In the Dark

Chapter 50: The girl without a pearl earring (3)

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While waiting for news of Tang Xiaomo, Xie Lanshan and Tao Longyue conducted a second investigation of the crime scene. They came to the wall of the Crane Art Museum, under the scorching sun, carefully searching among flowers, trees and boxwood bushes.

Flowers are in clusters, trees are in rows, wisteria and ivy almost completely cover the outer wall of the museum, and the green trees are long in summer. It’s good to blow air conditioners and enjoy paintings in the museum in this weather, but look for evidence outdoors. is to suffer.

After hunched over in the bushes for an hour, Tao Longyue straightened up, wiped the sweat with his sleeve, and called Xie Lanshan, "Ah, it's not easy, take a break." It wasn't that he couldn't stand the heat, he really is too hot.

"Nothing is easy," Xie Lanshan was also hot, with his hair tied in a small braid at the back of his head, revealing a refreshing section of the back of his neck, "It would be nice if you didn't let you plough the fields."

"You said that you have been out with Shen Liufei to find clues for the past two days. What did you find?"

"I found that Shen Liufei is very handsome." Xie Lanshan raised his face, groped his chin with his fingers, and looked at Tao Longyue with a slight smile, "He is a humanoid encyclopedia, he understands everything, but he is sometimes cold and sometimes hot, sometimes quiet and sometimes wild, and he is called people. I don't understand it at all."

"I'm asking what you found out about your case!" Tao Longyue was so angry that he rolled his eyes, what kind of mood did this girl just look like, how could she look like a girl from Huaichun.

"Oh," Xie Lanshan said after thinking for a while, "he profiled the murderer, most likely a male, 25 to 35 years old, tall, excellent in character and study, humble, and may be engaged in services such as housekeepers and assistants. sex work."

He paused for a moment: "Who are you thinking of?"

Tao Longyue said: "Liu Mingfang? The others are in line, but there is one thing that doesn't match. This bastard is not humble at all, and he is also the boss of an investment bank, so it doesn't count."

"Profile is just a scientific investigation method, an auxiliary method to solve a case, and it is normal to have a discrepancy with the ultimate murderer." Xie Lanshan saw a blood-stained handkerchief in a hidden place behind the bushes, his brows tightened, "Besides, his relationship with Evelyn is not easy, and he has more motivation."

Tao Longyue was surprised: "Not simple? Which is not simple?"

Xie Lanshan asked him back: "What kind of concubine do you think is not easy?"

Tao Longyue still didn't quite believe it: "How did you know?"

Xie Lanshan said: "I heard what Li Guochang's assistant said and didn't say it clearly. But think about it, if you really want to sell paintings, Poly, Sotheby's, Christie's, and so many big auction houses are also Li Guochang's usual choice in the past, why this time? Did Liu Ming put that small company?"

Tao Longyue knew that the two had a holiday, or hatred for wives, so he did not rush to a conclusion, and after thinking carefully, he nodded: "But it is really strange, according to the statement of the security captain Lao Qi, I heard that he is Because I was bitten by a dog patrolling the museum while passing by, I went to the security room to rest for a while. Are you panicking? Why do you pass by the museum in the middle of the night?”

"What's even weirder is that I was doing psychological counseling at Qilian two days before the incident, and I happened to bump into Liu Ming's release, and something fell out of his bag, a time relay." Xie Lanshan was wearing a forensic glove and picked it up. He sniffed the handkerchief and found that there was no blood on it.

"The kind of relays that can cause short-circuits and power outages can be bought everywhere. It doesn't mean that Liu Mingfang is the murderer. I know that you are injustice for Qilian, but we can't avenge our private revenge publicly, right—"

Xie Lanshan suddenly turned around and handed the handkerchief to Tao Longyue: "What about this?"

"This is...?" Tao Longyue's first reaction was blood, but after a closer look, he realized that it wasn't. He sniffed it, "Red ink and silk paste, it still looks like it."

His eyes suddenly brightened: "Could it be that... Liu Mingfang wasn't bitten by a dog at all that day, so he found an excuse to sneak into the art museum?!"

Xie Lanshan stood up and squinted his eyes slightly: "If you catch him and ask, you will know. Since the security guard Xiao Zhou is one of the robbers, it means that Liu Mingfang, who was going to the toilet at the time of the crime, was not watching."

