Chapter 63 Uninvited
Zhou Yi said, "According to the security guard, Xu Jiaguang hasn't been to work since Zhang Hui disappeared. Besides picking up his daughter from school, he's been hanging around holding a missing person sign. People in the community are said to have become accustomed to it."
"Based on the past few days, he should have gone out by now, but after sending his daughter back today, he didn't go out again."
Qiao Jiali seemed to be lost in thought. "I stood you up yesterday, and today you're acting out of character again. Zhou Yi, your intuition is right. There's probably something fishy about this Xu Jiaguang."
Although this security guard is somewhat unreliable, this kind of thing is not difficult to verify, especially since Xu Jiaguang has been holding up a missing person notice sign recently, and the nearby residents must have a deep impression of him.
After all, joining in the fun is everyone's nature, and no one can stop it.
"So if he doesn't come to me, then I'll come to him uninvited."
Zhou Yi and Qiao Jiali entered the community. The security guard did not ask too many questions and greeted Zhou Yi warmly.
The two walked towards Xu Jiaguang's house. Along the way, there happened to be an area with activity equipment where several middle-aged women were basking in the sun boredly.
Qiao Jiali said wait a minute and walked towards the aunts. She didn't know what topic she found, but she started chatting and laughing with the aunts in just a few words.
After chatting for a while, when it was time to leave, the aunties were reluctant to let us go and kept saying, "Let's chat for a while longer, big sister."
Qiao Jiali returned to Zhou Yi and said, "I just wanted to get some information, but I didn't expect to find out something."
Zhou Yi immediately pricked up his ears and listened to her carefully.
"The house Xu Jiaguang and Zhang Hui live in now was previously occupied by Zhang Hui and her daughter from her previous marriage. After Zhang Hui divorced her ex-husband, he moved out with their daughter. Not long after, Xu Jiaguang moved in."
"Is this house Zhang Hui's?" Zhou Yi asked.
"I'm not sure about that."
Zhou Yi previously inferred that Zhang Hui and Xu Jiaguang divorced after having an affair, and this was also confirmed by Officer Miao. It was normal for the party at fault not to get custody of their daughter, but the only possibility of having an advantage in the division of property was premarital property.
"Another thing. The aunties said that Zhang Hui and her ex-husband's relationship wasn't going well."
"Do you quarrel often?"
Qiao Jiali blushed slightly and said, "Zhang Hui told others that her ex-husband was not good in bed and could not satisfy her."
"Uh..." Zhou Yi was suddenly speechless. Although food, sex and nature are part of human nature, it is somewhat inappropriate to disclose such private matters to others, especially for a man, as it is like killing someone.
"Well, the security guard said earlier that Zhang Hui and Xu Jiaguang have a very good relationship. Even at their old age, they still often kiss in front of outsiders."
Although the police have an objective and fair perspective when handling cases, it is still a bit embarrassing to discuss such issues with female comrades.
Qiao Jiali cleared her throat and nodded slightly embarrassedly.
"It is said that since marrying Xu Jiaguang, strange noises often come out of their house in the middle of the night."
"strange……"
"At first, the neighbors thought it was the screams of a domestic violence incident. They were afraid something might happen and even called the police. But when the police arrived and asked about it, they realized it was actually that kind of sound..."
Qiao Jiali didn't continue, but Zhou Yi already knew what she meant.
When he was a local police officer in his previous life, he encountered many such things. The children upstairs ran around and disturbed others, the neighbor's dog barked early in the morning, and a slutty woman howled in the middle of the night. There were many trivial things like this.
But this also creates a new problem. If the couple's married life is so harmonious, then Xu Jiaguang's motive for killing is reduced.
Is my intuition wrong?
"Sister Qiao is really amazing. Officer Miao and the others didn't find this information before."
Seeing that the topic had changed, Qiao Jiali's expression became much more natural.
"Hey, it's not their fault. The neighborhood aunties love nothing more than to chat and gossip. But if you ask them to provide clues when questioned by the police, they'll probably be reluctant to speak up. Most of the information is hearsay, and even a lot of it gets exaggerated along the way. Who wants to take responsibility for that?"
"However, often these hearsays may contain important clues to solving the case. In Captain Wu's words, when investigating a case, it is better to find the wrong clue than to miss it, because if you make a mistake, you can still turn around, but if you miss it, it will be gone."
Zhou Yi nodded, knowing that Qiao Jiali was intentionally teaching him. Although based on his experience in his previous life, he already had this way of thinking, he was still very grateful for Qiao Jiali's guidance.
In my previous life, I met the wrong person and was cheated.
I didn’t expect to meet so many like-minded comrades in this life. It’s really worth being happy.
"Oh yeah, one more thing."
"Two nights before Zhang Hui disappeared, someone saw Zhang Hui having a secret meeting with a man in the residential complex."
"Private meeting?"
Qiao Jiali smiled helplessly and said, "Yes, that's what the aunties said. It's said that they saw Zhang Hui giving the man some money."
"Are you sure the woman you saw wasn't Xu Jiaguang?"
"That should be confirmed. They said the man was short and thin, much shorter than Xu Jiaguang, so there's no way they could have mistaken him."
Qiao Jiali did not repeat the aunts' original words. The original words were: That night, Zhang Hui had a secret meeting with a short and thin wild man. She flirted with that wild man and even gave him money. I think she probably ran away with this man.
Zhou Yi couldn't help but frown. How come another wild man appeared?
The two quickly found the house number and knocked on the door.
A few seconds later, a man's voice came from inside the door: "Coming."
As soon as the door opened, Xu Jiaguang immediately recognized Zhou Yi. He was stunned and stammered, "Police... Police comrade, why are you here?"
Zhou Yi smiled calmly and said, "Xu Jiaguang, the case of your wife Zhang Hui's disappearance has been transferred from the Qishan Road Police Station to our Municipal Bureau Criminal Investigation Detachment."
When Xu Jiaguang heard this, he immediately asked nervously, "Did you find my wife?"
"Not yet, so I came to you to find out some information."
Zhou Yi looked at Xu Jiaguang and found it strange that he was wearing a raincoat and rain boots at home, and his hair was wet.
"Do you mind if we go in?" Zhou Yi asked.
"Please come in." Xu Jiaguang immediately let the two in. Before closing the door, he glanced at the corner of the corridor.
Zhou Yi and Qiao Jiali took a quick look around the house. It was a small two-bedroom, one-living room apartment with simple and old-fashioned decoration, probably from the 1980s. It was full of life and there was nothing special about it.
The kitchen door and the two room doors were open, and the situation inside could be seen at a glance. The small room had a decoration layout that was obviously in line with the little girl's preferences.
Only the toilet door was closed, and there was a faint foul smell coming from inside.
Zhou Yi became alert instantly, and when he looked at Xu Jiaguang's strange outfit, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
He rushed to the bathroom door and reached out to turn the doorknob.
Xu Jiaguang's face changed and he shouted, "Comrade police, don't..."
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