It was early Sunday morning, and there was still a light mist in the alley. Several police officers stood downstairs in the residential building where the incident occurred, and the surroundings were silent.
Zhou Xiaozhuan parked the police car at the alley, Bai Jinxi took out his work card and pinned it to his chest with a blank face, just as he was about to get out of the car, he quickly glanced at her, "Boss, have you cried?"
Bai Jin Xi looks up at herself in the rearview mirror, her eyes are swollen like walnuts.
"Hmm..." She pushed open the car door with an unfortunate face, "I dreamed that I was hit by a murderer..." The voice paused: "I was beaten."
Zhou Xiaozhuan made a "hey" and quickly followed her, not forgetting to nag, "Who made you watch those bloody movies and dramas all day? How about that, did you win the fight? Take it off?"
Bai Jin Xi raised her foot and kicked him: "Fuck off!"
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This is an old building in disrepair, mostly rented out to young people working around. The crime scene was an ordinary residential building on the second floor.
Walking through the dark corridor full of small advertisements, Bai Jin Xi stood at the door. The door has been cordoned off, and several criminal policemen wearing gloves and foot covers are exploring inside.
Bai Jin Xi opened the cordon and walked in, followed by Zhou Xiaozhuan, and whispered, "Yesterday, that Sisi lives nearby." Bai Jin Xi's sense of direction has always been poor. A vague "oh" sounded.
"Xiao Bai." "Xiao Bai." The detectives all greeted her.
Bai Jin Xi nodded and asked, "What did you find?" When she asked this, her eyes fell on the messy furniture and objects: the living room's window was closed, and the light was dark; Scattered all over the place; a large vase with bright red and green leaves entwined with branches, shattered on the ground; the fabric sofa was all scratched, and a pair of scissors was thrown on the coffee table; even the TV set was smashed, and the floor was full of liquid crystal fragments, with a large hole in the middle...
"The victim's name is Ma Xiaofei, 25 years old. She works in Dazhou Department Store, which is less than a kilometer away. She is a salesperson. She usually has a good relationship with colleagues and friends and has no boyfriend." A criminal policeman replied, "According to Ma Xiaofei, , I have no conflict with anyone recently, and I have no enemies. It should be a stranger who committed the crime. The time of the crime was around 11 o'clock in the evening. She came home from get off work. The criminal followed her into the house and used this to subdue her." Evidence bags were handed over. One contained several white nylon straps, and the other contained a piece of yellow tape.
They are all common, easy-to-buy items, used to bind limbs and seal mouths, and most people can't break free.
"Did the victim see the murderer's appearance?" Zhou Xiaozhuan asked.
The detective shook his head: "No. The criminal wore a black mask." He pointed to the bedroom: "Ma Xiaofei is inside now."
Bai Jin Xi and Zhou Xiaozhuan looked in the direction he pointed, and through the hidden door, they could see a young woman in a police uniform, covering her face with one hand, sitting on the edge of the bed in the bedroom sobbing. There was also a female policeman squatting in front of her, comforting her softly. Ma Xiaofei's long hair was messy, and she could vaguely see the profile of her delicate and pretty white face.
Bai Jin Xi motions Zhou Xiaozhuan to stay in the living room and walk to the bedroom by herself.
There is also a short corridor between the living room and the bedroom, and the windows in the corridor are also closed. A detective squatted on the ground with his back to her, and seemed to be examining the traces on the ground. Bai Jin Xi originally passed by him without looking sideways, but suddenly turned around and glanced at him.
The back of the detective looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
He was wearing a black jacket and was exceptionally tall. Many detectives wear their jackets short and stout, and they are sturdy but not curvy. But he is not. The well-cut leather jacket is more wide-shouldered, narrow-waist, and slender. She has short fluffy black hair, and you can see the lines of her neck and side face, which are fair and sturdy.
He is reaching out to touch some marks from the beatings on the wall. He is wearing thin black leather gloves. Bai Jin Xi rarely sees a criminal policeman wearing such gloves, showing a cold and neat smell.
Bai Jin Xi glanced at him again and walked into the bedroom first.