Tao Longyue's voice lowered for no reason: "Actually, I sent Liu Ming down the "Notice of Inquiry" early in the morning, but he kept dragging him away... He doesn't live in his own home now."

Xie Lanshan glanced at Tao Longyue, saw his sluggish appearance, and knew that what he was worried about was Liu Mingfang's biological father, Liu Yanbo, the deputy bureau chief of their city bureau.

The evidence was kept by Xiaoliang, and after taking off his gloves, Xie Lanshan said calmly, "Then call for evidence and force him to the case."

Xie Lanshan said that the action was unambiguous, went back to the bureau and went through the formalities, and went straight to Liu Yanbo's residence with Tao Longyue that night. Unexpectedly, the election day was unfortunate. Auntie opened the door, and they found that the room was full of people, and a round table was staggered. After a closer look, in addition to the five members of Liu Ju's family, there were also city leaders and leaders. The chairman of the chamber of commerce is basically a person with a face.

In the center of the round table is a big cake. Today is the birthday of Liu Yanbo's wife, Yang Lin.

Song Qilian was also present. He originally wanted to send his son Liu Chang over to accompany his grandmother for dinner, but he couldn't resist the kind invitation from her mother-in-law, who had always loved her, so he sat down.

Liu Mingfang, who was sitting next to his mother, looked up and saw Xie Lanshan and Tao Longyue, and immediately lowered his head in a panic, knowing that they were here for him.

Liu Yanbo, who just turned 60 this year, is one of the famous "anti-drug triangles". He is different from Xie Jiaqing, who died young, and Tao Jun, who is getting old and hunky. He speaks eloquent Mandarin, especially when he directs the public security work.

"Yo, Xiao Xie and Xiao Tao, you came by coincidence, let's sit together too." Deputy Bureau Liu seemed to be unclear, so he politely greeted his subordinates and asked Auntie to move two more chairs.

"No," Xie Lanshan pointed at Liu Mingfang, who buried his head lower and lower, "We are here to handle the case."

Tao Longyue coughed beside Xie Lanshan, reminding him to pay attention to his attitude, after all, he was facing the leader.

Liu Mingfang called Liu Yanbo in a low voice, "Dad."

Liu Yanbo's face was more serious, and a deep Sichuan character was twisted between his eyebrows, and he said to Xie Lanshan, "Xiao Xie, I already know what you are going to say."

"Really, then it's easy to handle." Xie Lanshan walked from the entrance to the hall. Auntie wanted to stop him but didn't dare. He took a step, and she took a step back.

His eyes used to be fancy, but at this moment they were very sharp, like knives, which were unbearable.

In front of Liu Mingfang, who was sitting, Xie Lanshan stood tall and condescending, and said in a flat tone: "Our bureau is handling the '2018-9-7' Li Guochang's intentional homicide case. According to Article 122, the criminal suspect Liu Mingfang is now to be questioned."

In the whole room, everyone was shocked, including Tao Longyue, he didn't expect Xie Lanshan to dare.

Liu Mingfang looked at his own father again as if begging for help: "Dad, I don't... I really don't..." In front of a group of high-ranking friends, the unfortunate word "kill" made him hard to say.

The usual unrestrained expression solidified on Liu Yanbo's face. Tao Longyue saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward and added to the leader: "Using the five minutes of the power outage, it is impossible to sneak into the art museum from outside to kill and then escape, unless the murderer was in the art museum at the time. Except for the security guards on duty at night, the best chance to approach and escape is Liu Mingfang was the only one who killed the deceased, and we found a handkerchief in the bushes outside the museum with forged bloodstains on it, Liu Mingfang's fingerprints, and the fingerprints of the security guard who helped him at the time, confirming that Liu Mingfang said that he was bitten by a dog on the day of the crime. The injury is a lie, and his purpose is to sneak into the museum—"

Liu Mingfang hurriedly stretched out a leg from under the table and made a gesture of rolling up his trouser legs to check the injury: "I have a dog bite wound on my leg, I..."

"The new injury and the old injury will be clear once they are examined." Xie Lanshan stared at Liu Mingfang coldly, "I advise you to think before you speak."

Liu Mingfang stopped talking.

Liu Yanbo, who understood the cause and effect, finally said, "Xiao Xie, can you listen to Uncle Liu?"

Xie Lanshan laughed in his heart, now it's Uncle Liu, and he didn't remember any old feelings when he wanted to drive him to the traffic police team.

