READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 31
Chapter 31: Xiao Yu’s Intuition
Xiao Yu frowned, unable to figure out what was suspicious about the suspect.
Was he overthinking it?
Pushing aside distracting thoughts, time to interrogate…
“There are three victims in this case, the male victim used to be your good brother, the female victim is your ex-girlfriend, and the child…”
Xiao Yu stared directly into He Xiao’s eyes, “Before going to the victims’ home, you received a text from your ex-girlfriend. The text read… He Xiao, don’t you want to know why I ended up with Da Jun, come find me now, and I’ll tell you… isn’t that right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
He Xiao nodded eagerly.
Now very cooperative, because he saw hope.
No one could understand his inner panic.
Even a fool knows, if he’s truly identified as the killer.
The outcome awaiting him is obvious…
“Then, you left home and went to the victims’ home.”
Xiao Yu continued questioning, “When you got to the victims’ home, just after entering… your memory went blank, and when you woke up, the police were already there?”
“Yes, that’s right.” He Xiao nodded.
Could a normal person sleep for 33 hours?
Xiao Yu squinted.
M-drug? Or some other substance?
But it couldn’t be an attack.
When the police arrested the suspect, no signs of an attack were found on his body.
The strangest part was, blood tests didn’t show any drug traces in the suspect.
If a killer did something to the suspect.
What method did they use?
Or is there an issue with the suspect himself?
No!
Health checks and past medical history show.
The suspect is very healthy.
He had a period of mental issues in childhood, but was quickly cured.
It’s unlikely the suspect fell unconscious on his own.
Most likely ‘external force’ caused his 33-hour sleep.
After Xiao Yu’s thorough interrogation.
The testimony matched He Xiao’s previous statements to the police.
Disappointed?
Indeed, Xiao Yu felt a bit disappointed.
Because no new clues were found from the suspect…
Xiao Yu reassured He Xiao, telling him the killer might be someone else.
For now, he’s just a suspect and still needs to stay in detention for a while, but he’ll surely be released.
He Xiao was grateful, repeatedly thanking, and left with the prison guard…
Watching He Xiao’s departing figure, Xiao Yu squinted.
“Any discoveries?”
Niu Peng, who hadn’t interrupted Xiao Yu’s interrogation, asked.
“Maybe I’m overthinking.”
Xiao Yu snapped back, “There’s probably something about the suspect we haven’t discovered yet, but it’s unclear if it’s related to the case.”
“What makes you think so?” Niu Peng frowned, puzzled.
“Intuition.”
Xiao Yu shook his head, a gleam in his eyes, “Captain Niu, let’s go find the murder weapon. I suspect the killer didn’t take it from the scene.”
Grinding human bones into powder requires special tools.
The tools weren’t left at the scene, so where did they go?
Back at the division, it was already 7 PM.
Xiao Yu pulled out the surveillance footage from the victims’ community.
If the killer’s tools were large, they’d be hard to conceal.
Finding clues through surveillance is a common police technique.
The task force had already thoroughly analyzed these videos, finding nothing unusual.
Xiao Yu didn’t agree.
Tools don’t always need to be taken in whole; they can be disassembled and brought in multiple times.
Anyone who entered the community multiple times during a certain period was listed as a suspect by Xiao Yu.
Finally, three people were identified.
A young woman, a middle-aged man, and a community gardener.
Especially the gardener, most likely to bring tools into the community.
But checking would have to wait until morning.
Xiao Yu glanced at his phone, it was 9 PM.
Mu Qingwu’s image floated in his mind.
Promised to go home…
***
First, he took a cab back to the Criminal Investigation Team, then drove the sports car back to the villa.
Needed to return the car to Mu Qingwu, after all, they weren’t really married.
Back at the villa, Mu Qingwu wasn’t resting, she was sitting in the living room looking at something on a tablet.
Seeing Xiao Yu walk into the living room, Mu Qingwu’s expression was calm.
“Auntie and my mom have left?”
Sitting on the sofa, seeing a bottle of drink on the coffee table, Xiao Yu felt thirsty, grabbed it, and drank without thinking.
“…”
Mu Qingwu stared at Xiao Yu drinking, momentarily stunned.
Normally, she would’ve been angry, right?
Not because she’s mean.
But because she had drunk from that bottle…
“So sweet?”
After a few sips, Xiao Yu looked at the drink in his hand.
Mu Qingwu’s fair face instantly turned red.
Sweet? Is it the drink that’s sweet? Or the lip gloss?
What do you mean?!