You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 102: Unraveling the mystery!

"Right in front of my house."

Aunt Ma casually remarked, and seeing everyone in the room surrounding her, she wasn't afraid at all. Pointing to the sofa, she said, "Don't stand, sit down."

Yang Jinwen took out his notebook and retrieved photocopies of the ID cards of Zhang Tianqiao and the other two, showing them to Aunt Ma.

"Take a closer look, is this the person?"

Aunt Ma glanced at him and nodded: "It's him. Don't worry, I'm not blind. I won't mistake him for someone else."

This guy used to work at an agricultural machinery factory; he was always causing trouble there. I know him all too well.

Yang Jinwen swallowed hard: "Why did he come here? Is he looking for you, or someone else?"

"What does he want with an old woman like me? He's here to see that slut next door."

He Jinbo interjected, "What's his relationship with Bai Xiaochun?"

Aunt Ma poured a cup of water from the thermos and handed it to Yang Jinwen: "It's too hot, Officer, have some water."

He Jinbo, Zheng Kang, and Li Haibo were still ignored.

"Bai Xiaochun used to be the most beautiful girl in our agricultural machinery factory. Relying on her looks, she was promiscuous and shameless. Even after marrying Lao Yuan's youngest son, she was still restless and continued to attract other men in private."

This scoundrel Zhang was also a persistent pursuer of hers; what decent young woman would touch someone's breasts for no reason?

Upon hearing these two words, Yang Jinwen touched his nose and said, "You mean, Bai Xiaochun and Zhang Tianqiao have always had an ambiguous relationship?"

Aunt Ma nodded: "That's right, that's exactly what I mean."

"When did you meet Zhang Tianqiao? What was the exact time?"

Aunt Ma frowned: "He came twice. The first time was sometime in June, I can't remember exactly, but the second time was just two days ago."

"Two days ago?"

"Yes, the first time Zhang Tianqiao came, he banged on Bai Xiaochun's door hard during the day. After Bai Xiaochun's husband died, she never remarried, and she didn't work. The Yuan family supported her on the condition that she could only remarry after raising her child to adulthood."

That day, I was taking a nap at home when I was woken up. I opened the door and saw, oh my, wasn't that the murderer?
He even called me "Aunt Ma" once, but I ignored him.

Bai Xiaochun didn't let him into the house, so that brat slunk away on his own.

Seeing that she was going off-topic, Yang Jinwen quickly asked, "What about two days ago?"

"Two days ago, I saw it secretly. I happened to go downstairs to throw out the trash when I saw a figure quietly enter Bai Xiaochun's room. That figure was Zhang Tianqiao, the murderer."

I figured that since it was his first time here, Bai Xiaochun's daughter was probably home, and she was too embarrassed to do that kind of thing in front of the child.

The second time, the child happened to be going to her grandparents' house. I saw her leaving with a bag slung over her shoulder, and I asked her where she was going. She said she was going to her grandparents' house.

Aunt Ma was still rambling on, but Yang Jinwen was no longer having any problems.

Without a doubt, Zhang Tianqiao's whereabouts have been found.

Yang Jinwen saw He Jinbo and the others quickly leave the room and go to the stairwell.

He nodded to Aunt Ma: "Auntie, thank you. If you hear any noise later, don't go out."

"Officer, has Zhang Tianqiao gotten into trouble again?"

"No, no, we were just asking."

Yang Jinwen went out and closed the door for her.

At this moment, He Jinbo, Zheng Kang, and Li Haibo returned to room 202 and knocked on the door.

Wen Mo glanced at Yang Jinwen, about to ask something.

The door to room 202 was opened.

This time, Bai Xiaochun opened the door. She was holding chopsticks, so she looked like she was having dinner. When she saw He Jinbo and the others, she exclaimed in surprise, "You guys..."

He Jinbo didn't waste any words with her; the group pushed her into the house. "What are you all doing?"

No one answered her. He Jinbo, Zheng Kang, and Li Haibo took out pistols from their bags and checked the bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom.

Yang Jinwen closed the door and went straight to the white landline phone next to the television.

He wanted to check the dialing history, but couldn't find it.

Zheng Kang opened the door to a bedroom, where a table lamp was on.

Bai Xiaochun's daughter sat at her desk, her hands on the table, doing her homework under the desk lamp.

Zheng Kang quickly hid the gun he was holding behind his back. Meeting the girl's questioning gaze, he smiled and said, "Child, continue with your homework. We need to talk to your mother about something. Don't be afraid."

The girl pursed her lips and lowered her gaze.

Zheng Kang gently closed the door and returned to the living room.

At this moment, Bai Xiaochun was already sitting on the sofa, her expression filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Especially when the police entered the house and immediately began to search it, even taking out guns from their briefcases, she was terrified.

Wen Mo stood before her, no longer the gentle and refined old man. He coldly demanded, "Bai Xiaochun, why did you lie?"

Bai Xiaochun's face turned deathly pale: "I... what lie did I tell?"

"You clearly saw Zhang Tianqiao, why are you lying?"

"I've never seen him before."

He Jinbo said, "You're just being stubborn, aren't you? Let me tell you, we didn't come here for no reason. We'll give you another chance. Have you seen Zhang Tianqiao?"

Bai Xiaochun gritted his teeth and shook his head: "I've never seen it."

At this moment, Yang Jinwen stepped forward and pointed to the earrings she was wearing.

"Then tell me, where did you get these gold earrings you're wearing?"

"I bought it."

"lie!"

Yang Jinwen said, word by word, "Have you seen the news these past few days? The major bus robbery and murder case that happened in An'nan City on July 5th."

One of the female passengers had her earrings stolen by the assailants!
She bought her earrings last year when she got married; they were a twisted lantern style.

This style of earring is typically bought by newlywed women.

You say you bought these earrings, then tell me, how many grams do they weigh?

Yang Jinwen's words immediately stunned Bai Xiaochun.

Besides her, Zheng Kang also looked surprised.

Wen Mo and the others suddenly realized why Yang Jinwen had been staring at Bai Xiaochun's face the first time they entered the room.

It turns out that after he entered the house, he had already noticed that the other person's earrings were suspicious, so after leaving the house, he turned around and asked the neighbor next door for confirmation.

This series of actions quickly revealed Zhang Tianqiao's whereabouts.

He Jinbo exclaimed in admiration, "Damn, you even remember the passengers' stolen belongings so clearly?!"

Yang Jinwen glanced at him, then looked at Bai Xiaochun, whose face was pale.

"Tell me, how many grams does your earring weigh? If you can answer that, we'll leave right away. If you're lying, then we'll have to detain you!"

Immediately, Bai Xiaochun burst into tears, wiping away her tears with her palms as she cried out, "I didn't want it either, but that bastard insisted on giving it to me, he forced it on me!"

(End of this chapter)