In front of Wang Liang's rental apartment, Chen Mingming stopped and looked down the stairs.
The corridor lights of the old building flickered on and off. Because of the discovery of the corpse, the original residents of the building had moved away in the past few days.
Even the slightest sound of footsteps could be heard clearly at this moment.
Finally, Zhao Le appeared in Chen Mingming's sight … He touched the handrail of the stairs and looked up. He walked up step by step expressionlessly.
Finally, Zhao Le walked up the stairs and stood next to Chen Mingming.
He began to speak. His face was not as stiff as it was when he went upstairs, as if he was afraid. "This isn't good … It's sealed."
Chen Mingming did not mind and tore off the seal. (He came with Zhou Yusheng once and put a new seal on when he left.)
Seeing Chen Mingming tear off the seal, Zhao Le opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed his words.
But then, Chen Mingming took out the key and opened the door of the rental apartment. Zhao Le could no longer keep calm and said in shock, "You … how did you get the key?"
"Come in." Chen Mingming opened the door and said casually. Then, he pressed the button in front of the door and turned on the lights inside the apartment.
When he entered the door, Chen Mingming took off his shoes and put them aside before walking in.
Zhao Le hesitated for a few seconds. He had countless questions in his heart … But thinking that he had followed him here, he took a deep breath and walked in.
He did not take off his shoes and just closed the door softly.
When Zhao Le walked into the apartment, he saw Chen Mingming leaning against a freezer in the middle of the living room and looking at him.
Zhao Le was about to speak, but Chen Mingming spoke first, "How about we do homework?"
"Homework?" Zhao Le was slightly stunned.
Chen Mingming nodded, "It's like homework given by a teacher … Let's deduce what happened here at the time of the crime."
Zhao Le said, "Mingming, stop playing … Leave this to the police. We're just students, we're nothing … Did you borrow the key from your dad? Or did you steal it? "
"Don't worry, I got the key through proper channels." Chen Mingming said indifferently, "There won't be any consequences for trespassing … Let's continue with the homework we were talking about earlier."
"I don't have time to be crazy with you." Zhao Le's face darkened. "I have something to do. I'll leave first."
Chen Mingming said, "You don't want the police to know that you came here alone at night, right? Not only did you come here, but you also deliberately parked your bicycle in front of the supermarket. You're planning to cycle back from the supermarket when you go back, right? "
Zhao Le turned around. After a moment of silence, he frowned and said, "You … you haven't left?"
Chen Mingming didn't answer. He just continued, "This is the first scene where the body was found. The deceased is Wang Liang. His body was buried in this freezer. His body had been cut into pieces by the murderer and was incomplete. So far, there are still several parts of the body that have not been found. It is presumed that they have been taken away, so the cause of death is unknown … Let us deduce, if you were the murderer, what would you choose to commit the crime? "
"I said, stop playing!" Zhao Le said angrily.
Chen Mingming suddenly walked over to the sofa and lay down. "If I were Wang Liang and I were to lie here and fall asleep, what would you do?"
"Enough!" Zhao Le almost roared.
Chen Mingming was expressionless. He picked up the phone, "Although it seems a bit despicable, I think your sister wouldn't want you to be taken in for questioning."
"You …" Zhao Le clenched his teeth, then slowly exhaled, "Fine, I'll play with you."
He walked directly to the sofa and looked at Chen Mingming who was lying on the sofa. Then, he looked around … Zhao Le saw a fruit knife on the coffee table. He picked it up abruptly and looked at Chen Mingming with a cold look in his eyes.
"Do you use a knife?" Chen Mingming said indifferently.
Zhao Le said impatiently, "How would I know? I'll use whatever is convenient. Isn't this the way to kill someone in anger?"
Chen Mingming said, "The body was cut into pieces. It's not convenient to use this knife. The kitchen has a lot of thick dishes … "
"I said, I didn't kill anyone!" Zhao Le angrily interrupted.
"This is just a deduction." Chen Mingming sat up and said, "Why are you so agitated?"
