Chapter 39 The Truth About Myself
Chapter 39 The Truth About Myself
"Captain Du, I think you should take a look at this."
Xu Yiqing's voice was solemn and serious. Du Yu immediately noticed the problem and stood up and came over: "Any clues?"
Xu Yiqing showed him the photos in the drawer.
It was a group photo of many people. There were three rows in total, with three to four people in each row.
The photo is very old, yellowed, and brittle. It looks like it is at least ten years old.
Some places have been worn out to the point of being unclear, with only a few faces still vaguely recognizable.
After seeing the photo clearly, not only Du Yu was shocked, but even Zhou Shi looked confused and puzzled.
She looked slightly startled and looked at Xu Yiqing: "Do you know Li Cheng?"
"I don't know him." Xu Yiqing looked solemn and shook his head.
Du Yu asked: "Do you remember this photo?"
Xu Yiqing shook his head again: "I don't remember, I have no impression... it's impossible."
Among the few people whose faces could still be identified in the photo were Xu Yiqing and Li Cheng!
Standing in the middle right of the second row, there are two twins who are extremely similar in both body shape and appearance. They look very young, probably in their twenties, with light in their eyes.
Zhou Shi and Du Yu recognized at a glance that the person standing on the left was Xu Yiqing, and the person standing on the right was Xu Yiqing's younger brother.
If it was just this photo, they wouldn't be surprised. The most outrageous thing is that the person on the left in the first row is Li Cheng when he was young!
Du Yu quickly took out his mobile phone and opened the photo album, which contained the personal information of the deceased that he had kept. Comparing it with the ID photo on the ID card, it was obvious that Li Cheng in the old photo was much younger.
But there is no doubt that it was Li Cheng. He had a very distinctive look and was quite pretty when he was young, so he was able to attract so many people.
Did Li Cheng and Xu Yiqing take a photo together?
Zhou Shi suppressed the huge doubts and shock in his heart, carefully observed the photo, pointed at the person next to Xu Yiqing's brother and said: "This person's face has been scratched, and the scratches are new."
Du Yu thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's the person who posted this photo."
Photos don’t end up in drawers for no reason.
Considering the people who like to do this kind of thing during this period, Du Yu reasonably guessed that the person who crossed out his own appearance was the [accomplice].
But the question is, how could Xu Yiqing have taken a photo with the [accomplice]?
Zhou Shi pointed to the person in the middle of the first row of the photo, "The person next to Li Cheng can also be seen clearly."
Du Yu immediately continued to compare the victims of the fire, but found no one with a similar appearance.
He put away his phone and said, "I will take this photo to my colleagues in the Investigation Department to verify its authenticity, and then search the household registration system nationwide to compare this person."
The only people whose faces can be clearly seen in the photo are those suspected to be the Xu brothers, Li Cheng, and this strange man.
Xu Yiqing's brother died, and Li Cheng also died. Everyone can only hope that this person is still alive, that they can find him, and learn the secret behind the photo from him.
After looking at the photo again and again, Du Yu lowered his head to look at the drawer again and reached in to touch around.
His movements became more and more vigorous. He squatted down and arched his body directly under the table. He was just short of lifting the table up and turning it over.
Xu Yiqing asked: "What are you looking for?"
Du Yu had no time to answer, so Zhou Shi explained, "Based on our previous understanding of the code of conduct of [accomplices], if she really did it, she should have left a note."
Du Yu nodded as he searched for it. "If there is such a note, you will definitely know what is written on it, Lao Xu."
His voice sounded muffled because he was buried in the table.
Xu Yiqing thought about it and said to him, "Don't look for it. If it was really left by the [accomplice], then the note must be in the most conspicuous place."
The first note was left in the takeaway box containing Li Yueyue’s head.
The second note was left on the table at Liu Zhuhua's residence, stuck with transparent tape for fear that it would be blown away by the wind.
Both times, the [accomplices] left their provocations in the most conspicuous places.
