The sound of footsteps approached, followed by a familiar black robe and the faint smell of tobacco … When she saw him, Xu Xu suddenly calmed down. The messy emotions in his mind were like fog under the sun, quickly dissipating.
— — What did she just do to Yao Meng? He actually vented his emotions on someone else.
She stared at Ji Bai's leather shoes. "I'm sorry, I'll apologize to her."
Ji Bai nodded. What else? "
Xu Xu was stunned and she clenched her fists on her knees. Of course, this detail did not escape Ji Bai's eyes. He pointed it out mercilessly. "Why didn't you say anything about Ye Zixi's secret love at the scene?"
Xu Xu's heart skipped a beat as she answered, "I didn't notice anything. Do you think I would deliberately hide it from you? "
Ji Bai stared at her condescendingly. "You really didn't notice. Was it because you subconsciously didn't believe that she would have a secret relationship, so you turned a blind eye to those obvious details? "
Xu Xu was silent for a moment before she replied, "I'm sorry, this won't happen again."
In fact, when Ji Bai mentioned the "secret relationship" at the scene, she had already realized that she had missed something, but she did not think too much about it. Now that Ji Bai had pointed it out, she finally understood that her emotions had affected her judgment.
When she said this, her head was still lowered. From Ji Bai's angle, the girl's slender shoulders were slightly shrunk and her head was buried very low. Her soft, short hair stuck to her forehead, and the outline of her fair face and slender neck could be vaguely seen. She didn't look like a woman, but more like a frail and stubborn teenager.
It was her first time seeing a murder scene, and the victim was a friend. Ji Bai was actually very satisfied with her performance.
However, satisfaction was one thing, and education methods were another.
However … Ji Bai originally wanted to scold her a little more, but when he saw her dispirited look, he suddenly lost the mood to continue.
He did not speak, so Xu Xu thought that it was over. Just as she was about to get up and leave, Ji Bai squatted down in front of her.
His dark eyes were level with hers, staring at her thoughtfully.
Their faces were inches apart, and Xu Xu was stunned. She looked at the tall Ji Bai squatting quietly in front of her, and she felt … confused.
They looked at each other for a moment. Ji Bai looked at her teary eyes and said, "Don't do it again. Don't cry."
"…"
In fact, she couldn't hold it in at first, but she quickly controlled herself. It was just that she had shed tears, so her eyes were still red.
After a brief moment of silence, she frowned and turned her head to avoid his gaze. "I stopped crying a long time ago."
Ji Bai looked at her embarrassed look and smiled. Just as he was about to get up, his gaze unconsciously slid down.
Even the skin on her neck was very white and thin, and one could faintly see the light blue blood vessels. Perhaps it was due to the awkwardness, but her face had already turned red, all the way to her ears and neck … He had never seen anyone with such delicate and fragile skin, as though it would break with a single touch.
As he was squatting without moving, Xu Xu noticed it and turned her head around. "Why are you looking at me?"
Ji Bai glanced at her and said calmly, "What do you think?" He stood up and left.
Xu Xu pondered for a moment. He was probably judging her. So she got up and followed him back to the office.
As soon as he entered the room, Ji Bai felt that the atmosphere was a little off. Zhao Han was winking at him, and a few of the police officers' eyes flickered. He turned his head and saw Yao Meng sitting in her seat, staring at the screen and typing. Her eyes were red.
Ji Bai did not care and went straight to his room. After a while, he heard Xu Xu's soft voice. "Yao Meng, are you free? We …"
***
Ye Zixiao was sent home by the police car. The Ye Family's mansion was bright and quiet during the day. He had just laid in the room for a while when the door was pushed open.
It was his father, Ye Lanyuan. Looking at his youngest son, who was covered in dirt, he smiled and sat on the bed. "Why aren't you going to the company in broad daylight? Why are you hiding here? "
Ye Zixiao sat up. "Dad … Zixi is dead."
Ye Lanyuan's expression instantly froze on his face.
