Chapter 27
Xu Guannan investigated all possible routes from the Phantom Hotel to Xiqiao Community, but still did not find Zhou Yan. Without a specific time point and with so many surveillance images, it was difficult to find Zhou Yan's whereabouts.
The investigation at hand once again ran into a dilemma.
And in Xiqiao Community.
Lin Sheng and Chu Xiao immediately rushed upstairs, but saw that the door of Room 532 was closed, and Zhou Yan was no longer there.
"It was so close, damn it! Zhou Yan's acting is pretty good, she even fooled me."
Chu Xiao looked at the closed door and said dejectedly.
Lin Sheng patted Chu Xiao's shoulder.
"Okay, there's no point in saying this now. She definitely hasn't left the building yet. Let's go ask the neighbors first."
Turning around, Lin Sheng rang the doorbell opposite.
The old man slowly opened the door and saw Lin Sheng and the other man. He was a little confused.
"Aren't you the people in Zhou Yan's room just now?"
Lin Sheng nodded and explained his intention.
"Excuse me, sir. We are the police who are investigating. Here are our credentials. Did you see where Zhou Yan went just now? We want to find her to learn more."
Hearing the word "police", the old man immediately put away his questioning attitude, and a look of surprise appeared between his eyebrows.
"What did Zhou Yan do wrong? Why didn't you ask her in person just now?"
Lin Sheng felt a little embarrassed for a moment, and didn't want the embarrassing thing to be exposed, so he found an excuse.
"Don't trust everything she says. We still need to investigate further. Did you see her leave just now? Do you know where she went?"
"I just went downstairs with the cat in my arms. I wasn't gone for long. Didn't you run into her when you came back up?"
Lin Sheng and Chu Xiao glanced at each other, and the old man immediately understood what they meant and suddenly said,
"She might have gone through the side door on the first floor and just missed you. But... why are you so anxious looking for her? What did she do? Could she be a murderer?"
Hearing a hint of gloating in the old man's words, coupled with the old man's original look, Lin Sheng immediately sensed a hint of hostility, the old man's hostility towards Zhou Yan.
Lin Sheng's face darkened, his tone became a little cold, and he said in a warning tone,
"Go back to your room. You have nothing to do here. Stop asking questions all day long."
The old man also began to feel unhappy. Even if they were policemen, they were still people's policemen. What was their attitude now?
Feeling Lin Sheng's unhappy expression, the old man spoke in a bad tone and couldn't help but blame him.
"Is this how the police speak to the people? Do you understand respect for others? What is your attitude?"
After being lectured by the old man, Lin Sheng instantly frowned, sneered at the old man, looked him up and down with unfriendly eyes, snatched Chu Xiao's ID, shoved it in the old man's face, and rudely retorted.
"Look carefully, you old blind man who loves to gossip. He is the policeman, not me. Watch out for your life, I'm afraid I can't help but kick you!"
Just after he finished speaking, Lin Sheng suddenly waved the fan in his hand in front of the old man, scaring him so much that he took two steps back. Lin Sheng pulled the door open, slammed it shut, turned around and threw the ID back at Chu Xiao, then went downstairs angrily.
Chu Xiao stood aside stunned when he saw this scene. Lin Sheng was also good at dealing with scoundrels!
The two hurried back to the first floor and saw an old man enjoying the cool under a big tree holding Zhou Yan's orange cat in his arms.
Lin Sheng rushed to him and was about to ask something when he saw the old man pointing towards the entrance of the community. Lin Sheng immediately chased after him.
"Fan! My fan!"
The old man hurriedly got up from the recliner, and the orange cat lying on his belly rolled to the ground. The orange cat's dazed eyes widened instantly. When he looked up, he saw a fan flying down from the sky and hitting the cat directly on the head. It was so dizzy.
Lin Sheng couldn't see Zhou Yan at all, so he immediately called Xu Guannan.
"Immediately check the surveillance footage near Xiqiao Residential Area. Zhou Yan just ran away from home. She looks a bit old, with gray hair, and is wearing an orange coat. She's about the same height as me. Chu Xiao and I will rush back immediately."
With Lin Sheng's clues, Xu Guannan instantly had a direction for investigation. He quickly found Zhou Yan's whereabouts and sent Tang Ziyan to capture her.
In the interrogation room.
Tang Ziyan and Wen Yao were in charge of the interrogation and recording. Lin Sheng stood outside the door, leaning against it, tilting his head and putting his ear against it, trying hard to eavesdrop on the conversation inside.
When Xu Guannan came out of the office, he saw Lin Sheng's curious and amused look. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he smiled lightly. He strode forward, grabbed Lin Sheng's collar, and took him away.
Lin Sheng was completely defenseless, his hands scratching in the air.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it nicely. You're almost strangling me to death."
Xu Guannan took the person directly to the monitoring room next door. In the monitoring room, he could have a panoramic view of the situation in the interrogation room and the conversation inside was very clear.
