"Help pick it up."
This scroll was as heavy as iron and I don’t know what it was. It was hard for one person to lift it. Fortunately, my colleague underneath helped me lift it.
The scroll fell against the edge of the ceiling entrance and exit, scratching out a layer of gray-white powder.
Tanwan dipped some in his hand and put it under his nose and sniffed it, it was putty paste.
Climbing down the stairs, when I got to the last two stairs, my foot slipped and I almost lost my balance and fell downstairs. Fortunately, someone caught me next to me.
"Thank you..." Tan Wan threw herself on the man. When he raised his head, he saw that it was Li Jue, "Why are you here?"
"I'll take you home after the case is over." Li Jue helped the person down the ladder and glanced at the body lying on the ground next to him wrapped like a rice dumpling. "But now it seems that he will have to work overtime again, right?"
Lao Zhang squatted next to the corpse and was examining the corpse. The scene of Li Jue reaching out to support him and talking about the evening came into view, showing a fatherly smile.
With the cooperation of several police officers, the scroll was opened to reveal its true face.
It is a painting that is 6 meters long and 3 meters wide. After it is laid on the floor, the color and texture are consistent with the original floor. It cannot be said to be consistent, but exactly the same.
The blood splattered in the middle of the canvas was shocking. The disappeared blood appeared in front of everyone's eyes like a magic trick at this moment.
Comparing it with the shape of the blood stain in the photo, it was confirmed that this painting was exactly the one that the murderer laid on the ground when he committed the murder.
Tan Wan knelt on one knee, lowered his head and smelled the scent on the canvas: "It's paint."
"It's incredible." Li Jue also came over. He squatted next to the canvas and gently picked out a small piece of paint with his hands: "On the canvas, use a brush to draw the same texture as the floor, so that the cloth can be Invisible to the human eye.”
Tan Wan nodded: "When Xu Lei went to call the police, she wrapped the body with cloth and hid it in the ceiling. The entrance and exit of the ceiling were originally inconspicuous, and then applied putty paste on the small gaps to make the entrance and exit blend with the ceiling. It confuses the public and ordinary people would not think that there is a door on the ceiling, which is why Officer Li did not find it."
According to Xu Lei's own narration, it took nearly 20 minutes for her to go downstairs and call the police. There was no problem in 20 minutes for the putty powder to dry quickly.
In addition, the smell of oil paint in the painting room is strong, and the smell of putty evaporation is covered up.
"The murderer prepared the paintings used to commit the crime in advance. Only the owner of the studio can use the ceiling as a trick in the warehouse. I will apply for an arrest warrant with my superiors and go to Guizhou to arrest him immediately."
When he heard that someone was about to be arrested, Li Dongliao climbed up with difficulty holding on to the wall: "Talk Team, I'm going to Guizhou too!"
Tan Wan: "How can you participate in the arrest mission like this? Xiao He is still there, just let Xiao He do it for you."
As soon as he heard Xiao He's words for him, Li Dongliao's head suddenly froze for a moment. He unexpectedly thought of what Tan Xue had said to him on the hospital bed not long ago. His heart was inexplicably moved by Tan Xue's words of provocation. There was a sense of crisis.
Regardless of the pain in his upper legs, Li Dongliao stood up straight and insisted on going: "No, I, I can do it."
The police doctor said he might have a slight bone fracture and asked him to rest.
Tan Wan glanced at him. Li Dongliao's lips were a little white, and he was still sweating on his forehead. Everyone could see that he was holding back.
"It's just to arrest someone." Tan Wan directly rejected his request, "Rest is for better work. I don't agree with you going on this mission, so take a good rest."
"Talk..." Li Dongliao still wanted to fight for it, but Tan Wan had already walked out of the room.
Lao Zhang listened to the whole process on the side. He patted Li Dongliao's arm and said with a smile: "The boss of the team next door, Dajing, lets his subordinates work while he sits in the office without moving his buttocks. How much does the team treat you?" Okay, I’m so considerate of you, what else are you dissatisfied with?”
Li Dongliao couldn't tell: "Lao Zhang, let me ask you, what do you think of my abilities?"
Lao Zhang squinted his eyes and said slyly: "If you ask me to praise you for your ability, just say it directly. The older you get, the more you beat around the bush."
"How can I be older than you at my age?" Li Dongliao rolled his eyes at him, and then returned to his seriousness, "Seriously, Lao Zhang, from the perspective of the entire police station, am I considered to be very capable?"
As he was talking, Lao Zhang was dragging the body into the body bag. Upon seeing this, Li Dongliao hurriedly came up to help.
Seeing this, Lao Zhang moved the body he was dragging in the opposite direction and whispered, "Wear gloves."
"Oh, yes, look at my brain." Li Dongliao quickly took back his hands and put on his gloves in a hurry. After putting on the gloves, he looked again and saw that the body had already been put into the body bag.
"I heard about Team Tan scolding you some time ago." Lao Zhang Youyou pulled on the body bag, "You have been in a bad state recently, you need to adjust."
Seeing the young man frowning, Lao Zhang chuckled again: "Don't think too much, silly boy. If you have been working with the Tan team for so many years, how can your ability be so bad?
If you weren't capable enough, the team would have been replaced a long time ago based on Team Tan's temperament. Otherwise, would they have given you so many opportunities? "
Li Dongliao smiled slightly, cheered up a little, and helped hold the body bag: "I'll help you carry it out."
Tanwan returned to the police station to apply for an arrest warrant and knocked on the door of the deputy chief's office.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a familiar figure from behind. Tan Wan called out hesitantly: "Zhiyue?"
Xia Zhiyue turned around and smiled when she saw Tan Wan: "Officer Tan, long time no see."
This is the first time the two of them have met since Tanwan left the island.
While she was pleasantly surprised to see Xia Zhiyue again, she was also wondering why she appeared in the deputy director's office.
"Xiao Tan, you're here at the right time." The deputy bureau beckoned Tan Wan to come closer, "This is Officer Xia, who was transferred from another province and will soon serve as the captain of the Second Brigade."
The second brigade, Tan Wan thought, isn't the captain of the second brigade named Cao? There have been no rumors recently that the captain named Cao has not heard the news that he is leaving.
In retrospect, I saw a man named Cao eating with people from the Second Brigade in the police canteen during lunch. Why did they suddenly have to change people?
Tanwan didn't say much, with a slight professional smile on his face, he stretched out his hand and shook Xia Zhiyue's hand.
"I said we would meet again." Xia Zhiyue extended her hand, "It will be great to work with Officer Tan."
"When will you take office?" Tan Wan looked at Xia Zhiyue, and then turned his attention to the deputy director.
Deputy Bureau: "Officer Tan, please take Xiaoxia to apply for a police card and get familiar with the environment. You will take office tomorrow."
"Yes." Tan Wan added, "The deputy bureau has something else to do. I request the Procuratorate to submit an application for an arrest warrant against Ye Feng."
