Chapter 16 Confrontation
The moment he heard the message notification, Luo Xun leaned over to take a look and quickly swiped past it.
Then he raised his head and looked at Zhou Yanchen: "Mr. Zhou, did you see it clearly? What is your impression of these two paintings?"
Zhou Yanchen stared at the painting, frowned and thought for a long time, then suddenly clapped his hands.
"I remember now. It's like this, police comrade. Half a year ago, I had an exhibition, and the SOS series was among the exhibits. Several paintings were sold at the time, and I think these two were sold at that time."
"Drowning Persons Exhibition?" Luo Xun put away his phone and sat back down .
“You guys found this out, too.”
Zhou Yanchen smiled with some pride: "Yes, it is this exhibition activity, which is aimed at people with depression. It is the first of its kind in Dongzhou and even in the country."
Luo Xun nodded, as if thinking about something. The atmosphere suddenly became cold, and Zhou Yanchen looked at Lin Wenjue a little dazed.
Meeting his gaze, Lin Wenjue smiled amiably and said, "Then who did you sell these two paintings to, Mr. Zhou? Do you remember?"
Zhou Yanchen also smiled and picked up his coffee: "Officer, this happened half a year ago. I have held or participated in more than just that one exhibition. I may need to check who the painting was sold to."
Lin Wenjue still looked at him with a smile: "Yes, I understand, I understand."
It was at this time that Luo Xun suddenly asked, "According to Lin Wei's family background and current conditions, buying this painting is not cheap, right?"
Zhou Yanchen shook the cup in his hand and looked at Luo Xun blankly: "Officer? What did you say?"
Luo Xun's eyes were sharp and compelling, and he said condescendingly: "I understand why Zhang Wen bought this painting, but Lin Wei's family situation does not allow her to spend so much money on such a painting, unless..."
He paused, trying to see something from Zhou Yanchen's handsome face.
"Unless she particularly likes this painting and is willing to spend more money than expected on it, we know that she is very frugal in her daily life."
Zhou Yanchen took a deep breath, his attitude turned cold, and the cup in his hand made a sound when it was placed on the table.
"Two officers, if you want to investigate the case, I will cooperate, but what do you mean now? Are you interrogating me as if I were the murderer? What Lin Wei, what Zhang Wen, how..."
He adjusted his glasses and said, "Can't you find the murderer? Are you trying to trick me into confessing?"
Luo Xun still stared at him with that oppressive look, which made Zhou Yanchen very unhappy.
Lin Wenjue looked at the atmosphere and waited for a minute, then knew that it was time for him to speak.
He smiled and said, "Oh, that's it, Mr. Zhou, please understand. We recently encountered a case where the murderer was too cunning. Isn't this why our captain is a little angry? Please understand, please understand."
Zhou Yanchen sneered: "Why should I understand him? Did I kill someone or did I not cooperate? Or is it the captain? Is this the quality a captain should have?"
"this……"
Lin Wenjue smiled apologetically and took out photos of three victims and placed them on the table: "These are the three victims in our case. According to our investigation, the first two..."
He clicked on the photos of Zhang Wen and Lin Wei: "They each have a painting from the SOS series at home."
"As for Chen Li, this is her."
Lin Wenjue clicked on Chen Li’s photo and said, “In her home, there is an invitation card to your drowning victims event at the exhibition hall. This is the main reason why we came to see you today.”
Zhou Yanchen stared at the three photos intently, and after a while he raised his head in shock: "How could this happen..."
Luo Xun coughed lightly, Lin Wenjue put away the photo, and Zhou Yanchen's gaze followed him.
"Mr. Zhou, do you have any knowledge of psychology?" Luo Xun asked again.
"psychology?"
Zhou Yanchen looked at him unhappily: "To be honest, I am very interested in this. If you don't believe me, officer, you can take a look at my bookshelf."
He pointed casually at a bookshelf where there were several psychology books.
"I see."
Luo Xun remained calm: "Mr. Zhou, don't you think it's a coincidence?"
"What coincidence?" Zhou Yanchen looked straight at him.
"All three victims were related to the exhibition you held. Most importantly, all three of them had mental illnesses."
Luo Xun pulled his hair and said, "As a police officer, I don't believe in coincidences."
"That's your job as police officers."
Zhou Yanchen leaned back and said, "Someone was killed. I deeply sympathize with him. If it is related to the exhibition we held, then I will definitely cooperate with the police investigation and strive to catch the murderer as soon as possible. Besides, I said from the beginning that the Drowning People event was originally held for people with depression. But you, police comrade, don't you think you were very hostile to me from the beginning?"
"Really?"
Luo Xun picked up the cup on the table and drank the coffee in it. He felt that it was not satisfying enough: "Generally speaking, those who can sense the hostility of the police are not good people."
"Officer, you're going too far!" Zhou Yanchen stood up: "Can I ask you to leave?"
Lin Wenjue quickly tried to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, my colleague just has a bad temper, but he's not a bad person."
"I didn't kill anyone and I didn't break any law. To a certain extent, I was helping you investigate the case. Why should I put up with his bad temper?" Zhou Yanchen looked very angry.
Lin Wenjue glared at the carefree Luo Xun and slapped him: "Didn't you say you wanted to go to the bathroom when you came in? Why are you standing there? Why don't you go?"
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Yanchen and said, "Mr. Zhou, can you tell me about your bathroom?"
Zhou Yanchen took a deep breath and pointed in a direction: "Over there!"
Luo Xun walked towards the bathroom.
As soon as he left, Zhou Yanchen's expression looked better.
Lin Wenjue continued, "Mr. Zhou, we have been too busy with this case recently, so we lost our temper. Please forgive us. As for the two paintings, I hope you can give us a reply as soon as possible."
“It’s natural.”
Facing Lin Wenjue, Zhou Yanchen's expression improved a lot: "Officer, can I ask how these three people died?"
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you that."
Lin Wenjue smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou's office is very special. Can I take a look ?"
"certainly."
Zhou Yanchen said, "You look first, I'll go check out the two paintings."
Zhou Yanchen left the office, and Lin Wenjue observed this exquisitely decorated office until Luo Xun came back.
"What happened to you just now? Why are you targeting him so much?" Lin Wenjue said dissatisfiedly: "Zhou Yanchen is not the murderer."
"Is it not okay to dislike him?"
Luo Xun wiped his hands with a tissue: "Besides, how do you know he is not the murderer?"
“You…” Lin Wenjue was too lazy to say anything else and took a long breath: “Just be quiet for a while!”
"Chi Xia knows who the next victim will be." Luo Xun said suddenly.
Lin Wenjue was so shocked that he almost jumped up: "What? How did she suddenly find out this? What clues did she find? We have to go back quickly. No, we have to wait for Zhou Yanchen."
At this time, in another room, Zhou Yanchen was leaning over to observe the surveillance screen on the computer.
The scene was in his office, and the conversation between Luo Xun and Lin Wenjue fell into his ears completely.
