"Yes … Mm …" Zhang Shixiong's father answered eagerly, then seemed to realize that something was wrong. He suddenly stuttered and couldn't continue.
Miao Ying's question shocked Cui Lizhu and the others. No one had expected Miao Ying to ask such a strange question.
This kind of questioning and this kind of tone made this unusual unsolved case even more strange and unpredictable.
However, with Zhang Shixiong's father's answer, everyone fell into a state of shock again.
"There's really a bathtub?" Miao Ying asked. "Is it in the bathroom on the second floor?"
"You … How did you know?" Zhang Shixiong's father was surprised.
Of course, Miao Ying thought to herself. In the entire building, only the second floor had a bathroom. If the bathtub wasn't there, where else could it be?
"Yes," Zhang Shixiong's mother said. "There was indeed a bathtub in the bathroom on the second floor of the old house. After Fengyi passed away, we renovated the house, but the bathtub got in the way, so we tore it down!"
"Yes, yes …" Zhang Shixiong's father said. "At that time, our original plan was for Shixiong to get married in the new house, and we would live in the old house!
The bathroom was so small, and if we wanted to take a bath, we would have to stand in the bathtub. Both of us are old, so we didn't think it was practical, so we tore it down … "
"Sister Miao, Sister Miao …" Cui Lizhu couldn't help but ask softly, "What do you mean by this? That bathtub … Is it a sign of something?
"Or, do you think his aunt …"
Miao Ying made a shushing gesture, then said to Zhang Shixiong's parents, "Please don't worry. We will definitely find out the truth!
Next, my colleagues will ask you some more questions. I hope you can cooperate … "
"Oh …" The two elders immediately nodded in agreement, but their faces were still full of worry.
After Miao Ying had asked for so long, they naturally had some clues.
Miao Ying comforted them a few more times, then walked out of the interrogation room with Cui Lizhu.
After coming out, Ran Tao, Captain Shao, and the others immediately surrounded them. Ran Tao asked impatiently, "Sister Miao, are you suspecting that the problem lies with Zhang Shixiong's aunt?"
"Team Leader Miao," Captain Shao volunteered, "I will send someone to investigate the company that Peter worked for, to see if Peter had any contact with Zhang Shixiong's aunt!"
"Aiya!" Cui Lizhu said excitedly, "Peter's death was so strange that year. Could it be that there's a secret behind the case? Could Zhang Shixiong's aunt be Peter's accomplice?"
"But …" Ran Tao found a problem. "Why did Sister Miao keep mentioning the bathtub in the old house? What did that mean? Don't tell me you think there's something wrong with Zhang Fengyi's bathtub? "
"Calm down …" Miao Ying gestured for them to calm down, then frowned and said, "What I suspect is not just this. The red bathtub case is very likely to be more serious than we thought!"
"What do you mean? I think … I understand a little bit … "Perhaps because she understood a little bit, Cui Lizhu's face became gloomy, and even her lips began to tremble.
"Oh my god, no way!" Ran Tao widened his eyes and grabbed his hair out of habit …
"What … what do you mean?" Captain Shao did not seem to understand. He asked curiously, "Is it confirmed that Zhang Shixiong is the murderer who killed Zhang Qile? Or … "
"Captain Shao," Miao Ying said as she turned on her phone and took out the red bathtub painting that Zhang Qile had drawn. She then said to Captain Shao, "Hurry up and get the files of all the young women who went missing between 1992 and 1994, after the red bathtub case was closed. Then, compare them with the deceased in this painting!"
"Huh?!"
Suddenly, Captain Shao understood what Miao Ying meant. His body trembled, and he almost fell to the ground!
"You … You mean …" Captain Shao's face was pale as he said, "The red bathtub case didn't end because of Peter's arrest, but … It's still going on! This … this is … too sensational, isn't it? "
"Captain Shao, the main line of the case is getting clearer and clearer …" Cui Lizhu said. "Back then, Zhang Shixiong's aunt, Zhang Fengyi, was probably Peter's accomplice, and they committed the red bathtub case together!"
"Zhang Fengyi had a terminal illness, and there were traces of sacrifices in the red bathtub case. There were also many sacrificial items from Africa that were found in Peter's house. This means that Peter wanted to kill Zhang Fengyi because he wanted to use those evil rituals to prolong Zhang Fengyi's life!"
"Huh? This … This … "The more Captain Shao listened, the more shocked he became.
"Then, Peter was arrested!" Miao Ying continued Cui Lizhu's words. "Because he loved Zhang Fengyi, Peter would rather die than expose Zhang Fengyi.
But, although Peter was dead, the ritual was still going on. Zhang Fengyi was still looking for her target, so she continued the massacre in the red bathtub until the end of her life! "
"This …" Captain Shao gulped. He was speechless. "This is too …"
"After Zhang Fengyi died, she probably left her story behind," Cui Lizhu said. "She might even have taken photos of the deceased!
"Zhang Shixiong moved into his aunt's house, so he might have seen these things," Cui Lizhu said. "So, Zhang Shixiong probably already knew the truth!
But, for the sake of his family's reputation, he didn't tell anyone about it, until Zhang Qile appeared and disrupted the balance … "
"Then, what happened next was much simpler, right?" Then, Ran Tao chimed in. "Zhang Qile saw a photo of the red bathtub in Zhang Shixiong's house. He thought that the photo was very artistic, so he stole the photo and secretly drew the red bathtub according to the photo!"
"But," Cui Lizhu continued, "Zhang Qile didn't know the origin of the photo, so he didn't think too much about it. So, for the next seven years, everything went on as usual, and they all lived their own lives.
That was until the night that Zhang Qile ran away from Bao Yicheng's house in anger! " Cui Lizhu said. "Zhang Shixiong was driving the ambulance, and he happened to see Zhang Qile by the roadside, so he gave her a ride!"
"In the car, they rekindled their old feelings, so Zhang Shixiong brought her to his house. But, Zhang Qile's arrogance acted up again, so he said something to provoke Zhang Shixiong, which triggered Zhang Shixiong's murderous intent. So, he committed the latest crime. So, the whole case is clear now, right?"
"No!" Miao Ying was the first to raise this point. "From the hospital's surveillance camera, when Zhang Shixiong drove away, he was alone in the car. If Zhang Qile was there, he would have been hidden in the trunk …"
"So, it is very likely that Zhang Shixiong had already taken action in the ambulance!"
"But, isn't there another question?" Captain Shao asked. "If all of this was a coincidence, how could Zhang Shixiong have the key to Chen Yang House?
"Why would he be so well-prepared?"
After Captain Shao asked this question, everyone quietened down and began to think about the situation.
"Alright then." Captain Shao pointed at Miao Ying's phone and said, "Let me check if the woman in the painting is the missing woman! This is a big deal! "
"No, wait a minute!" Miao Ying suddenly thought of something and said excitedly, "I … How could I have forgotten something so important?!
Zhang Fengyi has a terminal illness, so it's not very convenient for her to move around! "
"Huh?" Cui Lizhu was stunned. "What does that mean? Did Zhang Fengyi find an accomplice? Was it Zhang Shixiong? But, when Zhang Fengyi passed away, Zhang Shixiong was only one year old! "
"No!" Miao Ying said. "That's not what I meant! I mean, if Zhang Fengyi was also the Red Bathtub Killer, then after killing her, where was her corpse?! "
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