Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

"What was Chen Feng doing on July 9th?" Fang Duo asked after entering the house.

"The 9th, the 9th, that's the day before yesterday!" Chen Feng's younger brother, Chen Leilei, recalled, "On the 8th, my brother drank too much with some of his friends. I took him to a hotel that night; he should be resting there, right?"

Fang Duo frowned and looked around. Was she resting at the hotel?

"Isn't this your home? Why are you in a hotel? And you, what are you doing on the 9th?" Zhou Yang looked up at Chen Leilei, who was standing to the side.

It turns out that Chen Feng had gone abroad three years ago and was visiting his family this time. Since he was only back for a short time and wanted to see some friends, he stayed in a hotel for convenience, since the hotel wasn't too far from his home.

As for Chen Leilei, after dropping Chen Feng off at the hotel the day before yesterday, he felt a heavy head when he returned. He slept until the afternoon of the next day. Then, on the morning of the 10th, he went to help his brother pack his luggage and sent it to the airport in the afternoon.

The brothers' parents were away on vacation, meaning neither brother had an alibi.

This is rather difficult!

"Zhong Yue, do you still remember this name?" Zhou Yang said, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over Chen Leilei.

Chen Leilei's eyes darted around, and he asked in a somewhat puzzled voice, "I can't remember. Who was it?"

Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Never mind if you can't remember!"

......

"Sister Duoduo, to save time, I'll have to trouble you to go to the station next, the one with the ticket stub!" Zhou Yang and Fang Duo split up, as he also had a place to go.

After half an hour.

"Going back already?" Fang Duo looked at Zhou Yang in surprise.

"What else can we do but go back? There are only so many clues here in Ping Shui. It would be a waste of time to delay any longer!" Zhou Yang adjusted his seat, pulled on the overhead handrail, and found a comfortable position.

"But Chen Leilei is obviously lying, and the overseas phone number he gave is wrong!" Fang Duo turned around and didn't turn on the fire immediately.

Zhou Yang nodded: "Sister Duoduo's observation is indeed very meticulous; she actually discovered that Chen Leilei was lying!"

"Stop joking!" Fang Duo's face hardened. "I'm not kidding you!"

"I'm not joking with you, but didn't we just ask?" Zhou Yang explained, "Gong Xiaojun was murdered between 3 pm and 8 pm on July 9th."

「是呀！」方朵感觉更不理解了：「我说了呀，车站里面上午9:30，11:30发车，宁安下午14:30，16:50各有一趟班车回来。」

Zhou Yang nodded: "According to that ticket stub, we know that it is a ticket from Pingshui to Ning'an on the 9th. According to the departure time, we can only go at 9:30 or 11:30 in the morning."

Now, let's assume that the autopsy revealed Mr. Wang's time of death to be between 3 PM and 8 PM. Does that mean the two brothers could only return on the 16:50 PM bus?

Zhou Yang looked at Fang Duo: "Let's put aside unforeseen circumstances like taking a ride-sharing trip or driving yourself!"

Fang Duo nodded, agreeing that it was true. Since the other party went by car, they would most likely return by car as well, and if so, there was only one such car.

"However, I just went to the People's Hospital and found that Chen Feng had his wound bandaged at the hospital before 16:00 PM yesterday!"

Fang Duo looked at Zhou Yang with confusion: "Why did you go to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, no, do you remember? Ding Ling mentioned before that someone spotted Zhong Yue and Chen Feng at the People's Hospital, so I came to check. I spent half an hour looking through them but couldn't find any medical records for Zhong Yue. However, I found quite a few records for the Chen brothers," Zhou Yang replied with a smile.

"What about Chen Leilei..." Fang Duo raised a question.

"Although I don't understand why he pretended not to know Zhong Yue, he's not very suspicious!" Zhou Yang said, telling Fang Duo about his afternoon's work.

The two brothers fell and injured their legs because of a motorcycle race. Chen Leilei was racing, and Chen Feng was the one who bet on the winner.

As a result, they both fell. The X-ray showed that the older brother, Chen Feng, had a more serious fall, even fracturing his bones, while Chen Leilei only suffered abrasions. However, worried that his brother would blame him, he also lied and said that he had a bone problem, and even gave someone a red envelope (a bribe)...

Fang Duo frowned as she listened, finding it increasingly absurd. How could someone be faking a limp?

"So when the witness said the person was lame, it was most likely not Chen Leilei!" Zhou Yang concluded.

"But... what if Chen Leilei is using this as an excuse to frame someone?" Fang Duo still raised a different opinion.

"Yes, that's possible. Logically speaking, if someone notices you, you don't need to pretend to be lame. If you are lame, it can be interpreted as trying to frame his brother Chen Feng. After all, the other party has flown away, and we can't extradite him, we can only coordinate..." Zhou Yang said, chuckling lightly.

"If we really think like that, aren't we just stepping into the trap the killer has dug?"

What? Fang Duo's pupils contracted, somewhat confused about what it meant, but still quite shocked.

"Sister Duoduo, if we keep chasing a suspect who doesn't exist, this case will probably become a cold case!" Zhou Yang's expression turned serious, and he straightened his posture a bit.

"At first, I realized that all of this was too coincidental, and today's trip has only strengthened my belief that this suspect is a tool used by the murderer to control and guide us!" Zhou Yang looked at the dazzling sunlight through the window, his eyes squinting from the glare.

From the very beginning, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and just now, he finally understood it completely.

That's what I mean by incongruity!

A person who can clean a rooftop so thoroughly that no footprints are left behind is seen by multiple witnesses, leaves a distinctive mark, and most importantly, unexpectedly "drops" a train ticket.

This completely shifted the police's attention from Ning'an to Pingshui.

However, after this brief trip, the only people they could ultimately identify were the Chen brothers. The second brother had something to hide and hadn't told the truth, while the eldest brother had flown to another country and couldn't be contacted.

If the case develops in this way, it will most likely be shelved.

It seems that the case became clear after that person and that ticket appeared.

Zhou Yang and Fang Duo's trip wasn't particularly fruitful, but the only thing that confirmed his suspicions was that the murderer wasn't the Chen brothers, that the murderer was in Ning'an and had lived in Pingshui for a period of time, and most importantly, that he had closely observed Zhong Yue's social circle!

As Zhou Yang explained, Fang Duo's brows furrowed more and more, and her mouth opened wider and wider. Later, the way she looked at Zhou Yang no longer seemed like she was looking at a person.

"From when?"

"From what point on?" Zhou Yang asked, puzzled.

"Started to have doubts?" Fang Duo gripped the steering wheel with both hands, her ears perked up.

"Judging from the way he appeared!" Zhou Yang replied.

The killer was such a meticulous person that when he was observing the neighborhood, he encountered someone fishing with explosives. He didn't hide or flinch, and wasn't afraid of being seen. After a loud bang, many people looked at him. The first time he saw someone do this, he didn't hide, but instead exposed his limp in public.

He happened to drop his ticket on the ground, which allowed the police to confirm his origin.

The cautious and meticulous killer seemed to have a different personality before and after committing the crime!