Mystery Tracker 2

Li Jiayu doesn't know what happened at home at the moment. He and everyone in the criminal police team are still busy with the case.The forensic doctor extracted a small amount of skin flakes from the dead man's nails, which were confirmed by DNA testing to be male.The forensic team compared this DNA with all the DNA in the gene bank, but found no matching samples.On the other hand, there has been no substantial breakthrough in the investigation of the serious crime team.The serious crimes team asked Gerald's colleagues, but no one knew the first deceased, Berland, and there was no intersection between the two for the time being.Since there is no shortcut, everyone can only follow the most primitive and basic routine, starting from the deceased's belongings and people he came into contact with.At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Yan and Cheng Jinsong each led a team to investigate and collect evidence at the gymnasium and the deceased's home.

"Gerald has been working out with us for more than half a year." In the fitness club, his exclusive coach Wang Qiao said, "I still remember that he came with his girlfriend for the first time. At that time, he spoke Chinese It’s still not good, and the English accent is heavy. I have to rely on his girlfriend’s translation to understand what he said. He applied for the card after experiencing it here once, and has persisted since then. Now he basically every Monday, Four will come to exercise.

Shen Yan looked around the room, in the huge gym, only six or seven people were exercising, and most of the equipment was empty.He turned around and asked, "Are there always so few people here?"

"Most people haven't got off work at this time, there must be fewer people, and there will be more at night." Wang Qiao explained, "However, there are indeed fewer guests recently, because the upstairs of my house is being renovated these days, Sometimes it is very loud, and some guests find it annoying, so they come less often.”

As if to confirm his words, at this moment, a loud sound of electric drilling suddenly came from overhead.

Wang Qiao smiled awkwardly, indicating that this was the reason.

"What's upstairs?" Fang Liyuan asked.

"It's also our place." Wang Qiao said, "We are going to add a new yoga studio and a high-end VIP department, and they are currently being renovated."

When the voice fell, the noisy electric drill just now finally ended.Shen Yan then asked: "Did Gerald have any disputes with anyone when he was working out at your place recently?"

"No." Wang Qiao shook her head. "There are very few people here recently. Everyone exercises independently. Generally, there will be no conflicts. And I am his coach. I will follow him when he is here. I can guarantee that no one has ever had a conflict with him."

"Then who else has the same training time as him?"

"You have to check the system." Wang Qiao pointed to the front desk at the entrance of the clubhouse, "We use the card system here, and every time a member comes in and leaves, there will be a record in the computer."

This is good news.So Shen Yan said immediately: "Please give me a list of all the people who exercised with Gerrard in the last three months."

"Also, the list of those who come to experience during this time period is also required." Fang Liyuan added.

"Okay." Wang Qiao nodded, turned and walked towards the front desk.

At the same time, the forensic team was also busy at Gerald's home.Gerald lives in an apartment building near the international school.This apartment is mainly for high-paying white-collar workers nearby, and the conditions are very good.The interior is uniformly decorated with high-grade materials.Moreover, the building is also equipped with a central air conditioner, and the few people feel a burst of coolness as soon as they enter the house.Gerald's room has the typical characteristics of foreigners. The interior decoration is in the style of IKEA, with simple log-colored furniture, a small but practical fabric sofa, and various refrigerator magnets on the refrigerator.The TV background wall in the living room was made into a photo wall by him, on which many photos were pinned with colorful thumbtacks.On the opposite coffee table were his laptop and a stack of teaching materials.

"Jiayu and Xiaorou are in charge of the bedroom, Mo Han and I are in charge of the living room." Cheng Jinsong ordered concisely, "Let's start working."

The forensic team's inspection of the deceased's home was mainly based on the collection of evidence. Several people devoted themselves to their work and quickly completed their work.Then Xu Rou and Su Mohan went to the apartment property to retrieve the surveillance video, while Cheng Jinsong and Li Jiayu stayed in the building and asked Gerrard's neighbors about the situation.However, perhaps because it was still early, he knocked on the doors of several houses in a row, and only one house was occupied. Apart from knowing that Gerald was a foreigner, he had no impression of him.

"It's no wonder that the people who live in this kind of place are generally young white-collar workers. They are young and busy with work, and generally don't care about the gossip of the people around them." Li Jiayu said, "If such a foreigner lives in a regular community People, those old men and women have already inquired clearly about the three generations of this foreigner's ancestors."

Hearing Li Jiayu's words, Cheng Jinsong couldn't help laughing.Although Li Jiayu's words contained obvious complaints, they also made some sense.Generally speaking, older people who have retired at home are indeed more willing to know or talk about their neighbors than young people who are busy working.Of course, there are pros and cons to everything. Living around such a group of neighbors who don't gossip, the current result is that it may be difficult for them to obtain useful information from here.

"It seems that if you want to investigate the matter of the deceased, you have to look at the serious crime team..."

