Chapter 9
Jiang Aichen was not very interested in her "intuition" and he unconsciously quickened his pace.
Lin Anyu quickly followed him and continued to ask, "Captain Jiang, you didn't hear anything wrong in her words, and you didn't hear her voice shaking, so what basis do you have to judge that Yu Anan and Xi Zixuan have an unusual relationship?"
"The brown bag on her desk may seem inconspicuous, but it's actually from a very famous foreign brand called Victoria. It was founded in Country F in 1930 and has a history of 200 years," Jiang Aichen explained. "That handbag looks like the main model from last year. It sells for 200,000 yuan abroad, and with taxes in China, it won't be lower."
"Moreover, from what I've observed, the backpack on the table is not a high-end imitation. Because there is a logo near each seam, which is the mark of Victoria's authentic products. With her monthly salary as a gym receptionist, she definitely can't afford such an expensive luxury backpack."
"So, I have two conclusions. One is that her family is not short of money and the backpack was given by her family, and the other is that it was given by someone else," Jiang Aichen analyzed. "First of all, if her family is well-off, why would she be willing to work as a receptionist in a gym for 2,000 yuan a month? Was it for someone, or did she break up with her family and run away from home?"
"The possibility that she ran away from home due to her well-off family is ruled out first. Because she has been working here for two years, if she really broke up with her family, her family would definitely not give her extra money to let her buy a foreign brand-name backpack."
"Then there is only one possibility, that is why she stayed here. From her words, we can know that she knows a lot of gossip about Xi Zixuan, and we can even say that she knows Xi Zixuan quite well. This means that she likes to gossip about her boss, or perhaps the boss himself told her these gossips."
"If she really likes gossiping about her boss, then why does everything in her confession match the testimonies of other witnesses, except for the time when Xi Zixuan and Tang Shuang broke up?"
When Jiang Aichen said this, Lin Anyu also understood: "Because these gossips were told to her by Xi Zixuan himself, the purpose was to cover up the fact that he was still dating Tang Shuang. As for why he covered it up, it was probably because Xi Zixuan liked Yu Anan and wanted to date her, but he didn't want to break up with Tang Shuang."
"Yes," Jiang Aichen nodded, "Finally, there is one last possibility left, that is, her family has no money, and the brand-name bag was given to her by someone else. As for who gave her the handbag, her words have already made it clear."
Lin Anyu: "Xi Zixuan?"
Jiang Aichen: "Well, no matter how I reason, the conclusion ultimately points to Xi Zixuan, so the relationship between Yu Anan and Xi Zixuan is very clear."
Lin Anyu suddenly realized: "So that's why you deliberately asked her if the treatment at the front desk was good, right?"
"Yes." Jiang Aichen replied.
"That's great." Lin Anyu gave a thumbs up.
Jiang Aichen was silent and sullen, and Lin Anyu couldn't guess his emotions for a moment.
"But why didn't you continue asking questions?" This was the first time Lin Anyu had dealt with a murder case after losing her memory. She asked, "If you had asked a few more questions, Yu Anan would have exposed herself."
"No need." Jiang Aichen replied quickly.
Lin Anyu: "Why is it not necessary?"
"Repeated questioning is to find out if the suspect is lying, or if there are any inconsistencies in the time or testimony given by the suspect," Jiang Aichen said without stopping. "Since we already know that Yu Anan's testimony was a lie from beginning to end, there is no need for us to waste time on her."
"Look at the surveillance. If the alibi is clear, continue investigating. If it's not clear, take him away directly."
"Oh, okay." Lin Anyu followed behind Jiang Aichen with shining eyes.
Cool!
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The monitoring room of the property on the first floor is not big. After Jiang Aichen showed his ID to the property security personnel, he followed a security guard into the monitoring room.
There were many display screens in the monitoring room. After the security guard turned on one for them, he planned to leave.
Jiang Aichen suddenly asked: "Who usually comes to the monitoring room?"
The security guard thought for a moment and replied, "Our mall has been quite safe recently. I really don't remember anyone coming in."
"Are you the only one in charge of the monitoring room here?" Jiang Aichen continued to ask.
"Not really. There's also Lao Liu. He recently sprained his waist and has been resting for several days." The security guard said, "This week, except when I'm at work, the monitoring room is locked."
"Is there a camera at the entrance of the monitoring room?"
"have."
"Please bring up all the surveillance videos from the 22nd to the present."
The security guard didn't ask any more questions: "Okay."
Jiang Aichen did not let the security guard leave until he had retrieved the surveillance footage.
