Not every graduate of the Police Academy knows how to do Sketching.
So Xia Baokun made a direct call and summoned an officer from the Criminal Investigation Team who was skilled in Sketching.
Then, based on Jiang Xiyue's verbal description, the portrait was quickly drawn.
"Does she look like this?"
The officer in charge of the Sketching handed the finished portrait to Jiang Xiyue.
On the Sketchbook was a little girl with a Ponytail and delicate features. Her timid eyes, slightly furrowed brow, and even the subconscious habit of tightly pressing her lower lip were all captured, as if the artist had seen her in person.
"Yes, that's her! You've drawn her exactly as I saw her," Jiang Xiyue said, her face full of pleasant surprise.
Just then, a hand reached out from the side and snatched it away.
Jiang Xiyue turned her head to see it was Xia Baokun, who was now carefully examining the Sketchbook in his hands.
Station Chief Guan also came over curiously.
Seeing Yin Xingyue's appearance, he remarked with some emotion, "She looks very young. I wonder if we can find her in our police Archive Database."
Hearing this, Xia Baokun glanced at the Station Chief.
His words clearly showed he was leaning toward Jiang Xiyue's side.
"Then have someone check if such a little girl really exists."
Xia Baokun handed the Sketchbook to the Station Chief.
In fact, even without the Station Chief's intercession, Xia Baokun had already ruled out Jiang Xiyue as a suspect.
Because he had just called the Forensic Doctor and confirmed the victim's time of Death.
During that period, Jiang Xiyue was out on Patrol Duty. Not only did her Body Camera footage exist, but various Traffic Surveillance cameras had also captured her presence, so it was impossible for her to be the murderer.
However, this made things even more inexplicable. Could there be a problem with the Surveillance?
But just now, while Jiang Xiyue was giving her description for the sketch, they had already checked the Surveillance and found no issues.
Therefore, Xia Baokun was more inclined to believe that Jiang Xiyue knew the murderer and was colluding with them. But what would be the point of doing that?
Moreover, he had already faintly ruled out this possibility in his mind.
It wasn't because he trusted Jiang Xiyue, but because she was Jiang Haitao's daughter. Jiang Haitao's daughter shouldn't knowingly break the law.
If that wasn't the case either, then the only remaining explanation was that it was all just Jiang Xiyue's Delusion, and finding the body was merely a coincidence.
Such situations weren't unheard of in reality.
It was when various coincidences piled up that things started to feel incredible.
Xia Baokun couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
Guan Xueming didn't keep Xia Baokun waiting long. He walked over excitedly, holding some documents.
"This person actually exists?" Xia Baokun said in surprise.
"Yes, take a look."
Guan Xueming handed the documents to Xia Baokun.
Xia Baokun took them and glanced over them, his face also showing astonishment.
"She's dead?"
"Yes. Jumped to Death a month ago."
As Guan Xueming spoke, he took out his Mobile Phone and searched for the news reports covering the incident at the time.
Guan Xueming's words reminded Xia Baokun of something. The Serial Murder Case also seemed to have started about a month ago.
Could it be a Revenge Killing triggered by the death of this little girl named Yin Xingyue?
At this thought, Xia Baokun quickly flipped through the documents and found a Police Report Record.
Yin Xingyue's Mother had filed a report two days ago stating that Yin Xingyue's Stepfather was missing.
Looking through the files more carefully, he found that Yin Xingyue's Interpersonal Relationships were very simple. Besides her Mother, she only had a Grandmother living in the countryside.
If it was a Revenge Killing, her Grandmother was certainly too old to carry it out. If it was her Mother, then she must have had an accomplice…
And why a Revenge Killing? Could it be because of something between the children…
This case seemed to be gradually becoming clearer.
"Xiao Jiang insists that it was this little girl who came to Call the Police, but the girl has been dead for over a month. Did her Ghost come to report it?" Guan Xueming sighed from the side.
At this point, he was also beginning to lean towards the idea that Jiang Xiyue had Mental Health Issues. If not, then she was lying.
But why would she lie? And what was she hiding?
Hearing this, Xia Baokun suddenly turned to look at Guan Xueming, a look of shocked uncertainty appearing on his face.
