Winter Solstice

Chapter 42

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What Lu Yan didn't expect was that there were quite a few photos in October on her phone, and there were about four or five hundred thumbnails.

Turning over, she suddenly understood: she was following Ding Jing at the time, and there were many pictures of Ding Jing in the camera.

She took a peek at Jiang Chengyi. He was still on the phone and didn't notice this, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he already knew about this, but after thinking about it, it was not so decent after all, and it was a little guilty to say it.

Thinking of Ding Jing's murder a while ago, she decided to organize these photos, and when her mother's house was connected to wifi, they packaged them and sent them to Jiang Chengyi.

She accelerated the speed of flipping through the photos, hoping to skip the series of Ding Jing's photos and find the slides of the professor at the annual meeting as soon as possible.

She slowed down when she turned over the hundredth sheet.

The location in the photo is at the gate of the xx community. Ding Jing is wearing a gray one-piece dress and is walking into the community.

When taking the photo, Ding Jing's figure was a little smaller because she was standing across the road. Fortunately, the pixel of the lens was relatively high, and the resolution was reasonable.

Turning to the next page, Ding Jing came out of the community.

There was a gap of twenty minutes before and after the photo was taken.

After Ding Jing came out, she didn't leave immediately, but looked left and right before walking across the street.

Turning back, it was the group photo of her and Tang Jie when they were eating out.

She recalled the situation at that time, probably because she was afraid of being discovered by Ding Jing, she left immediately when Ding Jing came over.

She usually has to go to work, so she only has the opportunity to follow Ding Jing on weekends or night shifts. In my impression, Ding Jing also came to this community in September, but because of the long time gap, Ding Jing did not have the opportunity at that time. She didn't think about anything special.

I once thought that Ding Jing was visiting friends, but in retrospect, she felt that it was wrong. If she really went to a friend's house, Ding Jing would not only stay in the community for more than 20 minutes each time.

What's especially weird is Ding Jing's cautious look in the photo.

According to Liu Yujie, Ding Jing had already met the fake Deng Man at that time, and she was in deep fear at that time. Because of this, Ding Jing first told Jiang Chengyi and her aunt that she had encountered a strange thing, and then she suspected her.

She fell into deep thought, subconsciously flipping through the three photos back and forth.

The time is noon, and the photos are very lively. In addition to the people coming and going, there are all kinds of motor vehicles passing by.

She kept zooming in and out, looking at the photos carefully, trying to find clues in the crowd.

After flipping through several photos one after another, she was disappointed. No, there were so many people in the photos, and there was not a single "woman" who was suspected to be a fake Deng Man.

Just as she was about to exit, she glanced over the upper left corner unconsciously, and suddenly noticed a small man wearing a peaked cap.

In the first few photos, there was no figure of this person, but after Ding Jing came out, the person suddenly appeared in the field of vision. He was wearing a denim jacket with jeans underneath, dressed in a very youthful manner, with a peaked cap covering part of his face due to his low head.

He was standing in front of the bank's ATM at the left door of the community, as if waiting in line to withdraw money, but his line of sight was clearly directed towards Ding Jing not far away.

After zooming in, Lu Yan stared at the man's profile, looked and looked, and was stunned to find that the man was actually old, and the more he looked, the more familiar he became.

red light.

Jiang Chengyi stepped on the brakes and turned around to see Lu Yan staring at the phone in a daze.

Lu Yan hurriedly put the screen in front of him: "Look at this photo."

He tilted his head back slightly and stared at the screen with a frown: "What photo is this?"

"I took it when I was following Ding Jing." Because she was too shocked, Lu Yan forgot her guilty conscience for a while, and answered in a very outspoken manner.

Jiang Chengyi glanced at her, stifled a smile, took the phone, and zoomed in on the man's face. When he saw the details, his expression gradually became solemn.

"Who do you think this person looks like?" Lu Yan stared at Jiang Chengyi, her heart pounding.

"Teacher Zhou?"

Lu Yan thought about it: "Don't you think it's too coincidental..."

"When was this photo taken? Where was it taken?"

"It was taken on October 20th, at the gate of the xx community."

"Which district and which road?"

