There was rain falling in the sky, and the honking horns of electric vehicles and private cars were heard outside Luoxi Primary School.
As the school bell rang, students began to walk out of the school soon after.
Generally speaking, there may not be so many parents picking up their children from school on weekdays. At the elementary school level, many parents will let their children go home by themselves. There are not many roads in this area and there will not be too many dangers. It is just a good opportunity to exercise their independence.
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It's just that the weather forecast said there would be no rain today. When I went out to school in the morning, the sky was clear. But in the afternoon, the weather suddenly changed and it started to rain quite a bit.
Outside the school, there are umbrellas held everywhere and there are crowds of people.
"call……"
Xu Can patted the raindrops that had just fallen on his body and squeezed under the eaves in front of the school.
There were several parents in raincoats standing on the steps, obviously riding electric scooters to pick up their children from school.
After traveling through time and space to Luoxi Elementary School thirteen years ago, which was the scene of the abduction, Xu Can's goal was quite clear.
"That's her."
Xu Can inadvertently glanced at the woman in black at the foot of the steps.
Not far from where Xu Can was, stood a woman holding a plaid umbrella, wearing a long black skirt, black stockings, and black high heels.
It's just that this woman deliberately covered part of her face with a plaid umbrella, and Xu Can was on the steps, so it was difficult to see this woman's appearance.
As long as they see this woman's appearance, at least in modern times, the police can quickly identify the suspect.
Determine the answer first, then find the process.
As for criminal evidence, it will eventually be found.
Xu Can was not too anxious. He patted the raindrops on his body and kept looking around the school.
Xu Can clearly knew what happened next and was waiting for the opportunity.
When this woman abducted Song Han, she could always see her appearance.
A large number of students filed out of the school, found their parents, waved goodbye to their classmates.
Song Han was carrying a small schoolbag, his delicate little face was flushed, and his eyes were constantly searching when he arrived at the door.
Her mother had said before at home that if it rained suddenly, she would wait for her at the door.
If she really can't get away in class, she will ask a colleague or friend to pick her up.
"Xiaohan, this way."
About two or three minutes later, the woman in black seemed to confirm that Song Han's parents had not come to pick her up, and waved her hand towards Song Han, attracting Song Han's attention.
Song Han heard this strange aunt's voice and looked over cautiously.
She has never met this aunt.
"Your mother asked Aunt Shi Xia to pick you up. Aunt Shi Xia was temporarily busy, so she asked me to take you home."
"Are you going to go home directly or go to my house to play first and wait for your mother to get off work?"
The woman's voice is somewhat magnetic, highly recognizable, and has a strong nasal sound.
Children of this age do not have such a strong awareness of precautions. In addition, the woman accurately told her mother's friend Aunt Shi Xia and the specific home address of Song Han's family. She gained Song Han's trust in a few words.
Xu Can pricked up his ears and listened carefully to what they were saying, while his eyes seemed to be observing casually.
Sure enough, when the woman was talking to Song Han, she lifted the lattice umbrella slightly, revealing her true appearance.
The makeup on the woman's face is very delicate, with a red ribbon tied around her neck, and her face has clear lines. She is a pretty beauty no matter what.
But when Xu Can really saw her appearance, he swallowed subconsciously, and his heart was shaking.
"Could it be that……"
"Not a woman?"
…
Even though he is not an investigator, Xu Can's observation skills have always been quite keen.
Just before Song Han came out, Xu Can discovered Hua Dian while secretly observing, and felt a little strange.
The strangest thing is that this woman is over 1.70 meters tall, and she is still wearing high heels on such a rainy day.
Putting aside the fact that wearing high heels in the rain is not conducive to walking.
Although it is not absolute, generally speaking, tall women are less likely to wear high heels in daily life.
Previously, it was impossible to judge a woman's height through vague surveillance.
But Xu Can, who came to the crime scene through time and space, kept his eyes locked on this woman intentionally or unintentionally, which indeed allowed Xu Can to discover information that he had not discovered before.
In addition, the woman's voice sounded unnatural and strange, so when Xu Can saw the ribbon around the woman's neck, he suddenly made a bold guess in his heart.
