On the fifth day after the incident, Sun Xiaokai finally found a suspected clue with his unremitting efforts.
A hardware store on Dongwan Road in Xiacheng District lost an ax about 20 days ago. It is true that people still steal things from the store these days, but this is the first time in Meihai City in ten years that an ax has been stolen from a hardware store.
Lu Wan, Bai Mo and Zeng Hao immediately rushed to the hardware store on Dongwan Road. Through the boss's memories, they basically determined that the ax was stolen 22 days ago.
The boss's surname is Wang. He is relatively old and has no children. The neighbors call him Lao Wang.
Lao Wang provided an ax that was the same as the stolen one. Lu Wan measured the size and sent it to Qin Youwei. Qin Youwei responded quickly. He said an ax of this size was a murder weapon!
Apparently they found a clue that the murderer's murder weapon was stolen from this hardware store.
Time passed so long that Lao Wang only remembered that this man was wearing a mask and came here to buy some batteries and tape. That night, Lao Wang discovered that an ax was missing.
"Are you so sure he stole it?" Considering that Lao Wang was older, Lu Wan was a little worried about his memory.
Lao Wang snorted coldly, "It's a good thing that three people can come to my shabby shop in a day. They are all neighbors. Suddenly a foreign accent appears, how can I not suspect him?"
Foreign accent!
This is undoubtedly the biggest blow to Lu Wan. Could the murderer be a foreigner? If it is really an outsider, then this case is probably completely lost.
Bai Mo took out a thick stack of A4 paper from his backpack. These were the possible combinations of the murderer's appearance that he had drawn these days. Since there were only noses and face shapes, Bai Mo did not expect that he would draw more than fifty possible combinations. , and he himself knows very well that he has not painted the whole picture yet.
"Uncle, let me show you some portraits. See if any of them look familiar." Bai Mo said politely.
Lao Wang nodded, and Bai Mo took out a portrait and used his hand as a mask to cover the lower half of the portrait's face for Lao Wang to identify.
Lu Wan glanced at the thickness of the A4 paper in Bai Mo's hand, and couldn't help but have a hint of admiration for Bai Mo. Bai Mo had been helping Chen Xiaoxiao check the surveillance these days, but he didn't expect that he still found time to draw so many portraits.
Zeng Hao was not idle either. He left the hardware store and tried to find a store with surveillance at the door. Unfortunately, 22 days had passed. Even if the surveillance was found, he didn't know how long the corresponding storage could store the surveillance.
When Bai Mo changed to the fifth picture, Lao Wang frowned and nodded slightly, "It's a bit like it!"
Bai Mo put this portrait aside and moved on to the next one.
I don’t know if it was Bai Mo’s humble attitude that made Lao Wang very comfortable, or maybe Lao Wang was too idle on weekdays. He helped Bai Mo look at the portraits while smoking, and he just read all the portraits.
In the end, there were seven portraits marked by Lao Wang as having some resemblance.
After bidding farewell to Lao Wang, leaving the hardware store and getting in the car, Lu Wan let out a long sigh.
"Old Wang is too old. It's normal for his memory to be unclear. What a pity!" In Lu Wan's perception, choosing seven portraits means having no choice. It's like these seven people standing in front of Old Wang, Old Wang will say They could all be murderers.
Bai Mo didn't say anything. He just had time to compare the seven portraits.
"Let's go first! Zeng Hao wants to platoon nearby and won't go back for the time being." After that, Lu Wan started the car and left Dongwan Road.
After a while, Bai Mo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, smiled slightly.
Lu Wan happened to be waiting at the red light and saw Bai Mo's expression. She asked in a low voice, "Did you find anything?"
"Yes!" Bai Mo nodded, "I compared these seven portraits, and they have several things in common. At least now I can determine the approximate shape of the murderer's interpupillary distance and eye sockets."
Although he didn't understand what Bai Mo meant, Lu Wan knew that Bai Mo must have made further discoveries. No matter what, as long as there were discoveries, it would be good after all.
Just when a small flame of possibly catching the murderer ignited in Lu Wan's heart, Bai Mo let out a long sigh.
"It's a pity that his mask is too tight and the shape of his mouth cannot be judged. Even for me, it is difficult to be 100% sure who is the murderer based on the current information." Bai Mo received the portrait in his bag.
Lu Wan's little flame of hope was extinguished. She didn't show it. As the captain, she had to encourage her subordinates.
"Your contribution has completely exceeded my expectations. I believe in you that as long as I give you time, you will be able to catch the murderer." Lu Wan said.
This kind of encouraging words seemed to be very effective for Bai Mo. Bai Mo nodded vigorously with a determined look on his face, "I will definitely be able to draw him!"
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Back at the police station and on the floor where the criminal police team's office was located, Bai Mo was about to enter the office when he was pulled by Lu Wan.
Bai Mo turned around and blinked at Lu Wan, "What's wrong?"
Lu Wan couldn't help but smile. In her opinion, Bai Mo's mind was very simple, and it seemed that his mind was filled with drawings. Even though he was now a criminal police officer, he only had eyes for drawing portraits of criminals.
"Follow me." Lu Wan led Bai Mo to the door of the next room, twisted the door handle, and pushed the door open.
It has to be said that the logistics efficiency is very fast. In Lu Wan's memory, there should be rows of filing cabinets here. At this moment, they have been separated by partitions. Behind the door is a 15-square-meter room.
At the end of the room is a table with a pile of A4 paper stacked on it. On the walls on both sides are empty picture frames, which are just big enough to hold an A4 paper.
Bai Mo could tell at a glance that this was a studio. He looked at Lu Wan excitedly and smiled happily, "Is this prepared for me?"
"Yes!" Lu Wan nodded, "You need a quiet environment to paint, which can improve your painting efficiency."
"Thank you, Sister Lu Wan!" Bai Mo was not polite and walked directly into the room and sat down at the table.
This time, Bai Mo called Lu Wan Sister Lu Wan, not Captain Lu, which made Lu Wan feel that Bai Mo was thanking her from the bottom of his heart. This also proved that he liked this place and that he needed it.
While Lu Wan was shaking, Bai Mo had already started painting, and the serious expression on his face showed that he had devoted himself wholeheartedly to it.
Seeing Bai Mo enter working mode for a second, Lu Wan nodded with satisfaction and quietly closed the door.
Returning to the office next door, Lu Wan found Bai Yonghui sitting in her small office, obviously waiting for her.
When Bai Yonghui saw Lu Wan coming back, he stood up and walked out.
"Are there any new discoveries?" Bai Yonghui's question was very direct. Lu Wan noticed that Bai Yonghui's face was not very good.
Lu Wan shook her head helplessly, "It has been determined that the murder weapon used by the murderer was stolen from a hardware store on Dongwan Road 22 days ago. The boss there was older and the murderer was wearing a mask at the time. There is no way to determine the identity of the deceased. Appearance."
Without waiting for Bai Yonghui to speak, Lu Wan added, "Bai Mo has determined some characteristics of the deceased's eyes through his boss. He is currently drawing a portrait. I don't know what it will look like after the drawing."
