Ye Zi did not want to take another look at the scene in the room. Although Fang Tao's body was no longer there, the unpleasant smell in the room was still unbearable.
The furnishings in the express hotel were similar. There was a bed, a bedside table, a study table, and two chairs. However, the scene in the room was horrifying. As far as the eye could see, it was a glaring blood red. The original color of the bedsheet could no longer be seen.
Fang Tao's stomach had been cut open by the murderer. The blood was mixed with a disgusting stench. The bloodstains on the floor had dried up and formed scabs. In the purplish-red pool of blood, there were blood clots. There were also a few condoms on the floor that had been used the night before. It was obvious that Fang Tao and Ye Xinrou had gone crazy last night.
"Are you okay?" Bai Yang handed Ye Zi a piece of tissue from behind.
Ye Zi took it and wiped her mouth. She frowned and said, "I can still hold on."
Bai Yang smiled. "Young lady, you still lack experience. You should have eaten just now. Next time, if there's a scene like this, remember not to eat. "
Lin! Yan!
If Lin Yan had not stuffed a plastic bag of food for her in the car, she would not have vomited so badly.
He really did not have good intentions.
Ye Zi almost vomited everything in her stomach before she felt a little better. She turned around and followed Bai Yang into the crime scene again.
Judging from the bloodstains at the crime scene, this should be the primary crime scene. Fang Tao's body had been sent to the Binhai City Criminal Police Unit for further autopsy. Now, there were very few clues that Bai Yang could find.
Ye Zi put on the shoe covers and walked into the crime scene. She looked around the room. The deceased, Fang Tao, should have been in a deep coma at the time. Otherwise, Fang Tao would have struggled. However, there were no signs of the hotel room's lock being pried open. How did the murderer enter the room?
Ye Zi could not figure it out. She walked up to Bai Yang and asked in a low voice, "Brother Bai Yang, judging from the crime scene, is it bad for Xiao Rou?!"
Bai Yang nodded noncommittally.
Ye Zi frowned and fell into deep thought. From the surface evidence that could be obtained, Ye Xinrou should be the most suspicious, but Ye Zi would not believe that Ye Xinrou could do such a thing.
There was no useful discovery. The trace identification experts had checked the scene, and there were no traces of a third person in the room. So, how did the murderer cut open Fang Tao's stomach without alerting anyone?
"Little girl, we're going back." Bai Yang patted Ye Zi's shoulder.
Ye Zi recovered from her deep thought and turned to look at Bai Yang. "Brother Bai Yang, thank you for today."
Bai Yang smiled and nodded. "Let's go. I'll send you back."
"Brother Bai Yang, can I look around on my own?" Ye Zi did not want to leave just like that. Now was the golden 72 hours to solve a case, and she wanted to check the surroundings. Perhaps, she might find something.
Bai Yang frowned slightly, but after a moment, he nodded and agreed to Ye Zi's request. "Just one thing, don't cross the line."
Ye Zi smiled and nodded. "I know."
Bai Yang left the team, and now, only Ye Zi and a few hotel staff were left.
The waiters in the hotel worked in three shifts. The day shift started at 8: 00 in the morning until 5: 00 in the afternoon. Then, the second shift would change to the waiters who worked from 5: 00 to 12: 00 midnight. The last shift would start after 12: 00 midnight and would only get off work the next day.
In Ye Xinrou's statement, it was mentioned that she and Fang Tao had finished watching a movie that night at around eight twenty-five. The movie theater was located in the nearby Wanda Cinema, and the journey from the movie theater to the hotel was only ten minutes.
In other words, it was the second shift's staff who recorded the levels of Ye Xinrou and Fang Tao that night.
Ye Zi had only seen Ye Xinrou's statement. What she needed to do now was to collect more evidence.
She went to the front desk of the hotel, and her face was solemn and stern. She looked like a police officer who was worried about a major case.
"Hello, how may I help you?
As soon as Ye Zi arrived at the front desk, the receptionist lady spoke to Ye Zi politely.
Ye Zi nodded and asked, "I would like to have the contact information of the night shift staff from last night."
"Please wait a moment."
The receptionist lady quickly found the list of the night shift staff from last night's shift registration. She took it out and handed it to Ye Zi. "The original has been taken away by your colleague. This is a copy."
"Okay, thank you." Ye Zi took a picture with her mobile phone and handed it back to the receptionist.
Ye Zi still wanted to take a look at the surveillance footage, but on second thought, it should have already been taken away by the police as evidence. There was very little she could do now. She lowered her head and glanced at the list of people on the night shift last night. She felt that it was better to start with these people.
It was already dusk when she left the express hotel.
