I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 13

Upon hearing this, the security guard’s eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh.

“I saw him on the 22nd!”

His tone was very certain.

“I was on duty that night too! Around 10 or 11 o’clock, the girl came back from outside, all alone.”

Upon hearing this, Guan Yuexing and Yan Guangxiu’s eyes widened instantly.

In the case file, everyone said that Shi Ying had been out of contact since the evening of the 21st.

How come the security guard said he saw her on the night of the 22nd?

This is a completely new clue!

Yan Guangxu was a straightforward person and spoke his mind without thinking.

“Sir, are you sure? Why didn’t you tell our colleagues before?”

The security guard’s expression immediately turned sour, and his brows furrowed.

“The comrades before me asked me if I had seen him on the 21st, but they didn’t ask me about the 22nd! What am I supposed to say?”

The atmosphere instantly became a little tense.

“Shut up,” Chen Mo hissed without turning his head.

Yan Guangxu shrank back and immediately dared not speak.

Chen Mo turned his head and immediately put on an apologetic smile for the gatekeeper.

“Uncle, please don’t mind him. This young man is new and doesn’t know how to speak properly.”

He offered her another cigarette: “The information you provided is very important, thank you so much.”

“Think about it again, when you saw her on the night of the 22nd.”

“How is she doing? Is she with someone?”

You can’t hit someone who’s smiling, so the uncle’s expression softened.

He took the cigarette, tucked it behind his ear, and said, recalling, “She was alone at the time. But… that’s a bit strange.”

“Oh? What’s so strange about it?” Chen Mo pressed.

“She smiled at me as she passed by my guardhouse.”

The middle-aged man looked somewhat confused.

“This girl is usually quite aloof, and she doesn’t really talk to people when she comes in or out.”

“That’s why I remember it so clearly – they actually smiled at an old codger like us that day.”

He smiled?

A person who is about to disappear, or may even have already been murdered.

Did he smile at a security guard he didn’t know the night before he went missing?

This is very unusual.

“What happened after she entered the residential compound? Did she go straight upstairs?”

“No,” the man shook his head. “She didn’t go into the building; she just stood by the roadside, as if waiting for someone. She kept looking at her phone.”

“How long did you wait? Did you finally meet the person? Or whose car did you get into?” Chen Mo fired off a barrage of questions.

“I waited for more than twenty minutes.”

The middle-aged man scratched his head. “Later… later I got older and couldn’t stay awake any longer, so I took a nap.”

“When I opened my eyes again, the person was gone.”

He clicked his tongue and speculated, “I guess the person they were waiting for arrived and they left by car.”

“Judging from her smile, she must be going to meet someone she knows.”

Chen Mo nodded, keeping this important information in mind.

Shi Ying met someone she “knew” late at night on the 22nd.

He then asked, “Uncle, in the past two weeks, do you recall any strange men that Shi Ying brought back to the neighborhood?”

The gatekeeper squinted and thought for a long time.

“The man… it seems like it happened once. It must have been about two weeks ago, also at night, quite late.”

“A man escorted her downstairs, but it was too dark and they were far apart, so I couldn’t see his face clearly, but he looked quite tall.”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice, his tone carrying a hint of gossip and mystery.

“Officers, let me tell you, this girl… seems to have a rather disreputable job.”

“I heard she works at some KTV and comes into contact with all sorts of shady people.”

“Some of the older women in our neighborhood are talking about her behind her back.”

Chen Mo listened calmly, as this information indirectly confirmed their previous speculations.

“Okay, thank you, sir. The information you provided today has been very helpful to us.”

Chen Mo sincerely thanked them, then turned around and led the two of them toward Building 12 where Shi Ying lived.

On the way, Yan Guangxiu lowered his head and apologized softly, “Captain Chen, I’m sorry, I was too impulsive just now.”

“Remember this lesson.”

Chen Mo’s tone was very calm.

“When dealing with the public, attitude is the most important thing.”

“Sometimes a thoughtless remark can make the other person swallow all the words they want to say.”

“Yes, I understand.” Yan Guangxiu nodded vigorously.

The three of them quickly arrived at the apartment building of Building 12.

This is an old-style residential building without an elevator.

Just as Chen Mo was about to lead his men upstairs, he heard a series of hurried footsteps behind him.

A middle-aged man came running up, panting, his face full of anxiety.

He spotted the three men wearing police badges at a glance and quickly went over to them.

“Excuse me… are you police officers?”

Chen Mo turned around and looked him over: “Yes, we are. And you are?”

The man took a bunch of keys out of his bag and said while wiping his sweat.

“I’m the landlord here! I just received a call from the community saying you were coming to investigate a case, so I rushed over!”

Chen Mo nodded, his gaze falling on the man who was running up, panting.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and forced a fawning smile at Chen Mo and the others.

“Officer, thank you for your hard work. I…I am the landlord, my surname is Luo.”

Chen Mo showed his credentials: “Mr. Luo, we need to enter your tenant Shi Ying’s room for investigation. Please cooperate.”

“We’ll cooperate, we definitely will!”

Mr. Luo hurriedly nodded and bowed, frantically searching through the large bunch of keys to find one of them.

It was aimed at the door of apartment 602, unit 3, building 12.

“Click”.

The door lock opened with a click.

“Captain Chen.” Guan Yuexing handed over gloves and shoe covers.

The three quickly got dressed, while Mr. Luo tactfully stood outside the door.

They craned their necks to look inside, their faces full of curiosity.

Chen Mo was the first to go in.

The room wasn’t large, just a one-bedroom apartment, but it was exceptionally tidy.

The throw pillows on the sofa in the living room were arranged neatly.

There was nothing on the coffee table except a remote control and a pack of tissues.

The ground is so smooth that it almost reflects light.

This doesn’t look like the home of a young woman living alone at all.

It doesn’t resemble the home of a girl who works at a KTV in people’s stereotypes.

It’s too clean.

Chen Mo’s gaze swept over the kitchen and bathroom, both of which were equally well-organized.

He went straight to the only bedroom.

The bedroom door was ajar; it opened with a gentle push.

The furnishings inside were equally simple: a 1.5-meter bed, a wardrobe, and a bedside table.

The bed was covered with a pink four-piece bedding set, and the quilt was folded into a neat square.

Chen Mo’s gaze finally landed on the bedside table.

There were two small boxes there.

He wore gloves and picked it up carefully.

They are condoms from two well-known brands.

One of the boxes was brand new, and the plastic seal was still intact.

The other box had its plastic seal torn open, and from the opening, it was clear that the quantity inside was significantly less.

Chen Mo picked up the box and shook it, silently counting in his mind.

There are 8 left in a box of 10.

Two are missing.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he put the items back in their original places without disturbing the scene.

It’s quite normal for a woman living alone to have this in her room.

But this detail becomes intriguing on the eve of his disappearance.

Could the “acquaintance” she met be related to this?

Chen Mo turned and walked to the balcony of the bedroom.

This is an old-style residential area with buildings very close together.

He stood on the balcony, his gaze habitually sweeping across to the identical residential building across the street.

His eyesight has always been excellent, even exceeding the highest standard during the police academy test.

Although the night light was not bright, the general outlines could still be seen with the help of the lights shining from each house and the moonlight.

On the fifth floor opposite, on the balcony directly facing Shi Ying’s room, there are several potted plants.

Everything seems normal.

But Chen Mo’s gaze stopped.