Overly Intense [Criminal Investigation] 112

Chapter 112: Did She Sleep in the Guest Room?

The office with the locked door. Lin Puping was sitting on the sofa, his phone playing a recording.

Shen Yiyi had finished listening.

The information that Lin Puping had gotten from the case-handling department was somewhat different from what Liu Jia had. Although Piao Zheng’s apprentice had also been on guard, he had still let slip a key point. Li Peipei and Liang Wei knew each other, and Liang Wei had known for a long time that Shang Yi was taking drugs.

“That guy is quite on guard.” Lin Puping was afraid that Shen Yiyi would not be satisfied and added, “Don’t worry, Director. I’ll ask around again in a few days.”

Three cases were weighing on her shoulders. Shen Yiyi had a bad feeling.

“Does the case-handling department have any intention of combining the cases?”

Lin Puping shook his head. “I’m not sure.”

Two of the three cases, and the social network between the cases was closely related. Even if there was no direction from the physical evidence, it was only a matter of time before the cases were combined. This was what Shen Yiyi was most afraid of.

The poisons used by the killer in the first two cases were not similar, and the action path was also very secretive. There were no ritualistic fixed wounds, no similar scene arrangements, let alone any signs of entry.

Shen Yiyi thought of the bottle of rat poison in Qi Yingjun’s house.

“I heard that Tang Yao came to the police station to report a case a few days ago.”

Lin Puping nodded. “I heard from Little Li that the online attention was too high, and her parents couldn’t take the pressure. Tang Yao had a breakdown and came to the police station.”

“At the analysis meeting before, did they say that Tang Yao had suicidal tendencies?”

Catching the killer was not a forensic pathologist’s job. Lin Puping had also forgotten. He shook his head.

Shang Yi had died in the middle of the night.
Qi Yingjun had died at ten o’clock in a live stream.
Qin Luo had said that Xin Wuzheng had been found by the production in the morning, which meant that he had also died in the middle of the night.

But Shang Yi and Qi Yingjun had both taken the initiative to come into contact with the poison arranged by the killer at their own time. In this way, the time window for the three cases could not be determined to be similar.

Lin Puping left. Shen Yiyi used the office landline to call Old Feng. The criminal investigation department always had to give her some face.

She said in a business-like manner, “Director Feng, I’ll sync some information with you.”

Old Feng was also annoyed. He was worried about where to start with Qi Yingjun. “Go ahead.”

“The poison on this beauty blender has a very low activity, and the contact conditions are so high. The mobile personnel around the deceased are also very active. There must be a specific condition to catalyze a fatal reaction. Have you not made any breakthroughs in your tests?”

Old Feng said, “Just a few internet celebrities’ fingerprints. No major breakthroughs.”

That was true. The case-handling department had immediately checked the surveillance of the left and right neighbors. Almost no strangers had approached the Qi family in the week before the incident, which meant that the killer had not come to scout the location.

“Have you checked that bottle of rat poison?” Shen Yiyi asked.

“According to Tang Yao, Qi Yingjun bought it himself, saying that there were rats in the house. We’ve also tested it. It’s just ordinary rat poison.”

Shen Yiyi asked again, “Are there any similar physical evidence in Shang Yi’s case and Qi Yingjun’s case?”

“The trouble with these two cases is that collecting evidence is very annoying. The personnel are complex, and the venue is messy. You don’t know how long we stayed up all night to get the fingerprints.” Old Feng complained first, and then he boasted, “We just found two with a very high degree of similarity.”

He said dejectedly again, “But it’s useless. They’ve checked. It’s just a high-end escort.”

At this, the two’s clues were broken again.

Shen Yiyi had nothing more to say and hung up the phone.

Qin Luo had sent her a few messages at noon, asking if she could help with the cleaning. Although Shen Yiyi wanted to refuse, she thought that Qin Luo had nothing to do, so she wrote a long article: “On the various uses of cleaning agents.”

But Qin Luo had not replied after she had received it.

On the dot, Shen Yiyi turned off her computer and got off work. Lin Puping came to sign a document and saw the director in a sweatshirt, striding away, and threw down a sentence, “Leave it in the office. I’ll sign it tomorrow morning.”

The director left without looking back.

Shen Yiyi hailed a taxi. On the way, she sent a message to Qin Luo, asking what clothes to bring, and then sent a message to Lu Shimao, asking if she was at Cloud Top, and to bring her a set of organized exam materials.

