My Healing Games

Chapter 40 A comedian who can't solve cases isn't a good player.
"I'm a big fan of detective stories, and I played a victim in the drama. After truly understanding the character's inner world, I now really want to give the deceased justice." Han Fei's expression was calm, and from any angle, he didn't seem to be lying.

"Is this what they call getting into character?" Li Xue sat down opposite Han Fei.

"Before I begin, I have a question for you," Han Fei said, getting straight to the point. "If the two of us team up to break the human figure puzzle, what kind of impact will that have?"

"The human body puzzle is a cold case from ten years ago, and it's still on the minds of many police officers. If we solve it, we'll be heroes." Li Xue took a sip of water. "You're an actress, and you need fame. After solving such a big case, there will definitely be all sorts of media coming to interview you. Besides the reward, you'll also gain many hidden benefits. It's even more important to me. If we can solve this case, the leader of the serious crimes unit will probably personally invite me back to the team."

It's clear that Li Xue is eager to return to the team as soon as possible, and this is one of the reasons why she has been so enthusiastic about helping Han Fei.

"I don't care about money or fame right now. I just want to get along well with you police officers. Maybe we'll cross paths again in the future." Han Fei spoke from the heart, and his simple and honest demeanor was very touching.

"Stop with the pleasantries and get straight to the point. I'm also very curious about what the eighth victim looked like." Li Xue took out her phone, seemingly searching for something.

“I don’t have a photo of the victim, but I remember her face.” Han Fei opened the computer software, used the automatic image generation function, and entered all the information.

A moment later, a petite girl, about fourteen years old, appeared on his computer screen.

Seeing the photos on the computer, Li Xue's gaze lingered for a long time. After more than ten seconds, she took a deep breath and said, "You've got some skills, kid. Now I completely believe what you're saying."

"Didn't you believe me before?"

"I didn't completely believe it. After all, it's unbelievable that a comedian like you could find such important information about the corpse-piece case."

"But you've never seen the real victim number eight. What if I just made up a picture to deceive you?"

“You underestimate the police too much!” Li Xue took out her phone and showed Han Fei another picture. The girl in the picture looked eight or nine times more like the girl Han Fei had drawn: “The police deduced the victim’s age based on the remaining flesh fragments of the eighth victim, and reconstructed the body shape of the eighth victim based on some of the body bones. We used a computer to simulate the child’s appearance, but we have not released it to the public.”

"It seems the police do have more information than I thought, but that's even better." Han Fei prepared to use Li Xue to summarize the clues from both sides: "What are your thoughts on this case? Or, has the police narrowed it down to a general area yet?"

"The killer was of medium to thin build, possessed certain fighting and anatomical skills, and was meticulous. Considering the unusual circumstances surrounding victim number eight, the killer was highly likely to have adopted an unregistered abandoned infant..."

Li Xue said a lot, which broadened Han Fei's thinking.

“You think the same way I do, but there’s something you seem to have overlooked.” Han Fei pointed to Wei Youfu’s photo and stated his previous speculation: he believed the murderer should know Wei Youfu.

"Leaving aside whether the murderer knew Wei Youfu or not, to tell you the truth, the police have already investigated everyone related to the victim." Li Xue logged into the police's internal database using her identification: "In that puzzle shop you mentioned, from the owner to the employees, no one had the opportunity to commit the crime."

"Could you help me investigate one more thing?" Han Fei wrote down the name Meng Chang'an on the paper: "I want to know if any of Meng Shi's three sons know Wei Youfu."

"You think the case of the body hidden in the refrigerator and the case of the human body puzzle were committed by the same person? But their methods of committing the crimes are completely different. In addition, all three Meng brothers have alibis. The police at the time also considered all the things you are considering now."

"Even if the murderer in the refrigerator murder case and the human body puzzle case are not the same person, they must be connected." Han Fei was so sure because he learned in the game that Meng Chang'an had predicted the human body puzzle.

After reviewing the police investigation report for a long time, Li Xue finally found a point of intersection in the lives of Meng Chang'an and Wei Youfu.

"Police investigation records show that a few days before the human body puzzle incident, Meng Chang'an and Wei Youfu visited the same puzzle shop, but they did not know each other and were strangers."

The police search for clues and have to investigate hundreds of people, which is like finding a needle in a haystack. Han Fei is different. He has a specific direction, and the difficulty of his investigation is much lower than that of the police. It is like taking an open-book exam.

"Meng Chang'an also went to that puzzle shop?" Han Fei became even more agitated. "That shop is definitely suspicious! We can't just screen the owner and staff. We need to extend the timeframe and pay close attention to all customers who had any interaction with Wei Youfu at the shop!"

"you sure?"

"Yes!" Han Fei nodded firmly, then continued, "There's another piece of information I need to tell you: the eighth victim left no trace on the internet. She was kept by the murderer in a place isolated from modern society. She lived in a black house surrounded by an endless forest."

"How did you know all this?" Li Xue wrote down the hints Han Fei had given her.

"Would you believe me if I said the deceased told me this himself?"

“Believe it, why wouldn’t I believe it? Forensic doctors can also get the deceased to talk. Maybe you have your own methods. I’m not curious about these things. I just want to solve the case as soon as possible.” Li Xue stood up: “There is no information about the puzzle shop’s customers in the database from ten years ago. I’ll go to my teacher’s house now. He participated in the investigation of human body puzzle patterns ten years ago. This case is also a worry for him.”

"it is good."

“I’ll let you know as soon as there’s any new progress.” After putting the documents and her phone into her bag, Li Xue glanced back at the photos of the deceased that covered the wall: “In a way, you’re quite dedicated as an actress.”

"It's nothing special; these are just basic qualities of an actor."

Han Fei felt a little embarrassed. He found that ever since he played "Perfect Life," he had been receiving a lot of praise in real life.

After seeing Li Xue off, Han Fei was about to go study criminal psychology when his phone suddenly rang.

"Director Jiang? Haven't I already finished filming my scenes?"

"After discussing it, we decided to add some more scenes for you, to make Wei Youfu the most typical of the seven victims." Director Jiang is now speaking to Han Fei more politely, perhaps because Han Fei's acting skills have already impressed him.

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

Han Fei rushed to North Street in the old town. When he arrived, all the staff were already in place.

It is clear that although this is a low-budget thriller, Director Jiang's team attaches great importance to this film.

Thank you Jiu Yi for being the leader!
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