Chapter 147 Chen Qi Vanishes into Thin Air
Before the police arrived, they had naturally checked the community's surveillance footage, but there were suspicious points in the footage.
“We checked the surveillance footage, and we did see Chen Qi enter the residential area shortly after, and then leave. But you said you and he had a falling out, so why were you leaving with him when he did?”
Shi Yanni frowned and said, "He keeps bothering me. I'm afraid that even after he leaves, he'll still be loitering outside and disrupting my life."
"Then why is he bothering you?"
"Because he doesn't want to break up."
Shi Yanni's face showed a hint of impatience, and she made up an excuse.
"Then explain what happened again?" The lead police officer took out his phone, which contained copied surveillance footage.
The surveillance video shows the scene at the entrance of the residential compound. It not only captured Shi Yanni and Chen Qi leaving the compound together, but also captured Shi Yanni returning.
When Shi Yanni went out, she left empty-handed, but when she came back, she had a large suitcase in her hand.
Seeing that she didn't speak, the police asked her again.
"When you left, you didn't have a suitcase. Why did you come back with such a big suitcase? It's big enough to fit an adult."
"My work clothes are inside."
Shi Yanni explained, "I went out with Chen Qi at the time. Besides making sure he left, someone also notified me to come out and get my clothes. These are clothes I need to use for shooting commercials and endorsements. I need to take them home to try them on first to see if they fit."
Who notified you?
"My agent."
“We still have reason to suspect that you kidnapped Chen Qi. We need to go in and check your suitcase and the clothes you mentioned.”
When Shi Yanni saw so many police officers blocking the way outside, her eyes darkened.
If we don't let these people in to investigate tonight, they definitely won't leave.
She thought for a moment, then stepped back and opened the door. "Then come in and take a look."
When the police came in, they sensed something was wrong.
It's already 1 a.m., and the windows of Shi Yanni's house are still wide open. The night wind is very cold and keeps blowing in through the windows.
Despite the strong wind, the police still detected a faint smell of blood in her home.
The police officers exchanged glances, their expressions grave.
Shi Yanni turned on the room light. Her home was a two-bedroom apartment. She lived in the master bedroom, and the door to the second bedroom was tightly locked.
The reason we knew it was locked was because a policeman took the opportunity to walk nearby and try to unlock the door.
"My suitcase is in my room. Do you want me to take it out and show it to you?"
Shi Yanni asked.
"No need, we'll go into your bedroom and take a look, and while we're at it, we'll also check out your clothes."
Hearing the police's words, Shi Yanni hesitated, "But there are my personal belongings in the bedroom, and it's not convenient for you grown men to see them."
The police officer stared at her expressionlessly.
Finally, Shi Yanni allowed the police to enter the bedroom to check, and the police even asked her to take out the clothes from the suitcase one by one.
Shi Yanni took out a bunch of clothes from the wardrobe, since she already had a lot of clothes anyway.
However, the police could still tell that most of the clothes she was carrying were everyday clothes, not clothes that would be needed for shooting an advertisement.
With a bang.
Just as Shi Yanni took out the clothes, she heard the sound of the door in the next bedroom being opened.
What are you doing!
She rushed out immediately.
She saw that the police outside had already opened the door to the second bedroom and told her that they had opened it to check because they heard noises inside.
Before she could give her permission, the police turned on the lights and went into the second bedroom to investigate.
Shi Yanni stood at the door with a grim expression. "I didn't allow you to enter this room. You're trespassing and violating a citizen's privacy!"
Upon hearing this, Director Xue immediately retorted, "You've already committed a crime, who cares about your behavior anymore!"
Shi Yanni gave him a cold look, a hint of hatred flashing in her eyes. "I already said that Chen Qi's disappearance has nothing to do with me. You're framing me, aren't you?!"
Her gaze towards the director grew increasingly sinister, and she added, "You just wait!"
The director quickly hid behind the police officer, saying, "Officers, look at her! She's clearly done something wrong, and now she's threatening me!"
The police officer gave the director a reassuring look, "Don't worry, once we find the evidence, we'll take her back to detention."
Shi Yanni turned her gaze away and looked into the second bedroom, where the others had turned it upside down.
"It seems like we haven't gained anything."
Shi Yanni's tense expression suddenly relaxed a lot, and when she looked at the police, there was a hint of mockery in her eyes.
The police searched every possible place in the second bedroom, but still found nothing. Not only did they fail to find Chen Qi, a living person, but they also couldn't find anything related to him.
But the police officers felt something was off.
Once inside the second bedroom, the smell of blood was noticeably stronger than in the living room. However, to the naked eye, there was no blood in the second bedroom.
Fortunately, the police brought some special chemical reagents, so even if the blood was cleaned up, it could still be detected wherever blood had been present.
The police then tentatively asked Shi Yanni, "There's a bloody smell here. Did you kill someone and then move the body?"
"What bloody smell? I can't smell it." Shi Yanni pretended to be stupid. "As for killing people, you overestimate me. I don't have that ability."
However, the final test results showed that there were traces of blood near Shi Yanni's wardrobe, and the blood was dripping on the wardrobe and the floor near it.
The wardrobe was empty to begin with, so the police moved it aside to see if it was obstructing any areas.
But they still found nothing.
"Explain why blood was dripping in these places?"
The police questioned Yanni.
"I was peeling an apple here before, and I accidentally cut my hand. The blood just dripped here."
"Let me see your wound."
Shi Yanni pulled up her sleeve, and there really was a wound on it. However, it wasn't on her hand, but on her wrist.
The police officer pressed further, "Why was it on your wrist, and not on your fingers?"
"I was peeling an apple and suddenly I wanted to cut myself. Because I have a lot of work pressure and often feel depressed, I thought about self-harm. Is that wrong?"
"..."
There were too many loopholes in Shi Yanni's words, so of course the police didn't believe her.
However, she couldn't find Chen Qi anywhere in her house, nor could she find any clues about Chen Qi's disappearance.
Logically, she should have brought Chen Qi back in a suitcase and kept him hidden at home, because the surveillance footage did not capture Yan Ni pulling the suitcase and leaving the community, nor did it capture anyone resembling Chen Qi leaving the community on their own.
If Chen Qi had already been killed by her, his body should still be in Shi Yanni's house, so why can't it be found?
Did Chen Qi just vanish into thin air?
At this time.
Suddenly a policeman ran over from the living room and said, "Captain, we found a small bottle of blood in the refrigerator!"
The criminal investigation captain rushed over to check and, sure enough, found a bottle of fresh blood in the refrigerator, placed in a small, sealed glass bottle.
Moreover, judging from the condition of the blood, oxidation was not obvious, indicating that it had just flowed out of the body not long ago.
"Take Shi Yanni away. Also, send this bottle of blood for testing!"
Shi Yanni was handcuffed by the police.
However, when she was taken away, Director Xue noticed that she was not nervous at all and was very calm, which made the director feel strange.
I always felt that things weren't that simple.
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