Catching The Killer Chapter 1

"The new rising pop diva Dong Jing was reported to have committed suicide. Why did she jump off a building in the middle of the night?"

"Popular actress Dong Jing committed suicide by jumping off a building, counting the celebrities who have been troubled by depression over the years."

"Breaking news! Suicide or homicide? Dong Jing's cause of death remains a mystery, Lin Min was arrested this morning."

At 9:00 a.m. on November 4, 20ｘｘ, the topic #Dong Jing jumps off the building# unexpectedly swept the entire social network and topped the Weibo hot search list in just ten minutes, followed closely by its related terms - #Commander Lin Min#.

The incident of "Dong Jing jumping off the building" fermented uncontrollably and quickly under the attention of the vast number of onlookers, and exploded with a "boom" on this Saturday morning.

At the same time, a new term suddenly became a hot search.

#Lin Min Oliver Pei#

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There stood a young man outside the interrogation room, with a slender and upright figure, like a green young poplar.

He put his hands in the pockets of his white coat, narrowed his lake-blue eyes slightly, and observed the situation in the interrogation room through the one-way glass with ambiguous eyes.

Xiao Wang, who was passing by, was a little stunned and hesitated whether to pass the coffee in his hand.

The person in front of her was indeed the familiar Dr. Pei, but the aura around him was completely different from what she remembered.

"I didn't expect Dr. Pei to be so cool when he doesn't smile." Xiao Wang was secretly shocked in his heart.

Oliver Pei noticed the gazes falling on him. He turned around, raised his eyebrows at Xiao Wang, and greeted him in a friendly manner: "Good morning."

"Good morning." As soon as she saw Dr. Pei's face, Xiao Wang immediately put aside her previous discomfort. She handed the coffee in her hand to Oliver Pei and said naturally, "This is for you. I added three sugar cubes."

As Dr. Pei's number one fangirl in the B City Police Department, Xiao Wang naturally knows Oliver Pei's preferences very well.

The coffee was a little hot, but it was just enough to warm Oliver Pei's cold hands. He smiled and thanked Xiao Wang, his eyes full of tenderness.

Xiao Wang immediately turned her head and shifted her gaze towards the interrogation room: the mixed-race handsome man is too lethal, and she is sorry that her blood is too thin to bear it.

However, this one glance made Xiao Wang cover his mouth, trying hard to suppress the urge to scream.

She pointed at the person inside and asked in a low voice: "Is that Lin Min?"

Sitting in the interrogation room was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties, with a delicate and gentle face, exactly the type of pretty boy that was popular nowadays.

Even though he was suddenly brought to the police station early in the morning, his expression was still relatively calm. However, if you look closely, you can easily find that the young man's brows are a bit haggard, as if he had not had enough rest.

This is the "national first love" Lin Min who has a lot of female fans.

Xiao Wang is usually keen on gossip, and she certainly didn't miss the trending search on Weibo this morning: "Is Dong Jing's death really related to my Lin Min?"

She stared into Oliver Pei's eyes, as if she would collapse immediately if he said "yes".

"I don't know yet," Oliver Pei took a sip of coffee, "I was just passing by."

"Look at how calm my Lin Min is. This matter should have nothing to do with him."

Calm? Oliver Pei glanced at Lin Min's left hand, which was mechanically fiddling with the pendant around his neck.

I'm afraid he's just pretending to be calm.

Seeing that Oliver Pei didn't answer, Xiao Wang asked worriedly, "Doctor Pei, this matter won't involve you, right?"

She had a reason for saying this: Oliver Pei was someone who had one foot in the entertainment industry, and he had had quite some time with Dong Jing and Lin Min.

The three of them have appeared on the same variety show.

Although police officers generally do not participate in various non-central television programs, Oliver Pei is different because he is not in the public security system at all.

Oliver Pei was recommended by Director Zhao a year ago. He was said to be a psychologist specially assigned to each police officer in the bureau, which was considered a benefit for everyone.

---The legendary paratroopers.

Oliver Pei was already a moderately famous internet celebrity before he joined the police station. Two years ago, his photo was somehow spotted by a marketing account, which gave him the title of "the most handsome psychologist".

As a result, Oliver Pei gained hundreds of thousands of fans on Weibo.

Afterwards, he was invited to be a guest in a mystery-solving reality show "Crime Scene", where he attracted a wave of fans with his good looks and personality and became truly famous.

However, with the perfect conclusion of "Crime Scene" a month ago, Oliver Pei's popularity has gradually declined.

Dong Jing and Lin Min are both permanent MCs of this program. They get along well with Oliver Pei in the show, so Xiao Wang's worries at this time are not unreasonable.

"It's okay, I know what's going on." Oliver Pei shook the coffee in his hand, "Thanks, you can go to work now."

Xiao Wang also knew that she would be doomed if her team leader saw her slacking off, but she couldn't bear to see Lin Min's face, so she took a last look at him through the glass before walking towards the desk.

"It's over. Look at my memory." After taking two steps, Xiao Wang suddenly slapped his head and turned around and said, "Doctor Pei, Director Zhao asked you to go to the fourth floor to find him."

She shook the fruit 8 in her hand: "Also, you are on the hot search."

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Oliver Pei did not take the elevator. He took a cup of coffee and walked slowly up to the fourth floor. He also greeted every colleague he met on the way in a warm voice.