If it was really her...
Xu Yiqing turned the photo over. Sure enough, on the back of the photo, there were three powerful words written in pen:
Come catch me.
Du Yu actually felt relieved. "Sure enough... this time it's handwritten, so arrogant! But why do I feel like I've seen this handwriting somewhere before?"
He didn't notice that after seeing these three words, Xu Yiqing's brows not only did not relax, but became even more solemn.
Zhou Shi looked at Xu Yiqing worriedly, and obviously saw it too.
After a long while, Xu Yiqing shook his head helplessly, a little hesitant, and his words were filled with a sense of laughter from anger: "How is this possible?"
"What's wrong, Lao Xu?"
"This... this is my handwriting."
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Jiangcheng People's Hospital.
Xu Yiqing sat in the corridor of the inpatient department, watching the emotional Liu Qing being pushed out of the single room after being sedated.
He had to undergo various tests to determine the specific situation of his stomach cancer. Since he had intellectual disabilities and could not communicate normally, the hospital had no choice but to resort to this last resort...and single rooms and sedatives cost money.
The photo has been put into an evidence bag and sent to the Investigation Department for authenticity verification.
But Xu Yiqing's sixth sense told him that the photo was real.
But I really don’t remember taking this photo... and I don’t remember writing on the back of that photo.
If the handwriting could be forged, someone imitating themselves, then what about the photograph?
He looked down at his cell phone. When he handed over the evidence, he took a photo to keep, hoping to find some clues from the photo, but he sat there for several hours.
His mind was in a mess, and for the first time he felt like he was at the center of a vortex... Before this, he always stood next to the dissection table and could see things more clearly as a bystander.
After it got dark, Liu Qing had been settled in, and Du Yu also came to the hospital from the serious crime team office.
He and Du Yu sat on the chairs outside the corridor.
Du Yu tilted his head and looked at him, with thousands of words spinning in his mind, round and round, but when they came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.
After a long while, Xu Yiqing spoke first: "The photo is real, right?"
Du Yu nodded: "It is true, and there is no such thing as making it old."
Xu Yiqing looked at the ceiling: "That means I really took a photo with Li Cheng more than ten years ago."
Du Yu said, "It could be someone who looks very similar to you. Anyway, I don't believe it."
Xu Yiqing said: "You don't believe it, but the police leaders may not believe it."
Du Yu hesitated for a moment. "Yes, if this matter is not dealt with quickly, it may affect you... After all, you have already had a falling out with your superiors because of your brother's matter. You are not even a regular forensic doctor now. The head of the forensic department is nominally your apprentice Lin Sheng, and you have already retired."
Xu Yiqing was silent for a long time, "Jiangcheng needs a forensic doctor, and this matter must be solved."
He had been pursuing the truth for a long time.
But this truth does not belong to me, but to my brother and to the dead like Li Yueyue and Liu Zhuhua.
Today's photo has tied the truth to him... This made Xu Yiqing, a person with weak emotions, curious about the truth about himself for the first time.
Internally, Xu Yiqing had his own desire for the truth; externally, he had the pressure from the top police officers. He had not been in such a difficult situation for many years.
"How is Liu Qing?"
Xu Yiqing decided to say something to change the subject. He could not let the morale be shaken before finding the person in the photo.
Maybe [Accomplice] just wants to see the task force suspect each other?
Du Yu smiled bitterly and said, "She spent money like water. She used to think that several million was an astronomical figure and that she would never be able to spend it all in her lifetime. But after she was admitted to the hospital, that was it... It's hard to imagine how much psychological pressure Liu Zhuhua was under at the time."
Liu Qing was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer.
The hospital said it was too late to save him, but Du Yu insisted on continuing the treatment.
Liu Zhuhua never gave up and even sacrificed his life. Du Yu's sense of justice prompted him to seize every opportunity to save Liu Qing.
Even if it could only make him less painful before he passed away, it would be alright for the frozen body in the fire.
(End of this chapter)