"What is it?"
"There was a theft at the Golden Beach Qianhao Hotel."
"Who called?"
"Captain Song from the Golden Beach Police Station. The manager of the hotel went to their station to report the theft. Captain Sun Jianyi has already appeared," Zeng Ping said.
"What does Captain Song mean? He wants us to help with the investigation?"
"Two rooms were stolen from the hotel. One of them was Tang Yu and Xiang Hongbo's room. He was afraid that it would affect our investigation, so he called ahead of time," Zeng Ping said.
"Tang Yu and Xiang Hongbo's room was stolen at this time? What a coincidence," Li Hui mumbled.
"Captain Zheng, why don't I go with Li Hui to see what's going on?" Han Bin suggested.
"Old Zeng, you lead the team. If the theft is related to the Female Corpses Case, take over the case," Zheng Kaixuan ordered.
"Yes."
…
In a fast-moving off-road vehicle, Li Hui was driving, Han Bin sat in the passenger seat, and Zeng Ping sat in the back.
"If He Shirui really fell into the sea from the yacht, do you think the murderer is Luo Xinghua?" Li Hui asked.
"The possibility is high. Most people rent yachts during the day, but Luo Xinghua chose to rent one at night. Either it's cheaper at night, or he has other intentions," Han Bin analyzed.
"What intentions?" Li Hui squinted his eyes.
"Exactly what you're thinking," Han Bin said with disdain.
"According to your analysis, there should only be He Shirui and Luo Xinghua on the yacht. There shouldn't be anyone else on the yacht. Then, He Shirui's death shouldn't be directly related to Xiang Hongbo and Tang Yu. Why would he testify for him?" Zeng Ping asked.
"Could it be that the three of them colluded to kill He Shirui?" Li Hui guessed.
"What's the motive?"
"The biggest problem right now is that we don't have any evidence. Everything is based on speculation," Zeng Ping said.
"Then let's find a breakthrough."
"What breakthrough?"
"Who pretended to be He Shirui and went to the bar that night?" Han Bin asked.
"I think it should be Tang Yu," Li Hui said.
"I also think that Tang Yu is the most suspicious. What we need to do now is to find evidence. As long as we can prove that Tang Yu was pretending to be He Shirui that night, we can find He Shirui's phone, and Tang Yu will definitely be involved in this case," Han Bin said.
Li Hui shook his head. "The bartender, Jiang Anyang, only remembers her nails. He doesn't remember Tang Yu's appearance at all. You can't convict Tang Yu based on the same color of her nails."
"We didn't mistake Tang Yu for He Shirui because of her nails," Han Bin took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Zeng Ping.
"The person who pretended to be He Shirui that night wore the same blue sleeveless dress. He Shirui drowned that night, which means that the imposter wasn't wearing He Shirui's clothes. It's very likely that the two of them had the same clothes."
Zeng Ping lit his cigarette and took a puff. "Yes, we can use it as a direction for investigation."
"There's also the hat," Li Hui said.
"Han Bin, tell Tian Li and Zhao Ming to investigate from this direction," Zeng Ping said.
"Yes."
…
Half an hour later, the three of them arrived at Qianhao Hotel.
As soon as they entered the hotel lobby, the receptionist recognized Han Bin and quickly stood up. "Officer Han, you're here."
"Where are the people from the police station?"
"They're investigating the stolen room. Let me take you there." The receptionist was very enthusiastic.
Han Bin nodded. He knew that the hotel didn't want the police to stay in the lobby to avoid unnecessary suspicion from the customers.
When the four of them arrived at the floor where Tang Yu and Xiang Hongbo were staying, they saw that two rooms were cordoned off, and a few police officers were standing in the corridor.
"Officer Sun," Zeng Ping greeted.
"Captain Zeng, you came so quickly." Sun Jianyi took the initiative to shake hands with Zeng Ping.
"Where's the owner?"
"The owner of Room 405 is back, and the owner of Room 406 is rushing back."
Tang Yu and Xiang Hongbo were staying in Room 406.
"Are there a lot of valuables lost?" Zeng Ping asked.
"A watch, some accessories, and more than a thousand yuan in cash were stolen from Room 405. The situation in Room 406 has not been verified yet," Officer Sun said.
"Who reported it?"
"The hotel cleaner found the doors of these two rooms open when he was cleaning. There were traces of the door locks being pried, so he reported it to the hotel manager."
"Officer Sun, can we go to Room 406 to check?" Han Bin said.
"Of course."
"Thank you." Han Bin put on the shoe cover and entered the room.
Not long after, Zeng Ping and Li Hui also followed.
Li Hui looked around and said, "Tsk, tsk, this room is really messy."
"This doesn't look like a thief's rummaging. It looks like they didn't put it back," Han Bin said.
"How do you know?"
"There's a used condom next to your foot," Han Bin reminded.
"If they were cleaning up the room, they would usually clean up the condom first. They didn't even clean up their personal belongings. Do you think they would clean up other things?"
"F * ck." Li Hui jumped to the side as if he was about to step on a landmine. For a single man, there was nothing more annoying than this.
"Did you learn this from the books?"
"The books don't write about this. It's just my experience," Han Bin said perfunctorily.
Li Hui was stunned on the spot as if he had been hit by ten thousand points!
He had never been in a relationship before.
"Stop fooling around and get down to business," Zeng Ping scolded.
There was a cubicle inside the room. There was a mirror, sink, wardrobe, and safe. At the end of the cubicle was a toilet on the right and a bathroom on the left.
Zeng Ping looked carefully and his eyes fell on the safe. "The safe has been pried open. It should be the work of an experienced thief."
Han Bin walked to the wardrobe and found that the door was open. He took out his phone and took a few pictures. Then, he carefully looked through every piece of clothing.
"Captain Zeng, we've checked the room carefully and didn't find any valuable clues. It's faster to check the surveillance," Sun Jianyi said.
Han Bin smiled. There were surveillance cameras in the hallways, lobby, and entrance of the hotel. How could he and Zeng Ping not know? They were just looking for an excuse to check Tang Yu and Xiang Hongbo's room.
"Did the surveillance capture the suspect?" Zeng Ping asked.
"We found two suspects. One was a lookout, and the other was the thief." Sun Jianyi took out his phone and showed the surveillance screenshots.
The first screenshot was of a tall man wearing a white cap. His head was lowered, and his face couldn't be seen clearly. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.
The second screenshot was of a man wearing a black cap, a tight T-shirt, a toothpick in his mouth, and a pair of sunglasses.
Li Hui glanced at it and shook his head. "I don't know him."
Han Bin frowned slightly. The second surveillance screenshot was of Chen San.
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