By the time he stood in front of Director Zhao's door, five minutes had passed.

The door was closed. Oliver Pei bent his fingers and knocked on the door three times slowly.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Slowly and lightly, such a unique way of knocking on the door is the only one in the entire B City Police Station.

There was silence inside the door. Oliver Pei knocked a few more times, but when there was still no response, he decided to leave.

A hand reached out from his side, grasped the door handle, and opened the door with a "click".

Oliver Pei was startled and turned his head to look at the brave man who dared to break into Director Zhao's office: he was a handsome and tall man, wearing formal clothes but not looking serious at all. Not only did he not wear a tie, but he also had two buttons of his shirt undone.

The man was half a head taller than Oliver Pei, and at this moment he was looking at Oliver Pei with his head slightly lowered.

Oliver Pei, the leader of the special case team, Shen Zheng, understood and greeted him with a smile: "Captain Shen."

Although he is of Chinese and Italian descent, except for his lake blue eyes, Oliver Pei's facial features are more oriental.

He has a pair of very beautiful peach blossom eyes and his smile is particularly pleasing.

Oliver Pei always smiled in a very "unrestrained" way, and even more so at this moment. The corners of his eyes, which were usually slightly upturned, curved downward like a full crescent moon, appearing sincere and beautiful at first glance.

Shen Zheng had never been to the psychological counseling room in the bureau, so even though Oliver Pei had been working at the B City Police Department for a year, he had only met him a few times and was not even familiar with him.

Now Shen Zheng finally understood why his monkeys always ran to the psychological counseling room for no reason.

Beauty can mislead people.

Facing Oliver Pei's charming smile that attracted men, women, young and old, Shen Zheng couldn't help but slow down his voice: "Come in."

As soon as he entered the room, Oliver Pei saw their Director Zhao sitting at his desk, staring at the computer with a serious face, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

He didn't react when the two people came in, and his vigilance was close to zero.

Shen Zheng had a dark face. With such a chief, this police station was doomed.

He walked up and knocked on Director Zhao's desk, successfully getting his attention.

"Hey, Director Zhao, you called me here early in the morning not just to see you in a daze, right?"

"You've heard about Dong Jing's case, right?" Director Zhao ignored Shen Zheng's nonsense. He closed his computer and handed a stack of documents on his desk to Shen Zheng. "This case is now transferred to your special case team."

Only a few hours had passed since the crime occurred, but the relevant information had already reached the director. It seemed that the bureau attached great importance to this case.

Shen Zheng had a plan in mind. He flipped through the information and asked, "Not suicide?"

"We can't be sure yet, but since there's a possibility of homicide, we can't let it go easily," Director Zhao walked to the window and looked down, a little irritated, "The media outside are waiting."

Shen Zheng followed Director Zhao's gaze and saw a number of "fully armed" reporters, and surrounded by them was a young man wearing a black mask.

There are both advantages and disadvantages to the case being paid attention to by so many media. Shen Zheng did not want to comment on this. Anyway, their special case team did not have any tasks of drug enforcement or undercover operations, and they rarely accepted interviews. Even if Shen Zheng took on this case, he would have nothing to worry about.

Seeing Shen Zheng's calmness, Director Zhao reached out and patted Shen Zheng on the shoulder, encouraging him: "This case has put some pressure on you, so do your best."

Then he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Where's Oliver Pei? Why hasn't he come yet?"

"This kid just slacks off every day."

Oliver Pei, who was quietly installing the mural beside the sofa in the corner, raised his left hand and said, "Director, I'm here."

He had a serious expression, as if he had been paying attention to the conversation between the two. In fact, Oliver Pei was secretly closing the Weibo post he had just been browsing under the cover of his white coat.

"You've been lazy for a year, so I have to find something for you to do. Report to the special case team later."

Director Zhao's words confused the other two present. Oliver Pei was the first to react: "I just became a hot topic because of this case. I'm afraid I can't participate in the investigation."

As he spoke, he opened Weibo and handed the phone to Director Zhao. The hot search for #林旻沛遇舟# was clearly ranked fourth.

---【Lin Min V: I met Dr. Pei by chance today. 】

It was this ambiguous Weibo post that pushed the two of them to the top of the hot searches. Everyone knew that Lin Min was "arrested" early this morning, and Oliver Pei never mentioned that he worked at the B City Police Department. Under such circumstances, one can imagine how much discussion this Weibo post would cause.

But Director Zhao had obviously made up his mind, and he didn't even bother to read the nonsense on the Internet: "I've approved the transfer order, you have to go whether you want to or not."

Seeing that the two were silent, Director Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"

Shen Zheng immediately shook his head in agreement: "No objection, I will follow the leader's instructions completely."

---Although he didn't know what Director Zhao meant by sending a person who studied medical psychology to the special case team.

Although Director Zhao is usually easy to talk to, he is always firm when it comes to making a decision. Oliver Pei knows that there is no room for maneuver in this matter, and he can only choose to obey the adjustment.

But he still asked one more question out of concern: "What about my psychological counseling room?"

"I'll find someone to replace you," Director Zhao waved his hands at the two men impatiently, "Go away, I must see the results within three days."

After the two left, Director Zhao sighed slightly in front of the computer, revealing a rare bit of old age.

This case is probably not a simple one.