"Yiyuan Road in Jinfeng District. During the time I followed her, Ding Jing had been to this neighborhood twice, but she only stayed for about 20 minutes before leaving each time."

Jiang Chengyi thought for a while, and started to call. After connecting, he said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Old Qin, check the xx community on Yiyuan Road to see if Ding Jianguo or Yu Meiyuan has any real estate in this community."

Hearing a few words over there, Jiang Chengyi added: "Yes, they are Ding Jing's parents. We only searched the properties where Ding Jing lived, but we did not check all the properties of Ding's family in detail. Before Ding Jing was killed, it seemed that I have been to the xx community. If it is determined that the Ding family's apartment is located in the xx community on Yiyuan Road, I will file a report with the above and apply for a search warrant. Also, we will have a temporary meeting tonight, and I will assign personnel to specifically target one person. "

After he finished speaking, Lu Yan thought about it and asked, "Do you want to investigate Teacher Zhou?"

Jiang Chengyi said, "Do you remember the woman who wandered around your door that night?"

"What's wrong."

"According to our investigation, this person is likely to be the murderer. I'm going to the bureau for a meeting at night, so you can simply go over with me and make a note.

"Is that person really the murderer?" Lu Yan was frightened for a while, her hairs stood on end, thinking of the old man who claimed to have seen a ghost a few days ago, her voice tightened, "The murderer is staring at me, is it because I have no intention of it? Is it related to the encounter with her pretending to be Deng Man? Also, is this person the same person who pretended to be Li Liwei?"

Seeing that Jiang Chengyi didn't say a word, her face turned pale: "If this is the case, then Deng Man's death really has a problem."

Jiang Chengyi didn't want Lu Yan to be exposed to too many details of the case. First, it was for confidentiality, and secondly, he was afraid that she would be afraid, but he didn't expect her to guess so accurately. It can be seen that she has been thinking about this matter a lot these days.

He said: "This case is a large-scale serial murder case rarely seen in recent years. The way the murderer selects the target group is very special. If you guess correctly, the murderer is very likely to commit the crime again in a short period of time. We must hurry up to find the next victim. People, whether Deng Man or Ding Jing, are related to this matter, your photo just now provides important clues, if Zhou Zhicheng has really followed Ding Jing, you might as well use this as a breakthrough."

Lu Yan keenly captured the information in his words: "Did the case of Ding Jing and our unit Wang Qianqian committed by the same murderer? I remember telling you last time that Wang Qianqian has also been on a website similar to tarot card wishing. It is said that there is a deck of cards that is particularly difficult to draw. I don’t know if it is the Winter Solstice website? If so, does the murderer’s selection of target groups have something to do with this website?”

Jiang Chengyi gave a deep hum: "The information I know so far is that several victims have made wishes on the website, but the murderer has never hacked the website since September, so we have already drawn cards before September. And the users who make a wish are listed as the focus of attention, but it cannot be ruled out that the murderer has changed the way of selecting targets for safety reasons."

Lu Yan raised her heart. In the vast crowd and limited police force, Jiang Chengyi has been working hard these days in order to find the murderer. Continuous overtime on Saturday and Sunday is not enough, and he has to go to the bureau for a meeting in the evening. In other words, they are racing against the clock against the killer.

Seeing Lu Yan's serious expression, Jiang Chengyi hurriedly changed his tone to a relaxed tone: "Don't think about it, we already have a lot of clues, and we will solve the case when it's time to solve the case. It's almost time for Fenglu Garden. Think about it, what does your mother usually like, and do you want to buy more."

After eating this meal at noon, they had to rush back to Songshan Road immediately, so the impression this meal left on Lu Yan's mother was very important.

Lu Yan remembered the pile of greetings in the trunk, Eu Yan Sang's bird's nest, and the outrageously expensive air purifier. For this meeting, Jiang Chengyi made the most thorough preparations in the shortest time.

She pursed her lips and smiled: "My mother is looking at you, not those gifts."

After hearing this, Jiang Chengyi looked in the rearview mirror and said without changing his face, "Then I can score almost ninety-nine points, right?"

Lu Yan smiled and leaned over and slapped him in the face: "One hundred and one points!"

Arriving at the community, parked the car, Lu Yan stood in front of Jiang Chengyi, straightened his tie for him, and then pulled him into the elevator.