Adam's apple is a basic characteristic of men, while women basically do not have Adam's apple.
The ribbon around the neck, at least in Xu Can's opinion, is most likely to cover up his masculine features.
After having this preconceived guess, Xu Can even looked at this woman's face and felt a little strange, feeling unnatural.
But all this is just Xu Can's temporary speculation.
There are many differences in characteristics between men and women, such as the position of the belly button, etc.
In such a short period of time, Xu Can could not make a completely accurate judgment.
Before Xu Can could think about it, the woman in black led Song Han down the steps and walked towards the street holding an umbrella.
Xu Can immediately followed secretly without saying a word.
"What are you doing!"
"Don't squeeze!"
"Look at the road, what's so crowded?"
"Slow down, there are many people on rainy days, be careful not to step on them."
There are many parents and students coming and going outside the school. There are also many security guards inside the school who are maintaining order outside the school and preventing stampedes from happening.
"Sorry, sorry!"
Xu Can's eyes were fixed on Song Han who was not far away. When Song Han heard the movement behind him, he turned his head and looked into Xu Can's eyes.
While following quickly, Xu Can, who was not familiar with tracking techniques, stepped on more than one person's feet.
After finally breaking free from the crowd, panting Xu Can wiped the raindrops from his face, stood on tiptoes and looked around, looking for the woman's plaid umbrella.
A large number of umbrellas blocked Xu Can's sight, and a slow-moving electric car drove slowly among the crowd. Where can I find a lattice umbrella?
"Lost."
Xu Can's heart sank, but he was not too disappointed.
After all, he can only use time travel once. This is not reality, but the past. It will not cause any irreparable consequences like in real life.
"Go back first."
Xu Can said silently.
Then he suddenly disappeared in a corner where no one cared.
…
Swish——
"Xu Can."
"Are you okay?"
When Xu Can appeared again in Jiang Shen's studio, Lu Kai, Jiang Shen, and Ke Yue all surrounded him and helped Xu Can, who was squatting on the ground.
Although Xu Can has suffered considerable backlash at this stage, it is far less terrifying than the last time. After all, thirteen years ago was quite far away from reality.
The last time I couldn't even stand firmly, I almost fainted on the spot.
"fine."
Xu Can panted and sat on the chair, looking a little heavy from his expression.
Jiang Shen turned his head and looked at the time on the computer, and said to Xu Can:
"Lost?"
Jiang Shen is very clear about the details of Xu Can's time travel. The time Xu Can travels back to the past through time travel will still pass in the real world.
Xu Can just crossed over at 12:15, and now it's just past 12:30.
It only took about fifteen minutes for him to come back, which meant that Xu Can had probably lost track of him.
Jiang Shen's thinking is also very quick.
"Um."
"On a rainy day, there are too many people at the school gate. It's hard to keep up."
Xu Can nodded and said helplessly.
"It's okay. Have you seen what the murderer looks like?"
While Lu Kai was speaking, he took out a large amount of suspect information placed aside and asked Xu Can.
"I saw it."
"Take a closer look. Is there the murderer you saw among these people?"
Lu Kai handed the suspect information to Xu Can.
After extensive investigations, the police identified a group of suspects, but ultimately found nothing.
Xu Can took over the list of suspects, which contained information about some women.
Xu Can wasn't sure whether the murderer was a woman, so he wanted to see if there was one among the suspects first.
As he turned over page after page, Xu Can's eyes kept scanning.
Lu Kai and the others waited quietly beside Xu Can, feeling a little nervous. After turning through ten pages, Xu Can raised his head, confirmed that the murderer he saw was not there, shook his head and said:
"No."
Hearing Xu Can's answer, Ke Yue's pupils shrank, and Lu Kai's tone gradually rose:
"No? Are you sure?"
"Sure."
Xu Can nodded affirmatively.
After all, I had just come into contact with him and observed him, so he was not that senile yet.
"This murderer..."
"Probably not a woman."
After a moment of silence, Xu Can seriously expressed his guess.
"Not a woman?"
"What?"
"What do you mean? That's not a woman?"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Kai and Ke Yue both looked at Xu Can in shock, and then turned to look at the murderer in the surveillance video.
