Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Everyone Has a Secret

"This is the residence of the deceased Liu Huihui." Dong Peng pointed to a five-story gray-white building that looked old, and explained to Cheng Che beside him. Cheng Che raised his head to block the glare of the sun with his hands, blinked his eyes and looked at the building in front of him, "Compared with other neighborhoods nearby, does this building look older?" "Good observation skills." Dong Peng nodded, "According to the introduction of the police in the area, most of the surrounding houses are newly built in recent years, only this building is an old building before, so the rent is relatively low. It is relatively cheap, and the residents are mixed, and many of them do not even have complete registration procedures, so investigations will be difficult.”

"Liu Huihui lives here as a single woman, so it looks very dangerous." "Liu Huihui lives in 201 on the second floor. There are two households on each floor of this building, but only one household lives on the first and third floors. In addition to 202 on the same floor, it is these three households that we need to investigate today. " "Okay, let's get started." Cheng Che clenched his fists and walked into the building first with a look of enthusiasm. Dong Peng immediately followed, and asked with a smile: "I went to see Wu Xiao's family yesterday, how do you feel?"

"Don't mention it." Cheng Che shook his head, and Wu Ning's image appeared in front of his eyes, "I met a strong woman, Wu Xiao's daughter, named Wu Ning, but she didn't want to talk about Wu Xiao at all." "If I remember correctly, Wu Ning should be about the same age as you? They are both young people, so they can't even communicate with you? But also, your image is really unconvincing." Dong Pengruo looked again feeling impressed Cheng Che's cute baby face. "Team leader..." Cheng Che touched his face helplessly, "It's not what I want to grow up like this. By the way, Forensic Doctor Shang and the Wu family seem to be very familiar, and it is said that they are neighbors for many years."

"Is there such a thing? Shang Yunxuan is really getting more and more outrageous." Dong Peng frowned, as if he didn't know anything about it. "If it wasn't for the help of Shang's forensic doctor yesterday, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to enter Wu's house." As Cheng Che said, he was about to knock on the door of Room 101, but Dong Peng stopped him, "What are you doing?" "Don't you want to ask questions?" "Did I say to ask now?" Dong Peng grabbed him and walked towards the stairs, "The police officer in charge of security is still waiting for us at Liu Huihui's house, first check to see if there are any clues at the victim's house, this is routine program."

"I'll write it down." Seeing that Cheng Che really took out his small notebook and prepared to write it down, Dong Peng snatched the notebook and put it away, and tapped him, "You don't know how to use your brain to write it down? Do you have to take out the notebook every time to look it up a little bit?" "Yes, I understand." Cheng Che replied seriously with a serious salute. Dong Peng gave him a funny look, and the two of them had already reached the door of 201 while they were talking. The door of Room 201 was not closed, it was only blocked with a cordon.Seeing them coming, a police officer came out quickly and saluted Dong Peng: "Officer Dong."

"How's it going inside?" "When we arrived yesterday when we received the order, the door was locked from the inside. Our people picked the lock to enter the room. Now everything remains the same." "it is good." Dong Peng nodded in satisfaction, and was about to go in when he suddenly turned his head alertly.The door of room 202 on the opposite side was opened a crack, and a girl's head poked out from inside, looking at them silently with a pair of eyes open. "Hello." Dong Peng just said hello, but the girl was like a frightened rabbit, with a little panic on her face, and then closed the door in front of them with a bang.

"Do I look so scary?" Dong Peng's gesture of reaching out and waving stopped in mid-air awkwardly, and then retracted it. Cheng Che burst out laughing, but when he received Dong Peng's sharp gaze, he quickly restrained himself and walked into Liu Huihui's house with his face flushed. In Liu Huihui's house, clothes and sundries were scattered all over the floor. The doors of the cupboards were opened wide, drawers were pulled out and thrown on the floor, tables and chairs were tilted to this side, and even the bed sheets were hanging obliquely on one side.Throughout the room, the ground is almost invisible, and one has to stand on tiptoes carefully to take steps without being tripped.

