Chapter 212: She Was Clearly Playing With A Gecko
Half an Hour later.
Jiang Yuan and Xiao Xu bid farewell to the two zoo directors and got into a police car to leave the hotel.
Sitting in the front passenger seat was Zhou Jingming, the detective captain of the local police, a middle-aged man wearing metal-framed glasses.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Yuan in the back seat and said with a smile, “It must have been hard looking for the Yangtze alligator yesterday, and I’m sorry to trouble you again today.”
“It’s no trouble,” Jiang Yuan replied with a slight smile. “It’s my duty.”
Zhou Jingming straightened up, raised a hand to adjust his glasses, and his tone became a bit more helpless. “We’re really stumped by this case. We’ve been investigating for three days and still have no leads.”
Jiang Yuan: “Captain Zhou, could you please tell me the specific situation?”
“Okay,” Zhou Jingming said, looking at the rearview mirror of the car, and began to speak unhurriedly. “The victim in this case is a nineteen-year-old girl named Xu Keyan, who was brutally murdered. The reporter is her mother’s fiancé, Xiang Heng, who is thirty-eight years old. Based on the leads we have so far, he is considered the primary suspect.”
“But Xiang Heng claims he didn’t do anything to betray Xu Keyan or her mother. He regards Xu Keyan as his own daughter, and he was also heartbroken and in pain to see what happened to her.”
“According to the clues we’ve found, Xiang Heng did indeed return to the downstairs of his residence just a few minutes before he reported the crime. The semen found in Xu Keyan’s body has been identified as not belonging to him.”
“During the time Xu Keyan was killed, Xiang Heng said he was visiting his late wife at the cemetery, but he couldn’t provide any valid surveillance footage or witnesses.”
“Xu Keyan’s mother, Xu Li, also believes that Xiang Heng couldn’t possibly be the murderer…”
“But the fruit knife used to kill Xu Keyan only has Xiang Heng’s fingerprints on it.”
Jiang Yuan’s slender eyebrows furrowed. A hint of bewilderment crossed her fair face. “Why does Xu Li believe Xiang Heng isn’t the murderer?”
Zhou Jingming: “She said she felt it in their daily interactions. Xiang Heng had a strong sense of boundaries with Xu Keyan, and it was he who suggested that Xu Keyan sleep in the master bedroom with the en-suite bathroom so that it would be convenient for her to use the restroom at night.”
Jiang Yuan’s eyebrows and eyes revealed contemplation upon hearing this.
It was indeed thoughtful of Xiang Heng to consider this.
This mission is to “save the suspect.” Could this Xiang Heng truly be innocent?
“Are we going to the victim’s home now?” Jiang Yuan asked.
Zhou Jingming: “Yes, let’s go to the crime scene to see if we can find any animals…”
He sounded a bit uncertain as he said this.
They were detectives, and now they needed help from an animal consultant to solve the case.
The police car stopped at the community entrance. Jiang Yuan and Xiao Xu got out and followed two detectives inside.
They entered Unit 3 of Building C and took the elevator to the ninth floor.
A middle-aged woman with a haggard face and profound grief stood at the elevator entrance.
She was Xu Keyan’s mother, Xu Li.
Xu Li had been staying at her maternal family’s home for the past few days, and Zhou Jingming had called her to come and open the door.
“Officer…” Xu Li looked at Zhou Jingming and said emotionally, “You must find the murderer of my daughter!”
“The police will do their utmost to find the truth,” Zhou Jingming said in a deep voice to comfort her. “Ms. Xu, could you please open the door?”
“Okay,” Xu Li said, taking out her key to open the door.
Zhou Jingming handed gloves and shoe covers to Jiang Yuan and Xiao Xu.
The room was still arranged as the crime scene, everything was untouched, and a suffocating atmosphere permeated the air.
Seeing the stain on the floor, which had long faded from bright red but was still shockingly conspicuous, Xu Li’s eyes immediately reddened. Her hands trembled as she covered her mouth, and suppressed, painful sobs emanated from her throat.
Jiang Yuan looked at her, pursed her lips, unsure how to comfort her, and could only say in a low voice, “Ms. Xu, my condolences.”
After speaking, she began searching the room.
Xiao Xu also helped with the search.
Seeing this, Zhou Jingming also instructed his subordinates to join the search.
Xu Li watched this scene, raised her hand to wipe her tear-blurred eyes, and choked out, “Officers, what are you looking for?”
Xiao Xu looked at her and asked, “Ms. Xu, do you have any small animals in this house? For example, cockroaches?”
“I don’t think so,” Xu Li replied. “I kill cockroaches frequently.”
Zhou Jingming frowned slowly upon hearing this, a sense of worry growing in his heart.
They had invited an animal consultant, but what if no animals could be found?
“Don’t be scared, I won’t hurt you,” a clear, pleasant voice suddenly rang out.
Zhou Jingming immediately turned his head to look. “Consultant Jiang, have you found anything?”
“I found a gecko,” Jiang Yuan said, her finger holding the small creature stuck to the TV background wall. “Little gecko, don’t be nervous, I just need your help.”
The gecko was held firmly and couldn’t move. It could only give up struggling and say helplessly, “Human, even if I wanted to help you, you wouldn’t understand my words.”
“Who says I don’t understand?” Jiang Yuan let out a light laugh. “I can understand. My name is Yuan Yuan, what’s yours?”
Xu Li watched this scene, a look of dissatisfaction appearing on her face, and said angrily, “What do you mean? Aren’t you here to find the murderer of my daughter? What are you doing playing with a gecko?”
“Ms. Xu, please calm down,” Zhou Jingming said, walking to her side to explain. “This is Consultant Jiang, whom we invited to help find clues.”
“Is she looking for clues?” Xu Li said, her face flushed with anger, her chest heaving violently. “She’s clearly playing with a gecko. Did you see that? She doesn’t want to help my daughter!”
Xiao Xu frowned and said softly, “Ms. Xu, please calm down. Consultant Jiang isn’t playing with a gecko; she’s looking for the murderer.”
“She’s looking for the murderer?” Xu Li pointed at Jiang Yuan angrily. “Are you trying to tell me that gecko is the murderer?”
Xiao Xu sighed. “Ms. Xu, Consultant Jiang has assisted our police in solving many cases. Please remain calm and don’t disturb her. We can all understand your pain of losing your beloved daughter, and we also want to find the real killer.”
“But I really can’t see that she’s looking for the murderer!” Xu Li cried out in despair.
After Jiang Yuan finished communicating with the gecko and ensured it wouldn’t escape, she walked up to Xu Li and showed her the identification card issued by the police station, her tone serious. “Ms. Xu, this is my ID. Please take a look.”
Xu Li looked at her ID, and her uncontrolled emotions gradually calmed down. Her hoarse voice was tinged with a crying tone. “Can you really find the murderer of my daughter?”
“I will do my best,” Jiang Yuan said with a serious expression, and turned to walk towards the balcony.
She looked at the little gecko resting in her palm and said gently, “Xiao Chui, do you know that a human was killed in this house?”
“Yes,” the little gecko Xiao Chui replied.
Jiang Yuan raised her eyebrows slightly. “Did you see the process of that human being killed?”
“I didn’t see it,” Xiao Chui the gecko shook his head. “My mom told me not to look. My mom said it’s not suitable for children, and it’s easy to have nightmares if you watch it.”
“Did your mom see it then?” Jiang Yuan furrowed her brow.
Xiao Chui the gecko blinked his eyes blankly. “I’m not sure if my mom saw it or not. I’ll have to ask my mom.”
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