Ye Zi came back to her senses and walked into the elevator. The atmosphere between the two of them was extremely awkward, and neither of them spoke a word.
They just raised their heads and looked at the elevator, not listening to the flashing numbers. (Please Baidu Search)
Suddenly, the lights in the elevator flickered and the elevator suddenly shook.
"Ah!"
Ye Zi and Tang Yang exclaimed at the same time.
"The elevator seems to be broken."
Ye Zi pressed the elevator's button a few times, but there was no response. She looked at the emergency button, and shortly after, a man's voice came from the elevator's communication device.
"This is Block 12, Unit 3. The elevator here is broken," Ye Zi quickly said.
"Alright, Miss. Please wait a moment. We'll send someone to check it."
Tang Yang leaned against the elevator without any expression on her face. Seeing that Ye Zi was anxious, she said, "Wait a moment. The elevator here is always like this."
Ye Zi slightly knitted her brows and turned to look at Tang Yang. "Is it always like this?"
Tang Yang nodded. "Yeah, it's always like this. I don't even know how many times I've been trapped here."
As he spoke, Tang Yang looked at his watch and helplessly shook his head. "Looks like we're going to be late again today."
"Let's wait a moment. The property management staff will be here soon," Ye Zi lightly said with a faint smile.
"Haha." Tang Yang suddenly laughed. "We won't be able to get out without half an hour."
Sure enough, everything went according to Tang Yang's words. Exactly half an hour later, the property management staff released Ye Zi and Tang Yang.
Tang Yang's face turned ugly. He raised his hand and pointed at the property management staff. However, he didn't say anything and walked out of the neighborhood in his high heels.
"Miss, I'm really sorry. I …"
"You don't have to apologize to me. I'm just here for a visit. I'm not the owner of this place." Ye Zi smiled.
The property management staff was still very humble, bowing and apologizing profusely.
Ye Zi's indifferent gaze swept over the property management staff. Her brows furrowed and her eyes narrowed. Her red lips parted slightly as she asked softly, "Is that lady often trapped in the elevator?"
The staff pondered for a moment before nodding at Ye Zi.
Ye Zi smiled, took out her police ID from her backpack, and showed it to the staff.
"So you're a police officer." The staff smiled and said, "Yes, Miss Tang has been trapped in the elevator three times this month. Our elevator, sigh! It was a long story! However, we have decided to change the elevator. "
Ye Zi nodded and glanced at Tang Yang's departing figure. She then asked with a smile, "What about Miss Xiao, who lives next door to Miss Tang? Have you ever been trapped in an elevator? "
The property management staff pondered for a moment before nodding at Ye Zi. "Yes, I remember. Miss Tang and Miss Xiao were trapped in an elevator together once. Miss Tang was easy to talk to, but Miss Xiao …"
He wanted to say something, but the expression on his face said it all.
He thought for a moment before adding, "Miss Xiao was trapped once on Friday. When that madam gets angry, it's really troublesome."
Friday?!
Ye Zi frowned slightly. She had seen Xiao Yihuan's autopsy report. Judging from the time of the livor mortis, Xiao Yihuan's time of death should have been three or four days ago. Today was Tuesday, and the property management staff had seen Xiao Yihuan on Friday. Judging from the time of discovery, Xiao Yihuan's time of death should have been on Friday.
She narrowed her eyes and fell into deep thought. After a long while, Ye Zi looked up at the property management staff and asked, "Did you see Miss Xiao again after Friday?"
The property management staff shook his head. "No, I didn't."
"Can I take a look at the closed-circuit TV in the elevator?" Ye Zi asked again.
Ye Zi was beautiful and her tone was gentle. Moreover, she had been trapped in the elevator for half an hour, but she did not complain at all. Naturally, she left a good impression.
The property management staff smiled and nodded at Ye Zi. "Of course."
Ye Zi followed the property management staff to the surveillance room. He helped Ye Zi to find the surveillance footage from that day. Ye Zi sat down and stared at the computer screen without blinking.
It was ten o 'clock on Friday.
The surveillance footage in the elevator suddenly shook. Then, the computer screen flashed and the footage in the elevator appeared on the screen.
Tang Yang and Xiao Yihuan were leaning against one wall of the elevator. Neither of them spoke, but they didn't seem to be familiar with each other. Ye Zi narrowed her eyes. Although they weren't familiar with each other, as neighbors, they should at least be acquaintances. Moreover, they were still trapped in the elevator.
Wait a minute!
She seemed to have missed something just now!
