"What do you want a skull for?"

Zhou Ning found a picture album from the table and handed it to Liu Yongxin.

"Master, you know, I have been studying painting with Teacher Xia. It is not to cultivate my sentiments and cultivate my interests. I am mainly studying the direction of the skull and muscles. I have read a report before that there is a particularly powerful criminal investigation policeman who can pass witnesses.

The person’s description, or skull, reconstructs the appearance of the deceased.”

Liu Yongxin understood and saw that Zhou Ning had been silent for a long time. Just when Zhou Ning thought Liu Yongxin would refuse, he raised his head.

"What are you doing in a daze? Anyway, you are idle. The case is at a standstill. Otherwise, Xu Da would not call over and over again. They should have found nothing over there, so they will just treat the dead horse as a live doctor and pick it up.

bone."

Zhou Ning shivered.

"Tick?"

Liu Yongxin chuckled, this reaction made him very satisfied.

"Don't be cowardly. Didn't you make it clear just now? You want a skull, but you're still waiting for someone else to do it for you? By the way, do you know how to cast it?"

Zhou Ning shook his head honestly.

"What is reverse molding?"

Liu Yongxin rolled his eyes.

"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? The identity of the deceased has not been found out. The skull can be used for restoration. Of course, a 1:1 plaster model will be made."

Zhou Ning rubbed his nose.

"Aren't you my master? If you have any questions, go to the master. This matter is not picked up. And if it can really happen, won't this make you look good to the master?"

Liu Yongxin sighed.

"Come on, I always feel like I have to help you count the money after being sold by you. Come on, stop talking nonsense!"

The two of them went downstairs, dragged the free driver Zhao Xinli, and went straight to the county hospital. They worked until after six o'clock, and then they saw the results. Of course, the skull of the deceased and the peeled skin were also sent back.

Liu Yongxin wiped his sweat and pushed the plaster model in front of Zhou Ning.

"It's enough time, you can take it."

Zhou Ning gave Liu Yongxin a thumbs up.

"Master, you are so awesome. You can do all this work. It really surprises me."

Liu Yongxin waved his hand.

"Come on, take it, take it, I'll go home first."

Zhou Ning dragged Liu Yongxin and took him back in a taxi. He returned home with the plaster model. On the way, he sent a text message to Xia Momo. He had told Xia Momo before that the reason why he wanted to learn painting was

Such a model, he hopes Xia Momo will help him restore it.

As soon as I entered the house, my phone rang, and it was Xia Momo who called.

"Hey Teacher Xia!"

"Forensic Doctor Zhou, I'm in the studio now. Come to me with your model. My students have just left. Tomorrow is the weekend, so we have plenty of time."

"Okay, don't wait for me to eat."

I bought some food and carried it straight to the Cultural Palace. When the lanterns were first lit, Zhou Ning walked briskly to the studio while stepping on a light layer of snow on the ground.

Xia Momo was making coffee, holding two cups and looking at Zhou Ning with a smile.

"You're here!"

"Here, I'm going to find a job for you today."

Xia Momo smiled without saying a word and handed the coffee to Zhou Ning. Zhou Ning put down the food and of course the skull model.

"Is this the skull?"

Zhou Ning held the coffee and gave a brief introduction.

"Yes, the deceased's face was disfigured and the death was so miserable that I won't show you the photos. After our autopsy analysis, we found that this was an old man of about sixty years old. My master thought he was a construction worker, but I don't think so.

Although his exposed skin is dark and has age spots, there are no old injuries on his body, and his bones are considered healthy compared to those of his peers, but he has some heart problems."

Xia Momo placed the plaster skull model on a table nearby. There was some clay next to it. Zhou Ning continued:

"I haven't learned painting from you for a long time. My ability is really limited. If I send it to the city bureau, I don't know how long it will take. Anyway, I don't have any clues. I want to try it, but I will trouble you."

"You don't need to say polite words. When my student wanted to jump off the building, I came to you as soon as possible. I was scolded by my father when I got home. I know this is not your department's business. You can come as soon as possible.

, I was very moved.”

At this point, Xia Momo paused, with a blush on her face. She felt that her words were a bit ambiguous and quickly changed the topic.

"As for your painting ability, it only took one month to go from scratch to being able to draw a skull sketch. How else do you want me to praise you?"

Zhou Ning smiled. After all, he was trained by the system every night. He was a waste, but he was also trained out. However, Xia Momo's words gave him a little confidence.

