Seeing Ji Bai and Xu Xu again, Ye Qiao's face was less nervous and a little more vigilant.
Ji Bai passed the cigarette to her and she whispered, "Thank you." Her hand was still trembling as she lit the cigarette.
"Your previous statement was too brief, I hope that you can cooperate and tell me everything that happened that night in detail again," Ji Bai said in a low voice.
Ye Qiao raised her red and swollen eyes. "There's nothing to say. I've told you everything I remember.
Ji Bai acted like he did not hear her rejection and asked, "When you arrived at the scene, did you see any other cars or people leaving?" Ye Qiao looked down quietly. "No."
"How did you enter the villa?" Xu Xu asked.
Ye Qiao paused before answering, "Ye Zixi opened the door."
Ji Bai looked at her and said slowly, "It was already ten o 'clock at night, and we were at the villa halfway up the mountain. There was no one around. Aren't you afraid that Ye Zixi will hurt you instead? "
Ye Qiao's heart ached. Ji Bai's words caused the scene of that night to resurface in her mind — the quiet wilderness and the ghostly shadows of the forest. She parked the car on the side of the road and looked at the brightly lit villa not far away. Her heart ached as if it had fallen into a pot of boiling oil. Imagining her husband and her cousin having an affair in their love nest, imagining her passionate husband trapping another woman under his body and repeatedly torturing her, she felt so disgusted that she wanted to vomit. But when she thought of her handsome and omnipotent husband, love and hate intertwined like a quagmire, making her reluctant and unable to walk out.
What kind of silent and torturous emotions did she harbor as she walked towards Ye Zixi's house?
At this moment, Ji Bai's deep voice sounded as if it came from another world. "What was the situation like when you walked into the house?"
Images flooded Ye Qiao's mind again. She answered in a hoarse voice, "It was very dark and very cold. I walked in …" She took a deep breath and continued, "I saw Ye Zixi sitting on the sofa. She asked me what I was doing here …"
"Is there any movement in the house?" Ji Bai interrupted her.
His gaze was very sharp, and Ye Qiao subconsciously answered more carefully. She recalled the situation when she entered the house and said, "I didn't pay much attention. The air conditioner was on, and she was probably making supper when the microwave rang. Then we had an argument … "
"About five or six slashes. I don't remember. I was so scared."
"I don't remember the exact time of arrival and departure. I didn't look at my watch. Arrived around ten o 'clock and left around eleven o' clock. That's all. "
Ye Qiao's testimony was not as perfect as before. When she encountered a question that she couldn't answer, she would say that she didn't remember or just stay silent.
As they walked out of the interrogation room, Xu Xu patted Ji Bai's arm. "Master, I have some vague ideas, can we discuss them again?"
When Ji Bai turned his head, he saw that her face was completely pale. Her eye sockets were a little dark and sunken, and her eyes, which had always been clean and clear, were also bloodshot.
She had almost forgotten that she had not slept for as long as he had not slept.
"Sure." He stared at her. "We'll discuss it tomorrow. Now go back to sleep. "
Xu Xu was stunned. "But I …"
"Go home immediately. I'll call your house in half an hour to check on you."
Xu Xu was not a pretentious person. Although she was a little reluctant, she still obeyed the order and went home to sleep. Ji Bai made do with sleeping for two to three hours in his office. Then, he picked up his car keys and drove to Lin Anshan.
The sky was already completely dark. The villa that was hidden in the dense forest was pitch-black, and the dark clouds in the sky were thick and oppressive. This scene made it impossible not to think about how many hands were stained with blood and how many people were silent in this house on the day of the murder.
However, the cold night made Ji Bai, who was alone, even more calm and sober. He found the power supply and turned it on, then walked up the cold steps.
After staying in the living room for a full hour, Ji Bai had completely sorted out the clues in his mind based on everyone's statements and performance. The situation had become clear. This made him temporarily relax, and he planned to go upstairs to take a look before leaving.
The second floor was dead silent, and everything remained the same as it was on the day of the crime. Ji Bai stood in front of the wardrobe and pondered again. Suddenly, he heard faint footsteps downstairs.
Who would return to the crime scene?
He softened his footsteps and slowly walked to the side of the stairs, then poked his head out to look down. What he saw made him break out in a cold sweat, even though he had always been calm and collected.
There was a person sitting at the spot where Ye Zixi's body was found. His head was tilted as he leaned against the sofa, and he was not moving at all.
After a short pause, Ji Bai had already recognized who the person was. This was because she heard some movement and raised her head. When she saw him, she was quite surprised. "Master?"
When she saw Ji Bai approaching with a strange expression on his face, Xu Xu did not think that she was the one who scared him. She thought that he was angry that she did not go home to sleep, so she said sincerely, "I slept for four hours, that's enough."
Ji Bai asked, "Are you sitting here to study the case?"
Xu Xu was slightly embarrassed. "Behavioral analysis has always emphasized victim analysis, I want to try it."