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"You haven't seen him at all?" Bai Jin Xi sat in front of Ma Xiaofei and asked softly.
Ma Xiaofei shook her head with tears in her eyes: "He asked me to close my eyes. I didn't dare to open them. And he was wearing a mask. But... Judging by the figure, I don't know... "
Bai Jin Xi nodded, "It's okay. If you don't see it, we'll catch him too."
Ma Xiaofei stretched out her hand to cover her mouth again, her face was pale, and her tears kept rolling down.
She remembered all the shame and fear again. After being dragged into the bedroom by the man, thrown on the bed, and tied with her hands and feet, her nightmare began. The man first clasped her hands and entered mercilessly from the front, causing her to fall into an abyss of pain and confusion.
Then he ordered her to turn around and lie down, and came again from behind. She raised her head and looked out of the window that had been opened at some point, the dark city, the icy moonlight, the faint ancient bell ringing from nowhere, and despair swallowed her like a waterfall.
In the end, she thought it was all over. The man suddenly ordered her to lie down again, then he squatted beside the bed and began to kiss her between her legs for a long time. This made her even more embarrassed and tormented.
…
"By the way... he was wearing gloves," she recalled the detail.
Bai Jin Xi nodded, looking at the bruises and red and purple scars all over her body: "He did all of these?"
Ma Xiaofei nodded tearfully: "He has been pinching and pinching me."
"Understood." Bai Jin Xi continued to ask in a low voice, "Has he ever spoken?"
"No." Ma Xiaofei's voice was as weak as a small animal, "He hasn't spoken..."
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When Bai Jin Xi walked out of the bedroom, her expression was a little stunned, she didn't even hear Zhou Xiao Zhuan calling her at the door.
Zhou Xiaozhuan immediately calmed down and followed behind with a serious face. The other detectives in the team also knew her habit and rhythm in solving cases, and subconsciously all stopped their movements and looked up at her.
Bai Jin Xi walked all the way to the middle of the living room before raising her head to look around. Just as he was about to clear his throat, he saw the back of the man just now. Among this group of almost arrogant, fat, thin, and ordinary-looking male criminal policemen, he was particularly eye-catching.
He was standing by the window, his fingers touching half a vague, shapeless footprint on the wall. Bai Jin Xi can't help but notice once again that his hands wearing black leather gloves are slender, capable and handsome.
Bai Jin Xi raised her chin in his direction, and asked a young criminal policeman next to her in a low voice, "Who is this guy?"
The man continued to observe the scratches on the wall without looking back.
Young criminal policeman: "Oh, it's my own, a friend of the person who reported the crime."
At this time, another policeman walked in with a young woman: "Officer Bai, this is Sisi, who reported the case. After the transcript is finished, you can ask her any questions."
Bai Jin Xi and Zhou Xiao Zhuan were stunned at the same time, looking at the woman walking in at the door. With long wavy hair, a pretty face, and a tired look, isn't it just Sisi who had a relationship? And Sisi also saw them, not too surprised, barely twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled.
Bai Jin Xi and Zhou Xiao Zhuan suddenly reacted, turning their heads at the same time to look at the man by the window.
"Sisi is a good friend of Ma Xiaofei and lives nearby." The young detective was still explaining, "After the accident, Ma Xiaofei was the first to call her, and she followed this... Detective Han Chen, and arrived immediately. on site."
Then, before he finished speaking, all the detectives and police officers present looked up at the man by the window, their expressions were not unsurprising.
"Han… Shen?" Someone said, "It can't be that Han Chen from the Provincial Criminal Police Team, right?"
Bai Jin Xi's eyes widened, staring at his back.
That Han Chen turned his back to the crowd, stood up, and turned around.
"Sorry, it's that Han Chen."
The deep, cello-like voice came out slowly and was very pleasant.
The tone was incomparably cold.
The sun has come out, and the light is projected from the window, illuminating the mess and reflecting his figure and face clearly.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, including Bai Jin Xi.
