Captain Lu was aloof again today.

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Li Lirong took several deep breaths before she finally calmed herself down.

She lowered her eyes slightly, her words tinged with resentment: "He is a relative of Lulu's father's side of the family. He is about the same age as Lulu, and they were classmates in junior high school and went to the same university. So he and Lulu have always kept in touch."

“I previously forbade Lulu from associating with her father’s people. After Zhang Tianhua found out, he even spoke ill of me to Lulu. I overheard him once and scolded him away. I never expected that he would still have the nerve to come looking for Lulu now.”

From her words, one can vaguely discern that she harbors resentment towards Li Linlu's father and related relatives.

Mentioning the Zhang family made it difficult for her to remain calm; a hint of hostility inexplicably arose on her beautiful face, as if a splash of ink had been spilled on a landscape painting, truly ruining its beauty.

A divorced single mother has raised her daughter to adulthood with great difficulty over the years; the hardships she has endured are unimaginable.

From Li Lirong's perspective, her desire for her daughter to have no contact with her father's relatives is logically sound.

The failure and unhappiness of her marriage caused her pain and depression, and she transferred these negative emotions onto the Zhang family.

She only recognized the young man as Zhang Tianhua, while Li Lirong said she had never seen the deliveryman and the young woman before.

Although the case remains shrouded in mystery, at least a clue has been found.

Back at the city police station that evening, after comparing the surveillance footage, the detectives discovered several issues.

The order in which Zhang Tianhua and two other people entered and exited the 22nd floor in the surveillance video seems a bit strange.

Zhang Tianhua arrived at the 22nd floor around noon on September 25th, close to 12:30 pm, and didn't leave until around 6 pm.

The first person to arrive at the 22nd floor was that young woman. She got out of the elevator before noon and left around 4 p.m.

The delivery driver was actually the last to arrive on the 22nd floor. He came out of the elevator at 1:30 pm, lingered for ten minutes, and left at 1:40 pm.

In other words, Zhang Tianhua was the last person to leave, while the young woman was the first to arrive.

This timeline is a bit strange. If that's the case, then according to the timeline, there was more than one person at the scene when Li Linlu died.

After reviewing the surveillance footage, Lu Jingming frowned slightly: "It seems that only by finding these three people can we figure out what really happened back then."

These three people, who had been to room 2202 and were all wearing masks, have become the key to the case.

However, it is already late, so we can only continue the investigation tomorrow.

Back in her apartment, Wei Qingsong was still troubled, wondering if the Mu'an Psychological Counseling Center was related to this matter.

After thinking for a moment, she contacted Alice.

Alice replied instantly as always, making Wei Qingsong almost suspect that she was constantly looking at her phone.

To Wei Qingsong's surprise, she actually managed to obtain the patient list of Mu'an Psychological Counseling Center and readily sent the list to Wei Qingsong's email address.

Interpol's methods are indeed extraordinary. Although their methods are always bizarre, they are much more humane than the FBI, and their attitude is not as arrogant.

Therefore, Wei Qingsong does not reject cooperation with Interpol.

Today is a cloudy day; dark clouds obscure the moon, and the stars are dim.

Wei Qingsong was wearing pajamas, with a towel draped over her shoulder, and her long, wet hair was not completely dried.

She sat at her desk, her fingers gently moving the mouse, intently browsing the list on the computer screen.

There were a few familiar names on it, which seemed to completely confirm her previous absurd and unconventional conjectures.

The more absurd a conjecture is, the more shocking it becomes when it turns into reality.

Wei Qingsong's eyes were deep and unfathomable, filled with an ambiguous emotion.

However, Li Linlu's name was not on this long list.

With this list in mind, Wei Qingsong had a gut feeling that the investigation into Mu An absolutely could not stop. He was certain that he could follow the clues to uncover a bigger conspiracy and find the mastermind behind the chaos that had turned Tangzhou upside down.

At the same time, it is certain that Li Linlu's death had nothing to do with Mu An.

After staring at the computer screen for a long time, Wei Qingsong felt dizzy and lightheaded.

She let out a long sigh, turned off the computer, took a glass of red wine to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the hazy night outside.

After an unknown amount of time, she finished the last of the red wine in her glass in one gulp, and slammed the glass down on the counter with a loud clang.

The next day, the detectives split into groups and began reviewing surveillance footage around the neighborhood.

At times like these, eye drops become an essential item on every detective's desk.

Nowadays, investigating surveillance footage seems to be an essential part of case investigation. Even if they strain their eyes until they are bloodshot or cross-eyed, criminal police officers dare not relax for a moment, for fear of missing any details in the blink of an eye.

After a morning of investigation, the detectives finally found a clue.

"The surveillance cameras at the entrance of the residential area captured the deliveryman taking off his mask. Although the woman never took off her mask, we found the license plate number of her vehicle."

The deliveryman who had appeared on the 22nd floor was seen clearly in the surveillance footage.

Following the clues, the police quickly located the deliveryman, Pu Xingquan.

He is thirty-seven years old this year, with a decent appearance, and looks like an honest and upright person.

When the police came to question him, he seemed somewhat flustered and nervous.

He spoke with a slightly nasal tone and coughed occasionally.

“I take about 20 to 30 orders a day, and they are all recorded and can be checked. I wore a mask in the elevator yesterday because I had a cold and kept coughing, and I was afraid of infecting others.”

Pu Xingquan explained why he wore a mask: "After leaving the community, I planned to ride my bike to deliver the next order, so I took off my mask."

This explanation sounds impeccable, and if he really had a problem, he could have continued wearing a mask and there was no need for him to show his face to the surveillance cameras.

Therefore, Lu Jingming and Wei Qingsong did not doubt the truthfulness of his words.

As usual, Lu Jingming continued to ask, "Do you still remember what happened yesterday?"

Pu Xingquan nodded honestly: "I remember, that order was for two cups of milk tea. The person who picked up the delivery was a young girl, probably the girl you mentioned who committed suicide. She was fine when the delivery was delivered."

"Two cups of milk tea?" Lu Jingming noticed this and asked carefully, "Did you see anyone else in the room at the time?"

"I didn't notice that. The girl came to the door to pick up her takeout, and the door was only slightly ajar. I couldn't exactly peek inside, could I? If people misunderstood and thought I had some bad intentions, that would be bad."

Thank you to Qingche Burning, Xingyu, peijustin, and Yue for the monthly tickets.

I'll be updating with 1 words at midnight.

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