Ye Zixiao took a deep breath. "She was murdered. It might be the accomplice of the blade criminals … "As he said the last sentence, his voice became a little choked.
Ye Lanyuan was 65 years old this year, but he maintained his face to look like he was in his early fifties. However, at this moment, perhaps because he was trying too hard to control his expression, every wrinkle on the old man's face seemed to be trembling.
He did not speak to Ye Zixiao, nor did he ask anything. He stood up and slowly walked out of the room. From Ye Zixiao's perspective, he could only see his trembling back, which was slower and older than before.
Soon, the police called the Ye Residence, and Ye Lanyuan picked up the phone. That night, he did not go downstairs for dinner.
When Ye Zixiao walked to the dining room, everyone was already there.
Although he had taken a shower and changed his clothes, his face still looked very pale. His third sister, Ye Qiao, glanced at him and asked, "Where's Zixi? She didn't come with you? "
Ye Zixiao did not answer immediately. Instead, he walked to his seat and sat down. Everyone was used to his temper, so they did not pay much attention to it. Just as he picked up his chopsticks, he suddenly said, "Zixi is dead."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stopped eating and turned to look at him.
The dining room was eerily quiet. Only Ye Zixiao picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
The first to speak was his eldest brother, Ye Ziqiang. "Fourth Brother, are you kidding?"
Ye Zixiao smashed his chopsticks. "I'm kidding? Are you happy now? You always suspected that Zixi came back to rob the family property. Robbing the family property, bullsh * t! Now that she's dead, you can rest assured! "
Ye Ziqiang's face instantly turned red. "You, you …"
"Zixiao!" Ye Qiao was the one who stopped him. "What are you talking about? What happened to Zixi? "
Ye Zixiao looked at her coldly. "Third Sister, how much trouble have you given to Zixi in the past few years? Aren't you thinking the same thing as Eldest Brother? Now that she's dead, do you feel guilty? "
Ye Qiao's expression changed slightly, but she did not say anything.
The room became quiet again, and the atmosphere was even more tense than before.
Ye Zixiao took a deep breath and calmed down. He spoke again. "Zixi was murdered last night."
He did not want to mention the text message, nor did he want to mention Ye Zixi's death. He only said, "I was called in by the police for questioning. The murderer should be related to the blade criminal last time. The police are investigating. "
Everyone's expression changed again and again, but no one said anything.
After a while, his third brother-in-law, Zhang Shiyong, asked in a low voice, "Have you caught the murderer?" His voice became colder. "What are the police doing?"
Zixiao had always been very respectful to this brother-in-law, so he shook his head and answered, "Not yet. It's not the one last time. That person has been caught. This time, it should be his accomplice. Bastard! "
No one said anything else, and the meal was dull and heavy. After a while, his second sister, Ye Jin, who had been silent, put down her chopsticks. "I'm full." Her husband, Wu Xie, looked at the basically untouched food and hugged her shoulders. "You've eaten too little." Ye Jin shook her head, got up, and walked to Ye Zixiao's side. She put her hand on his shoulder, and her eyes were already red.
This gentle and introverted second sister usually did not speak much, but besides Ye Zixi, she was the closest to Zixiao. He held her hand. "Second Sister …"
***
While the Ye Family was immersed in a hazy atmosphere, the news of Ye Zixi's death gradually spread. The entire police force had suspended their vacation, and they were investigating the case day and night. Xu Xu directly sent Xu Juan a text message, saying that she was busy recently and would not contact him unless it was urgent. Xu Juan was probably used to it, so he replied with a "okay" and did not disturb her.
After a day and night of investigation, the Criminal Police Unit held a meeting at noon that day.
The first to report was Old Wu. He brought another criminal police officer and Yao Meng to investigate Ye Zixi's daily relationships.
"We asked the deceased's relatives, friends, and colleagues in Lin City. The deceased was very popular and did not have any major conflicts with anyone. Moreover, everyone said that she was single, and no one heard that she had a boyfriend recently. "
This result was somewhat disappointing.
