white night syndrome

Chapter 192 160. The site survey with a lot of harvest (seeking a monthly ticket)
On the right side of the living room is the villa's kitchen, which is spared because of the tiles everywhere. It normally has a refrigerator, a vegetable sink, a range hood, and a gas stove.

Li Ming stepped forward, stretched out his finger and swipe across it, glanced at the pulp of the finger, raised his eyebrows, and turned to look at Saito.

"Has the crime scene been cleaned?"

"No, because this is the scene of a major accident, and the deceased is an important person, so the colleagues who came here for investigation before have not touched anything except their own work." Saito stood aside with his hands behind his back, seeing After Li Ming asked him, he immediately approached him and said.

Li Ming looked thoughtful, nodded his head slightly, and then did not reply or continue.

After looking at it casually for a while, Li Ming saw that the owner of the villa had a very high standard of hygiene, even the filter in the vegetable sink was cleaned very clean.

interesting.

To the left of the living room are the stairs, bathroom and a study.

This is the hardest-hit area of ​​the fire. Like a normal study room, there are desks and bookshelves here, but almost all the books on the bookshelves have been burnt beyond recognition.

Li Ming covered his mouth and nose to avoid the embers floating in the air. After passing the bookshelf, he picked up the paper pages that had been burnt to pieces on the ground. The words on them were hard to distinguish because of the burnt black, but some words could still be seen——

"Cluster Intelligence", "Feromoni", "Formiche".

Although these words are composed of English letters, they are not English words and phrases that Li Ming is familiar with, and may be in other languages.

And when Li Ming was pondering whether there were other languages ​​composed of English letters, there was a commotion outside the villa, and there seemed to be familiar roars and curses in the haze, and then a figure squeezed in from the door frame. , and the right hand that came in but was blocked can still be vaguely seen.

"coming?"

Li Ming snorted softly, looking at the person who came and the closed door behind him.

"Li Ming, you are really good at it. I'm still wondering who didn't allow the relatives of the deceased to enter the scene of the crime." Yuan Qingyu straightened her clothes, with a slightly appreciative look on her face.

"My position is exactly the same as mine. Before the investigation of the case is clear, Shan Baitaro is a hypocrite and the biggest suspect." Li Ming folded his hands and said calmly, "From what he said, we can see that I figured out why he hawed and hawed when it came to what to do after the phone call."

"This is also suspicious. In fact, the biggest reason is to avenge personal revenge, right?" Yuan Qingyu raised his eyebrows.

"There is no such thing. Suspects are not allowed to enter the scene or join the ranks of investigation. This has always been the rule."

For the so-called public avenging private revenge, Li Ming still upholds the principle of avoiding talking about it, and then he continued to turn around and face those shredded paper pages and meditate.

Yuan Qingyu chuckled, he was already aware of the young man's motives, he didn't intend to pursue it, but followed the progress of the investigation, and followed Li Ming to look at the pieces of paper.

"Isn't that Italian?"

Seeing the words he was familiar with, Yuan Qingyu was almost surprised.

"I learned Latin, and for the sake of convenience, I also learned some similar languages, so Italian is also included." Seeing Li Ming's surprised expression, Yuan Qingyu quickly explained, "But I'm not very good at learning, just I can roughly understand the meaning, but I still understand the meaning of this kind of word accurately.”

"However... the meanings of these words seem to be related to ants." Yuan Qingyu said thoughtfully, "If you understand the three phrases or words in sequence, they are swarm intelligence, pheromone, and ants."

"Ants? Experts in Shanbai still have this habit?"

Li Ming mocked with a little sneer, but in order to collect more clues to restore the case, he still put these paper pages intact in a sealed bag, and handed them to Saito for his help to keep.

A large hole was burned through the ceiling of the study room, and there were many glass shards under the hole.

Li Ming squatted down and looked carefully at these glass shards, but found something unexpected——

It's some black rice husk-like debris.

"Rice husk? Could it be said that the fire started from these rice?"

Li Ming squinted his eyes and muttered to himself, and when he got closer to the ground, he smelled a burning smell.

This smell is like a wig shop on fire, and the disgust is indescribable.

Walking along this directional floating smell, I found that this smell extends all the way with this trace mixed with rice husks, until it completely disappears next to the bathroom.

The ceiling at the top of the bathroom has also been blasted, water seeped from the broken pipe, and some pungent odors can be smelled.

Li Ming covered his covered mouth and nose with his hands behind his back, and quickly retreated to the door, looking at Saito: "Is the person from Kesouyan here?"

Kesouyan, the Scientific Search Research Institute, is an affiliated agency of the police headquarters in each county. Its main task is to identify evidence at crime scenes.

"Here, do you need me to call them?"

Saito looked respectful with his hands behind his back, Li Ming couldn't help laughing at his appearance, waved casually and then stood at the bathroom door again, watching the bathroom scene in front of him, with a solemn expression.

"Hey? Let me tell you, after experiencing this daydream... Li Ming, would you consider taking the police exam?" Yuan Qingyu leaned forward.

"How to say?"

