Chapter 370 - The Sickest Beauty [2 in 1] (1/2)

“When Gao Ru Xue wanted to take the elevator, she ran into the person wearing the raincoat leaving the building. That should be just a coincidence.”

The police’s investigation pressured this person in the raincoat greatly. Chen Ge tried to envision this from her perspective, and he believed that the killer should be trying to escape Xi Xia Hu to find a new hiding spot.

“For now, that cannot be confirmed. There’s also the possibility that the killer was tailing Gao Ru Xue.” Lee Zheng look at the camera inside the elevator. “We once suspected that the killer is a resident here because some of the cameras within the residential area were maliciously destroyed three days ago, and three days ago was exactly when the first murder was committed.”

After he said that, Lee Zheng glanced at Chen Ge with suspicion. The police had gathered many clues and pieces of information before they came to the suspicion that the killer might be a tenant at Xi Xia Hu, but Chen Ge had managed that alone without the aid of a team. Not only had he pinpointed Xi Xia Hu, he had even managed to provide the floor that the killer was staying at.

Honestly, if Lee Zheng was not familiar with Chen Ge, he would have suspected that Chen Ge was related to these murders. Exiting the elevator, the owner provided Chen Ge and Lee Zheng all the basic information of all the tenants on 23rd floor. Han Bao’er’s name was not on the list, and based on the owner’s memory, there were not any particular beautiful tenants on the 23rd floor.

“Chen Ge, could you be mistaken?”

When the police arrived at Xi Xia Hu, the first thing they did was seal up the third building, and they had investigated most of the tenants. Chen Ge honestly was not that convinced about the Pen Spirit’s prediction. After all, she only had a fifty percent chance to be correct.

After giving it some thought, Chen Ge turned around to ask the owner, “Are there any surveillance cameras on the 23rd floor?”

“The cameras above the 15th floor have been broken for a long time, and there’s hasn’t been free time for us to call people in to come fix them. The main reason though is because we’ve tried fixing them before, but weirdly enough, they kept getting destroyed. In the end, the management kinda left them be after a while.” The owner spoke very carefully. After all, this was their mistake. “Our residential area has three groups of patrolling guards, and there has been no record of incidents happening here.”

“None in the past doesn’t mean none in the future.” Chen Ge did not plan to argue with the owner. “Are you familiar with the tenants on the 23rd floor? Are there any suspicious tenants here?”

“Suspicious people?” The owner shook his head.

“Then have you received complaints like weird noises coming out from a certain room at night? Or some horrible, pungent smell?” Chen Ge fired off so many questions that Lee Zheng could not find an opening to chime in.

The owner thought about it and looked down at one of the doors at the end of the corridor. “We did receive a call from the tenant once. However, it was not to lodge a report but to ask for help.”

“Ask for help?” Both Chen Ge and Lee Zheng stopped moving.

“There’s a family on the 23rd floor that has serious domestic abuse issues, but we never once received a call from the principal parties. Normally, it’s the neighbors who called us when they couldn’t bear it any longer.” The owner led Chen Ge and Lee Zheng to the door at the end of the corridor. “This is it.”

According to the tenant list, the tenant staying there was a man by the name of Qiu Meng. He was an employed physical trainer at an established gym. “The person you’re looking for is not him. Qiu Meng is almost 1.9 meters tall. I’ve glanced at the person wearing the raincoat in the camera—at most, that person is 1.7 meters. They are definitely not the same person.”

“Open the door. We’ll take a look first before we come to a decision.” At a time like this, Chen Ge would not let go of any suspicion.

The owner seemed to be afraid of Qiu Ming. He knocked on the door rather unwillingly. “Is anyone in? We’re from the management.”

The room was very quiet. There was no reply.

Chen Ge touched Lee Zheng’s shoulder. “This family might be problematic. Why don’t you call your people? If they won’t open the door willingly, we’ll just knock it down.”

“That’s easier for you to say. Without any evidence, we have no right to trespass onto private property.” Lee Zheng thought about it and added, “At least we need permission from Captain Yan.”

While they were conversing, they suddenly heard footsteps coming from inside the room. Moments later, the door was pulled open, and a large, handsome man stood at the door. He had blurry, red eyes. He yawned. It looked like he had not had a good night’s sleep in days already.

“How can I help you?”

The owner forced a smile on his face and said rather abashedly, “A killer seems to have hidden himself inside our residential area, so the police would like to ask you some questions.”

“Ask me questions?” The man was confused. He slowly woke up. When he saw the police uniform that Lee Zheng was wearing, his gaze shifted slightly. “I’ve been sleeping at home. I don’t know anything.”

“Can we come in?” Chen Ge’s sense was very sensitive. When the door opened, he could sense the faded scent of blood in the air. Qiu Meng glanced at Chen Ge. He was uncooperative and refused to let strangers into his home.

“This is my ID. Please provide your cooperation.” After Lee Zheng showed his ID, he pulled out his walkie-talkie before Qiu Ming and called for the rest of the members to gather at the 23rd floor of the third building. Knowing he could not escape from this, Qiu Meng pulled the anti-theft door open. “Come in, sorry for the mess.”

The table in the living room was overturned, and things were strewn everywhere. The vase was shattered, and a few fresh roses lay pitifully on the floor. They had been stepped on—the petals were pulverized.

Domestic abuse? Chen Ge was the first one to step into the living room. When he saw this scene, that was the first thought that appeared in his mind.

“Ask if you have any question.” Qiu Ming’s face was dark. He hated allowing outsiders into his home. It felt like his secrets were all exposed.

“Where were you from 8 pm to midnight last night?”

“At home, playing on the computer.”

“Can someone collaborate that?”

“Why do I need that? I’m not a murderer. You’ve got the wrong guy!” Qiu Meng roared. He was a feisty character. Even facing the police, he could not stop himself from exploding.

“I’ll repeat that. Who can collaborate that for you?” Lee Zheng seemed to change into a different person. In terms of height and size, he was no match for Qiu Meng, but he gave the feeling that if this was a fight, he could apprehend Qiu Meng in a few moves.

“I reached home around 7:30 pm. I had dinner and started playing my game.” Qiu Meng surrendered in the end, and he opened his computer. “I’m also a livestream host, teaching people how to train their muscles, but today, I didn’t feel like giving people advice, so I streamed myself playing some games.”

The replay of the livestream proved that Qiu Meng was not lying. From eight to twelve, he was playing on the computer.

“Then why do you seem so hostile tonight?” Lee Zheng did not let go off any details that escaped from Qiu Meng’s lips.