Ji Bai looked at her. 'She's really brave.'
Ji Bai had already come to a conclusion, so there was no need for him to stay any longer. However, now that she was here, it was naturally different. There was still a long time before dawn, so Ji Bai said, "Take a look. I'll wait for you to go down the mountain. "
Xu Xu nodded, but she did not continue to sit on the ground and pretend to be a corpse. She began to walk around the living room to observe the air conditioner, the messy coffee table, the windows … Just as she was standing in front of the microwave, she suddenly felt a slight warmth beside her. She looked sideways and saw that Ji Bai was standing beside her, looking at the microwave as well.
"Did you find anything?" He asked in a low voice.
Xu Xu answered, "I'm still looking."
He did not say anything else. Xu Xu opened the cupboard again to check, but the warmth seemed to follow her like a shadow, even Ji Bai followed her.
Initially, Xu Xu did not feel that there was anything wrong, but when she looked up, he also looked up. She was still looking at the things in the cupboard, but as soon as her gaze shifted slightly, she would see his handsome side profile. Then, her mind suddenly thought of the night before, when he smiled faintly and tilted his head under the dim light of the fire.
Xu Xu was silent for a moment, then turned to look at him. "Master, can we explore the scene separately?"
It was not that Ji Bai wanted to harass her, but he had nothing to do, so he originally wanted to observe her performance and perhaps give her some pointers. When he heard this, he was a little surprised. "Why?"
Xu Xu replied, "I need some peace and quiet, I don't like people around me."
Ji Bai did not mind, so he turned around and found a chair far enough away from the corpse, then sat down and waited.
As he waited, he realized that watching from afar was actually a kind of pleasure. Looking at the little guy frowning and lowering his head, swaying left and right, he looked refined yet energetic. It was a kind of spiritual energy that was pleasing to the eye.
At this time, Xu Xu was standing in the corner of the hall. She shivered and subconsciously hugged her arms.
Midnight was much colder than before, and the weather was gloomy. Because they wanted to minimize the damage to the scene, they could not turn on the air conditioner. Ji Bai looked at her, then got up and walked over.
Xu Xu was still rubbing her arms when she heard the footsteps getting closer. When she turned around, she saw Ji Bai standing beside her, wearing only a thin sweater, and his coat was on her.
"Thank you, but I don't need it." Xu Xu wanted to take it off.
Ji Bai said, "You're welcome, how are you going to investigate the case tomorrow if you catch a cold?" However, looking at the little girl wrapped in his coat made his heart feel inexplicably itchy.
Xu Xu hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth. "I really don't need it, I'm not used to wearing other people's clothes." She took off her coat and handed it to him.
Ji Bai glanced at her calm face, took the coat, and smiled. "Do you think I'm dirty?"
Xu Xu suddenly felt a little guilty and answered, "Of course not."
The coat was filled with his warm breath. Although there was no smell of sweat or unpleasant odor, it made her a little anxious for no reason, and she interpreted it as a sign that she was not used to it. In fact, she had never worn other people's clothes, except for her brother.
Her expression was very sincere, and her face was a little red. The little girl stood in front of him with her shoulders slightly shrunk, just an arm's length away.
Ji Bai's heart skipped a beat, and he slowly said, "You're not wearing my clothes, but I can't let you get cold. There's another way. "
When he said this, Ji Bai was a little impulsive. The lonely mountain, the dark night, an empty house, and his woman shivering in the cold. How good would it be to hug her? Although this was a little beyond his plan, and probably beyond her endurance, Ji Bai was actually a little conceited. However, deep down, Ji Bai was actually a little conceited. He was a little sure that Xu Xu would not reject him. His conditions were not bad, so even if she had not developed feelings for him yet, after some consideration, she would be willing to try to get along with him.
He looked at her deeply, and when he thought about the feeling of holding her in his arms, he felt a rush of warmth in his heart.
She also looked at him with her dark eyes and smiled faintly. "Yes, there's another way."
They stared at each other.
Xu Xu had already jumped on the spot.
"It's okay to jump, I'm not cold anymore. Don't worry. "She explained as she jumped twice. Because the two of them often exercised together, it was natural for her to jump in front of him, and her movements were also light and agile.
Ji Bai was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly burst out laughing. His handsome face was completely relaxed, and he could not hide his smile. When Xu Xu saw the sudden bright smile on his face, she smiled back indifferently.
After jumping a few more times, Xu Xu suddenly stopped and looked up at Ji Bai. "I've thought it through."
Ji Bai stopped smiling and stared at her. "Okay."
Xu Xu was about to speak, but Ji Bai said, "How about this, let's write down the murderer and see if our judgment is the same."
Xu Xu quite liked the feeling of confrontation, there was an indescribable sense of tacit understanding and excitement, so she nodded.
After a while, both of their notebooks were opened.
"Ye Ziqiang, Ye Jin."
"The eldest and second son of the Ye family."
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