When Su Yao arrived, Pei Yan was sitting in the seat where Tang Yao usually sat, looking at the autopsy report intently. He was so absorbed that he didn't even notice Su Yao coming in.
"Hey, what are you looking at so intently? Where's Officer Tang?"
Afraid of being recognized, Su Yao was dressed in a neutral outfit. No wonder Pei Yan needed a moment to react.
"I'm looking at the autopsy report. Also, you can officially hire me as your defense lawyer. Wu Shanshan's family and her company don't intend to drop the lawsuit."
Su Yao snatched the autopsy report from Pei Yan's hand. "Let me take a look. Isn't the case of Wu Shanshan quite clear? Why don't they drop the lawsuit?"
"They still think you're also responsible, after all, she 'died' in your hands."
"Oh, come to think of it, that's true. It did happen when she was in my hands."
This autopsy report was on Wu Shanshan's assistant. The cause of death was a fruit - knife stabbing the heart, resulting in immediate death.
"Such an obvious case of homicide. Why is it undetermined? Could it be suicide?" Su Yao stared at one of the photos and even began to doubt the police's ability to handle the case.
"Well, I just noticed too. A person who commits suicide wouldn't hold the knife like this."
Su Yao looked at Pei Yan in surprise. She didn't expect Pei Yan to know this. Generally, a suicidal person would hold the knife with the blade facing upwards for convenience, but it was different in the photo.
There were no signs of a struggle at the scene, indicating that the murderer was an acquaintance and the victim didn't have time to react.
Su Yao: "So Wu Shanshan's assistant killed her and also tried to frame me. And when the case was about to be solved, the assistant died, which means someone knew about it before us. Either they wanted to avenge Wu Shanshan or they wanted to hide the truth behind it. Didn't Officer Tang say she made a profile?"
Su Yao was quite curious. She had never really seen a psychological profile before. No matter how amazing it sounded, it was still not as good as seeing it for herself.
"You'd better not look..." Pei Yan whispered a warning.
"Huh?" It was okay not to say anything, but once he said it, Su Yao became even more curious. She took it and immediately burst into a thunderous laugh, completely losing her idol image. "Haha, is this the profile made by Officer Tang? Oh, it's going to kill me laughing. How could anyone do it like this?"
It was a portrait, but it was hardly recognizable as a person. If it weren't for the text description beside it, Su Yao would definitely have thought it was drawn by a kindergarten kid.
And Tang Yao's description confirmed Su Yao's guess. Someone wanted to avenge Wu Shanshan and killed the person who they thought had caused Wu Shanshan's death.
The suspect was a male between the ages of 35 and 50, who had received a higher education, had certain investigative abilities, was crazy about Wu Shanshan to the point of obsession. He was single, childless, had no proper job, or worked in the service industry. He also had a certain liking for Su Yao, but not as much as for Wu Shanshan.
To put it simply, he was a fanatic fan.
Su Yao shook her head. "Hey, I might have guessed who this person is. I'll go and check it out later."
"Huh?" Pei Yan frowned instinctively. The other person was a murderer. How could he let Su Yao go alone? "I'll go with you."
"No, no. I'll ask Li Yin to go with me. You're so small and weak. Forget it. Just wait for my news."
"..." Pei Yan felt a bit unhappy. He was clearly concerned, but she thought he would be a hindrance.
Seeing Pei Yan's expression, Su Yao immediately began to coax him. "I'm not wasting your talent, am I? Pei Yanyan, think about it. They don't intend to drop the lawsuit. Don't you have to help me? Your job here is more important. If it's not handled well, I might even lose my job. Who will ask me to act in movies or endorse products in the future? Right?"
Knowing that Su Yao was trying to coax him, Pei Yan didn't say anything more. Instead, he was quite pleased and told Su Yao not to worry about the lawsuit anymore.
When Su Yao left the police station, it was already getting dark. She walked to a tree by the roadside and called Chu Dianlan, asking him to help find out where the person she had guessed was.
In a short while, an address was sent to Su Yao's phone. It showed that the person was actually lingering near her home!
Su Yao was greatly shocked. Tang Yao's psychological profile did have some merit after all. But she didn't dare to go back alone. She quickly called Li Yin.
This was actually a good thing. With Li Yin's appearance and her own, they could easily put people at ease. And in most direct confrontations, with Li Yin around, they wouldn't lose.
Fortunately, the community where Su Yao lived had a high - level of security. The person was lingering at the community gate but didn't dare to go in after all.
"Sister Yao! Over here!" Li Yin was shouting at the community gate with a lot of snacks in her hands.
Su Yao had already changed out of the neutral suit in the car and put on a dress. She was easily recognizable. She opened the car door and walked towards Li Yin.
There was a person stirring in the corner. Su Yao noticed him. She was just waiting for this person.
"Sister Yao, why did you call me here?" Li Yin came over and whispered.
"Wait. Don't be impatient."
The person over there seemed to take a few steps forward. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind and walked towards Su Yao.
"Su Yao!"
The shout actually scared Su Yao. It was incredibly loud. After shouting, the person rushed towards Su Yao.
Su Yao had seen this person on the day of the audition. He was Wu Shanshan's driver and had opened the door for Wu Shanshan. So when Tang Yao made the profile, the first person she thought of was this driver.
And after Wu Shanshan said something misleading that day, this person frowned instinctively and seemed a bit tangled.
"Miss Su! Are you okay?"
As soon as the words were out, Su Yao noticed something wrong. This person's eyes were dull and his behavior was a bit stiff. It was obvious that he had suffered a mental shock, which was why he was like this.
"Ah? You're Wu Shanshan's driver, right? I'm fine."
"You remember me? Hello, hello. My name is Chen Sheng. Miss Su, I want to tell you..." Chen Sheng looked around and motioned for Su Yao to lean over.
"Do you have something to say? If so, how about we find a place to talk? Have a drink?" Su Yao laughed. "There's a food stall over there. The food is good and the wine is okay too. Come on, let's go together."
Chen Sheng seemed very happy and followed Su Yao towards the food stall across the road. Li Yin followed behind blankly.
There weren't many people at the food stall at this time. Su Yao chose a corner. Since she was a regular customer here, the boss was used to it. But he was quite curious about Chen Sheng behind her and took a few more looks. Unexpectedly, Chen Sheng showed a fierce look, and the boss immediately looked away.
"Boss lady, bring three bottles of beer." Su Yao turned to ask Chen Sheng behind her. "Do you drink? Is one bottle enough?"
Chen Sheng wasn't used to such high - level attention. All his defenses had long since disappeared, and he didn't notice that Su Yao's phone showed that the call was in progress.