Chapter 95: Father And Son Disputes (1/2)
Chen s.h.i.+ went into the bedroom and found that it was very simple and plain. It had a bed and a computer. However the desktop was missing. He checked the dust that had collected on the floor and found that someone had moved something. The desktop was forcibly taken away, deduced from the USB cable behind it being torn apart.
The broken cable they found earlier and the one they just discovered was one and the same.
Chen s.h.i.+ looked around the place and muttered to himself, ”As a manager, isn't his lifestyle a bit too poor?”
He also found that the legs of the chair had created a lot of friction marks on the floor. Obviously, this person often sat in front of the computer for long periods of time. Before the autopsy, he had found that the victim had a ring of fat around his waist and had hemorrhoids. These were all characteristics of a sedentary lifestyle.
There was a lot of cigarette ash on the table as well as the remnants of soups and sauces that had splashed and fallen from the food he ate. Some of these splashes were found on the computer.
Tao Yueyue scorned, ”He's as dirty as you.”
”Nonsense. My house is very clean.”
“Is it? The table and underneath the bed are all very dirty.”
”Really? We'll clean it up tonight.”
Tao Yueyue opened a drawer. ”I found an important clue!”
”I told you not to touch anything!”
Chen s.h.i.+ walked over. There was a weird mask in the drawer. The mask was made of wood but the craftsmans.h.i.+p was very poor. It was most likely randomly carved using a scroll saw used in carpentry. Its right eye, nose and mouth were exposed while other places were all covered. There was a stick at the bottom for gripping.
Chen s.h.i.+ took a look at it while moving it around in his hands, then sniffed the inside of the mask. There was a heavy smell of garlic and alcohol. He said, ”This mask has been worn.”
”What do you think the mask was used for? Will it be related to the case?”
”I don't know, and I don't want to know. I don't think it has anything to do with the case.”
”That's just your arbitrary a.s.sumption!”
Chen s.h.i.+ who once used the same words towards Lin Qiupu had his words turned against him. He put the mask back in the drawer. “We don't have time to check each and every single clue. We won't check this mask. We should just focus on the case at hand.”
”Why don't you have time? Aren't you unemployed?”
”Kid, don't say such hurtful things like that, okay? Uncle made a bet with someone. If the case is broken within 24 hours, then we can go to the best restaurant for a meal, okay?”
”Okay!” Tao Yueyue was delighted.
Chen s.h.i.+ went outside the unit and asked the neighbourhood aunty, ”What is the name of this house's owner?”
”He is not the owner of this residence. The house is rented and Master Lu is called Lu Jianye.”
”I remember that he's the manager of a lighting company. Is his salary not very high? Why does he live in a rented house? The house is so plain and shabby. What about his wife? When did they divorce?”
The aunt of the neighbourhood smiled. ”Officer, you have too many questions. I don't know what his income is like... As for the wife, oh, I should say ex-wife. I remember that they divorced very early on.”
“Is there any way of contacting her?”
”The neighborhood committees should have her contact details. I'll go and help you find it.” She said as she went downstairs first.
Chen s.h.i.+ told the two policemen, ”My colleagues will come over and investigate this house again. You shouldn't go in just yet. The city bureau has taken over this case.”
”Then the death of his son...”
”Where is the corpse right now?”
”We put it in the hospital!”
”Which hospital? The forensic a.n.a.lysts will have to go over and check the body.”
They all went downstairs together. At this time, Lin Dongxue called and said with surprise, ”Chen s.h.i.+, is this for real? My brother told me that you are investigating the case alone? Does he trust you this much now?”
”He doesn't trust me. It's just that none of you were available this afternoon… Where have you been?”