Chapter 2424 Scalpel
Tu Lanxun deliberately parked his car outside the Shangjing Fucheng residential complex and walked back to Building 9 wearing a mask. Fortunately, it was broad daylight on a weekday and there was no one around.
Probably because there were middle-aged or elderly residents, the unit door was blocked by a brick. Tu Lanxun went upstairs unhindered, followed by the silent N.
She didn't remember which floor Tang Weining lived on, but fortunately he had only been away from home for a few hours. Following the corpse scent, she finally stopped in front of the door on the right hand side of the 13th floor.
"You can pick a lock, right?" Tu Lanxun whispered. "Is anyone home?"
N looked at her with a sneer, shook his head, raised his chin, and the door quietly opened a crack.
He said he was going to break into the house, but when he was about to enter, Tu Lanxun was still scared. He took out gloves and plastic bags from his bag, wrapped his hair, hands and feet, and tiptoed in.
Tang Weining should have two residences. This was the conclusion she came to after entering the house, because the decoration of this high-rise elevator apartment near the university was very ordinary, giving a feel of move-in ready, and there was also a plastic film on the security door.
"He's only lived here about a year ago," Tu Lanxun said as she walked into the living room. "The room where he was sitting and crying isn't here anymore. It might be in another property he owns."
So Tang Weining usually lives here to make it convenient for her to go to work at the university, and only goes to the luxurious house for leisure time. She couldn't help but feel that she had made a subconscious misjudgment and came to the wrong place.
But since he was already there, Tu Lanxun still walked around the house and looked around. Tang Weining's bedroom was empty, but there were two pillows on the double bed, the same style but different colors, one blue and one white. Maybe that "Xiaobao" would sometimes meet him here in private?
This is too arrogant. Bai Chao is still "missing", but he openly brings his girlfriend home to live together. Not to mention what his brother's family thinks of him, even the aunties and uncles living nearby will talk about him behind his back.
Tu Lanxun looked through the bedside table and found no sets of clothes inside. However, there was a women's nightgown hanging in the closet. It was silk champagne color and exuded a faint rose scent. The whole thing was hidden inside a men's nightgown, wrapped up and hung on the same hanger. If you didn't look through it deliberately, you wouldn't be able to see it.
She sighed. This Tang Weining is amazing.
N was standing in front of the window. Tu Lanxun walked around him and suddenly kicked a hard object in the corner under the bed. It was a box.
The box was dragged out and opened, revealing the white teddy bear. It was fluffy and silky, with two black bean-like eyes and a smiling face. It reminded Tu Lanxun of Bai Xiaoju's smile. Tsk.
There was something else found under the teddy bear, which was a rolled-up leather package, usually used as a pen holder. Tu Lanxun felt something was wrong, so he opened it and gasped.
Inside his wallet was a row of scalpels of all sizes, reflecting a cold, sharp light. Tu Lanxun suddenly remembered Tang Weining stalking his nephew, Tang Guangming. He was clearly up to something bad.
"His brother is a doctor. Could this knife be from Tang Pengan? Did he use Tang Pengan's knife to premeditatedly kill Tang Pengan's son? This..."
Tu Lanxun felt it necessary to warn Tang Pengan before helping Bai Chao write the anonymous report. What kind of people are in this family?
N was intrigued by the scalpel. He walked over and took a quick look. A little disappointed, he said, "This isn't a hospital-grade scalpel. It must have been bought online. It's one of those less sophisticated commercial medical devices."
But no matter what, the purpose of hiding the weapon must be to kill people. Since Tang Weining bought the knife, he naturally had a place to use it.
N squatted beside Tu Lanxun, opened the top of his wallet with his fingers, and said, "The knife he bought wasn't professional enough, so he had it sharpened a second time."
