Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room

"This question is indeed worth thinking about." The person who spoke was Geng Jianqing. "The Ningcheng case is just that. If you want to kidnap the victim safely, knocking her unconscious is the best way, but the Yangcheng case murderer has already had enough to commit the crime. Under the conditions, he can attack and kill the victim just like the Imperial City case."

"However, instead of doing so, he chose to use triazolam."

"Chen Yi, you are the one who asked the question, can you give a reasonable inference?"

Chen Yi said: "If the murderer did this for a purpose, then it has something to do with robbery. Captain Qin just mentioned predatory obsessive-compulsive disorder. The murderer killed the three victims because he wanted to get something from them."

"We don't know exactly what was obtained yet, but we can analyze based on this, the murderer had three completely different preparations for committing the crime. He did not want to destroy the object of plunder or create an object of plunder."

"In the Yangcheng case, the victim Cai Wenwen must be in a coma."

"In the Ningcheng case, the victim Bi Xuelan must be awake."

"In the Imperial City case, the victim Xia Qingwen must be awake, or comatose or awake. The murderer saves the effort and just chooses to be awake."

These words were rather esoteric and made the motive of the case even more confusing. Xie Yunzhi did not understand. Geng Jianqing and Qin He also frowned. Is there any difference between being awake and unconscious?

"Is there any final conclusion?" Geng Jianqing asked.

Chen Yi replied: "No."

Geng Jianqing was not disappointed. To deeply understand the criminal psychology of a serial killer, it is not enough to just use your brain. It requires some kind of clues as an opportunity, and detectives are not gods.

"Any guesses?" He asked one more question.

This time Chen Yi did not give a negative answer. After a slight hesitation, he said: "I guess it has something to do with the emotional state. The emotional state of being killed while awake is definitely different from that of being killed while unconscious. Facing different situations. The target of the crime, the murderer may need different emotional feedback from the victim."

Geng Jianqing looked at Qin He and Xie Yunzhi: "What do others think?"

Qin He said: "In addition to the victim's emotions, it may also be related to the state of the murderer when he committed the crime. He was more angry when he attacked. He was relatively calm and patient when he was in the warehouse and the daily rental house. He wanted to watch the victim slowly. Die."

"Or... both."

After listening to Qin He's words, Geng Jianqing concluded: "In other words, the murderer chose young women as the target of his murder in the hope of getting psychological feedback, but we can't know what it is specifically."

Chen Yi: "That's for sure. There's another small question. In the Yangcheng case, why didn't the murderer continue to use sevoflurane?"

Qin He raised the possibility: "Only a small amount, has it been used up?"

Chen Yi was noncommittal: "Maybe."

There are too many unexplained points in this case. If the murderer's every move has a purpose, then his psychology is too complicated and requires enough clues to analyze it.

After everyone chatted for a while, Geng Jianqing stopped in time: "Okay, today is the first meeting, but it will not be the last. A task force has been set up to implement the issues we just talked about. Chen Yi, you can start now." I will see the results of the investigation within two days, and you can make your own arrangements for the other members of the task force."

Chen Yi: "Yes, Bureau Geng."

…

After leaving the provincial department, Chen Yi returned to the municipal bureau to designate investigators for the case. Zhuo Yun left Shi Xin, Qin Fei, Lin Chen, Jiang Xiaoxin and others to join the task force and did not need to participate in the investigation of other cases in the team.

Chen Yi immediately assigned tasks and began a comprehensive visit. Not one of Cai Wenwen's interpersonal relationships could be missed.

Qiu Wenshu's oil painting studio was the focus of the visit. Chen Yi personally took Qin Fei to the location of the studio and met the owner Qiu Wenshu.

Qiu Wenshu looked very young, but because of her makeup, Chen Yi caught the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. She was actually about thirty-five years old.

She is fashionably dressed and has a dyed hairband. She is a very avant-garde and youthful woman with a lively temperament. She is a typical person who is old-hearted and has a long-term heart. Most people who engage in art are like this.

The meeting place was in the studio, where many people were drawing lines and completing their own masterpieces.

"Police?" After learning Chen Yi's identity, Qiu Wenshu was quite baffled and wondered about his origins, "What's the matter?"

Chen Yi said politely: "I want to talk to Ms. Qiu about Cai Wenwen. Is it convenient?"

Qiu Wenshu: "What happened to Cai Wenwen?"

Chen Yi: "Something happened."

Seeing that Chen Yi was unwilling to tell, Qiu Wenshu did not ask further questions, put down the brush and took the two of them to the bar with seats.

"What do you two officers have to drink, whiskey?"

Chen Yi: "Don't bother Ms. Qiu. We'll just ask a few questions and leave. And we can't drink during work."

Qiu Wenshu smiled. She was quite cute with her dimples and looked several years younger: "Okay, comrade police, thank you for your hard work. There are too many rules and you don't have freedom. Please sit down."

Those who engage in art are more casual and have a narrow circle, and they have no common language with ordinary office workers.

"Thank you." Chen Yi sat down and asked, "I didn't see a classroom when I came here just now. Don't you do painting training?"

Qiu Wenshu poured herself some wine, drank it in a gulp, and replied: "Our studio does not conduct training for the time being. It is mainly about creation and communication. According to the plan, we may not join the training course next year or the year after."

