1058 Perplexed and Smitten 118 (2/2)

This Sister Zhang is so devoted to No. 8.

An Xiaoning had been pondering over the matter while on the plane back to A City.

She did not agree with Liang's opinion about the culprit taking it out on No. 8 as revenge against An Xiaoning.

After all, No. 8 was just her subordinate. The culprit could have acted on the rest of her bodyguards too. Yet, he or she didn't.

Hence, she was certain that the culprit was after No. 8 alone.

She could now strike Sister Zhang off the list of culprits.

Next up…

An Xiaoning had a clear idea.

It was also already past ten o'clock when she arrived back in A City.

No. 5 showed her the screenshots from the surveillance camera footages and said, \”Sis, these are all the people who have entered the lobby within the past three days. There are a total of 64 units in this 32-floor apartment building. There are more than ten empty units. Apart from children, there are 112 people who have been captured by the surveillance cameras.\”

\”One hundred twelve?\”

\”Yes, 112. There are indeed quite a lot of people. Should we eliminate the elderly and women?\”

\”We don't have to, the culprit doesn't necessarily have to be a man. Have you verified with the guards in the guardroom if they're residents?\”

\”Yes, the photos match the information here. Their identities are also stated clearly. They've all entered and left the estate within the past three days.\”

An Xiaoning took the document from him and scrutinized the contents. All of a sudden, she felt like they might not get results any time soon.

\”Sis, Ms. Mo is calling you.\” No. 5 showed her the caller display on her mobile phone.

\”Answer it.\”

\”If she asks about No. 8, what do I say?\”'

\”Just tell her that No. 8 has followed me to settle some matters and that we won't be returning in another few days.\”

No. 5 nodded and hurriedly answered the call. Mo Li only called No. 5 because she couldn't reach No. 8 on his mobile phone.

When she asked about what No. 8 was busy with, No. 5 answered her according to An Xiaoning's instructions. Finally, he added that No. 8 was not allowed to use his mobile phone due to special reasons.

Mo Li did not doubt the credibility of his words.

The moment he ended the call, No. 5 clutched his chest and said to An Xiaoning, who was beside him, \”Sis, I feel so guilty about lying. I really wonder how No. 8 is doing now.\”

\”There's no point in letting her know the truth right now anyway. It's better to keep it from her for the time being. Although there was a short period of time when the surveillance cameras became faulty, the culprits are very likely to be amongst those people. After all, he or she wouldn't have known the exact timing that No. 8 was to return. We'll try finding some leads from the frequency of entries and exits.\”

No. 5 and An Xiaoning got back inside the car and sat together in the back seat. They began tabulating the frequencies of entries and exits based on the footages.

After doing so for half an hour, they finally got the results.

They could immediately eliminate some people.

For example, working adults who leave in the morning and return home in the afternoon for a short while before leaving and returning home again in the evening.

Another example would be housewives and older women who stay home to take care of their children.