Chapter 1205: Casting the Bait

for her husband's soul. Everyone said she was truly pious.The ripples naturally returned to the court. All the ministers looked at the empress, who was flushed and full of vigor. They were all a littl...Li ripples gazed carefully at the six photos placed on the table. Each photo captured a young girl in her blossoming years, but their most beautiful moments were ultimately frozen only within these photographs.

The girls in the photos all have either sweet or shy smiles, their expressions radiating youthful exuberance. After carefully examining each photo, Lian Ri earnestly counted them and then looked up to say to the middle-aged public security officer, Wan Lin:

"Wan Gangui, I need some makeup to disguise my appearance."

"No problem."

Wanlin beckoned to Xiao Liu beside him, then said apologetically:

"Xing, I was being hasty and didn't think this through. If your true appearance were to be exposed to criminals, it could be very dangerous for you. I apologize."

Ripples just smiled, accepting the apology. It wasn't that she was afraid of these bad guys; she just had parents. What if these people couldn't get anything out of her and went after Mr. and Mrs. Xing instead

She came to this place to complete her mission, take care of her original body's parents, and provide for them until their final days. It wasn't to make the elderly worry and fear.

Little Liu was quick on his feet, and in no time he brought over a small black leather suitcase. He opened it and pushed it towards Lianyi.

"Xing classmate, this is what the teammates use to disguise themselves when scouting. Take a look and see what's missing, and I'll go find it."

Ripple glanced at the contents inside and nodded casually.

"Thank you, that's enough."

Then she took out a mirror and began to put on makeup. Half an hour later, Ripples put down the mirror and looked at the two policemen and asked:

"Officer Wan, Officer Xiao Liu, what do you think of this disguise"

Wan Lin and Liu Nian were both stunned, staring at Lian Ri's face, which was both familiar and strange. Little Liu reacted quickly though. He pointed at the photo on the table, then at Lian Ri's face, before finally managing to stammer out a sentence:

You drew according to the picture!

"Well, I superimposed all the facial similarities of the victims onto my own face. It should attract the attention of criminals."

Liàn Yī pointed at the three photos on the table and said:

These three victims have similar eyes; they are all phoenix eyes with tear moles at the corners of their eyes, although the location of the tear moles differs.

In these four pictures, the victims all have high cheekbones, so their facial features appear somewhat three-dimensional. Also, in these two pictures, their lips are very thin.

Finally, all the victims had standard oval faces, indicating that the criminal has a preference for this type of girl.

Wan Lin nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It was consistent with their previous analysis, only that today's makeup made Ripple's appearance clearer for them to see.

"Xing, your disguise is perfect. We can leave now. Before it rains, you can move freely within the designated area. Once it rains, you must stay alert. There are people nearby from our side. If anything feels wrong, shout for help."

Ripple nodded her head to show she understood, then added:

"Wan Gang, I think criminals premeditate their crimes, so these victim girls must have been stalked to some extent. After determining the victim's whereabouts, he chose to strike on a rainy night. It is estimated that he may not get any results tonight."

"You...how did you know"

Little Liu's surprised voice rose an octave.

Because when they were looking for clues, the victim's parents did tell them that their daughter had mentioned to them that she felt like she was being followed after work or school.

Some parents are more cautious and will pick up their children in the evening, while others don't think much of it and only tell their daughters to go home quickly after work without lingering outside.

In a careless household, the daughter was soon murdered. After careful parents relaxed occasionally after a period of time, an incident occurred, they could only say that the other party was too rampant.

It was only when they visited the families of the victims that they learned these things. This classmate Xing, he just looked at a few photos and knew. He was naturally astonished.

Before I came here, I went to the library and checked out the latest newspapers. I read all the reports about the Red Girl murder case and then deduced what happened.

Of course, if you let me see the full case file, I might have more to discover.

As Ripples spoke, she closed her makeup box.

"Cough, classmate Xing, we're already very grateful for your help. We'll take care of the rest."

Wàn Lín still had some shame, so he replied stiffly.

Ripple knew the other party definitely wouldn't let her, an outsider, see the police station's case files. She just said that as a way to pass time. Then, under the escort of the two, Ripple left the Public Security Bureau and wandered around in the area they designated.

Because the face adorned with ripples of makeup was very delicate, people cast glances at her on the road. Especially when she wore her flamboyant red windbreaker, some elderly people would kindly remind her not to wear red clothes recently.

Rill understood that the person was well-intentioned, but she just smiled and nodded, then turned into another alley. After 10 pm, it started to rain, and then the rain grew heavier. Rill held a red umbrella and walked through the alleys before finally disappearing into the rain.

Wan Lin watched as the rain intensified, knowing that if it continued, he wouldn't be luring the criminals out; instead, he'd alert them. After all, with such heavy rain, a girl out this late was suspicious. It wasn't reasonable. He had no choice but to have his colleague bring Liri back.

"Xing Tongxue, thank you! It seems like we didn't have any harvest today. We might need to trouble you later."

Ripple heard the nod of agreement and felt a sense of relief. To be honest, she had wanted to leave long ago. However, since Wan Gong didn't give her permission, she could only wander around in the rain. Her nice little leather shoes were covered in raindrops, and both her raincoat and skirt hem were wet.

After removing her makeup and changing back into her own clothes, Lian Yi was sent back to school by Officer Xiao Liu.

Before breaking up with Lianyi, Xiao Liu couldn't help but whisper:

"Xing, how long do you think it would take that criminal to notice you"

"I'll hang around for another two days, I should be able to get their attention by then. But I suggest you guys plan out a fixed route for me after you go back. After all, I can't just wander aimlessly every night, it's too easy to arouse suspicion."

“I know, see you tomorrow!”

Little Liu nodded and then turned his motorcycle around and drove away.

For the next week, Lin was busy attending classes during the day, working part-time after school, and rushing back to her dormitory in the evening.

On the eighth day, ripples felt a gaze that made her very uncomfortable, but when she turned around, the gaze disappeared.

That evening, she told Wan Gong'an that someone had been watching her. The dry cops who had been following her for a week all heightened their vigilance, eager to take down this beast in one fell swoop.

Sometimes things just happen to be like this. The weather forecast predicted rain today, and it's an autumn rain that brings a chill. Lian Yi no longer wears the red dress, but instead, she's wearing a red windbreaker.

As she was walking down Main Street, a white figure suddenly dashed out and enveloped Ripples in a hug., you going in would be walking into a trap. We should wait for Young Master and Miss Lyra to arrive and then go in together."Goli knew Leah was right, she could only suppress her anxiety and wait for...