It was nine o'clock at night when they got back to the police station. Di Zhen returned to that detention room. A big guy next door who was brushing his teeth and getting ready for bed shivered in fright when he saw Di Zhen come back. He clasped his hands together and said, "Brother, you're back again?"
Gong Jingfan glanced at the big guy and said to Di Zhen, "So you work at that detective agency!"
"What do you mean by 'that detective agency'?"
"The two under Boss Mu are no good guys. They often cause trouble for us. Well, birds of a feather flock together!"
"Do the police always act so arrogantly?"
"Just stay here quietly!"
Saying this, Gong Jingfan left. When he passed by the office, the captain stopped him. "Lao Gong, go and get some food for Xiao Di."
"There are boxed meals in the detention room."
The captain stuffed a hundred - yuan note into his hand. "Go and buy him something good, and also some daily necessities."
Gong Jingfan was helpless. "Captain, no matter who his adoptive father is, this guy is a law - breaker. There's no need to be nice to him."
"You stupid guy. What's wrong with me buying food for him with my own money? Mr. Di was my mentor! If you don't go, I'll go!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go!"
Lao Gong Jingfan went out to buy boxed lunches and drinks. When he returned, he found Di Zhen sitting on the bed with his eyes closed, lost in thought again.
"Hey, Master!" Lao Gong Jingfan deliberately joked.
"[b]Dao Heart Clarification[/b]!" Di Zhen was recalling today's murder case scene. When he heard someone calling him, he calmed his mind and returned to reality.
Lao Gong Jingfan didn't want to take the credit for this purchase, so he said, "The captain bought these for you."
"Thank him for me."
Di Zhen took them over, opened the box, and there was a curry pork cutlet rice and a bottle of oolong tea. Lao Gong Jingfan told him to eat while it was hot.
Di Zhen took a bite. "Well, it's delicious. The pork cutlet is very crispy."
Lao Gong Jingfan laughed. "Where are you from? This is just a fast food from the convenience store."
Lao Gong Jingfan moved a chair over and sat down. Di Zhen looked up and said, "Why are you watching me eat?"
"Tell me the truth about the Needle - Stabbing Maniac case. This isn't an interrogation now. What you say won't affect that person. I'm just curious."
"That person?"
"The person you took the fall for!"
Di Zhen became a bit interested in this policeman. He had actually reasoned this far. Di Zhen said, "I've already said it was a silly girl."
"No, you're lying! I've seen the surveillance footage from the pedestrian street. The Needle - Stabbing Maniac is an old woman. No abnormalities were found in the people who got stabbed. Some people think she used saline solution or rubbing alcohol. But if that's the case, why did you destroy the syringe? Why did you prolong your detention just to destroy the stuff hidden in the police car? There must be some hidden facts!"
Lao Gong Jingfan stared intently at Di Zhen, trying to catch a moment of his hesitation.
Not knowing the truth was like having an itch in his heart, making Lao Gong Jingfan very uncomfortable.
Di Zhen smiled calmly, not avoiding Lao Gong Jingfan's gaze at all. This policeman was quite smart to figure this out, but still a bit inferior to him.
Di Zhen ate a few mouthfuls of rice nonchalantly, unscrewed the oolong tea and took a big sip, then said, "Stop investigating. What kind of a case is the Needle - Stabbing Maniac case? There are no victims. The perpetrator is already in the detention room now. You can write the case - closing report."
"Asshole!"
"However, I can tell you something else..." Di Zhen had always wanted to tell the policeman the truth about the Smiling Face Killer case, and now he finally had the chance. "The Smiling Face Killer case isn't a case of a serial killer."
"I know! Gao Weiguang wanted to kill his wife, and Li Li also wanted to get rid of her husband's son from a previous marriage. They both had motives for the crime and were in touch with the killer!"
Di Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly. "Not bad. You've dug this deep!"
"Damn right. I've been investigating!"
Di Zhen's attitude, like a teacher checking a primary school student's homework, made Lao Gong Jingfan a bit unhappy.
"Have Gao Weiguang and Li Li been arrested?" Di Zhen asked.
"No, there isn't any evidence yet. That's the most troublesome part."
"Actually, these two originally planned an exchange killing. Guo Pu saw their conversation on the forum."
"So that's how it is!" Lao Gong Jingfan's eyes widened in excitement. So these two were connected. Why didn't he think of that? At the same time, he had a new question. "How did Guo Pu see their conversation?"
"Yes, this kind of conversation is generally not made public. If Guo Pu could see it, it means either he knows hacking techniques or he has access to the forum. Guo Pu died suddenly and didn't have time to delete the evidence. We can go and check his computer!"
Gong Jingfan suddenly had an epiphany and was so excited that he wanted to start investigating right away. He asked again, "How did Guo Pu meet his end?"
Di Zhen spread his hands. "He was killed by that woman. Guo Pu did have mental problems, but Fan Yi also exploited him. He wanted Guo Pu to kill Boss Wei so that he could inherit Boss Wei's estate. Who would have thought that Guo Pu would lose control?"
"What were you doing at the scene?"
"I got involved accidentally and even caught a bullet. I mainly ran away because I was afraid of not being able to explain things clearly."
This matched the police's speculation. Gong Jingfan secretly acknowledged that this kid really had something, but he was also too 'willful'. Not only did he engage in investigating cases alone, but he also went against the policemen.
"Don't catch a cold at night."
Gong Jingfan gave a warning and then left.
After Di Zhen had eaten his fill, he waited for his food to digest before lying in bed and summoning his mental state.
Through the on - site photos taken by the "camera", about 90% of the leopard murder scene was restored. Di Zhen stood alone in the empty yard, examining the footprints on the ground and the body in the house.
He always felt that something was amiss.
So, relying on his powerful visual imagination, he began to reverse time. The gnawed lamb leg on the ground flew back to the shelf. A leopard "flew" in reverse over the courtyard wall and stepped back along the footprints. The body on the ground stood up, and all the blood flowed back into the body cavity.
Ten hours ago, around ten o'clock in the morning, perhaps even earlier.
Di Zhen paused the picture. He observed the courtyard wall. The first question: The courtyard wall was covered with smooth tiles, and the top was lined with broken glass. Why did the leopard choose the more difficult option and pick this yard when there were plenty of other yards nearby that were easier to climb?
Was the leopard's jumping ability really so good that it could leap over two meters from a standing start and fly in and out without touching the glass?
However, it seemed that the leopard could jump off the wall. With a running start and a kick against the side wall, it could jump out.
Di Zhen let the picture resume normal playback. A leopard jumped in. Maybe it was attracted by the smelly but delicious salted lamb leg. As soon as it came in, it tore off the salted lamb leg and started chewing. Unexpectedly, the homeowner, who had just gotten up, was alarmed and quickly put on some clothes and ran out to check...
Wait a minute!
The second question: Hearing the strange noise in the yard, why did the deceased put on a coat and pants before running out to check?
Since he wasn't wearing underwear, it meant that he might have been naked before, perhaps sleeping.
When there was a noise at home, he should have just put on underwear or wrapped himself in something and come out to check. There was no need to be so formal.
Coming out fully dressed with a half - burnt cigarette between his fingers, there seemed to be another possibility. The deceased came out to meet someone!