Chapter 155: Chapter 75: Deploying to Capture the Murderer (Requesting Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)
The room Wang Wenbin rented was a single unit, so when the door was kicked open, the situation inside was immediately clear to both of them.
The small room contained only a single bed and two chairs.
The blanket on the bed was so dirty it was unrecognizable, the chairs were piled with various dirty clothes, the floor was littered with garbage, and a pile of cardboard and empty water bottles sat in the corner, but Wang Wenbin himself was nowhere to be seen.
"He’s not here? Could the kid have killed someone and run away, boss?"
"Not sure, let’s go in and take a look first." Luo Fei put away his gun and cautiously walked in with Zhang Fan.
As soon as he stepped into the room, Zhang Fan was hit by a repulsive stench, and even though he pinched his nose quickly, he almost passed out.
"Damn, how can the room be this filthy, and how can anyone live here?"
If it weren’t for the need to investigate the case, he would have wanted to stay far away from this room.
He was afraid he’d get poisoned if he breathed for even one more second!
"Stop talking nonsense and quickly look around to see if there’s any clue."
Without turning his head, Luo Fei said as he walked straight to the single bed.
Because as soon as he came in, he noticed a faint black mist rising from that place.
Sure enough, as he lifted the pitch-black blanket and saw the exposed item, he knew he was in the right place!
"Zhang Fan, come over here."
Zhang Fan was standing in front of the piles of dirty clothes, hesitating whether to reach out, and when he heard Luo Fei calling him, he quickly asked, "What’s up, boss, have you found something?"
Luo Fei pointed to the blood-stained blue hoodie on Wang Wenbin’s bed, "Look at this."
Zhang Fan followed his gaze, and the next moment, he was instantly excited, "Boss, this, this is the victim’s clothing!"
According to the clues provided by Xu Mingqing’s parents, he was wearing a blue hoodie when he left.
Moreover, beside the hoodie, there was a small palm-sized box. Although they didn’t open it, they both already knew well what it probably contained — Xu Mingqing’s missing genitalia.
Zhang Fan, immersed in the excitement of potentially cracking the case, didn’t care about the dirt and quickly reached into the quilt to feel around.
"Boss, the bed is cold. This guy has definitely fled!"
"Not necessarily; since he took the victim’s belongings, he certainly intended to keep them as a memento. If he had fled, he would have surely taken them with him, so I guess he’s just gone out to collect scrap."
"As long as he hasn’t run away. But why would he put these things on the bed? Was he cuddling with them at night?"
Zhang Fan shuddered in disgust as he completed his guess.
"You might actually be right."
Luo Fei tossed the blanket back onto the bed, "Alright, I’ll call Captain Zhao to notify him to bring people over to secure the scene and collect evidence."
"You stay here until they arrive to prevent anyone from tampering with the scene."
After giving instructions to Zhang Fan, Luo Fei headed downstairs.
Sun Jun, who was anxiously waiting downstairs, hurried over with his partner, "How’s it going, boss? Was it him?"
"Yes, we found the victim’s clothing in his room. We can be fairly certain that Wang Wenbin is the killer of Xu Mingqing, but unfortunately, he’s not here."
"I’m going to continue tracking down the scrap yard owner for leads, you two stay here to keep watch in case Wang Wenbin notices something’s wrong and tries to slip away if he comes back."
"Don’t worry, boss, if he dares to return, he’ll have nowhere to escape!"
"Good, then I’ll be off."
Luo Fei quickly ran toward the recycling station ahead.
Meanwhile, at the crime unit.
The members of teams one and two who had gone out to investigate Xu Mingqing’s social circle had returned.
Unfortunately, each of them came back dejected, and Zhao Donglai didn’t even need to ask to know they must have found nothing.
Indeed, after listening to the reports from Yang Su and Zhang Fan, Zhao Donglai was frowning.
According to their investigation, Xu Mingqing, although a somewhat rebellious teenager, generally had no major issues; he didn’t fight, didn’t cause trouble, and had no bad habits.
Even when he stayed out overnight, it was only to play games at friends’ houses, and he had never gotten involved with delinquents from outside.
This was confirmed by their friends as well.
Furthermore, Yang Su checked his call log from the past month and found nothing unusual, including him indeed leaving to look for a job on the day in question.
Yang Su also found the owner of that store for information, who confirmed through surveillance that Xu Mingqing had left as early as 2:30 PM.
All the current clues add up, pointing to the possibility that the crime was indeed a spur-of-the-moment act of passion.
This means the difficulty in solving the case has increased significantly...
Zhao Donglai’s mood became extremely heavy at once.
At this moment, his phone suddenly rang.
Yang Su and the others watched as he picked up the call, "Luo Fei, what’s the matter?"
Over the phone, who knows what Luo Fei said, but they saw Zhao Donglai, who was worried, suddenly jump out of his seat, exclaiming excitedly, "Is everything you said true!"
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"Good, good, good, then wait there, we’ll come over right away!"
After hanging up, Zhao Donglai’s face was beaming with joy.
Yang Su quickly asked, "Captain Zhao, what did Zhang Fan just say? Did team three discover something?"
"Yes, Luo Fei just said they’ve found the victim’s clothing and told us to hurry over. Yang Su, immediately call the technical team, we’re heading to Wenshui Town at once!"