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Chapter 234 Investigating Suspects, A Shocking Reversal
By the time everyone returned to the community's monitoring room, the investigation results were already in.

They have even quickly identified the suspect who stole the cat.

After ruling out the people who appeared nearby empty-handed and whose bodies seemed unlikely to conceal a cat, as well as the elderly men and women who were out for a walk early in the morning, only two people remained as the most suspicious.

One of them was an office worker wearing a plaid shirt and carrying a black laptop bag; his attire clearly identified him as a programmer.

There was also a boy dressed as a student, wearing loose sportswear, carrying a bulging backpack, looking down and somewhat listless. He seemed to be a high school student who hadn't had enough sleep before going to school for morning self-study.

When Huang Qian arrived, she saw the two suspects who were clearly identified on the surveillance screen and immediately gasped in surprise, covering her mouth.

Seeing everyone looking at her, she quickly pointed to the boy in the school uniform, "I know this guy!"

Chi Song hurriedly asked, "How did you meet?"

“When I was picking up a package before, I usually like to shop online and I have to go to the delivery station outside the community to pick up packages every few days. Once I accidentally bought too much cat litter and couldn't carry it by myself. At that time, this person was also picking up a package and helped me carry it into the elevator.”

What she didn't say was that she had been slightly attracted to the other person because he was handsome, tall, and helpful. However, upon seeing his school uniform, her sense of morality made her suppress that tiny spark of attraction.

"How...how come he's still here?"

Huang Qian felt a little confused.

I dare not think further.

"Found it." The community property manager, sweating profusely, looked up from his computer and waved to everyone.

"The student lives in our community, in the building in front of Ms. Huang's. The programmer doesn't live there, nor is he a tenant in our community. As for when this person entered the community," the person in charge said, wiping his sweat, "we need to check the surveillance footage further back, but the key is that we may not be able to find out."

After all, if the other party is familiar with the blind spots of the surveillance cameras, and disguises themselves when entering the community, even if they stare at them blindly, they may not be able to recognize them.

Based on this, the programmer's attire makes him more suspicious.

[He doesn't live in the complex, yet he showed up at that spot so early in the morning—who else could it be but him!]

But we can't completely rule out that student as a suspect, can we?

How bad can a boy be who readily helps others carry their packages?

Is there even a need to overthink this? He's obviously the programmer dressed up. The fact that he's in the neighborhood despite not living there makes him the prime suspect. Those who suspect a student are clearly overthinking it!

Huang Qian secretly felt that the one dressed as a programmer was more suspicious.

"But, is it possible to track him down where he went?"

Although no one said who he was, everyone present could tell that the question was directed at the man dressed as a programmer.

As for the other student, since it's not the weekend, where else could they go but to school!
"Let me see."

Finally, the surveillance footage tracked the person out of the residential area, then turned left and walked a short distance. Seeing some bicycles parked on the roadside, the person went over, scanned the code to unlock the bike, and rode away.

"The area beyond that is no longer within the scope of our community's surveillance cameras."

Huang Qian's legs went weak, and she almost sat down on the ground.

She hasn't had a sip of water since she discovered Hawthorn was missing this morning; she's been busy searching for the cat everywhere. Now, she's not only hungry, but also completely exhausted.

Holding onto the chair for support, he pleaded, "Could you...could you ask the bike-sharing company where that person took that bike?"

Jiang Hanying turned her head to look at Chi Song, "You give it a try."

Then he instructed the person who was helping to access the surveillance footage: "Access the surveillance footage for the other person as well."

[No way, does Jiang Hanying suspect someone else?]

The staff were also taken aback for a moment, but they quickly pulled up the surveillance footage as instructed.

The surveillance footage shows the boy leaving the residential area, turning right, entering a breakfast shop that was already open, and coming out more than ten minutes later. He then walked forward, turned left at the intersection, waited for the red light to cross the road, and slowly disappeared from the surveillance footage.

I told you, there was nothing unusual at all.

That's unnecessary.

After watching the whole thing, Huang Qian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She couldn't believe that the boy she had secretly liked would do something like stealing a cat!

Jiang Hanying suddenly stood up: "I'm going out for a bit."

Chi Songgang had just contacted the customer service of the ride-sharing company when he heard the voice and looked up at her.

Jiang Hanying met his gaze and said, "Let's go for a walk around the neighborhood."

