I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 14

The camera is pointed directly at where he is standing now—the balcony of Shi Ying’s bedroom.

Someone is spying on Shi Ying.

And it is highly likely that this has been going on for a long time.

Chen Mo’s face instantly darkened.

He quietly retreated back into the room.

When Mr. Luo, the landlord, saw him come out, he quickly approached him and asked, “Officer, how did it go? Did you find anything?”

Chen Mo glanced at him and asked calmly.

“Mr. Luo, do you know your tenant Shi Ying? For example, what is her job?”

“Work?” Mr. Luo’s eyes visibly darted away, his gaze shifting uncertainly.

“I… I’m just a rent collector, how could I pry into a young girl’s privacy?”

“The contract says… it’s something like sales.”

He rubbed his hands together as he spoke, looking somewhat awkward.

Chen remained silent, simply watching him quietly.

“I…I really don’t know! Officer, I don’t know her at all, really!”

“Not familiar with each other?”

Chen Mo’s lips curled into a cryptic smile.

“Okay, let’s change the subject. I’ve heard that you own quite a few properties, including several in this very neighborhood?”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Luo seemed to have found his pillar of support, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, straightening his back a bit.

“Hey, we have everything, just a few old, dilapidated apartments. We just make a living by collecting rent.”

That’s what he said, but he couldn’t hide the smugness on his face.

“If the police officer asks me this, I will definitely answer everything I know. I know this area very well.”

Chen Mo nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.

“That’s all for today. This room is temporarily sealed off, and no one is allowed to enter.”

…

As they came out of the building, Guan Yuexing followed behind Chen Mo, muttering to himself.

“Captain Chen, there’s definitely something fishy about this landlord!”

“When you asked him about Shi Ying’s work, his eyes were darting around; there’s definitely something fishy going on!”

Yan Guangxiu nodded in agreement: “That’s right, you can tell at a glance that his heart is not pure.”

Chen Mo walked ahead without turning his head.

“His heart is indeed impure, but not because of murder.”

“Huh?” The two young players were stunned.

“The box of condoms on the bedside table was opened, and two are missing.”

“A middle-aged man with a family, and a young and beautiful female tenant.”

“He was nervous, not because he was afraid of becoming a murder suspect.”

“He’s afraid that if we investigate the case, he’ll expose his dirty secrets to his wife.”

Guan Yuexing and Yan Guangxiu suddenly realized what was going on.

So that’s how it is!

“Holy crap! This old guy’s got some kind of under-the-table deal?”

Yan Guangxiu looked at him with disdain, “No wonder he was so smug when I asked him how many houses he owned. So that’s what he was waiting for!”

“So, he had an improper relationship with Shi Ying, but he shouldn’t be the murderer.”

“He has no motive to kill; on the contrary, he would try his best to distance himself from the situation for fear of being exposed,” Chen Mo analyzed.

Yan Guangxu then thought of another aspect.

“The KTV must know about this too! They’re hiding it from us so as not to offend their customers!”

“Forget about the landlord and the KTV for now.”

Chen Mo stopped, looked back at the building behind him, and then looked across the street.

“We have more important things to do now.”

His gaze landed precisely on the fifth floor of the building across the street.

“Go and meet that neighbor who likes to look at the ‘scenery’.”

The three immediately turned around and headed towards the neighboring residential area.

It was the same security guard, sitting in his booth, dozing off.

Seeing Chen Mo and the other two return, the uncle snapped back to reality.

“Officers, what are you doing?”

“Uncle, I’d like to ask you about someone.”

Chen Mo pointed to the residential building across the street, “That building, the one on the right-hand side of the fifth floor, who lives there?”

“502?” the uncle thought for a moment.

“Oh, he’s a tenant. A young man, probably in his twenties, quite introverted, doesn’t go out much.”

“It seems like he doesn’t have a proper job; he just stays home playing video games all day.”

Is he home now?

“Of course it’s there.”

The uncle said with certainty.

“That kid never leaves the house, but he throws takeout boxes downstairs every day. He’s probably inside right now.”

Chen Mo then asked, “Uncle, what about the security cameras in this building…?”

“Ugh, don’t even mention it!”

The middle-aged man slapped his thigh, looking utterly helpless.

“It’s been broken for almost a month! I’ve reported it to the property management several times, and they said they would send someone to fix it, but I still haven’t seen anyone!”

Chen Mo’s gaze darkened.

“Uncle, you need to expedite this. Surveillance isn’t just for preventing thieves; it’s for everyone’s safety.”

“If something really happens, it will be too late to regret it.”

The uncle was taken aback by his serious tone, and then nodded vigorously.

“Yes, yes, the police officer is right! I’ll go see their manager tomorrow!”

After saying goodbye to the security guard, the three of them quickly arrived at the door of 502.

This is an old security door with several overdue utility bills pasted on it.

Chen Mo turned around and made a gesture to Guan Yuexing and Yan Guangxiu.

The two immediately understood, standing on either side of the wall, their bodies tense, their hands already on their waists.

Everything is ready.

Chen Mo took a deep breath, raised his hand, and knocked on the door neither too hard nor too softly.

“Thump, thump, thump.”

There was no immediate response from inside the room, only the sound of a chair being moved.

After about ten seconds, a wary male voice came from behind the door: “Who is it?”

“Hello, from the community.”

Chen Mo lowered his voice, trying to make it sound as gentle and harmless as possible.

“Please register the information of permanent residents.”

There was another silence behind the door.

It appears to be observing through a cat’s eye.

“Click”.

The lock turned, and the door was pulled open a crack, revealing a security chain still hanging on it.

A young face peeked out from under the door, his eyes full of suspicion.

“Register what? Didn’t we register before…”

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Mo suddenly shoved his police ID in front of his face.

“police!”

The young man’s pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively tried to close the door.

But it was too late!

Chen Mo didn’t give him any time to react. The moment he revealed his identity, he exerted force with his arm and yanked the door open!

“Clang!”

The fragile security chain snapped instantly!

Almost at the same moment, Guan Yuexing and Yan Guangxiu, who had been waiting for their turn, rushed in from both sides like lightning!

“ah!”

The young man only had time to let out a short scream before the two men pinned him to the wall from both sides.

The cold handcuffs snapped shut on his wrists.

“What are you doing! What right do you have to arrest me!” The young man was still struggling in vain, his voice filled with terror.

Chen Mo ignored his shouts and stepped into the dimly lit room.

A strong sense of otaku vibe wafted over me.

His gaze swept quickly across the room, finally settling on a computer desk in the corner.

There are three monitors on the table.

One of them was dimly lit.

The screen displayed a live monitoring feed—

The scene shows an empty balcony, which is Shi Ying’s balcony.

Chen Mo’s gaze was fixed on the lit screen.

Real-time monitoring.

This indicates that the camera installed in Shi Ying’s home is still working normally at this moment.

A meticulous murderer, after committing a murder.

Would such a hidden danger be left behind, which could expose us at any time?

Absolutely not.

The killer would only try to erase all traces, not leave a way to livestream the crime.

Therefore, the young man in front of us who is terrified is most likely not the murderer.

He’s just a… perverted voyeur.

The thought flashed through Chen Mo’s mind.

He walked straight to the messy computer desk.

Under the table, a tangled mess of wires lay tangled together.

One of the black signal cables is connected to a palm-sized black box.

On the box, a green indicator light is flashing regularly.

It is a signal receiver.

Still working.