In the living room.
Hu Mingfa explained, "The person who reported the case was still relatively sober at the time. We asked her about this, and she said that it was a spare key that Wang Juan had given her. Sometimes Chen Qing would come to stay on weekends, and she would use the key to open the door."
Guan Feng nodded and asked, "Do the others still have keys?"
Hu Mingfa shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. You'll have to ask Chen Qing herself."
Guan Feng sighed inwardly.
Chen Qing is clearly not in a state to be questioned.
He thought for a moment and instructed, "Lily, could you contact the forensic doctor Chen at the bureau and see if he can arrange for professional psychological counseling? If the bureau's technical capabilities are insufficient, apply to the municipal bureau to restore Chen Qing's condition as soon as possible. This case is quite complicated, and we need to consult her, the party involved, on many issues."
Huang Lili said, "Okay, I'll contact them right away."
At this moment.
A heated argument could be heard downstairs.
This was accompanied by a woman's loud cursing.
Guan Feng asked, "What happened?"
Li Xiangdong hurriedly contacted the police officers on duty below via walkie-talkie, and after a moment said: "The landlord has arrived. He heard that someone died in the room and wants to come and check. Our officers have already explained, but the other party is still insistent and tries to force their way in, and even scratched our officers. Captain, what do you think?"
Guan Feng said coldly, "Go down and take a look."
The group went downstairs.
A middle-aged woman pointed at several police officers with a somewhat shrewish tone and said, "This is my home, why can't I go up there? Even if you're police officers, you can't act like this!"
The officer on duty explained, "A serious criminal case is currently underway. Your entry would disrupt the crime scene. Please cooperate with our work."
The woman retorted angrily, "Cooperate with your work? Then who will compensate me for my losses? This is my home! How can anyone live here after someone dies? How can I rent it out? Have you considered my situation? No way! I have to go in, and I demand compensation from the victim. Get out of my way right now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
The officer on duty patiently explained, "I understand how you feel, but you really can't go in. After we finish our investigation, we will return the house to you immediately, and you can then apply for relevant compensation."
"By then? By then it'll be too late! Get out of my way!"
The woman persisted and even began shoving the officer on duty.
Seeing this, Guan Feng stepped forward, frowned, and said, "Please watch your actions. If you continue to act so unreasonably, we have the right to arrest you for assaulting a police officer!"
The woman caught sight of Guan Feng, paused for a moment, then threw a tantrum, saying, "Arrest? Is this how you do things? Everyone, come and see! What kind of mess is this? I just want to go home, and these police officers won't let me in, and they even threatened me? Is this the kind of police that protects us?"
There were already quite a few people gathered around.
Hearing the woman's words, everyone crowded around, pointing and whispering.
Seeing this, Guan Feng reminded him, "First, we're not preventing you from entering the house, but there's a serious criminal case under investigation. If you enter rashly, it will disrupt the investigation and affect the case's progress."
The other people in the crowd seemed to realize what was happening.
"I see. Then I can't blame them for being so cautious."
"Yeah, I heard there are footprints everywhere. What if you step on them?"
"Sister Chunhua, I think you should wait until they finish their case before you talk about it."
The woman, seeing this, angrily said, "That's my house! Why can't I go in? Now that someone has died, who knows what my house looks like? I'm sure I won't be able to sell it in the future. I have to go in and make the victim's family pay compensation!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Feng continued, "Speaking of which, we were just about to ask you: Did you register the rental of your house? Did you pay the relevant taxes? Please provide the relevant proof. Otherwise, it's considered private rental and there's a suspicion of tax evasion. We will investigate and handle this together with what just happened!"
The woman was immediately stunned.
She said angrily, "What tax evasion? What are you talking about?"
Guan Feng reminded him: "According to relevant tax regulations, personal income tax on income from renting out housing is temporarily levied at a reduced rate of 10%. We have seen your rental contract, which is handwritten and the monthly rent is 900 yuan. According to relevant regulations, after deducting the tax reduction, you still need to pay the corresponding taxes. Please provide relevant proof!"
The woman's expression immediately changed.
She shook her head and said, "I...I don't know anything about what you're saying."
Guan Feng said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know, please come with us!"
He then looked at Li Xiangdong and said, "Xiangdong, contact the Economic Investigation Department and ask them to help verify that this lady may be suspected of tax evasion when renting out her house."
Li Xiangdong said, "Okay, I'll call Captain Li right away."
The woman panicked completely.
She shook her head and said, "Don't grab me, I... I won't go up there, okay?"
Guan Feng shook his head and said, "This isn't about whether you go up or not; it's an obligation we have to fulfill! Do you think we're playing house with you? Now that a major criminal case has occurred, you, as the homeowner, also bear responsibility. We won't be so bored as to abuse our power for personal gain, much less target an ordinary person. Please understand and cooperate."
The woman's face fell completely.
And at this time.
Chen Xuewen has also arrived at the scene.
Guan Feng, too lazy to deal with the landlord anymore, handed the matter over to Li Xiangdong and followed Chen Xuewen into the scene.
After a careful inspection, Chen Xuewen reached the same conclusion as Guan Feng. He pushed up his glasses and said, "This kind of lock cannot be opened by ordinary people. At the same time, there are no signs of damage to the lock cylinder. It should be opened with a key or by other means. I suggest you investigate in this direction."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Hu Mingfa looking at him with some surprise.
Chen Xuewen stroked his chin and asked, "Director Hu, why are you looking at me like that?"
Hu Mingfa laughed and said, "Your conclusion is exactly the same as Captain Guan's just now. I didn't expect Captain Guan to be an expert in locks as well."
Chen Xuewen had frequent contact with Guan Feng, and had even witnessed Guan Feng's lock-picking skills during the previous corpse theft case. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Captain Guan is indeed an expert, and his lock-picking skills are second to none in Hongcheng. Even ordinary habitual criminals can't match his speed. Captain Guan, don't you think so?"
Hu Mingfa gave a thumbs up and exclaimed in surprise, "You have that skill? Captain Guan is amazing!"
Guan Feng waved his hand and said, "Don't listen to Captain Chen's nonsense. Let's go in and investigate the case first."
Chen Xuewen pushed up his glasses and went into the room.
He called over his assistant and began to inspect the bathroom piece by piece.
A moment later.
Fingerprints and footprints were successfully extracted from the showerhead and sink.
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