Chapter 123 Gloves He found an alibi for himself. …
If only one person remembers the time, then it can be said that it is a coincidence that the other person just happened to check the time at that time;
If there were two people, the word "coincidence" could be explained.
But if there are three or four people...
Everyone remembers that time clearly, so it can't be described as a coincidence.
Something must have happened at that time that made them remember that time so vividly.
The old man in front of him gave Shen Qingye the answer.
"Yes, that kid saw us fishing when he passed by the pond yesterday, and asked if there was a fee for fishing. I said no, it was just for fun. He said he would come over tomorrow after the kids went to sleep."
"I went there early today, arriving around 2 o'clock. I remember waiting there for quite a while, and the kid who greeted me yesterday came over and casually said that the child was making a fuss and didn't want to go to bed. It's almost 3:30 now, and I guess he won't be able to play here for long."
"There were some other fishing friends around me who I met in the past two days. They should have heard it too."
Shen Qingye asked: "Did he take the initiative to tell you the time?"
The old man nodded: "Yes."
Shen Qingye asked again: "Did you see it yourself?"
"Not really." The old man paused, then said, "But I guess it's about that time. After all, I've been there for more than an hour."
In other words, this time is not bad.
Shen Qingye fell into deep thought for a moment.
She suddenly realized something.
All the time, is what Qu Peiyun said.
It was only after Song's mother heard what Qu Peiyun said that she looked at the clock to find out what time Jingjing fell asleep; the old men who were fishing also found out what time it was after listening to him.
Emphasizing time again and again...is like deliberately telling them that at that moment in time, I am by your side.
——He found an alibi for himself.
Time...time.
What Shen Qingye was confused about before was also time.
The child fell asleep a little after three o'clock, and Qu Peiyun arrived at the pond at around three twenty.
It is impossible to complete the task of climbing up the mountain and coming down in such a short time.
But what if... it’s more than twenty minutes?
Shen Qingye raised his head suddenly: "That clock..."
Yue Lingchuan lowered his eyes and looked at her. The two of them looked at each other, and it was obvious that they were thinking the same thing.
Shen Qingye took a deep breath and analyzed calmly: "Since Qu Peiyun was able to get the key to Jingjing's room and took her away quietly, it shouldn't be difficult for him to set the clock in the room faster when no one is around, right?"
If it was not actually three o'clock when Jingjing fell asleep, it would have been just after two o'clock. So the one hour from a little after two o'clock to three twenty was more than enough time for him to commit the crime!
A criminal police officer beside Lu Yingzhuo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he clapped his hands heavily and said, "Yes, if that's the case, then he has a motive and time to commit the crime!"
The group looked at each other, and without any further delay, they hurried towards the house rented by the Song family.
As they walked, Shen Qingye said, "Song Runing left at around one o'clock, and the call records on her phone can prove this. If Qu Peiyun had adjusted the clock before then, Song Runing would have easily noticed something was wrong with the one-hour difference."
Yue Lingchuan also said: "That is to say, before Song Runing leaves, there will be no problem with time."
Shen Qingye: "The clock was tampered with after Song Runing left."
Yue Lingchuan: "That is to say, during this period of time, there is a high possibility that something unexpected happened, which attracted the attention of the grandfather and grandson, giving Qu Peiyun time to move the clock."
Hearing this, Lu Yingzhuo suddenly turned around to look at the criminal police officer who was following him: "Xiao Yan, go ask Song Runing's mother if there was any accident after Song Runing left that caused them to temporarily leave the room."
Xiao Yan's expression became serious, and he quickly replied "yes", then turned around and left quickly.
After a while, Shen Qingye and others arrived outside the courtyard where the Song family lived.
After the case happened, the police from the police station took all the members of the Song family into custody. The house they lived in was also guarded and no one else was allowed to enter at will.
After greeting the police officer on guard, Lu Yingzhuo strode into the room, looked around the room, and finally looked intently at the round clock hanging on the wall above the sofa.
The round clock showed eight thirty-two. Shen Qingye looked down at his cell phone and found the time was correct.
But this doesn't mean anything. Qu Peiyun must have adjusted the clock afterwards, otherwise the one-hour time difference would be too obvious to be seen as soon as he looked up.
Shen Qingye pursed her lips and watched as the criminal policeman Xiao Cui next to her took out a pair of gloves from his bag. Lu Yingzhuo put them on carefully, stepped onto the sofa with one foot, held the wall with one hand, and grabbed the edge of the clock with the other hand, and took it down steadily.
After standing firm, Shen Qingye and Yue Lingchuan also quickly came over. Several people looked down, their eyes all fixed.
"There's dust!" another criminal policeman, Xiao Cui, said in surprise.
Things like clocks have always been a blind spot for hygiene. Not to mention some careless people, even some people who are usually more careful will occasionally ignore this place.
This is a hotel, so the cleaning staff naturally cannot be too careful. It is enough to ensure the hygiene of places that can be seen by the naked eye. As for things like clocks, people usually just look at them. Unless the battery is dead, no one usually takes them down.
