Chapter 45 Come again?
"We received a report from Huang Jinghe on the 33rd floor. He said that when you went upstairs, you saw someone following you. We came here to inquire about what happened."
Lan Jin nodded and said seriously, "When we went upstairs, I should have heard footsteps following us upstairs. The elevators were stopped because of the distribution of supplies. We all went up and down the stairs through the emergency passage, so we could see everyone's faces clearly.
Because I often take the elevator, I know the residents on the 29th and 30th floors. The four households on the 29th floor had already gone upstairs when we were going downstairs. We passed each other, so I remember it.
In addition, there were two households on the 30th floor who went up the stairs when we did. One household was in front of our team, and the other was behind our team, but we were not too far away. The main reason was that we had just moved here not long ago and didn’t know many people, so seeing familiar faces made us feel particularly familiar.
Logically speaking, when we reached the 31st floor, there should have been no one on the two floors below. However, I could clearly hear footsteps behind us getting closer and closer. I felt strange, so I walked to the gap in the stairwell and looked down. Maybe the man felt something was wrong. When we both looked over, he not only stopped walking, but also retracted one of his black-clad arms.
The arm was stuck on the 29th floor. According to the floor I was on, there should be no one on that floor. Because it was too close and we didn't know how many people were there, we didn't dare to go downstairs to see, so we hurried home.
But one thing we are sure of is that when we were lining up for today's meal, no one in the queue behind us was wearing black, so we thought that person was very suspicious. After we went home and discussed it, we called the community and then waited for you to come."
Lan Jinhe's statements almost completely matched Huang Jinghe's, so the two men must have discovered something and called the police, but it would be very difficult to investigate the case.
First of all, there is no surveillance installed in the corridor. Secondly, when you saw him, he was wearing black clothes, but he could have changed his clothes when he went back. Black clothes are so common, and who doesn't have black clothes at home? So there is no way to tell.
Another reason is that a murder occurred in this building, so the people here have become much more obedient than those in other buildings. To be honest, since everyone can't leave the building, these police officers have been exhausted.
As for the solution, it is really not easy to solve. Then you just register and keep a record, and then nothing happens.
What else can we do? Send people to guard here? Who knows when that person will come? If we leave too few people, it will be useless. If we leave too many people...will we not be able to deal with other things?
In the end, all I could say was simply, "Be careful at home. Don't open the door to anyone, day or night. Protect yourself when necessary. Deal with special situations in special ways. Ensuring your own safety is the most important thing."
After all, if the person following Lan Jin and Huang Jinghe is really the murderer, then Lan Jin and Huang Jinghe will be in danger. At this time, self-protection is naturally the most important thing.
"Okay, I get it. I won't open the door anyway, but what if...? I don't care about myself, but I will definitely protect the child."
And then, nothing happened.
After sending them away, even Huang Jinghe found it incredible, "Sister Lan, is it over?"
Lan Jin: [Well, there's nothing else I can do at this time.]
Huang Jinghe: [Sister Lan, I have a baseball bat at home, how about I give it to you?]
Lan Jin: [...Why do I feel like a knife is more useful?]
Huang Jinghe: [(Shivering emoji).]
But no matter what, it's over once the case is filed. As for whether anyone will report the case later, no one knows. Lan Jin just prays at home that these people must not be so blind as to provoke her. She really doesn't want to throw "things" outside anymore.
But prayer is never useful.
That night, Lan Jin, oh no, Nana heard a rustling sound outside the door again. It jumped off its dog bed vigilantly and came to the door. After listening for a while and confirming that there was indeed someone outside, it quickly started barking "Wang Wang".
I have to say that Nana's barking is getting more and more terrifying. Even though she is just a little puppy, she barks like an adult dog, vowing to fulfill her responsibilities and mission to the best of her ability.
The person outside the door, feeling guilty, dropped all the tools on the ground after hearing Nana's series of calls. Fearing that the dog would come out of the house, he left the place quickly without even picking up the tools on the ground.
After a burst of hurried footsteps in the emergency passage downstairs, it quickly became quiet.
Lan Jin's home was close to Huang Jinghe's. Just a few seconds after Nana called out, he called, "Sister Lan, what's wrong? Is your dog barking? It's so loud. Is there something wrong at home?"
Lan Jin was indeed startled awake after hearing Nana's scream. At this moment, she still hadn't figured out what was going on. She was a little confused for a moment. "Uh, Nana has been standing at the door. It seems like there is something outside. I'll go check it out."
"Sister Lan, please don't open the door carelessly. What if someone rushes in while the door is open?"
Lan Jin replied, "No, my house has two layers of security doors. I'll open it a crack to see clearly before opening it."
Lan Jin came to the living room and asked Nana, who was standing at her feet, "Nana, was someone trying to pry the door open just now?"
After Nana yelled "Wang," Lan Jin got a definite answer. She continued to ask, "Is there anyone else outside? If there is someone, shout twice. If there is no one, shout once."
Then Nana called out, and after Lan Jin made sure that there was no one outside, he opened the door inside the house and took a look.
Lan Jin carefully looked through the security door. After making sure that there was no one in the corridor, she opened the security door outside and took a look. However, there were no new marks on the keyhole except for the last mark. It was probably because Nana was scared away after she pried it for a while.
But when Lan Jin was about to close the door, a pile of 'junk' on the floor at the door caught Lan Jin's attention. Just as Lan Jin was about to pick it up, she found that Huang Jinghe had not hung up the phone yet, so she continued, "Hey, there's no one in my hallway, but there's a lot of 'junk' on the floor. It looks like spare parts or something."
Huang Jinghe said cautiously, "Sister Lan, these should be tools for prying open the door, and there should be fingerprints on them. Don't touch them casually. Do you have gloves? Put them all away after a while, and call the police tomorrow."
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