Chapter 129 Two Murderers

Two days later.

Seven o'clock in the morning.

Holding a file, Xiao Wang hurriedly knocked on Yu Qing's door: "I found it, I found my ex-boyfriend's information."

With her hair all messy, Yu Qing opened the door, looked at Xiao Wang outside, and yawned: "Don't you let people sleep in this early in the morning?"

"Didn't you tell me to look into my ex-boyfriend?" Xiao Wang questioned loudly, the atmosphere tense.

Just then, an elderly man who was jogging in the morning came up from the bottom of the stairs. Hearing the conversation between the two, he looked at Yu Qing with a strange expression and shook his head helplessly.

Tsk, these young people nowadays!

Yu Qing quickly covered Xiao Wang's mouth and explained, "Grandpa, it's not what you think. I don't have an ex-boyfriend. Don't listen to his nonsense."

Just then, Lu Chi came out of the room in his pajamas and saw Xiao Wang and Yu Qing arguing at the door. He asked Yu Qing with a puzzled look, "Did you find out about your ex-boyfriend?"

The old man looked at Lu Chi with a strange expression, then at Yu Qing, sighed, shook his head, and went back to his room.

Yu Qing stood there frozen, completely petrified. He could already imagine that within a day, the rumors about him would spread throughout the entire neighborhood.

It's over, everything is over.

Xiao Wang pried Yu Qing's hands off, slapped the file in his hand onto Yu Qing, and glared at him angrily: "I've already found out the other party's information. I can't help you with what you're going to do next."

Yu Qing subconsciously caught the file, sighed, and slowly walked back to the room. Sitting on the sofa, Yu Qing unfolded the file. The man in the photo had a buzz cut and sharp features, and the "retired" stamp was on the service section.

Xiao Liang, 25 years old, belongs to the border defense special forces. He retired two years ago due to injury. His medical record notes that he suffered a penetrating injury to his right shoulder with partial nerve loss. He is left-handed.

After reading it, Yu Qing took out his phone and dialed the number on the document, but to his surprise, the phone was always switched off.

Yu Qing looked up abruptly and asked, "Can you find his detailed address?"

"Why are you looking into this?" Xiao Wang asked, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"You don't need to worry about it, just do it."

Xiao Wang was so angry that he gritted his teeth and reluctantly replied, "According to the rental registration report from the police station, he rented a house in Qiaonan Village three days ago, which is not far from here."

"Then let's go there now."

Xiao Wang frowned: "Does it have to be now? Maybe they've already gone to work."

Yu Qing had already slung his coat over his shoulder, his eyes narrowed: "I would rather he go to work, I'm just afraid he'll just sleep at home."

"You think everyone's like you, sleeping like a log? I knocked on the door for ten minutes. Can't you at least give me some response next time?" Xiao Wang looked at Yu Qing with disdain.

Yu Qing was too lazy to waste words with him: "Hurry up and pack your things and leave, stop dawdling."

Xiao Wang, very dissatisfied, took the files and the three of them rushed into the elevator.

Before the morning mist had dissipated, Yu Qing stood by the roadside and asked, "Where's your car?"

"I took a taxi here, where did I get a car?"

Yu Qing really didn't know what to say, so he took a car key out of his pocket and tossed it to Xiao Wang: "Take mine."

Looking at the car keys in his hand, Xiao Wang felt it was all too real and asked impatiently, "Wait, where did you, a college student, get a car? How do you have a car? How do you have a car?"

Yu Qing opened the car door and shoved Xiao Wang into the driver's seat: "It was bought with the demolition compensation, so stop talking nonsense."

Xiao Wang suddenly felt uncomfortable and kept muttering to himself, "I've been a criminal investigator for four years and I still ride an electric scooter, while you've just started college and you're already using a four-wheeler. Is there no justice in this world?"

Yu Qing ignored him, lowered the passenger seat back, closed her eyes and leaned against the window: "Step on it gently, be careful not to get too angry and hurt yourself."

