Chapter 707 This mall is really small, you can bump into things everywhere you go...

After paying the bill, Pang Le kept tapping on his phone all the way out of the restaurant.

Guan Xia also raised her hand to look at the screen from time to time, but still did not reply.

For the first time, Guan Xia began to reflect on whether he was too much of a homebody. Apart from Pang Le, he really didn't have many friends, so he wanted to get to know other policemen through acquaintances, but he couldn't find one no matter how hard he tried.

Turning her head to look at Pang Le, Guan Xia could go through her, but at this delicate moment, Pang Le would definitely overthink it and dig deeper, so after careful consideration, she finally gave up.

After a while of wandering thoughts, Guan Xia noticed Pang Le had stopped, so she stopped too and turned around to ask her, "What's wrong?"

At this time, they just walked to the door of a gold shop. Pang Le was looking inside, obviously he had accidentally taken a fancy to some jewelry.

Guan Xia was used to it. She took two steps back and walked to Pang Le. "What do you like now? If you want to buy it, just buy it. You have money anyway."

Pang Le pointed to a corner with his slender finger. "That bracelet is quite cute. I remember your birthday is coming soon, in early May, which is only a few days away. The price of gold just happened to drop today, so I bought it for you as a birthday present."

Guan Xia glanced at the poster of today's gold price in the store and was speechless. The price was only two dollars different from yesterday. How could it be considered a price reduction?

Guan Xia wanted to say a few more words of advice, but Pang Le had already excitedly dragged her into the store.

Guan Xia knew she couldn't persuade him anymore, so after thinking for a moment, she said, "I remember our birthdays are only ten days apart, so why don't we just buy them together? You give me one and I'll give you another."

Pang Le was even happier, "Great, it just so happens that you wear a sister bracelet. You never wore anything I gave you before."

Guan Xia recalled the dreamy pink or purple necklaces and earrings she had received in the past two years, and her steps suddenly became faster than Pang Le's. "I want to choose the gift myself this time."

After half an hour of arguing, Guan Xia and Pang Le were both satisfied with their chosen gifts.

Guan Xia is a bracelet with a cute rabbit shape in pure gold strung on a black braided rope. Pang Le's original plan was also the zodiac, but he really didn't like the mouse shape, so he finally chose a dog shape and changed the braided rope to colorful ones.

After the clerk finished weaving it, Guan Xia put it on Pang Le herself. Seeing how happy she was, she couldn't help but complain, "This is the first time I've given someone a birthday present that has nothing to do with the Chinese zodiac. Aren't you afraid that Shi Lu will think you're lying about your age when you wear this?"

Dogs are two years older than rats. Pang Le is 28 this year, but if Shi Lu thought her zodiac sign was dog, she would be 30.

"Who cares what he thinks," Pang Le stroked the golden puppy on the bracelet and said nonchalantly, "I'm still beautiful even at 40. The most important thing is that dogs are cuter than mice. Anyway, it's my birthday present, so I can choose whatever I want."

Guan Xia couldn't do anything about her and could only nod helplessly, "Yes, yes, yes, the most important thing is that you like it."

Pang Le was satisfied. He pulled Guan Xia's arm and put it together with his own to take a photo, then let go and started tapping on the screen.

Guan Xia knew that she was posting on WeChat Moments, so she stood aside and waited patiently. When she looked around bored, her eyes accidentally swept towards the door, and then she saw a familiar huge figure, the panda doll man again.

But this time he didn't look at her. It was as if he just happened to walk by. He stood close to the glass wall and lowered his head to hand out balloons to the children around him.

"It's him again," Guan Xia was watching intently when Pang Le suddenly said, "This mall is really small, you can run into him everywhere you go."

Pang Le, who was originally smiling because of the gift he received, now had a blank expression on his face, and looked at the panda doll with a scrutinizing look.

As if noticing the gazes of the two people, the panda doll turned around, and this time Guan Xia did not sense any malice.

The panda doll only glanced at the two of them, as if looking at strangers on the street, and quickly turned his head back. After giving balloons to the children, he walked away along the corridor without looking back.

"Looks like he's just passing by," Guan Xia tugged at Pang Le, "Let's go back to the gym. That panda doll man won't be here tomorrow anyway, so don't worry about him."

Pang Le walked to the door and looked at the end of the corridor. After making sure that the panda doll had really left, he put on a smile again and happily took Guan Xia back.

…

It was already late at night, but the office of the Pingjiang District Third Criminal Police Squadron was still brightly lit.

There was someone sitting at each desk, and no one knew how long they had been sitting there. They were staring at the screen with lifeless eyes and haggard faces.

Time passed quietly, and I didn't know how long it had been. Suddenly, an excited voice came, "I found it."

As if the lockdown had suddenly been lifted, the detectives who had been sitting there in silence suddenly became active. The harsh sounds of chairs being pushed around rang out one after another, and they quickly gathered around the location where the sound came from.

The speaker was a young woman in her early twenties, with a round face and round eyes. After everyone gathered, she began typing on the keyboard, "Based on He Jiahui's movements in the week before her death, I found traces of the suspect in surveillance footage from a barber shop, a store, a Cainiao Express station, and a car wash. Most importantly, I found this."

The girl paused the surveillance footage and zoomed in. Several police officers easily recognized the two people hugging each other in the surveillance video. They were He Jiahui and her ex-husband Liang Da.

