89 Pretty Girl
âXiaotao, what was your impression of Li Tingâs appearance during the autopsy?â Bai Luoâs words were a little ambiguous, but Yin Tao could understand what she meant.
âLi Ting is very young and pretty. This can be seen from her features.â When Yin Tao first saw Li Tingâs corpse, she felt that she was very pretty, as such she also lamented her death.
âYes, the point is that she was pretty.â As Bai Luo spoke, he pulled up a few photos on his phone. âThese are missing persons who are similar to Li Ting in the missing persons case.â
Yin Tao looked carefully at the pictures on Bai Luoâs phone and realized that the missing persons were all girls, and they were indeed very pretty.
âIf itâs one or two, it might have been a coincidence, but many of the missing persons at the same time were really pretty. Moreover, the way they disappeared was very strange. It was as if they had suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth. There were no clues at all.â
Bai Luo frowned slightly. Looking at the bright and pretty faces in the photos, he felt very upset.
Most people would associate the murder of a pretty young woman with rape and sexual assault, but Li Tingâs body had no traces of being violated at all. Yin Tao didnât understand what the murdererâs motive was.
âPreviously, the police thought that it was an ordinary human trafficking case. Because they couldnât find any clues about the missing person or the deceased, they could only classify the case as a missing person case.â Bai Luo realized that there were no clues left behind in these missing person cases. The murderer must have been very meticulous.
Yuan Xiao analyzed Bai Luoâs words and slowly said, âCompletely missing and not harmed. Li Ting has been missing for nearly half a year, but the time of her death was one or two days agoâ¦â
âCould it be that the criminal held them captive together?â A terrifying thought suddenly came to Yin Taoâs mind.
âItâs possible, but itâs too difficult to put it into practice. Itâs very difficult to find a place that wonât be discovered.â Bai Luo shook his head and explained to Yin Tao, âIf the criminal really held these people captive and managed not to leave any clues, then he has a terribly good criminal mind.â
Bai Luoâs words did not dispel Yin Taoâs guess. Although it was not easy to hold many people captive together, it was not completely impossible.
âThe other possibility is that these missing people have already been killed. However, their bodies have been very well hidden and have never been discovered.â Yin Tao felt that this was more likely. After all, hiding the dead was much easier than hiding the living.
âNo matter what the situation is, itâs bad enough. We wonât be able to take leave soon.â Bai Luo looked at Yin Tao and asked, âXiao Tao, where are you going? Do you need me to drive you?â
âIâm just going to buy some daily necessities. Your team is so busy right now, so you donât have to worry about me.â After Yin Tao finished speaking, she flagged down a taxi by the street. She was headed for the mall nearest to the police station.
Yin Tao went to the mall to buy some energy drinks and ready-to-eat food, hoping to provide some help to the detectives.
Yin Tao walked out of the mall carrying two large bags. Just as she was about to hail a taxi by the roadside, she saw a familiar champagne-colored SUV stop in front of her.
âLittle sister Xiaotao, why did you go shopping alone and buy so many things?â Lin Jia was wearing a black suit. There was a glint in his eyes behind the thin-rimmed glasses.
âBrother Lin Jia, I can take a taxi.â Yin Tao watched as Lin Jia took the bag from her and placed it in the trunk of his car.
âEven if you arenât carrying anything, I would still give you a lift.â Lin Jia opened the car door like a gentleman and said to Yin Tao in a gentle voice, âGet in the car. I canât park here for too long.â
Yin Tao couldnât refuse, so she could only sit in the front passenger seat. After Yin Tao got into the car, Lin Jia walked back to the driverâs seat and slowly started the engine.
âLittle Sister Xiaotao, have you eaten? Do you want to eat something?â Lin Jia drove very slowly. Because Yin Tao was around, Lin Jia drove especially carefully.
âIâve already eaten.â Yin Tao hurriedly explained when she saw Lin Jia looking at her suspiciously, âI just ate a packed lunch at the police station. Brother Lin Jia, havenât you eaten yet?â
âNot yet. I just finished a meeting. There have been a lot of issues in City A recently, and there are a lot of trivial matters to deal with.â
Lin Jia looked at Yin Tao from the corner of his eye and said in a pleading tone, âLittle Sister Xiaotao, can I take up a little of your time later? Accompany me for a simple meal. I really donât like to eat alone in a restaurant.â