Tang Yanqing convened a eting with the group mbers.
Besides Tang Yanqing, Jia Tianzi, Guan Liang, Tang Yanyi, and Gao Cheng, Tang Yanqing also invited Old Qiao, Qi Xiuqi, and, of course, Shi Nian.
Tang Yanqing started clearly: "After initially profiling the main suspect, we can now see a high degree of resemblance with Huangfu Huazhang. We will now substitute Huangfu Huazhang in all elents of the reasoning process. Let’s start with victim analysis."
This series of cases can be divided into three units;
The first unit: Kangchuan University case, victims: Zhou Guanghan, S, Sean;
The second unit: Rosa car accident case and the resulting clown case; Xiong Jie’s kidnapping and explosion case.
The third unit: Yanwu Square and Child Wife case, victims are Nisha, ng Chuyan, Father, and even Tang Yansheng.
The group mbers analyzed the three units carefully and couldn’t help but glance at Shi Nian.
Shi Nian took a deep breath: "It’s okay, everyone can speak freely. Actually, I have the sa feeling as everyone else: these three units are indeed directly or indirectly related to ."
In the first unit, the murder case that involved Zhou Guanghan touches upon Nisha, leading to a series of murder cases at Kangchuan University. Zhou Guanghan was associated with Nisha, and the later 507 was a dorm where Shi Nian lived;
The second unit, both Rosa and Xiong Jie were Shi Nian’s adversaries, one from personal life and the other from the workplace.
The third unit, the Yanwu Square and Child Wife case were even initiated single-handedly by Shi Nian. Without her interviews, without her published series of articles, the dirty business of Yanwu Square would still be hidden behind their ostentatious appearances, unknown to the world.
Everyone nodded in agreent.
Tang Yanyi stood up and drew two nas on the whiteboard: "Although they’re related to Shi Nian, there are two who are a bit more special: Rosa and my older sister."
Guan Liang noticed as well: "Others either committed suicide or were murdered, or we announced their deaths. Only Rosa and Sister Yan Sheng are still alive."
Tang Yanyi raised her eyebrows at Guan Liang and nodded appreciatively: "But from the ways the previous victims died, it’s clear the killer is ruthless and rciless. So Rosa and my older sister being alive makes them particularly unique."
Gao Cheng added: "Sister Yan Sheng is fine, after all, it’s recent, and we have been closely protecting her; Rosa, however, is quite special: she was taken away for a year as a child, went through the Child Wife experience; then had a car accident; and was subsequently hard by Lu Zhao... She’s suffered the most but has still survived, making her very distinct."
"Well said."
Tang Yanqing walked to the whiteboard, drew a long vertical axis, and rearranged the cases and victims from top to bottom according to the ti of occurrence.
Rosa was placed at the top.
Tang Yanqing put down the pen: "Rosa is unique because she might be the first victim. At that ti, Huangfu Huazhang’s modus operandi hadn’t been fixed, and his signature hadn’t ford yet, so she still had the characteristics of a test subject."
Jia Tianzi nodded: "It’s like making handicrafts, the first piece is the least perfect, but most special, and most cherished by us."
Shi Nian added: "So Rosa’s experience might reveal more psychological activity characteristics of that person, helping us trace back the formation of his criminal psychology more effectively. Grasping his psychological movents allows us to convict him more accurately in court and prevents his possible future cris."
Tang Yanqing decisively concluded: "Rosa’s experience needs to be thoroughly investigated; and related to that, we need evidence from George to understand the real situation of the Ford family from more than a decade ago. These two aspects must progress simultaneously."
Tang Yanqing’s gaze shifted to Shi Nian and then drifted to Tang Yanyi.
Shi Nian nodded first: "I’ll handle the matters concerning Rosa. Although she has a strong personality and is guarded, fortunately, I can now speak candidly with her."
When Shi Nian spoke, Tang Yanyi bit her lip and stared at her. After Shi Nian finished, everyone’s gaze turned to Tang Yanyi, and Guan Liang discreetly tugged at Tang Yanyi’s clothes.
Tang Yanyi glared at him and raised her hand: "Alright, George will be my responsibility. Just like Rosa can talk openly with Shi Nian, George can also talk with ."
Tang Yanqing couldn’t resist a subtle smile and loosened up, finally laughing out loud while looking admiringly at the two won: "Great, you two collaborating puts to sha."
Shi Nian and Tang Yanyi simultaneously gave him two pairs of glaring eyes.
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Shi Nian and Tang Yanyi finally tead up, and Tang Yanqing happily returned to his seat, flirtingly threw a wink at Jia Tianzi, indicating for him to proceed.
Jia Tianzi stood up and approached the whiteboard: "Having discussed the first exception, Rosa, now let’s discuss the second exception: Sister Yan Sheng."
