ghost in the office

Dai Ran and Yuan Yi bought all the books on Cai Cai they could find in the bookstore, and then returned to the office non-stop. Cao Cao and Congee Congee Melon were already waiting in the conference room.

"What's the situation, tell me." Dai Ran motioned everyone to sit down and let Cao Cao explain clearly.

Cao Cao put the report in the middle of the conference table: "According to scientific identification, the faceless body found in the xx apartment yesterday afternoon is Cai Tian, ​​the writer Cai Cai." explain.

"Cai Tian was born in xx city on August 1987, 8. She went to this city to study at university in September 2, and stayed in this city after graduation. According to the data, Cai Tian purchased a commercial house in this city five years ago and has officially registered in the city. Settled in this city." Congee looked at her notebook and said in detail, "Cai Tian did not work in any enterprise or unit after graduation, and has been writing for a living, so her social relations need to be further investigated."

Dai Ran asked: "Melon, what kind of information did your phone receive?"

Melon took out the phone and opened it. This was the second time Yuan Yi saw the phone. It was simple and heavy. He felt that it was similar to the material used for casting swords in ancient times, and it seemed to be shining coldly.

"Head, it's like this, the message is 'uneven', but this time the photo sent along with the message is very blurry, you can see." Melon pushed the phone to Dai Ran's side, Dai Ran looked at it, and then gave it to the others in turn. Several people looked at it. Indeed, the photo was very blurry. It could only be vaguely seen that it was a person with long hair, and his face was almost unrecognizable.

Melon carefully put the phone back into her bag: "I have consulted technical experts, and they all said that the clarity of this photo cannot be increased through technical means, so in theory, it cannot be confirmed that the person in the photo is Cai Tian."

The rest of them frowned.

"Boss, the newly-appeared spirit is also confirmed to be related to Cai Tian. As for the relationship, I don't know for the time being." Cao Cao continued, "So, there is another problem now, have you found it?"

Yuan Yi realized immediately: "Cai Tian's spirit has not appeared."

Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Yi appreciatively: "Yes, head, we all saw it yesterday, Cai Tian's way of death, no matter how you look at it, can't be a normal death or suicide. It stands to reason that her spirit should be able to be captured by my informants." Perceived."

Yuan Yi's eyes drifted over everyone: "Are you imprisoned like Kang Lulu?"

"Not necessarily, but what is certain is that we have to investigate the two things together." Dai Ran took over Yuan Yi's words, "About the same time as Cai Tian's death, a new spirit appeared and was related to Cai Tian, ​​plus There's no reason for the texts and photos Melon received to be so coincidental."

"So, next, let's arrange this first. Porridge and Melon will go to Cai Tian's university to ask her former teachers about the situation. It is best to get some contact information of Cai Tian's good friends from the school; Cao Cao , you and us go to Cai Tian's house and see if we can find anything." Dai Ran spoke quickly and moved neatly, standing up while talking, "Is there a problem?"

"No problem, head."

"Then go."

Cao Cao finally didn’t have to go out on missions alone, and he was quite happy when he got in the car: “It’s boring to go out on missions alone, let Yiyi partner with me in the future?”

"Cai Tian was killed, why is there that painting?" Dai Ran asked Yuan Yi in the co-pilot while driving.

Yuan Yi thought about it for a while, then shook his head: "I really don't know, I've never seen that kind of painting before."

Cao Cao: "..."

"Could it be some kind of ritual?" Dai Ran continued to ask, "Why don't you paint a face when you're painting well?"

"Head, I don't think it's convenient for me to go out on missions alone..."

"The most important thing is that Cai Tian's face is gone, it's very similar to that painting." Yuan Yi still felt a little stingy when he thought of seeing Cai Tian's face yesterday.

"..." Cao Cao sat alone in the spacious back seat, rolled his eyes several times, but no one paid any attention to him, and decided not to talk too much.

Dai Ran suddenly turned his head at this moment: "By the way, Cao Cao, what did you just say?"

Cao Cao said blankly, "It's nothing, I'm talking to myself."

"Oh, then you can rest."

"..."

The three of them went downstairs to Cai Tian's apartment, and the security was still tight. The security guard of the property checked their IDs carefully, and found their leader before letting them in.

"The real estate here is really reliable. The housing prices are too high. Most of the people who live here are people from a certain family background, and some may be public figures, celebrities, etc., so security is the most basic requirement." Cao Cao seemed very gossip, "I heard that The well-known actor xxx also lives here."

Take the elevator to the floor where Cai Tian lives. Because of the murder, the property has sealed off this floor according to the police's requirements. Fortunately, this apartment is one floor to one household, so it does not affect the daily life of other residents. .

I showed my ID to the brothers guarding the scene, and the three of them entered the house together.

When I came here yesterday, there were a lot of people. The police, forensic doctors, and forensic evidence were all there, so I didn’t feel anything. When I came in today, the empty room, the lifeless and cold furniture, and the white walls with only outlines and faces without facial features made people feel dizzy. numb.