Before Cheng Jinsong could finish his sentence, the phone rang.He thought it was Shen Yan's investigation that made a discovery, but when he looked at the screen, he was slightly startled - the caller was actually Xia Nan.

Cheng Jinsong took two steps away and picked up the phone: "Hello, Xia Nan."

"How about Team Leader Cheng, are you busy?" Xia Nan's voice was a little smiling, and she seemed to be in a good mood.

"At the scene," Cheng Jinsong replied, "A case happened yesterday, and we are collecting evidence at the deceased's home. What's the matter, can I ask you something?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Perhaps because she heard that Cheng Jinsong was working, Xia Nan put away her smile and said, "I wanted to ask if you have time to have dinner together tonight, but Since you have a case, I will not disturb your work..."

Hearing what Xia Nan said, Cheng Jinsong suddenly had a thought, and he said, "It's okay, our side is almost over, and I just want to ask you something. What are you going to eat?"

Xia Nan had no hope at first, but when she heard that Cheng Jinsong would agree, she couldn't help but be a little overjoyed: "I'll do whatever I want! It's up to you to decide."

"Are you still with the city hall?"

"No, I'm out to work today, and I'm not far from your unit now."

"Oh, that's just right. My place is not far from the police station. Then let's just order a Northeastern restaurant near the police station. You have eaten Western food for several years, and I will show you authentic Northeastern cuisine."

"Well, okay."

"Okay, I'll send you the address later, and we'll meet at the hotel in half an hour."

"Okay. See you later."

Cheng Jinsong hung up the phone and said to Li Jiayu, "I have something to do, so I'm leaving first."

"You went out to eat with the beauty, did you report to Team Shen?" Li Jiayu joked.

"Whispering." Cheng Jinsong gave him a white look on purpose, and then said: "Xia Nan and the others investigated Berland before, I'll ask her to see if she has any impression of Gerald. After this short period is over, you can start now." Take people back. I leave the car to you."

"Well, okay, you go."

After Cheng Jinsong explained to Li Jiayu, he turned and went out.After getting into the taxi, Cheng Jinsong sent Shen Yan a message: "Shen Yan, Xia Nan invited me to dinner, and I just asked her if she knew about the relationship between the two deceased. You can go home first. The spare car key is at my desk In the drawer, you and Shen Hao drive my car away, if you meet someone else, tell me that I asked you to help drive the car home."

After a while, Shen Yan's message came back: "Okay."

After Cheng Jinsong was approved, he smiled and put his phone back in his trouser pocket.

When the car arrived at the hotel, Xia Nan had already arrived.Today, Xia Nan is wearing a blue cheongsam, and her hair is also tied into a bun, which looks quite classic.Cheng Jinsong was quite surprised when he saw this: "Hey! What activities are you participating in today?"

"Tomorrow is the end of French week. Today the French ambassador is here. The higher ups asked us to dress more ethnically." Xia Nan explained while looking down at herself, and asked with a smile, "It's a bit strange, isn't it?"

"It's not surprising, it's pretty good. You're dressed in a classic way. How do you say that?——It shows the oriental charm very well."

Cheng Jinsong's humorous answer made Xia Nan couldn't help laughing, the way she lowered her head and pursed her lips slightly was really a bit of a lady's elegance.

The two sat down and ordered food, and the waiter brought tea to understand the summer heat.The two took a sip each and chatted casually.

"It's inconvenient to ask in front of your leaders last time," Cheng Jinsong said, remembering the past, "How about Berland's death, did your leaders make things difficult for you?"

"The contact person is dead, and the leader must ask a few more questions. But it's nothing, I will follow the procedure, and there will be no problems." Xia Nan said, "By the way, have you found the murderer who killed Bertrand?"

"Not yet. Not only that, but the murderer committed another crime yesterday."

Xia Nan was surprised when he heard that: "Really?!"

Cheng Jinsong nodded. He took out his mobile phone and retrieved the photos of the deceased, while introducing yesterday's case to Xia Nan, "...so I'm here today to ask you, have you ever heard of Gerald?" ? Do you know what kind of intersection they have?"

Xia Nan looked at the photo of the deceased, and frowned slightly: "I have never seen this person before."

This answer was not what Cheng Jinsong expected. They searched for a day from last night to this afternoon, but they did not find any connection between the two.

On the side, Xia Nan also helped analyze: "You just said that Gerrard is also French. What do his parents do? Could it be done by extremists who hate France?"

Cheng Jinsong shook his head: "I asked from the serious crime team. His father is a middle school teacher and his mother is a supermarket cashier. They are ordinary people."

It's really not like... Xia Nan denied the guess just now in her heart.She added: "You said that the second deceased was also killed after exercising. Could it be that the murderer chose the victim in this way?"

"We also have this kind of suspicion now. However, the two deceased lived in the south and the north. Commonly speaking, they should not choose the same gym location. We asked Berland's relatives and friends before, but no one said anything about it. Boland went to the northern part of the city to get fit."

