Liang Zichen was quick-witted. He deliberately emphasized his words to make the mysterious man think he was impatient. This would make the mysterious man more convinced of his identity as a gas company employee. Furthermore, Liang Zichen hung up after giving a half-hour deadline. This made it an unchangeable rule that someone would arrive within half an hour. If the mysterious man had something to hide, he would leave Han Mo's house after half an hour.
As soon as Liang Zichen hung up the phone, he rushed back into the apartment building. Just as he reached Han Mo's door, he saw Wang Shen standing on one side of the doorframe, waving at him and pointing to the other side. Liang Zichen nodded and then gently moved to where Wang Shen was pointing.
The soft sounds inside seemed to have stopped. Then, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly approached. Wang Shen and Liang Zichen exchanged a glance, then straightened up. A moment later, the footsteps reached the doorway. Wang Shen and Liang Zichen held their breath, quietly waiting for the mysterious person to appear.
Just as Wang Shen and his companions had expected, they heard the lock click, and then the door was pushed open a crack. Wang Shen and Liang Zichen went into full alert, moving themselves further to either side of the door. The crack widened, and finally, the mysterious person inside appeared.
Wang Shen frowned slightly, and waited until the mysterious man had taken two steps out of the door. Wang Shen immediately flashed behind the mysterious man, grabbed his ankle, and with a twist, subdued him. Liang Zichen also rushed to the mysterious man's side to prevent his escape.
"Ah! Ah! It hurts! Who are you?!" The mysterious man knelt on one knee, howling in pain.
Wang Shen pulled out a pair of handcuffs from his waist and cuffed the mysterious man. "This isn't the place to talk. Let's go inside." After saying this, Wang Shen loosened his grip, pulled the mysterious man up from the ground, and shoved him into Han Mo's house.
After the three entered Han Mo's house, Wang Shen pushed the mysterious man onto the sofa.
"Who are you? Let me go!" The mysterious man sat up straight on the sofa and shouted at Wang Shen and Liang Zichen.
"Look at what's handcuffed to your hands? Don't you know who we are? How stupid." Liang Zichen glanced at the mysterious man with annoyance and said sarcastically.
"You..." The mysterious man's tone suddenly softened.
Liang Zichen observed the mysterious man, his doubts deepening. Judging from his appearance, this man was likely an intellectual with a respectable job. Why? Because the mysterious man was wearing a complete dark gray suit, his shoes were polished to a shine, and his hair was meticulously styled. He also didn't seem very old, not much older than Wang Shen.
"What's your name?" Wang Shen sat down opposite the mysterious man, placed his phone on the coffee table between them, and started recording.
"Why should I tell you this?" The mysterious man frowned and looked away from Wang Shen, appearing very impatient.
Wang Shen sighed softly, then frowned and looked at the mysterious man, saying, "You'd better cooperate with our police investigation, otherwise we will have legitimate reason to believe that you are involved in a murder case."
"A murder case?" Upon hearing this, the mysterious man's eyes widened as he stared at Wang Shen. "What nonsense are you spouting?" the mysterious man said hastily.
"So please cooperate with our investigation. If we confirm you are innocent, we will release you." Wang Shen smiled slightly when he saw the mysterious man's panicked expression.
The mysterious man lowered his head in silence, seemingly lost in thought.
"Alright, now answer my question, what's your name?" Although the recording was on, Wang Shen still took out his notebook from his pocket.
After a while, the mysterious man finally spoke, saying, "Xiao Lin."
Xiao Lin? Wang Shen was taken aback when he heard this name. The name seemed vaguely familiar; he felt like he'd heard it somewhere before. Wang Shen frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly flipped through the small notebook in his hand.
"Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin..." Wang Shen murmured the name in his heart. Suddenly, Wang Shen's hand, which was flipping through the small notebook, stopped. Sure enough, the name Xiao Lin appeared in Wang Shen's notebook.
"So it was you." Wang Shen looked up at Xiao Lin and said this.
After Wang Shen finished speaking, Liang Zichen and Xiao Lin both looked at him with puzzled expressions.
"You were Han Mo's former assistant, right?" Wang Shen asked, looking at Xiao Lin.
"How...how did you know?" Xiao Lin's expression became even more surprised upon hearing Wang Shen's words.
Wang Shen glanced at Xiao Lin's expression but didn't intend to answer his questions. "Since there's no problem with your identity, please answer a few questions for me," Wang Shen said seriously, looking at Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin was a little confused. After glancing at Wang Shen's expression, he could only nod timidly.
"Where were you around 1 a.m. last night?" Wang Shen began his questioning.
"One in the morning? I'm sleeping at home." Xiao Lin looked surprised when he heard Wang Shen's question.
"Is there anyone who can vouch for this?" Wang Shen pressed on.
"Who can testify?" Xiao Lin repeated Wang Shen's question. "Yes." Xiao Lin suddenly widened his eyes. "My wife. She was sleeping right next to me at the time."
After listening to Xiao Lin's explanation, Liang Zichen jokingly said, "That's true. It would be hilarious if the person sleeping next to you wasn't your wife."
After Liang Zichen finished speaking, Xiao Lin frowned and stared at him. Wang Shen also turned and glared at Liang Zichen. Liang Zichen immediately put his hands together in an apologetic gesture and then shut his mouth.
Wang Shen shifted his gaze from Liang Zichen to Xiao Lin, and said with a serious expression, "Alright, we will investigate and verify what you said. Now answer my most important question."
Xiao Lin sat ramrod straight, looking very nervous. His eyes were fixed on Wang Shen, as if he were trying to guess what Wang Shen would ask next.
"Why do you have a key to Han Mo's house? Why are you here? What is your purpose in coming here today?" Wang Shen asked three questions in one breath, then turned to a blank page in his notebook, took out a pen from his pocket, and stared at Xiao Lin, waiting for his answer.
"I, the key to Han Mo's house is, is, I..." Xiao Lin stammered, fidgeting with his fingers, unable to speak clearly when he heard Wang Shen's question.
Suddenly, Wang Shen slammed the notebook in his hand onto the coffee table in front of him and said, "If you can't explain these issues clearly, then I'll trouble you to come with me to the bureau."
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