Putting on the gloves carefully, Yuan Yi walked to the wall and studied the painting again.

He doesn't have much research on painting art, but this painting has no facial features, only a rough outline can be vaguely seen, and with the S-shaped bangs, it is surprisingly vivid.

Especially on the face, there are no eyes, but Yuan Yi feels that this face is looking at the people in the room coldly, looking at them.

"Is it possible that this painting was painted by Cai Tian herself?" Cao Cao was obviously also very interested in this painting, "Look, the hairstyle is the same as Cai Tian's."

Dai Ran: "Don't you think this painting is eerie? It looks a little scary."

Cao Cao walked a few steps from left to right, and then from right to left, repeatedly looking at the paintings on the wall: "It seems to be, although there are no eyes."

"Even if Cai Tian likes to draw, why doesn't she feel afraid to draw such a picture in her own home?"

Yuan Yi wiped the outline paint vigorously with his hands, and some fine powder got on his gloves. He walked to the window and carefully inspected these powders in the sunlight.

What is this?Is it paint?The color takes on a strange tinge after it dries and looks extremely vibrant.

"By the way, head, look." Cao Cao motioned Dai Ran to look at a row of bookcases in the corner, "They are all books written by herself."

"One, two, three..." Dai Ran roughly counted, and there are quite a few, roughly estimated to be more than twenty.

Congee Congee said during the meeting in the afternoon that Cai Tian just turned [-] this year, even if she publishes a book a year, could it be that Cai Tian started writing at the age of ten?

Really productive.

Dai Ran told Cao Cao: "Cao Cao, leave this here for us, you go and find out a few things: when Cai Tian published her first article, what publication or website she published, when she officially published a book, when she published every The editor and related personnel of this book, I want a very detailed information."

"Okay." Cao Cao felt that he really didn't have any specific business here, so he turned around and went downstairs after answering. When he was standing outside the community to take a taxi, he suddenly realized—why did he place an order again?

Dai Ran walked back and forth in Cai Tian's room. The size of this room is not small, and it must be more than enough for one person to live in. Except for the row of bookcases in the corner, Dai Ran did not find any other cultural and artistic items, such as clothes, shoes, bags , Jewelry, all kinds of valuable things can be seen everywhere, and even the only two pairs of sneakers are limited editions launched by the brand, which are also expensive.

Dai Ran clicked his tongue a little: "These clothes, shoes and bags alone are estimated to be close to seven figures."

Yuan nodded and motioned him to look at an object on the bookshelf: "This, guess how much it is?"

Dai Ran took a closer look, the silver-white plate was well made, if it wasn't because the cover was missing, Dai Ran would have thought it was some kind of pendant, and would never have thought it was a USB flash drive.

"It looks like the workmanship is great." Dai Ran thought for a while, "More than 1000?"

Yuan Yi looked at Dai Ran and smiled: "One dollar short, ten thousand."

Dai Ran's eyes straightened immediately. A storage medium is so expensive. Even if the workmanship is better, it is essentially a USB flash drive.

"This is a limited edition jointly launched by a luxury brand and a USB flash drive manufacturer. It is indeed a USB flash drive, but because of the brand's blessing and the hype at the time, the price is very high." Yuan Yi explained.

Dai Ran didn't study USB flash drives, but he understood the phenomenon Yuan Yi said. He likes to collect sports shoes, and many shoes are also in this way, and the price is tens or hundreds of times higher than normal.

"By the way, is there any result about the composition of the paint in this picture?" Yuan Yi was very interested in this picture. He always felt that all the things in this room added up were not as valuable as this picture.

As if telepathic, just as Dai Ran was about to say that there was no result, the phone rang in his pocket on time. Dai Ran glanced at the incoming call and winked at Yuan Yi: "Hello..."

The person on the other end of the phone didn't know what to say. Dai Ran's expression gradually became serious, and he didn't speak except to respond to the person on the other end. Finally, he said "Thank you" and hung up the phone.

Yuan Yi stared at Dai Ran's face, and he had a bad premonition in his heart. This premonition had been there since he saw the painting yesterday, and he felt that it would be confirmed soon.

"You just asked about the composition of the paint, and now we have the results." Dai Ran pointed at the wall with his finger, "No paint was detected, the only ingredient is blood."

A picture immediately appeared in front of Yuan Yi's eyes. A person, holding a basin in his hand, dipped a big paintbrush into the basin twice, vigorously, and drew this picture on the wall. Sometimes he may still be humming a song, looking lazy and proud.

Dai Ran took a deep breath: "Also, the blood came from Cai Tian, ​​so now it should be certain that this picture was not drawn by Cai Tian."

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and turned their heads to look at the picture at the same time. The face without facial features and the bright red outline looked at them coldly, staring at everything in the room.

The humble Cai Tian