Xia Nan nodded in agreement: "From our observations of Bertrand, his circle of friends is mainly concentrated in his colleagues and colleagues, as well as some people in the consulate. It seems that he really doesn't go to the northern part of the city... Could it be that the murderer contacted them separately? What? Say the murderer has recently moved?"

Cheng Jinsong frowned. The time between the two cases was not long, but the murderer did not leave any flaws. This is not likely to be achieved after moving...

Xia Nan looked at Cheng Jinsong holding up his chopsticks and fell into deep thought. After a while, he suggested softly: "Solving a case is not a matter of a moment, you should eat first."

Cheng Jinsong came back to his senses, only to realize that Xia Nan had been accompanying him to analyze the case just now, and neither of them moved their chopsticks for a long time.He quickly apologized: "Hey, I'm sorry, I forgot to eat when I was thinking about the case!"

Xia Nan smiled understandingly: "It's okay, I often do this too."

The two continued to eat.Sure enough, Cheng Jinsong stopped talking about work and started chatting with Xia Nan about other topics.The two chatted about life from Xia Nan's mission abroad, and Cheng Jinsong asked, "How long can you stay in S City after returning to S City? Will you go out in a few years?"

"I don't know much about going abroad," Xia Nan said. "I've been outside for several years. Although I don't worry about it every day, the pressure is indeed relatively high. Besides, I am not young, and my family also hopes that I will settle down and find someone Boyfriend, start a family. I'm thinking, if I can find someone right here, I'll stay here forever."

"So do you have a goal now?"

"Colleagues in the unit introduced a few, but either they have different personalities or the education background is too different." Xia Nan smiled bitterly, "Actually, I'm not picky, but two people's knowledge and concepts should not be too different. Marriage is a lifetime. When we live together, we can’t have nothing in common. It’s a pity that many people don’t understand what I said, and they think I’m too demanding…”

Cheng Jinsong nodded in understanding - I think it was because of this reason that he didn't get married until he met Shen Yan later.So he comforted: "It's okay, if you don't find it, it means that the fate has not yet arrived, and you will always meet a suitable person."

Hearing what Cheng Jinsong said, Xia Nan smiled. She glanced at Cheng Jinsong and said, "Speaking of which, I really regret it. I should have found a boyfriend in college. I didn't find out until I was out of school that I was still a classmate in college. It's better, I'm better than the outsiders in every aspect. As expected, my classmates are the best match..."

Cheng Jinsong paused with the chopsticks in his hand.

What Xia Nan just said...

Cheng Jinsong wondered if he was thinking too much.He looked up, but saw Xia Nan was also looking at him, his slightly smiling expression seemed to imply something, but it didn't seem to.Cheng Jinsong wasn't sure if he was thinking too much, but he didn't want Xia Nan to misunderstand, so he said, "There are a lot of excellent people. If you want, I can introduce you to a few at the police station. We have a lot of bachelors there." .”

Xia Nan smiled: "Well, it's not bad to find a policeman."

Afterwards, whether it was intentional or unintentional, both of them changed the subject.

After dinner, the two paid the bill and got up.Seeing that Cheng Jinsong was not driving, Xia Nan offered to send him off. Cheng Jinsong wanted to refuse at first, but Xia Nan insisted, so Cheng Jinsong had no choice but to agree.The two got into Xia Nan's car, Cheng Jinsong reported the address, and Xia Nan asked while fastening his seat belt: "I remember you said that your parents still work? You live not close to their work, uncle and aunt Driving to work?"

"Oh no, I don't live with them now. I have a lot of work at work, so I bought a house nearby. The two of them live in a house near my dad's work."

"Oh, that's it."

The car arrived quickly.Cheng Jinsong thanked him for getting out of the car, and watched Xia Nan's car drive away, heaving a sigh of relief.He was turning around to enter the community, but he didn't want to turn around, but found that Shen Yan was not far behind him.

"Shen Yan?!" Cheng Jinsong was unprepared and was almost startled, "Why are you here?"

"I'm done eating fruit at home, I'm going to go out and buy some." Shen Yan looked at Cheng Jinsong, as if he was a little strange to his overreaction just now. "Have you finished eating with Xia Nan?"

"Well, it's over."

"How about it?"

"It's okay, she doesn't know what the intersection between the two victims is." Cheng Jinsong didn't want to say more, and said to Shen Yan: "Let's go, don't you want to buy fruit? I'll accompany you."

Shen Yan looked at Cheng Jinsong, then nodded: "Okay."

So, the two walked to the fruit supermarket together.Cheng Jinsong was chatting with Shen Yan on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about what Xia Nan said just now.Shen Yan could see that Cheng Jinsong was absent-minded, but he didn't speak out because of his doubts.But neither of the two people who had their own thoughts noticed that Xia Nan's car was in the long queue waiting for the signal lights on the road they just passed by...