"Mingfang's mother has been ill for a long time, and he managed to feel better. It's his birthday today, and he wants to have a reunion dinner with his family and friends." Liu Yanbo looked into Xie Lanshan's eyes and said Showing the sincerity of an old father, "Tomorrow morning, I will personally press him to go to your major crime team for investigation, okay?"

Tao Longyue tugged at Xie Lanshan's arm and whispered his name, wanting to say that the leaders had spoken to this, so he also went down the steps.

Xie Lanshan turned to look at Yang Lin in the main seat. She had long heard that Liu Ju's wife had cancer. She saw that her face was swollen and withered. Even with delicate makeup, she couldn't hide her sickness. It was indeed a serious illness.

Xie Lanshan softened a little, and looked away, but saw a painting hanging on the wall.

It was the picture of Wu Changshuo's red plum that the big-bellied businessman used to make "graceful bribes". He remembered that in the lower right corner of the painting, there was a stagnant stroke of ink on the trunk of the plum blossom.

Some unpleasant memories emerged in his mind, and they quickly grew and flourished. Xie Lanshan took out the peacock blue outer cigarette case, took one out of his mouth, and lit it with a lighter. He turned his head to look at Liu Yanbo, said with smoke, "Liu Ju, your painting is quite good."

This act was too presumptuous. Liu Yanbo was obstructing the guest's face, and smiled crampedly: "It's also Ming Fang's filial piety. He knows that I am good, and asked a friend to ask for it for me."

"My son is filial, but the procedure cannot be abandoned." Xie Lanshan snatched the document bag from Tao Longyue's hand, and took out a piece of paper. "I even brought the arrest warrant, just in time to ask Bureau Liu to sign." When the leader signed and sealed, asking Liu Yanbo to sign and detain his own son was no less than slapping him in public.

"Xie Lanshan!" Tao Longyue roared at him in a low voice, showing that he was taking personal revenge, "You are so outrageous!"

Liu Yanbo's face was ashen and motionless, the guests were not breathing, and the atmosphere was deadlocked.

Liu Mingfang's mother, Yang Lin, left the table, holding a piece of cake in her hand, and walked over to Xie Lanshan tremblingly.

"Xiao Xie, Qilian is also here, sit next to her and have a cake together." Her attitude was very sincere, and her eyes were full of tears, "I don't know if I have another birthday, can I let Ming If I go to your bureau tomorrow, it's time to give a mother a birthday party..."

The woman was short, Xie Lanshan looked down at her, biting a cigarette, and her beautiful lips were coldly straightened.

Then he took the cigarette out of his mouth, inserted it into the cake that the woman was holding in front of him, and said, "When the cigarette burns out, I'll take the cigarette away. I'll give you five minutes."

The hall was as silent as a cicada, and everyone was startled. Tao Longyue and Song Qilian looked at each other. Such Xie Lanshan was not only unfamiliar, but someone else.

"I hereby summon Liu Mingfang, a criminal suspect suspected of intentional homicide..." Xie Lanshan raised his hand to look at his watch and pushed back the estimated time by five minutes. "At 21:00 on September 15, 2018, he went to Hanhai City Public Security Bureau for interrogation. ."

Then he turned and strode away.

Tao Longyue saw that something was wrong with Xie Lanshan, and when he thought that there was a psychiatrist here, he hurriedly said to Song Qilian, "Go and see him."

They chased out together.

Xie Lanshan suddenly felt a headache, the kind of pain like a crack in his skull, he hurriedly left Liu's house, propped up the door of Tao Longyue's Bora, gasping for breath. He was sweating from the pain, and the sweat dripped into his eyes and dripped down the bridge of his straight nose.

A woman approached him from behind.

As soon as Xie Lanshan looked up, he suddenly saw a figure reflected in the car window. He reluctantly discovered that it was the woman in white again.

Yes, when he thought she would never show up again, she showed up again. She was young and beautiful, but like a snake that sprang out of the most filthy and deep swamp, biting unexpectedly.

When the woman came behind him, Xie Lanshan turned back suddenly, grabbed the woman's wrist, and said sharply, "Enough! Stop pestering me!"

But the face in front of him was Song Qilian, her wrists were twisted forcefully, and she was looking at him in horror.

"Right... I'm sorry..." Xie Lanshan also felt incredible about his actions, he let go and returned to his usual simple and gentle look, "I'm sorry... my head hurts so much... "

After he finished saying this, his eyes went black and he fell down.