Bai Jin Xi is in a daze, and suddenly feels that his wrist is firmly held.
Turning his head, he met Han Chen's eyes.
"Go." He said only one word.
"Um."
He let go. Only then did Bai Jin Xi realize that her hands were clenched into fists at some point.
So he held her wrist just now to prevent her from acting impulsive
How can it be. No matter how angry she is, she will not act rashly.
The two turned around and walked out with the crowd. The factory area behind is still noisy, and the night around is still lonely.
Bai Jin Xi whispered, "I'm so embarrassed."
"I can't commit it." The low and slow voice, the words were clear, "The more you do, the more traces you have. He is asking for his own death."
—
The third victim, Zhao Manman.
But unlike the first two victims, she was not substantially violated.
In other words, the criminal ran away with an attempted rape, and she immediately called the police.
Arriving at the crime scene, Bai Jin Xi stood in Zhao Manman's bedroom and looked around. Everything remains as it was at the time of the incident, the lights are on, the bed and bedding are messy, and there are no abnormalities in other places. The window was closed, Zhao Manman was sitting on the edge of the bed, petite, with a coat on his body, his clothes were messy, and there were tears on his face.
Wearing gloves, Bai Jin Xi picked up a wooden stick on the bed: "Is this what you used to hit him?"
Manman nodded.
How scary was that
Quietly following, a sudden intruder. He is tall and muscular, with strong muscles in his arms. Wearing a black mask and looking wild.
He pushed her directly onto the bed.
She resisted once when he tied her hands with nylon tethers, kicking him in the heart. He was caught off guard and fell to the ground, but quickly got up. Manman wanted to run, but was immediately pressed on the bed by him. This time she couldn't break free, and his hands were tied by him.
He bowed his head and kissed for a while. Because of her struggle, it took him a while to restrain her legs. And when he bowed his head to tie, the opportunity came. Although Manman's hands were tied together, it did not affect her efforts to pull out the hidden wooden stick from the inside of the bed, and smashed it at him with one stick.
Ever since she heard about the rape case, she lived alone and kept this stick in her bedroom.
It's a pity that he reacted quickly, turned his head to avoid it, and the stick didn't hit. It's just that Manman's mood has almost collapsed at this time, and raising the stick is a random beating, which is completely deadly. And the man tried to grab the stick in her hand several times, but was unsuccessful. In the end, she rushed out of the door and ran away in a frantic wave that was almost hysterical.
…
Bai Jin Xi reached out and patted Manman on the shoulder: "You did a great job."
Manman wiped her tears, her voice a little hoarse: "Officer, can you catch him?"
"must be able to."
—
Bai Jin Xi pushed open the bedroom door and saw Zhou Xiao Zhuan running towards him.
"Boss, I asked the factory leaders." He said, "In the beginning, they all said that the surveillance of Chen Lijiang has been kept strictly confidential. However, there were also one or two people in the middle who had a different attitude. When I asked, it turned out that a deputy factory manager took this into consideration. I told my confidant cadres about it, and another trade union chairman told his wife. Although they repeatedly promised not to say it, I don’t think I can believe it 100%.”
Bai Jin Xi pondered: "So, it's not ruled out that our surveillance operations have been known to Chen Lijiang in advance?" In this world, there is no wall that is impermeable to the wind. What's more, this old state-run factory with intricate connections has never been able to hide its secrets. Maybe who's who's cousin, who's who's younger. It was passed around.
So now, in the third case in the series, Chen Lijiang has a perfect alibi.
"What should I do now?" Zhou Xiaozhuan asked.
"Look and talk."
"Xiao Bai!" The detective Xiao Qi ran over, "The criminal was probably in a hurry when he left. He stepped on a small puddle at the entrance of the stairs, leaving two clear footprints."
Bai Jin Xi's spirit is lifted, and he immediately follows him out. As soon as he walked out the door, he saw Han Chen squatting at the entrance of the stairs, wearing black leather gloves, observing the footprints on the ground with the appraisal staff.
Bai Jin Xi took out a pair of gloves and squatted over, her face close to the ground, looking at the shades and shapes from different directions. Han Chen was squeezed a few times by her, glanced at her, stood up, and said nothing.
