On a quiet night, Bai Mo was sitting on a deck chair in the yard, his eyes filled with stars.
After returning to China, this was the first time for Bai Mo to see such a bright starry sky. If it were the same Bai Mo, he would definitely record this beautiful scene with a brush.
But today, Bai Mo was not in any mood.
No one could understand Bai Mo's complicated mood. As a policeman, he didn't want the hand-drawn painting to be true, because it meant that a terrible demon was hiding somewhere in Meihai City.
As a painter, he hopes that it is true, recording the scene of death. It is the most realistic scene. Isn't Bai Mo doing this kind of thing too?
The difference is that Bai Mo can use his position to see various murder scenes, and that person can only create the crime scene on his own.
At this moment, as Bai Mo, he also hoped that it was true, because he wanted to prove himself to everyone and prove his sense of criminals.
The cell phone rang. Bai Mo glanced at the cell phone on the small table next to him. It was Yang Lu.
For some reason, Bai Mo's depressed mood was relieved a little after seeing Yang Lu's name.
"Hello?" Bai Mo answered the phone.
"How was your case? Did you find the murderer?" Yang Lu asked.
"No." Bai Mo smiled. Yang Lu's question was based on the premise of trusting Bai Mo and directly asked if the murderer had been found. This made Bai Mo a little touched.
"Then you must still be investigating, right? You haven't even eaten dinner, right?" Yang Lu asked with concern.
It's true that Bai Mo didn't have dinner. It wasn't that he didn't have time, otherwise he wouldn't be lying in his yard. He was just not in the mood.
"Eat." Bai Mo thought he should lie to Yang Lu, so that Yang Lu could feel more at ease. "As for the investigation, we can only proceed slowly. The other party is very cunning, and I can't catch him for the time being."
"Okay!" Yang Lu chuckled, "I don't know how to investigate cases, and I'm not as good as you at painting, so I'll just follow you and call 666."
Bai Mo was amused by Yang Lu's words, and unknowingly, he felt much better.
"Right?" Yang Lu suddenly said, "You said your painting was a sketch, was it painted in Meihai City?"
"Yes!" Bai Mo replied. He went to the beach to paint this painting after returning to Meihai City. That day he also encountered the case of a female corpse on the coast.
I don’t know if the humanistic sophistication taught by Zeng Hao these days has had an effect. Bai Mo always felt that Yang Lu was hinting at him, so he said, "When we have time in a few days, let's go there together and take a look?"
"Okay! I'm available at any time." Yang Lu answered quickly, as if she was waiting for Bai Mo's invitation.
The two of them exchanged words with each other, and the phone call lasted for more than half an hour.
Finally, after Yang Lu's roommate called her to play mahjong for the seventh time, Yang Lu reluctantly hung up the phone.
Bai Mo put down his phone and looked at the stars in the sky again.
"Haha!" Bai Mo smiled, "The starry sky tonight is so beautiful!"
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The next day, Monday.
Bai Mo was taken away by Lu Wan as soon as he arrived at the office. Bai Mo was very excited along the way. He thought Lu Wan was going to discuss the painting with him.
Until he saw the gate of the shooting range, Bai Mo suddenly felt discouraged.
It turned out that she just wanted to test his shooting training.
After firing a magazine in one breath, Bai Mo put down the pistol.
Lu Wan looked at Bai Mo's target and gave Bai Mo a slightly surprised look.
"I still don't believe Peng Yuetao said you have shooting talent. It's really good!" Lu Wan's eyes fell on Bai Mo's left hand, "But your dominant hand is your right hand, why do you hold the gun with your left hand?"
This was Lu Wan's attentiveness. Peng Yuetao, who had been training with Bai Mo for a day, didn't notice this detail.
"My right hand is for drawing. The gun has recoil. Long-term use will affect the perception of my right hand." Bai Mo's answer was very bland. Normally he might explain it in detail.
How could Lu Wan not notice that Bai Mo was unhappy? She smiled slightly and looked around. There were so few people here for gun practice on Monday morning. There was no one near them.
"What?" Lu Wan approached Bai Mo and looked into his eyes, "You think I don't care about your judgment on that hand-painted painting, are you sulking?"
"No!" Bai Mo turned his head and looked aside.
But Lu Wan smiled even brighter, "You don't even call me sister, and you still say no?"
Seeing that Bai Mo had no intention of speaking, Lu Wan called out in a commanding tone, "Bai Mo!"
Bai Mo felt the change in Lu Wan's tone, and then looked at Lu Wan again.
"Do you still remember what I said yesterday?" Lu Wan's voice was very gentle, not like he was preaching, "I didn't tell you to terminate the investigation, right?"
"But..." Bai Mo instinctively wanted to refute, but he couldn't find the words to refute. Lu Wan did not let him stop the investigation, and even encouraged Bai Mo to trust his intuition.
"You already understand our case handling process. Your judgment is only based on a painting without any real evidence. Do you think I can open a case for investigation?" Lu Wan showed plenty of patience.
She knew that Bai Mo was a piece of jade, and she needed to use the most appropriate way to let Bai Mo grow.
Seeing that Bai Mo still looked hesitant, Lu Wan suddenly realized the problem. She asked curiously: "You don't think I came here yesterday just to comfort you, right?"
Bai Mo nodded slowly.
Lu Wan couldn't laugh or cry immediately. She said angrily: "I didn't go home directly when I came back from Beining City. Did I come to the police station just to comfort you?"
This is what Sun Xiaokai said! Bai Mo almost said these words, but considering that Sun Xiaokai had already written a letter of apology because of him, Bai Mo swallowed the words back.
"Silly boy!" Lu Wan shook his head and sighed, "I came to the police station just because I was afraid that you would give up the investigation, so I specially reminded you to trust your instincts."
Bai Mo was stunned for a moment and looked at Lu Wan at a loss.
Lu Wan let out a long breath and whispered: "If you want to become an independent detective, the first thing you have to do is to get used to questioning! The truth is always in the hands of a few people. This sentence sometimes makes sense.
Not everyone has a pair of eyes that can discern the truth of crimes like you. You have to not only discover the crime, but also convince us colleagues who are on a united front with you.
To be honest, I believe in Lao Qin's judgment as a forensic doctor, but I also believe in you, or I believe in you more. But I am mediocre, I need you to convince me, and the only way to convince me is to find more clues! "
Bai Mo kept a stiff expression. He never expected that Lu Wan believed him.
"I still have a meeting, let's go first!" Lu Wan sighed deliberately, "Oh! You are really stubborn, haven't you learned to be flexible after following Zeng Hao for so long?"
After speaking, Lu Wan didn't wait for Bai Mo's response, turned around and walked out of the door.
