This kind of ashes is indeed very familiar to me. It seems to be the ashes of the paper money left in the iron basin when Grandma Feng and I burned paper before!
I asked hurriedly, "Where did you find this?"
Ding Yang naturally knew that I had run into Granny Feng in the elevator at that time. He sighed and said, "It was also found on the neck of the deceased. Although it was not very obvious, I still scraped it off. Ji Wen, now you understand why I said that I was completely confused."
I remember very clearly that Granny Feng collected all the ashes in the iron basin and took it back home. If this thing also appeared on the deceased's body, then Granny Feng would be suspected of murder!
But this doesn't make sense. Granny Feng looked shaky and had difficulty walking. If she were asked to strangle a young and strong man to death, it would be simply impossible. But how do you explain these ashes
When Officer Yang heard us talking in a charade, he immediately asked what was going on. I briefly told him about Granny Feng's situation and my analysis. Officer Yang immediately fell into deep thought, and it was obvious that he didn't believe Granny Feng was a suspect in murder.
Ding Yang sighed and said, "Now it seems that everyone present at the time is suspected of murder, so I don't know what to do now."
Ding Yang and Officer Yang looked at me at the same time, as if waiting for me to make a decision. I thought about it carefully and said, "In my opinion, we should stay put and pretend that we know nothing. We should not alert the enemy and wait for Ding Yang and I to stay here and investigate slowly. However, I hope Officer Yang can take the two shamattes to the station for protection first. After all, they are in extremely dangerous situations now, and we don't know how the murderer killed people. It is better to take them back to avoid similar things from happening again."
If it were in the past, I would definitely not say this. After all, only by keeping the two shamattes who are about to become victims within the murderer's sight can we have a chance to catch the murderer. But after experiencing Xiao Liu's death, I feel that I cannot be so selfish. It is really not worth it to kill two people in order to solve the case earlier.
Officer Yang seemed to have had this idea in mind a long time ago. He nodded slightly, then told us to be careful and left the scene with his men.
After all the police left, the place became deserted again. I looked at my phone and it was already past nine in the morning. We hadn't eaten since we got up this morning, so we decided to go out for breakfast first.
After breakfast, we returned to the room again and happened to see our neighbor Wang Tao, whom we had never seen before, opening the door. It seemed that he had just returned from get off work at this time.
Although judging from yesterday's situation, Wang Tao is not the murderer, I still want to ask about the situation. After all, Wang Tao is the closest to the Shamatte's room, and I wonder if he knows any secret clues.
This Wang Tao looks to be in his forties, and his physique seems to be much stronger than Uncle Liu. However, his equipment is somewhat out of place with what we saw at his house yesterday.
Wang Tao was wearing a tattered jacket covered in mud, and his pants were also stained gray by the mud. Not to mention his shoes, it was impossible to tell what material they were made of, as if they were made of cement.
The house of this middle-aged man covered in dust and dirt was so clean. The huge contrast was hard for me to accept. I stood there and forgot to speak.
Wang Tao didn't seem to intend to pay any attention to us, and his eyes looked very tired. After all, he had worked all night. And judging from his attire, he must have had a lot of work to do that night. If it were me, I would have gone in, lay down and fallen asleep long ago.
"Hello, we are police officers here to investigate the recent murder in this building. We would like to talk to you for a few words. Is that convenient?"
Seeing Wang Tao was about to enter the house, Ding Yang immediately spoke.
At this time, Wang Tao turned his head and looked at us. His eyes seemed very cold, as if he didn't care about us at all. After staring at us for a few seconds, he said, "Come in and talk."
It was just a simple sentence, but it made me feel creepy. Even Wang Tao's voice was so cold. It was really hard to imagine whether such a person really had friends.
Ding Yang and I immediately followed Wang Tao and entered their house together. But when Wang Tao walked to the bathroom door, he just motioned for us to go in. Then he went into the bathroom and I don't know what he did.
Ten full minutes later, Wang Tao came out of the bathroom. He had changed into very clean clothes, and his hair and face were washed clean. His whole temperament looked completely different, and he seemed like a completely different person.