Although Qin Luo’s house was clean, it still did not meet Shen Yiyi’s requirements. The doormat at the entrance was covered in dirt, and the express delivery boxes were piled up everywhere.

Qin Luo had given her the house password in the afternoon. Shen Yiyi entered it according to the steps and pushed the door to enter.

It was raining and there was a traffic jam on the way. The twilight was approaching, and the river was gloomy.

Shen Yiyi had a strong sense of purpose and went straight to the cloakroom. According to Qin Luo’s request, she picked two sets of formal wear and shirts, and finally took a change of pajamas.

After she had finished packing, she turned her head and saw a small door next to the corridor of the cloakroom.

She had not wanted to look, but her legs and feet did not listen. As if possessed, she walked to the door and pushed it open.

It was a guest room.
…
There was a guest room.
…

She walked into the guest room, looked around carefully, and then closed the door.

Shen Yiyi was in a good mood. She had already forgotten that Qin Luo had lied to her about not having a guest room and had squeezed in to sleep. Instead, she was glad that there was a fifty percent chance that You Ning had slept here.

When Lu Shimao saw Shen Yiyi, she was smiling. This kind of expression usually appeared because of a breakthrough in the work of the Institute of Criminal Science. “Are you so happy because you’ve finished your work?”

“The materials I’ve organized for you.” Shen Yiyi handed over the folder and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t help you much with the move.”

Lu Shimao waved her hand. “I don’t have much to move. I don’t need help.”

Shen Yiyi asked, “I forgot to ask you last time. How is the security system at Cloud Top?”

Lu Shimao said, “Facial recognition. It’s very safe.”

So she also couldn’t understand why Qin Luo would move in with Shen Yiyi instead of staying at Cloud Top. The complex they were renting in was a resettlement housing, with co-rented apartments everywhere. The flow of people was extremely high, and it was not safe.

But Qin Luo had already moved in. Lu Shimao did not dare to give any suggestions. What if she disturbed the progress of the two? Then she would really be damned.

Shen Yiyi asked, “Can regular logistics and takeout get in?”

“No, they can’t.”

Lu Shimao talked a little about the property’s security factor, including the facial recognition technology, the security layout, and the surveillance network. After Shen Yiyi had listened, she nodded thoughtfully.

After the two had parted ways, Shen Yiyi rushed back to her rental apartment. On the way, she was thinking about Lu Shimao’s words.

When she entered the door, Qin Luo was sitting on the sofa with a mask on, wearing Shen Yiyi’s T-shirt. When she saw her come home, she hurriedly hid a notebook.

Shen Yiyi had a sharp eye and noticed the notebook that Qin Luo had hidden. It was the parenting notebook that her mother had left behind.

“You’re back so quickly.” It was very impolite to rummage through other people’s personal belongings. Qin Luo was so flustered that she hid the notebook under her butt and didn’t dare to stand up. She had to sit up straight and said awkwardly, “I just cleaned the bedroom. I wiped the floor clean according to your disinfection standards.”

Shen Yiyi sprayed alcohol on her body, placed the clothes she had brought back on the sofa, and then went into the restroom.

It was a good thing that the first thing Shen Yiyi did when she came home was to wash her hands!!!!

While she was washing her hands, Qin Luo quickly put the notebook back in its original place.

Shen Yiyi was holding the sink with both hands, staring at herself in the mirror. It was not anyone’s fault that Qin Luo had seen the notebook. She regretted that she had taken out the notebook when she couldn’t sleep last night, and had forgotten to put it away when she was in a hurry to go to work this morning. She didn’t know how much Qin Luo had seen, and whether she would ask about her mother later.

But compared to her own negligence, Shen Yiyi was even more shocked by the shadow, which had once again chosen to disappear.

A very strange feeling.

Qin Luo still had the ability to make it leave.

She stayed in the restroom until Qin Luo had put away her clothes and had been picking vegetables in the kitchen for a long time. Only then did Shen Yiyi come out.

“I asked Little Lu. The security factor at Cloud Top is very high.”

Qin Luo threw the vegetable roots into the trash and smiled tactfully. “Okay, I know.”

Shen Yiyi was puzzled. “What do you know?”

“I’ll pack up tomorrow and go back to live.” Qin Luo said lightly.

