Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife-Chapter 42: Experiencing the Crime Scene Under Reconstruction

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Experiencing the Crime Scene Under Reconstruction

In the interrogation room, Su Ting attempted several times to write but ultimately didn’t pen down a single word.

She stood up and walked to the window.

The specially-made glass prevented her from seeing how many people were outside, but as she walked, tears streamed down her face.

Zhang Xian didn’t say anything and opened the door again to enter.

Su Ting said, "Sorry, officer, I... I can’t write anything."

Zhang Xian smiled softly, "It’s okay, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. If you can’t write, then don’t."

"But I haven’t been able to help you at all. I’m so useless... so useless!"

Zhang Xian continued to comfort her gently, "It’s not your fault. Go find your sister for now, the two of you need to support each other during this time."

"Hmm."

Su Ting said and walked out of the interrogation room.

Once outside, her eyes immediately turned to the window.

Chen Xiao clearly saw her gaze sweeping over each of them.

However, Su Ting quickly wiped her tears and left. Watching her back, Liang Yan pinched her chin and said, "Even though we all know she has issues, what exactly are her issues?"

No one could answer Liang Yan’s question, including Chen Xiao.

If Chen Xiao had to give an answer, it would be that Su Ting didn’t want to bear the psychological burden of her father dying because of her.

But is that really the whole truth?

Chen Xiao was unsure and refocused on Zhang Xian in the interrogation room.

The latter was flipping through the notebook with not a single word written in it. Seeing this, Lin Xi lightly asked:

"Didn’t Su Ting write nothing? What is Captain Zhang looking for?"

"Naturally, he’s tracing Su Ting’s internal trajectory," Chen Xiao replied.

Lin Xi frowned, a little perplexed, and Liang Yan glanced at the time, saying, "Xiaoxi, Chen Xiao, it’s already late night. You two should go and tell Xiaoyao to go home."

Lin Yao and Su Jing were once good friends who were business partners, so after the incident, Lin Yao had been accompanying her.

Lin Xi nodded, "Alright, Sister Liang, we’ll head out first. You and Captain Zhang should also rest."

"Hmm, go ahead." Liang Yan said as she too walked into the interrogation room where Zhang Xian was.

Once Chen Xiao and Lin Xi found Lin Yao, they all returned home on Chen Xiao’s motorcycle.

However, at a junction, Chen Xiao suddenly said, "Love, I still want to go to Swallow Lane."

"Huh? Why go to Swallow Lane again? It’s such a gloomy place!" Even before Lin Xi could speak, Lin Yao had already become anxious.

Lin Xi glanced at her and said, "If he wants to go there, he surely has a reason. You decided to join us; now, whether you want to go home or not, you have to stick with it."

Lin Yao pouted, "Alright, let’s go then, since you’re here too."

Seeing they had no objections, Chen Xiao turned towards Swallow Lane again.

Stopping the bike at the lane’s entrance again, Chen Xiao said to Lin Xi, "Love, you and Xiaoyao wait here while I go for a walk alone."

Originally without any objections, Lin Xi became confused, "Why walk alone to 314?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"I want to experience the route," Chen Xiao explained his intention, and Lin Xi understood what he meant, asking with a mixture of surprise and doubt:

"Are you trying to experience the process of the perpetrator?"

Chen Xiao nodded, "Hmm, once I go ahead, you guys follow me, and try to keep quiet, but don’t get too far behind in case of any unexpected situations."

"Got it, go ahead."

Chen Xiao didn’t say much more and began walking alone towards 314.

After walking for over ten meters, Lin Yao couldn’t help but ask softly, "Sis, what’s my brother-in-law trying to do?"

"Do you know what ’immersive experience’ means?"

"I know."

"Your brother-in-law is now seeking a state, immersing in the environment in which the perpetrator committed the crime."

Lin Xi explained, and Lin Yao exclaimed in surprise, "Can you really feel that?"

"Once you grasp the relative information, someone with investigative awareness will mentally construct a small world. This small world will encompass all they know, and then they’ll explore it to uncover some clues that others haven’t found yet."

Lin Yao nodded instinctively, and Lin Xi, uninterested in whether she understood, pulled her saying, "Keep up with your brother-in-law, otherwise he won’t be able to concentrate."

The sisters followed behind Chen Xiao at this point.

Chen Xiao noticed immediately and decided to close his eyes.

He remembered the road beneath him was a cement-paved path.

The path was originally wider, but a lot of bricks had been piled up to the sides during demolition.

The road wasn’t clean, yet it wasn’t easy to leave footprints while walking.

Chen Xiao walked on the path with his eyes closed, starting to mentally picture the presence of the perpetrator, Su Ting, and Su Haidong.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, the perpetrator should have subdued Su Ting and taken her inside building 314 for assault.

But if it followed the previous life’s path, why did Su Haidong appear?

Was it directly related to Su Ting leaving tonight, outside of her scheduled absence?

Hmm... this needs to be reminded to Zhang Xian!

Chen Xiao noted this and temporarily set aside the issue of why Su Haidong appeared.

After Su Haidong appeared at Swallow Lane, he should have heard his daughter Su Ting’s cries for help, so he rushed into 314.

Entering building 314, Su Haidong’s first reaction was naturally to save his daughter.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao’s steps paused as he began to recall the scenes he had seen in building 314, the frames flashing across like slides, confirming that there was a struggle in building 314.

This indicated the essence of the case hadn’t changed!

Su Haidong had struggled with someone and was also skinned alive within the building.

After skinning, the perpetrator left only the skeleton, taking everything else away.

Why did the perpetrator take them away?

This was a major doubt, and he wondered how Zhang Xian viewed it.

As thoughts emerged again, Chen Xiao could only suppress them for now, stepping onto the stairs to the second floor of building 314.

On the second floor, the bloodstains were still there. Chen Xiao walked to the bloodstains and reached into his pocket, separating the car key from the keyring.

With his fingers pinching the key, Chen Xiao closed his eyes again and began simulating the skinning action.

At that moment, Lin Xi and Lin Yao also arrived.

Seeing Chen Xiao’s actions, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Lin Yao whispered, "Sis, what’s my brother-in-law doing?"

"I don’t know, is he mimicking the perpetrator?" Lin Xi was unsure. Lin Yao gulped and said, "He looks so scary, sis... I feel like vomiting again."

"Just bear it, don’t disturb your brother-in-law!"

Lin Xi’s tone became unusually serious, and Lin Yao, who was usually the one to boss her around, dared not utter another word.

Time unknown, Lin Xi finally saw Chen Xiao’s actions come to a halt.

Just when she wanted to step forward to ask, Chen Xiao suddenly turned his head and asked, "Was Su Haidong skinned alive or posthumously? The forensic results should be out!"