deep white secret

Chapter 28 You Follow Me

The two of them returned to the car and Xu Jie rolled down the window. Although the parking lot was underground, it was not stuffy.

"Ningxia, tell me your thoughts."

Xu Jie turned sideways in the driver's seat and faced Ningxia.

"Team Xu, I just had an idea. Since Zhang Qiang's co-workers said he is in good health, if we analyze based on physical health, can the benzodiazepines found in Zhang Qiang's blood be caused by the murderer?"

Xu Jie nodded, with a smile on his lips, because just now, Xu Jie had the same idea.

But Xu Jie still wanted to hear what Ning Xia had to say.

"Why do you think so?"

"Let's go back to Zhang Qiang's murder. I remember Captain Xu also said that the way Zhang Qiang was killed was very gentle. Zhang Qiang was strong and burly. If he was subdued violently, he would definitely be beaten."

The more Ningxia spoke, the more certain he became in his analysis, and his tone became more serious:
"The binding and zip-keeping bag covering Zhang Qiang's head to suffocate him all indicate that the murderer adopted a very safe method and would not allow Zhang Qiang to resist."

"very good."

"Team Xu thinks so too?"

Ningxia smiled faintly:
"The murderer may be a woman."

This conclusion is a bit unreasonable, Xu Jie said:
"It can also be a man whose figure is not as good as Zhang Qiang's. Why does it have to be a woman?"

Ningxia tilted her head:
"There was no sign of any beating at the scene, and he entered Zhang Qiang's house smoothly. I believe it is more likely that a woman was involved."

Xu Jie has different opinions:
"It could also be a thin man who is familiar with Zhang Qiang."

Ning Xia blinked, but still insisted on her opinion, and retorted to Xu Jie:
"Captain Xu, the sleeping pills are still the same suspicion. The murderer made Zhang Qiang take sleeping pills, tied him to a chair while he was asleep, and then committed the crime!"

"According to your analysis, the murderer made Zhang Qiang take sleeping pills, but it took strength to tie Zhang Qiang to a chair."

Ningxia couldn't refute for a while, Xu Jie said again:

"Also, if this is the case, why did the murderer go so far? Zhang Qiang can be taken by the murderer with a dose of 10 milligrams. Why not increase the dose and kill it once? If that is the case, wouldn't it be easy to expose?"

This analysis made the two people look at each other, and neither of them came up with a very reasonable explanation.

"Let's go to the pharmacy and ask. If we can gain anything from this, I'll ask the Song Bureau for instructions when I go to work tomorrow and conduct a city-wide investigation."

Xu Jie drove the car out of the parking lot, and the two of them looked around and soon found a pharmacy.

Ningxia walked in first and took the initiative to ask:

"I haven't been sleeping well recently and I want to buy Sera Diazepam."

The female pharmacist in the pharmacy was in her 30s and gave Ningxia a meaningful look:
"Little girl, please exercise more and don't worry too much. Why do you need to take medicine? Besides, these are prohibited medicines. You can't buy them anywhere."

Ningxia hurriedly requested:

"Benzodiazepines will do, any kind will do."

The pharmacist became serious:

"No, not only our family, but also our Jinghai City don't have this kind of medicine. You just listen to auntie, go back and exercise more, play less on your mobile phone, watch movies and go shopping with your boyfriend when you have nothing to do, do yoga before going to bed, and live a healthy life. "

"This is my boss, not my boyfriend."

Ning Xia lowered her head slightly. This recognition made her a little embarrassed, and her heart skipped a beat.

His eyes glanced at Xu Jie, his expression was calm and he didn't mind at all.

Ning Xia didn't know that Xu Jie was actually very beautiful in her heart, and she praised the female pharmacist for being the most discerning.

When Ningxia saw the pharmacist talking quickly, he immediately took out his ID:

"I was presumptuous just now. In fact, we are policemen from the city's criminal investigation team. We are here to investigate something."

When the female pharmacist heard this, her eyes widened:
"Police."

With a slightly embarrassed and nervous look on her face, Ningxia smiled:
"I only ask one question, and you can answer it truthfully. As for benzodiazepines, it is true that they are not available in pharmacies."

"Yes, if you ask this question, I can assure you that the management is very strict now, even if you go to the hospital, you must have a doctor's certificate before you can prescribe it, and you must keep records."

