freenovelworld Chapter 417: Crime Hunting Illustrations 6
Chapter 417: Crime Hunting Illustrations 6
After finishing her late-night snack, An Yingqiu walked to the door, turned to the person who had seen her off, and said, "Thank you for the snack. I'm going back now. Goodnight."
"Okay, good night," Shen Yi replied with a smile.
Back home, An Yingqiu hummed a song as she washed up and went to bed.
*
Shen Yi drew a portrait of the skeleton the next day. The deceased was Ren Xiaoxuan, and her information was also among the people who had disappeared in the last ten years.
With the cooperation of Qu Lanxin, a teacher from No. 7 Middle School, they determined the time when the skull was replaced.
After visiting Ren Xiaoxuan's mother, her mother came to the Criminal Investigation Brigade the next day and brought Ren Xiaoxuan's diary.
This diary entry records Ren Xiaoxuan's experiences of being bullied and molested, as well as her unrequited love.
The bullies and molesters were easy to find, but she had no clue about the boy she had a crush on.
Until An Yingqiu said, "What if this boy isn't actually a boy?"
"Not a boy?" Shen Yi seemed to realize something and repeated her words.
Du Cheng asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"None of Ren Xiaoxuan's classmates have seen the boy in the painting, and the person in the painting is very pretty, so it could also be a girl with short hair."
It's normal to have girls with short hair at school.
"You mean Ren Xiaoxuan likes girls?" Du Cheng asked.
He thought of Zhao Zipeng, who had molested Ren Xiaoxuan. He was the only person who had seen the boy, and according to his description, the boy was not tall.
An Yingqiu shook her head: "I'm just guessing."
She felt that the gender issue was the key to solving this case, so she offered this suggestion.
Shen Yi had already taken out his easel and changed the boy's portrait into a girl's.
Looking at the familiar faces in the portrait, everyone fell silent.
An Yingqiu spoke first: "Isn't this Qu Lanxin?"
Du Cheng snapped out of his daze: "Take it and show it to Zhao Zipeng."
Finally, Zhao Zipeng confirmed that Qu Lanxin's short hair was indeed that of the boy from before.
He Rongyue also found remnants of banyan flowers in Ren Xiaoxuan's pelvic joint.
There were also traces of soil in the playground that didn't belong to the area where Ren Xiaoxuan was unearthed.
Through Ren Xiaoxuan's banyan tree paintings, they found the crime scene and the murder weapon.
Finally, Qu Lanxin wanted to jump off the building, but Shen Yi persuaded her to come back, and they also learned about the situation back then.
Qu Lanxin did not kill Ren Xiaoxuan; she committed suicide. The case is now closed.
Shen Yi's family has a foster cat named Xiaoxuan. An Yingqiu will visit him occasionally with cat food and play with the cat.
She got off work early today, bought groceries, and went to knock on her neighbor's door.
"Dong dong dong."
After waiting a while, Shen Yi opened the door: "You're only just getting back?"
"Okay, I'll cook tonight and treat you to dinner." After saying that, she took out her keys and opened her own front door.
When this person treated her to a late-night snack last time, An Yingqiu thought that whether they were neighbors or colleagues, they should reciprocate.
Shen Yi didn't refuse; he remembered that she seemed to be a very good cook.
He still vividly remembers the aroma he smelled the day she moved in, but he hasn't seen her cook much since, so it seems she rarely cooks.
He turned around, closed the door, and followed An Yingqiu inside.
"Do you need my help?"
"Okay, you can help me." She doesn't like preparing ingredients, but she's good at cooking.
In the kitchen, the two worked together. Shen Yi was in charge of washing vegetables and rice and cooking rice, while An Yingqiu chopped and stir-fried vegetables.
The dishes were served, and the two, who were already hungry from the aroma, sat down and began to eat.
They were so engrossed in enjoying the food that neither of them spoke a word.
After the meal, Shen Yi cleaned up the dishes and put them in the dishwasher in the kitchen.
On the balcony, he looked at An Yingqiu sitting in the hanging chair opposite him: "You don't seem to cook often, but you're a very good cook."
An Yingqiu wasn't surprised that he knew she didn't cook much; Shen Yi was naturally good at observing.
"I mainly don't want to cook, so I mostly eat out or order takeout."
"It seems you have a real talent for cooking."
An Yingqiu didn't deny it. After so many worlds, although she had cooked quite a lot of food, talent also played a part.
She reached out to grab the orange juice on the small table, and Shen Yi saw this and pushed it a little closer to her so she could reach it.
The two chatted casually, and Shen Yi discovered that An Yingqiu knew a lot about many things, and they felt like they were on the same wavelength.
As they chatted, it gradually got late, and Shen Yi finally went home.
*
The relatives of the victim in the marriage fraud and murder case came to cause trouble for Director Zhang.
The perpetrator, Chu Yingzi, did not want to be sentenced to death, so she confessed that she was an accomplice.
However, the accomplices she provided could not be located, so they could not be arrested and she could not be sentenced to death.
Each portrait artist, based on her descriptions, created a different portrait.
Shen Yi applied to give it a try and see if she could draw what her accomplice looked like.
After Director Zhang gave his approval, he took his things and prepared to leave.
He had already walked to the door, but suddenly turned back to the work area and walked to An Yingqiu's side.
"Are you busy?"
"Shen Yi, what's wrong?" An Yingqiu turned around and asked.
Shen Yi's expression was gentle, and his eyes were smiling as he looked at her: "I have to go to the South City Detention Center later, so I'll probably be back a little late. Xiao Xuan, could you help feed her?"
The south side of the city is in the suburbs, and it takes some time to go there and back. He also has to draw portraits and communicate with death row inmates, so he probably won't be back until late.
He didn't prepare much cat food for himself today, and if he doesn't feed Xiaoxuan, she'll probably be pitiful.
"Okay, sure." Everyone already knows what happened in Director Zhang's office.
They were all aware of the marriage fraud and murder case, so they knew that Shen Yi had gone to get a portrait drawn.
He handed me his house key: "Thank you for your help."
"You're too kind," An Yingqiu said, accepting the gift.
After Shen Yi left, Li Han, who had heard the whole thing, excitedly nudged her with her elbow: "Something's not right with you guys. You even gave Teacher Shen her house key."
"You just heard me asking you to help feed the cat."
Li Han smiled with a gossipy look on her face: "I don't think it's that simple."
An Yingqiu didn't say anything; she always preferred to let things take their natural course.
She didn't work overtime today. When she got home, she took the key Shen Yi had given her and went to his house to feed the cat.
At nine o'clock in the evening, she called the person again. When the call was connected, Shen Yi's voice came through: "Hello."
"Shen Yi, are you done with your work? I've fed the cat for you!" As she said this, she had already grabbed her car keys and left.
Hearing her voice, Shen Yi couldn't help but smile: "It'll be a while. Luckily you're here, so Xiao Xuan won't go hungry."
"Hmm, your place is in a remote area, you'll probably have trouble getting a taxi later, right?"
"I'll see if there are any cars available when the time comes."
An Yingqiu opened the car door and got in: "How about this, I'll pick you up, and you can treat me to dinner when you get back."
Thinking about the danger Shen Yi might encounter, she decided to make the trip herself.
She put her phone on speakerphone and drove off following the navigation.
Shen Yi noticed that he seemed reluctant to refuse, but also afraid of troubling her: "Wouldn't that be too much trouble for you?"