"You check the surveillance at the door of the monitoring room, and I'll check the surveillance at the gym," Jiang Aichen ordered, "Hurry up."
"Okay." Lin Anyu, who didn't understand what was going on, quickly agreed.
Most of the video footage flashed past the eyes of Lin Anyu and Jiang Aichen. Every person on the screen seemed to be performing various actions at double speed.
In Lin Anyu's eyes, it was like a group of people fighting in front of her.
She yawned unconsciously.
"Captain Jiang, why are we watching the surveillance video in the monitoring room?" Lin Anyu asked listlessly.
"In case someone comes to the monitoring room to replace the fake surveillance." Jiang Aichen answered briefly.
"This mall has so many surveillance cameras. If we replace the video recordings around the gym, we can probably find clues from other surveillance videos."
Jiang Aichen explained: "I have observed this shopping mall. It seems that there are many cameras in this shopping mall, but in fact there are many blind spots."
"Oh," Lin Anyu asked weakly, "So you thought of checking the surveillance cameras in the monitoring room, a surveillance point that is easily overlooked?"
"Um."
"Then why don't you just watch the surveillance camera in Xi Zixuan's gym? Wouldn't it be more direct to watch that surveillance camera?"
"If Xi Zixuan is really the murderer, then there would be no evidence against him left anywhere he could control," Jiang Aichen said. "It's meaningless for us to go and see a carefully crafted fake evidence."
Lin Anyu felt sleepy again, and she felt that her brain was completely shut down. She replied, "Oh, that's right. If I were the murderer, I would have to create an alibi even if I didn't have one."
Lin Anyu suddenly thought of something: "Wait a minute, Captain Jiang, what if Xi Zixuan is not the murderer? Then we won't find anything if we investigate the surveillance video?"
"If nothing is found, it means the surveillance video is not fake, and the step we are taking now is to check his alibi to prove that he is not the murderer."
Lin Anyu suddenly realized: "That's right."
After Lin Anyu finished speaking, the entire monitoring room fell into a new round of silence.
It might be a problem with the equipment. The surveillance video of the entire shopping mall could only be opened at a maximum speed of 1.5 times, and the video recording was close to 48 hours, which made Lin Anyu dream about Zhou Gong.
She yawned repeatedly and complained, "If I really knew how to solve cases before I lost my memory, I would never use this method. It's too tiring."
Jiang Aichen did not answer her.
Lin Anyu continued, "Captain Jiang, based on the few clues you have, this is traditional criminal investigation."
Jiang Aichen seemed annoyed by her question: "Shut up."
Lin Anyu, who was feeling sleepy, gradually became bolder. She was not even afraid of Jiang Aichen. She said to herself, "As expected, traditional criminal investigation is not suitable for me. Ha——"
Lin Anyu was halfway through his breathing when a black figure suddenly appeared on the screen.
Lin Anyu's sleepiness disappeared instantly. She stopped the camera, squinted her eyes, and looked carefully at the mysterious man in black in the video.
He was wearing a black coat with the collar turned up high, covering his neck, and he had black glasses and a thick mask on his eyes and mouth.
From the camera's perspective, there is no key information that can be used to identify the person.
Lin Anyu looked at him quietly, and his aura unconsciously dropped.
No one knows what she is thinking, and no one knows what she wants to see through the layers of disguise on the screen.
After a while, she pressed the play button again and the surveillance video continued to play at double speed.
Finally, the broadcast reached 10 o'clock in the evening on May 23, and a sturdy man appeared in the camera. He stood at the door and knocked on the door of the monitoring room. Then the security guard on duty in the monitoring room walked out.
Judging from the way he walked, it was obvious that he was extremely dissatisfied with the man who suddenly called him out of the monitoring room.
After cursing for a few words, he put on his security uniform, took a flashlight and walked out, not forgetting to put his half-smoked cigarette into the ashtray on top of the trash can.
At this time, the man who called the security guard out yelled a few words in the direction the security guard left.
As if seeing him go far away, he quietly slipped into the security room alone.
Lin Anyu tilted his head and said in a cold voice: "What did you find over there?"
There was no address, and there was no emotion in the voice; it was as cold as a piece of ice.
Jiang Aichen, who was watching the video recording carefully, leaned back on the backrest. He pinched his nose and concluded: "It is basically certain that the camera was tampered with on the night of the 22nd."
Lin Anyu came to his senses and was shocked for a second: "How can you be sure?"
"I compared the light sources," Jiang Aichen said. "On the evening of the 22nd, there was a large children's interest class on the first floor. Their lights were very fancy and illuminated everything, including other stores."