"Tsk tsk, is this a typhoon passing through? It hurts—" Cheng Che walked around a fallen chair, but accidentally stepped on the foot of the table, hugged his foot and cried out in pain, and the next words were all buried in the wailing among. Dong Peng squinted at him, "Has anyone ever taught you that walking without concentration is dangerous?" "Team leader, I..." Dong Peng ignored Cheng Che, and then looked around carefully, put on his white gloves, and flipped through messy things from time to time. After a while, he turned to the policeman just now, "Is this the scene when you came?"

The police officer nodded, "It didn't move a bit." "Isn't it popular now not to tidy up the room?" Cheng Che scratched his head in doubt. "Use your brain, it is obvious that someone has entered the door during the time when Liu Huihui went out and the police arrived, and someone has rummaged here." "But the door was not locked from the inside when they came?" "The other party may have used some other method." Dong Peng analyzed. "Could it be the murderer?" "It's too early to say for sure." As Dong Peng said, he walked to the window, stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the sliding window opened in response.Dong Peng looked at the window sill, then poked his head out, looked up and down, and then stood up straight.

"What are you looking at, Team Leader?" Cheng Che asked curiously. Dong Peng answered irrelevantly and said, "Let's go downstairs to 101 first." Cheng Che looked at Dong Peng's back as he walked outside the door, so he could only suppress the doubts in his heart, and followed him outside.Dong Peng unexpectedly stopped at the door. Cheng Che, who almost missed the brakes, stumbled a few times, and managed to stop without bumping into Dong Peng. Dong Peng turned his head and asked the police officer: "The deceased did not find a mobile phone on him. I saw the mobile phone lying on the bedside just now. I took the mobile phone and the deceased's computer back to the police station and asked the technicians to do a test. In addition, count the items on the scene and make a report for me."