"I see that you are very proficient in surveying the scene and calling colleagues to help. Although Baimeng gave you the identity, it seems that you have fully adapted to it." Yuan Qingyu paused, "If you are a private detective for If you receive more commissions, you might as well take the police exam."

"No need, this is the first step to realize your wish." Li Ming waved his hand in a bit of annoyance.

While the two were exchanging and discussing, Saito led a woman in a white coat to the scene amidst the sound of door opening mixed with curses.

"Li Ming, this is Okamoto Toshie from Kesouyan." Saito introduced to each other, "Miss Okamoto, this is Li Ming, the criminal police officer who is fully responsible for Mr. Shanshiro's fire incident."

"I've heard that the police officer in charge of the fire case is very young, and I saw it today." Okamoto was wearing a mask, so he couldn't see her expression clearly, but there was a joke in his voice, "Then, may I ask Mr. Li Ming to call me?" What's the matter? I just heard from Uncle Saito."

"The scene of the crime, which is the bathroom in front of us, has a pungent smell and some white traces." Li Ming didn't pay attention to Okamoto's banter, but described his findings in a business-like manner, "So I also hope that Miss Okamoto can help us bring it to Kesouyan for the test results."

"a piece of cake."

Okamoto made an "OK" gesture with his hands, took out professional sampling items from the toolbox he carried with him, and entered the bathroom.

When Okamoto started sampling, Li Ming, Yuan Qingyu, and Saito Sorin were not idle either. They wanted to turn the bathroom upside down to find more clues to solve the case.

Although this approach was a bit confusing, they finally found a small piece of the puzzle of the case, which was the black particles in the bathroom sewer.

"What is this?" Yuan Qingyu asked with some doubts.

"Ants." Li Ming borrowed tweezers from Okamoto, picked up a small piece, and put it in the direct sunlight from the hole in the ceiling to examine it. After a while, he came to a conclusion, "Why are there ants here? ?”

He vaguely felt something was wrong.

But I can't tell what's wrong, it's just that the ants seem to be an important part of the whole case.

but……

What ants start a fire?
Rather, why are there ants at the scene of a fire.

After all the investigations in the bathroom were completed, Li Ming and others left the bathroom together with Okamoto.

Walking up the stairs, they saw a scene of embarrassment, the partitions between the walls were blasted open, and all kinds of glass fragments were scattered on the ground.

On the right side of the stairs is a single bedroom. The nameplate on the door reveals that this is the room of the maid Bai Chuan. If there is no fire, the interior of the room would be an ordinary girl's room.

Shirakawa is a domestic worker hired by the Kojima family to take care of the elderly Shanbai couple.

And there is a small blackboard above the desk in Bai Chuan's room, and there are still some sticky notes on it. The contents on it are:

"X-month 2: Ma'am is sick again, this time it may be a little serious, please contact Dr. Hashimoto tomorrow for another look."

"X-month 3: Great, this time it's just a small cold. Dr. Hashimoto suggested that my wife should pay more attention to ventilation. I'll give my husband some advice in the afternoon."

"X-month 4th: My husband's attitude is a little strange. I don't know if it's a work problem. I'd better pay attention not to provoke him recently."

"X-month 5th: My husband asked me to contact the pest control company. Did he find cockroaches in the villa? Oops, it can't be because of my poor hygiene, right?"

"X-month 6th: Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be my problem. It really scared me to death. I just have more free time today, why don't you just go to the city to do some shopping, and take it as a relaxation."

"Hashimoto?"

Li Ming raised his eyebrows, looked at Saito Zonglin who was waiting for orders, just a look and puzzled words let the elderly police officer know the young man's intentions, he nodded slightly, and immediately lifted his feet to leave.

Leaving Ms. Bai Chuan's room, the place where the explosion occurred can be seen above the bathroom——

Mr. Sanshiro's private laboratory.

As soon as they entered the laboratory, Li Ming and the others could smell a faint pungent smell, which was basically the same as what they smelled in the bathroom before.

The laboratory houses two fume hoods and two explosion-proof cabinets.

Although the original appearance of the two fume hoods can still be seen, the interior has been scorched black, the ventilation ducts above have been burnt to pieces, and the wooden parts under the two fume hoods have been burned through, only a few metal frames The support looked crumbling, many reagent bottles inside had been burned, and many glass shards were scattered on the ground in front of the fume hood.

And among the glass shards, Li Ming found a small piece that didn't belong to it, it looked like a corner of a certain square box.

Combined with the clues seen before, it is logical to deduce that this box may be a breeding box.

Is Shan Baimeng really breeding ants?
Is the fire really related to the ants?

On the floor of the laboratory, there is a scorched black mark circled with chalk. From the small sign standing at the scene, it can be seen that this is the place of death of Mr. Shan Baimeng.

The corpses have been transported away without exception, but Li Ming saw some white powder around the charred marks, and when he squatted down to examine it carefully, he smelled some faint sour smell.

"Miss Okamoto, please excuse me."

Li Ming's eyes signaled that what followed was a slightly respectful request. After all, he had seen so many unknown things at the scene, and he could see that he would ask Ms. Okamoto for help many times in the future.

