Animal Detective

Chapter 184 Selfies

Shen Xin took out his phone and compared it with the simulated portrait drawn by Zhang Nanhai.

"Captain Chen, this doesn't seem like it."

In Zhang Nanhai's portrait, the suspect has an oval face, single eyelids, a small nose, and slightly thin lips.

Then her hair was medium-length and layered, and she dyed it a golden brown.

The case file contains a frontal photo of Li Xiaofei.

The facial contours are clearer. Although he also has single eyelids, his features are more three-dimensional, with some cheekbones, and his hair is a buzz cut like steel needles.

He looks more fierce than he does in the portrait, which conveys an ordinary, unremarkable demeanor.

Chen Chao said, "I hadn't thought of this person before. It wasn't until you mentioned Li Xiaofei that I slowly remembered him."

He picked up Li Xiaofei's photo, thought for a moment, and said, "Does it look like him? Point it out."

Shen Xin nodded, then said, "Captain Chen, the identification might not be accurate."

There are too many uncontrollable factors involved in identifying this thing.

Just like Wang Linhong, who only caught a fleeting glimpse on the way up the mountain, and two and a half years later, it's hard to say whether her memory might be flawed.

Even without memory interference, research has found that there is a high probability of errors in the eyewitness identification process.

Moreover, even if Wang Linhong recognizes Li Xiaofei as the young man he met, he cannot yet confirm that Li Xiaofei killed someone on the mountain.

He might just happen to be on the mountain.

Therefore, we need to investigate his relationship with Guan Hong from other aspects.

There was also a murder weapon.

Two and a half years have passed, and much of the evidence has disappeared, making things really difficult.

Chen Chao said, "I know that. At least we need to confirm Li Xiaofei's suspicion first."

As he spoke, he patted Shen Xin on the shoulder and said, "Alright, this is an unsolved case. Let's take it one step at a time. At least you've solved the case of Zhu Guishen's disappearance."

Proving that Zhu Guishen was not missing but murdered is already a huge breakthrough.

Shen Xin recalled Yang Huixia's reaction and felt somewhat unhappy.

The identification needs to be prepared.

After drawing blood from Hua Juan, they still need to wait for the technicians to extract her DNA for comparison.

Meanwhile, the blood test results showed that Hua Juan had indeed been smoking recently.

Shen Xin and the technical team returned to Guan Hong's house and searched it.

Somewhat surprisingly, after Guan Hong disappeared, Hua Juan did not throw away her room or any of her belongings; they were simply left unused.

That's what she said, but when you actually opened Guan Hong's room, there were still obvious signs of disturbance.

It was only at this moment that Shen Xin learned what Guan Hong looked like.

On the desk, there is a personal photo.

It was probably filmed in Nanzhu. She has light brown, slightly wavy hair and is dressed quite stylishly.

She has a good figure and fair skin; she's considered pretty.

Shen Xin looked at the photo, then glanced at Ding Yuwei out of the corner of his eye.

They're not the same size either.

"What are you looking at?" Ding Yuwei noticed Shen Xin's gaze and said irritably.

Then he handed me a diary.

Shen Xin glanced through it briefly.

The naive and saccharine adjectives have a flavor reminiscent of old-fashioned romance novels.

It was probably written when I was a child.

Once I drop out of school, I won't have time to write this.

Apart from that, there were no other notable discoveries.

Shen Xin felt that the bold and sexy clothing, along with a large amount of cheap cosmetics, could outline Guan Hong's image.

Lacking parental guidance, they entered society early and picked up various bad habits.

However, judging from her attitude towards Jia Xiaojun, she hasn't fallen to the extreme yet; it seems more like a means of making a living.

After all, she is still young, and her mother is struggling to make ends meet; what source of income could she possibly have?

They could only follow others and try to get money from them.

This is probably why she changes boyfriends so frequently.

But perhaps it was because of this that he attracted a fatal disaster.

After searching for a while without finding much, Shen Xin sat down on the edge of the bed.

Hua Juan is incredibly lazy; it's been two and a half years, and she hasn't put away the bedding on the bed. Now it's covered in dust. "Shen Xin, could you move the bed for me? I see something in this gap."

Ding Yuwei greeted her.

She pointed to the gap between the foot of the bed and an old-fashioned, black wardrobe.

Shen Xin peeked out and saw that the wardrobe was facing outwards, with its side touching the foot of the bed.

This was also an old-fashioned, very thick wooden bed, and there was indeed something stuck in the gap between the wardrobe and the wall.

The wardrobe wasn't perfectly aligned with the wall; there was a small gap.

Shen Xin and Ding Yuwei pulled the bed out a little, then reached inside the bed to take the things out.

It's a photo that's been crumpled up.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a selfie.

The photo isn't very big.

These days, fewer people take photos intentionally.

It feels more like a couple sending flowers and attaching a small photo inside the bouquet.

Looking at the back of the photo, there was indeed a faint watermark of "Ten Miles of Flowers" and a contact number.

The background of the photo is probably a zoo.

Then, it was probably taken with a selfie stick. On the left is Guan Hong, with her arm around the neck of the man on the right, her face turned to the side, kissing the man's cheek, and her eyes are looking at the camera.

The man, with a bag slung around his neck and a cigarette between his fingers, gestured towards the camera.

The photo also had a heart-shaped filter added, along with the words "I will always love you."

Most importantly, the man's face was unmistakably that of Li Xiaofei.

Moreover, the Li Xiaofei in the photo does not have a buzz cut as shown in the case file; she has medium-length, layered, golden-brown hair.

Jia Xiaojun said he guessed that Guan Hong had started dating another boyfriend in April.

The clothes in the photo look like they were worn in late spring or early summer.

"Shen Xin."

Ding Yuwei was somewhat excited.

This photo proves that Guan Hong and Li Xiaofei are a couple.

His medium-length, layered hair perfectly matched Wang Linhong's description.

Shen Xin didn't speak, but turned his head to look at the bed in front of him.

Jia Xiaojun said that at the end of April, Guan Hong had a fight with her boyfriend and came back cursing loudly.

Could it be that Li Xiaofei later sent flowers to Guan Hong in an attempt to salvage the relationship?

Guan Hong, who received the flowers, was probably in bed, still angry. When she saw the photo inside the bouquet, she crumpled it into a ball and threw it at the foot of the bed, where it fell into the gap of the wardrobe.

This speculation seems reasonable, but what exactly happened is unclear.

But this photo is the most direct evidence that the two are in a romantic relationship.

Shen Xin immediately contacted Chen Chao and reported the situation.

I think the murderer can be confirmed; it's Li Xiaofei.

The discovery of the photos clarified the case, but Chen Chao did not rush to see Li Xiaofei in prison and continued to conduct investigations on the periphery.

I found the flower shop in Shili Huajian.

But the shop owner didn't remember that Li Xiaofei had come to buy flowers two and a half years ago.

The store's records have long been lost.

That's normal, considering it's been two and a half years.

Wang Linhong made the identification.

Surprisingly, he recognized Li Xiaofei from the pile of photos at a glance.

That's right, it's this kid.

Another piece of evidence points to Li Xiaofei.

The investigation into Li Xiaofei's social relationships has also yielded some findings.

A few days later, the DNA comparison results came out.

The victim and Hua Juan are related as parent and child.

The male corpse was none other than Zhu Guishen, who had been missing for two and a half years.