Chapter 34 Investigation 4

Huang Jinghe said: "I have no intersection with them. If I insist on saying that I have any intersection, it should be when I was collecting supplies yesterday morning. This woman lined up in front of me and Sister Lan. Sister Lan is the sister on the 32nd floor. She lined up in front of us. While queuing, she kept asking if there was any food at our homes and what we were eating during this period.

Sister Lan was very cautious at the time and said we had no food at home. Later, when we went upstairs, Sister Lan was worried and told me not to open the door if someone knocked on the door to borrow food. She said that now was a special situation and if I had food, I should keep it for myself, so as not to feed others and starve to death. I thought Sister Lan was joking, but who knew that this woman and this man would find my house that afternoon.

The police officer asked, "How did you know it was these two people when you didn't open the door?"

Huang Jinghe pointed at the peephole on the door and said, "I saw it through the peephole. We live in the same building and often run into each other in the elevator. Although I don't know who he is, I know his face, so I recognized him immediately. The mole on his face is very distinctive."

The police officer continued to ask, "Then you listened to Sister Lan on the 32nd floor and didn't open the door. After that, they left like this?"

"After that, they cursed at my door for a long time and said they would come next time. Then they left. But after they left, they went downstairs and Sister Lan opened the door." Huang Jinghe explained.

At this point, they asked in confusion, "Sister Lan warned you not to open the door, so why did you open it yourself?"

Huang Jinghe opened the chat history on his phone and said, "I asked yesterday. Sister Lan said that the two people knocking on the door were very polite. Besides, it wouldn't be nice if I didn't open the door for her. But I heard the noise. Lan Jin said no and then slammed the door shut."

Huang Jinghe handed them the chat history between the two of them. He read through all the chats from yesterday to today, so naturally they also read all the messages that Lan Jin asked him to tell the truth. Huang Jinghe also remembered that he had said some not-so-nice words, so when the police looked at him, he smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.

Although Huang Jinghe felt a little embarrassed, he finally gave them some clues and information.

"When did you and Sister Lan meet? You two don't even live on the same floor, but you seem to have a pretty good relationship."

Huang Jinghe smiled sheepishly and said, "Sister Lan and I haven't known each other for long. We met at the emergency exit when the community asked us to seal the windows. We sealed the windows together, but when we were leaving, I was worried that Sister Lan wouldn't have food at home, so I kindly asked for it. Sister Lan didn't want any. I asked my mom, and she said it was out of kindness. Sister Lan saw that I was young, so she gave me a heads up. That's what my mom said."

"Do you have any other information to provide us?"

Huang Jinghe shook his head, "No more."

After taking the statement, the group left.

…

3202, Lan Jin’s home.

It was the same routine. The community first knocked on the door, and after checking the ID, Lan Jin welcomed the person in.

But when strangers entered the house, Nana, as a guard dog, was very alert. From the moment she entered the door, she stared at the strangers with bared teeth, and her barking seemed ready to go. As long as the people on the opposite side dared to make any move, she would bark desperately to scare away the strangers in front of her.

Lan Jin found it funny and reminded her, "Nana, these are not bad people, don't be so nervous."

When Nana heard Lan Jin's words, she looked in her direction. After getting Lan Jin's confirmation again, Nana relaxed her guard a lot. She stepped aside and stood at Ren Siqiao's feet to guard Ren Siqiao. Even though it was only three months old, she couldn't help but sigh that guard dogs are really good dogs.

The group of people looked at the puppy in front of them and saw how alert it was. They really liked it and asked, "Your dog is not that big, but you are so alert."

"Yes, Nana is only three months old, but Rottweilers are guard dogs. It seems they have been so vigilant since they were young."

I really don’t know about that, but they didn’t come here to talk about dogs.

After Lan Jin asked them to sit on the sofa, he took the initiative to ask, "What's the matter with you guys coming here?"

"You've read the message in the group, right? We're here for this matter. You know these two people, right?"

After the police officer finished speaking, he placed the photos of the man and woman in front of Lan Jin and asked her to identify them. The two people in front of her had been "soaked" in the poisonous fog for a night, so their skin was red, swollen, and ulcerated, which really didn't look good, but people could still recognize them.

Lan Jin nodded and said, "I know them. These two came to borrow food from me yesterday. It's ridiculous. I just distributed food in the morning, and they started borrowing it in the afternoon."

The police asked a few more questions, and Lan Jin told them everything without hiding anything. As for the fact that he had done it himself, of course he would not talk about it.

However, while questioning them, they also looked around the house for a long time. Now they asked with some confusion: "You have children at home, why don't you have surveillance cameras installed? Oh, we went to several houses with children and all of them had surveillance cameras installed. It's strange, so I just asked."

"I originally planned to install it, but because my family just moved here after the Chinese New Year, we have only lived here for two months. I have been locked up at home for nearly half a month. It was also the Chinese New Year before that, so many stores were closed. As a result of this delay, I still haven't installed it yet."

"Why are you living here alone with your child? Where is your lover?"

"My ex-husband and I divorced in January because he had a mistress, who was also my colleague. I used to live in the community across the street, but he and his mistress rented a suite across the street. I was fed up with it so I moved out.

This house was renovated a while ago and has been vacant for a year. Although the two communities are close, this house has formaldehyde emissions, so the children feel more at ease living here, so we moved here.

Everyone understood Lan Jin's meaning as soon as they heard it, but since it had nothing to do with the case, they didn't delve into it, so they continued to ask, "One thing we're curious about is why you reminded Huang Jinghe upstairs not to open the door."

Lan Jin smiled and said, "This child wanted to send me food twice. Although I didn't accept it, the child is kind after all. What if such a kind-hearted child is deceived? Moreover, the child is young and his parents are not around. I didn't do anything, just a few words of warning.

It would be better if nothing happened, but if something did happen, it could be prevented. We're all locked up in a building with limited food. I'm not saying everyone is a bad person, but there are always one or two bad guys. They even picked my lock last night."

(End of this chapter)