“That’s not what I meant.”

The atmosphere was a little stiff. Shen Yiyi took the bare celery stalks from Qin Luo’s hand and threw them into the sink to wash them carefully. “I was just afraid that it’s not comfortable here, and that you’re not happy living here.”

“The security at Cloud Top is a hundred times stronger than here. If you don’t reply to my messages during the day when you’re at my place, I’ll be worried.”

Qin Luo said, “Oh,” and then started to pick the beans.

“I’ll probably be recused by the police.” Shen Yiyi was washing the vegetables, her tone casual. “At that time, I’ll take leave and go and stay with you at Cloud Top.”

Director Shen was not just talking. It seemed that she was really going to lie flat. Qin Luo said in surprise, “Huh? You’re taking leave to stay with me?”

“I haven’t had a break since my surgery.”
“Oh right, you went to work right after your surgery.”

Shen Yiyi drained the water, placed the celery on the cutting board, took out a knife she liked to use, and began to chop the vegetables carefully.

As she was chopping, she said, “When I was getting your clothes, I found that your house actually has a guest room.”

The guest room was fully equipped with bedding, and the four-piece set was even a dark blue, silk material. The bedside had a fragrance, tissues, and a charger.

She brought the knife down lightly, without a sound. The bare stalk was cut in half.

She said slowly, “You lied to me again.”

…

What do you mean, again?

“Just…” But Qin Luo was choked. “I found that it was not convenient without a guest room, so I got a guest room.”

Shen Yiyi chopped finely, each section of a standard length, very neat. She was doing this with her hands, but her mouth did not stop. “You lied to me about not being able to drink, you lied to me about not having a guest room, you lied to me—”

The sycophant’s defense was broken. The sycophant did not dare to listen.

Qin Luo quickly interrupted, “Isn’t it because I was pursuing you at that time, miss!!!”

So you’re not pursuing me anymore…

Shen Yiyi was stunned for a long time. “Oh.”

“You can cook. The kitchen is too small, and it’s too hot.” Qin Luo couldn’t stand the embarrassment and threw down the beans, turning and running.

First, she had hidden the guest room, and then she had peeked at her notes. Qin Luo had been in agony the whole meal. She didn’t dare to ask a single question, just ate her food honestly and washed the dishes quietly.

She even saw Shen Yiyi watching TV and took the initiative to peel some fruit and sat cross-legged beside her.

The TV was broadcasting social news. The death case on the Her Kill production was on the local TV station. Shen Yiyi picked up the remote control and immediately changed the channel. It was an old people’s song and dance show on CCTV-3, which neither of them liked to watch.

“I’ll sleep on the sofa tonight.”

After Qin Luo had spoken, the living room fell into a long silence.

Qin Luo felt a little sorry for Shen Yiyi’s waist. She added, “Is that okay?”

Shen Yiyi raised her hand and changed to CCTV-5, which was broadcasting a live badminton match, with an excited commentary.

Qin Luo only heard her ask curiously, “Why could we sleep in the same bed before, but not now?”

“Because it’s quite awkward.” After Qin Luo had answered, she immediately stuffed a small tomato into her mouth to block it.

“What’s awkward?”

Shen Yiyi’s tone was abnormal. She couldn’t understand why she was in a dilemma. Besides regret, she had more jealousy and anxiety. These emotions were steaming, and with Qin Luo’s every move, they would cool down and then get hot again.

She couldn’t understand what kind of logic this was.

“We didn’t do anything when we were pursuing each other and sleeping in the same bed. Now that we’re like this, are you still afraid that something will happen?”

So direct.
Are all police officers so direct when they speak?

But Shen Yiyi’s serious and probing look, wanting to know the answer, was really funny.

Qin Luo said, “But we… kissed when we were sleeping in the same bed.”

On the day Shang Yi had died, in the small bed in Fengjiang, Qin Luo could still remember Shen Yiyi’s beautiful eyelashes when they had kissed, and the way she had closed her eyes and swallowed her muffled groans. So how could they sleep together? Was she really going to become Iron Man?

“It’s very awkward to sleep together.”

Shen Yiyi turned her head, her gaze meeting Qin Luo’s.

Her light eyes were sharp. She raised an eyebrow and questioned, “Oh, so when you kissed You Ning that night, did she sleep in the guest room?”