Four o'clock in the afternoon, Ximei Gallery, Yunzhou City.
"Look carefully..." Cui Lizhu reminded the many police officers responsible for the search, "No matter what it is, don't let go of any clues..."
While talking, Zeng Ke was checking Zhang Qile's computer in order to find relevant clues.
"Leader Miao," Wu Xiumin and Miao Ying were standing at the door of the gallery at this time. She said to Miao Ying, "Although Zhang Qile is suspicious, I feel that she is not a real insider. The painting may be due to accidental!"
"Hmm..." Miao Ying nodded and said, "If Zhang Qile was related to the case, then it would be impossible for her to paint and sell the paintings so ostentatiously!
"I still suspect that she has only seen the photos, not with her own eyes..."
"That would be troublesome," Wu Xiumin said. "If it is based on a photo, it must be similar to at least one of the four red bathtub cases that year. However, the bathtub and the victim are completely different, and the scene is highly similar, with high details. It matches, I’m really worried that there is another hidden story behind the red bathtub case back then!”
"Well..." Miao Ying exhaled heavily and said, "Before, I only thought that Zhao Yu was a broom star. Wherever he went, strange cases would happen!
"Now it seems that we can no longer say that in the future..."
"Speaking of the team leader," Wu Xiumin asked, "Has he contacted you? When will his mission end?"
"I don't know..." Miao Ying shook her head, with a hint of sadness in her eyes, "His missions are all top secret!"
"Oh..." Wu Xiumin thought deeply for a moment, then brought the topic back to the case, "Sister Miao, I think we need to find some more experts to study that painting!
"Zhang Qile is a realist painter. Can we search for the victims in her paintings to see if they are missing persons?"
"Hmm..." Miao Ying nodded, "Also, we can study the details in the painting to see if there are prototypes in reality, and whether... there really is such a place and that bathtub!"
"Alas!" Wu Xiumin sighed softly and expressed her doubts, "I still feel that there are many things in this case that cannot be explained!
"For example...why was Zhang Qile killed?"
"On the surface," Miao Ying said, "it's probably because of that painting..."
"But we found the painting," Wu Xiumin reminded, "If the murderer was really after that painting, why didn't he find a way to destroy the painting
"Also, that painting was created seven years ago. If the murderer didn't want Zhang Qile to paint it, why didn't he stop it at that time
"Why... wait until now to take action?"
"Based on the evidence we have so far, it can be inferred that the murderer should be related to the red bathtub case and Zhang Qile!" Miao Ying said, "If it is really related to the red bathtub case, then the case that year is indeed related. There is another secret;
"Secondly, the murderer is imitating Peter perfectly!"
"But," Wu Xiumin's eyes suddenly lit up, "No matter how we speculate, this person must be quite old! So... could it be... a teacher!?"
"Oh?" Miao Ying also opened her eyes wide, "You mean... Zhang Qile's teacher?"
"Chen Jinghua...do you remember?" Wu Xiumin said, "Zhang Qile once worshiped Chen Jinghua as his teacher?"
"But Chen Jinghua..." Miao Ying shook her head and said, "Chen Jinghua is already over eighty years old!"
"Maybe it's another teacher? For example, from the Academy of Fine Arts?" Wu Xiumin said, "Or maybe the murderer is one of Chen Jinghua's apprentices? This apprentice has a close relationship with Zhang Qile... or... "
"Okay, okay!" Miao Ying thought about it for a while, feeling a little excited, and immediately said to Wu Xiumin, "In that case, go check it out, Sister Wu. For safety reasons, let Brother Tao accompany you!"
"Okay!" Wu Xiumin immediately took out her phone, nodded and said, "Leave it to me!"
After saying that, Wu Xiumin left the gallery.
Miao Ying stood there, lost in thought again.
Is there really something hidden behind the case 40 years ago
Peter... and accomplices
Or... is he just a scapegoat
The real murderer has never come into view
can you
Peter died of an unexplained illness before he could be interrogated. Could it be that... wasn't that an accident
The most terrifying thing is that if the scenes in Zhang Qile's paintings are all based on real events, then...could it be said that the red bathtub did not actually end with Peter's arrest
Did the real murderer just change his method and no longer expose the body
If that's the case, then the nature of this case will completely change!
If the truth is really revealed, the impact of this case may be greater than that of the Ghost King case in western Sichuan!
But... all this is still at the hypothesis stage. If you want to confirm your ideas, you need more evidence...
So...how do I start
Should... the red bathtub case that was closed 40 years ago should be reopened? Doing that... what will be the consequences
For a moment, Miao Ying felt that her shoulders were heavy and she was under a lot of pressure.
She never imagined that a seemingly simple case would become more complicated as the investigation progressed...
The murderer was very careful and did not leave any trace whether he was kidnapping or committing murder.
Could it be that... there is more than one murderer
What method did they use to avoid so many surveillance cameras without leaving any trace
Tsk tsk…
Just as Miao Ying was smacking her lips, her cell phone suddenly rang, showing an unknown number.
"Hello!"
After answering, a familiar female voice came on the phone, it was Miao Ying's mother Xu Qin.
"Mom? Why is it you?" Miao Ying was surprised.
"Alas! This bastard Zhao Yu..." Xu Qin greeted Zhao Yu in the first sentence and said, "Miaomiao, hasn't he written to you yet?"
"No, what's wrong?" Miao Ying heard something strange and hurriedly asked, "Did something happen?"
"I just received the latest internal news," Xu Qin said in a low voice, "The five agents who were captured by the enemy have been rescued and are in Hawaii!"
"What!?" Miao Ying was stunned, "Being... rescued, no... it can't be..."
"A masked man," Xu Qin said. "According to the person involved, the person who rescued them was a very thick-skinned man who liked to wear high hats for himself. Who else could it be besides Zhao Yu?"
"But... but..." Miao Ying was surprised, "How could Zhao Yu know where they were being held? How could he have run so far away without being discovered
"The key is... since he knew the place, why didn't he call the Secret Service? Why did he do it himself? Did those people see it clearly? Are you sure it is Zhao Yu?"
"Don't get too excited. Mom was just worried about you, so she told you this in advance," Xu Qin said. "According to the agent, the mysterious man escaped unharmed in the end. At least safety is not a problem!
"The only thing I can't figure out now," Xu Qin added, "since he has rescued five agents, why hasn't he shown up yet
"Could it be that...he wants to do something else?"
"Oh..." Miao Ying suddenly realized, "Zhao Yu... he must be in Paris now! I know him best, he must want to save that Amerola!"
(End of chapter)