Chapter 20 Scene Reconstruction

The school bell rang.

The students gradually returned to the classroom.

Yu Qing returned to his seat. He hadn't managed to extract much useful information from Yuan Xiu, but it wasn't a complete loss. At least he had figured out the exact location of the murder.

Jinxiu Mansion is not far from Yu Qing's home, just across the street. However, in order to avoid causing greater chaos, the police have temporarily blocked the news and have not made it public.

To understand Lu Chi's methods of murder, one must personally observe the scene; otherwise, mere speculation is insufficient as a basis.

Yu Qing decided to go to the crime scene after evening self-study.

Yu Qing didn't say a word to Lu Chi all afternoon.

The bell rang to signal the end of evening self-study.

Yu Qing haphazardly stuffed his books into his schoolbag. He was usually unhurried, but today, for the first time ever, he was the first to leave the classroom.

As soon as he reached the school gate, he saw a black sedan parked on the side of the road. He immediately recognized it as Lin Yueyue's family car.

Yu Qing glanced at it, then went to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and went directly to the Jinxiu Haoting residential complex.

As one of the top-tier high-end residential communities in Jiangcheng City, Jinxiu Haoting has excellent security measures. Unless accompanied by an acquaintance, it is very difficult for ordinary strangers to enter.

Yu Qing was no exception.

I was stopped by the security guard as soon as I reached the entrance of the residential area.

The security guard looked Yu Qing up and down and asked politely, "Student, you can't come in without an access card."

"I'm here to visit a friend," Yu Qing casually offered.

"You can call your friend to come down and pick you up. It's a rule in the community, and I hope you can understand."

"All right!"

Yu Qing had no choice but to give up.

These upscale residential communities are already strictly managed, and with the recent murder case, access to and from the community has become even more restricted.

He just couldn't understand one thing: how did Lu Chi manage to sneak into such a heavily guarded neighborhood to commit the crime?

Could it be that... the Splendid Mansion wasn't the primary crime scene?

But if Jinxiu Mansion wasn't the primary crime scene, how did Lu Chi manage to bring the body back from outside?

Just as Yu Qing was about to leave empty-handed, a familiar voice suddenly rang out behind him.

"Uncle Wang, he's my classmate, please let him in!"

Upon hearing this sound, Yu Qing turned around and looked behind him.

Suddenly, Lin Yueyue appeared behind her.

"Oh, so you're Miss Lin's classmate! Please come in!" The security guard clearly recognized Lin Yueyue, and his attitude immediately became warm and respectful.

Yu Qing was somewhat surprised.

He never expected to meet Lin Yueyue here.

"What are you standing there for? Come in!" Lin Yueyue urged.

Yu Qing immediately realized what was happening and quickly followed Lin Yueyue into the residential area.

Lin Yueyue walked in front, and Yu Qing followed behind.

At this moment, Lin Yueyue suddenly turned her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Weren't you looking for a friend? Why are you following me?"

Yu Qing chuckled awkwardly, "My friend lives in Building 3."

"Is your friend also in Building 3?" Lin Yueyue looked at him suspiciously.

“Uh…” Yu Qing could only nod and pretend to be calm, acknowledging the friend who had made up the story. However, judging from the other person’s words, it seemed that the other person also lived in Building 3.

"Then come with me! I'll take you there."

Although Lin Yueyue looked somewhat suspicious, she still led Yu Qing around the fountain pool at the entrance and along the cobblestone path next to the flower bed.

We walked a short distance and arrived at Building 3.

The two entered the elevator. Seeing that Yu Qing hadn't made a move, Lin Yueyue reminded him, "Aren't you going to press a floor button?"

"You press it first."

Yu Qing very gentlemanly gave way. Actually, he had been waiting for the other person to press the button first, because he was really afraid that he would press the same floor as the other person, which would be awkward.

Lin Yueyue became alert. Yu Qing's behavior and words today were unusual, and she couldn't help but suspect that he had ulterior motives.