"Sister Yan Sheng’s identity is different from all the previous victims, moreover, Sister Yan Sheng is part of the Tang Family. Her arrest directly impacts the Tang Family’s reputation and affects whether Yanqing can continue participating in the investigation of this case, as well as Lawyer Tang’s election campaign. So Sister Yan Sheng as a victim represents not just herself, but the entire Tang Family."
Tang Yanyi laughed coldly: "Exactly, even Yan Jian and Luo Xiansheng are involved. It’s not just one stone and three birds; it’s one stone and a whole flock of birds, impressive!"
Jia Tianzi nodded: "Regarding Sister Yan Sheng, Yanqing and Yanyi should both have avoided it, so I’ll handle it, and personally talk with Sister Yan Sheng."
Jia Tianzi suddenly glanced at Shi Nian: "When Sister Yan Sheng is not here, what happens to her store? Is it just Zan Hua and Xiao Kai, those two kids, looking after it?"
Shi Nian took a deep breath: "She temporarily entrusted it to . She said she originally intended to leave that store to Zan Hua and Xiao Kai, as a gift for their marriage; but they are still young now, so when she’s not around, she hopes I will check in often, so those two children are not left helpless."
Tang Yan Yi couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and looked over, surprised that the elder sister actually entrusted the store to Shi Nian.
Shi Nian smiled shyly: "But I still decided to hand it over to Yan Jian. Firstly, I don’t understand business managent, and secondly, I truly don’t have ti right now."
Everyone’s hearts sank a bit, how could they not understand Shi Nian’s intentions with such an arrangent.
Jia Tianzi said: "But Zan Hua and Xiao Kai, those two kids, still need you, Shi Nian, to talk to them more. They might be Sister Yan Sheng’s most important witnesses."
Shi Nian nodded: "Leave it to ."
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After Jia Tianzi finished the analysis, he returned to his seat, and everyone turned to look at Tang Yanqing.
Tang Yanqing stood up and walked to the whiteboard.
The whiteboard already had two axes drawn, one horizontal and one vertical. The horizontal axis compared the victims, and the vertical axis was the tiline of the incidents. After drawing a big circle with the axes, Tang Yanqing wrote several nas outside the circle.
"Besides the victims we’ve analyzed, there are actually hidden victims."
The first na he wrote was Xiang Yuan, followed by George, but then he paused for a mont, not writing any specific nas, replacing them with a series of ellipses.
He turned around: "Even though Xiang Yuan isn’t dead, Xiang Yuan lost his marriage." He gazed at Shi Nian: "Although I’ve personally been reluctant to admit it, I must acknowledge now that Xiang Yuan’s feelings for Shi Nian were real. So the loss of this marriage is akin to death for him; moreover, his Huatai Hall has repeatedly faced obstructions, his level of victimization is quite high."
"As for George, being stripped of the first succession position as the family’s eldest son shattered his self-esteem and confidence, causing George to even change his appearance... It’s an extre denial of himself. Hence, George’s victimization runs deep as well."
Shi Nian suddenly raised her eyes to look at Tang Yanqing.
Tang Yanqing nodded: "Go ahead."
With a slightly flushed face, Shi Nian resolutely stood up, walked to the whiteboard, broke the existing lines and circle, and drew a few more nas, hesitatingly looking at Tang Yanqing.
"Mr. Tang, do you rember, I once gave Mr. Tang a list of suspects?"
Tang Yanqing raised his long eyebrows.
Xiang Yuan, Rosa, Xiong Jie, Father, Yanwu Square...the only thing missing was him.
Shi Nian knew what he was thinking, so she deliberately highlighted Tang Yansheng and Tang Family, and said softly: "Actually, you were already on the list."
"Are you trying to say...?" Tang Yanqing squinted his eyes.
Shi Nian took a deep breath: "Is the little piece of paper I gave Mr. Tang still there?"
Tang Yanqing slowly said: "It’s gone."
Shi Nian’s fingertips felt cold: "So, it’s even more certain now."
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It’s Wednesday again.
After work, Shi Nian said a word to Ye He and Xiao Mai before leaving early.
Without looking around, she knew Huangfu Huazhang’s car was parked dozens of ters away.
He’s been coming daily, but never actively getting out of the car to disturb her, rely watching her from afar, as if leaving the initiative in her hands.
She picked up her phone but ended up throwing it back into her briefcase, deciding to turn around and walk directly over.
The car window rolled down, a blush appeared on Huangfu Huazhang’s pale face.
"...Will you still talk to ?"
Shi Nian smiled: "I was just about to call, but I thought it’d be better to co directly. Do you have ti tonight? Let’s have dinner together."
This was the original plan, she hadn’t given up.
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