Sure enough, there were tiny chips and scratches on the edge of the blade, and it was so sharp that it could cut a hair. At this point, Tu Lanxun didn't believe that he had no intention of killing, but just hadn't found the right time to do it.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Just then, someone knocked on Tang Weining's door twice. Tu Lanxun thought it was the property management, but he didn't expect that after two knocks, he heard the sound of a key opening the door.
Tu Lanxun's hair was about to explode. She quickly put the box back under the bed. Being accused of burglary was the least of her worries. What if Tang Weining found out that she knew his secret...
N disappeared from the spot and reappeared in the doorway in an instant, a finger touching the door panel. The key seemed to turn twice in the lock, but the door didn't budge. A muffled child's voice echoed from outside: "Hey, why can't I open it?"
Tu Lanxun lay on the cat's eye and looked out. There was no one up there, and a little lower, a bunch of keys jingled in Tang Guangming's little hand.
Tang Pengan's voice came from the elevator. He seemed to have missed his son's pace and stopped him, saying, "Xiaoguang, don't touch your uncle's door. He's gone to work and will play with you in the evening."
After saying that, Tang Pengan yawned sleepily, as if he had just returned home from a night shift. He turned around, opened the door next door, and took Tang Guangming away with him.
Tang Guangming kept muttering, "It could be opened before. Did my uncle change the lock on his door? How strange!"
Tu Lanxun breathed a sigh of relief, her legs weakening slightly. She used her phone to take a picture of the box and scalpel under Tang Weining's bed, but she couldn't just knock on Tang Pengan's door and tell him, "Your brother wants to kill your son and even has a knife ready."
Even if she showed him the photo of Tang Weining holding a knife that she had taken that night, most people would not believe it. Instead, they would grab her and take her to the police station to report her for burglary.
After quietly closing the security door, Tu Lanxun didn't dare take the elevator and went straight down the stairs. When she was leaving, N paused. She was alert and asked with her mouth, "What's wrong?"
N's voice was a little deep, but he wasn't afraid anyway. He raised a sinister smile and said, "There was someone looking out through the peephole behind Tang Pengan's door. They were still watching until we entered the stairwell."
Tu Lanxun felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly pulled off his gloves and the plastic bag covering his shoes, and quickly went downstairs, not daring to look back. "Did you see us?"
"I don't know." N said casually, "But the surveillance camera didn't leave any trace."
He had naturally used a trick, so theoretically it was invisible, but the man's eyes were always cold and radiating, and even seemed to be following the movements of the two men, so it was hard to say exactly.
Tu Lanxun swallowed his saliva and felt relieved. They were catching thieves and seizing stolen goods. Since they had no evidence, they couldn't do anything to them.
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Back in the car, Tu Lanxun remembered that she could contact Bai Xiaoju. She didn't know whose phone the kid was using to access the internet in the cemetery, but maybe she could ask him.
Opening the online store's message interface, the message with Bai Xiaoju was still in the list. Tu Lanxun typed: "Is Xiaojuhao there? I have something to ask you."
There was no reply for a while. Just when Tu Lanxun was about to give up and take a detour to buy some lunch, the chat box suddenly changed to "the other party is typing".
User 20205asd: Sister, is that you? What do you want to ask?
Broccoli Store: Can you tell me about your family? Like your mom, dad, uncle, aunt, and cousin?
Bai Xiaoju was silent for a while, but she was not wary of Tu Lanxun who had given her candy, so she spoke anyway. The two chatted for a few back and forth, and Tu Lanxun learned about Bai Chao's family from his childish words.
In the words of Xiao Juduo, Bai Chao and Tang Weining have a very good relationship, but Tang Pengan and Liang Wei are a little lukewarm. When the two families are having dinner together, even the children can see that Bai and Tang are sweeter, while Tang and Liang are a bit fake.
But Xiao Juhao also said that her cousin Tang Guangming has been a timid kid since he was young. He is very quiet and doesn't like to talk. He is often bullied by other children and has to rely on her to get back on his feet.