Zhao Le sneered, "After being played by you, who wouldn't be agitated? What do you want to do? Do you want to play detective? Or are you kids from police families bored enough to prove yourselves?! Do I deserve to be suspected? Just because I'm the victim's family?! "
Chen Mingming said, "It's not suitable to use a knife. If you use a knife, there will be blood stains. Whether the blood stains on the sofa, the bed, or the floor, there will be traces left … The police have many ways to find it."
"I said, I'm not the murderer." Zhao Le slowly put down his hand … but he didn't put down the knife.
Chen Mingming said, "Actually, there's one more thing that hasn't been made public. The place where the body was cut into pieces … was the bathroom."
Zhao Le subconsciously looked at the bathroom, then frowned, "So what?!"
Chen Mingming said slowly, "The blood test showed that there were a lot of blood stains on the walls and ceiling of the bathroom … In addition, at the U-shaped pipe of the sewer, there were also some tissue remnants that belonged to Wang Liang …"
Zhao Le suddenly said, "You're wrong. Why on the sofa in the living room? Why can't it be the bathroom? At that time, Wang Liang was taking a shower. The murderer broke into the house and killed him in the bathroom! "
Chen Mingming still didn't answer, but said, "Killing in anger … You mentioned it just now, right? Why do you think it's killing in anger? "
Zhao Le said with hatred, "How would I know! You're the one who forced me to do this! I only saw the fruit knife and picked it up casually. If it's not anger, what is it?! "
Chen Mingming shook his head, "It's not anger. It should be a planned murder … Do you see that freezer? That's the second freezer in Wang Liang's house. It's used to hide the body. Obviously, the murderer was prepared to hide the body. "
"This has nothing to do with me." Zhao Le snorted.
Chen Mingming pressed on step by step, "In fact, the police have found the place where the freezer was sold. And from the owner, they know the characteristics of the person who bought the freezer."
Zhao Le's eyes moved slightly … The fruit knife in his hand was shaking slightly at this moment.
"The police … The police have found the person?" Zhao Le looked at Chen Mingming and seemed to hold his breath.
"You're nervous." Chen Mingming suddenly said.
"Who wouldn't be nervous? You brought me here and told me so many things!" Zhao Le took a deep breath, "I'm about to go crazy!"
Chen Mingming looked at Zhao Le's eyes and said, "Just now you said … that person? It's strange. Why didn't you call the murderer, but … that person? "
Zhao Le said indifferently, "Don't play this word game with me. That person, murderer, it's just a reference!"
Chen Mingming suddenly nodded. Looking at Zhao Le who was holding the knife, he stood up, "Okay … The homework is done. Let's go."
Zhao Le was startled. He had even made some preparations, but he didn't expect Chen Mingming to suddenly give up. This made him feel at a loss.
"Mingming … You … What are you doing?"
"Didn't I say? I'm just doing homework."
Chen Mingming came to the door and took out a shoehorn from the shoe cabinet drawer. He put on his shoes, "I'm not a real policeman … Aren't you leaving? I'm going to lock the door. "
Zhao Le's lips moved, but he finally put down the fruit knife.
He kept silent and followed Chen Mingming all the way … until they reached the intersection of the old street.
At this time, there was no one around, but some people walking around … Although it wasn't in full view, some people could still notice the slightest movement.
Chen Mingming looked at the time, "Thirty-seven minutes … I'm afraid you'll have to pedal faster when you go back."
Zhao Le couldn't figure out Chen Mingming's thoughts. He said hesitantly, "Tonight …"
Chen Mingming waved his hand and said, "You've actually been to the scene, right?"
Zhao Le's breathing was obviously faster.
Chen Mingming slowly stepped back and said, "When I said the murderer dismembered the body in the bathroom, you subconsciously looked over … Of course, you can say you noticed it when you came in. But I think some sudden reactions are uncontrollable, right? Anyway, no matter what I say tonight, I don't have any evidence. This is just my speculation … Who knows? "
Zhao Le opened his mouth.
Chen Mingming turned around and walked to the dark place, finally saying, "I'll leave in a few days … I hope I can listen to your story before I leave."