Chi Song nodded.

Jiang Hanying waved to the cameraman, and the two of them left the monitoring room and then strolled out of the community gate, looking like they were just wandering around aimlessly.

The person filming was also puzzled, but dared not ask.

The viewers in the live stream were also completely confused.

Is Jiang Hanying slacking off? Leaving Chi Song busy all by herself while she comes out for some fresh air!

Can't we even take a break? Don't forget who found the suspect's bloodstains, traced the suspect's escape route, and ultimately located the suspect.

[It's been three hours since the suspect left on his bicycle; if it were just a cat, they would have dealt with it long ago.] [If it really is a cat trafficker, they would probably have locked it up and transported it away; Hawthorn might still be alive.]

[But what if they're not cat traffickers but have ulterior motives?]

Amid the audience's confusion, Jiang Hanying walked into the breakfast shop that the student had visited earlier.

There were no customers in the breakfast shop at this time. The proprietress was standing behind the counter selling steamed buns, looking at her phone. When she heard footsteps, she looked up, was stunned when she saw who it was, and then a look of nervousness appeared on her face.

"Are you here to inspect the store's cleanliness? Our store is cleaned every day..."

Jiang Hanying waved her hand at her, "I just want to buy a few steamed buns, are there any left?"

"Yes, yes, yes! What kind of filling do you want? To go or to eat here?"

Jiang Hanying looked up at the sign above, "Fresh meat, one or two baskets, to go."

"it is good."

The proprietress put down her phone, put on a brand new pair of disposable gloves, and started packing the buns.

Jiang Hanying took out her phone to scan the QR code and pay. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the hesitant expression on the cameraman's face. "You want to eat too?"

The person following the camera quickly shook their head: "No, I'm not hungry, I'm not hungry yet."

The main question is, did you have breakfast or lunch?

Jiang Hanying ignored his hesitation, took the bag of steaming hot xiaolongbao handed to her by the proprietress, and turned to leave.

As she passed one of the tables, she paused and glanced at the trash can on the ground.

The paparazzi following her also glanced into the trash can.

It was all used napkins, disposable chopsticks, cups, and the like; he didn't know what was there to see.

But then Jiang Hanying suddenly turned back, asked the proprietress for another pair of disposable gloves, and then squatted down in front of the trash can.

The cameraman: "..."

Live stream viewers: [...]

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Hanying, wearing disposable gloves, picked out a napkin from a pile of tissues in the trash can.

The cameraman's expression was somewhat indescribable, but when he saw the glaring red stain on the napkin, he immediately exclaimed, "Blood!"

The exclamation startled the shop owner, who came out from behind the counter. "This, this is..."

Her business is busiest in the morning; she's so busy that she doesn't even notice which of her customers is injured and bleeding.

"Could I please get you a bag?"

"Oh, good."

Jiang Hanying put the blood-stained tissue into a bag, tied it up, and carried it out of the breakfast shop.

The person filming had barely come to their senses and, disregarding the staff's rule against speaking unless absolutely necessary, asked, "Teacher Jiang, this blood is..."

"Smelled."

The cameraman: "..."

I know you have a keen sense of smell, but that's not what he meant!

Friends, I have a bold guess now.

【Coincidentally, I have one too. 】

[The key point is that this woman really doesn't mind getting dirty!]

I absolutely could not rummage through the trash!

In short, I'm impressed!

After leaving the store, Jiang Hanying didn't turn back to her residential area, but continued walking forward.

They followed the camera tirelessly and without complaint.

After crossing the road, I walked less than ten meters forward and there was a pharmacy right in front of me.

The paparazzi, watching helplessly as Jiang Hanying stepped into the pharmacy again, wiped the sweat from their brows and hurriedly followed her.

Jiang Hanying walked straight to the counter and, without waiting for the clerk to speak, asked directly, "Has anyone come to buy medicine for treating external injuries this morning?"

The clerk being asked thought for a moment and was about to shake his head when another clerk, who was tidying up the shelves in front of the medicine cabinet next door, suddenly spoke up: "Yes, someone bought a bottle of iodine solution and some band-aids this morning. You were eating in the back and didn't see it."

Do you remember what that person looked like?

"He's a male high school student, wearing the uniform of a nearby high school, carrying a black backpack, tall and thin, and quite handsome."

[My God, what an amazing comeback!]

(End of this chapter)