Despite her suspicions, Lin Yueyue didn't voice them. She reached for the 8th floor, thought for a moment, and finally pressed the 15th floor.

Seeing that Lin Yueyue had pressed the button, Yu Qing, in order to avoid attracting attention, casually pressed the 9th floor and then stood in the corner without saying a word.

The elevator slowly ascended to the 9th floor.

"goodbye!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

After a brief farewell to Lin Yueyue, Yu Qing stepped out of the elevator first. Once the elevator doors closed, she stood there waiting for the elevator to come down.

But when the elevator doors opened again...

Yu Qing was dumbfounded.

Inside the elevator, Lin Yueyue stared at him in surprise.

Yu Qing's mind went blank for a moment.

What happened to seeing you tomorrow?

We said goodnight to each other, but then we met in the King of Glory arena?

The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.

The atmosphere was incredibly awkward!

Yu Qing braced herself and stepped into the elevator, asking directly, "Didn't you go home? Why are you back down?"

Lin Yueyue's cheeks flushed slightly, and she puffed out her chest, saying matter-of-factly, "Can't I go downstairs to pick up a package?"

Yu Qing glanced at the floor number she pressed and asked curiously, "The delivery service in your building is on the 8th floor?"

"Yeah, you have a problem with that?" Lin Yueyue glared at him and snorted, "But you're the suspicious one. Didn't you say you were going to see a friend? Where have you gone now?"

Yu Qing had already prepared her explanation and said seriously, "I just came to deliver something to him. Now that I've delivered it, of course I'm going back."

Lin Yueyue stared at Yu Qing with a skeptical look, and sneered, "You think I'd believe your nonsense!"

Yu Qing pretended not to hear.

Both were preoccupied with their own thoughts and remained silent.

The elevator stopped on the 8th floor, and Lin Yueyue stepped out.

Yu Qing spoke again.

"See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow, you idiot."

Before leaving, he glared fiercely at Yu Qing.

Yu Qing didn't pay any attention. After the elevator reached the first floor, she reached out and pressed the button for the 7th floor again.

Fortunately, I didn't run into Lin Yueyue when I came up from the first floor this time.

Following the information Yuanxiu gave him, Yu Qing arrived at the door of Unit 5 and observed it for a few minutes.

Just as he expected, there was a high-definition camera directly in front of the main entrance, making it impossible to bypass the camera and enter the victim's home through the front door.

In that case, the only way is to infiltrate from the outside.

With that in mind, Yu Qing stepped into the elevator without hesitation and went to the first floor to observe from the outside.

He discovered that the neighboring balcony was too far from the victim's balcony to jump, making it virtually impossible for a human to reach the victim's home from the neighboring balcony.

Yu Qing tried to find something like a drainpipe, but the entire community used concealed drainpipes that were embedded in the walls, so the idea of ​​climbing up to the seventh-floor balcony through the drainpipes was not feasible.

"So the murderer didn't enter through the balcony?"

Yu Qing pondered this for a moment, then stepped back a short distance and observed from the southeast of the house.

Here, he discovered something amiss.

This location happens to be the side window of the toilet, with the air conditioner unit of the master bedroom outside. In other words, jumping from the side window on the eighth floor onto the air conditioner unit could very well have allowed someone to enter the victim's bedroom.

However, this is only Yu Qing's conjecture.

To prove this hypothesis, it is necessary to find out who the residents of 8-5 are and whether Lu Chi went to her house on the day of the murder.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered that Lin Yueyue lived on the eighth floor.

Wow!

Could it be such a coincidence?

If the upstairs resident really is Lin Yueyue.

That does make sense.

Firstly, if Lu Chi wants to enter Jinxiu Haoting, he needs someone he knows to guide him. Since Lin Yueyue can bring herself in, she can definitely bring Lu Chi into the community as well.

Secondly, Lu Chi could easily find a reason to sneak into Lin Yueyue's house, giving him ample time to commit the crime.

Yu Qing's heart pounded wildly. The deeper he deduced, the closer he felt to the truth this series of coincidences was.