Lu Yan's mother has not remarried in the past few years. In the first few years, it was because Lu Yan was too young, and she was afraid that remarriage would affect the children. In recent years, it was because Lu Yan was employed, and her mentality was different. However, Lu Yanxu was afraid that she would be lonely, and in recent years, she never stopped planning to help her choose a partner.

They have dated a few times, but they didn't get along because they didn't get along well enough, but she took it lightly and didn't force it.

She works leisurely, and her daughter can stand on her own. In her spare time, she raises dogs and grows flowers, and occasionally travels with her friends to have fun, but she lives freely.

Knowing that Lu Yan would bring her boyfriend back today, she started to prepare in the morning. The puppy "Doudou" seemed to know that "sister" would come back, and she was much more excited than usual.

I was busy in the kitchen when I heard the door open and my daughter's voice sounded: "Mom."

She wiped her hands, and when she came out, she saw a tall young man standing next to her daughter. He had a clean temperament and handsome features. He matched her daughter very well.

But after a closer look, I found that the other party was very familiar.

Doudou was as fat as a fluffy ball, and kept spinning at the feet of Lu Yan and Jiang Chengyi. Lu Yan couldn't move for a long time, so she had to bend over to pick it up and put it on the sofa, and then officially introduced her mother: " Mom, this is Jiang Chengyi." His attitude was generous, but his tone was inevitably shy.

Seeing Mother Lu approaching, Jiang Chengyi naturally understood what the sense of recognition in Mother Lu's eyes meant, calmly cleared his throat, and smiled slightly: "Hello, Auntie."

Mother Lu suppressed her doubts, showed a warm smile, and walked over quickly: "Xiao Jiang, welcome, come, please take a seat."

He brought a glass of water to Jiang Chengyi, but automatically ignored Lu Yan.

Lu Yan sneered in dissatisfaction: "Mom." Wearing slippers, she went to the kitchen to pour water for herself.

It was the first time that Jiang Chengyi saw Lu Yan getting along with her mother. How could she be calm and generous, like a child, she couldn't help but laugh.

Thinking of what he had learned about Mother Lu before, he didn't dare to slack off, and he dealt with Mother Lu with all his heart.

Lu Yan poured out the water, but her mother just talked to Jiang Chengyi and left her to the side. She was a little embarrassed, hugged Doudou in her arms, and slipped into her bedroom.

The room was tidy and fresh by my mother, and the bed sheets were newly changed, with the unique smell of sunshine after sun exposure.

She lay down on the bed and took out her cell phone boredly.

The first news on WeChat was about Zheng Xiaowen.

"Although she missed out with the actress at the xx Film Festival, Ms. Zheng can be said to be in good spirits during a happy event. Yesterday, she received a million diamond ring from director Zhang Dashan in public. Today, the new play is opened in the xx store. The director is a dark horse in the film and television industry in recent years, last year's xxx won the crown of the best film at the xx film festival... "

Scrolling down, Lu Yan noticed that Yu Baifeng, the popular boy who called her, was playing opposite Zheng Xiaowen.

She put down her phone bored. She has no concept of being "popular" in the entertainment industry, but this Zheng Xiaowen makes headlines every day, so she should be considered very popular.

Thinking that Jiang Chengyi was outside, she dawdled and came out with Doudou again. Only then did she find that her mother and Jiang Chengyi were chatting very well, and she didn't see anything Jiang Chengyi said, but her mother smiled and nodded frequently.

After a while, mother, thinking about the work in the kitchen, got up and left.

Lu Yan sat down beside Jiang Chengyi and asked quietly, "What did you tell my mother just now?"

Jiang Chengyi took a sip of tea and looked at her: "I'll tell you when I go back in the evening."

sell off.

Lu Yan snorted softly and went to the kitchen to help her mother.

Halfway through, Jiang Chengyi's phone rang, she stopped and looked back.

I just heard Jiang Chengyi say: "I don't think I can apply for a search warrant over the weekend. I'll try to contact the bureau. I know Ding Jing's family. I'll call Ding Jing's father to see if I can get his consent. Go to Ding Jing's apartment and conduct a search."

It seems that Ding Jing does have a house in the xx community.

She went into the kitchen thoughtfully.