In the Special Investigation Group office of the Yunzhou police station.
“Sister Miao,” Zeng ke reported,”the laboratory team is currently testing Zhang Qile’s paintings, and the police have also invited painting experts to test if the paintings are Zhang Qile’s authentic works!”
“Mm …”
“Miao Ying nodded, but her eyes were fixed on the big screen. The big screen was playing Zhang Qile’s Red bathtub.”
“Although it couldn’t be said to be 100% similar, Zhang Qile’s painting was still very similar to the crime scene of the red bathtub case.”
“However, the dead woman in the picture was different from the real victim in the red bathtub.”
“Back then, the red bathtub case had a total of four victims. From this, it could be seen that Zhang Qile’s drawing did not point to any of the victims.”
The woman in the painting was probably Zhang Qile’s own imagination.
“At the moment, Wu Xiumin was holding the black-and-white photo of the red bathtub case and comparing it with the oil painting.”
“It can be seen,” Wu Xiumin said.”There are some differences in the details, but from the composition and the characters, they are very similar to the crime scene!”
“So …” Cui Lizhu frowned.”We can’t be completely sure, but Zhang Qile must have seen the crime scene of the red bathtub case?”
“Xiao Cui, didn’t I remind you before?” Wu Xiumin said,”Zhang Qile’s age is not right. She couldn’t have seen the crime scene with her own eyes!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Well …” Cui Lizhu said.”That means there are only two possibilities. One is that Zhang Qile made it up out of thin air, and this is just a coincidence!”
“The other one is a photo of the crime scene that Zhang Qile saw. “Back then, the police officer who was in charge of taking the photos was called Zhang Shuai,” cui Lizhu said.”But Zhang Shuai and Zhang Qile had no relationship …”
“Sister Miao, I’ve checked before,” Zeng ke said.”Among Zhang Qile’s male friends, there is only one chief of the traffic police Bureau. The others have no relationship with the police.”
“And the traffic police wouldn’t have seen the photos …”
“Speaking of photos …” Captain Shao quickly explained,”we have checked the evidence room. Because the red bathtub case has been closed, the case file has been in the archive room, and no one has touched it!”
“However, the archives is considered an open space for the public. Any Criminal Police or archivist in the key case investigation Unit can come into contact with it, so I’m afraid it’s impossible to find out who leaked the photos …”
“Mm …” Miao Ying nodded, then looked at Zhang Qile’s painting carefully.”
“Team leader Miao, there’s one more thing,” Captain Shao reported.”We have investigated Bao Yucheng. On the day of the crime, he was not in Guangzhou, but in Xiangjiang to attend an Art Salon. He has a very clear alibi!”
“Also, Bao Yucheng is quite a celebrity in Guangzhou. I’ve checked his background. He’s clean!” Captain Shao said,”although he is in contact with Zhang Qile, I don’t think he is lying. They don’t have a deeper relationship.”
“Yes,” Zeng ke said.”I checked the transaction records between Zhang Qile and Bao Yucheng. If there is an ambiguous relationship between them, we should be able to find out!”
“That’s true,” cui Lizhu said, pouting.”If Zhang Qile really got Bao Yucheng, then she wouldn’t have to waste her time and effort on her gallery!”
“Besides, she wouldn’t have broken shoes with Bao Yicheng …”
“So, it seems that Bao Yucheng is not a suspect, right?”
“The painting …” Miao Ying sighed and said,”Bao Yucheng took it out of the garage. You all saw that when he took it out, there was a thick layer of dust on the painting. This means that although Bao Yucheng liked the painting, he wasn’t obsessed with it. He didn’t even put it in his safe!”
“So … Tsk, tsk …”
“Bao Yicheng and Bao Yicheng are fine,” cui Lizhu pouted and sighed.”So … The case has reached a deadlock?”
“We … Don’t have any other way to continue the investigation?”
“To be honest, this is the first time I’ve encountered this kind of thing,” Captain Shao said with a frown.”Whether it was the crime scene or the place where the victim was kidnapped, there were so many surveillance cameras, but nothing was captured!”
“I really can’t understand this!”
“At this time, Zeng ke put down the phone and reported to Miao Ying,”Miao Ying, the forensics department just called. Through the identification of the experts, they have confirmed that the red bathtub painting is Zhang Qile’s authentic work. She was the one who painted it!”
“Oh … That’s strange!” Miao Ying furrowed her brows.”Zhang Qile, how did you draw it?” Her family had nothing to do with the red bathtub case, so why … Would she draw such a painting …”
“At this time, Wu Xiumin seemed to have seen something, so she pointed to the police photo and said to Miao Ying,”look carefully. There is a dark area here. According to the record, the dark area was caused by the melting of a white candle.”
“Look at Zhang Qile’s drawing.” She pointed at the big screen.”Look at the same position, there …”
“Ah?” Miao Ying’s eyes widened. What appeared on the painting was a white candle that was burning.”
“The two are very close!” Wu Xiumin said,”team leader Miao, Zhang Qile’s painting is very likely to have a prototype!”
“As soon as he said that, everyone in the hall was shocked!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“In fact, he even had a creepy feeling!”
“The ages don’t match …” Cui Lizhu said doubtfully.”Then … Zhang Qile must have seen the photos of the crime!” We … Should we search her place?”
“But …” Wu Xiumin said.”The position of the candles is correct, and the pieces of charcoal on the ground are also much more accurate, but … Tsk tsk …”
“But what?” Seeing Wu Xiumin in such a difficult position, everyone was even more curious.”
“The bathtub is different!” Wu Xiumin finally got to the point.”I’ve compared all four bathtubs from that year, and they were obviously different from the bathtubs in the painting. The height, style, and even color were different …”
“Oh … Yeah …” Cui Lizhu was puzzled.”If it was drawn according to the photos of the crime scene, then the bathtub should be the same, and the victim … Um … Um …”
“After cui Lizhu said that, the crowd suddenly fell into an even more depressing silence, because everyone thought of the same thing at the same time, and it was an extremely terrifying thing!”
“Finally, after more than ten seconds, cui Lizhu also thought of the same thing. She was so scared that her hair stood on end, and she felt a chill down her spine.”
“Oh my God …” Cui Lizhu swallowed her saliva and looked at everyone in surprise.”You … You mean …”
“The red bathtub case isn’t over at all, is it?”
“After Peter was caught and the red bathtub case was closed, someone … Someone committed the red bathtub case again, but … But after the murder, it was never discovered by the outside world!”
“And then …” Cui Lizhu pointed at the big screen and said,”Zhang Qile was an insider, or she secretly saw it. She … She drew it, and that was why she was killed!”
“After cui Lizhu said that, everyone got even more goosebumps.”
“Miao Ying stared at the painting and said,”if your deduction is correct, the woman in the painting might not be a fictional character.”
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