"It's okay, you can come in anytime from now on, and we'll continue next year!"
This guy!
If he hadn't helped me with the case a few times, I would truly want to sever ties as master and apprentice, and have He Xin turn against him.
But if we really did that, He Xin's child would have no father.
Constantly scanning with the purple light, Su Yaxin helped with a mirror, then used a magnifying glass. However, Dao Zhiyong still used an alcohol lamp and some phenolphthalein, and anything that could be used. Since it was plain paper, there was no fear of changing its color, so any chemical substance was fine. But the handwriting seemed unchanged.
"It seems this note is just a note, with no investigative value. Here you go!" Dao Zhiyong said impatiently and handed it back to me. Su Yaxin snatched the note directly and scolded, "Don't rush, watch me!"
She scanned it with a projector and then opened the screen to display the handwriting.
At that moment, I didn't know what she was doing, but after a while, more impressions appeared on the screen.
"Huh? Why are there such obvious shadows beneath the handwriting?" I asked curiously.
"That's because these characters were not written by the same person. Someone wrote the first layer, and then another person copied it!"
"Uh, Yaxin, that actually makes some sense..." Dao Zhiyong replied awkwardly. Perhaps because he hadn't found the problem, and Su Yaxin did, he felt a blow to his confidence, like a seasoned master being lectured by a new apprentice.
"Of course. My optical character analysis method was learned in university. Real modern science is not comparable to your old-fashioned character identification methods!"
"It seems very magical. But even if two people wrote it, what does that represent?"
I suddenly felt my brain wasn't working fast enough, but Su Yaxin quickly explained, "I think the note might have been written by Wen Leyue himself, and then, the situation is obvious, the person threatening him doesn't exist!"
"But if he wrote it, why didn't he just write it once? Why add another layer... Could it be that he was afraid we'd discover it was his handwriting, so he added another layer to distract us? But the problem remains, if you hadn't used that method to detect it, we wouldn't have noticed it at all. Unless he knew that our Punishing Sin Squad had a master in character identification, the only conclusion is that this guy must be one of the Culprit's people!?"
*Clap clap clap...*
Su Yaxin applauded enthusiastically, "Your self-questioning and answering is brilliant. That's basically what I meant. A well-staged production where he wrote, directed, and acted. We were almost fooled by Wen Leyue!"
"This scoundrel!" I had taken photos at the scene and taken the note. Angrily, I rushed back to the interrogation room. This time, I'll see how Wen Leyue could still conceal anything!
"Wen Leyue, do you know what we just found out? Those characters were all written by you, weren't they? You actually told me someone was threatening you, but your act of self-staging has been seen through by us!"
"Oh? What are you saying? I don't understand a word," Wen Leyue obviously wanted to play dumb, but I wouldn't give him time. I grabbed his collar, "Let me tell you, Wen Leyue, the entire Guangming City is now infested with rats. They come out at night to wreak havoc and eat people. Although we've been very thorough in our preventive measures these past few days, there have still been many victims. If you don't tell us where the other members of the Culprit are, and the location of that scientist, then all the charges will be pinned on you. I don't know what benefits those criminals gave you, but you're still willing to risk your life for them. At this point, isn't your own life the most important thing?"
I tried my best to persuade him, but Wen Leyue still looked confused, "It's not that serious, is it? According to my situation, I'll only be sentenced for a few years at most. How is it related to my life?"
"You're wrong. We have now proven you are one of the Culprit's people. Don't think that we can't do anything to you without a confession. In court, the judge will still pass a sentence. Think about it yourself, will you continue to aid evil, or cooperate with us? Don't you have a sister? If you continue to resist, you probably won't see her again."
I spoke from the heart and appealed to his emotions. Now, it was up to Wen Leyue to decide. However, his attitude remained unchanged. I let go of his collar and pointed at him, scolding, "You really are a stubborn bastard. It seems you're determined to die for the Culprit. Then I can only help you this much. Goodbye!"
I turned and left, coldly and without any room for negotiation. When I rushed out, I found Liu Yuning, who looked angry, pulling me and asking, "You didn't hit him just now, did you?"
"Hit him? Look at him, even killing him wouldn't make him talk. This person must have been bought off by someone inside the Culprit. I don't know the specific method, but it should be related to his sister!"
"Let's go, then we'll go see his sister!"
Twenty minutes later, we drove to the school where Wen Lele, Wen Leyue's sister, was located.
This child should be around 22 years old, about to graduate from university. She had not been threatened at all and was safely doing an internship at the school.
Knowing we were police, Wen Lele asked curiously, "What's going on? I don't seem to have any connection to the recent cases in Guangming City. Why have you come to me?"
"We just arrived, and you already know what we want to ask?"
"No, the whole of Guangming City is on high alert now. Who encounters the police now wouldn't immediately think of the rat case?"
"Okay, actually, we are here because of your brother..." I explained Wen Leyue's current situation in detail. Wen Lele listened and became nervous, "No way? Something this serious happened, and I don't know? I wasn't kidnapped at all, nor was I threatened. How could my brother say this!"
Liu Yuning said, "We are here to confirm that. Since you say so, it proves that he deliberately deceived us before, but he won't admit it now. I think, Miss Wen, you should cooperate with us and go back to persuade him. With you there, he probably won't resist anymore."
"I understand. I won't let my brother sink deeper. What he did wasn't that serious in the first place, why would he be so foolish to endure all this? Isn't that very stupid?"