Chapter 405 I’m here to see you, Teacher Xiao

Zhou Yi and Chen Yan asked for the specific location as they walked, and then looked forward in the direction pointed by passers-by.

When passing a crossroads, Chen Yan pointed to the left and said, "It should be this way."

"Okay." Zhou Yi responded.

Just as he was about to follow Chen Yan to the left, he instinctively looked around.

I just happened to see a figure disappear around the corner in the alley on the right.

Zhou Yi vaguely felt that the figure looked familiar. He was wearing long clothes, long pants, and a hat.

His body took action before his brain.

Chen Yan turned his head and was shocked to find that Zhou Yi was running in the opposite direction.

"Zhou Yi, this way..."

Chen Yan suddenly realized that Zhou Yi had discovered something, and immediately chased after him.

Zhou Yi rushed over, turned the corner, and saw the back of the man in front of him.

He grabbed the man's shoulders.

The man was startled and turned around and shouted, "What are you doing?"

Only then did Zhou Yi realize that the person he was holding was an old man in his sixties.

Although he wore a hat, he did not wear a mask or sunglasses.

The old man's face was full of anger. "What are you doing? Why are you pulling me?"

Zhou Yi realized that he had recognized the wrong person and quickly apologized.

The old man walked away cursing.

Chen Yan curiously asked Zhou Yi what was going on.

Zhou Yi told Chen Yan that he had been to this area on May 1st, and he also wanted to look for body parts and clues.

Then I found someone wearing long sleeves and long pants, a hat, a mask, and even sunglasses in broad daylight.

"The most important thing is that I only glanced at that person and he ran away."

Chen Yan was surprised and asked, "Is this person so alert?"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Yeah, how can it not be suspicious?"

"Didn't catch him?"

"Yeah, he ran away. This guy was obviously very familiar with the terrain around here, so I lost him. And guess who I met while chasing him?"

Chen Yan asked: "Xiao Bing?"

"That's right! It's Xiao Bing! Brother Yan, how can I not be suspicious of this person?"

Chen Yan frowned and said, "That's indeed true. It's too much of a coincidence."

"Brother Yan, let's do this for a while. After we enter Xiao Bing's house, I will be responsible for questioning him and distracting him. You can take this opportunity to look around, like using the restroom or something, to see if there's anything unusual."

It's just a suspicion right now, there's no evidence yet, so we can't take any forceful measures to avoid alerting the enemy.

Chen Yan nodded in agreement. Zhou Yi knew the other party, so the other party would naturally be on guard against him.

The two of them continued to search in the original direction. After repeated confirmation and asking passers-by, they confirmed that Xiao Bing's house was on the easternmost side of a row of old houses.

There are just two ordinary bungalows, one with a door and the other with a window. The curtains of the bedroom with the window are drawn, so you can't see what's inside.

The exterior walls of the bungalow are peeling and look very old, but the doors and windows don't look very old, so they must have been replaced before.

When Zhou Yi confirmed that the two bungalows were Xiao Bing's home, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Because this is not only an independent residence, but there is no house on the east side, and the house on the west side is empty and looks dilapidated.

This means that this is a place where corpses are dismembered and it is not easy for people to find any abnormalities.

The constant sounds of chopping with knives, chopping with axes and frying will arouse the suspicion of surrounding neighbors in most old houses with poor sound insulation.

But Xiao Bing's house is like an isolated island compared to the surrounding environment. At most, people will hear some noises when passing by, but it is unlikely that anyone will stay around his house for a long time given his location.

Zhou Yi and Chen Yan walked around the house three times. There was a half-built house at the back, but it looked dilapidated and abandoned.

Apart from this, Zhou Yi and Chen Yan did not find anything unusual.

As Zhou Yi and Chen Yan came out from behind the bungalow, they saw a man riding a bicycle coming from the alley.

Zhou Yi recognized him at a glance; it was Xiao Bing.

Xiao Bing, who was riding a bicycle, also saw Zhou Yi. His expression changed slightly, but immediately returned to normal.

However, due to the distance and the brightness of the surrounding light, Zhou Yi did not notice Xiao Bing's reaction.

"Officer Zhou, why are you here?" Xiao Bing turned over and got off the bicycle, shouting in surprise.

"I'm here to see you, Teacher Xiao." Zhou Yi said calmly.

Xiao Bing was slightly stunned, but then he nodded with an expression of enlightenment and said, "Oh, oh, I see."

He parked his bike against the wall, took out his keys and said with a smile, "Wait a moment, I'll open the door first, we can talk inside."