The little girl pointed with her fingertips and said, "Look here."

In the lower left corner of the surveillance video, there was a person standing three or four meters away from the two people hugging. Only the part above the shoulders was captured, and it was a side profile. But thanks to the store owner's high-definition camera and the sketch, everyone recognized him as the suspect.

"He's hiding really well," Qi Bai practically gritted his teeth. "He must have changed his face by now. If it weren't for the sketch provided by that woman from 501, it would have been really difficult for us to dig him out so quickly."

Xu Nianding looked at it for a few seconds and asked, "Which day is this surveillance video?"

The girl replied, "April 22nd, seven days before He Jiahui died."

A tall but somewhat chubby man behind Xu Nian looked at Xu Nian and asked, "Do you suspect the suspect saw this scene and chose her?"

Xu Nian didn't answer. He just looked at the girl and asked, "When was the first surveillance video of him found?"

The girl said, "I've only seen footage from April 19th. The earliest video captured him on the 19th, from a Cainiao Express station in Lijing Villa, two kilometers from He Jiahui's residential complex. The video shows He Jiahui walking by with shopping bags and the suspect riding a bicycle. The two didn't exchange any words, so they were probably just passing by."

"Investigate," Xu Nian said with a blazing gaze. "Based on the surveillance footage from April 19th, he hasn't chosen a target yet and clearly hasn't been trying to evade the cameras. It's very likely we can uncover his hiding place."

Everyone suddenly perked up, shared the video from the 19th, and rushed back to their desks.

Qi Bai scratched his head as he watched. After a few minutes, he couldn't help but whisper, "Captain Xu, what did Brother Jiang mean? What does it mean that he chose her because he saw that scene?"

Xu Nian was still completely absorbed in his thoughts, making no attempt to explain. Jiang Yingyao spoke from a distance, "Because Liang Da and He Jiahui intend to remarry, this way their broken marriage will be complete again."

Qi Bai figured it out and immediately cursed, staring at the computer with such anger that it seemed as if he wanted to stare a hole in it.

The office fell silent again until the sun rose again, and everyone who had stayed up all night was saved by a joyful voice.

"Found it," it was Jiang Yingyao who spoke this time, so excited that he even stood up. "I found the suspect's suspected residence, Xingfu Garden Community."

Everyone gathered around again, and Qi Bai couldn't wait to ask, "Can you confirm which building it is?"

Jiang Yingyao: "This community is a resettlement community, with no property management. The only cameras we have are the ones that were installed at the beginning. Most of them have broken down over the years, and the few that have worked haven't led to any trace of the suspect."

"I'll ask the community police." Qi Bai walked aside and started making a phone call.

Ten minutes later, Qi Bai came back and said, "I found it. It's Building 9, Unit 3, Room 601."

As everyone was checking their equipment, the girl called out that the search warrant had been applied for, then asked curiously, "Was it that smooth?"

Qi Bai curled his lips. "What do you mean by smooth? That community is in the suburbs, and there are many self-built houses around it. So many landlords who have low housing prices don't bother to sign rental contracts, let alone register with the community. This landlord is just like that. He's out of town and too lazy to come back. He transfers the rent via WeChat. If he hadn't remembered to take a copy of his ID card, I'm afraid it would have taken some time to find the address."

After hurriedly explaining a few words, Qi Bai put on the bulletproof vest that Jiang Yingyao threw to him and ran down with the crowd.

There were twelve people in three cars. The driver drove very fast. Although he thought the suspect had already escaped, he still had hope.

It was not yet the morning rush hour, and it only took about twenty minutes to reach the destination. The police from the local police station had already called the person who kept the key, a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties. Seeing so many police officers, she felt nervous and couldn't help but look around curiously.

Everyone got out of the car, and a middle-aged policeman came up to them. "Captain Xu, I've already taken people to guard all the entrances and exits of the community since I received the information, but no one is seen."

Xu Nian said, "Sorry to trouble Chief Zheng," and then winked at Qi Bai.

While the two were communicating, Qi Bai took the initiative to go up to the middle-aged woman to ask for the key. After Xu Nian distributed it, he rushed upstairs first.

As it turned out, the criminal police's prediction was very accurate. When Xu Nian and a few others carefully and quickly entered the house, it was empty.

"The bedroom is empty."

"Not in the kitchen."

“No balcony either.”

“There’s no one in the bathroom either.”

Although they were mentally prepared, everyone was still a little disappointed.

Qi Bai put away his gun and couldn't help but curse, "This grandson, he runs so fast."

"Captain Xu, come and take a look." The person in charge of searching the bedroom suddenly shouted.

Several people standing in the living room rushed in immediately and saw that the man had opened the wardrobe and was looking inside intently.

A few people also squeezed over to take a look, and unexpectedly but as expected, they saw photos covering the back of the wardrobe.

Some are solo photos, some are couple photos, and there are also a few photos of three people, but they are all taken from candid angles, and it is clearly He Jiahui's mother and son, as well as He Jiahui's ex-husband Liang Da.

Qi Bai glanced at it for a few seconds, then remembered something. He took out his phone and clicked on a photo sent by the community police officer to show Xu Nian, "Captain Xu, this is the copy of the ID card that the landlord received."

Xu Nian took the phone. The photo on the ID card was familiar, the same face in the sketch. The name column had two words: "He Wei."