"Let's stop being polite to each other. I've seen part of the deceased's face. Let's eat first and then start recovering."

Xia Momo said nothing else. The two of them ate and began to fill in the skull model with soft clay. Zhou Ning kept saying the impressions in his mind. After all, the large transparent screen was right in front of him. They kept comparing and comparing.

Revise.

Time passed by and Xia Momo yawned. Zhou Ning knew that she was tired. Looking at the repaired head model of the deceased in front of her, Zhou Ning felt full of accomplishment.

Looking at her phone, she realized that it had automatically shut down. Looking up at the clock on the wall, Zhou Ning realized that it was almost nine o'clock. They had been working on it for more than ten hours. She looked at Xia Momo with an apologetic look.

"I didn't expect that you would spend the whole night with me, but I think this is the deceased."

Xia Momo waved her hands.

"Okay, hurry up and get to work. I'll be happy if I can help you."

Zhou Ning got up and left without any nonsense.

He didn't go home and went straight to the criminal police team. When he arrived at the office, he found that Liu Yongxin was not there. He simply washed up and didn't wipe his face. Liu Yongxin walked in. When he saw Zhou Ning's bloodshot eyes, he raised an eyebrow with a look of difficulty on his face.

An expression of confidence.

"Why is your phone turned off, brat? Don't tell me that you spent the whole night with that teacher Xiaoxia!"

Zhou Ning was a little frightened and scratched his messy hair.

"What a waste of a whole night. We are not busy restoring the appearance of the deceased. I didn't notice that my phone turned off automatically."

"done?"

Liu Yongxin came closer to Zhou Ning. Zhou Ning wiped off the water stains on his face, then walked to his desk and opened the bag.

Looking at the model of the deceased's head made of soft clay, Liu Yongxin's eyes lit up. He had seen the face of the deceased after he was murdered. Although the face was chopped to pieces, the original face could still be seen in some places, such as the big bags under the eyes and half of the face.

eyebrows.

"Like, this looks so similar. I only saw similar sculptures in journals, but I didn't expect you two to make it. It only took one night. You can do it, kid!"

Zhou Ning smiled and said nothing, and Liu Yongxin directly picked up the model.

"Stop talking nonsense, come with me quickly. I forgot about your interruption. Xu Da was furious in the conference room. The case has made no progress. After a day and night of investigation, no one saw anyone carrying the body or pulling the box.

Nothing was found about the missing persons or the construction site."

Zhou Ning nodded, followed Liu Yongxin's footsteps, and went directly to the conference room. He almost thought he had entered the wrong room. The conference room was filled with smoke, like a fairyland, and it was so choking that people couldn't open their eyes.

Liu Yongxin coughed twice and kicked Zhao Xinli.

"Open the window, you guys are so good at smoking, Xu Da, look what my apprentice can do?"

Zhao Xinli quickly went to open the window, and everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Ning. After these several cooperations, Xu Dayuan recognized Zhou Ning's ability very much.

Seeing Liu Yongxin so happy, he wanted to walk with his neck stiffened. Apparently he had made some new discovery, which instantly cheered him up.

"Forensic doctor Xiao Zhou discovered something, please tell me quickly."

Liu Yongxin placed the bag on the conference table, then opened the bag, took out the plaster model inside, and poked Zhou Ning's arm.

"Okay, you guys can introduce me, and I'll go look for relevant photos."

As he spoke, Liu Yongxin turned on his computer, enlarged several frontal photos of the deceased, and displayed them on the big screen.

Zhou Ning cleared his throat. He was not nervous, he was really choked, and then started to talk.

"Here's the thing.

As the appearance recovered, I came up with some new ideas. Previously, we thought that the deceased was a migrant worker at a construction site. After all, the nails were pitch black and there was black substance inside the finger joints. However, we did not get the test results to confirm it.

But I thought a lot last night. If you work on a construction site, your body will have old injuries, abrasions and cuts. But the deceased did not have them. His bones were healthier than those of ordinary old people.

Then I thought, who else would be so tanned and still be in such good health?

I think the investigation direction of the deceased can be focused on local retirees who like fishing, flying kites, and outdoor cycling. Yes, they also live alone. Otherwise, no one would know about the disappearance for many days, which is contrary to common sense."

Zhou Ning talked eloquently, and after speaking, the conference room immediately fell silent. He was a little embarrassed. Did he talk too much?

Or is this analysis out of tune?
Chapter completed!