Even so, Tang Pengan doted on his son Tang Guangming very much, holding him in his hands for fear of dropping him. This made Bai Xiaoju, who was often managed by his biological mother Bai Chao with an iron fist and followed by his biological father Tang Weining, quite envious.
Tu Lanxun listened to a few paragraphs of family conversation and could feel from the words Bai Xiaoju's nostalgia for her family - she had lived in the cemetery for almost five years and still had vivid memories of her mom, dad, uncle and aunt.
"Really? Even when I slept all night and didn't get up, I was still afraid of being caught doing something bad before going to bed. Xiaoguang never had this worry." Bai Xiaoju said unsatisfiedly.
Tu Lanxun is keen: What bad thing?
Bai Xiaoju blurted out, "I ate my dad's gummy candies. I ate half a whole can. They were delicious. They had labels in both Chinese and English. They were called something like Blackberry Extract..."
Tu Lanxun became alert: Are you talking about melatonin?
Bai Xiaoju was happy: Yes, I slept very soundly that day, but unfortunately I never woke up again, and when I woke up, I was in the cemetery.
Tu Lanxun's phone screen was tapping: Was that candy your father gave you?
Bai Xiaoju: No, my dad doesn’t allow me to eat it, I ate it secretly.
Tu Lanxun couldn't help but think of Bai Xiaoju's cause of death. She died in a fire. Her body was covered in soot, but there were no obvious burns. She probably died of choking from thick smoke and respiratory poisoning while she was sleeping.
Melatonin helps with sleep. Bai Xiaoju took half a can, but even with that, he couldn't wake up even if the house was on fire. Isn't that too much of an exaggeration? But children tend to sleep deeper than adults...
Was Bai Xiaoju's death truly an accident? Did Tang Weining go insane and kill his wife after his daughter's death, and then target his nephew?
Tu Lanxun didn't reply for a long time, but Bai Xiaoju spoke one sentence after another: I actually didn't fall asleep at first. I had so much fun playing with Xiaoguang that day. I was so excited. But when I was drowsy, I felt my father came in and hugged me, and then I fell asleep completely.
After hugging him for a while, he fell asleep completely?
It sounded like a father coaxing his little daughter to sleep, but Tu Lanxun found it a bit strange.
She typed: Where were you living at the time? Do you remember the address?
Bai Xiaoju typed out a series of addresses, and Tu Lanxun took a look. It was Building A, Group 2 of Shanshui Villa, a very good villa area in the outer ring of Lucheng, but it was a bit far from Lunong and the Second Hospital.
That should be the place where Tang Weining filmed the video and cried.
If there had to be a scene for Bai Chao's death and dismemberment, Shanshui Villa would be the most likely location.
Maybe even her soul is there.
Tu Lanxun put down his phone, turned the car around and drove towards Shanshui Villa. The sun was shining brightly along the way, and the hillside of the cemetery must be warm as well. Would Bai Xiaoju be sitting under the big tree at this moment, thinking about her mom and dad?
The car drove into the vicinity of Shanshui Villa. Tu Lanxun rented a temporary parking space and went to the supermarket nearby to buy a bag of things, including food, drinks and sanitary napkins. The outlines of the things were visible in the bag. She carried it like a homeowner who was going home after shopping, and she did not attract attention even when wearing a mask.
After all, no suspicious person would walk around the community carrying a bag of sanitary napkins.
Before they even got close to Building 2, Group A, N frowned and said, "There's a faint smell of a corpse. That must be the scene of the dismemberment."
Tu Lanxun looked over and saw that Building 2 in Group A was a small villa surrounded by a lawn. There seemed to be a shadow swaying on the second floor. The only person who could be there at this time could be Tang Weining.
Didn’t Tang Pengan say he was going to work?
A hand swept across the second-floor window and pulled the curtains shut with a "swish" at an extremely fast speed.
Tu Lanxun's pupils trembled slightly. The curtain was white, and the place where it had just been touched was stained with red plum blossoms.
——Very fresh bloody handprint.
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