*
So, the next day at work, Yin Xingyue suddenly ran over to Shen Siyuan with a strange look on her face and said, "The Police arrested my Mom."
"Why did they arrest her? Did she commit a crime?" Shen Siyuan asked with some curiosity.
Yin Xingyue shook her head.
"I don't know either."Before Shen Siyuan could say more, she added, "I don't want to care about her anyway."
Don't advise others to be good without having experienced their suffering.
Besides, Shen Siyuan was aware of Yin Xingyue's past and the highly problematic role her Mother played in it.
So, he naturally wouldn't offer some sanctimonious platitudes to accuse her of being unfilial.
So he asked, "What about that Uncle of yours? Have they found him?"
"No."
Hearing this, Shen Siyuan couldn't help but frown, thinking, Her Stepfather is missing, and her Mother is arrested.
Don't tell me her Mom killed him?
But why? Was it a crisis of conscience?
Shen Siyuan couldn't figure out the complexities of it all, so he decided not to overthink it. These were matters for the Police to worry about.
The Police were indeed worried. Xia Baokun felt like his head was about to explode.
After a full day and night of work, they had figured out quite a few things.
First, the theory of a Revenge Killing resulting from Yin Xingyue's Suicide was ruled out.
Among the three Victims, the children of two of them attended different Schools from Yin Xingyue and had no connection to her at all. The remaining Victim had no children whatsoever.
And Jiang Xiyue's suspicion was also completely cleared. Although their names, Jiang Xiyue and Yin Xingyue, both contained the character for 'moon',
there was no relationship between them.
It was all likely just a coincidence.
Additionally, Yin Xingyue's Mother was also cleared as a suspect.
However, from her, the police obtained a crucial clue.
It turned out that the Victims, along with Yin Xingyue's mother, Yang Xuejiao, and stepfather, Fang Yunlou, had all attended the same school in the past.
They were all students of the old Cotton Mill Children's School.
But the Cotton Mill had long since closed down, and the Cotton Mill Children's School no longer existed, which made their investigation more difficult.
Xia Baokun guessed that Fang Yunlou had likely met with a grim fate as well; they were just waiting for the killer to tell them where to collect the body.
The thought of it was infuriating.
What did the killer take them for? This was a direct provocation to the Binhai Police System.
Then there was the issue with Jiang Xiyue.
Although her name had been cleared, she insisted she had seen the deceased Yin Xingyue. He couldn't just ignore this matter, because she was Jiang Haitao's daughter.
That was why he had come here, to an old residence. From outside the courtyard, one could see many flowers and plants growing inside.
Xia Baokun finished the last drag of his cigarette, crushed it out with his foot, and only then did he walk up and knock on the Courtyard Gate.
"Is anyone home?" Xia Baokun asked, his tone carrying a note of respect.
The Courtyard Gate was quickly opened from the inside, revealing a girl of eighteen or nineteen with a delicate face. Her hair was adorned with Silver Hairpins, a characteristic style of the Li Ethnic Group.
"Who are you looking for?" the little girl asked, blocking the doorway.
"Is Niangmu home?" Xia Baokun asked.
Hearing this, the little girl immediately turned and shouted into the house, "Grandmother, someone's here."
"Who is it?" an elderly voice called from inside.
"It's me, Xia Baokun," Xia Baokun quickly replied in a loud voice.The person inside heard him and fell silent for a moment, as if just then recalling who Xia Baokun was, before finally saying, "Younger Sister, let him in."
Hearing this, the little girl opened the gate and led Xia Baokun into the Courtyard.
The Courtyard was filled with flowers and plants, vying with each other in a dazzling display of beauty.
They walked down a small path and into the Main Hall.
In the center was an enshrined statue of "Paolongkou." That was the Li Ethnic Group's name for it; in Chinese, it would be called the "Great Strength God."
This was the Ancestral Deity of Li, equivalent to Pangu of the Han people, holding a position of great reverence among the Li Ethnic Group.
P.
S.: This book is set in a world with a unique system.
There are people who attempt Cultivation Practice, but they can't succeed. They only have minor abilities passed down through Bloodline Inheritance, so please read with ease of mind.