investigative chronicle

Chapter 98 Parallelism

Luo Li didn't notice Ji Si'an's distraction.She self-analyzed: "If we can find out the previous cases in the Luqiao area, we might be able to gain something by comparing them."

"Theoretically speaking, when the murderer starts committing the crime, he will definitely choose his own psychological safety zone, and he should still be in the Luqiao District..."

"We don't know how to check anything?" Ji Si'an was a little discouraged.

"It's not that I don't know anything. You come with me, and I will take you to a place."

Speaking of this, Luo Li regained her spirits, and she dragged Ji Si'an to a rented storage room.

The small house of less than 10 square meters is full of various books, a hand-painted map is hung on the facing wall, and various papers are pasted on it...

"What are you doing here?" Ji Si'an felt like he had come to a private detective agency in a TV series.

Luo Li pushed the materials piled on the ground aside to make it easier for them to pass.Ji Si'an followed her to the front of the wall.

"This is the situation I described based on my memory. The one here is a map of the Luqiao area ten years ago... I got off at Wanshui Station, then Wanshui South Station, and then Luqiao South Station... …. Miaomiao’s house is on the north side of Luqiao District. She should get off at Luqiao South Station. If she takes the main road, she needs to go along Wanshui Road to the next traffic light intersection and then turn right to Zuoti Road. But I told her I understand, it was raining and cold that day, she must want to get home early... She would most likely take this tree-lined path that day, and then cross these two alleys... This route is cheaper than the main road 15 minutes."

As Luo Li spoke, she used her hands to trace the route she had deduced countless times.

"There is a privately owned small supermarket at the corner of this small road. Miao Miao once took me there. If she walks from here, the people in that supermarket should be able to see her..."

"Other places are residential buildings. The houses there are old and old. Local people don't want to live there. Many of them are rented out."

"If we take this supermarket as a cutting point, we can guess which section of the road she has trouble with..."

"It's a pity that the rain was heavy that day, and the supermarket owner closed the door early."

Luo Li stood in front of the map. She had seen this picture countless times.Every route that Miao Miao has traveled, she has simulated countless times with her hands.Thinking of Miaomiao's despair and helplessness at that time, her heart ached.

"The news said that the police visited a business, 1 buildings and residents of 25 bungalows near her home, but found nothing..."

"At that time, people were busy taking the child home, and it was raining. Even if the murderer swaggered with her, he would not attract the attention of others."

"So Miao Miao followed the murderer voluntarily." Ji Si'an interjected.

"Is it possible that the murderer is someone Miao Miao is familiar with? Neighbors or relatives or friends."

"The police also thought so at the beginning." After speaking, Luo Li continued: "There is another possibility that the murderer can use some means to make her relax her vigilance. It is also possible to ask for directions and help. Miao Miao is an enthusiastic and kind person. Girl. There are many ways to lure her into a trap if you want to."

"However, I still think the most suspicious one is the man in the white shirt on the bus." Luo Li still insisted on her judgment.

"I don't know why, it's just intuition."

"The way he looks at people is uncomfortable. Like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark."

"And when he said my name, I will never forget the playful and playful tone."

Speaking of which, Luo Li shivered, as if thinking of something bad.

Ji Si'an looked at Luo Li's state, wanted to remind her but didn't know how to speak.

"Do you not trust me?" Luo Li was very sensitive about this matter.

"No." Ji Si'an quickly denied.

Then she considered the sentence before saying: "Lily, have you ever thought that it is possible... I just said it is possible. Out of guilt for Miao Miao, you have prejudice against the only man you have ever had contact with that day .”

Just as Luo Li was about to refute, Ji Si'an went on to say, "What I mean is, do you think there is something wrong with him first, and then look for evidence based on this result."

"Because I feel that you seem to put all your bad inferences on that person. There may be deduction or fantasy in it, and it may be that you first regard him as an imaginary enemy, and your feelings are all around you. Judgment is established."

Ji Si'an's words made Luo Li fall into silence.Xiao An's words made some sense, maybe that's why the Interpol didn't pay much attention to her testimony.

"Don't be discouraged either. I think your judgment is right. The murderer's crime must have evolved slowly. If we can find similar cases that happened before Luqiao, maybe we can find some clues." Ji Si'an encouraged.

Ji Si'an's words rekindled Luo Li's hope.She came to the back of a pile of newspapers and said, "I will ask Yuan Mu to check the relevant case files in the Luqiao area later on. What we have to do now is to read these and find out if there are any clues in it."

When she was talking, she patted the pile of newspapers with her hands, and the thick dust was lifted into the air by her movements, choking her to cough.

"So much?" Ji Si'an swallowed as he looked at the pile of newspapers half a person's height in front of him.

"This is what I have accumulated from searching around for so many years. There are also some that I bought from the old book and newspaper market." Luo Li picked up the newspaper on it and shook off the dust on it.

"Like ordinary obscenity and harassment cases, the parties concerned may not report to the police because they are afraid of their own reputation. Even if they report to the police, there is no real loss and the suspect escapes again, the police may not pay enough attention... .I collect these newspapers to see if I can find some clues from the news of that year."

"But there are too many newspapers. It will take at least 5 or 6 days to read them all. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. We have to find the key points." Ji Si'an felt a little headache.

"October 2009, 10, this is the day when Miao Miao's accident happened. Let's use this day as a reference to look forward..." Luo Li started to flip through the newspaper while talking.

She should have read all the news after that day.When Luo Li mentioned the date, Ji Si'an had such a judgment.

She looked at the figure buried behind the pile of newspapers: Luo Li had not had an easy life in the past ten years.If her parents knew, would they regret their silence back then...Guilt is something that can really overwhelm a person.

At the same time, the criminal police team began to find out the trajectory of Yang Ping's actions before her disappearance through monitoring, visits and other measures.

Yuan Mu followed Li Muzi in charge of the visit. They took the screenshot of Yang Ping when she came out of school, and began to search around where she disappeared from the surveillance.

"This is where Yang Ping last appeared on the surveillance screen. The time is 17:45."

After observing the angles of the surrounding probes, she continued: "The three small alleys in the east and the small road in the west are not monitored. She may go in these directions."

Li Muzi took out the photos for comparison, and found that Yuan Mu was standing exactly where Yang Ping was before she disappeared, muttering in a low voice, "This girl is quite smart."

"It's not that I have a good brain, it's that I'm more sensitive to pictures than you. My previous knowledge of painting plus training is better than you, a rookie." Yuan Mu's ears are very good. After hearing Li Muzi's words, Rebuttal immediately.

(End of this chapter)