As the second-year junior high student who was the least vocal among the dogs, he was currently watching Xiao Fu grin.

A gentle breeze blew by, bringing a familiar scent that made Li Chu momentarily stunned.

However, he did not stop walking. As if nothing had happened, he tightened the chain in his hand and led the second-year student over.

He stopped when he reached the first alley, turned around and looked back, but the people were no longer visible.

But at this moment, his heart was far from as calm as it appeared.

Really? There can't really be such an inhuman person, can there?

However, the smell was all too familiar, and to be honest, it was much stronger than the smell of the first mute suspect he had met that day.

The mute man had at most a faint, almost imperceptible odor; he didn't see the second person.

However, judging from the two people he had met, the smell on the mute man was at most something he picked up from spending too much time with this Xiao Fu.

Thinking of this, Li Chu looked down at the dog beside his legs.

At this moment, the second-year junior high school student was squatting there, sticking out his tongue and looking up at him, waiting for his master's next instructions.

Luckily, I brought the second-year junior high students with me today. If it had been any of the other students, they might have barked by now, which could have alerted them.

After standing there for a while and saying hello to a few neighbors who were passing by, he decided to go back first and talk to his nephew in the evening to see how things went. Jia Dong would definitely have more clues.

When I got home, my little rascal was already fast asleep in my arms.

"You've turned back? Oh, the child is asleep."

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Li Qin came out of Li Qiaoyun's room and took the child from his arms.

"Sis, do you know Old Fu, the one who had the accident before?"

"Yes, we know each other. What's wrong?"

How many children does he have in his family?

"I remember there were two sons and one daughter."

"What do they all do?"

Li Qin glanced at her younger brother with some curiosity, then thought for a moment and said, "My eldest son works for a candy company, I forgot which factory my daughter works in, and my youngest son seems to work at a hospital, but I don't think he's a doctor, he's probably in administration."

No wonder, no wonder he smelled of disinfectant.

"What's wrong? Why are you asking this?" The two walked into the living room together. Li Qin put the child on the crib in the living room, covered him with a small blanket, and asked after straightening up.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just ran into the youngest son when I was walking around, and I was just curious to ask him."

Li Qin glanced at her younger brother suspiciously. Her intuition told her that this was definitely not a casual question, but she didn't ask any further. Instead, she said, "Is it okay for Qiaoyun to just lie in bed all day and not be able to do anything?"

“This is all she can do now,” Li Chu replied to her sister, pulling herself back to reality.

"Let's wait three months and see. Right now, she's at her most vulnerable. She might miscarry even if she just goes to the toilet. Given her current physical condition, if that happens, it will cause her the most harm."

"Sigh, I don't know what she was thinking, that she had to risk her life to have this child," Li Qin said, shaking her head.

"Everyone has their own choices, and given my position, I can't really offer much advice. All I can do is try my best to improve her health."

From a friend's perspective, Li Chu naturally wanted her to terminate the pregnancy. He had many ways to do it without harming her body.

But as his in-laws, he couldn't say those things.

The siblings sat in the living room chatting casually until it was almost time for Li Chu to get off work, at which point he drove to pick up Ding Qiunan.

After finishing dinner at home, just as he was about to go next door to find Wang Jiadong, Sun Jianjun came over.

"Why did you come here?"

"I'm a little unsure about that case. Since you're an eyewitness, I need to verify some things with you."

"Hey, Jianjun's here! Come on, have a seat. Why are you standing?" Ding Qiunan, who had just finished cleaning the kitchen, saw him as soon as she came out.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you again tonight."

"Don't mention it, Jianjun. Have you eaten? If not, I'll get you some food."

"Don't bother, sister-in-law. I ate at the stove before coming over. I need to talk to Brother Chu about something."

"Okay, you two chat, I'll turn on the yard lights for you."

"Sit down, Jianjun." Li Chu pointed to the stone bench, then picked up the thermos and poured a cup of water.

"I also have some doubts about that case, and I was just about to go and talk to Jia Dong about it."

"Oh? Brother Chu, you have doubts too?"

"Well, you tell me yours first, is there anything you're unsure about?"

Sun Jianjun sorted out his thoughts and then said, "My biggest question is how those two got into the Fu family's courtyard."

The confession stated that the mute man had known Lao Fu for many years and that Lao Fu had opened the door for him. However, according to our investigation, while they knew each other, their relationship was limited to acquaintance and they were far from being able to have each other's presence inside the house, let alone bring along a complete stranger.

Another point is that the statement said they climbed over the wall when they left after completing the case, but when we went to the scene, there were no other traces on the wall except for the marks left by the police officers who climbed over.

In other words, they actually came out through the main gate, which raises another question: how was the gate locked? The Fu family's gate can only be locked from the inside, either with a key from the outside.

"You mean they both have the key?"

"Yes, that's what I think."

“This is not right,” Li Chu shook his head.

"What's wrong with it?"

"If they used a key to open the door and went in, do you think the Fu family would have kept quiet after seeing them?"

"Oh, right, right, I forgot about that. At that time, almost everyone was still awake. Neither the family to the west nor the family to the north heard any noise." Sun Jianjun slapped his forehead in annoyance.

"I think there was a third person present that day, and that person was able to openly lead the two of them into the house."

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Why would you think that?

"This is the doubt I was just talking about. I was still doubtful, but after what you just said, I can basically make a conclusion."

"Brother Chu, tell me about it." Sun Jianjun perked up immediately and took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

Li Chu then recounted the scene of encountering Xiao Fu while he was wandering in the alley that afternoon.

"No way, Brother Chu."

These remarks startled Sun Jianjun, who didn't even notice the cigarette he was holding falling to the ground.