Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 420: Crime Hunting Illustrations 9

At noon, An Yingqiu took the food and went into Shen Yi's office.

"Teacher Shen, are you busy? Will this disturb your work?"

A voice filled with laughter and teasing rang out, and Shen Yi immediately looked up.

He smiled and stood up to go over: "I'm not busy and I won't bother you."

The two sat down at the table and opened their food containers.

During the meal, casual conversation inevitably ensued. An Yingqiu asked, "Why did you tell everyone about us so quickly?"

Shen Yi paused in his chopsticks, then looked up at her expression to make sure she wasn't upset before saying, "Do you mind if I tell anyone?"

"I don't mind, I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

Shen Yi explained gently, "It's not that I'm in a hurry. I think when you're around, I won't be able to stop my eyes from lingering on you. Everyone will find out sooner or later."

An Yingqiu glanced at him with a smile: "Why are you suddenly so eloquent?"

Did I give you the impression that I was not good with words?

An Yingqiu shook her head, and Shen Yi laughed out loud while lowering his head to eat.

The two, who were planning to go on a date that evening, were interrupted by someone who suddenly came to the police station to report a crime.

They had no choice but to cancel their plans for today.

The person who reported the crime was named Hua Muyao. She claimed that she had been kidnapped by her boyfriend, Wen Jing, but based on the information she provided, the suspect could not be found.

Hua Muyao escaped on her own, so everyone thought the kidnappers would reappear. Du Cheng led his men to stake out the seaside cottage where she was kidnapped.

After understanding the victim's situation, everyone started working overtime again.

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The next day, Shen Yi was drawing while listening to Hua Muyao's description, and An Yingqiu was also listening in, offering comfort to the victim.

"No need to draw anymore, we've caught the person. Let's identify him," Du Cheng suddenly said as he walked in.

An Yingqiu stood up, gestured for Shen Yi to go and take a look as well, and then said to Hua Muyao, "I'll take you there."

Upon entering the observation room of the interrogation room, they saw a man being questioned in a glass enclosure.

An Yingqiu asked, "Is it him?"

Hua Muyao looked at it and shook her head: "No."

Shen Yi took out his finished painting and handed it to her. Hua Muyao looked at it and nodded: "This is Wen Jing."

Upon hearing this, Du Cheng took the painting, looked at it, and said, "I'll go and interrogate Chen Mingfeng."

An Yingqiu settled Hua Muyao in the rest room, then pulled Shen Yi back to the observation room.

Shen Yi asked, "Have you discovered something?"

"No, it's just that don't you think this Chen Mingfeng and the Wen Jing you drew actually look a bit alike?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi also took a serious look at Chen Mingfeng's appearance, and then looked at Wen Jing's portrait in his hand, and found that the two had the same face shape.

And apart from the nose, they really do look alike.

Shen Yi boldly guessed: "Do you suspect he has a problem?"

An Yingqiu shook her head and said, "I'm not sure, I just think it looks somewhat similar. Can you tell the bone structure from the portrait?"

“I can try to draw their skulls.”

As the two were talking, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.

"What's going on? Let's go out and see." An Yingqiu thought it must be Hua Muyao's father who had arrived.

Shen Yi nodded and said, "Let's go."

On Du Cheng's side, after questioning Chen Mingfeng, he learned about a suspect named Brother Duan.

Upon hearing from Chen Mingfeng that he met Brother Duan at a bar, he immediately decided to go to that bar to investigate.

He stood up and walked out of the interrogation room. He was about to walk straight out, but suddenly he turned and headed towards office 406.

Du Cheng opened the office door and looked at An Yingqiu: "Yingqiu, come out for a moment."

An Yingqiu stood up and walked out: "Team Leader Cheng, what do you want to see me about?"

Du Cheng told her what Chen Mingfeng had said, thinking that she was observant and might discover something.

"Come with me to that bar that Chen Mingfeng said Duan Ge frequents."

"Okay, let's go."

After taking two steps, she stopped again: "Team Leader Cheng, can Chen Mingfeng describe what Brother Duan looks like? Let Shen Yi draw it first."

"I was originally planning to have him draw it when I got back, but it's fine to have him draw it now."

An Yingqiu told Shen Yi before going to the bar with Du Cheng.

The bar owner was initially uncooperative, but Du Cheng threatened to investigate the bar before he finally cooperated.

Through his description, they also gained a general understanding of this "Brother Duan".

Du Cheng then took out his phone to show him a picture of Wen Jing: "Do you recognize this person?"

The bar owner didn't know, but one of the waiters did have some recollection of him.

Du Cheng learned some details about the two individuals and wanted to check the surveillance footage, but the cameras were broken.

He turned to look at An Yingqiu: "Go back?"

An Yingqiu looked at the bar owner: "How tall is that Brother Duan you mentioned?"

The bar owner thought for a moment before saying, "He looks to be a little over 1.8 meters tall."

Upon hearing this, she looked at the waitress again: "Where's the person in the photo? How tall do they look?"

The waitress frowned, thought for a while, and then said, "It seems so, almost."

An Yingqiu turned to Du Cheng and said, "Team Leader Cheng, let's go back."

Du Cheng didn't say anything until they got in the car, when he finally asked, "Why did you suddenly ask about their height?"

"We'll know if my guess is right once Shen Yi draws Duan Ge's appearance and the skulls of the three people."

Du Cheng, being clever, replied, "You don't actually think the three of them are the same person, do you?"

An Yingqiu shook her head: "It's just a suspicion. It's not clear yet since Brother Duan didn't draw it, but Chen Mingfeng and Wen Jing are both over 1.8 meters tall."

She paused, then added, "Although they look different, if you look closely, he does resemble Wen Jing in some ways."

"Can Shen Yi draw a skull?" Du Cheng asked.

An Yingqiu did not answer directly: "According to everyone's description, the three of them only attracted attention at night."

Du Cheng followed her train of thought: "What you said makes some sense. It seems that Wen Jing and Brother Duan suddenly disappeared out of thin air, which is unreasonable. Moreover, there is no information about Wen Jing that can be matched with the portrait."

“So, let’s wait for Shen Yi’s results,” An Yingqiu said.

Back at the bureau, the two went to office 406.

Shen Yi was focused on his painting when Du Cheng stepped forward and asked, "Brother Duan, have you finished painting yet?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi pointed to the portrait next to him, and Du Cheng quickly picked it up to look at it: "He looks very different from the other two people, but his face shape is somewhat similar."

An Yingqiu walked over to Shen Yi and asked, "Are you drawing a skull?"

"Yes, it will be ready soon."

The two watched him draw quietly. Shen Yi first drew the likenesses of three people on the transparent canvas.

Then draw the outline of the skull, and then merge them together. The skulls of the three people completely overlapped.

Du Cheng's eyes widened slightly: "The skulls are identical, so it really is the same person."

An Yingqiu put her hand on Shen Yi's shoulder and said with a smile, "You can draw a skull based on a portrait. That's amazing."