At this time, Yao Meng added, "We have already applied for authorization and are investigating the deceased's personal information, including email records, communication records, consumption records, etc. If the mysterious lover really exists, it's impossible that there are no traces. "
Ji Bai nodded, and Xu Xu quickly took down the minutes of the meeting.
Since Ye Zixi was a famous businessman, Da Hu brought Zhao Han to investigate the economic field.
Da Hu reported solemnly, "The deceased was in charge of the group's overseas investments before her death. Her performance was good, and there were some investments that failed, but overall, there were no abnormalities …"
Ji Bai interrupted him. "What kind of investment failure?"
Da Hu answered, "There were losses in the real estate field, and also in export trade. Last year, the largest investment failed, with a loss of about 100 million USD. The partner was a European Chinese, and he was wanted for absconding with the money … However, for the Longxi Group, these losses were just a drop in the bucket. "
Xu Xu nodded. It sounded like there were no abnormalities for the time being.
At this time, Zhao Han stood up and said, "I found the earliest information about the Longxi Group." He distributed the copy to everyone. Xu Xu read quickly, and soon, she found some clues.
The earliest legal representative of the Longxi Group was not the current chairman of the group, Ye Lanyuan, but Ye Lanzhi. Just as she was about to ask, Ji Bai said, "Ye Lanzhi is Ye Zixi's father?"
Zhao Han nodded and explained, "When Ye Zixi was three years old, her father passed away and her uncle, Ye Lanyuan, became the legal representative. At that time, the company did not have a shareholding system. After it was listed, the adult Ye Zixi owned 3% of the shares. "
Hearing this, everyone was quite moved. Could Ye Zixi's death be related to the family's financial disputes?
Ji Bai pondered for a moment, then looked at Old Wu. "During the time of the crime, does anyone from the Ye family have an alibi?"
Old Wu flipped through the notes in his hand and answered, "The forensic doctor deduced that the time of death was between 21 pm and 5 am. This time period is a bit long, and most people said that they were sleeping at home. For a more accurate alibi, we need to investigate further. "
Da Hu said, "The text message was sent at 22: 17 pm. According to the forensic doctor's report, after a serious chest injury, the deceased could not have survived for more than an hour. Can we infer that the time of death was between 22 pm and 23: 30 pm, and focus on investigating the alibi during this time period?"
Zhao Han immediately refuted, "Could the text message be sent by the murderer to confuse the time?"
"It's unlikely."
"It's possible."
Two voices were heard at the same time, it was Xu Xu and Ji Bai.
Everyone was stunned. Ji Bai was the authority in the police force, and everyone had witnessed Xu Xu's performance since she joined the force. It was like the new generation was replacing the old. They did not expect that the master and disciple would have such a different opinion in public today.
Ji Bai glanced at Xu Xu with interest, but Xu Xu did not look at him at all. She had a serious expression on her face as she pondered.
At this moment, Yao Meng raised her hand. "I also think that it's unlikely, the text message should have been sent by the deceased." Then, she gave Xu Xu an encouraging look. Xu Xu saw her expression and nodded in response.
The fact that two professionals in psychology opposed the captain's opinion together piqued everyone's interest. Ji Bai satisfied everyone's curiosity and called out a name. "Xu Xu, you go first."
Xu Xu answered, "The text message revealed the relationship between the murderer and the deceased. Since there's a highly intelligent and meticulous criminal among the murderers, and he deliberately arranged the crime scene to look like a knife attack, he shouldn't have left such an obvious loophole. "
Yao Meng also said, "I agree. Even if the murderer wanted to send a text message, he could have sent something more ambiguous to confuse the time. "
After listening to the two, many people nodded in agreement. Then, they all looked at Ji Bai.