Especially since this is a relatively natural ecological environment, mud roads are not uncommon and there is a lot of dust in the air. Over time, thick dust will naturally accumulate on the top of the clock.
If there is dust, it will leave traces.
The group perked up, turned the clock over and over and looked at it carefully, and finally found a place on the side of the clock with less dust, which looked like it had been pressed and rubbed by someone.
Lu Yingzhuo turned the clock towards the light, squinted his eyes and looked at it from different angles several times, muttering: "... It's about 2.5 centimeters long, running across the entire side of the clock; it's less than 2 centimeters wide... and the edges are fuzzy, not very clear."
Xiao Cui looked down at his fingers and murmured, "Two centimeters... Compared to my fingers, they seem a bit wide."
He had noticed Qu Peiyun's fingers, which were thin and long, and looked to be no more than 1.5 centimeters long.
Shen Qingye looked down and said, "If I wear gloves, will this width be about the same?"
Xiao Cui's eyes lit up: "Yes!"
Judging from what happened today, if the murderer is really Qu Peiyun, then he is obviously extremely cautious. How could such a person touch the clock with his bare hands and leave himself with such an obvious handle?
Wearing gloves is in line with his style.
Just words like this -
"The gloves—?!"
Xiao Cui spoke in surprise and looked at everyone. Lu Yingzhuo's face darkened and he quickly ordered: "Xiao Cui, go ask the person in charge of the scenic area when the garbage in the scenic area is usually dealt with and whether it has been transported out!"
If it was really Qu Peiyun who did it, then he naturally would not keep the things. Gloves would not leave fingerprints, so throwing them away would be the best option.
——Of course, it is not ruled out that Qu Peiyun has enough confidence to hide the things in his own room.
Therefore, while Xiao Cui went to find the person in charge of the scenic spot, they also went to the next room and searched Qu Peiyun's luggage and every corner of the room.
Not surprisingly, no gloves were found.
Before everyone was disappointed, Xiao Cui called:
"Captain, good news. The garbage in the scenic area is usually disposed of after 10 pm! In other words, the garbage now is the same as the one in the daytime and has not been moved!"
Everyone was delighted and quickly left the room. Before leaving, Lu Yingzhuo did not forget to call the police officer nearby to come over and help.
Because they were not sure whether Qu Peiyun adjusted the clock when he took Jingjing away or turned it back to its original position after committing the crime, the group was divided into two teams. One team is responsible for going to the trash can on the road behind the mountain, and the other team is responsible for going to the trash can on the road near the pond.
Shen Qingye secretly asked Butterfly when there were few people around. But the other person was always above Jingjing's head, and his vision was limited after she fell asleep, so he did not see Qu Peiyun turning the clock with his own eyes. After thinking about it carefully, it said that Qu Peiyun came over shortly after he opened the door and took Jingjing away directly. It did not hear any unusual noise during the process.
In other words, it is highly likely that he adjusted the clock after returning from the crime.
Shen Qingye had an idea in mind, so he quickened his pace and, wearing the gloves given to him by Lu Yingzhuo, he flipped over one trash can after another.
It is summer now, and although the temperature here is not high, it is not the time to wear gloves to keep warm. If Qu Peiyun really threw it into the trash can, it should be easy to find.
But from the residential area to the pond, they searched through two-thirds of the trash cans but still did not find any trace of the gloves.
Shen Qingye stood up from a trash can again, his lips pursed into a straight line, almost wondering if they had made a wrong judgment.
Yue Lingchuan, who was standing by, wanted to pat her on the shoulder, but seeing his dirty hands, he couldn't move. He just consoled her, "It's easy to make mistakes when you're impatient. Take your time."
Shen Qingye curled the corners of her lips. She didn't want to be anxious, but she knew who the murderer was, but she couldn't arrest him. Instead, she could only watch him pretending to be innocent, which made her angry.
Taking a deep breath, Shen Qingye calmed himself down.
Captain Yue was right. It was easy to make mistakes when you were impatient. If she accidentally missed something, then she would be really angry.
She turned to the man and smiled, "I'm fine. Let's continue searching."
Yue Lingchuan was relieved when he saw that she had regained her usual composure.
The last section of the journey still required us to rummage through garbage, but fortunately the further we went the more remote the place seemed, with not many tourists coming and going, and not much garbage in the trash cans, so after pouring it out, everything was clearly visible.
Shen Qingye took a branch and skillfully rummaged through the garbage pile. When he found that there was nothing he wanted in it, he stood up and continued walking towards the next trash can.
This trash can is behind several trees and looks quite hidden. From a distance, you may not even be able to notice that there is a trash can here.
Shen Qingye paused slightly, his eyes slowly narrowed, and he felt something in his heart.
I walked closer and shone the flashlight inside. Sure enough, the garbage inside was the least of all the trash cans along the way, barely covering the bottom.
That is why the two black objects stand out among the white paper towels and brightly colored food packaging bags.
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