investigative chronicle

Chapter 106 Photos
"What happened after that?" Luo Li seemed to understand Yuan Mu's voice.

"After that, she left.... The rest will be handed over to the police for investigation, so don't ask any more questions." Yuan Mu said perfunctorily.

"If she hadn't left, wouldn't she have been killed..." Luo Li fell into deep self-blame.

"You didn't know that such a thing would happen. We can't judge by the result, don't take all the faults on ourselves." Ji Si'an said.

"That's right, who would have thought that such a thing would happen. You are looking for me for something, tell me quickly, I am very busy now." Yuan Mu wanted to use this to divert Luo Li's attention.

Ji Si'an quickly took out the photo and handed it to Yuan Mu. "This is a photo we found from Yang Xiu's landlord. I want you to take a look at it."

Yuan Mu took the photo and looked at it carefully. "This was filmed at Yang Xiu's house."

"Yes. How do you know?" Luo Li finally turned her attention to the case.

"I looked through the file of Yang Xiu's disappearance. The policeman who handled the case was very responsible and took photos of his rented house. The desk behind them was exactly the same as the one in the file." Yuan Mu explained.

"Is there any clue in Yang Xiu's belongings?" Luo Li asked excitedly.

Yuan Mu shook his head and said, "No."

Luo Li sat back on the sofa in disappointment and murmured: "Why not? He has been following up the news about crimes in the Luqiao area. And he was preparing to write a book before he disappeared, at least he should have collected a lot of materials... …”

"The police who investigated Yang Xiu's disappearance were very responsible. They checked all his belongings and books in his room. There was nothing suspicious. They inspected the house for fear of his death, and found no blood. The state is like he will come back at any time." Yuan Mu said.

"He disappeared with nothing. That's what makes it unreasonable," Lori said.

"So we also think that he was probably killed. But the police have never found the body, and the clues are limited... Slowly the case faded away." Yuan Mu was also very helpless.

"There is another unreasonable point." Ji Si'an said suddenly.

"What?" Yuan Mu looked at her.

"Have you ever thought about where did Yang Xiu's investigation materials go?"

Ji Si'an's question made them stunned.

"It doesn't matter whether he is preparing to write a book or not. He is a reporter, and he will definitely have manuscripts to be published. There are no manuscripts and investigation materials in the room. This matter itself is a strange thing."

"So...the person who took away those manuscripts and materials is the most suspected person." Ji Si'an said his inference.

"That's right. I didn't think about it at this level before. Maybe Yang Xiu was targeted and silenced because of what he investigated." Luo Li said.

"The person who killed him is probably related to the Luqiao case. Give me a copy of the report he wrote earlier. I'll go back and check the relevant case files, and maybe I can find some clues." Yuan Mu said excitedly.

"Don't worry, let's do it one by one."

While talking, Ji Si'an picked up the old photo again. "We are looking for you today, and there is one more thing to ask you to help us zoom in on the people and objects in the photos."

"That's a good idea. I'll ask Sister Mei to send me the photos of the scene of Yang Xiu's disappearance. By comparing the two, maybe we can find some clues."

"One was taken before the disappearance, and the other was taken after the disappearance. It is still very valuable for comparison. It is a pity that the indoor range of this photo before the disappearance is too small..."

With that said, Yuan Mu came to the computer, took out the device and started scanning photos.

Yang Xiu lived in a rented room in the east wing, with doors and windows facing west.In the photo, they were sitting on a round table in front of the window and eating hot pot. The rising water vapor made the faces of the two blurred. Apart from the fact that they were happy at the time, there were no other clues from their faces.

An old-fashioned clock on the gray wall behind them reads 12:38.Further down is a dark brown wooden desk. On the right side of the desk is a green retro desk lamp. Next to the desk lamp are a desk calendar, a Spider-Man figure, a photo frame and some books.After careful identification by them, most of the books are related to criminal investigation and case solving.

"You guys check again to see if there is anything missing." Yuan Mu said and enlarged the photo.

"In this place, there seems to be something reflecting on the table." Ji Si'an said after comparing the photo in his hand with the one on the computer.

"It's a glass plate. I also had it on my original desk. In the past, old people liked to put a glass plate on the desktop. On the one hand, it was convenient for cleaning, and on the other hand, some photos, pictures and other items could be placed under the glass plate for decoration. " said Luo Li.

"There is also something pressed under Yang Xiu's glass plate. It seems to be a few photos, and a map..." Yuan Mu maximized the image.

"These things are very common, and there's nothing wrong with them." Luo Li pouted.

"Don't worry. Let's take a look at the photos of the scene taken by the police in the case file." Yuan Mu turned on the phone while speaking.

"The picture quality, the pixels... are indeed professional." Luo Li praised.

Judging from the photos, Yang Xiu's house is not big, with a space of more than ten square meters, and you can see everything as soon as you enter the door.

On the south side of the house (on the right side of the entrance) there is an iron single bed with blue and white checkered sheets, which made them suspect that it was uniformly prepared in the dormitory when he was in college.Next, quilts and pillows with sky-blue quilts placed at the end of the bed made them more sure of their thoughts.

The bed was clean, except for a lamp next to the bed and a book on criminal psychology next to it.

Apart from a slipper, there are various books neatly stacked under the bed, some of which have been piled on the ground beside the bed due to the limited space under the bed.

Next to the single bed is a double-door wardrobe against the wall. The cabinet is not big, and his clothes are neatly placed inside.The summer clothes have been folded neatly by him and placed on the bottom of the cabinet, most of which are autumn coats and sweaters.

Luo Li stared at the cabinet for a long time, and a white shirt among the sweaters caught her attention. "He also has a white shirt..." Luo Li was very sensitive to white shirts now.

"It doesn't mean anything. After all, he only needs to wear formal clothes, and a white shirt is standard." Yuan Mu said.

A large bookshelf is placed against the wall on the east side of the house, occupying almost the entire wall space.Even so, there wasn't enough space on the bookshelf for him, and some piled up under and beside the bed.

On the north side of the house (to the left of entering the door) is his writing desk.The dining table and chairs are folded to save space.At this moment, they are being folded and placed neatly by the wall.

In the photos old man Wang Ren gave them, only the desk part was shown, so this is the only thing they can compare and observe.

"It feels a bit like a game of finding the difference." Yuan Mu joked, and enlarged the photo to compare the two.

"Isn't it just a game of finding the difference? Let's see which one of us has better observation skills." As they spoke, they began to examine carefully.

(End of this chapter)