"Yes." Si Lei nodded, "I asked him to pay attention. If there is anything new discovered next, he will contact us at any time."
Pauler wiped the sweat from his hands and looked at Si Lei seriously, "...Have you found any other clues?"
"Well..." Si Lei tilted his head, "Nothing else for now, but this thing is quite strange."
"What?"
"It's not summer now, Inspector Paul," Si Lei looked at the person in front of him. "The weather is already so cold. The fireplace is likely to be lit. In theory, every time the servant lights the fireplace, he will find that there are many things in it. The letter came out—but what if they didn’t find it?”
Si Lei pointed to the second burned photo, "For example, isn't this one burned?"
Pauler didn't understand what Slade was referring to, "You mean the murderer didn't expect that the photo would be destroyed...?"
"I mean, why did the murderer send photos to the victim?" Si Lei said to himself. "In the past few days, Viscount Rich only lit the fireplace once, and even put one of the photos on it. The photos were burned. If I had not gone to Viscount Rich's house in the afternoon, how long would it have been before these photos were discovered?"
Pauler frowned and thought for a while, "...Maybe this is just a ritual that has a unique meaning to the murderer himself, but it doesn't matter whether the victim sees it or not."
Si Lei did not deny it, she looked at Pauler, "If that's the case, then why didn't the murderer just throw the second photo sent to Viscount Rich into the chimney, but instead put it in the tavern where the Viscount frequented? , so that the tavern owner can hand it over——"
"Stop playing riddles here," Pauler stood up impatiently, "Officer Si Lei, what do you think? Just tell me!"
Pauler's collision made Si Lei take a step back.
She stretched out her index finger and shook it, "Inspector, pay attention to your attitude. I have been frightened by your repeated attacks several times today."
Pauler's cheeks stiffened, he mumbled "I'm sorry" and sat down again.
Si Lei put the two photos back into his folder, "Why don't I just tell you? Because I want to discuss it with you. My guess is not necessarily right. After all, you just said in the morning that you have already investigated All the people involved in the Hoffman case, if there are any new clues, you will be able to grasp it... In this way, we can exchange ideas with each other, can't we inspire each other?"
"Well, yes, what you said makes sense..." Pauler suppressed his anger, "So what is your conclusion?"
Si Lei was unmoved at all, and just stared at Paul with a half-smile. From the other person's impatient and irritable eyes, Si Lei got some answers.
"…With all due respect, Inspector, your current state may not be suitable for discussing the case."
Pauler's eyes widened in disbelief - he could no longer figure out why Si Lei stepped into his office today.
"Ask all the sergeants and police officers who have participated in this case to go to the conference room in ten minutes. Just the conference room in the morning." Si Lei waved to Pauler lightly, "We have to have a meeting."
…
The clock hanging on the wall had already reached 5:50 pm, and it would be off duty in ten minutes. However, at this time, Paul Hulot summoned all the members of the police department who were involved in the investigation of the Hoffman case. This was very strange. Rare.
When people entered the conference room, they were even more surprised to find that the person sitting in the main seat had changed from Pauler to Si Lei.
After everyone arrived, Si Lei stood up and went to open the door.
"I came in a bit of a hurry this morning, so I didn't introduce myself properly to you all." Si Lei walked to the projection screen at the front of the conference room. The fingertips of her left hand lightly pressed against the table, and her right hand rested leisurely on her hips. "My name is Si Lei. Ray is the investigating officer designated for the Hoffman case, and this appointment comes from both the Core City Police Headquarters of the Third District and ahgas office 004."
Although Si Lei's expression was very friendly at the moment and his tone was not aggressive at all, the expressions of everyone present were still serious.
They secretly weighed the weight of the appointment and watched Pauler's reaction from the corner of their eyes.
Si Lei continued: "It has been eight days since Hoffman's death. You have not set up a 'special investigation team' for this case yet. Instead, you are conducting a loose internal and external cooperation to investigate the case. Who can cooperate with me?" Tell me why?"
There was total silence.
"My oversight." Pauler said calmly, "Because Hoffman's interpersonal relationship was too complicated, we devoted all available police resources from the beginning, and the prosecutor's office also provided full cooperation, so although there was no The name is 'Special Investigation Team', but it is actually a 'Special Investigation Team'... There is no need for Officer Si Lei to pursue this point."
Si Lei breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. Since there are no force majeure factors, the special investigation team for the 'murder photography' case will be formally established from now on. I have preliminarily screened a group of people based on the existing investigation situation. The list of members of the investigation team is on the front page of the folder in front of everyone's desk. If you have better suggestions, please write me an email or schedule an interview with me individually."
Everyone then began to look through the folders on their desks.
Si Lei lowered his head and looked through the documents, "The police officers on the list will stay, and the rest can leave first."
Pauler's face looked a little ugly. Although his original plan was indeed to completely throw this case to the people sent from above, what this little woman is doing now is to roast him on the fire - this part of her This behavior is not blatantly accusing myself of incompetence.
Suddenly, Si Lei stopped turning the pages and raised his head in the direction of Paul.
About half of the attendees were getting up and walking out. Pauler felt very uncomfortable being stared at by Si Lei's eyes. For a moment, he doubted whether Si Lei was using his eyes to hint that he should leave too. After all, her special team Paul Hulot's name was not on the list either.
Seeing that the non-special team members were about to disappear one after another, Si Lei still looked at him.
Paul raised his buttocks as if he was sitting on pins and needles - leaving now is considered a matter of self-interest, but if Si Lei calls him out later, then it won't matter whether he really leaves or stays.
However, Pauler just stood up and took two steps toward the door when Si Lei's voice rang from behind him, "Where are you going, Inspector?"
Pauler stopped and turned around in surprise, "...don't I not be on your special list?"
Si Lei was startled, then laughed. In front of everyone, she walked up to Paul, held his arm and pushed him back to his seat.
"You're the inspector here, why should I go around you?"
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