If he speaks rudely to her now, he may not have the chance to ask her for help in the future. Although Li Ming can use his position to order or force her to do so, it will not last long after all.

"Mr. Li Ming always thinks of me whenever he has dirty work, is it because I am a member of Kesouyan?" Okamoto said in a reproachful manner, but his subordinates had already started to collect these white powders neatly.

"After all, you are the most professional here, and those who can do more work, that's the reason." Li Ming smiled apologetically, "Don't worry, Miss Okamoto, I will treat you to dinner after the matter is over, thank you for your kindness of."

"Then it's a deal, I'm going to the most expensive restaurant."

Although Okamoto was wearing a mask, he could still see the corners of her mouth rising wildly.

The exchange between the two made the dignified atmosphere of the scene gradually ease, Yuan Qingyu and Saito also looked happy, this is like a real colleague... It's just that there seems to be some "things" that shouldn't appear in it.

Li Ming looked to the other side. Although the two explosion-proof cabinets were also burnt to black, they were the most well-preserved items in this room.

Open the door of the cabinet, and you can see that there are reagent bottles full inside, arranged in order from bottom to top. Solid reagents and liquid reagents, ordinary solvents and acid reagents are neatly placed separately. It can be seen that the owner of this laboratory rigorous.

but……

Generally speaking, all flammable and explosive reagents are installed in the explosion-proof cabinet, and acid liquid is usually not placed in it, because acid liquid is neither flammable nor explosive.

Why does Shanbai put acid reagents in it?

Behind the lab, is a room that has been completely blown apart.

This compartment has only one door that communicates with the laboratory, and the interior is full of scorched black traces, and after entering it, Li Ming smelled some rosin.

There is only one glass cabinet in this mysterious room, but it has been completely shattered. The glass cabinet is full of burnt sawdust, exuding a faint pine scent.

Because of the previous experience as a premise, Li Ming deliberately paid attention to the debris, and he found a burnt oxygen machine among the debris.

Oxygen pumps are generally machines that fill fish tanks with oxygen. After thinking about the fragments of the previous breeding tanks, Li Ming came up with a new idea——

Could it be that Shanbai raised some fish and then used ants as fish feed, but ants are smarter, so he studied the habits of some ants and used them as traps in turn.

This explanation seems to make some sense.

But it just makes sense, if you think about the case, it doesn't seem to make much sense.

There is a large hole in the floor between the glass box and the door, through which the study below the villa can be seen.

Go out of the mysterious compartment and pass through the door of the laboratory. On the right is an ordinary bathroom, and directly in front is the master bedroom of the Shanbai couple.

On the charred bed, a human figure circled with white chalk could be seen. Obviously, the last deceased was Mrs. Shanbai.

On the left side of the bed, there is an iron filing cabinet and a computer desk. The filing cabinet and the computer on the desk have been burned and deformed, but the text inside the cabinet looks intact except for some burnt yellow.

Out of a premonition, Li Ming always felt that there were important clues hidden in these texts.

In line with the principle of seeking the truth, Li Ming opened these files mercilessly, and by the way, ordered Yuan Qingyu to turn on the computer to see if there were any clues that could be compared to the diary.

Unexpectedly, the content in the document was exactly the detailed information that Li Ming had asked Shan Baitaro about Talinthiazole before.

The content of the document mainly describes the specific effect and synthesis method of tarinthiazole. This drug can promote the secretion of neurotransmitters in organisms, improve the memory ability of patients, and there is some evidence that this drug can further promote the growth of neural synapses. , forming a new neural bridge, which may greatly improve the intelligence level of the recipient.

However, the synthesis method described in it made Li Ming a little puzzled. For a layman like him, these professional terms were like a wordless bible.

"Talinthiazole? This is the drug that Shan Baimeng has been researching on for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease?" Okamoto, who had collected all the white powder, approached him interestedly, still chewing something in his mouth.

Li Ming raised his eyebrows: "Why, does Miss Okamoto understand these technical terms? Can you explain them to me?"

"No, no, you misunderstood me. I majored in chemistry in college, and I don't know anything about medicine. I'm just curious about what a drug that can treat Alzheimer's disease looks like." Okamoto continued to chew, "After all You know it's a disease comparable to a terminal illness."

"But I remember that there is also pharmaceuticals in the chemistry major?" Yuan Qingyu said quietly at this time, "I also wanted to apply for the chemistry major, so I was a little interested in this aspect."

"If you are a little interested, you can do it. I'm in a hurry to get off work."

Okamoto spread his hands, with an expression of indifference.

"I don't have much interest in the drug Talinthiazole. This should be regarded as a secret for Shanbai's studio. I think it's best for you to hand it directly to Shanbai Taro himself. This can also be counted as his A relic of my father."

"I'm afraid it won't work for the time being, because Taro himself has already been included in the ranks of suspects. If you just hand over this kind of secret to him, wouldn't you be slapping yourself in the face?"

　Starting today, [-] words a day, and then the book review area is limited, and I also turned it off
　　
　
(End of this chapter)