Ye Zi patted the property management staff's shoulder gently and said, "Please help me rewind it for two minutes."
"Okay."
The surveillance footage was rewound for two minutes. When Ye Zi saw this, she hurriedly said, "Stop!"
Ye Zi looked at the footage. It was the footage of Tang Yang and Xiao Yihuan walking into the elevator. When the two of them entered the elevator, Xiao Yihuan seemed to want to say something to Tang Yang. Suddenly, she saw Tang Yang raise his eyes and glance at the surveillance footage.
When she saw this, Ye Zi's expression suddenly became serious. She narrowed her eyes.
It seemed that they did not just know each other. There must be something between them!
When Tang Yang indicated that Xiao Yihuan was watching the surveillance footage, Ye Zi's expression became serious. Tang Yang did not want to show that he was too familiar with Xiao Yihuan.
They …
Ye Zi's eyes narrowed. She quickly took out her phone and recorded the footage.
With this discovery, it was enough to prove that Tang Yang was hiding something from her. He did not tell her the truth about his relationship with Xiao Yihuan.
"Miss, do you want to continue watching?"
The property management staff turned to look at Ye Zi and asked.
Ye Zi smiled. "No need. Thank you for today."
After saying that, Ye Zi turned around and left the estate. Chen Mo's car could no longer be seen outside the estate. Perhaps, Chen Mo did not realize that there was something between Tang Yang and Xiao Yihuan.
This …
Should she tell him?!
Ye Zi thought for a while and decided not to do anything for the time being. Her priority now was to investigate the relationship between Tang Yang and Xiao Yihuan.
She took out Fang Boyan's business card from her backpack.
She narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips. Then, she dialed Fang Boyan's number.
Beep, beep, beep …
After a few busy tones, a deep and magnetic voice slowly came from the phone, "Excuse me, who is this?"
"Ahem." Ye Zi coughed lightly and straightened her tone. "Hello, Mr. Fang. I'm a police officer from the Municipal Crime Squad. Is it convenient for you now?"
"A police officer?"
Obviously, the voice on the other end of the phone was stunned. "What can I do for you?"
"I wonder if Mr. Fang knows Miss Xiao Yihuan?" Ye Zi asked Fang Boyan on the phone.
Fang Boyan said, "Yes."
Xiao Yihuan said, "Miss Xiao disappeared on Friday. We have some questions that we hope you can ask Mr. Fang."
Fang Boyan paused for two seconds. Then, he said, "Let's talk when we meet. I have a meeting now. It'll take about an hour. Let's meet at the Island Cafe on Huannan Road in an hour."
"Okay." Ye Zi agreed.
An hour later, at the Island Cafe on Huannan Road.
Ye Zi arrived fifteen minutes earlier. She ordered a cup of warm water and sat by the window, waiting for Mr. Fang to arrive.
Ring, ring, ring …
Fifteen minutes later, the wind chime hanging at the door rang. Then, a man in a black suit and a black trench coat walked into the cafe.
The man looked around as if he was looking for someone.
Ye Zi narrowed her eyes and looked at the man's body. She slowly got up and waved at the man. "Mr. Fang."
Hearing the voice, the man looked at Ye Zi. His long brows furrowed slightly. Looking at Ye Zi's sweet face, he couldn't believe that such a little girl was actually a police officer.
Fang Boyan walked over and nodded at Ye Zi with a smile. "Officer Ye?"
Ye Zi smiled and nodded. She reached out and shook Fang Boyan's hand. "I'm sorry to call Mr. Fang out of the blue. It's just that the matter is too urgent, so …"
"It's okay."
Before Ye Zi could finish speaking, Fang Boyan suddenly said with a smile, "I wonder what happened to Yihuan?"
Seeing that Fang Boyan cut to the chase, Ye Zi didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Mr. Fang, are you Miss Xiao's boyfriend?"
Fang Boyan couldn't help but frown. "Why do you think so?"
"The police have seen Mr. Fang go in and out of Miss Xiao's house in the neighborhood's surveillance footage. Moreover, you didn't leave for a few nights," Ye Zi said.
Fang Boyan smiled faintly and shook his head. "It's not like that. Miss Xiao and I just met. The reason I stayed overnight at her house was because of her request."
"Since you're not a couple, why did she ask you to stay?" Ye Zi frowned.
Fang Boyan lightly said, "I do have a good impression of Yi Huan, and I don't deny that I'm pursuing her. It's just that she's always hot and cold to me, and when I stayed over at her house for a few nights, nothing happened."
"Oh?!" Ye Zi's brows furrowed even more deeply.
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