As he said that, he turned the door lock and pushed it open.

"Please come in, both of you." Xiao Bing said enthusiastically.

Zhou Yi and Chen Yan walked in.

The room was a little dim because, apart from the front door, there was only a window at the back for light.

However, Xiao Bing immediately turned on the light, and the room suddenly became bright.

The two were a little surprised because the house was not as old as they had imagined, and it was quite different from the outside.

This is an outhouse that serves as both a kitchen and a living room, and is about 20 square meters in size.

The floor is covered with gray tiles, the four walls are covered with off-white tiles, and there is a suspended ceiling above.

It’s not spotless, but it looks quite clean and tidy, especially when the fluorescent lights are turned on. The white tiles on all four sides immediately reflect the light, making the room look much brighter.

Xiao Bing's house faces south, and the outer room has a back window facing north. Perhaps for the sake of privacy, it uses patterned anti-peep glass.

There is a row of cabinets at the rear window, equipped with a stove, sink, and worktop.

It is also very clean and everything is where it should be.

It's a bit like a laboratory.

Zhou Yi was not sure whether the house was powered by gas or liquefied gas, but based on the environment of the surrounding old city, it was most likely powered by liquefied gas.

As you enter the door, on the right is a 1.2-meter dining table and two chairs.

On the left hand side is an incense table with three portraits, an incense burner, an electronic eternal lamp and other items on it.

These three portraits are naturally of Xiao Bing’s grandfather Xiao Fugui and his parents.

Among them, Xiao Youfu looks exactly like Xiao Bing, except for a pair of glasses.

Then there was nothing in the room, no sofa or TV, it looked a bit empty and monotonous.

There was a door on the east wall of the outer room, but it was closed.

Zhou Yi’s first impression of this place was that it was too clean and tidy.

In the two previous encounters, I didn't seem to have any mysophobia about Xiao Bing. Moreover, everything was arranged neatly, as if he had obsessive-compulsive disorder.

If he didn't have mysophobia, it was very likely that a murder and dismemberment had occurred here, and he had deliberately cleaned the scene.

It might be difficult to find clues just from the surface.

Xiao Bing closed the door, asked the two to sit down first, then opened the cupboard door, took out two glasses and poured water into them.

"Thank you, Teacher Xiao." Zhou Yi found that there were only two chairs in the room. After they sat down, Xiao Bing had to stand.

He gave Chen Yan a look, and Chen Yan immediately understood. He stood up and said, "Teacher Xiao, please come and sit down."

"No, no, I can just stand."

"Teacher Xiao, let's sit down and talk." Zhou Yi said, "I need to understand some things from you, which may take some time."

"This... it's so embarrassing for the officer to have to stand here. It's my fault. No one comes here usually, and I don't even have an extra stool at home."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "It's okay, I just want to stand for a while to stretch my muscles."

Zhou Yi raised his hand to look at his watch. It was getting late and he had to hurry.

"Teacher Xiao, how many times have we met?" Zhou Yi asked.

Xiao Bing immediately replied, "This is the fourth time, right?"

"Do you know why we came to you?"

Xiao Bing asked tentatively, "Is it because of the incident with the murdered girl?"

"Have you heard?"

"Hey, it's been all over the school these past few days. Everyone's talking about it. How could I not have heard about it?"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Okay, since you have heard about this matter, let's get straight to the point."

Zhou Yi took out his ID and said, "This is my ID. We need to show it to you according to regulations when we question you."

"OK."

"This is my colleague, Officer Chen."

Xiao Bing nodded and greeted Chen Yan.

"Teacher Xiao, we are here today because of this case. We want to know more about the situation from you. I hope you can answer my questions truthfully, okay?" Zhou Yi stared at Xiao Bing's eyes, trying to capture his every reaction.

Xiao Bing nodded repeatedly and said, "Rest assured, officers! Cooperating with the police investigation is the duty of every citizen."

"Teacher Xiao, let me ask you first, what have you heard about this case so far?"

This question is very important. What is spread outside must be very different from the actual case.

Zhou Yi asked Chen Yan about the specific circumstances of the case. It seems that only a few people on the hospital side, such as the principal, know the details, and they are all high-ranking school leaders.

These people will not gossip easily because their words and actions are closely related to their own future.

The rest of the people who will spread the information are probably mainly Xu Liu’s counselor and the roommates who participated in identifying the body.

Although the police have warned them to keep it strictly confidential, most people prefer to just say, "I'm only telling you this."

So Zhou Yi wanted to see how much Xiao Bing would say he knew.