"Yes, Officer Dong." After Dong Peng explained, he brought Cheng Che to the door of room 101.Cheng Che made a gesture to knock on the door, Dong Peng waved his hand, took out a record and handed it to him, "After reading it, remember, before asking questions, it is best to know the identity and background of the other party, so as to be targeted." "Li Long, forty-two years old, has no fixed job, divorced because of his gambling, and now lives alone, doing odd jobs on construction sites for a living." Cheng Che whispered, and couldn't help admiring, "Team leader, you have even investigated these things well. Already? It’s really thoughtful.” "This is our job. It's not about reading a few novels and just imagining every day to solve the case." "I remember." Under Dong Peng's signal, Cheng Che knocked on the door, but they were answered by silence.After a long while, the door was opened slowly, and a middle-aged man with unkempt hair, unkempt appearance and yawning came out, without raising his head, his face full of impatience, "Who is it? What are you knocking for?" "Police. Are you Li Long?" Cheng Che showed his police officer's card and flashed in front of Li Long. Li Long, who was listless just now, seemed to have been hit with a sap, and suddenly raised his head. His chaotic eyes widened and a strange light flashed in his eyes. And pass.He stammered: "Police, police? Police officer, have I done nothing recently?" "Did you go to the Public Security Bureau too much, and feel guilty when you see the police?" Dong Peng walked out from behind Cheng Che, "Don't be nervous, we came to you today because we have a case and need to ask some questions. It's not convenient to go into the house Say?" "The room is a bit messy..." Li Long said before he could speak, but he couldn't complete what he said after meeting Dong Peng's scrutinizing eyes. If you mind, please come in and sit down." Without saying a word, Dong Peng replaced Li Long with actions and walked into the house first, bypassing Li Long.After seeing Liu Huihui's chaotic room, although it could be seen in Li Long's room that it hadn't been cleaned up for a long time, he didn't find it difficult to accept it. Dong Peng threw the notebook to Cheng Che, "Ask first, the air here is not good, I'll go to the window to get some air." After speaking, he walked straight to the window, pushed the sliding window open, and poked his head out as if thinking something. Staring thoughtfully at the protective iron bars outside. "Li Long, Li Long?" Ever since Dong Peng stood by the window, Li Long's gaze has been following him nervously. Cheng Che called out several times, which brought Li Long back to his senses. "Officer, tell me." "Do you know Liu Huihui who lives upstairs?" "I can't say we know each other, but we live so close together, and we've met several times when we went in and out." "Then her body was found in a nearby garbage dump yesterday, have you heard?" Cheng Che then asked. Li Long opened his mouth in shock, "I know that a murder happened nearby, and many people went to watch the excitement, but I didn't expect that she died." "Didn't you go to see it?" Dong Peng suddenly interjected. "I... I invited a friend to play cards the night before yesterday, and I came back at noon yesterday, so I didn't know about it until later." "Going to gamble again?" "Small trouble, police officer." Seeing Dong Peng's eyes sweeping over, Li Long waved his hands again and again, "It's really just for fun." "What time did you go out the night before? And when did you return home? Did you notice anything wrong?" Li Long thought for a while, "I was on the phone with a friend that night. I chatted for about an hour from nine o'clock, and then I went out around ten o'clock. I went to a nearby supermarket and bought a pack of cigarettes. , and then immediately went to meet up with a poker player, played all night, and then slept at a friend's house, and it was already twelve noon the next day when I got home. Because I was talking on the phone before going out, I didn't hear any movement outside .” "I hope you can provide the specific location of the supermarket you went to, and the name of the person who called you and played cards with you." Cheng Che formulated. Li Long nodded again and again, "Okay, no problem, I'll write to you right now." After Li Long wrote down the name and contact information in the notebook, Dong Peng took Cheng Che to leave Li Long's house.Before stepping out of the door, Dong Peng looked around again, "Li Long, it's time to clean up your room." Li Long responded and sent Dong Peng and Cheng Che out. "Leader, where shall we go next?" "Go to the third floor, where a single mother named Yu Fang lives with her child, go and ask first." The two went upstairs while talking, came to 301, and knocked on the door.It was a plainly dressed young woman who opened the door. Looking at them, she looked a little wary. She didn't seem relieved until the two showed their police IDs. "Officer, I'm going to pick up the kindergarten kids and go home from school at noon." Yu Fang looked at the watch on her wrist, feeling a little anxious. "We'll just ask a few words, it won't take you too long." Cheng Che comforted her. "Ask what you want to know." "To save time, we asked directly, do you know that Liu Huihui, who lives downstairs, was killed?" "Liu Huihui? Is that the young girl who lives in 201?" Yu Fang showed panic, "Who killed her? How did this happen?" "Our police are still investigating this, do you have any clues?" Yu Fang shook her head, "I went on