After listening to Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen opened the photo album on his phone. He swiped the screen to open the picture of the footprints he had just taken, then zoomed in. "Look, what's wrong with the footprints leading to the house to Han Mo's left?" Wang Shen placed his phone on the coffee table and pointed to the picture on the screen.
Liang Zichen stood up from the sofa and squatted down next to the coffee table. He picked up his phone, held the screen close to his face, and carefully examined the photo. "The footprints leading to this house seem rather complicated," Liang Zichen remarked as he looked at the photo.
“Yes, judging from the photos, there are many footprints leading to this house, and they are all intertwined. So we can't even tell the size or direction of the footprints. From this perspective, it's entirely possible that the culprit first followed this route to the house next to Han Mo's, and then walked along the wall to Han Mo's house. And there are many ways to erase the footprints along the wall.” Wang Shen pointed to the picture on the screen and gave his guess.
"In short, there are many ways to remove footprints. We don't need to dwell on this issue too much."
Liang Zichen nodded, then continued, "I observed the person's attire just now. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, which doesn't seem like someone who would commit a crime late at night."
“During our interactions with suspects, we can judge a person by their clothing, language, and sometimes even their facial features. Of course, some suspects are very good at hiding their evil. But regarding our contact with Xiao Lin just now, I also feel that he doesn't seem like the person who made the phone call. He also mentioned that he found the key by the window of his studio yesterday afternoon. We can check the recent surveillance footage based on the address of his studio to see if any suspicious individuals have approached there.” Wang Shen agreed with Liang Zichen's assessment. Because, based on the verification of what Xiao Lin said, it was basically true.
"So, who exactly called Han Lin in the early hours of the morning?" Liang Zichen frowned as he looked at Wang Shen.
Wang Shen also frowned and said, "Then we'll have to see who else has the key to this room."
"Who has the key to this house? Besides you, who else..." Before Liang Zichen could finish speaking, he saw Wang Shen take out his phone and make a call.
The call was answered shortly after, and Wang Shen asked expressionlessly, "Where are you now?"
"Me? I'm still at Qi Huan's house. What's wrong?" Xu Xiaolin's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I have some bad news for you, Han Lin is dead." Wang Shen didn't want to beat around the bush and directly stated Han Lin's situation. Wang Shen wanted to see Xu Xiaolin's reaction. Based on the question about the key, Wang Shen had already listed Xu Xiaolin as a prime suspect.
"Dead?" Xu Xiaolin sounded a little surprised, but soon Wang Shen heard her smirk on the phone. "That's great. Someone like him deserved to die."
"Don't you want to ask how he died?" Wang Shen's eyebrows furrowed again upon hearing Xu Xiaolin's reaction. Judging from her reaction, Xu Xiaolin seemed only concerned with the news of Han Lin's death. Such a reaction could only mean two things. First, Xu Xiaolin was the one who made the phone call; she fully knew the facts of Han Lin's death, so she wasn't particularly interested in how he died. Second, as Wang Shen had observed recently, Xu Xiaolin and Han Lin had no relationship whatsoever; Xu Xiaolin simply disliked Han Lin intensely, so she only needed to know the outcome of his death and didn't need to care about the process. Based on Wang Shen's understanding of Xu Xiaolin, she wasn't a particularly curious person. However, Wang Shen now had to discern which possibility it was.
"What's it to me!" Hearing Wang Shen's question, Xu Xiaolin lost her temper, her tone filled with disgust for Han Lin, and she even swore. "It's a good thing that someone like that is dead. As long as I didn't kill him, I don't care how he died," Xu Xiaolin added.
"Where were you last night?" Wang Shen did not respond to Xu Xiaolin's emotionally biased answer, but continued to press her about her whereabouts last night.
"Wang Shen, what exactly do you mean?" From her tone, it was clear that Xu Xiaolin was angry.
"Please answer my question." Wang Shen was completely unaffected by Xu Xiaolin's tone and did not respond to her question at all. Instead, he continued to ask another question.
"You!" Xu Xiaolin was furious on the other end of the phone. Then Wang Shen heard Xu Xiaolin's voice on the phone, but it was a little softer.
"Qi Huan, say a few words to Officer Wang. Just say anything, as long as it proves I'm with you." Qi Huan's voice came through the phone immediately after Xu Xiaolin said this.
"Hello, Officer Wang, Xiaolin is right next to me," Qi Huan said, holding up his phone.
After hearing Qi Huan's voice, Wang Shen continued to ask, "Hello, are you still at your house?"
After asking the question, Wang Shen waited for Qi Huan's reply. Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaolin hung up on Wang Shen immediately. Wang Shen glanced at the phone screen where the call had been disconnected and frowned again.
"Captain Wang, what's wrong?" Liang Zichen, who had been standing to the side and heard the conversation, asked anxiously after seeing Wang Shen's expression.
"Xu Xiaolin, she..." Wang Shen hadn't finished his sentence when his phone rang again. He picked it up and saw it was Xu Xiaolin calling, and it was even a video call. Wang Shen hesitated for a moment, then answered the call.
"Officer Wang," Xu Xiaolin greeted Wang Shen first, her face full of anger. "They say seeing is believing. Now I'll show you with a video to see if I'm next to Qi Huan, and if we're in Qi Huan's house." After saying that, Xu Xiaolin turned the camera, showing almost the entire house of Qi Huan.
"From the time I hung up until you answered this call, it's only been a minute. I'm not Doctor Strange, I can't teleport, so Qi Huan's house is where I am right now. Besides, I don't know why you're asking about my whereabouts last night. But from the time you left yesterday until now, I've been with Qi Huan the whole time, not leaving her side for a moment. I ordered takeout for everything I ate. Qi Huan can vouch for all of this. Of course, as the saying goes, hearing is believing. You might think Qi Huan and I are in cahoots. Well, you should know that Qi Huan lives in a super high-end residential area. There are high-definition surveillance cameras installed at the entrance of her house and at every exit of the complex, and they operate 24 hours a day. You can check all the surveillance footage to see if what I'm saying is true or false!" After saying that, before Wang Shen could speak, Xu Xiaolin immediately hung up the phone again.
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