Behind the Murder Volume I

Chapter 20: Wedding Rings

After the two people got out of the elevator, they began to look for Dai Mei. Since she chose to take the elevator to the first floor, it meant that there was a place she needed to stay on this floor. Otherwise, she could just skip the first floor and go to other floors. In this way, with the distance between them, as long as they didn't delay too much, it would not be difficult to find Dai Mei.

Although Gu Xiaofan does not think that he is an excellent criminal policeman, he does not lack much common sense. When it comes to stalking, the control of distance is very subtle. If you are too close, you will be noticed, and if you are too far, you will easily lose the target. The best choice is neither too far nor too close. Of course, it is easy to say in theory, but in practice there are not so many perfect distance standards. You need to be able to adapt to circumstances, so most of the time, it is better to be a little farther away and try hard not to lose the target, but also not to expose your whereabouts and purpose too early by being too obvious.

The first floor of the mall sells cosmetics, jewelry and watches. As soon as you step out of the elevator, you are hit by a rich fragrance. The smells of cosmetics and perfumes from different brands are mixed together. It is hard to tell what the smell is, but it is not unpleasant.

This shopping mall is also well-known in City A. As a newcomer, Zhong Han may not know this, but Gu Xiaofan knows very well that the things in this mall are all so-called high-end international brands costing thousands or tens of thousands of dollars. So, not to mention the gold jewelry and watches on the first floor are all very expensive, even the dazzling array of cosmetics counters are of great reputation. That's why the fragrance is different from the pungent ones in affordable shopping malls. It is strong but not overpowering, and makes people feel quite comfortable.

Gu Xiaofan is a thorough working class person. As a young grassroots police officer in her twenties, her salary is enough to make her starve, but it is not enough to make ends meet either. So she passes by this shopping mall many times on weekdays, but only comes in a few times. She remembers that the last time she came here was probably a year ago. Gu Xiaofan was quite impressed by the cold and arrogant attitude of the store clerks who felt that their wealth had doubled because of the expensive goods they sold.

However, the situation today seemed different. Not long after they got out of the elevator, they saw Dai Mei casually picking something out in front of a French cosmetics counter. So Zhong Han also took Gu Xiaofan to "wander" casually nearby. In the past, the salespersons who would ignore Gu Xiaofan who was dressed casually and had no brand-name clothes on her body, suddenly became enthusiastic towards her today. When they stopped in front of another counter not far from the counter where Dai Mei was staying and pretended to browse the goods, the salesperson suddenly came up to them enthusiastically, picked up a bottle of perfume, sprayed it on Gu Xiaofan twice, and introduced that this was the new perfume of the season in this counter. If she liked it, she could get a trial package.

Gu Xiaofan was a little uncomfortable with this, and thanked the other party as if she was flattered. Of course, she did not ask for the trial package. She did not have the habit of spraying herself with perfume to make herself smell good. Not to mention that a bottle of perfume would cost her one-third of her salary, which was too expensive for her. There was no way she could bear to buy it, so she decided not to waste the other party's feelings and trial package resources.

Dai Mei was strolling around as if nothing had happened, so Gu Xiaofan and Zhong Han had to accompany her. However, after visiting several counters, Gu Xiaofan finally figured out one thing: the salespersons here were particularly nice to him today, not because the mall had made improvements to its service attitude, but because of the male companion who came here with him today - Zhong Han.