Lu Wan did not respond to Bai Yonghui's abnormal behavior. She just felt that it was too embarrassing for Bai Mo to call her sister in front of Bai Yonghui.
"What's the matter?" Lu Wan asked. Bai Mo knew that she was on a business trip to Beining City. Bai Mo contacted her at this time, presumably because there was something important.
"I seem to have discovered a murder case." Bai Mo answered quickly. He had already organized his words on the way.
"What does it mean that a murder case has been discovered?" Lu Wan felt that this word was particularly harsh. Bai Yonghui on the side also became interested and put his ear to Lu Wan's mobile phone.
"Well, today a friend and I went to the Qing Ning Art Museum's painting exhibition..." Bai Mo explained in detail the nature of the exhibition and his discovery of hand painting.
After hearing Bai Mo's statement, Lu Wan and Bai Yonghui glanced at each other.
All conjectures are only based on a hand-painted painting. The only doubt is that the author sent the painting to the museum through informal channels.
Not to mention Lu Wan, even Bai Yonghui, who has been a police officer for nearly 40 years, has never encountered such a precedent.
"How confident are you?" Lu Wan asked in a low voice.
Painting was not Lu Wan's major. She couldn't understand how Bai Mo determined that the content in the painting was real. But Lu Wan had seen Bai Mo's ability. This was Bai Mo's field. She could only let Bai Mo Evaluate.
For Bai Mo, Lu Wan's question was unnecessary. If he wasn't completely sure, how could he make this call?
"One hundred percent sure!" Bai Mo said firmly.
Lu Wan nodded slightly, "You send me the photo. Xiao Kai should be on duty today. You go directly to the bureau to find him and ask Xiao Kai to compare the appearance of the deceased in the system, and the one who asked Liu Mingxing to hang the painting. See if you find anything."
Bai Mo's slightly excited voice came from the phone, "Sister, do you believe me?"
"I only believe in evidence." Lu Wan poured cold water on Bai Mo, "What you have to do now is to convince me with strong evidence. I am just providing you with an environment to collect evidence."
The call was hung up, and Lu Wan looked at the phone with a black screen and fell into deep thought.
"I thought you would reject him directly." Bai Yonghui whispered, his brows furrowed, obviously thinking about the possibility of Bai Mo's guess.
"How should I put it?" Lu Wan slowly shook her head, "Bai Mo's perspective on the case is different from ours, so I can't comment on his right or wrong. In comparison, he has helped us solve two major cases. I want to believe him.”
Lu Wan believed in Bai Mo, but she didn't admit it on the phone. She didn't want to burden Bai Mo so she said this. This alone can tell how much Lu Wan values Bai Mo.
Bai Yonghui suddenly felt worried about gains and losses. He could see that Bai Mo's abilities had been recognized by Lu Wan, but he was also worried that Bai Mo had feelings for Lu Wan beyond his superiors and subordinates.
"Stop thinking!" Only then did Lu Wan have the guts to respond to Bai Yonghui's previous worries, "Didn't you hear what Bai Mo said? He went to the art museum with a friend. When he reported, he didn't mention her by name. She must be a woman. The child must be the girl in the photo yesterday, Bai Mo already has a girlfriend."
Bai Yonghui immediately remembered Bai Mo's words, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He could only bite the bullet and sneered, "I'm not overthinking, okay?"
Ding dong!
Lu Wan's cell phone rang, and naturally it was the photo sent by Bai Mo.
When she opened it, Lu Wan's expression gradually became serious. If Bai Mo hadn't said in advance that this was a painting, she would have really thought it was a photo taken at the crime scene.
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Arriving at the police office, Bai Mo saw Sun Xiaokai staring at the computer screen attentively, holding the mouse with one hand and moving it frequently, while the other hand kept beating on the keyboard, causing the mechanical keyboard to make a clicking sound. sound.
Bai Mo came behind Sun Xiaokai and found that he was fighting in the game world.
"Brother Kai?" Bai Mo called out, scaring Sun Xiaokai to the point of switching off the computer screen.
Sun Xiaokai turned around suddenly and saw that the person was Bai Mo. He glared at him fiercely, then switched back to the game screen and continued fighting, "Scared me to death!"
Bai Mo smiled awkwardly and said, "Help check the two people and have already reported to the army."
Seeing the corner of Sun Xiaokai's mouth twitching, Bai Mo quickly added, "I'm not in a hurry. It won't be too late to check after you finish this."
With Bai Mo's help, Sun Xiaokai continued the game.
Bai Mo took a drawing board and a brush and began to draw in front of the photo. In the picture, the head of the deceased was tilted. Due to the angle, one of his temples could not be seen. Bai Mo decided to use this time to draw a picture of the front of the deceased. Photo.
After half an hour, Sun Xiaokai turned the swivel chair to face Bai Mo, hooked his finger at him, "Bring it here!"
Bai Mo first handed the portrait of the deceased to Sun Xiaokai, who scanned it and transferred it to the computer.
"Check the recent missing persons to see if there is any match with this person." Bai Mo said.
The deceased in the painting was wearing thin clothes, which shows that it was not autumn or winter when he was killed. Bai Mo believes that this case must have happened after the year, or even within a month.
The comparison ended quickly, and nothing was found. Before Bai Mo could speak, Sun Xiaokai directly screened the portraits in the household registration system, but still found no matching person.
"Isn't there such a person?" Bai Mo found it difficult to accept.
"It can't be so absolute." Sun Xiaokai was in a good mood at the moment without being interrupted by Bai Mo. "The photos in the household registration system are not complete, and some people's photos are from a few years ago or more than ten years ago. They can only be regarded as Auxiliary tools cannot play a decisive role. Not to mention missing persons, they have more limitations, so we can only say that no match has been found so far."