Looking at Wang Tao's outfit, I wondered if he was a Virgo? He didn't even come into the house before cleaning himself up
While wiping his hair, Wang Tao said, "Ask whatever you want to ask. I need to rest soon."
Not only did his temperament change, but even his tone of voice became a little gentler. I smiled and said, "You should know what happened in this building in the past few days, right?"
Wang Tao nodded and said, "I know something. It seems that the group of bastards nearby have offended the evil spirits. Two of them have died."
Ding Yang sighed and said, "In fact, the third person has died today. I hope you can give us some clues, or have there been any strange things that happened recently?"
"strange things?"
Wang Tao folded the towel he was using to dry his hair and placed it on the clothes drying rack. He pondered for a moment and said, "I know your police don't believe in the idea of evil spirits killing people, but I firmly believe it. After all, there are still many things in this world that cannot be explained by science. But if you want to talk about strange things, I always feel like someone has entered my house recently."
Hearing this, I was immediately ashamed. Although I didn't know how he found out, I still admitted, "I'm sorry, we came in without your permission last night in order to investigate the case."
Unexpectedly, Wang Tao shook his head and said, "You were here yesterday. I knew it the moment I entered the room. What I meant is that people have been coming in frequently recently. This has been going on for almost a week. It's really bothering me."
Someone had entered Wang Tao's home for a week in a row. This topic instantly made me excited, and I immediately asked, "How can you be sure of the authenticity of this matter?"
Wang Tao thought for a moment and said, "I can't really say for sure. I have mysophobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Every day when I leave, I remember how the house looked when I left. As long as it's slightly different when I come back, I can tell. Although there's no evidence, my intuition is always very accurate."
Ding Yang and I couldn't help but look at each other. If what Wang Tao said was correct, then in our impression, there was only one person who could sneak in without breaking the door lock, and that was Uncle Liu!
Uncle Liu, whose suspicion had been reduced a lot because of the ashes of the paper money, attracted my attention again at this time. I immediately asked Wang Tao if there was anyone else who had the key to his house, but he said that he was the only one here and his son was still studying in the countryside, so he was the only one who had the key.
If Uncle Liu sneaked in every night when Wang Tao was at work, what was he trying to do? In my opinion, his only motive for doing so might be to secretly observe the group of Shamatte in the next room. After all, the sound insulation of this room is very poor. As long as he is in Wang Tao's room, he can observe the group of Shamatte's every move from the sound.
After we chatted with Wang Tao for a few more sentences, we saw that he was really sleepy, so we said goodbye for the time being.
After leaving Wang Tao's room, Ding Yang immediately said, "Why are you still hesitating? Now all the clues point to Uncle Liu. I don't think we need to continue investigating. Let Officer Yang call Uncle Liu back and interrogate him thoroughly. Then everything will be clear."
Although I somewhat agree with what Ding Yang said, I still feel that it is a bit inappropriate. After thinking about it carefully, I said, "I think we should not panic yet. Let's go to Grandma Feng's house at noon to ask again. If there is still no clue by then, it will not be too late to do so. After all, Grandma Feng is still a certain suspicion now."
Ding Yang pursed his lips in dissatisfaction and said, "Okay, let's wait a little longer. I really hope to solve the case as soon as possible and leave this damn place. I feel that this building has a lot of yin energy. Living here for too long will be bad for my joints."
I smiled and said, "Are you so delicate? You feel your joints are not good after just one day. Don't worry, I think this case is almost solved. After all, we are only missing the last key, which is the murderer's killing method and motive. As long as we know these two points, everything will be fine. You go back first, I'll go downstairs to buy a pack of cigarettes, don't lock the door."
After saying that, I turned around and walked to the elevator entrance, but as soon as the elevator door opened, Ding Yang shouted, "Wait for me! I'll go with you, and we can go downstairs to get some fresh air!"
At this time, the elevator door was about to close. When I heard Ding Yang wanted to go downstairs with me, I reflexively stretched out my legs to block the elevator door. The elevator door, which was about to close, opened again.
But at this moment, an idea suddenly flashed in my mind. I looked down at my legs in the middle of the elevator, and a guess instantly came to my mind!
"So that's how it is! It seems we have overthought before. In fact, that magnet may not belong to Mr. Liu!"