Chapter 109 Peony Tattoo and Cufflinks
Cao Cang frowned. As a trace detection major, it should be his job to find clues from subtle details. However, this time it seemed like he was of no help at all.
This realization made him feel a little sorry for everyone. He secretly pursed his lips, quickly stood up and looked at everyone seriously: "Leave the task of finding clues to me. I don't believe that since the murderer is involved in the case, he will not leave no clues. We must have overlooked something."
Gu Nankai could see the dissatisfaction on Cao Cang's face. This guy was always silent, but he would do everything flawlessly. From the time he took over the case until now, Gu Nankai also felt that this kid seemed to be a little overwhelmed. Including every time he went to the crime scene, although he was still as serious as usual, he secretly observed that Cao Cang was always a little distracted in the process of solving the case.
What is he distracted by? Gu Nankai has thought about this question more than once. He looks at this young boy who always gives him the impression of being mature beyond his years. He admires his steadiness, but he also feels that this steadiness contains a kind of sadness that comes from the experience of life.
Gu Nankai's eyes swept lightly over Gao Yuan and Li Meng. Even though these two people were troubled by the trivialities of life, there was always clarity and happiness in their eyes, only Cao Cang.
Gu Nankai often saw fatigue and heaviness in those eyes.
What is it that is always weighing on this child, and why does he not even think of giving up even though it is so heavy? "
Gu Nankai looked at the child. At this moment, he suppressed all his emotions in his heart and looked at Cao Cang calmly: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."
Seeing the encouraging light in Gu Nankai's eyes, Cao Cang felt warm in his heart. At least there was someone who believed in him. He suppressed the sourness in his nose and smiled: "Captain, leave it to me, don't worry."
Except for Gu Nankai, no one noticed Cao Cang's smile, and Gu Nankai did not explain this to anyone. He was just waiting. Some things still needed to be confirmed by himself before taking any action.
Cao Cang accepted the task, but everyone did not have to just wait for the arrival of the witnesses. After thinking about it, he re-issued a new task, hoping that there would be new progress on their side after all the personnel arrived.
"I will redistribute our tasks now. Teacher Wu, you and Gao Yuan will be in a team. Gao Yuan will investigate which schools were merged into Renyuan Middle School and see if we can find the leaders and teachers back then. I think there is something fishy going on. The reason we can't find any clues is because the events back then may have been deliberately erased. As long as we find someone who knows the inside story, that will be enough for us."
Wu Qingluan was surprised at first that Gu Nankai grouped her and Gao Yuan together. She seemed to have formed the illusion that they should be together as she and Gu Nankai would automatically join the team in most actions. But at this moment, she hurriedly glanced at Gu Nankai.
Gu Nankai also took a quick look at himself.
In such a split second, Wu Qingluan did not feel angry at all. She seemed to understand Gu Nankai's arrangement in an instant. She subconsciously said "OK" quickly and decisively, but when she came to her senses and thought about how she understood Gu Nankai's arrangement, she could not say anything.
It was not until a long time later that Wu Qingluan suddenly understood.
That was trust, her wholehearted trust in Gu Nankai. Everyone in the serious crime team seemed to trust Gu Nankai's arrangements unconditionally. He seemed to know when and who should work together to achieve the greatest effect, and he also seemed to know how to appease his subordinates.
Wu Qingluan was stunned for a moment. She couldn't understand how someone as proud as herself would one day obey a man's orders so well.
Gu Nankai didn't understand why Wu Qingluan had thought about so many things in such a short time. He knew that he had some selfish motives this time.
"Li Meng, assist Shang Lu and conduct another comprehensive autopsy. Also, pay special attention to the evidence we brought back, such as the nightgown that Sun Zihan was wearing. The first two victims died naked, but when we found Sun Zihan, she was wearing a nightgown. Now I suspect that the murderer must have encountered an emergency and did not have time to take off and deal with Sun Zihan's clothes. Compare them carefully and see if you can find any clues that belong to the second or third person."
When Gu Nankai said this, something suddenly flashed through Cao Cang's mind. His eyes lit up and he suddenly said excitedly: "I have a clue!"
All eyes were focused on Cao Cang in an instant, and he said excitedly: "Cufflinks! Cheetah cufflinks!"
While everyone was still confused, Gu Nankai was already shocked by Cao Cang's words. He seemed to have thought of something from Cao Cang's words.
Gu Nankai quickly glanced at Cao Cang: "You mean, peony and cufflinks!"
This sudden realization made Gu Nankai and Cao Cang feel shocked and delighted, but no one except the two of them could know what they were feeling at the moment, because the remaining four people did not know why cufflinks and peonies, two exactly the same things, made Gu Nankai and Cao Cang so excited in an instant.
Only the two of them knew that it was just a casual conversation that they didn't care about at the beginning that made their minds clearer at this moment.
"What's going on? You two are so excited. Can you tell us what happened so we can be happy too?"
Wu Qingluan rolled her eyes speechlessly at the two people who were looking at each other excitedly. God knows what the four of them were feeling at the moment and how curious they were about what had happened.
After hearing Wu Qingluan's words, Gu Nankai and Cao Cang turned back to look at them at the same time, only to find that the remaining four people all had confused looks on their faces. The two looked at each other again and suddenly burst out laughing.
The two of them really hadn't told anyone about this matter, because they just mentioned it at the time and didn't bring it up in the case. Now Cao Cang thought about it more deeply and felt that what they had overlooked at the time might very well be the clue that could prove the murderer.
"Cao Cang, please tell us the connection between cheetah cufflinks and peony flowers."
Being able to think of a clue, Cao Cang was in a very good mood at the moment. He suddenly felt that he was still useful. When he heard Gu Nankai's words, he quickly nodded and explained to everyone.
"It's like this. When we first found the cheetah cufflinks, we thought they belonged to the murderer or the victim. Later, we confirmed that the cufflinks belonged to one of the victims, Chen Xin'an. Originally, this was all the clues we had. But do you still remember the designer of these cufflinks, the mysterious Chinese designer?"
"What does this have to do with the designer?" Li Meng asked with a frown. He really didn't know what the relationship was between the mysterious designer and the murderer.
Cao Cang glanced at Gu Nankai and then turned to Li Meng and the others and smiled: "Now it seems that the relationship between this mysterious designer and the murderer should be very big."
Li Meng frowned and still couldn't figure it out. Shang Lu stood on tiptoe and patted him on the head in silence: "Stop talking nonsense. If you don't understand , just listen to Cao Cang."
She sighed helplessly and looked at Li Meng as if he were a child: "My dear, although it is a good habit to ask questions without feeling ashamed, sometimes you still have to listen carefully first, okay?"
