"You got the key to Han Mo's house yesterday?" Liang Zichen said this very clearly, almost word by word. "How exactly did you get the key?" Liang Zichen asked incredulously.
"I don't know." Unexpectedly, Xiao Lin said this casually.
After hearing Xiao Lin's words, Liang Zichen suddenly felt a surge of anger. He tried his best to control his emotions and said, "Dude, are you kidding us?"
“No.” Xiao Lin waved his hand. “I really don’t know where this key came from. I didn’t go to the studio until the afternoon yesterday. As soon as I opened the studio door, I found an envelope by the window. My studio is on the first floor, so I guess someone threw it in through the window.” Xiao Lin finally explained the source of the key.
"Is there only one key in the envelope?" Wang Shen stopped writing and looked at Xiao Lin with a serious expression.
After listening to Wang Shen's words, Xiao Lin shook his head. "It's not just about the key. If it were just the key, I wouldn't know whose door it's for."
Hearing Xiao Lin's answer, Wang Shen nodded, then showed even greater interest in what Xiao Lin was about to say. "What else is inside?" Wang Shen pressed on.
“There was also a note inside, with the words ‘red hard drive’ written on it. When I saw those words, I knew that the key belonged to Han Mo’s family. And I happened to be short of material, and so much time had passed since Han Mo’s incident, so I thought I might as well…” Xiao Lin’s words stopped abruptly here, and he lowered his head in silence again.
Wang Shen nodded after listening to Xiao Lin's words, and after a while, he suddenly closed his notebook. "Did you find that red hard drive?"
Upon hearing Wang Shen's question, Xiao Lin suddenly looked up at Wang Shen, shook his head vigorously, and replied, "No, no."
Wang Shen nodded again, pushed the notebook in front of him, handed him a pen, and said, "Write down your contact information, studio address, and home address on the paper, then you can leave."
Upon hearing Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen glanced at Wang Shen in surprise, but did not say anything more.
Xiao Lin tried to pick up the pen on the table, but failed. He looked at Wang Shen awkwardly and smiled, then glanced at the handcuffs on his wrists and said, "Since you've let me go, could you please unlock these things for me?"
Wang Shen glanced at the handcuffs in Xiao Lin's hands, nodded, took out a key from his pocket, and unlocked the handcuffs. Xiao Lin immediately picked up a pen from the table and wrote down his phone number, studio address, and home address in a notebook.
Wang Shen took the notebook back into his hand, glanced at it, and said, "That's enough, you can leave now."
Xiao Lin nodded, hurriedly opened the door, and was about to leave. At this moment, Liang Zichen suddenly ran in front of Xiao Lin, blocking his way. "Wait a minute," Liang Zichen said, extending an arm to stop him.
"What exactly do you mean by this?" Xiao Lin glanced at Liang Zichen, then at Wang Shen sitting on the sofa.
At this moment, Liang Zichen turned to Wang Shen and said, "Captain Wang, his alibi hasn't been verified yet. Why don't we verify it before letting him leave?"
After Liang Zichen's reminder, Wang Shen suddenly realized what had happened. Luckily, Xiao Lin hadn't left the house yet, otherwise Wang Shen would have made a basic mistake. Xiao Lin had just provided an alibi, and his wife was the witness. To prevent collusion after Xiao Lin left, it was necessary to call his wife before he left to confirm his whereabouts last night.
"Yes, please tell us your wife's phone number." Wang Shen nodded at Liang Zichen, then turned his gaze to Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin sighed and gave Liang Zichen his wife's phone number. Wang Shen wrote the number down in his notebook, then stood up from the sofa and handed the paper to Liang Zichen.
"In order to clear your name, we hope you will remain silent when we make the call later. I believe you understand what I mean," Wang Shen reminded him before making the call.
Xiao Lin nodded helplessly.
Wang Shen glanced at Liang Zichen, gesturing for him to dial the number. Liang Zichen nodded, took his phone out of his pocket, and dialed. The call was answered shortly after.
Hello? Who is this?
"Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Xiao Lin's friend." Liang Zichen lied as soon as he opened his mouth.
"His friend? Is something wrong?"
"Here's the thing, last night I had a late-night snack with him, and it seems like I left a lighter on him when I left. I can't get through to him on the phone now, could you please help me look for it at home? This lighter is a limited edition, it's very expensive." Liang Zichen's lie was full of holes, and Wang Shen, who was listening nearby, was sweating for him.
"A lighter? A midnight snack? Wait, how did you get my number?" The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became wary.
“Sister-in-law, don’t you remember? Xiao Lin forgot his phone once, so he used mine to call you, and that’s why I saved this number.” Liang Zichen had a sudden inspiration, a perfect solution to any problem.
"I don't remember! That's not right! Lin Zi stayed home all night, how could he have gone out for a late-night snack with you! Who are you? Where is Lin Zi now? What did you do to him?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Zichen immediately hung up the phone.
"Your wife is really smart," Liang Zichen said, looking at Xiao Lin.
"Alright, you can go now." Wang Shen gestured for Liang Zichen to make way for Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin glanced at Wang Shen and Liang Zichen, and finally left Han Mo's room.
Wang Shen picked up the phone on the table and saved the entire recording.
"Captain Wang, why did you let him go so easily?" Liang Zichen felt that he could still find out something from Xiao Lin.
“Because he has no value anymore, he couldn’t possibly be the person who made that threatening phone call last night.” Wang Shen’s tone was very certain.
Hearing Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen remained silent for a while, pondering Wang Shen's words. After a long time, Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen and said, "Captain Wang, what you said makes sense. The person who made that urgent call to Han Lin last night probably already suspected that this place might be exposed. So, so much time has passed since midnight last night, he probably won't be waiting for us here. But there's a problem we need to solve." As Liang Zichen spoke, he turned towards the door and pointed in its direction.
“The footprints outside the door… We all observed those footprints just now. There was only one set of footprints leading into Han Mo’s room. And those footprints clearly belong to the person from just now. If that person from just now isn’t the same person who made the threatening phone call last night, then where are the culprit’s footprints?” After saying this, Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen with a face full of doubt, hoping that Wang Shen would provide a reasonable explanation.
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