8 o'clock the next morning.

The four people arrived at the breakfast shop outside Jiangcheng City Bureau to eat breakfast.

Wan asked, "Captain, where do we start today?"

Li Jian answered, "Yesterday, we discovered Qin Xiao's previous residence; she suddenly wanted to move houses."

"We need to find the person the landlord mentioned."

Zhang Yean said, "It's a pity the surveillance cameras in the district only keep records for three months, otherwise we could check the footage."

At this moment, Li Jian said, "You three have worked hard, eat more, breakfast's on me today."

"Especially Jiang An, your contribution is the biggest."

"If you hadn't timely discovered the healing fracture marks on the calf and the medical record issue, we would still be at a standstill."

Jiang An smiled and said, "I was just lucky to notice the repair marks with a magnifying glass."

"Mr. Li, we can take the reconstructed skull image of the other female deceased. Maybe people nearby will recognize it."

Li Jian nodded and said, "That's indeed a good idea. Images are more intuitive."

"Wan, do you have the skull photos in your bag?"

"Boss, I always carry them with me."

40 minutes later, outside the Platinum Han KTV.

According to routine, this time period should be closed for rest.

However, the shop manager Ma Li was already waiting at the door.

10 minutes earlier, Captain Li Jian had contacted her.

Such entertainment venues are quite respectful of the police profession, especially of the Criminal Police Captain.

As soon as the four got out of the car, Manager Ma Li greeted them.

"Sorry to keep you waiting at the door so early."

Li Jian saw Ma Li looking tired.

She smiled and replied, "Mr. Li, you work harder than me."

"Please come inside."

Then, Li Jian and his team walked into the KTV.

Compared to last night's lively atmosphere, it seemed very quiet now.

"Mr. Li, what do you want to learn by coming to me again today?"

Li Jian asked, "Today, we want to focus on Qin Xiao's relationships, especially her love life?"

Ma Li replied, "I haven't seen her with a boyfriend, nor have I heard she has a boyfriend."

"Does she have anyone living with her?"

Ma Li shook her head, "I haven't heard anything in that regard either."

Then, Li Jian asked, "Did Qin Xiao ever mention to you about wanting to move houses before she died?"

"No, she didn't!"

"She has been living in the Coastal District for a long time."

"Did she mention having a friend coming over last October?"

Ma Li lowered her head, recalled a bit, and said, "There seems to be something about that."

"I remember she told me at the time that a cousin wanted to work here and asked if I had any vacant positions."

"Cousin?"

Upon hearing this, the nerves of the four people instantly tightened.

"After all, Qin Xiao was an old employee here for three years."

"I said at the time, no problem, she could start as a service person when she came."

Li Jian asked, "Did you later see her cousin?"

Ma Li shook her head.

"I've never seen her cousin personally."

"However, as you know, our shop has high personal image requirements for service staff."

"Qin Xiao described that the cousin's height and physique were similar to hers at the time."

Upon hearing this sentence, Jiang An quickly envisioned the White Bone features of the other deceased.

Judging from the measured length of the deceased's femur, their heights are very close.

If nothing unexpected, that female deceased is likely Qin Xiao's cousin.

Immediately, Li Jian gestured to Wan.

Wan quickly fetched a picture from his bag.

"Do you recognize this person?"

Ma Li took the picture, looked at it, and shook her head.

"I don't know!"

Mr. Li said, "This is a model reconstruction image, it might be a little abstract, please look at it carefully again."

Ma Li focused on the picture again.

A minute later, she said, "I really don't have any impression."

Li Jian stood up and said, "Thank you for your cooperation, sorry to disturb you."

Then, the group walked out of the Platinum Han KTV door.

Just as they got into the police car, Li Jian turned and asked, "Jiang An, I remember you said both victims' heights were very close?"

"Yes! The lengths of their femurs are very close, forensic experts usually use this bone to estimate height."

Li Jian took the skull reconstruction image from Wan's hand and said, "If that's the case, the other deceased is likely Qin Xiao's cousin."

"Both cousins being killed at the same time, this is really strange!"

Wan said, "Boss, you said Qin Xiao suddenly moved last year, could it be because of her arrival?"

Li Jian nodded, "It's possible, the residence in Coastal District we went to last night is small, two people living there is quite cramped."

Zhang Yean also joined the discussion, "Could it be that they had just moved and then were killed?"

Wan said, "This case is increasingly feeling bizarre to me."

Suddenly, Captain Li Jian noticed Jiang An wasn't speaking.

He turned and asked, "Are you deep in thought again?"

Jiang An said, "Mr. Li, Qin Xiao's cousin came from the development zone in Houshan Town not long ago, and both were killed."

"In terms of timing, it does match."

"Moreover, Qin Xiao specially moved houses for them to live more comfortably, their relationship must not be ordinary."

Jiang An continued, "I'm thinking, is the killer targeting one person, or both?"

The car suddenly became quiet, all four were lost in thought.

After a while, Zhang Yean said, "Could it be that the killer was targeting one woman, and the other woman just happened to come back, thus was killed too?"

Wan quickly nodded, "I think it's possible, the killer wanted to silence the witnesses."

Jiang An continued analyzing, "Qin Xiao's cousin had been working at a hair salon for 2 years, Qin Xiao herself had worked at Platinum Han for 3 years."

"Do these two people have a common enemy?"

"Or, was one person the intended target, and the other just got caught in the crossfire?"

"If the killer's target is one person, who would it be?"

After a long time, Li Jian said, "All your possibilities are valid."

"Regardless of whether the killer's target is one or both, we need to first identify who the two deceased are."

"We're heading to Qin Xiao's hometown immediately."

As soon as he finished, Jiang An said, "Mr. Li, currently we internally believe that the headless female corpse is indeed Qin Xiao."

"However, I suggest collecting blood samples from Qin Xiao's parents and conducting a paternity test with the deceased's White Bone."

Li Jian nodded, "That's very necessary, if we get the identity wrong, the whole investigation direction would be wrong."

Suddenly, Zhang Yean said, "Mr. Li, we might need to go back to the City Bureau."

"Do you have something to do?"

"Our blood collection equipment wasn't placed in this police car."

"Then let's first go to the City Bureau to get the equipment, then head to Qin Xiao's hometown to investigate."

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