Chapter 253 Retrieving Evidence The little gecko perched on Xia Zhining's shoulder, watching Zhang Xian's performance, and couldn't help but clap its little paws in amazement:
[That two-legged creature is quite the actor! It was clearly him and the old lady who hid the sleeping two-legged creature in the hole!]
At this moment, the laboratory staff came down from the chimney passage and reported with regret: "No valid fingerprints were found in the interlayer. The suspect must have been wearing gloves and shoe covers when committing the crime."
Animal testimonies cannot be used as evidence; they can only be used as information to solve a case.
The current evidence can only prove that the old woman disposed of the body; there is no conclusive evidence yet regarding whether there were any accomplices.
[Gloves? Shoe covers?]
The little gecko tilted its head, its tail swishing back and forth in confusion: [Is it those blue, shiny things they wear on their hands and feet?]
It suddenly remembered something and excitedly stood up:
[Oh, right! Back then, the old lady received a phone call from a two-legged creature named "Linlin." After hanging up, she hurriedly urged the man, "Linlin's coming back soon, what are we going to do with these gloves and shoe covers?"]
[The man said something like... "Just throw it in the lake, it's so deep, no one will find it!"]
Is there still crucial evidence in the lake?!
Xia Zhining leaned close to Ji Shuyun's ear and whispered the information about the little gecko.
Upon hearing this, Ji Shuyun pursed his thin lips and looked at Zhang Xian and the old lady, the grandmother and granddaughter who were handling the body.
At this moment, Zhang Xian was grabbing the old lady's arm, his voice urgent: "Grandma, you're confused! Ah Xing only stole one of your jade pendants, is it really necessary to cause a death?"
The old lady met Fei Lin's gaze and said in a hoarse voice, "Ah Xing was hired by Lin Lin at a high salary to take care of me... I questioned her about whether she was living up to Lin Lin's trust by doing this."
“I said I would publicize her theft so she couldn’t find her employer and I would send her to the police station.”
"At that moment, Ah Xing panicked and kept backing away, but her foot slipped... and she fell down the stairs!"
After the old woman finished speaking, she suddenly grabbed a police officer's sleeve, tears streaming down her face: "Officer, this is such an accident! I didn't push her!"
Upon hearing the old lady's explanation, Feline breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out that Ah Xing's death was an accident.
"Officer, my grandmother has a strong personality. She's been a very strong-willed person her whole life and hates being betrayed..."
Xia Zhining tilted her head, her clear voice standing out amidst the pleas for mercy: "I have a question."
"If what you say is true, and Ah Xing died in an accidental fall, why did you choose to hide the body and cover up the crime instead of calling the police?"
She pointed to Ah Xing's body: "Moving and hiding the body of an adult in the chimney requires considerable physical and mental strength."
"Isn't it simpler to just call the police than go through this complicated process?"
Upon hearing this, Feline was taken aback and subconsciously looked at her grandmother.
The old lady's face turned pale, and she stammered, "I... I'm scared... Linlin is now a well-known entrepreneur, and her company is on the rise."
"If someone dies in the family, it will sound terrible...it will damage the company's reputation..."
Zhang Xian quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, the old lady is conservative in her thinking. Her first reaction to this kind of thing is to cover it up... and she doesn't want to drag Cousin Fei Lin down with her."
Just then, Ji Shuyun suddenly took half a step forward, staring intently into Zhang Xian's eyes at extremely close range:
"After you disposed of the body, you threw the gloves and shoe covers you used in the crime into the lake, didn't you?"
This unexpected question caught Zhang Xian off guard.
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