Lin Sheng sat down on a chair beside him, half leaning against the back of the chair, looking at Xu Guannan with a hint of resentment in his eyes.
"Officer Xu, you almost strangled me to death at the police station."
After saying that, Lin Sheng didn't forget to roll his eyes.
Police station interrogation room.
Wen Yao was responsible for taking interrogation notes, while Tang Ziyan was in charge of the interrogation.
"Tell me, why did you run? Did you see a murder scene?"
Zhou Yan's face showed a panic when facing Tang Ziyan's question, but the calmness in her eyes could not be deceived. She stammered and said,
"Officer...Officer, you must have arrested the wrong person. I know nothing."
Tang Ziyan had a serious expression on his face. He was obviously unhappy when he heard Zhou Yan was holding on tightly and had no intention of confessing.
"Now that we can find you, stop making excuses and tell the truth. Refusing to cooperate with the investigation will be considered knowing the truth and deliberately shielding the murderer."
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Zhou Yan's eyes, but it quickly disappeared, replaced by a pitiful look.
"Officer, it's not that I don't want to say it, but I really don't dare to say it. He held a knife to my neck from behind. I got goose bumps all over my body and I almost lost my life."
Seeing her sudden change of mood, Tang Ziyan half-believed and half-doubtedly tried to comfort her.
"The police will protect you. Tell the truth as soon as possible so that we can catch the murderer and protect your safety."
Hearing this, Zhou Yan's expression began to change. She lowered her head slightly, clenched her fingers, and rubbed them unconsciously. She stared blankly at the ground, hesitated for a while, nodded as if in agreement, and then slowly spoke.
"I did see the man, but he was standing inside the door. I didn't get a clear look at his face, but I knew he had a gold watch on his wrist and I heard his voice. There was also a girl there, probably in her twenties, very beautifully dressed.
I saw the woman knocking on the door of the room on the seventh floor. The man opened the door and immediately pulled the girl in. He praised her for being beautiful today, and then they kissed. They hadn't closed the door yet. I was curious and listened to the noise inside. I found out that the two were having an affair, and it seemed that the girl was forced.
Not long after, the two of them seemed to suddenly start arguing, and it was quite fierce, and then suddenly there was no sound, and then, I don’t know what happened next.”
After listening to Zhou Yan's description, Tang Ziyan still felt something was wrong and asked more carefully,
"You initially said he held a knife to your neck. What happened? And when did he hold it to your neck?"
At this moment, Zhou Yan paused, and thought for a while, but soon reacted.
"When I heard no movement in the room, I felt something was wrong, so I quickly went downstairs through the staff passage. When I reached the third floor, a dagger suddenly stretched out from behind me. I listened again and realized it was that man's voice."
"From behind? Are you sure it wasn't a knife thrust at you from the front?"
Seeing Tang Ziyan's doubt, Zhou Yan suddenly smiled and replied half-jokingly,
"Officer, I've already told you I haven't seen the murderer's face. If he appeared in front of me, I would definitely remember his appearance. How could I dare to lie in front of the police station?"
Tang Ziyan's eyes understood and he continued to ask,
"Remember anything? For example, describe his voice."
"The voice is a bit thick, and sounds like he's about 30 or 40 years old. What a beast, an old cow eating young grass, and he even dares to kill people. Poor girl, she's gone at such a young age, in her prime."
When Zhou Yan said this, Tang Ziyan's eyes were always on her face. The regretful expression in Zhou Yan's eyes did not seem fake, but in Tang Ziyan's opinion, there seemed to be more than just regret in Zhou Yan's emotion.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the interrogation room.
Tang Ziyan stood up and opened the door, only to see Xu Guannan and Lin Sheng standing at the door. Tang Ziyan closed the door and asked in confusion,
"Captain, what's wrong? What's the problem?"
"Zhou Yan is lying. We've checked the surveillance footage repeatedly and haven't found any footage of her and the man meeting on the third floor. She must know something, but she doesn't want to say it."
"Could it be that they happened to be standing in a blind spot of the surveillance camera, or perhaps the surveillance camera on the third floor is broken?"
Tang Ziyan expressed his inner guess, but was directly denied by Xu Guannan.
"No, except for the broken surveillance camera on the seventh floor, all other locations recorded the footage. The hotel room records show the deceased's name. Go investigate the deceased's company and leave the rest of the interrogation to me."
Tang Ziyan responded and left.
Xu Guannan was about to enter the interrogation room when Lin Sheng grabbed her by the corner of her clothes. She turned to look at her, only to see Lin Sheng with a pair of watery glass eyes and a somewhat resentful tone.
"Officer Xu, since you've asked me to help with the investigation, do you want to share information?"
Xu Guannan pushed the door open and made a "please" gesture.
Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows, revealing a very satisfied expression. He walked straight into the interrogation room, sat down at the interrogation table, slammed the table hard, and shouted at Zhou Yan,
"Woman, I've seen through your schemes and tricks a long time ago. Why don't you confess the truth now?"
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