Ma Xiaotao couldn't believe her eyes. Of course she recognized the plant. After all, she had seen it this morning.
After seeing it, Qin Nan became more certain that Xiao Lu was Ma Xiaolu, because there was also a row of such "cactus" placed on his balcony.
Just when Ma Xiaotao was about to go in, Qin Nan stopped her and handed the rubber disposable gloves and foot covers he had in his pocket to Ma Xiaotao and reminded:
"You can't destroy the scene even if you are anxious."
Ma Xiaotao glanced at Qin Nan and took it.
Qin Nan signaled Teacher Zhao to guard the door and not let anyone in, and then the two of them slowly walked into the room.
The room looks relatively empty, except for the two rows of plants on the windowsill that are more conspicuous, and there is nothing in the closet.
There are also cutting boards and knives placed on the desk, and more conspicuously, there are several test tubes and beakers placed on it, seemingly for extracting something.
There is a roll of quilt and two white shirts hanging on the bed, as well as a pair of trousers placed on a chair nearby.
Qin Nan and Ma Xiaotao searched the room for a long time, but found no valuable clues, only the Toba Jade under the window sill.
At this time, Ma Xiaotao called Song Yi and signaled to send someone to take away the plants.
As soon as Ma Xiaotao hung up the phone, a man's voice came from outside the door:
"What's going on? What happened?" The man was about to walk into the room.
Upon seeing this, Teacher Zhao quickly stopped Dean Li and said, "Dean Li, comrade police won't let us in."
Qin Nan turned around and saw a middle-aged uncle who was in his fifties like Lao Zhang, standing at the door of the house with an anxious look on his face.
"Are you Dean Li?" Qin Nan asked.
"Yes, yes, what happened, comrade police?" Dean Li asked anxiously.
"Don't be nervous, Dean Li. We initially suspect that Xiao Lu is related to these two murders, so we came in to see if there are any valuable clues. Have you seen the row of plants under the windowsill?"
Qin Nan walked up to Dean Li and pointed in the direction of the window sill. Dean Li narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't figure out what it was after thinking for a long time.
Dean Li squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the row of plants with some confusion. He couldn't help but shook his head, indicating that he didn't know clearly.
"That row is Toba Jade, which is banned by the state. It contains a large amount of mescaline, which can be a hallucinogen in sufficient amounts. Did you know that?" Qin Nan raised his eyebrows and said to Dean Li.
"What? Hallucination?!" After hearing this, Dean Li couldn't help but take a few steps back, and his legs began to tremble.
"Then, will this matter be made public? I mean, will the media report it?" Dean Li said in a panic.
"Probably not." Qin Nan said expressionlessly.
"Okay, okay... Comrade police, our school's reputation can no longer withstand any blow, really..." Dean Li said nervously.
"I understand how you feel. You just need to cooperate with the investigation. By the way, I'm not the police, she is. I'm just a consultant." Qin Nan said to Dean Li.
"No, it doesn't matter, it's all the same, it's all the same." Dean Li looked at Ma Xiaotao inside and stammered.
About twenty minutes later, Song Yi rushed over with several policemen and took the dozen Toba Jade back to the police station.
He also put all the test tube beakers on the desk into evidence bags and took them back for testing. After some understanding, Song Yi learned that this matter was really related to Xiao Lu.
Song Yi and several police officers searched for other clues at the scene again but found nothing. Qin Nan was very good at trace inspection and found no clues related to the case.
This was the situation that Ma Xiaotao was least willing to accept, but Ma Xiaotao seemed to have calmed down a lot at this time. After seeing that the row of plants was Toba Jade, she became taciturn and didn't say a word.
It seems that she is slowly accepting the fact that Xiao Lu committed a crime. Now she is thinking that Xiao Lu is not her sister. From the belief at the beginning to the impossibility now,
Her thoughts seemed to be slowly changing. Ma Xiaotao joined the criminal police force two years ago. At that time, she had just graduated from the police academy with excellent results in all aspects.
She originally wanted to be a teacher after graduation, but then her sister completely changed her mind after she disappeared. In order to find her sister, she joined Song Yi's police station.
Ma Xiaotao has worked very hard in the past two years, learning various professional knowledge. She even knows a little about forensic work, but her shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, she is a little proud.
Qin Nan looked at Ma Xiaotao who had lost his soul at this time and didn't know what to say.
Ma Xiaotao's mental state at this time did not dare to let her drive, so Qin Nan took the initiative to ask to drive.
Ma Xiaotao didn't say anything, just sat in the passenger seat and closed her eyes.
It didn't take long for the group of people to arrive at the police station one after another, and Qin Nan also joined Song Yi's meeting.
"This case seems to be more complicated than we imagined, and it also involves another case." Song Yi said to everyone.
"Team Song, can the first Zhao Liang case be closed? At present, all the evidence shows that it was Lu Fei who did it." One of the policemen said.
Song Yi thought for a while, looked around, and then said:
"Not yet, because based on the information we have learned so far, the forensic report shows that
Lu Fei has been taking mescaline for a long time. We found this hallucinogenic drug in a test tube in Xiao Lu's office, so this case is related to Xiao Lu.
We don’t know what role Xiao Lu currently plays in this case.
As for the second case of Lu Fei, all the evidence shows that he committed suicide, but the first case is related to the second case. It cannot be ruled out that Xiao Lu is suspected of inciting others to commit crimes. After all, there is the temptation of the 'Toba Tama'
..."
"I agree with Captain Song's idea." One of them said, and then several people raised their hands in agreement with Captain Song's opinion.
"Old Qin, what do you think about this case?" Song Yi looked at Qin Nan and said, although Qin Nan is not a policeman, his ideas are very crucial to Song Yi.
"I have no problem." Qin Nan frowned and stared at the pot of green radish on the table. He didn't know what he was thinking about.
"Xiaotao, you are the main investigator on this case, what do you think?" Song Yi looked at Ma Xiaotao, who had been silent since the beginning of the meeting, and said.
At this time, Ma Xiaotao was staring expressionlessly at the pot of green radish on the table. At this moment, she seemed to recall something. She slowly looked at Song Yi and said...
[Author's digression]: Xiao Lu's secret was discovered on November 24, 2015