Chapter 12 Flower Shop
When Chi Xia lowered his head, he saw Captain Luo's long legs curled up on the ground in a very aggrieved manner, and his upper body was struggling to squeeze into the gap.
"Captain Luo, how about I do it?"
Chi Xia said: "My arms and legs are thin."
Luo Xun didn't expect that this girl, who looked honest, could hold a grudge so tightly. She suddenly said to him, "Okay, you have a bright future."
"I really don't want to trouble you."
He exhaled and stepped out, glancing at Chi Xia: "Look, what is this?"
Chi Xia immediately took out an evidence bag and asked him to put his things in it.
Luo Xun was a little surprised when he saw the evidence bag.
"Armor plates, right?" Chi Xia said as he observed.
Luo Xun stood up and was patting his knees when she said, "It's about wearing nail polish, not nail polish and nail glue."
Luo Xun was completely blank on this topic, so he asked, "What is nail polish? What is nail polish? Isn't nail polish enough?"
Chi Xia laughed and explained to him: "Gel nail polish is the kind of nail polish that is generally available on the market. It needs to be exposed to ultraviolet light, so that it can last longer. One is nail polish, which dries naturally and can be changed to the one you like at any time. The rest is to wear the nails and use a special glue to stick the finished nails on the nail surface. There are many styles, it doesn't take time, and it is very popular with girls."
Luo Xun's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a mosquito to death, and he gained a preliminary understanding of this hand decoration with great difficulty.
"These two nails."
He pointed to the evidence bag: "Can you tell anything?"
The two pieces of nails in the evidence bag were black and dark red.
"Colors reflect a person's inner heart. At least, the black nail plate tells us to a certain extent that when Chen Li used this nail plate, her heart must have been gloomy and dark."
Chi Xia said: "But we, including her boyfriend Chen Kai, know Chen Li as a gentle person."
Chi Xia was right. Whether it was Chen Li's daily photos or the understanding of people around her, she could not be separated from the word gentle.
"Captain Luo, I actually have a question." Chi Xia said again.
Luo Xun walked out of the bathroom: "What's your question?"
Chi Xia followed closely behind: "Logically speaking, in a serial murder case, we can find more clues from the first victim. Why is it that in this case, we got very few clues from Zhang Wen , but it was the third victim, Chen Li, that we found something unusual?"
Luo Xun stopped and turned to look at her: "What do you think?"
Chi Xia saw his eyes clearly. Perhaps because he had been worrying about this case for a while, his eyes were tired. The wrinkles on his double eyelids were obvious, making his eyes look even deeper.
For a moment, Chi Xia seemed to see a dark sea through his eyes .
"Unless, before Zhang Wen, there were other victims, but we just haven't discovered them." Chi Xia said.
Luo Xun snorted and laughed, then went into Chen Li's bedroom.
Chi Xia knew that his smile just now was an acknowledgement of her guess, and her heart sank.
After searching Chen Li's bedroom again, Chi Xia and Luo Xun did not find any useful clues.
When she was about to leave, Chi Xia saw the withered flowers on the table and suddenly thought of something. She took two quick steps to catch up with Luo Xun: "Captain Luo, should we go to Chen Li's flower shop to have a look?"
"flower shop?"
Luo Xun was a little surprised, and looked back at Chi Xia: "You're not going home?"
Chi Xia shrugged: "Since we're here, Captain Luo, are you going?"
Luo Xun pouted and walked out. When he reached the door, he asked her again: "By the way, are you hungry?"
Chi Xia touched her belly: "A little bit."
"Okay, clean up your mess and then come down and wait for me."
Luo Xun stood at the door and took off his leg coverings: "Hurry up."
As soon as Chi Xia went down, she saw Luo Xun's familiar jeep. Captain Luo was standing beside the car waiting for her.
The night wind blew his hair into a mess, and the captain was rubbing his messy hair in annoyance.
"How did you get here?" Luo Xun asked her with one hand on his head.
"Take a taxi."
"Then get in the car."
Luo Xun stuffed the bag in his hand into Chi Xia's hand. Chi Xia looked down and saw that it was a bowl of cold noodles, which smelled quite fragrant.
There were not many cars on the road. The car windows were open and the wind blew in from outside. Chi Xia squinted her eyes comfortably. When she finished the bowl of cold noodles, the car stopped right in front of the flower shop.
"Lao Lin and his team have been here before. The flower shop is mainly run by Chen Li and an employee. Sometimes Chen Kai also comes to help. That employee has been cleared of suspicion."
Luo Xun opened the door.
It had only been a day since Chen Li was murdered, and everything related to her seemed to have come to a halt in an instant. The flower shop seemed to be filled with a layer of gray and decayed air, and some of the flowers that had not been processed in time had rotted and smelled of soil.
Luo Xun opened a window and the wind blew in. He looked at Chi Xia: "Where are you going to start?"
"Actually, I don't have any clues."
Chi Xia breathed a sigh of relief: "Captain Luo, let's split up and take a look."
"Okay."
Luo Xun looked up and said, "You're downstairs, I'll go upstairs. Call me if anything happens."
Chi Xia nodded in response, and waited for Luo Xun to go upstairs. She stood in the middle of the first floor, closed her eyes among the many gray or bright flowers, and picture after picture was drawn in her mind.
What was Chen Li thinking when she was tending to these flowers and plants?
What was she thinking as she handed the carefully wrapped bouquet to the guest?
What was she thinking when she saw those rotting flowers?
Is her heart always wavering? She longs for the brightness and vigor of those blooming flowers, but knows clearly that under her skin, she is actually the same as those withered and corrupted flowers?
So beneath that seemingly gentle and peaceful face, there is actually darkness and destruction hidden. Will one night when no one is paying attention, the gentleness and calmness will fade away and become cold and decadent?
She put on completely different clothes and appeared in the dark with unfamiliar makeup, becoming a completely different person?
Which one is the real her? Which one is the real Zhang Wen, or the real Lin Wei?
The three different faces suddenly turned around in her mind and stared at Chi Xia.
She suddenly opened her eyes and stared blankly at the bouquet of flowers in front of her.
Luo Xun's voice came from above: "Chi Xia, did you find anything there?"
Chi Xia came back to his senses: "Captain Luo, not yet, how about you?"
Luo Xun didn't answer, so Chi Xia ignored him too. He focused his attention and checked the first floor. He originally wanted to check the surveillance of the flower shop, but when he walked to the computer, he remembered that the hard drive had been taken back to the bureau by Lin Wenjue and others.
This place was crowded with people, and there was no possibility of any crime being committed. She sighed and prepared to look for Luo Xun.
As soon as one foot stepped onto the stairs, she heard Luo Xun calling her from above: "Chi Xia, come up and see."
Chi Xia ran upstairs with big strides and saw that the second floor was a lounge, which was very cozy. Luo Xun was standing in front of the window with his back to her.
"Captain Luo." Chi Xia called out.
Luo Xun didn't look back, but just stepped aside and said, "Come and take a look."
Chi Xia was a little curious, so he walked over and stood next to him, but he still didn't quite understand what Captain Luo meant.
But he didn't say anything this time. Chi Xia felt that if she asked him why again, he would definitely laugh at her. In order to avoid being ridiculed by him again, she didn't say anything and looked out the window.
This one glance gives me some clues.
"Captain Luo, this..." She turned her head to look at Luo Xun with surprise in her eyes.
Luo Xun looked over and said with a faint smile: "Did you see it?"
Chi Xia nodded, and as her smile grew, the corners of her eyes tilted upwards, and her deliberate dullness faded away.
Luo Xun saw that her eyes were full of clarity, as if clear water was floating on her pupils.
