Wu Dinghuai and Qian Weidong thoroughly searched Liu Han's residence again, even moving the wardrobe, bed, and old cabinets aside to prevent Liu Han from leaving any hidden compartments or mechanisms.
However, Liu Han's residence was just two ordinary houses, which couldn't hide anything at all. After searching for a long time, they still couldn't find anything.
After the search was completed, Qian Weidong shook his head at Wu Dinghuai.
"Captain Wu, it seems that we haven't found anything of value in Liu Han's house yet."
Qian Weidong called Wu Dinghuai "Captain Wu" because Wu Dinghuai was about to be promoted to deputy captain of the criminal investigation team in the municipal bureau. Of course, this was just hearsay and there was no further news yet.
Wu Dinghuai didn't mind and smiled in response:
"Forget it, we searched this place last time, so it's probably not worth anything."
As they spoke, the two men came out of the house, preparing to lock the door and reseal it.
The house must be sealed off until Liu Han's case is solved, so that clues can be searched again later.
At this moment, many adults and children were standing far away in front of the house. Some children were curious and interested in the jeep, touching the wheels. One boy even kicked the tire with his foot, making a dull sound.
When the adults and children on the street saw the police jeep arrive at the barber's house again, they all gathered around to watch the spectacle. They only knew that the barber was dead, but they didn't know that he had been murdered, let alone that the barber was an enemy agent.
Wu Dinghuai glanced into the crowd, recalling Shao Jian's words about relying on the people, and then walked up to the crowd and addressed the onlookers:
"Dear fellow villagers, we are from the Public Security Bureau and are investigating the death of the barber. If anyone can provide any useful clues about the barber, we will give you a reward based on the information provided."
At the mention of a reward, the crowd immediately began to chatter. Among them, a seven or eight-year-old child looked at Wu Dinghuai and asked:
"Officer, what do you mean by 'clue'?"
Wu Dinghuai knew that the word "clue" was not understood by the child or even some ordinary people, so he walked up to the child and gently stroked the boy's head.
"Little friend, the clue is---useful information."
The boy didn't understand the word "information" either, and blinked as he asked:
"Officer, what is information?"
Wu Dinghuai naturally knew that clues or information referred to the beginning or development of a matter, but he felt that if he explained it verbatim, the boy and the surrounding people would still not understand.
So he asked the boy:
"Little friend, do you know the barber who lives here?"
The boy shyly agreed:
"Officer, of course I know him! Old Liu the barber. Everyone on this street knows him. Does knowing him mean I'll give him money?"
Upon hearing this, the people around burst into laughter.
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