Chapter 194
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After leaving the conference room, Han Bin assigned tasks.
Tian Li and Zhao Ming went to the telecommunications company to retrieve Peng Yongren's recent communication records.
Sun Xiaopeng checked the school's internal surveillance.
Han Bin and Li Hui checked the surveillance of the streets near the school. At the same time, they went to the hardware stores and convenience stores around the school to investigate the source of the rope and towel.
Han Bin and Li Hui left the school and went along the surrounding streets to look for surveillance cameras, hardware stores, and convenience stores.
Li Hui lit a cigarette and took a drag. "Brother Bin, why didn't Captain Zeng come when you mentioned such a big case?"
"Captain Zeng has parents and children at his age. They all need him to take care of them. He's different from us." Han Bin could understand.
"After hearing you say that, I don't want to get married anymore." Li Hui shrugged.
Han Bin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think so far ahead. Find a girlfriend first."
"Did you really go on a date with Miss Tan yesterday?" Li Hui winked.
"Don't tell me you like Miss Tan too?"
Li Hui shook his head. "She's not for me."
He was a kid from the countryside. His family's financial situation was average. He couldn't even afford a house. Why would a beauty like him?
"What kind of girl are you looking for?" Han Bin asked curiously.
"As long as she's good-looking. She doesn't need to be too pretty, but she can't be ugly either. She just needs to be sensible and knows how to live." Li Hui showed a look of longing.
Han Bin comforted him. "She will."
Li Hui smiled bitterly. "Why do I feel like you're comforting a seriously ill person?"
"Then should I replace the word 'will' with 'will' and repeat myself?" Han Bin joked.
Li Hui gave him the middle finger.
The two chatted as they searched.
If he saw a store with surveillance cameras, he would go in and make a copy. If he saw a convenience store, he would go in and ask if there were any ropes or towels that the deceased had been tied up with.
The two of them circled around the school and collected a lot of surveillance footage. They also went to a few convenience stores, but there was no such rope.
A Dawei Convenience Store had towels of this brand and color, but there were no sales records for the past half a month. The surveillance footage from half a month ago had already been erased.
The two of them found another Old Wang's Hardware Shop. The convenience store was not big, only about 20 square meters. It was filled to the brim, and the aisle could only accommodate one person walking.
"What do you want?" A middle-aged man in his forties asked.
"Are you the boss?"
"Yes."
Li Hui took out a photo and placed it on the table. "Do you have this type of rope in your shop?"
Boss Wang picked up the photo and glanced at it. "How much do you want to buy?"
"Take it out and let us have a look first," Han Bin suggested.
Boss Wang took the photo closer and looked at it. "Light blue. There aren't many of this color left. Can you change it to another color?"
"I want this color," Han Bin said.
Boss Wang stood up and walked to the shelves to search. After a while, he came back with a rope. "This is the length. Is it enough?"
Han Bin held it in his hand and studied it carefully. It was exactly the same as the rope used to tie up the victims. As for whether the material was the same, he could only take it to the lab for testing.
"You said there aren't many ropes of this color left. Has anyone bought it before?" Han Bin asked.
Boss Wang glanced at Han Bin. "Are you here to buy rope or to ask about something?"
"I'm a police officer." Han Bin showed his police badge.
"Oh, you're a police officer. How can I help you?" Boss Wang was a bit surprised.
"We are investigating a case. The rope in your shop is exactly the same as the one used in the case," Han Bin said as he looked at Boss Wang.
"This has nothing to do with me. I'm just running a business. Why would a customer buy a rope? I don't know. Am I right?" Boss Wang quickly defended himself.
"Whether it has anything to do with you or not depends on whether you cooperate with the police investigation. If you're deliberately hiding clues, we can only ask you to return to the police station to assist in the investigation," Li Hui said.
"No, no, no. What do you want to ask? Just ask. I promise I'll answer you honestly." Boss Wang waved his hand. He had only been to the police station once in his life. He didn't even know which way the police station was.
