng's house in the middle of the night, and then go home alone?"
"Yes," Wu Xiumin said, "There is only one possibility that is the most reasonable, and that is that the murderer has been following Zhang Qile after identifying the target!
"If Zhang Qile had stayed at Bao Yicheng's house that night, the murderer would not have taken action that day..."
"In this case," Captain Shao said hurriedly, "then we only need to carefully investigate Zhang Qile's surveillance data, and we will definitely be able to find the murderer?"
"There is another point worth noting," Miao Ying added, "that is a matter of time. Zhang Qile disappeared one day earlier than he was killed!
"If she was really kidnapped the night she left Bao Yicheng's home, then the murderer should have imprisoned her for a whole day before going to Chenyang Ju to take action...
"So... where will the murderer imprison Zhang Qile?"
"I understand," Captain Shao said, "I will definitely send someone to investigate carefully. This person will definitely not be able to escape!"
After speaking, Captain Shao immediately arranged the investigation work.
"Team Leader Miao," Wu Xiumin said, still frowning, "there are many doubts about this case! I am increasingly confused about what the murderer's purpose is!"
"Um… "
Miao Ying sighed, feeling the same as Wu Xiumin.
Originally, this case could have been characterized as a random selection of victims, or because of revenge, or simply to imitate the red bathtub case.
However, with the appearance of that mysterious painting, all previous assumptions have undergone tremendous changes!
The attention of the investigation had to be shifted to this painting.
Why did the murderer kill Zhang Qile? Was it really because Zhang Qile had painted that painting
Zhang Qile, why can he paint exactly the same painting as the scene of the red bathtub case
What was her purpose in painting this painting
Tsk tsk…
At this moment, Miao Ying could finally understand the tangled feeling that Zhao Yu had at the beginning.
There are clearly many clues that can be seen in the case in front of us, but through these clues, instead of being clear, the case becomes more blurry!
Thinking of this, Miao Ying looked at the strange paintings on the display screen again.
The most commonly used color in the painting is blood red, which makes the crime that year look even more bloody and terrifying...
There is no doubt that this painting is the key to solving this case!
Miao Ying really couldn't figure out why Zhang Qile painted this painting
Does she want to take advantage of the hot spot of the red bathtub case
Or, there is some ulterior secret hidden in it...
(End of chapter)