"It's just that Xi Zixuan's gym doesn't have it. Is that why you're suspicious?"
"No, there is one in Xi Zixuan's gym, but the light in his room is shining in at the wrong angle," Jiang Aichen asked, "What did you find over there?"
Lin Anyu did not hide anything and told everything he saw: "Xi Zixuan was definitely here."
"Okay, take the video footage and Xi Zixuan back to the police station." Jiang Aichen said.
Seeing Jiang Aichen about to leave, Lin Anyu quickly called him, "Captain Jiang."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Aichen asked.
"When I was watching the surveillance, I found that there was another person who came here before Xi Zixuan," Lin Anyu said. "It was around 7pm on the 23rd, two hours earlier than Xi Zixuan. He was covered very tightly, so I couldn't see his face clearly, but he seemed to have the key to this place."
Jiang Aichen frowned and ordered: "Remember to bring that video back as well."
"Yes." Lin Anyu responded quickly.
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When the two walked back to the gym, there were two people standing at the door. One of them had a muscular build. His wheat-colored skin, which was exposed to the air through his short-sleeved shirt, and his face was dark, and under the light, it glowed with a bright white light.
During the morning meeting, Lin Anyu learned in advance the appearance and names of the people related to the Tang Shuang case.
So as soon as she saw the man, she recognized him immediately.
Just another one, Lin Anyu was sure, she had never seen him.
He is very tall, with an elegant look, fair skin, and a non-aggressive smile. The two dimples on his face make him particularly approachable.
The two seemed to know each other very well. They stood at the door and talked to each other. From time to time, when they got excited, the fair-skinned man would make a few jokes, which made Xi Zixuan feel annoyed and jump up and down.
Only after Jiang Aichen and Lin Anyu slowly approached did the two people who were talking notice them.
As if he had been waiting for a long time, the fair-skinned man turned around, stood quietly where he was, and smiled in the direction of Lin Anyu.
Only after the two of them stopped did he politely extend a hand and stop in front of Lin Anyu.
Lin Anyu lowered his head and stared at the hand in front of him in confusion.
Lin Anyu: Hmm?
Since when did we have to shake hands with the public before investigating a case?
Is this crowd so polite?
Should she hold it?
This is not taught in the books about professional ethics.
Lin Anyu looked at Jiang Aichen guiltily, and when she saw him nod silently and agree, she knew what she should do.
Although he was full of doubts, in order to show his friendly police image, Lin Anyu still kindly shook his hand and took the lead in greeting: "Hello."
The fair-skinned man lowered his head and stared at Lin Anyu without saying a word, but he held her hand unconsciously tighter.
As if he was worried about hurting her, he didn't use much strength, and Lin Anyu could only barely feel the force coming from all directions of his fingers.
Lin Anyu's gaze moved to his face.
When their eyes met, she clearly saw a quick flash of nostalgia and regret in the fair-skinned man's eyes.
It was like seeing a lover who had broken up. His fearful, awkward, yet excited look completely exposed his uneasy emotions and uncontrolled heart to Lin Anyu's eyes.
Did they know each other before?
Lin Anyu repeatedly looked at this handsome face that was slightly less handsome than Jiang Aichen's, and finally couldn't help asking: "Hello, have we known each other before?"
The fair-skinned man kept his gaze on Lin Anyu's face for a long time, and after a while he uttered a few words: "Long time no see."
Lin Anyu felt puzzled, but in order not to embarrass him, she tried to hide her embarrassment and replied stiffly word by word: "Hello...long time no see."
Seeing her stiff appearance, the fair-skinned man's nervous mood relaxed. He chuckled: "Captain Song, you haven't changed at all."
It really hasn't changed at all.
I don't remember anything, but it hasn't changed at all.
This person is not familiar with her at all, and he doesn't even know that she has lost her memory.
Long time no see.
Lin Anyu finished his ideological preparation and was about to explain why he hadn't changed at all, when suddenly, his brain seemed to come back to its senses.
What did he call her just now?
Team Song?
"ha?"
What Team Song?
When did she change her surname to Song?
Lin Anyu quickly pulled his hand back in disgust: "You got the wrong person, my last name is Lin."
After saying this, Lin Anyu didn't forget to look at him while feeling upset in his heart.
She thought that her friendly and amiable image as a police officer was so deeply rooted in people's hearts that people took the initiative to shake hands with her to show their goodwill.
As a result, who knows! He took the initiative to shake her hand, just because he recognized the wrong person!
What a shame! Great humiliation! Self-made! passionate!
How is she similar to the guy named Song? !
His last name is Song, his whole family has the last name Song!
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