Pure Darkness

Chapter 17

The female attendant asked about the missing girls, “Where are they now?”

Fang Qing and Jian Yao both turned to look at Bo Jinyan. There was a moment's silence before Bo Jinyan gave her answer, “She collected similar types that could easily be replaced by other types, as opposed to the exact same type. The interval of each case is the same, all for more than a year. And towards the last years, that level has gone up. Under ordinary circumstances, newer replacements are only required when old toys are damaged.”

Fang Qing sipped his beer in one gulp, and coldly said, “I must catch this pervert and bring him to justice!”

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However, while the identity of the victim has been determined, how the criminal evaded detection policy has also been determined, and even the criminal appears right before their eyes, it is difficult to find further evidence.

Despite having checked all the case books, calling the officer in charge of the case at that time, they were still unable to find any clues in the Ancient City. Fang Qing was sitting in his office, out of his mind, when Bo Jinyan walked in. He stood to the side with a mysterious smile.

Fang Qing didn't bother to deal with it, “You have something for me?”

Bo Jinyan softly replied, “It looks like you have forgotten everything I have said all along. When the traditional way of criminal investigation fails to bring results, criminal psychology will step forward boldly.”

Fang Qing suddenly raised his head to look at him. “You have any ideas?”

“Ha” Bo Jinyan a little mocking, “When did I ever .. get lost like you?”

Fang Qing was silent.

Inside the vast meeting room, only Fang Qing, Jian Yao and a few important officers were present. Bo Jinyan stood in front of the blackboard in a neat suit with one hand in her pocket and the other hand holding a marker. Despite having given seemingly endless pieces, this was still the first time he had given a formal presentation to an Ancient City attendant.

“Our evidence shows that Yao Yuange has a connection between these two missing persons cases. But, there was no direct evidence pointing to him as the perpetrator. So, we can't ignore the other suspects. For a while we can call our perpetrator, Suspect A.

Suspect A's greatest desire is to gather young, beautiful, but weak girls. It reflects his possessive personality. For this reason, we can conclude that Suspect A will always be the dominant one in male-female relationships. Most likely she had less faith in male-female relationships in her youth. This definitely correlates with the environment in which he grew up as a child. She comes from a troubled family, or has experienced .... some kind of trauma? Based on the earliest case occurring in 2008, we can show that Suspect A is currently a male of at least 30 years old.

With how thorough this kidnapping was, we can conclude that Suspect A and her accomplice B must have chosen and stalked the victim for quite a long time before.

First of all, where did they find their target?

All the victims are tourists, so the places they often visit are none other than the – wall attractions of Ancient City, bars, restaurants, and lodging. However, this location should allow A and B to have enough time to observe the victim, and even allow for interaction. Since A and B often appear in these places, they will also not attract the attention of others. So, this location would not be a one-time-visit tourist attraction, nor would the streets of the Ancient City where one would meander aimlessly, either, and the victims also did not live in the same inn, so the most likely place was a bar, cafe, or restaurant. A and B often visit this place, to the extent that being an employee is a possibility.

Second, where can they commit crimes?

The personalities of these girls tend to be reclusive, but do not live far or far away. There were people everywhere in the Ancient City, so the chances of a violent kidnapping were very small, and it would be very difficult not to leave a trace. So the location of the abduction should be some distance away, on a road that people rarely notice. Next, the person who commits the abduction must be B and not A. B is a woman, and owns a car. Whatever happens, they can't be sure if the victim is willing to get into the car of a man she's only known for a few days, and this is especially true because the victims are introverted girls. But if it was women, it would be much easier to gain their trust.

The relationship between A and B should be very intimate – they are husband and wife, lover, or relatives. A have an independent residence, to be able to easily care for the victim. The victim disappeared a day or two before buying a bus or boat ticket. As the longer the time between kidnapping and ticket purchase, the more likely the police will find flaws in their plans. And with the economic status of the victims, the lodging they lived in was cheap, the management was weak, so even if one were to be lost without notice, no one would notice.

As for why the bodies of the victims were not found, they were kept in A's house, or left in a fixed location. This location is uninhabited, or on privately owned land.”

After Bo Jinyan finished, everyone fell silent.

After a while, an officer sighed and said, “Yeah! Every detail pointed to Yao Yuange. ” She flips through the notes in her hands. “He is 48 years old this year, and one of his five wives could definitely be his accomplice. His main wife, Ming Lan, owned a bar in a rapidly growing area. He also drives a black Audi.”