The entrance of the stairs is muddy, and the footprints are relatively deep, about half a centimeter in, and the patterns are clear. Bai Jin Xi's heart is overjoyed: This means that not only can the criminal's approximate height and weight be inferred based on the length and depth of the footprints, but also suspicious substances can be extracted to infer where the criminal has been and what kind of environment he lives in. It may even be possible to determine the identity of the criminal in this regard.
She stood up and looked at Han Chen.
It was almost dawn, and the sky was dark blue, like a veil shrouded it. And behind the tulle, it seems that light is about to burst out.
Han Chen leaned against the corridor, lowered his head, took a cigarette, and lit it on fire. The flames danced, he took a breath, then held the cigarette between his black-gloved fingers and looked up at her.
Bai Jin Xi said, "The situation is obvious."
As he breathed, a faint smoke spewed from his nose: "Well."
"These two footprints may only convict one person."
"We need new evidence," he said.
Bai Jin Xi thinks about it for a while, then nods her head: "Re-organize the case immediately. It must exist, but we haven't discovered it yet."
He looked at her and said nothing.
Being stared at by him like this, Bai Jin Xi is a little puzzled: "What's wrong?"
He raised his hand and took a breath, then pointed at his right cheek with his tail: "Face."
"What's wrong with your face?" She wiped her face with the back of her hand, as if there was nothing.
What she couldn't see was that when she was exploring the footprints just now, her face just rubbed a little black on the ground. Dyeing on fair and delicate skin, it is particularly conspicuous.
Han Chen smiled, stretched out his hand, and gently tapped the cigarette's tail on her cheekbones and left.
"here."
The black leather gloves brushed against her face, cool, soft, and astringent. It also has a faint tobacco smell.
"Oh." Bai Jin Xi took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped the spot he touched. Feeling that the hot skin was a little painful, I threw the tissue into the trash: "It's okay, I'll go wash my face in a while."
When she looked up, she found that Han Chen was still looking at her.
"It hasn't been wiped off yet?" She was a little surprised.
Han Chen didn't answer, and walked out with a cigarette in his mouth.
Bai Jin Xi turns her head to look at the sky. The sun has come out, and the golden light is scattered on the outline of the old town. She reached out and rubbed her stomach: "Hey, let's have breakfast."
The other criminal police arrived in the middle of the night, and the two went to the archives to hunt down the criminals, and they ran all night. I was already hungry by now. Fill your stomach to continue the investigation.
"Hmm." He replied.
When the sun shines down, Bai Jin Xi's gaze involuntarily first falls on his fair face, and then slides to his hand holding the cigarette.
I have to say, if a man wears black gloves to smoke, and his hands are slender and well-proportioned, he looks really... handsome.
The two had just walked a few steps when they saw Zhou Xiaozhuan, who was just exploring the periphery, running over from the corner with an embarrassed and hesitant expression.
"What's wrong?" Bai Jin Xi asked.
He smiled and greeted Han Chen, then pulled her aside. Han Chen threw the cigarette butt into the trash can, leaned his hand against the wall, and waited for her.
Bai Jin Xi looks at Zhou Xiao Zhuan suspiciously, "What's the matter?"
Zhou Xiaozhuan sighed and lowered his voice: "Boss, Forensic Doctor Xu came just now. When he walked around the corner, he saw Han Shen touching your face, turned around and left. That face... tsk tsk, why don't you go after him!"
Bai Jin Xi was stunned for a moment, and looked at him with an indescribable gaze: "Why are you touching your face! I have black marks on my face!"
"Oh." Zhou Xiaozhuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then worried about her again, "But Forensic Doctor Xu has misunderstood! Hurry up and chase! We haven't gone far yet, there's still time!"
"Wait—" Bai Jin Xi wanted to say something, but Zhou Xiao Zhuan had already pushed her out. She looked around, and saw a slender figure that looked exactly like Xu Sibai, walking in an alley not far away.
So she turned her head and said to Han Chen, "I'll deal with something first, come back soon, and wait for me."
Han Chen nodded.
—
Bai Jin Xi also feels strange about why she ran out to chase Xu Sibai.
Xu Sibai is not her boyfriend, nor is Han Chen the object of her love affair.