Ji Bai smiled and raised his dark and evenly distributed eyebrows slightly. His gaze fell on Xu Xu and he said, "What you're talking about is an idealized situation. We still don't know how the murder happened. We can't rule out any accidental factors that caused the murderer to send such a text message. Furthermore, there might be a second murderer at the scene. "
Everyone nodded. Ji Bai then changed the topic. "However, I agree that we should focus on checking the alibis of the Ye Family between 22: 00 and 23: 30. Look at the communication records of Ye Zixi's mobile phone number. "
Xu Xu flipped through the information in her hands. The text message from 22: 17 was recorded and even showed the base station code. Nothing unusual could be seen.
Ji Bai continued, "This base station code belongs to the Lin An Mountain area. This proves that this text message was indeed sent from the villa. According to the records, the mobile phone signal disappeared around 23: 00 and we couldn't find the phone at the scene. "
Xu Xu suddenly felt enlightened. This meant that at least one murderer was in the villa at this time, otherwise, the phone would not have disappeared.
However … Ji Bai actually knew which area the base station code belonged to at a glance. Did he remember the distribution of the entire Lin City's communication network?
It seemed like she had not worked hard enough.
The main focus of the investigation was decided. First, they would continue to look for the mysterious lover. Second, they would focus on checking the alibis of the Ye Family. Just as Ji Bai was about to announce the end of the meeting, his phone rang. After saying a few words, he hung up and looked at everyone. "It's Ye Zixiao. He said that he remembered someone. "
***
Ye Zixiao was not stupid. His emotions had slowly recovered over the past two days and he also came back to his senses. Why did Ye Zixi live alone in the mountain villa? Also, when Ji Bai asked him, he asked about Ye Zixi's relationship.
Did Ye Zixi really have a lover?
However, he suddenly remembered something. It was about two years ago when he broke up with a girlfriend. It was the reason Xu Xu mentioned. She was also a proud woman who could not stand his male chauvinism. At that time, he was quite depressed and asked Ye Zixi to drink.
While he was half-drunk, he vaguely remembered Ye Zixi leaning on the railing in a long dress and looking at the stars in the sky with a self-deprecating smile.
At that time, she said, "Zixiao, you haven't met that person yet, so you don't feel bad now. The real bad feeling is that you want to die. "
…
Ye Zixiao quickly arrived at the police station and Ji Bai and Xu Xu talked to him together. When he repeated Ye Zixi's words, he inexplicably looked at Xu Xu. Xu Xu was originally staring at him intently, but when her gaze met his, she seemed to have understood something and lowered her head expressionlessly.
However, Ji Bai's low and powerful voice rang in their ears. "Mr. Ye, are there any other clues? This is like looking for a needle in a haystack. "
Ye Zixiao said that he did not know who the person was, but he speculated that it was a man that Ye Zixi met when she was a postgraduate student in Beijing. After that, she returned to Lin City and did not have a boyfriend.
After Ye Zixiao left, Ji Bai returned to the office and called Zhao Han in. "I'm going to Beijing, book a ticket for me today. I'll be back tomorrow. "He had already made up his mind to use some connections. If there really was such a person, he would not miss it.
Xiao Zhao nodded. "Who's the assistant?" In the past, whenever Ji Bai went on a business trip, it was the young male criminal police officer who led the team.
Ji Bai glanced at the people outside. Xu Xu was sitting in the position facing the office door. The mouse in her hand was moving quickly. She was reading the information of the Ye Group ten lines at a glance. She was like a small motor that had been wound up.
***
When they arrived at the airport in the afternoon, Ji Bai sat in the waiting area for a while and saw Xu Xu carrying a travel bag in one hand and a heavy laptop bag in the other. She was also holding her phone and making a call. "You don't have to arrange for a friend to pick me up. I'm here … Xu Juan, I'm very busy, goodbye. "
After hanging up, she jogged all the way to Ji Bai's side. At this moment, the announcement sounded and they could board the plane. Ji Bai took the two bags from her hands. "Let's go."
Xu Xu's hands were empty, but Ji Bai was carrying the three bags for the two of them in one hand. He looked very relaxed as he stood in the crowd, tall and handsome.
He was very strict in the police station, but he was very gentlemanly when he was outside. This master was not bad.
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