“Ya,” Bo Jinyan smiled lightly. “Although we cannot eliminate the possibility of others having committed a crime, for now we can consider Yao Yuange and Ming Lan as our main suspects.”

“Then where should we start?” An officer asked. “Until now, we don't have enough evidence, we still can't get a warrant to search Yao.”'s house

“Investigate Ming Lan!” Fang Qing said coldly, “Investigate his car!”

“Ya,” said Bo Jinyan, “Typically, tourists stay no more than 4 or 5 days in Ancient City. We have to start with the case of the last two victims, Zhu Fanglin and Ning Qianrui, as these two incidents happened recently, so there will be more surveillance camera footage, he said, and the record will be more complete. According to the date of the boat ticket and the bus ticket, look ahead 3 to 6 days, investigate the Ming Lan car trail, especially in remote areas that are still within the surveillance cameras of the city streets. There is no perfect crime, there must be a trace of it somewhere. Search for scenes involving interaction between him and our victim.”

“That's a little work,” muttered an officer, “let's start immediately.” Fang Qing nodded.

But Bo Jinyan said at this time, “Why should you waste your efforts on it? I can only give this type of work to my people to do. Jian Yao, call An Yan. Since the team does not have a case at the moment, he would be a waste of time. We should give him some work to do. ”

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The phone call between Jian Yao and An Yan was very simple and short. Since An Yan was on the other end of the phone, his voice was muffled, and he did not seem to be fully awake yet.

But Jian Yao was already used to this. For an IT guy who stays at home most of the time, this is normal.

“Oke.”

“Jinyan hope you can find ..” Jian Yao make a request.

“Mmm okay.”

“Is it a bit too difficult?” Jian Yao asked with great care.

“No.” he replied flatly.

“Oh... so when can you give us the result?” he asked again.

“Entah,” he replied, “I will send it to you after I'm done.”

“Alright, thank you for your hard work. If nothing else, should I hang up?”

“Sister-in-law, bring me back some Ancient City peach flower biscuits. I like the sweeter kind,” he said.

“Oh, alright.”

After hanging up the phone, Jian Yao looked at Bo Jinyan who was sitting opposite her. There were only the two of them in the office, and he was holding those files, flipping through and looking through them.

Jian Yao lay on the table, looking at him.

Just like that, he had spun silk from the cocoon* again; through a few words, he had found a shortcut to the truth from behind the thick fog.

*T/N ⁇ literally spun silk from a cocoon that she had done a grueling investigation

“When I investigate a case, I am used to taking shortcuts, you should get used to it and follow me.”

When they first got to know each other, she brought a sense of self-satisfaction when she talked to him. Even now, he could still remember it as if it was just yesterday.

“When the traditional way of criminal investigation can not do anything, criminal psychology will step forward boldly.”

His simple words can cause his blood to race, his eyes are teary – he is deeply touched.

Under the light, his jet black hair was like a floating cloud, his collared shirt was pure white. His face was as handsome and fair as before. For the most part, he was quiet and peaceful, only when it was only the two of them would he talk so much. But when they are investigating a case, or she is looking at the data, her words to the woman will diminish.

But he felt that he was like this was the best Bo Jinyan in the world.

“Why are you looking at me?” he asked slowly, without raising his head.

“There is no special reason,” he replied.

But he put down the file, looked at it for a while, then suddenly stretched out his head, and gave him a kiss on the lips.

“When I check a case, don't use that emotional stare to look at me. I can feel it, and my body and mind will not calm down. Then my judgment will be affected as well. ”

Only after a while did Jian Yao finally realize the implications behind “my body and mind would not peace”, and her face heated up. And he ended up just gulping down a cold tea, smiling lightly, seemingly deep in thought. He walked to the window with his back, and continued to look at the files.

An Yan sent the results in the night.

When Fang Qing and the officers finished looking at him, they were filled with a frenzy of excitement, rejuvenation, and coldness in their chests. They not only wanted to laugh out loud happily but also swore loudly.

“Apply a warrant immediately!” Fang Qing roared, “Go to Yao.” residence

In the screenshot An Yan sent out, there was a clear picture of Ming Lan's number plate. On the street that was very few pedestrians, the side of his face was visible from the car window, smiling and chatting with the number 4 victim from the roadside, Zhu Fanglin.

Inside the car he was driving in the street, cameras at the intersection caught the number 5 victim, Ning Qianrui, sitting in the passenger seat.