Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Seeing everyoneâs expressions, Lin Yi knew that they understood what he meant.
Then, he repeated the results of Qiao Xinâs analysis.
This point was equally alarming.
âLin Yi, youâre good. You can even see through this. Looks like we have to work harder, or we wonât be as good as you.â
Lin Yi wasnât greedy for credit and he said honestly,
âI have a friend whoâs an old fan of Conan. She analyzed it for me while we were eating.â
âYour friend is really amazing,â Li Xianghui praised. Then, he said,
âNow, we can confirm that this is a murder case, so we have to change the direction of the investigation.â
âWe found Du Juan and Song Deyuanâs phone records yesterday. This is very important evidence. Do we need to interrogate them first?â
âNot for the time being.â Li Xianghui thought for a moment and said.
âBut from now on, everyoneâs visits are restricted until the detention period ends!â
âGot it.â
âLittle Gao went to investigate Song Deyuanâs company. Heâll probably be back for a while.â Li Xianghui looked at Lin Yi and Gu Yiran and said.
âThe two of you go to the scenic area again and investigate the surveillance footage. See if you can find anything new.â
âI donât want to go with him.â Gu Yiran said, â1 will go with Brother Hui.â
âDonât. Iâm going to have a second child soon. I have to find a place to catch up on my sleep every night,â Zhang Hui said.
âJust go. Why do you have so many requests?â
âGot it, Brother Li.â
Gu Yiran was unwilling to go out with Lin Yi. The latter said,
âWhatâs wrong? Didnât you keep boasting earlier? If you have the ability, donât go with me.â
âAre you trying to anger me on purpose?!â
Gu Yiran raised his leg and kicked Lin Yi.
Lin Yiâs reaction speed was far faster than Gu Yiranâs. He dodged easily, grabbed her arm, and threw her over his shoulder.
Whoosh!
He threw Gu Yiran to the ground.
âF*ck! My butt!â
Lin Yi left, and the people from the other departments stuck their heads out to see what was going on.
âWhat are you looking at?!â
Gu Yiran said angrily and followed him out.
She wanted to rub her butt, but with so many people watching, she felt embarrassed.
Damn it, why did she fight with him for no reason?
Muttering under her breath, Gu Yiran reluctantly got into Lin Yiâs car and they headed towards Erlong Mountain Scenic Area.
âIs there a nail under your butt? Canât you sit down obediently for a while? Is your sanitary pad crooked?â
âYou still have the cheek to say that? If it werenât for you, I wouldnât be like this.â
âThat butt of yours is all dry and shriveled. Thereâs no meat at all. Itâll definitely hurt if you fall.â Lin Yi said.
âExercise more when you get back. Train your perky butt. That way, it wonât feel anything if you fall.â
âWho are you calling shriveled? 1 have a butt too!â
âMotherâs milk leads to filial thoughts, whatever you say goes.â
âDamn!â
The rest of the journey was silent.
Gu Yiran flipped through the details of the case while Lin Yi drove.
âThereâs something else 1 donât understand.â
Gu Yiran was a person who distinguished between personal and professional matters. Although she may not think highly of Lin Yi in private, she did not let that affect their working relationship.
âShoot.â
âThe murderer wanted to kill Song Deyuan. He thought of using contraband to make him hallucinate and fall off the cliff to die. But how could the other party be sure that Song Deyuan would fall off the cliff at that place?â
Gu Yiran voiced his doubts.
âIf your guess is true, the murderer deliberately adjusted the camera to cover up the murder as an accident that fell off the cliff. However, if Song Deyuan takes a few more steps forward, the video would miss him. The preparation of the surveillance video will be useless.â
âIâve thought of that too.â Lin Yi pondered.
âTherefore, at the time of the crime, itâs very likely that the murderer was communicating with Song Deyuan. Then, he asked him to stop at the designated place. That would explain it.â
Gu Yiranâs eyes lit up, âAccording to you, the person who kept in touch with Song Deyuan might be the murderer!â
âThatâs right!â Lin Yi said.
âSo, while weâre investigating the surveillance footage, we have to go to the crime scene again.â
âGood!â
More than an hour later, the two of them arrived at Erlong Mountain Scenic Area.
They quickly realized that the scenic area was already closed.
Given the incident and its coverage in the news, even if the place wasnât closed down, itâs unlikely that any tourists would visit anymore.
When they arrived at the gate, Gu Yiran showed her work pass.
âCan I help you?â
The security guard at the door was a middle-aged man in his forties. He had a square face and looked honest.
âSomeone fell off a cliff and died here yesterday. Open the door. We want to go in and investigate.â
âOkay, okay, okay. Hold on.â
The middle-aged security guard was very cooperative and did not reject them.
Ordinary people were in awe of the police. Although the area heads said to close down the park, they would still open the door for them.
The railing was opened and Gu Yiran was about to go in, but Lin Yi didnât move. He glanced at the surveillance camera in the gate.
Although the video quality was not bad, it was still not as clear as the scene of Song Deyuan falling off the cliff.
âBrother, 1 want to ask you something,â Lin Yi said politely.
âHuh? You want to ask me about something?â
The middle-aged security guard looked flustered. âI was just guarding the door. I donât know anything.â
Lin Yi didnât know whether to laugh or cry. He understood the other partyâs mentality very well.
The commoners just wanted to live a peaceful life and did not want to get into trouble.
Instinctively, he was afraid that the police would investigate him. It felt ominous.
If his neighbors found out about this, they would definitely roll their eyes and despise him.
âDonât be afraid. I just want to understand the situation from you. I donât mean anything else.â
âThen, ask away.â
âI think your surveillance cameras are quite good. How many years have they been in use? What brand are they?â
âAll, you want to ask about this.â
Seeing Lin Yi ask about the surveillance, the middle-aged security guard relaxed a lot and said,
âItâs been almost a month. The quality is indeed quite good. Last week, an old lady scammed us. The surveillance cameras captured it clearly.â
More than a month agoâ¦
Lin Yi muttered, âWere the cameras changed because the scenic area was being upgraded?â
âIâm just a security guard. How would 1 know about these things?â The security guard said.
âAnyway, in the past, there were many cameras that didnât work well. In addition, there were always leaders who came to check the site, so they probably decided to change them.â
âThen there are many private businesses in your scenic area. Were their cameras also replaced by the scenic area management?â
The security guard thought for a while. âThatâs hard to say. After all, most of the people who come here to do business are related to the higher-ups. I donât know how the fees are calculated.â
âAlright, thank you, Big Brother.â
âNo problem.â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
After asking what they wanted to know, they drove into the park. Gu Yiran asked,
âDid you notice anything?â
âThere should be a problem with the surveillance camera. Letâs go in and confirm it later..â