Chapter 44: Fear of being sanded away
Chapter 44: Fear of being sanded away
"Forensic doctor..."
Du Yu fell into deep thought.
If the "code name" He Yunke wrote for Xu Yiqing was a forensic doctor, it would seem reasonable - let's just call these labels code names for now, as he couldn't think of any other explanation for the time being.
When Xu Yiqing applied for college entrance examination, he chose the unpopular major of forensic medicine. After five years of study, he resolutely chose to continue his studies.
It can be said that he accumulated knowledge in his youth in order to become a forensic doctor, worked day and night in front of the dissection table in his prime, and dedicated the first half of his life to this career.
Regardless of ambition or future plans and work, in everyone's cognition, the word "forensic doctor" is closely tied to the name Xu Yiqing.
If He Yunke had known Xu Yiqing for a long time, the title of "Forensic Doctor" should have been written under Xu Yiqing in the photo.
And what qualifications does this man have to stand next to Xu Yiqing's brother in the photo?
Zhou Shi, like Du Yu, was looking at the photo.
This photo is a bit old. Both the Xu brothers and He Yunke look very young, with the vitality unique to young people in their twenties, like the sun.
The only difference is that this person is relatively old and seems out of place among the others whose faces can still be seen clearly.
If the others were compared to a team-building activity among college students, then this man would be as out of place as the school leaders accompanying them to take photos.
[Accomplice] left photo No. 1 at Liu Qing's home as a provocation, but only crossed out the man's figure and appearance.
What is she trying to cover up?
Du Yu said, "Ms. Zou, I want to take this photo away. It may be related to your husband's disappearance."
Zhou Shi reminded Du Yu to speak in a low voice, and Du Yu then noticed two sneaky little heads next to the fence on the second floor of the villa.
After being discovered, the two children immediately shrank back.
Zou Yi said: "Take it away, take it all! As long as you can find my husband..."
Du Yu asked some other questions, and Zou Yi answered them truthfully. His police uniform could at least comfort Zou Yi's mood at the moment and give her some hope.
Xu Yiqing was a forensic doctor and was not good at dealing with living people. He didn't know what to ask that would help the police find the person, so he simply sat aside and held the box, looking through the contents one by one.
Another point is that he was afraid to meet Zou Yi's eyes.
That look gave him a sense of inexplicable responsibility, as if just because he and He Yunke had taken that photo together, he had developed an inexplicable friendship with the other person and he should be worried about He Yunke's disappearance.
But Xu Yiqing really didn't know He Yunke, and it was even more impossible for the two of them to be old friends as Zou Yi guessed.
In addition to the photo, the box also contained some documents that are not used in daily life, such as real estate certificates, marriage certificates, etc.
There were two mobile phones below the ID card, and Zou Yi explained that they were her husband’s old phones.
Because he holds an important position in a multinational company, He Yunke did not deal with his mobile phones after he replaced them, for fear that some remaining company documents in them might leak out and cause losses to the company, leading to him being held accountable.
Things like financial statements, employee salaries, the company's future plans in the region and product plans are all trade secrets.
Du Yu said, "Can we take our cell phones with us, too?"
Zou Yi hesitated: "Then you may have to ask my husband's company. I'm afraid there will be some confidentiality agreement and I will have to pay compensation."
This statement was simple and convincing, so Du Yu said that he would discuss it with the new regional director of Fumei Group and put the mobile phone into the evidence bag.
Apart from these things, there were only some design drawings left in the box.
Xu Yiqing moved his butt to the side and let Zhou Shi sit on the sofa next to him from beside Zou Yi, just like they were classmates in school and shared a test paper.
She has some knowledge of art, so maybe she can understand these things.
"It's a design drawing for a sculpture." Zhou Shi looked at it carefully and said, "But it's not the design drawing for the bronze sparrow in the park square. It's some other drafts for practice."
She turned to look at Zou Yi and asked, "Where is the design drawing of Tongque?" Zou Yi immediately shook his head: "I'm not sure. I think they didn't leave a backup when they gave it to the construction team three years ago."
Zhou Shi could understand the design drawings, but he was not familiar with the specific production process of the sculpture. He nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, Du Yu winked at a few people, indicating that he had learned almost everything he wanted to know and they could leave.
In fact, as early as when Zou Yi reported the case, the police had already asked all the questions that could be used to investigate the disappearance. This time they came only because of a series of additional questions brought up by that special photo.
For example, did He Yunke mention when the photo was taken, or whether the wear and tear on the photo was caused by him?
"We have things to do, so we won't bother you anymore." The group stood up and prepared to leave. Du Yu shook hands with Zou Yi and said, "I hope I can give you good news next time we meet."
Zou Yi quickly said, "Stay for dinner!"
"No, I have something to do later." Du Yu waved his hands, and Xu Yiqing and Zhou Shi also echoed him, "Yes, there is still work."
"Then... I'll leave it to you then."
Zou Yi sent the three people to the door, watched them get into the car, then bent down and bowed to express his gratitude.
This was the greatest thanks she could think of.
After driving the car out of the community, the three of them stopped on the side of the road to discuss what had just happened.
Du Yu got out of the police car and took a bottle of water. He unscrewed the bottle and took a sip. While putting the cap on the bottle, he looked back, fearing that Zou Yi would follow him out and be seen.
He walked to the side of the Panamera, leaned over to the driver's seat and whispered to Zhou Shi: "What did you see when you were at He Yunke's house just now?"
Zhou Shi rolled down the car window and recalled the layout and decoration of the first floor of the villa.
"There is a closet in his living room, and the things in it are very interesting. There are trophies, certificates and some small things. I guess they are souvenirs such as birthday gifts... I think they were received when I was in school. They are not very valuable small items and toys. I guess colleagues would not give them as gifts. There are also photos of his children growing up, all framed, very delicate."
Du Yu thought about it and was not sure: "Keeping the old gifts means he is nostalgic?"
Xu Yiqing was also thinking about it. He tried to put himself in He Yunke's shoes. "And putting those things in such a conspicuous place in the living room shows that he has a desire to show off."
Zhou Shi smiled and said, "Why don't you two try to get a psychology certificate together? It's not difficult."
She made a joke, then nodded, looking serious.
"Yes, according to my analysis, He Yunke has a certain desire to show off. If the photo is really precious to him, it should not be locked up, but framed like other photos and placed in a conspicuous place. The box contains either discarded mobile phones, design drafts, or documents that have not been used for many years."
"I guess He Yunke locked the photo because he didn't want to see it often at home. After seeing the photo was sanded, I was more certain that the photo had other meanings to him... For example, he didn't want to see certain people in the photo again, but he couldn't bear to throw the photo away, so he sanded off those people he didn't want to see."
After a pause, Zhou Shi continued, "In addition, I found that some of the things placed in the cupboard had cracks or bumps on them."
"crack……"
Du Yu thought about it for a moment, but couldn't figure out how this would be useful in searching for He Yunke's whereabouts, so he just made a note of it.
The photo in the evidence bag was placed in Du Yu's car. After this visit, the clues about He Yunke became even more confusing.
This man is full of contradictions.
Although he had a bright smile in the group photo, he is now afraid of some of the people he took photos with, so much so that he used sandpaper to smooth out their faces and locked the photos in a box that would not be opened.
At this time, the three members of the task force suddenly realized that He Yunke quarreled with Zou Yi because she took out the photos while cleaning, not because he cherished them.
Instead, he was angry that his wife made him see the photo again, which reminded him of certain people he was afraid of!
(End of this chapter)