Chapter 2564: Painting (2)

Chapter 2569 Drawing (Part 2)

The office of the special investigation team was amazed.

"How did this happen?" Captain Shao was shocked, "This case...is really unprecedented! Zhang Qile...how could he have painted such a picture?"

"So," Miao Ying said, rubbing her palms, "it's possible that Zhang Qile's death was caused by this painting?"

"The point is, this painting..." Wu Xiumin frowned, staring at the oil painting on the screen and said, "Isn't the painting too weird?"

"Yes!" Zeng Ke said tremblingly, "The content in this painting is almost exactly the same as the Red Bathtub Case? If Zhang Qile really painted it, then...would Zhang Qile... have something to do with the Red Bathtub Case? "

"Zhang Qile is 29 years old," Wu Xiumin said, "The red bathtub case happened 40 years ago, how could it be related?"

"Then... there is only one possibility left!" Miao Ying looked at Captain Shao and said, "Your files have been leaked, and Zhang Qile has seen photos of the crime scene!"

"No... no way?" Captain Shao swallowed and argued, "These are all secrets. How can a police officer know the law and break the law?"

"Captain Shao, I'm not holding you accountable. Have you noticed?" Miao Ying pointed to the oil painting and said, "The composition of this oil painting is very similar to the photos taken at the scene of the crime?"

"Ah? You...you mean..." Captain Shao said with trembling lips, "Someone leaked this photo to Zhang Qile?"

"Not only that..." Miao Ying said, "Maybe there are other possibilities, such as... the police officer who took the photos of the scene back then, you can check to see if he has any relationship with Zhang Qile?"

"Oh... I..." Captain Shao just took out his mobile phone, but suddenly remembered something, and said, "Last time, when I was giving a report, that colleague Cui Lizhu mentioned this issue, so after the report, I Just investigated!

"At the beginning, the person who took the photos at the scene was Comrade Zhang Shuai from the Forensic Medicine Department of the Criminal Police Team. He...he has passed away..."

"Zhang Shuai, surnamed Zhang," Wu Xiumin grasped the words, "Zhang Qile is also surnamed Zhang..."

"No, no, no," Captain Shao quickly waved his hands, "No, I checked, they have nothing to do with each other!"

"When did Zhang Shuai die?" Miao Ying asked.

"A long time ago," Captain Shao said, "When the red bathtub case happened, he was about to retire, and died of illness a few years after retirement!"

"Then..." In line with the principle of not letting go of any details, Miao Ying continued, "Then let's compare the other crime scenes he has filmed before!"

"Yes!" Captain Shao nodded in agreement.

"Now, let's talk about the painting!" Miao Ying turned around and asked Zeng Ke, "When was this painting painted?"

"In 2013," Zeng Ke pointed to the computer and replied, "At that time, Zhang Qile had just graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, and it was the first batch of works she created after graduation. I checked just now, and this work has already been bought. !"

"Bought it..." Miao Ying asked hurriedly, "Who bought it?"

"I don't know," Zeng Ke replied, "Who exactly bought it, and how much it sold for, I can't find out yet..."

"Then check it quickly!" Miao Ying said excitedly, "We need to know everything about this painting!"

"Hand over...Leave it to me!" Captain Shao took the initiative to ask, "I will also send someone to Yunzhou Academy of Fine Arts to ask clearly..."

"Okay," Miao Ying agreed, "I'll leave it to you, Captain Shao! Also, remember to check yourself to see if anyone has tampered with the files of the Red Bathtub Case in recent years!"

"Yes!" Captain Shao took the order.

"By the way, Bao Yicheng's side..." Miao Ying pointed to Captain Shao's cell phone.

Captain Shao understood what Miao Ying meant, and hurriedly called the detective in charge of questioning Bao Yicheng.

The detectives replied that there was basically nothing new about Bao Yicheng. He claimed that Zhang Qile left alone after a quarrel with Zhang Qile. After that, he called Zhang Qile, but the phone could no longer be connected...

"Team Leader Miao," at this moment, Wu Xiumin realized a problem, "If... Zhang Qile was really kidnapped when Bao Yicheng's family was leaving, then... the situation, isn't there some contradiction?"

"Hmm..." Miao Ying understood what Wu Xiumin meant, nodded and said, "Judging from the entire process of the murderer's crime, the Red Bathtub case was premeditated and carefully planned!

"If this is the case, then the murderer should have targeted Zhang Qile long ago, but... how could he know that Zhang Qile would quarrel with Bao Yicheng, leave Bao Yicheng's house in the middle of the night, and then go home alone?"

"That's right," Wu Xiumin said, "there is only one possibility that is the most reasonable, and that is that the murderer has been following Zhang Qile since he identified the target!

"If Zhang Qile had stayed at Bao Yicheng's house that night, the murderer wouldn't have attacked that day..."

"In this case," Captain Shao said hastily, "then we only need to seriously investigate Zhang Qile's surveillance data, and we will surely be able to find the murderer?"

"There is one more thing worth noting," Miao Ying said again, "That is a matter of time, Zhang Qile's disappearance was one day earlier than the time of his murder!

"If she was really kidnapped the night she left Bao Yicheng's house, then the murderer should have imprisoned her for a whole day before going to Chenyang Residence...

"So... where will the murderer imprison Zhang Qile?"

"I understand," Captain Shao said, "I will definitely send someone to investigate carefully, this person will definitely not be able to escape!"

After speaking, Captain Shao immediately arranged for the investigation.

"Group Leader Miao," Wu Xiumin said, still frowning, "There are many doubts in this case! I'm getting more and more confused about what the murderer's purpose is!"

"Um……"

Miao Ying sighed, feeling the same way as Wu Xiumin.

Originally, this case could also be characterized as a random selection of victims, or because of revenge, or simply imitating the Red Bathtub case.

However, with the appearance of that mysterious painting, all previous assumptions have undergone tremendous changes!

The attention of the investigation had to be shifted to this painting.

Why did the murderer kill Zhang Qile? Could it be because Zhang Qile had painted that painting?

Zhang Qile, why can he draw a picture exactly like the scene of the red bathtub case?

What is her purpose in painting this painting?

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At this moment, Miao Ying could finally understand Zhao Yu's tangled feeling back then.

In the case in front of me, there are obviously many clues, but through these clues, the case is not only not clear, but becomes more blurred!

Thinking of this, Miao Ying looked at the weird painting on the display screen again.

The most used color in the painting is bloody red, which makes the crime of that year look even more bloody and terrifying...

There is no doubt that this painting is the key to solving this case!

Miao Ying really couldn't figure out, why did Zhang Qile draw this picture?

Is she trying to catch the hot spot of the red bathtub case?

Or, there is some ulterior secret hidden in it...