When he left the art school, Zhao Yu didn't drive. Instead, he followed Lan Shuping's daughter's route to school and walked towards Lan Shuping's home.
Along the way, Zhao Yu observed the surrounding situation carefully. He felt that the mysterious kidnapper, who was able to carry out the kidnapping so successfully, must have done his homework beforehand. At least, he should have followed and observed.
So, if he were to check the surveillance cameras here, there might be some new clues.
Thinking of this, he immediately called Mao Wei to remind him of this. Mao Wei told Zhao Yu that they had already retrieved all the surveillance cameras in the district and were checking them!
After putting down the phone, Zhao Yu decided to go to Lan Shuping's home to take a look. Even if he couldn't find any clues about the kidnapping case, he could at least check Lan Shuping's background to see if he was related to the apartment murder case.
Lan Shuping's house was in the middle of the district. It was the best building in the entire district.
When Zhao Yu arrived, Zhang Yaohui and Lan Bo were both there!
In order to not cause a commotion, the two brothers were stationed there as Lan Shuping's brothers. On one hand, they set up monitoring equipment to prevent the kidnapper from calling. On the other hand, they had to protect Lan Shuping's family secretly.
Lan Shuping's house was a two-hundred-square-meter four-bedroom mansion. Although there were many relatives at home, it wasn't crowded.
After learning that their child had been kidnapped, the whole family was naturally frightened and anxious. The relatives were anxiously waiting for the result, while taking care of Lan Shuping's wife and parents.
When Zhao Yu entered, he felt that the atmosphere wasn't right. Almost no one was talking. Everyone was lowering their heads, depressed and lifeless.
Very soon, Zhao Yu understood. It turned out that the police didn't tell them that Lan Shuping had pretended to confess. So, when they found out that Lan Shuping was a murderer, they naturally suffered a double blow. Their morale was low.
Among everyone, only Lan Shuping's wife, Gao Ting, knew the inside story. But, in order to save her daughter, she had to keep quiet about it.
Under Zhang Yaohui's guidance, Zhao Yu finally saw Gao Ting in the child's bedroom.
When the bedroom door opened, Gao Ting was sitting on the child's bed, wiping her tears. She was holding a children's watch in her hand.
Zhang Yaohui introduced Zhao Yu's identity to Gao Ting softly, then left the house.
Gao Ting had a pretty face. She was well-dressed and had a dignified appearance. She was a very classy woman.
"Leader, thank you for your hard work!" Seeing Zhao Yu's arrival, Gao Ting stood up to welcome him. However, as she had been suppressing herself for a long time, she looked like she was about to collapse.
"Sit down, let's sit down and talk! Mm … "Zhao Yu looked down at the children's watch in Gao Ting's hand and hesitated. He wondered if he should ask the next question.
"Oh …" Gao Ting thought that Zhao Yu was referring to his watch and quickly said, "My niu is so careless. She didn't even bring her phone or watch to school yesterday! There's a tracking function on the watch. It would be great if I brought it along … "
At this point, Gao Ting's tears fell uncontrollably.
"Hmm …" Zhao Yu frowned and hesitated. In the end, he looked around and asked, "This room, is it your daughter's? So many paintings … "
It turned out that the walls of the bedroom were covered with the children's drawings and awards. Those paintings were all painted with naive freehand brushwork. Although the strokes were simple, they were filled with childlike innocence.
"Yeah!" Gao Ting introduced. "Niu Niu loves to draw. She would draw whatever she thought of. Sometimes, even when she was eating, she wouldn't stop drawing! So, this bedroom is always like this. It's simply her studio! "
Zhao Yu looked at the paintings on the wall and praised sincerely, "They're really well drawn!"
"Mm …" Gao Ting finally stopped feeling sad and asked Zhao Yu, "Leader, I wonder … Is there any news about you today?"
"Oh …" Zhao Yu saw that it was about time, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "I'm here because I have some questions to ask you!"
"Please ask!" Gao Ting said sincerely.
"I want to know …" Zhao Yu said seriously, "Did Lan Shuping mention Liu Jiao to you before?"
"Oh! About that! "Gao Ting creased her eyebrows and replied," He mentioned it a few times, but not much! He only told me how powerful the three of them were when they worked together. If it wasn't for Liu Jiao, I'm afraid the three of them would have achieved great things! "
"Then … About their relationship?" Zhao Yu asked again, "Did your husband tell you about it? Feng Kuo and Liu Jiao were a couple, so why did Feng Kuo want to kill Liu Jiao? "
"This …" Gao Ting recalled and said, "He didn't say anything about it directly! But, there was one time when he drank too much and cried out Liu Jiao's name! I felt that my husband liked Liu Jiao! "
"Of course, I wasn't happy about it, but I couldn't be jealous of a dead woman, right? So, I didn't say anything after that. "
"What about Feng Kuo?" Zhao Yu asked again.
"I don't know," Gao Ting said. "I'm guessing that my husband hated this person!"
"Oh …" Zhao Yu thought for a while and asked, "Then … Can you show me Teacher Lan's photos in the past? When he was in university? And, does he have any old items like a diary that could reflect his youth? "
"This …" Gao Ting creased her eyebrows and suddenly realized something. She asked solemnly, "Police officer, what do you want these things for? I know my husband's temperament the best. He would never do something like killing someone! Don't be fooled by his extroverted personality, he is very timid. It really can't be him! "
"That's not what I meant. I want to understand the situation of the three of them back then through these photos!" Zhao Yu explained. "Maybe there was a third murderer! If there was, it must be someone who was related to them! "
"No!" Gao Ting said in frustration. "Police officer, I really didn't! Ever since Lan and I got married, I have never seen his university photos! I reckon that, because of Liu Jiao's death, his entire university time, his youth, had changed. He didn't want to keep those memories! Those memories would only bring him pain! Why would he keep the photos? "
"Then … Alright!" Zhao Yu glanced around the room again and said to Gao Ting, "If you find anything related to ten years ago, remember to tell me. Don't belittle these things. Maybe, they can bring your daughter back sooner! "
"Okay … Alright …" Gao Ting's eyes became wet again when she mentioned her daughter.
…
After leaving Lan Shuping's house, Zhao Yu walked to the parking area while thinking about the conversation he had with Gao Ting.
From Gao Ting's perspective, Lan Shuping really didn't look like a murderer. If he couldn't let go of Liu Jiao for so many years, he wouldn't have any reason to kill her back then!
Just like he said, even if he really wanted to kill someone, it would be Feng Kuo, not his beloved Liu Jiao!
Not Feng Kuo, not Lan Shuping …
Could it be …
The real murderer, there was another one?
Tsk tsk …
Zhao Yu pondered seriously. When he was about to get his car, he suddenly thought of something. Since I can't find any information or photos from Lan Shuping, why not look for it from another angle?
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