In fact, there is another possibility, that is, there is something wrong with Bai Mo's portrait. Sun Xiaokai has already seen Bai Mo's ability, so he automatically rules out this possibility.
"What about this person?" Bai Mo took out another portrait. This was the person who gave the painting based on Liu Mingxing's description.
The person who matched the second portrait was quickly found. This person's name was Qin Peng, and he had a criminal record, but he was detained for a short period of time due to some fights.
Bai Mo could tell at a glance that this person was most likely not the murderer. The murderer must have used the Qin Peng to deliver the painting to Liu Mingxing.
"You can tell at first glance that this person is a street gangster." Sun Xiaokai said, "If you want to find this person, you can ask Haozi for help. He is best at handling these gangsters."
Bai Mo immediately contacted Zeng Hao. After hearing Qin Peng's name, Zeng Hao said that he knew this person and asked Bai Mo to come to Xiacheng District to find him.
When Bai Mo was about to walk out of the office door, Qin Youwei walked in from the outside, and the two almost bumped into each other.
"You kid!" Qin Youwei scolded with a smile, "You are so angry that you want to hit me to death?"
Bai Mo apologized quickly and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Qin Youwei.
"Wait!" Qin Youwei stopped Bai Mo. Seeing Bai Mo's puzzled face, Qin Youwei said, "The Army Corps just sent me a photo and briefly explained what you found. Help me take a look, I happen to be in the forensic building next door, so I’ll come over and talk to you.”
Bai Mo nodded quickly when he heard it was related to the deceased in the painting.
Sun Xiaokai in the office vaguely understood the conversation between the two, and came over to stand behind Qin Youwei.
When Qin Youwei took out the photo, Sun Xiaokai behaved the same way as those who saw the painting for the first time, besides being shocked.
"To be honest, this painting is really amazing, it's so lifelike." Qin Youwei said.
Knowing that this was just a painting, Sun Xiaokai's expression softened a lot. At this time, he discovered another question. Wasn't the appearance of the head in the painting exactly what Bai Mo asked him to check just now?
"Lijun Lu said that you doubt that the scene in the painting is real?" Qin Youwei asked.
Bai Mo nodded, "Uncle Qin, look at the splattering of blood and the flesh and blood at the fracture. They are basically the same as the cross-sections of some decapitated corpses."
"It is indeed the same!" Qin Youwei said, "The author of this painting must be engaged in work related to autopsy, otherwise he would not be able to reflect so many details of incisions in the painting."
"Yes!" Bai Mo just nodded, and suddenly realized that there was something wrong with Qin Youwei's words. He asked in confusion, "Work related to autopsy? Do you think this painting was imagined by the author?"
"Definitely!" Qin Youwei smiled and patted Bai Mo on the shoulder, "There is a fatal flaw in this painting. It's normal that you didn't realize it. After all, you are not a professional forensic doctor."
A fatal flaw?
Bai Mo didn't say anything. He looked at the painting in the photo again, but he still couldn't find the so-called loophole.
Qin Youwei said: "There is a common sense issue that you have not considered. The deceased's head was chopped off. How could he maintain the posture of kneeling on the ground? Even if the kneeling posture can be explained by the large separation of the deceased's legs, then the deceased Where are his hands? How could he still keep his hands on his chest after his head was chopped off?"
After saying this, Qin Youwei looked at Bai Mo. Sun Xiaokai on the side had completely understood the ins and outs of the matter.
To sum it up in a simple sentence, Bai Mo thought that a certain painting was related to a murder case, but he made a mistake in his judgment.
Bai Mo's mind was frantically calculating various ways to keep the corpse in the posture in the painting. He always firmly believed that the scene in the painting was real.
"This may be a momentary scene. The author memorized this scene and then painted it." Bai Mo said.
Qin Youwei shook his head and sighed, "You kid is really crazy! Do you think this is the only fatal flaw? Look carefully at the splatter of blood. There is a large area of splatter right in front of you. It is obvious that the murderer committed the crime. Located behind the deceased!
If you look at the angle of this painting, it is obviously five meters away from the front of the deceased. Do you think the murderer can teleport there? Or is there two murderers, one responsible for killing and the other responsible for painting? "
Bai Mo was silent. He would rather believe that the murderer used superb techniques than believe that there were two murderers.
Someone who can draw that kind of painting must be as arrogant and arrogant as him. The murderer's deliberate display of the painting also shows this. The murderer is showing off his ability. This kind of person doesn't bother to find helpers at all.
"Bai Mo!" Qin Youwei said meaningfully, "You are a monk halfway. You have only been a criminal police officer for two months and have experienced two serial murder cases. It is normal to be psychologically affected. I think you are too sensitive. It’s caused by this, so listen to my uncle’s advice, don’t be too sensitive, and see a psychiatrist if you have time.”
Qin Youwei has been working as a forensic doctor in the Public Security Bureau for many years. He has seen cases similar to Bai Mo's. He has become extremely sensitive because he has handled too many murder cases. Any bloody scene will stimulate his nerves.
After hearing the word "psychiatrist", Bai Mo's solemn expression relaxed instantly, and he nodded with a smile.
"I know Uncle Qin, maybe I'm too sensitive." Bai Mo said, "But the person who sent the painting has a strange whereabouts. He put such a bloody painting on display in the gallery. I still have to find him and at least criticize and educate him. Right? Brother Hao has already found the person who sent the painting for me, I'll go over and have a look first."
With that said, regardless of Qin Youwei's reaction, Bai Mo bypassed him and left the office.
"This kid!" Looking at Bai Mo's hurried back, Qin Youwei laughed and scolded, "It's quite quick to admit his mistakes! He just has the same character as his father, he's tough-talking and too stubborn!"