They knew very well that Xu Can could not make a target without aim, he must have some basis or see something.
"Elaborate."
Lu Kai quickly sat down.
Ke Yue also took out a small notebook and began to record what Xu Can saw and heard.
"I did see that woman."
"she……"
…
Xu Can recounted everything he had just seen intact, including several key points and Xu Can's personal guesses.
High heels, ribbons, sounds...
There are indeed some unreasonable things. When Lu Kai heard this, his brows gradually wrinkled.
If it is true as Xu Can said, no wonder no trace of the murderer has been found after so long of investigation.
It turned out that the direction was completely wrong.
Men who are carefully groomed can completely achieve the visual effect of women and disguise themselves as women, especially if they are not observed carefully.
As for the voice, there is more than one man in online videos who can disguise himself as a woman's voice.
Xu Can's conjecture does have huge possibilities.
"If that's the case, the motive for the crime..."
Ke Yue suddenly choked up mid-sentence and stopped talking.
All three of them knew that if the murderer who abducted Song Han was really a man and not a woman, then the motive of the crime that the police had been wondering about would actually be filled in.
"Don't rush to a conclusion yet."
"Xu Can, are there any details missing?"
"It should be gone."
Lu Kai nodded slowly and said with concern:
"Do you want to take a rest first?"
"No, just wait."
Xu Can shook his head and said.
The look he and Song Han looked at each other in the rain has always appeared in front of Xu Can's eyes. Maybe Xu Can can't save Song Han, who may be dead, but what he can do is to bring the murderer to justice.
"With just this clue, there is no way to reopen the case."
"Xu Can, you have to find a way to go back again. Can you handle it?"
Lu Kai's expression was extremely serious and he looked at Xu Can.
The information we have now can only prove that the murderer who abducted Song Han is not necessarily a woman.
Now neither the gender, age nor the true appearance of the murderer can be determined, and it is useless to reopen the case.
Thirteen years have passed, and it is impossible for the police to investigate the murderer as they did thirteen years ago, without any target.
Maybe the murderer has already left Jianghai City.
Faced with this dilemma, the only solution Lu Kai thinks of is to let Xu Can go back again.
"Well, that's all we can do."
Xu Can himself also knew that there was no other option but to go back by himself.
Xu Can knows his own body well. If you give him a certain amount of rest, it shouldn't be difficult to do the second time travel.
"By the way, Xu Can, did you see where they went?"
"Well, this way."
Xu Can pointed to a street on the thirteen-year Luoxi District map.
Even if he didn't catch up, Xu Can saw them walking towards the intersection on the west side. With this information, at least when he traveled through the school for the second time, Xu Can no longer had to go to the school gate to observe her appearance, and could squat in advance.
West side street intersection.
While Lu Kai, Ke Yue and Xu Can were discussing, the sound of Jiang Shen typing on the keyboard sounded again, obviously analyzing the surveillance video.
"Jiang Shen?"
"Oh, let me check the surveillance nearby to see if there are any new clues."
"Maybe the murderer changed his image after abduction."
At that time, the number of surveillance cameras in Luoxi District was quite limited, and all the video materials were here.
After hearing Xu Can's narration, Jiang Shen felt that the murderer might escape in another form, so he wanted to take another look at the limited surveillance nearby and analyze the people coming and going under the surveillance.
…
Even if the time node is thirteen years ago, Xu Can cannot achieve continuous time travel, at least until tomorrow.
So Xu Can rested directly in Lu Kai's room to see if his physical condition could support the second time travel tomorrow. If he could, he would at least find new clues.
After receiving the latest progress in the case, Lu Kai called Li Wu and reported the progress of the investigation.
When he learned that the murderer was most likely not a woman, Li Wu was also shocked and asked Lu Kai and others in a deep voice to continue the investigation.
After hanging up the phone, Li Wu looked at his phone and suddenly hesitated.
That day when he was in the hospital with Mama Song, he told Lu Kai that a mysterious person with superpowers would assist in the investigation and would synchronize the progress of the case with her in a timely manner so that Mama Song could take good care of herself.
But if it is really as analyzed by Lu Kai.
That fact is too cruel to any mother in this world.
