Chapter 2389: Chapter 2390: Police Free

Chapter 2389: Chapter 2390: Police Free

Thinking of this, Lin Yi fell silent for a long time.

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In his view, this might also be an entry point.

Unconsciously, both of them fell asleep and didn’t wake up until after ten o’clock the next morning.

Lin Yi made a phone call home, chatted with Ji Qingyan for a while, had breakfast with Gu Yiran, and then drove back to the branch office.

The criminal investigation department got busy, everyone tirelessly rushing around.

“Brother Hui, any clues?”

Zhu Junchi beside him smiled.

“This clue is quite interesting; you both will see when you look at it.”

Zhu Junchi threw over a stack of photos, which Gu Yiran picked up and looked at, and Lin Yi also leaned over.

Looking at the content of the photos, both of their faces showed a puzzled expression.

The photos showed a number of uniformly shallow and deep small pits, about three to four centimeters wide, impossible to tell what they were.

“These were taken at the scene, after analysis by the technical department, they resemble footprints of some kind of animal, in conjunction with the case in Xiangyang Village, you two guess, what animal might it be?”

“Fox!”

Both of them said in unison.

“There were no human footprints found at the scene, they must have been dealt with earlier, but this was left behind.” Zhu Junchi leaned back in his chair and muttered to himself:

“This matter has spread throughout Xiangyang Village, saying that a fox killed someone. Now it’s causing panic among the people, they even dare not step outside.”

“This murderer is really unusual, playing everyone like this,” Gu Yiran said.

Lin Yi picked up the photo again to take another look.

“Besides these, no other clues were found at the scene? On the wooden board, were there any suspicious fingerprints left?”

Zhu Junchi shook his head, holding a cigarette:

“Nothing was left, I just discussed with Old Zhang, we think this murderer has a very strong anti-investigative ability, even not weaker than us, we have really encountered a tough nut this time.”

“He’s quite bold.” Lin Yi muttered:

“Ma Haiqiang died between five to six in the afternoon, the pits must have been dug in advance, but at that time, the sun had not set yet, people were coming and going, villagers were passing by, and he dared to blatantly dig pits, the murderer is really beyond my expectations.”

“Both these cases gave me the same feeling.” Zhu Junchi leaned back in his chair, “It’s as if we are his prey too.”

Lin Yi smiled, “Actually, the more it is so, the more interesting it becomes. It’s always good to have challenging cases, otherwise, there’s no thrill.”

“You kid…” Zhu Junchi laughed heartily.

“Brother Hui, the car that Fang Daye drove away, have you found it now?”

“Not a single clue, just saw that car heading towards the city center, but where it went after that, who knows, just vanished.”

“That’s right, that guy named Zhang Long, has already been brought here, he’s in the interrogation room. Since you had an interaction with him before, go and interrogate him.”

Lin Yi nodded, “Okay, I’m going now.”

Gu Yiran was also not idle and went to the interrogation room with Lin Yi.

“Officer, I heard Ma Haiqiang died, is it true? How could such a thing happen when everything was fine?” Zhang Long said anxiously, his expression panicky.

“We are also unclear about the cause of death, the person died last night, the case is still under investigation. Today we called you here mainly to understand the situation.”

Zhang Long became even more panicked and hurriedly explained:

“Officer, you can’t wrongly accuse a good person, we had some disputes, but we resolved them, you mustn’t suspect me.”

“Nobody is suspecting you of murder, we just called you here to understand the situation,” Lin Yi said earnestly:

“What were you doing yesterday, explain your whereabouts, the more details the better.”

“It’s almost springtime, so I came to the city to buy seeds. I bought some yesterday, but hadn’t finished, so I found an inn nearby and didn’t do anything else.” Zhang Long explained:

“If it weren’t for the police calling me last night, asking me to come this morning, I wouldn’t have known that Ma Haiqiang had an accident.”

“What did you do in the inn last night?”

“Didn’t do much, watched a few movies, then went to sleep.”

“Where did you buy the seeds?”

“At Zhonglong Agricultural Market, I go there every year to buy seeds.”

“Do you have a receipt? Show it to me.”

“Yes, yes, right here in my pocket.”

Zhang Long fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a crumpled pink receipt.

“This is it.”

Lin Yi took the receipt and looked at it, didn’t find any issues, but still habitually took a photo.

“Which inn did you stay at last night?”

“Just the Xinsheng Inn nearby, at the east entrance of the agricultural market, you can see it as soon as you come out.”

Lin Yi looked at Gu Yiran.

“Do you have any questions?”

The latter shook his head, “That’s about it.”

“You’re fine for now, go back first, keep your phone open, we might call you at any time,” Lin Yi said.

Zhang Long wore a mournful face, nearly crying from fright.

“Officer, you really mustn’t suspect me, I’m just a farmer, I haven’t done anything, I couldn’t possibly kill him.”

“I already said, we called you just to understand the situation, no one said they suspect you.”

“That’s, that’s good then…”

Lin Yi unshackled Zhang Long’s handcuffs, waved his hand, and said:

“Alright, go about your business.”

“Then, then I’ll go first.”

After Zhang Long left, Gu Yiran sighed heavily and leaned back in her chair.

Not gaining anything, she felt a bit dejected.

“Let’s go for a walk.”

“Where are you going?”

“To the agricultural market and the inn he mentioned,” Lin Yi stretched and said:

“After all, there’s nothing else to do right now.”

“Alright.”

The two of them left the branch office together and reached the east entrance of the agricultural market.

The place was bustling, a hub for agricultural products in the Zhonghai Region.

Soon, the two found the Xinsheng Inn that Zhang Long mentioned.

Above was a big red sign, and a few quilts were hung on the clothesline outside; such an inn was considered the lowest grade in the lodging industry.

Forty to fifty yuan per night, people who come here don’t expect much from the environment, mostly members of the lower echelons of society.

“Would you two like hourly rooms?”

Seeing Lin Yi and Gu Yiran coming in, the enthusiastic landlady said:

“Twenty yuan for three hours, should be enough for you, nowhere else will you find this price.”

Gu Yiran pulled out her ID.

“We’re from the Xinshan branch office.”

“Look at this mess, should have said so earlier,” the landlady slapped her thigh, “You’re public servants, no need for you to pay, just stay for free, go upstairs, the rooms are better and soundproofed.”

Lin Yi: ???

Gu Yiran: ???