After Elizabeth left, the second person to come in was the Indian brother, Sharman.
"Mr. Policeman, we meet again," Sharman greeted.
Han Bin gestured for him to sit down. "Yeah, please take a seat."
Sharman sighed and took the initiative to say, "I've heard about what happened to David. I feel that it's a pity. He's a good person."
"Of course, it's indeed a pity." Han Bin responded and asked, "Did you see him yesterday?"
"Yeah, I saw him come back from outside yesterday afternoon with a lot of things in his hands. He seemed to be in a good state at the time, and we even chatted for a while."
"Where were you between nine and eleven thirty last night?"
Sharman recalled. "I was at home. I was with Zerai the whole time. We can prove it to each other."
"Last night, what time did you sleep?"
"I'm not sure. About eleven."
"Last night, did you hear anything unusual?"
"Uh, I think so. I heard a sound around ten o 'clock. It even gave Zerai and me a fright. David might have fallen at that time. Now that I think about it, it's really a pity," Sharman said emotionally.
"Since you heard the noise and weren't asleep, why didn't you check it out?" Han Bin asked.
"At that time, the two of us were … Ahem …" Sharman coughed softly and smiled awkwardly. "The two of us were exercising together. We couldn't be distracted at that time, you know."
"Of course." Han Bin was a little speechless. How can I still ask this question?
After hesitating for a moment, Han Bin continued to ask, "How's your relationship with David?"
"Not bad."
"Do you have any suspects for his death?" Han Bin asked.
"A few days ago, I heard that something happened between David and a female student. The student's father came to the school to make a scene. At that time, things were very unpleasant. I'm not sure … but they did have a conflict."
Han Bin flipped open his notebook and made a note. "Last night, did anyone else come to David's house?"
"I'm not sure about that."
"Have you been to David's house before?"
"Yes, he treated us to a meal. He's a very friendly person. Not bad."
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation, Sharman. I still need to collect your fingerprints and DNA. It's just a formality, you know," Han Bin said.
"Yeah," Sharman responded, his forehead covered in sweat.
"You seem a little nervous," Han Bin said.
"No, I'm wearing thick clothes. I feel a little hot," Sharman said perfunctorily.
Jiang Yang walked over and began to collect Sharman's fingerprints, using the collection, processing, and comparison machine to compare them.
"Ding! Fingerprints collected."
"Comparing …"
"Ding! Fingerprint comparison results, completely match!"
Han Bin was stunned for a moment.
The smile on Jiang Yang's baby face disappeared.
Li Qin stared at Sha Erman.
"What's wrong … Is there a problem?" Sharman wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Sharman, there are videos of us taking statements. You'd better answer my questions honestly. Don't lie or hide anything," Han Bin said sternly.
"I'm telling the truth. What's wrong?"
Han Bin did not answer the question. "Last night, did you go to David's house?"
"No, I didn't go."
Sharman stood up abruptly, feeling a little uneasy. "What do you mean? Are you suspecting me? Oh my god, why would I kill David? Why are you suspecting me? "
"We found a set of unfamiliar fingerprints at David's house. After comparing them, they completely match yours. How do you explain that?"
"I told you, I went to David's house before. Maybe it was left behind at that time. That's completely possible. It's not illegal to go to David's house before, right?" Sharman said.
"When was the last time you went to David's house?"
"I don't remember the exact time. It was last year. I haven't been to David's house at all this year."
"Your fingerprints were found on a beer can. Don't tell me that you drank beer at David's house last time and he purposely kept it for a few months just to frame you?" Han Bin said.
"No, I didn't drink beer at David's house. It can't be left behind by me."
"Fingerprints don't lie."
"But I didn't lie either."
"Did you drink beer yesterday?" Han Bin asked.
"Yes, I did, but I drank it at home."
"What beer did you drink?"
"It was bottled Gin Island beer."
"Where's the beer can?"
"I don't remember."
Han Bin said, "Then think about it. This concerns your innocence."
"Okay, I think …" Sharman took a deep breath. "Oh, I remember. I threw the beer into the trash bag and put it at the door before I went to bed."
"Where's the trash bag?"
Sharman spread his hands. "It should still be in front of our house. David suddenly died. We were shocked when we found out, so we didn't have time to throw the trash away."
"How many cans of beer did you drink?"
"Two."
"Who can prove what you said?" Han Bin asked.
"Zerai, we've always been together."
Han Bin reminded him. "You should understand that you and Zerai are a couple. Her testimony is not very effective."
"Yeah, I understand. There was another person who had dinner at my house last night."
"Who?"
"Haruk. He's Zerai's brother. He came from India to visit Zerai."
"When did he come to the foreign teacher's dormitory and when did he leave?"
"He came at five in the afternoon yesterday. We had dinner together and left around nine. He can prove that I drank beer at dinner. He's a noble man. He won't lie."
"Your future brother-in-law?"
"Oh no, Officer Han, I know what you're thinking. He won't lie for me. He can't wait for me to go to jail so that Zerai can marry a noble man. So, please believe him."
Han Bin jotted it down in his notebook. "Why didn't you tell me that Haruk came to the foreign teacher's dormitory?"
"I didn't mean to hide it, but Haruk … how should I put it? I don't want to trouble him because of me and leave him a bad impression."
"It sounds like Haruk doesn't like you very much."
Sharman showed a helpless expression. "Yeah, he's not very friendly to me."
"Then why do you think the cans of beer you drank would appear at David's house?" Han Bin asked.
"I don't know … Could it be that someone took the cans of beer and deliberately left them at David's house to frame me?"
"Who would do that?"
Sharman sighed. "I don't know. I'm a good person. I never cause trouble. I really can't think of anyone who would do such a despicable thing."
They asked a few more questions, but they didn't get any more clues.
Han Bin assigned a task to a police officer from the police station to watch over Sharman.
Jiang Yang went to check the garbage bags at Sharman's house.
Han Bin and Li Qin were in charge of interrogating Zerai.
Li Qin couldn't help but complain, "These foreigners are too cold. David fell off the building so loudly, but no one came out to check."
"They don't have a sense of belonging to this land. They only care about their own land. Even if the sky falls outside, it has nothing to do with them." Han Bin said.
"In my opinion, there's something wrong with this Qingdao Foreign Language Institute. Otherwise, two people wouldn't have died in a row." Li Qin snorted.
Han Bin smiled. "That's right. But we're the police, not the school's leaders. We don't have a say in what happened before."
"Does it matter now?" Li Qin asked.
Han Bin snorted. "The surveillance alone is enough to give them a hard time. Two murders happened in a row, and both of them were people from their Qingdao Foreign Language Institute. The city's leaders have no obligation to clean up their mess."
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