Chen Yi: “If we don’t provide training, where will the source of income come from?”

Qiu Wenshu smiled and said: "We don't talk about income. What everyone pursues is fame. Of course, fame will naturally lead to income. In our industry, a painting can be sold for tens of millions or hundreds of millions."

Chen Yi nodded. Every industry has a bottom and a top, and the same is true in the art world. However, the polarization is quite serious, and you will either starve to death or starve to death.

Since there is no painting training in the studio, the issue of painting teachers discussed at the provincial meeting probably has little hope.

There is little hope, but it does not mean there is no hope. No one knows the identity of the murderer in Yangcheng.

"Are there any thin men in your studio?" Chen Yi asked.

Qiu Wenshu was surprised: "Very thin? How thin?"

Chen Yi: "More than 1.8 meters and 120 pounds."

Qiu Wenshu: "She's so thin, no."

Chen Yi: "How is your relationship with Cai Wenwen?"

Qiu Wenshu: "That's great. Although she works in a bank, her dream is to become a painter. Unfortunately, her family doesn't agree, so she can only come here to play in her free time. Not to mention, her level is quite high."

Chen Yi: "The studio doesn't have any conflicts with her, right?"

Qiu Wenshu sensed something unusual, so she refrained from asking and replied: "We all have the same hobbies. We come here to exchange paintings. I have never heard of conflicts, and I have never seen anyone quarrel with anyone."

Chen Yi: "Does she have a boyfriend?"

Qiu Wenshu: "I never heard her mention it."

Chen Yi took out a note: "Did she go to the place above by herself or did you accompany her?"

Qiu Wenshu stretched out her head to take a look, pointed at several places and said: "She and I have been to the Oil Painting Art Museum and Shuiyu Gallery. Only this charity art exhibition I did not go to. The paintings in the charity art exhibition are all more exaggerated. I am not I like it very much, especially the abstract oil paintings, which are not in line with my creative ideas.”

Chen Yi put away the note: "Cai Wenwen likes abstract oil painting?"

Qiu Wenshu: "I didn't like it before, but I like it in the past two years. Officer, you may not know that the type of painting has a lot to do with my personality. Cai Wenwen has strong self-awareness and innovative ability, independent thinking, and high artistic quality. Such girls usually end up liking abstract paintings."

Chen Yi asked: "Has she painted anything? I didn't see similar paintings in her home."

Hearing this, Qiu Wenshu, no matter how stupid she was, could guess what was going on. Finally she couldn't bear it anymore and said with a solemn expression: "Officer, what happened to her?"

Chen Yi: "As you thought, she can no longer draw."

Hearing this, Qiu Wenshu's eyes widened and she couldn't believe her ears. As a good friend, she felt indescribable grief in her heart and her thoughts began to become confused.

"How...how could..."

While muttering to himself, Qiu Wenshu subconsciously turned her head and looked at the corner of the studio, where there was a figure painting.

Following Qiu Wenshu's line of sight, Chen Yi also looked over. He didn't notice that he was blocked just now, but now he realized that the one painted on it was Cai Wenwen.

Wearing a light brown top and an orange silk scarf tied around her neck, her hair is slightly messy but it cannot hide her elegance and purity, but instead she has a free and easy beauty.

The temperament of this painting is very different from the Cai Wenwen Chen Yi knew before. It gives people the impression that she is an artist and has endless stories to tell.

It was this girl who was lying on the bed in the daily rental house in Cuiping Garden yesterday. Her superior laryngeal artery was punctured and she died from excessive blood loss.

After staring at the painting for a while, Chen Yi had a new understanding of Cai Wenwen.

"She has not really entered the field of abstract painting yet and is still in the experimental stage, so she has not left any paintings." Qiu Wenshu answered Chen Yi's question in a low voice.

Chen Yi asked: "When was this painted?"

Qiu Wenshu sighed: "Last autumn, she liked this painting very much, and I also liked it very much, so I kept it there."

Chen Yi: "Who painted it?"

Qiu Wenshu: "I, what I am good at is portraits."

Chen Yi looked away: "The painting is great, just like the photo."

Qiu Wenshu closed her eyes and lowered her head: "No matter how great it is, it's useless. This news... is hard to accept. Wenwen is a very quiet girl. How could this happen to her? God is unfair."

Chen Yi waited for a while and continued to ask: "Has Cai Wenwen made any new friends in the art museum and Shuiyu Gallery before?"

Qiu Wenshu shook her head: "No, I have been with her all the time. Our focus is only on painting."

Chen Yi: "Can you give me a list of everyone in the studio?"

Qiu Wenshu agreed happily: "Okay, I'll write it to you now, wait a moment."

While waiting, Chen Yi came to the portrait and looked into Cai Wenwen's clear eyes.

There was no smile on her face, and all she could read was her pursuit of artistic hobbies. She must be happy inside.

"What a pity for such a girl."

This painting touched Chen Yi deeply. Thinking of the murderer stabbing his throat, he slightly clenched his fists.

Beside him, Qin Fei's face looked a little ugly. The girl with dreams and spiritual energy died tragically. He now really wants to see the murderer's face.