a long trip a few days ago and wasn't at home at all. I just came back last night." "Isn't your child still in kindergarten? Why go out at this time?" Dong Peng asked. "Something happened in my hometown, and I decided to go back temporarily, so I temporarily entrusted the child to a colleague's house, took the train back, and walked for about a week." "Since you haven't been here for a week when the incident happened, we won't ask any more questions." Yu Fang nodded, locked the door and bid farewell to the two, and hurried out to pick up the child. "Do you want to continue to 202 for questioning?" Cheng Che asked. Before entering Liu Huihui's house, Dong Peng saw the girl's face protruding from the opposite door. He shook his head and said, "There are already many things that need to be investigated today. We will come back tomorrow." Cheng Che scratched his head and looked puzzled, "Team leader, did you find anything?" "I'm not sure yet. I'll talk about it after I sort it out. When I go back, I'll check and question the person Li Long provided. I'll also look into Yu Fang's matter." "clear." It was almost noon when the questioning was over and they walked out of the building. The two hurriedly got into Cheng Che's car and returned to the Public Security Bureau. "Team leader, this is the record of everyone's interview today." Cheng Che walked into Dong Peng's office and put a stack of documents on his desk. Dong Peng looked over, "Did you find anything special when you made the inquiry?" "I checked the supermarket that Li Long mentioned, and I also took the surveillance video of the supermarket." Cheng Che said, and took out a diskette, "This is the clip from the night of Liu Huihui's death. Li Long did appear in the supermarket. .” Dong Peng took it, put it on the computer, opened it to check the screen, and continued to ask: "What did the relevant witnesses say?" "The person who spoke to Li Long on the phone confirmed that the two were indeed on the phone between nine and ten o'clock that night." "What took so long to talk about?" "According to what he said, it seems that Li Long is basically complaining, saying that he has been unlucky recently and always loses money, and he is also pulling him to discuss topics such as finding a job." Dong Peng's eyes still stayed on the computer screen, "Where are those people who gambled?" "They also stayed with Li Long all night, and after making up for sleep the next day, they went their separate ways." Dong Peng finally paused the computer, leaned back in his chair, and looked at Cheng Che leisurely, "What do you think?" "Me?" Cheng Che scratched his head, "Li Long went from nine o'clock the night before to twelve noon the next day, and his whereabouts were rarely seen. The surveillance screen of the supermarket showed that he arrived at the supermarket around ten ten o'clock. In other words, it took him only ten minutes to go out and walk to the supermarket after hanging up the phone, and the time of Liu Huihui's death was from eleven o'clock to one o'clock in the middle of the night, when Li Long was still playing cards and gambling money, so he didn't have the time to commit crimes." Dong Peng raised his eyebrows, "Do you think Li Long has no doubts?" Stared at by Dong Peng's meaningful gaze, Cheng Che was instinctively a little nervous, and his train of thought, which he thought was very clear, was a little uncertain at this moment.He stared wide-eyed, paying attention to taking a step forward, the sparkling light in his eyes made his immature baby face look more like a curious elementary school student, "Team leader, do you have any other ideas?" "Have you watched this video carefully? Watch Li Long's movements carefully." Dong Peng pointed to the computer screen and restarted the screen, which played the scene of Li Long buying cigarettes in the supermarket.Li Long pointed to the cigarettes behind the cash register and asked the cashier to pass them to him. He took out the change from his pocket to pay, then raised his head as if there was nothing, and happened to look at the camera, then put away the cigarettes and walked out supermarket. "Team leader, when you say this, Li Long's last look seems a bit deliberate." "That's right, it seems that the camera deliberately caught his presence." Dong Peng nodded. "Is Li Long suspected of making an alibi?" Cheng Che patted his head, showing a dazed expression, but then shook his head, "However, during the time Liu Huihui was killed, Li Long was indeed playing cards. left." "Think about it again, is there anything strange about the testimony of those who played cards?" Cheng Che frowned, thinking in distress, and suddenly said, "Someone said that Li Long had lost a lot of money in gambling and had been in financial difficulties, but he was very generous that night. Not only did he pay off his debts, Don’t even blink if you lose money, don’t know if that counts?” "What do you think?" Dong Peng asked without answering, "Li Long may not be the murderer who killed Liu Huihui, but it doesn't mean that what he said is the truth." "Team leader, do you mean that Li Long concealed something? It has something to do with Liu Huihui's death?" "I found some light green scum on the window sill of Liu Huihui's house, which was exactly the same as the paint on the security window outside the window of Li Long's house." "Even if the first layer of anti-theft window paint peels off for a long time, it is logical that it will not fall upstairs to Liu Huihui's house, unless..." Cheng Che thought seriously, "Unless someone