"Sister Miao, wait a little longer!" Outside an old house on Chenggong Road, the forensic doctor, Zhang Peipei, said to Miao Ying, "We haven't found any suspicious traces yet. We need to do a more detailed investigation!"
"Understood!" Miao Ying looked up at the house and said to Zhang Peipei, "Go do your work! If you find anything suspicious, remember to let me know … "
Zhang Peipei made an OK gesture, then turned around and went into the house.
"Damn," Cui Lizhu said angrily, "I woke up early to catch the market, but I can't get in!"
"Zhang Peipei is right," Miao Ying said. "The more normal the scene looks, the more we need to do a more detailed investigation. If we don't find any obvious problems within an hour or two, we won't go in!"
"Team Leader Miao," Captain Shao reported to Miao Ying, "We found the car. It's a Ford Forrest, parked in the middle of the alley."
"Oh," Miao Ying nodded, "then send someone to search, especially the trunk …"
"Understood!" Captain Shao immediately ordered.
"This place …" Cui Lizhu looked around and said, "Except for a few old buildings, most of the houses are bungalows. There shouldn't be a lot of people living here, right?
"I can't believe there's such an old place in a developed city like Yunzhou!"
"You can't say that." At this time, an assistant of the local police said, "You don't know this, but Chenggong Road has a long history. Back then, it was the most prosperous place in Yunzhou City, and it was the most prosperous place.
"Before liberation, if anyone could own a house here, that would be amazing!" The young police officer pointed into the distance and said, "Look, that's Chenyang House. To the east is the Fu family's mansion, and to the south is the Cheng family's archway. The people who live here are all rich and powerful!"
"Really?"
Cui Lizhu looked at Zhang Shixiong's house carefully. It was a very small two-story building. The style was really Western, and it looked quite old.
"There were plans to demolish and rebuild this place a long time ago, but …" The young police officer continued, "Because there are a lot of old buildings here, and a lot of houses that couldn't be verified, as well as houses with disputes, it didn't work out.
"In my opinion," the young policeman looked at Zhang Shixiong's two-story building and said, "This building should have a long history, right?"
"Hmm …" Miao Ying looked at her phone and said, "Zhang Shixiong has already told me about the history of this house. He said that his great-grandfather's generation was a big shot in Yunzhou City and had a big house here!
Zhang Shixiong's grandfather was given this small building that only occupied an area of 40 square meters …
Cui Lizhu waved her hand and said, "Wait, don't mess around! Didn't Zhang Shixiong say that his father was the only son in three generations? His mother was an only child, so he only had one aunt?
"Including him, it would be the only son in four generations. Four generations, wouldn't his great-grandfather only have one son? Then why would he split the family property? Are you bullying us for not being able to keep our word? "
"No," Miao Ying said. "Actually, his grandfather was an illegitimate child. That's why he said that."
"What the …" Cui Lizhu felt a headache coming on. "What kind of account is this?"
"This small building used to be a servant's quarters of the Zhang Clan. Later on, the Zhang Clan's courtyard was destroyed, and this is the only building left …"
"Hey? Is this a blessing in disguise? "Cui Lizhu grinned.
"But, because there was no way to confirm the ownership of the house, it couldn't be traded," Miao Ying said. "Zhang Shixiong's grandfather wanted to sell it, but he couldn't.
Later, when his grandparents passed away, the house was left to Zhang Shixiong's aunt, Zhang Fengyi!
Zhang Fengyi suffered from an illness when she was a child, so she never married. She passed away in 1994, when she was only 34 years old! Zhang Shixiong was born in 1993, when he was only one year old, so he doesn't remember his aunt … "
"Wow," Cui Lizhu sighed. "What a pity! But … Zhang Shixiong's parents didn't have any objections to giving the house to his aunt? "
"No," Miao Ying said. "Zhang Shixiong said that his parents were both educators, so they sold the house and bought a big house in the Flat Peach District!"
"Oh …"
Miao Ying said. "But, although his aunt died, the house still couldn't be traded. His parents thought of many ways, but they couldn't get the property right. In the end, they could only wait for the house to be demolished!
Seven years ago, Zhang Shixiong moved here because of his work. He lived alone, and only went back to accompany his parents on holidays … "
"His aunt passed away in 1994," Cui Lizhu said. "Seven years ago, Zhang Shixiong moved in, so there were 19 years in between. Was the house rented out during those 19 years? "
"Originally, his family planned to do so, but the old couple were honest people. They were worried that the quality of the house wasn't good enough and would cause trouble, so they didn't rent out the house," Miao Ying said. "During those 19 years, the old couple would come over from time to time to clean and repair the house, hoping that the house would be demolished soon, so that Zhang Shixiong could get a new house for his marriage …"
"Oh … I see!" Cui Lizhu sighed. "So, Zhang Shixiong's family isn't bad! If he was the Red Bathtub Killer, that would be such a pity! "
She then added, "But then again, it could be explained that he killed someone because he was heartbroken, even if he killed Zhang Qile, who he had never met before. But, he killed someone in the Red Bathtub Killer way, which is a mystery!
"Sister Miao," Cui Lizhu asked, "does the kid show any signs of confessing? Is he still so tight-lipped? "
"Mm …" Miao Ying nodded. "Either he's innocent! Or, he's right, and we can't find any evidence, so we can't do anything to him! "
"Not necessarily. I don't believe that the detection technology is so advanced now." Cui Lizhu pointed at the collection personnel who were working in the room. "He kidnapped and killed a living person. How could there be no evidence left behind?"
"Come on, Cui!" Miao Ying patted Cui Lizhu's shoulder. "The night is long, and we still have to wait for a long time. Why don't we go to Chenyang House to take a look?"
"Huh?" Cui Lizhu was stunned at first, but then understood that Miao Ying wanted to survey the route to see if Zhang Shixiong could go to Chenyang House that night.
"Okay!"
So, the two of them walked in the direction of Chenyang House.
The road there was crisscrossing, and although it was slightly narrow, it was wide enough for cars to pass.
As Miao Ying and Cui Lizhu walked, they observed the route and the terrain. After a while, they walked into a spacious alley.
Going forward from this alley was where Chenyang House was located.
"Sister Miao," Cui Lizhu said, pointing at the cars parked in the alley. "There are so many cars here. Can't any of them be recorded?"
"No." Miao Ying shook her head and said, "Brother Tao told me that although the cars here are all equipped with driving recorders, they are all cheap ones. They can only record after the car starts, and once the engine is turned off, they stop working!"
"What bad luck," Cui Lizhu said regretfully. "It seems that rich people don't live here. If it was a BMW or a Benz, maybe we could have recorded it!"
"Mm," Miao Ying said. "Maybe Zhang Shixiong knew this, so he dared to do it in Chenyang House?
"I'm thinking that the reason why Zhang Shixiong put in so much effort was to divert the police's attention. Logically speaking, Zhang Qile died in Chenyang House in the red bathtub, so it would be difficult for us to find him, right? "
"Mm … Yes!" Cui Lizhu thought for a moment, then said, "If Zhang Shixiong is the murderer, his thinking is really strange. I'm really curious, is he related to Zhang Qile?"
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