It turned out to be a very young and handsome face. The eyebrows are black and even, and the eyes are slender. Under the straight and straight bridge of the nose, there are thin lips that are slightly pursed. It's just that he was born tall and has long legs, a dark shirt in a black jacket, and black leather gloves, and the whole person has a stern and chilling aura.
Not like a criminal policeman, but like a young and handsome killer.
And he looked around, his eyes finally fell on Bai Jin Xi. Those eyes, although deep and beautiful, with thick eyelashes, seem to contain a cold luster in the dark pupils, as if there is no temperature, but they are sharp and clear, looking directly at people's hearts.
Bai Jin Xi also stared straight at him.
Han Chen.
Famous, like thunder.
Who has never heard his name, a criminal police officer who has cracked countless major and important cases and has a bit of experience in the entire K province? Only the rookie young detective just now was ignorant.
Unexpectedly, he was Han Chen.
The number one detective in K province, the criminal policeman Han Chen.
The atmosphere at the scene became obviously a little weird.
The detectives looked at each other, as if they didn't know what to say for a while. There are surprises, excitement, apprehension, and doubts. In his own one-acre and three-point field, suddenly such a great god came, and everyone was a little overwhelmed.
And that Han Chen took off his gloves and stuffed them into his pocket: "Are you the person in charge of the scene?"
He is an authentic Beijing accent, his voice is a bit heavy, his words are mellow, and he has a bit of cynicism when Beijing youth speaks.
"Yeah." Bai Jin Xi replied vaguely in her nose. Zhou Xiaozhuan next to him had a strange expression on his face that he didn't know what to do.
"Come here." He walked back to the window.
Bai Jin Xi followed.
The other police officers, including Zhou Xiaozhuan, saw that they had gone to the side, and they all continued to go their separate ways. But ears are all pricked up - listen to what they're saying.
Outside the window was a blue sky, and the sun had already peeked out from the clouds.
Bai Jin Xi glances at the gradually noisy old city outside, and turns to look at him.
The first thing I noticed were his eyes. Long, deep, lashes are fine and jet black. The second is his hand resting on the window sill, white, slender, with well-defined joints, under the background of the dark shirt, it has a neat and cold taste.
He also looked at Bai Jin Xi.
The eyes are cold.
"I don't talk nonsense." His voice was low and powerful. "There are three points in this case..."
Bai Jin Xi suddenly smiled.
"That's what you wanted to say?" she cut him off bluntly.
Han Chen raised his long black eyebrows and looked at her fixedly.
All the other detectives stopped their movements and looked over. As soon as he turned his head, he saw Bai Jin Xi with her hands in her trouser pockets, standing in front of Han Chen. The figure is Pingting, the chin is slightly raised, and the posture is arrogant. Those beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, as if they were pulling more and more.
Bai Jin Xi turned her head and didn't even look at Han Chen. She walked back to the group of criminal policemen, clapped her hands unhurriedly, and cleared her throat, "Okay. Let me tell you about the case and listen to them all."
Everyone looked at her and then at Han Chen.
Bai Jin Xi's expression is serious: "I'm not talking nonsense. I already have this case..." A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Three conclusions."
As soon as these words came out, the detectives present were stunned for a moment, and then looked at Han Chen in unison.
Then the mood suddenly ignited!
Who is Bai Jin Xi? The first grassroots detective at Guanhu Police Station!
Everyone has seen her solve the case, so they are so convinced of her now. In addition to the director, a group of big men acquiesced that she was the leader.
And although Han Chen is famous, it was the first time I saw him today. To the grassroots criminal police, he is a "legend", a myth that is not so real.
Now Bai Jin Xi's actions are obviously not taking Han Chen seriously, and intending to provoke this myth.
Can they not burn
And Bai Jin Xi glances at Han Chen again. There was no change in his expression, but his eyes seemed to become more and more gloomy, staring at her gloomily.
Those dark and deep eyes looked a little intimidating.
Bai Jin Xi decided to continue ignoring him, looked around arrogantly, and said:
"Three conclusions:
1. The criminal lives within five kilometers of the crime scene;
Second, his working hours are more flexible;
3. His occupation is - worker, driver or courier. "