First, he didn't dare to go there. Second, he was afraid it would affect his shop's business.
"Before this, who bought this style and color of rope?" Han Bin asked again.
Boss Wang recalled and said, "I think someone bought it a few days ago."
"The exact time."
"Ah, I have to check the accounts." Boss Wang returned to the counter, took out a notebook, and started flipping through it.
Han Bin wasn't in a hurry. He waited quietly at the side.
Boss Wang searched. "It should be sold on the morning of October 5th."
"Do you remember what the person looked like?" Han Bin asked.
"There are dozens of people here today. How would I remember?" Boss Wang shook his head.
"Do you have surveillance?" Han Bin passed a cigarette to the boss.
"Yes."
"Check the surveillance."
"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Although I have video surveillance, I don't have a computer. I haven't looked at it myself. It's just a decoration." Boss Wang took the cigarette and put it in his ear.
"Take out the memory card of the surveillance. We'll go back and check it ourselves," Li Hui suggested.
"Then you have to send it back to me." Boss Wang was a little reluctant.
"Don't worry. After I look at it, I'll definitely send it back to you," Li Hui said.
Boss Wang removed the memory card. "You have to be quick. Without this thing, the surveillance can't be used anymore."
"Don't worry."
After getting the surveillance, Han Bin and Li Hui left. This clue was very important. The person who bought the rope was very likely the suspect.
…
3: 30 in the afternoon, in the school's surveillance room.
Sun Xiaopeng rubbed his eyes. He had been watching the surveillance for more than two hours. He felt that his eyes were getting blurry. He made up his mind to buy a bottle of eye drops in the future.
"Creak …" The door opened. Han Bin and Li Hui walked in.
"Brother Bin, Brother Hui," Sun Xiaopeng greeted them.
"Have you finished watching the surveillance?" Li Hui asked.
"A few days of surveillance. Let's watch it." Sun Xiaopeng smiled bitterly.
"Did you find any traces of Peng Yongren in the surveillance?" Han Bin asked.
"Yes." Sun Xiaopeng found the surveillance and pointed at the screen.
"October 6th at five in the afternoon, Peng Yongren left the dormitory building. This is also the last time he appeared in the surveillance video that we've seen so far."
Li Hui carefully watched the video. "It's indeed Peng Yongren."
"Peng Yongren left the dormitory alone. He hasn't been arrested yet. This means that the time of the crime should be between five in the afternoon and twelve in the evening on the sixth." Han Bin analyzed.
"Didn't Peng Yongren die at around one in the morning on the seventh? Shouldn't the time of the crime be extended to one in the morning?" Li Hui added.
"You and Xiaopeng have overlooked the same problem. Mosquitoes won't kill people. Peng Yongren was bitten by a large number of mosquitoes before he died. This process would take at least an hour. So Peng Yongren was tied up in the woods before twelve." Han Bin analyzed.
"Clap clap …"
Sun Xiaopeng clapped his hands. "As expected of Brother Bin. You're amazing. You found the problem so quickly."
Li Hui rolled his eyes. "Flatterer."
Sun Xiaopeng wasn't angry. He changed the topic and said, "Brother Hui, don't be angry. If there's a suitable opportunity in the future, I'll let my girlfriend introduce you to a girlfriend."
Other than him and Zeng Ping, the rest of the people in the second group were single. In this aspect, he still had a certain advantage.
Li Hui opened his mouth, but the words didn't come out. He forcefully swallowed them back.
Han Bin laughed. He knew Li Hui's personality very well. The biggest problem with this kid was his cheap mouth.
According to Li Hui's usual style, Sun Xiaopeng's words had hit his soft spot. He would definitely fight back, but in the current situation, he couldn't.
He really wanted to find a girlfriend. Fighting back would be fun, but what if she didn't introduce him to her?
So he could only hold it in.
Getting a girl and successfully getting rid of being single was his most important life goal at this stage.
There was no one else.
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