"Yes... um..." After Zhang Shixiong's father answered eagerly, he seemed to realize something was wrong. His voice faltered and he could no longer speak.
Miao Ying's question also shocked Cui Lizhu and others. No one expected that Miao Ying would ask such a strange question.
Such questions and tone made this unusual and unsolved case even more bizarre and unpredictable.
However, with Zhang's father saying "Yes", everyone fell into panic again.
"Is there really a bathtub?" Miao Ying asked, "Is it in the bathroom on the second floor?"
"You... how do you know?" Father Zhang was surprised.
Nonsense, Miao Ying thought to herself. There is only a bathroom on the second floor of the whole building. If the bathtub is not there, where can it be
"Yes," Mother Zhang spoke at this time, "there is indeed a bathtub in the bathroom on the second floor of the old house. After Fengyi passed away, we later renovated the house and thought the bathtub was in the way, so we demolished it!"
"Yes, yes..." Father Zhang said, "At that time, our original plan was for Shixiong to get married in the new house and we to live in the old house!
"The bathroom is so small. If you want to take a shower, you have to stand in the bathtub. As we are two older people, we feel it is not practical, so we demolished it..."
"Sister Miao, Sister Miao..." At this time, Cui Lizhu couldn't bear it anymore and asked in a low voice from behind, "What do you mean by asking this? That bathtub... does it foreshadow something?"
"Still, do you think his aunt..."
Hearing this, Miao Ying made a silent gesture and said to Zhang Shixiong's parents: "You two, please rest assured, we will definitely find out the truth!
"Next, my colleagues will ask you some more questions, and I hope you can cooperate..."
"Oh..." The two old men immediately nodded in agreement, but their faces were still full of worry.
After Miao Ying asked for such a long time, they naturally picked up some clues.
Miao Yingze comforted him a few more times, and then walked out of the inquiry room with Cui Lizhu.
After coming out, Ran Tao, Captain Shao and others immediately gathered around. Ran Tao asked impatiently: "Sister Miao, do you suspect that the problem lies with Zhang Shixiong's aunt?"
"Team Leader Miao," Captain Shao volunteered, "I will send someone to investigate the company where Peter worked back then to see if there is any contact between Peter and Zhang Shixiong's aunt!"
"Oops!" Cui Lizhu said excitedly, "Peter died so strangely back then. Could it be that... there is really something hidden in that case? Could Zhang Shixiong's aunt be Peter's accomplice?"
"But..." Ran Tao found a question, "Why does Sister Miao repeatedly mention the bathtub in the old house? What does this mean? Do you think there is something wrong with Zhang Fengyi's bathtub?"
"You... don't get excited..." Miao Ying made a calm gesture, then frowned and said, "I suspect that's not the only thing. The red bathtub case is very likely to be much more serious than we thought. !”
"What do you mean? I seem to... understand a little bit..." Perhaps, it was precisely because she understood a little that Cui Lizhu's face became gloomy, and even her lips began to tremble.
"Oh my God, can't you?" Ran Tao's eyes widened and he grabbed his hair out of habit...
"Wha... what do you mean?" Captain Shao didn't seem to understand, and immediately asked curiously, "Is it possible to confirm that Zhang Shixiong is the murderer of Zhang Qile? Or..."
"Captain Shao," Miao Ying turned on her phone and pulled out the red bathtub painted by Zhang Qile, and then said to Captain Shao, "Hurry up and go and find out the red bathtub case between 1982 and 1994. Pull out the files of the young missing women and compare them with the deceased in this painting!!!"
"ah!?"
Suddenly, Captain Shao suddenly understood what Miao Ying meant, his body trembled and he almost fell to the ground!
"You... you mean..." Captain Shao said with a pale face, "The red bathtub case... did not end with Peter's arrest... but... it is still going on!!? This... this is... too... Isn’t it sensational?”
"Captain Shao, the main line of the matter has become increasingly clear..." Cui Lizhu said, "Back then, Zhang Shixiong's aunt Zhang Fengyi was probably Peter's accomplice, and they committed the red bathtub case together!
"Zhang Fengyi is terminally ill. There are traces of sacrifices in the red bathtub case, and many sacrificial items from Africa were found in Peter's house. This shows that the reason why Peter wanted to kill people was to use those evil rituals to prolong Zhang Fengyi's life! !”
"Ah? This... this..." Captain Shao became more and more thrilling as he listened.
"Then, Peter was arrested!" Miao Ying took over Cui Lizhu's words and said, "Because he loved Zhang Fengyi, Peter would rather die than recruit Zhang Fengyi...
"However, although Peter is dead, the life renewal ceremony is still going on. Zhang Fengyi is still looking for the target and continues to kill in the red bathtub until the end of her life!"
"This..." Captain Shao swallowed and was speechless, "This is too..."
"After Zhang Fengyi died, she probably kept her story," Cui Lizhu said. "She might even have taken photos of the deceased!
"Zhang Shixiong lived in his aunt's house and may have seen these things," Cui Lizhu said, "So Zhang Shixiong may have known the truth!
"However, due to the family's reputation, he did not tell this secret until Zhang Qile appeared, disrupting the balance..."
"The next thing will be much simpler, right?" At this time, Ran Tao also followed up and interjected, "Zhang Qile saw a photo of a red bathtub at Zhang Shixiong's house and thought the photo had great artistic impact, so he I stole the photo and secretly drew the red bathtub according to the photo!"
"But," Cui Lizhu continued, "Zhang Qile didn't know the origin of that photo, and he didn't think much about it. So for the next seven years, they all lived their own lives as usual...
"Until the night when Zhang Qile ran away from Bao Yicheng's house in anger!" Cui Lizhu said, "Zhang Shixiong was driving an ambulance and happened to see Zhang Qile on the side of the road, so he gave her a ride!
"In the car, their old relationship rekindled, and Zhang Shixiong took her to his home. However, Zhang Qile's arrogance relapsed again, and he said something irritating to Zhang Shixiong, which aroused Zhang Shixiong's murderous intention. After settling the latest case, will the entire case become clear?"
"No!" Miao Ying was the first to make a point, "The hospital surveillance clearly saw that when Zhang Shixiong drove away, he was the only one in the car. If Zhang Qile was there, he was hidden in the trunk...
"So, it is very possible that Zhang Shixiong has already taken action in the ambulance!"
"But, is there still a question?" Captain Shao said doubtfully, "If all this is a coincidence, how could Zhang Shixiong have the key to Chenyang Residence
"Why is he so well prepared?"
After Captain Shao asked this question, everyone fell silent, thinking about what would happen
"Okay then," Captain Shao pointed at Miao Ying's mobile phone and said, "I'd better check first to see if the woman in the painting is the missing woman! This... is a top priority!"
"No, wait a minute, wait a minute!" Who knows, Miao Ying suddenly thought of something and said excitedly, "I... why did I forget an important thing!
"Zhang Fengyi is terminally ill and her mobility is not very convenient!"
"Ah?" Cui Lizhu was stunned, "What does this mean? Did Zhang Fengyi find an accomplice later? Was it Zhang Shixiong? But when Zhang Fengyi died, Zhang Shixiong was only 1 year old?"
"No!" Miao Ying said, "That's not what I meant! I mean, if Zhang Fengyi is also the Red Bathtub Killer, then where is the corpse after killing people!!!?"
(End of chapter)