The dark clouds hung low, almost falling from the sky, as if they were within reach. The night wind mixed with a damp smell blew against her face. Ye Zi looked up at the sky. It was dark, and it was going to rain again. She quickened her pace, walked to the side of the road, and stopped a taxi.
Ye Zi looked at the list of the night shift staff of the Express Hotel. The first name and address were on the list. Then, she said to the driver, "Master, Anzhi District."
Anzhi District was located in a remote area of Binhai City. It was the government's shantytown relocation house. The house was in disrepair, and it looked old. Ye Zi paid the taxi fare and got out.
"Drip … drip …"
Raindrops the size of soybeans fell, hitting Ye Zi's forehead. She raised her hand to touch it, and it really was raining. She took out an umbrella from her backpack and opened it. In a flash, the sky and the earth were connected together by the overwhelming rain.
It seemed that she should find a place to take shelter from the rain first.
Ye Zi stood under the eaves, watching the pitter-patter of rain washing the asphalt road in front of her clean. The rain was getting heavier, and it looked like she was going to return empty-handed.
She took out her mobile phone and tentatively dialed a number.
"Beep beep beep …"
After a busy tone, the other party picked up the phone. "Who is this?"
Ye Zi asked politely, "Excuse me, are you Michelle?"
The girl's indifferent and slightly displeased voice came from the phone. "I am. Who is this?"
"I'm a detective from the" Scent Detection "detective agency. It's about the express hotel near K University yesterday …"
"Patter. Beep beep beep … "
Before Ye Zi could finish her sentence, the other party hung up the phone. Ye Zi frowned. It made sense. If someone encountered such an unlucky incident, and the other party was not a police officer, they would definitely not agree to ask for a statement.
However, time waited for no one. The golden 72 hours to solve a murder case were crucial.
This was the first lesson that Ye Zi's father had ever taught her.
Once the evidence of a crime is torn open, it can no longer be hidden.
Ye Zi looked at the registration form and found Michelle's house.
"Ding dong."
After the doorbell rang for a minute, the sound of slippers hitting the ground could be heard from behind the door.
"Squeak …"
The door opened, and a middle-aged woman in her fifties entered Ye Zi's sight. She asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Excuse me, is this Michelle's house?" Ye Zi asked.
The woman nodded. "Michelle, someone is looking for you."
In a flash, Ye Zi saw Michelle walking out of the room. She was wearing SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas, her hair was combed into a bun, and there was a fever patch on her forehead. She had a pretty face and was a cute girl.
"You are …"
"I just called you. Let me reintroduce myself. I'm Ye Zi, a detective from the "Scent Detection" detective agency. I'm here today to ask about … "
Before Ye Zi could finish, Michelle interrupted, "You can leave. I really don't want to recall that horrifying scene."
That was true. Michelle looked like a girl in her early twenties. Girls nowadays were like flowers in a greenhouse. They had not experienced much, let alone a murder case.
Ye Zi looked at the fever patch on Michelle's forehead and knew that she was quite frightened.
"Michelle, can you please listen to me? I'm real."
"Young lady, you should leave. What happened yesterday scared my daughter." Michelle's mother did not seem to want her daughter to recall it, so she urged Ye Zi to leave.
Ye Zi was pushed out of Michelle's house helplessly. She knew that it was cruel to force a girl to recall the horrifying scene. However, to Ye Zi, the most important thing now was probably Ye Xinrou.
She tried to knock on Michelle's door, but in the end, her hand that was hanging in the air fell down powerlessly.
Outside the corridor, the rain poured down in torrents. The visibility was less than 20 meters. Ye Zi's small umbrella could no longer block out the heavy rain. She bent over and squatted down, watching the sky get darker and darker.
Ring, ring, ring …
A crisp ringtone sounded abrupt in the empty corridor. Ye Zi was shocked by her ringtone. She took out her phone from her pocket. It was a call from Lin Yan.
"Where are you?"
After the call was connected, Lin Yan's distant and deep voice came through.
Ye Zi was silent for a moment. "Aren't you supposed to be on the plane? Why are you calling me? "
Lin Yan said, "Because the rain is too heavy, so the flight has been canceled. Where are you? "
He repeated his question with more emphasis.
Ye Zi said, "Anzhi District."
Beep beep beep …
The call was cut off. Ye Zi did not think much about it. She only thought that it must be a problem with the signal. She looked at the black screen of the phone and put it in her pocket. She continued to squat down in the corridor, waiting for the storm to pass.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, an hour passed. Not only did the rain not lessen, but it became heavier.
Ye Zi had no choice but to step back. She sat on the stairs and continued to wait for the rain to stop.
Beep, beep, beep …
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