Ning Xia pondered for a moment. If Zhang Qiang took the medicine himself, he must have this disease. If he was the murderer, how could the murderer have so many medicines?
"If we want to do an investigation, in addition to pharmacies, we have to go to hospitals. But Jinghai City is so big and there are so many hospitals, it will be difficult for us to check patients' medical records."

Unexpectedly, the female pharmacist shook her head:
"No, in Jinghai City, only hospitals above the top three are eligible to issue a diagnosis certificate, and the real name system of patients is required. If the police officer wants to check, it is easy. There are only eight top three hospitals in Jinghai."

This unexpected gain shocked Ningxia. After thanking the female pharmacist, Xu Jie and Ningxia walked out of the pharmacy.

Xu Jie lowered his head and thought for a moment and said:

"We also have to rule out the possibility that Zhang Qiang took the medicine himself. If Zhang Qiang is not sick, he is undoubtedly the murderer. This will also reduce the scope of our investigation."

Back in the car, Xu Jie raised his wrist and looked at his watch:
"Lin Chengtian invited everyone to dinner today. We will go back to the bureau for a meeting after dinner."

Ningxia didn't want to go, so he hesitated and said to Xu Jie:
"Captain Xu, I'm not familiar with him, so I won't go."

"why?"

Xu Jie asked probingly.

"I don't know you, I feel uncomfortable, I don't like being with strangers."

Ning Xia said, putting the small cushion on her knees and gently rubbing it with her palms.

Xu Jie turned his head and looked at Ning Xia.

The girl's hair is draped over her shoulders, the corners of her lips are slightly pursed, and her dark eyes are covered by eyelashes, hiding the emotions in her eyes.

Xu Jie was very happy that Ningxia, with such absolute affection, could invite him to have breakfast together. Xu Jie knew that his position in Ningxia's heart must be different.

So Xu Jie said in a relaxed tone:
"You follow me."

Lin Chengtian arranged the dinner at the most famous Seafood Fishing Port Hotel in Jinghai City.

Ning Xia followed Xu Jie into the lobby, and was immediately greeted by a well-trained and courteous waiter.

Xu Jie announced the name of the private room, and a waiter extended his hand to lead the way, and the two of them walked in.

There was only one person in the private room. When she saw Li Xinyao, Ningxia smiled.

Li Xinyao waved her hands and stood up:
"Why did you and Captain Xu arrive?"

Ningxia leaned into Li Xinyao's ear:

"That's great. If I had known you were coming, I wouldn't have had to worry so much."

Li Xinyao covered her mouth and laughed:

"I knew you were coming, that's why I came. Why don't I join in your party? Come on, accompany me to the bathroom."

The two people walked out of the room and Ning Xia asked:

"What about the rest?"

"Mingjie and Manager Lin went down to order food, Shi Yihang went to the bathroom, and Officer Zhang took a while to get there after sending the children to class."

Li Xinyao looked at Ningxia, took her hand and said with a smile:
"Why are you here with Captain Xu?"

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes, which contained a thousand words.

Ningxia patted her:

"What are you thinking about? Investigating the case. Team Xu and I have been conducting investigations and interviews this morning."

Li Xinyao tightened her smile:
"No wonder Mingjie has been running away these past two days. I didn't ask in detail. It turns out there is another case."

The two people walked into the bathroom, and Li Xinyao asked gossiping:

"How do you know Lin Chengtian?"

"I do not know."

"Don't know me? Then why does Lin Chengtian ask me about you, as if he has met you before?"

Ningxia was a little surprised:

"Before the holiday, Lin came to the bureau all day long to talk about dinner. I happened to be there that day, and I just met him once."

Li Xinyao straightened her hair and rolled her big eyes. Ningxia curled her lips and asked with a smile:
"Who is this Lin Chengtian? I only know that he used to be in the criminal investigation team."

"Yes, but I resigned two years ago."

Li Xinyao whispered in Ningxia's ear:
"I heard from Mingjie that there was a reason why he left the police force, and it seemed to be related to Team Xu, but Mingjie didn't know exactly what happened. Do you remember that I told you that someone from the criminal investigation team was injured during a mission?"

Ning Xia stared, Li Xinyao nodded:
"It seems that Lin Chengtian has something to do with that incident, but there were only three people present at that time, and they didn't explain it, so they let it go. Captain Xu is very concerned, you understand."

Ning Xia's mind recalled Xu Jie's slightly unhappy expression on the day Lin Chengtian came to the police force.

(End of this chapter)