Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 257 Perfectionism 11
After the deceased's family left, Zheng Yan was called in for a talk by his superiors.

The others waited in the office. Xiao Chen pressed his ear against the door, trying to hear the sound of the leader being scolded by the leader. Tan Ming crossed his legs and put them on the edge of the table, studying a few surveillance videos. Tan Jia was at ease kneading dough.

As it turns out, sculpting accident vehicles from dough is really difficult. Not to mention the difficulty in getting the shape and color right, even after finally managing to sculpt the shape and pressing out what you think is a perfect line with a sculpting knife, it looks like an inflated pineapple bun when viewed from a distance, greatly diminishing the seriousness and horror effect.

Tan Jia lowered his head to revise again, thinking about the most difficult part that had not yet been solved—how exactly did the murderer kill Xu Youan remotely?

Psychological suggestion?

What gas was given to the deceased beforehand to induce mental confusion?

He kept a close eye on the monitor without making a sound. When he spotted a semi-trailer on the other side, he decided to make a sudden noise to startle Xu Youan and make him turn the steering wheel incorrectly.

Thinking, like the act of sculpting dough, yields no results for a long time.

"Ring ring—" The office phone suddenly rang.

Tan Ming put his legs down and immediately picked it up.

Tan Jia remained oblivious to what was happening outside until Tan Ming raised his voice and said, "We're coming right away," at which point she stopped what she was doing and turned to look.

"how?"

"In the car accident earlier this year, wasn't there a girl who had an anxiety attack and was taking medication on the side of the road? She was being treated at the same hospital as the deceased, Xu Youan. The investigation revealed that she developed anxiety because two years ago, her private videos were leaked online from a surveillance camera in her rented apartment. She had sued the surveillance company at the time, but had not received a satisfactory result."

The rest is self-explanatory; Tan Jia could guess it.

"Is it the surveillance equipment company owned by Qu Xiangbin?"

Tan Ming nodded: "Yes. The police found the girl; her name is Chu Yun."

The secret between Xu Youan and Qu Xiangbin is right before our eyes; all that's missing is permission to investigate.

After being severely reprimanded by his superiors and released, Zheng Yan returned to his office only to be met with three intense gazes.

"…What are you doing?"

"We've found a lead: Qu Xiangbin's surveillance equipment company has a legal dispute with one of the victims of the car accident earlier this year, concerning unauthorized surveillance footage," Tan Ming explained briefly. "Captain Zheng, can we continue investigating?"

“Investigate, of course we should investigate,” Zheng Yan said calmly, touching his thinning hair as he drank some water. “We can’t let him get scolded for nothing. Cough, investigate quietly.”

"understand!"

...

Chu Yun is 26 years old, unemployed, and lives alone in a rented apartment. She has a cat.

The moment Tan Jia saw her, he felt that her anxiety disorder was probably not yet cured.

Pale and slender, she dared not look people in the eye, her smile was awkward, and she held her obedient cat stiffly in her hands.

However, when she heard them mention that Qu Xiangbin was under investigation, she showed a genuine smile.

“That’s good. I can tell you anything you want to know, as long as I know it.”

Seeing that her body was still somewhat stiff, Zheng Yan gave up his seat and let Tan Jia and another policewoman go to the front to ask questions.

Tan Jia sat on a slightly lower stool, positioning himself below her eye level.

"Regarding the seller's promise to share your home's surveillance video, what was their explanation during the lawsuit?"

Chu Yun: "They said the data storage was normal, for easy evidence collection and retrieval, and that they weren't responsible for the video being leaked online." "They won the case?"

“Yes. The lawyer they hired is very capable. They can compensate me and still make people think I got a good deal,” she said expressionlessly. “Others who see the video will focus on the video itself and won’t care whether my privacy has been violated.”

"After the lawsuit ended, did the other party contact you?" Tan Jia asked calmly, deliberately avoiding eye contact.

Chu Yun shook her head and said, "But I have contacted them. I complained to the consumer rights protection department, put up banners on my car to protect my rights, posted a statement on the internet, and put loudspeakers outside their company... I just want to know, if it wasn't one of their employees who leaked the video, then who exactly posted the video from my home security camera online?"

The list of things was surprisingly long.

Zheng Yan and the others were all surprised. They thought that after she was diagnosed with anxiety, she would confine herself to a "safe corner." They never expected that she would be running around fighting for her rights.

Tan Jia sincerely praised him: "You are very capable."

Chu Yun smiled slightly and offered the cat's swaying tail for her to pet.

The two of them petted the cat and continued their conversation.

"You were in a car accident at the beginning of the year, right? What were you planning to do at the time?"

"The car accident at the beginning of the year?" She thought for a moment. She had only been in one car accident in the past two years, and the memory was still very vivid. "I was going to the celebration party for the opening of the new company by the son of the company owner."

The implication was that he wanted to cause some damage, which Tan Jia understood. Finally, she brought up the deceased: "It's quite a coincidence that among the dozen or so cars that were involved in the accident with you, there was someone who was also on his way to the opening celebration of that new company. He was a very good friend of the son of the owner of the surveillance equipment company."

Chu Yun's eyes widened slightly, her first thought being: "Is that person dead?"

"He died, but not in the car accident at the beginning of the year, but in a car accident two days ago. The accident also occurred on Chengnan Avenue."

Chu Yun was bewildered; this was starting to feel like science fiction.

Tan Jia continued, "The death of that person is currently under investigation. We found the son of the owner of the surveillance equipment company, Qu Xiangbin. During the interrogation, he stammered and couldn't say anything about having any special interests with the deceased. Do you know anything about that?"

“It’s probably about seeing what the surveillance cameras will capture when they’re delivered to the customer’s home,” she said, then bent down to pet the cat. “Like my video, it’s about me and my boyfriend at the time… I’ve searched online, and we’re not an isolated case; some cases are even more private.”

“Understood. The questions I’m about to ask you might be a bit offensive. If you feel uncomfortable, you can stop me at any time,” Tan Jia said earnestly.

Chu Yun nodded.

"My first question is, besides being filmed, has anyone done anything else bad to you?"

She shook her head: "No."

“Okay. Second question, do you know Xu Youan? When you were protesting outside the surveillance equipment company, did you see Qu Xiangbin and Xu Youan together?” Tan Jia took out photos of Xu Youan and Qu Xiangbin.

After identifying him, Chu Yun said, "I've seen this Qu Xiangbin before. He chased me away. I've also occasionally seen him walking side by side with another man, but I haven't paid much attention to it."

"Okay. One last question, could you please briefly describe your whereabouts over the past month, especially the period from the night before last to yesterday morning?"

Chu Yun was silent for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Are you suspecting me of murder? And are you suspecting that I deliberately stopped on the side of the road at the beginning of the year to cause the car accident, just to kill this person?"

"Of course not. We cannot confirm who the suspect is yet, so we need to investigate everyone who has a connection to the deceased."

Chu Yun didn't know whether she had believed him or not, and lowered her eyes to recall her whereabouts over the past month.

Tan Jia watched the policewoman take notes, twirling her fingers around the cat's tail, and suddenly asked, "Do you know a doctor named Yuan Qing? Your anxiety hasn't gotten better; you should go to the hospital, right? I heard the psychiatry department at the city hospital is very good."

Chu Yun looked puzzled and shook her head, saying, "I don't know him."