Feeling his pride wounded, Xiao Wang slammed on the gas pedal, and the engine roared.

The car sped along, passing through the misty streets and alleys, and stopped in a residential area in Qiaonan Village twenty minutes later.

The three got out of the car and, following the information provided by the police station, found Xiao Liang's residence. They knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered. They took out their phones and dialed again, but the phone was still switched off.

Xiao Wang couldn't help but complain, "See, I told you so, they've already gone to work."

Lu Chi suddenly sniffed and said, "There's a bloody smell."

Yu Qing's heart skipped a beat.

They were still a step too late.

He winked at Xiao Wang: "Go get the keys from the landlord."

This time, Xiao Wang did not refute Yu Qing. He immediately went downstairs to find the rental agency. Xiao Wang showed his ID, and the agency did not dare to neglect him, handing over the spare key with trepidation.

As soon as the door opened, a strong smell of blood hit the door.

The room was dark, with the curtains drawn tightly, and the only sound in the darkness was the buzzing of flies.

Yu Qing touched the switch, and the light flashed twice before turning on.

A tall man, his limbs bound and covered in blood, was curled up by the window. The blood had congealed into a dark brown color, spreading along the cracks in the floor tiles in a distorted map. He had clearly been dead for some time.

"Don't disturb the scene. I'll notify the technical team and forensic experts immediately."

Xiao Wang quickly took out his phone and dialed a number.

Yu Qing's face turned pale; she clearly couldn't stand the smell and covered her nose before leaving.

Lu Chi appeared unusually calm. He squatted down to examine the edges of the bloodstains and found that the blood droplets were round with uniformly contracted edges and no splattering jagged edges. Although there was a large pool of blood on the ground, there were no misty fine spots, and there were no traces of spillage on the walls or furniture.

The deceased had bruises on his wrists where they were bound, abrasions on his fists, and bloodstains between his fingers, indicating that he had been in a struggle before his death.

Looking around, the tables and chairs were neatly arranged, the vases stood firmly, the carpet was wrinkle-free, and even the fragile glass cups were perfectly upside down.

The doors and windows inside the house were tightly closed, but there were no obvious signs of damage, and the door locks had not been pried open.

My phone and wallet were both there, so robbery is out of the question.

In conclusion, it is highly likely that Xiao Liang was moved here after falling into a coma or dying.

Lu Chi glanced at the scene briefly and had already formed a general judgment in his mind, but these clues were not enough to support his speculation. Driven by curiosity, he wanted to go forward and conduct an on-site autopsy.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Wang stopped him.

Lu Chi said expressionlessly, "He is already dead."

Xiao Wang scoffed, "Even if you're dead, we'll wait for the forensic doctor to come. This isn't your internship place. You should leave now."

Lu Chi could only nod and silently walk out.

Yu Qing stood on the balcony, breathing in the fresh air. Seeing Lu Chi come out of the room, she couldn't help but ask, "So, did you find anything?"

After Lu Chi recounted his findings to Yu Qing, Yu Qing stroked his chin and said, "In that case, this shouldn't be the primary crime scene."

“The murderer shouldn’t be Shen Ran,” Lu Chi said seriously.

"How so?" Yu Qing raised an eyebrow.

"The deceased showed signs of fighting before his death, which is unusual."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing fell into deep thought.

He understood what Lu Chi meant. If the murderer was Shen Ran, even if she was a woman and very skilled in fighting, could she possibly defeat a 1.9-meter-tall retired soldier? That was indeed illogical.

But then he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Do you remember when we were watching the surveillance footage that day? There was another accomplice in the car. If it was a group crime, then that explains it."

"Judging from the distribution of the wounds, it certainly doesn't seem to be the work of one person." Lu Chi nodded, agreeing with Yu Qing's deduction.

Yu Qing continued, "Moreover, this accomplice is very clever. He has never shown his face from beginning to end. I have a feeling that we must have met this person before."