gets on the fallen paint on the anti-theft window and inadvertently It also landed on the window sill of Liu Huihui's house, that is to say, Li Long probably entered and exited Liu Huihui's house through the anti-theft window, and stole property to gamble?" "Yes, this is just my suspicion, but when exactly did Li Long go to Liu Huihui's house, we still need to find out. Since Liu Huihui was killed at the garbage dump after eleven o'clock, it is very likely that she was killed by Li Long. He went out before he went to gamble, and Li Long probably stole something because he knew Liu Huihui was not at home." "Then what are we waiting for? Go catch Li Long and ask him!" Cheng Che excitedly slapped the table, eager to try. "Young people just can't hold their breath." Dong Peng still sat firmly on the chair, squinting at Cheng Che, "Do you think that Li Long will admit that there is no definite evidence? Stealing is also a crime, and Li Long is not stupid. Besides, we still There is a critical issue to be resolved." "You mean..." "About the time when Liu Huihui went out, the technical department also provided clues. Liu Huihui's mobile phone at home, the record that can be found is that she made a call at 8:50 in the evening. The police went to check it. She called I went to the property and complained about the problem of hot water, and the property had recordings. The technical side did a comparison and it was confirmed that it was Liu Huihui’s own voice. Not only that, but a few minutes later, Liu Huihui’s mobile phone received another call, it was from outside It was a call from a public telephone booth, but it was not possible to find out who the caller was." "Liu Huihui is still home at 8:50?" Cheng Che blinked in surprise, even more confused, "But Li Long has been on the phone since nine o'clock, and the friend's testimony said that he called Li Long The landline at home, so even if Liu Huihui leaves home immediately, ten minutes will not be enough for Li Long to climb up to the second floor and search for his belongings." "This is the point. How exactly did Li Long steal things while making phone calls, or is our guess wrong? This needs to be further confirmed. Veterans like Li Long who have a criminal record are often very cunning and don't catch them." If there is a handle, he will definitely push it away." "It's still the team leader who thinks carefully, so we will send more people in the past two days to keep an eye on Li Long." "How is Yu Fang's investigation?" "After investigating Yu Fang's train records on the day she left, she indeed bought a train ticket a week ago and went back to her hometown. We haven't contacted her family yet." Cheng Che thought for a while, took out his notebook, and opened it Cai then explained, "According to the investigation, Yu Fang used to be a nurse, but a few years ago, she encountered an accident during a vacation trip, and for some reason she suffered from haemorrhoids, so she quit her job and later became a single mother. No one has ever seen her child. father. But she is dizzy with blood, so she should not be able to stab someone to death with a knife." "Well, that's true." "The team leader, do you also think that there is no need to continue checking Yu Fang's line?" Dong Peng thought for a while, "Although the time of her departure is a bit of a coincidence, Yu Fang can let it go for now." "Will Liu Huihui's going out have something to do with that unknown phone call?" Cheng Che speculated. "I can't rule out this possibility, but if this is the case, the person who can ask Liu Huihui out must be someone she knows. We don't have any clues or suspects yet." "Then what else needs to be done next, I will continue to do it." Cheng Che looked full of enthusiasm. Dong Peng looked at his watch, "It's good for young people to be active, but don't say that I squeeze your rest time, that's all for today, you can get off work." "Really?" Thinking of going to work overtime on the set yesterday, Cheng Che still couldn't believe that Dong Peng let him go home just like that, and murmured to himself, "I thought you wouldn't mind me going back, team leader." There are too many things, so I specially assign more tasks to me every day." Dong Peng glared at him, then calmly withdrew a flash of light, and said casually: "By the way, I remember one more thing. The novelist you admire is called... " "Wu Xiao!" "Yes, it's him. I searched the case history of his assassination and found that the murderer absconded after assassinating Wu Xiao three years ago, and there has been no follow-up so far." "Are you implying that it is possible that the avid reader imitated the techniques described in Wu Xiao's novel?" Sure enough, Dong Peng's words immediately attracted Cheng Che's attention, and he leaned close to Dong Peng's desk. Looking at the table, Dong Peng doubted that he would pounce on him directly to ask what happened. "I didn't say that, but I think, if you discuss this issue with Wu Xiao's family, it might be more rewarding." "You're right, I'm going!" "Where are you going?" Dong Peng stopped Cheng Che who was about to run out. "Go to the set to find Wu Ning..." Cheng Che's voice disappeared in the sound of closing the door. Listening to the sound of footsteps going away outside, Dong Peng calmly sat down in the chair again, reopened the records on the table, and began to read in a good mood.After all, the young man's mind is much simpler, and at this time Cheng Che didn't realize at all that under Dong Peng's design, he started working overtime again unconsciously...