Moreover, even if you want to chase, shouldn't it be a man chasing a woman
How did she come to her, she was chasing Xu Sibai
But then again, Xu Sibai is her best buddy. If he is really angry for something, she still has to chase him back.
As for Zhou Xiaozhuan's claim that Xu Sibai likes her
This is impossible.
Once before, Zhou Xiaozhuan also asked her, "Do you think Xu Sibai likes you?"
Bai Jin Xi blocked him back with one sentence: "If he likes me, why doesn't he chase me?"
In the past few years, there have been so many chasing after her in the Jiangcheng public security system. And Xu Sibai? Always maintain the relationship of good friends, and never show any affection between men and women.
He never crossed, and he never came close.
—
Bai Jin Xi ran for a while in the alley, and sure enough, she saw a familiar figure in front of her.
Xu Sibai was wearing a white shirt and brown slacks today, tall and refreshing. He lowered his head slightly, revealing his pale neck.
Seeing him, Bai Jin Xi's heart warms up, she gently walks over with her hands and heels, stands on tiptoe, raises her hand, and pats the back of his head lightly.
He turned to look at her somewhat unexpectedly.
Bai Jin Xi smiles, "What are you thinking? Why did you come and go?"
He was silent for a moment and replied, "Suddenly I remembered that there was something wrong with the corpse in the house, so I left."
Jin Xi puts her hands in her trouser pockets and asks with a smile, "Aren't you jealous? Is it because I made a new brother and the old brother feels uncomfortable?"
She reached out and patted his shoulder, like a big brother comforting a little brother.
Xu Sibai smiled.
The overly handsome face is as dazzling as the white snow in the spring.
"Well, I'm jealous." He said softly, "That person has a bad reputation, and I don't want to see you hanging out with him."
I see.
"Lao Xu! You think too much." Bai Jin Xi said with a smile, "He's not like that. He's quite reliable."
Xu Sibai looked at her and said nothing.
Bai Jin Xi consciously understood the childish and careful thinking behind his silence, and simply hooked his shoulder lightly, brought his head together, and said softly, "Don't worry, he can't compare to you. You are the best male friend in my heart. Zhou Xiaozhuan is behind you! By the way, don't tell Xiaozhuan."
Xu Sibai looked at her sideways.
Because of the close distance, the pair of slender single eyelids became more and more dark, clean and clear. And the faint scent of soap on his body also lingered around her.
"That's about it," he said slowly, a smile in his eyes.
Bai Jin Xi also laughed and released his shoulders.
Finally coaxed...
Probably because the morning sun makes you lazy, Bai Jin Xi just feels exhausted, so she simply sits down on the steps beside the road to rest. Xu Sibai sat down next to her.
The sun shot down from overhead, illuminating the entire alley, and also on the two of them.
No one spoke for a while.
After a while, Xu Sibai turned to look at her, his eyes as clear as ever: "Have you eaten?"
Bai Jin Xi replied casually, "Not yet."
He stood up: "Let's go, I'll take you to eat."
Just as she was about to answer, she suddenly remembered that she had an appointment with Han Chen just now.
Seeing her hesitation, Xu Sibai thought she was busy investigating the case and didn't want to eat. He frowned and was about to reason with her when he suddenly raised his head and looked across the alley.
Bai Jin Xi also followed his gaze and turned her head.
Han Chen actually walked over with Zhou Xiaozhuan. Xiao Zhuan still winked at her innocently.
It turned out that Han Chen had been waiting for a while, and he was probably starving, so he asked Zhou Xiaozhuan, "Where's her?"
Zhou Xiaozhuan has always been a little terrified of Han Chen, and answered vaguely, "She may have something else to do, why don't you go and eat first."
Han Chen didn't speak anymore.
And then he just walked right in here!
Give Zhou Xiaozhuan a hundred courage, and don't dare to tell Han Chen: There is an adultery ahead, you can go to the stall early! So he bravely followed.
Bai Jin Xi watched Han Chen get closer and closer, their eyes met in the air, she was a little stunned.
Xu Sibai turned to look at her, his voice soft: "Let's go, what do you want to eat?"
Bai Jin Xi: "I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Han Chen had already walked past them and disappeared at the end of the alley.