Zhao Le didn't say anything, but turned around and left quickly … and ran away.
…
…
As Chen Mingming walked along the old streets, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He turned around and raised his head, seeing two dim foreign lamps and an old pine door … Chen Mingming thought for a while, then pushed the door and walked in.
In this spacious lobby, Chen Mingming saw the boss sitting in front of the bar counter with his back to him.
A low sound came from the record player in the corner.
Chen Mingming walked in front of the boss, looking around, and asked curiously, "Where's your servant girl?"
Boss Luo said casually, "She's busy with something …"
Saying this, Boss Luo walked to the bar counter, his fingers sweeping over the cabinet, "Sit down, what do you want to drink?"
Chen Mingming sat down, but didn't say what he wanted. He just asked, "Did I come here by myself, or did you ask me to?"
Luoqiu smiled, "Those who want to come will naturally come, this place … won't refuse."
Chen Mingming was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Thank you … for giving me this identity."
"You're welcome." Luoqiu said softly, "It's just for the convenience of the test … Since it's a test, naturally there are correct answers and methods. I just designed the questions, not unsolvable ones. "
Chen Mingming raised his head, looking straight at the boss, "Zhao Le … may not be the murderer?"
Luoqiu smiled slightly.
Chen Mingming said again, "But he may know who the murderer is … Otherwise, you wouldn't give me such a hint on the parchment. But this kind of hint can easily lead to my subconscious to make a wrong judgment. So this hint is to confuse the information, right? "
Luoqiu said, "If the test is not difficult, naturally it will lose its original meaning … In fact, you're making good progress."
Chen Mingming frowned subconsciously.
He didn't think that there was anything special about this kind of progress under the premise of the hint — He felt that the boss was referring to something else.
There were two questions in this test. The first one was to help his father solve the case, and the second one was … progress. Was it referring to the second question?
Chen Mingming sighed slowly, and suddenly smiled bitterly, "Sure enough, it's two completely unequal amounts of information. In the face of such a huge gap in information, I can only feel a deep sense of powerlessness when facing you. "
Luoqiu didn't deny, "Indeed, I'm not necessarily smarter than anyone."
Chen Mingming said, "This is probably the charm of information … Putting this information aside, if you and I were at the same level of information, how would you judge this case?"
Luoqiu began to mix the wine, using the 'Red Dust' mixing technique he learned from Miss Maid, "The invigilator won't end well."
Chen Mingming's eyes suddenly brightened, "This test doesn't seem to restrict my ability to buy information … I can choose to buy information directly to help me complete the test, right?"
Luoqiu smiled, "Are you planning to buy information?"
Chen Mingming shook his head, "You didn't say that cheating is not allowed, but you also didn't say that cheating is allowed … It's reasonable for the invigilator to expel the cheating person from the test room."
The mixing of 'Red Dust' was almost completed. Boss Luo seemed to be in a good mood. He looked at the final product, slowly pouring it into the glass, and appeared to be very focused.
Chen Mingming suddenly asked, "The question … is it really that simple to solve the case?"
Luoqiu said, "What do you think?"
Chen Mingming shook his head, looked at the glass in front of him, sighed, and stood up, "I'm not drinking … Thank you for your hospitality."
"You're welcome."
Chen Mingming turned and left, frowning at the same time.
…
"Is there a guest?" Miss Maid's voice came from the stairs, "Chen Mingming?"
"You've been busy." Luoqiu waved his hand.
Miss Maid took a step forward and appeared in front of the bar counter, "It seems that he encountered something he was puzzled about?"
Luoqiu didn't hide it, smiled and said, "He asked me what was the meaning behind the test questions."
Miss Maid also smiled. "How did Master answer him?"
Luoqiu shook his head, "I suddenly had a bad taste, so I didn't say anything."
You Ye said, "Solving a case is to find the truth, and finding the truth means that it will affect a person's fate and life … It's equivalent to controlling someone's life, whether it's good or bad, it all depends on one's own will. Controlling life … is a compulsory course for Black Soul Envoys. "
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