The police officers who came with Liang Yan all looked at Zhao Hai, who was in hysterics, with complex expressions.
However, Chen Xiao, Liang Yan, and Lin Xi were staring straight at Zhao Hai.
The moment Zhao Hai's words fell into their ears, a piece of information repeatedly hit their sensitive areas.
It turned out he was disguised as Gu Yue...
Zhao Xiaohong's outfit was imitating Gu Yue?
This information is far less impactful than Zhao Xiaohong's admiration for Xiao Nian.
But for Chen Xiao and Liang Yan, who wanted to solve the case, how could the importance of this information compare to the previous one?
Chen Xiao didn't care about anything else, grabbed Zhao Hai, and asked: "What did you just say? Zhao Xiaohong imitated Gu Yue's outfit?"
Zhao Hai seemed not to hear, just crying and laughing to himself.
Just as Chen Xiao was about to ask again, Liang Yan's phone rang.
"Hello, we've caught the person..." Before Liang Yan could finish speaking, the person on the other end said:
"Bad news, Captain Liang, we didn't find Gu Yue. We checked the community's surveillance and found that he went out the night before last and never came back."
Liang Yan's eyebrows twitched: "Did you check his entry and exit footage for that night?"
"Checked it all. He left that afternoon, returned to the community after eleven o'clock at night, brought a suitcase back, but then left again with the suitcase at half-past twelve and never returned!"
Upon hearing these words.
The answer seemed to jump out at once!
Liang Yan looked at Chen Xiao, put down the phone, and said, "The night before last, Gu Yue left his residence. When he returned after eleven at night, he brought a suitcase back, but at twelve-thirty, he left again with the suitcase."
Chen Xiao's eyes widened, and Lin Xi couldn't help but exclaim: "So, Gu Yue is the murderer! Zhao Xiaohong died the night before last, Gu Yue fully had the time to commit the crime, and he had conflicts with Zhao Xiaohong long ago!"
Liang Yan nodded: "That's right, he is now a major suspect, but where could he go now?"
Liang Yan fell into contemplation, and Lin Xi was also thinking hard.
Only Chen Xiao suddenly asked, "Sister Liang, ask your colleagues what kind of outfit Gu Yue was wearing when he went out!"
Liang Yan looked up, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes. But the next second, she couldn't believe it and looked at Chen Xiao.
"Check it out, maybe things are just that absurd!"
Liang Yan nodded and dialed the phone again.
"Tell me, what outfit was Gu Yue wearing in the footage?"
"Gu Yue loves rock music, so he always wore long hair, a studded jacket, and jeans."
Upon receiving this information, Liang Yan looked at Chen Xiao with an incredibly complex expression.
She was smiling, but it was a bit helpless.
"Got it, continue investigating Gu Yue's whereabouts. The airport, train station, and bus station all need to be checked."
After giving the instructions, Liang Yan hung up the phone.
Before she could ask, Chen Xiao pointed at Zhao Hai and said: "To be on the safe side, let's control another one for now, she shouldn't have disappeared."
Liang Yan understood who Chen Xiao was referring to and nodded before going straight to work.
Lin Xi gently tugged on Chen Xiao's sleeve and asked, "Are we going to take control of Xiao Nian?"
Chen Xiao nodded: "Yes, she also has a big suspicion now."
"But, what's the motive for the crime? Whether it's Gu Yue or Xiao Nian, what's their motive? Could it be just a simple case of murder for gain?"
Do Gu Yue and Xiao Nian have motives?
Of course, they do!
If Xiao Nian and Gu Yue had unresolved feelings, then their motives would become clearer.
But everyone knows, this motive is incomplete.
Because Zhao Hai is not at the age of imminent death, there is no reason for Zhao Xiaohong to die first.
Unless Zhao Xiaohong had seriously affected the interests of Xiao Nian and Gu Yue.
But, is it really that simple?
Chen Xiao didn't think so. Looking at Luo Dali, he said: "Dali, go check on Jiang Zi, I'll go to the CID with your sister-in-law."
Luo Dali didn't say much and went to find Jiang Zi first.
Watching Luo Dali's back, Lin Xi asked seriously: "Honey, now that there's no outsider, can I ask if you and Sister Liang have figured it all out?"
"More or less."
"Can you tell me?" Lin Xi opened her big eyes, filled with curiosity.
Chen Xiao subconsciously patted her head and asked with a smile: "Don't you have any ideas at all?"
Lin Xi puffed up her cheeks: "Since the start of the Red Cotton Case, I feel like you're not my husband anymore. When you and Sister Liang were reasoning just now, do you know what I was thinking?"
"What were you thinking?"
"I thought, oh my god... is this still my husband? The husband I've shared a bed with for so long, yet I'm clueless about how amazing he is!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao worried that Lin Xi might feel lost.
Just as he was about to comfort her, Lin Xi suddenly clung to his arm and said with a smile: "But then I thought, why should I care so much? You're my husband, you're amazing... which shows that this officer knows how to manage a husband!"
Chen Xiao was stunned, then laughed: "Right, right, that's how it should be, and look how many people envy me."
"Hmph, then quickly tell me what you and Sister Liang have figured out?"
"Wife, didn't I tell you before, that when it comes to cases I like to plan one step and think two, even three or four steps ahead?"
Lin Xi nodded: "Investigating a case should indeed be like that; when you get information or a clue, you should think about the follow-up matters rather than just holding onto that piece of information or clue."
"Yes, now we know Zhao Xiaohong was humiliated by Gu Yue during his lifetime, and Zhao Xiaohong has always imitated Gu Yue's appearance to disgust Zhao Hai and Xiao Nian. But Zhao Hai assured us that Xiao Nian hasn't rekindled with Gu Yue."
"If we assume all this information is correct, then what kind of case development can we think of by combining this information?"
Lin Xi started thinking, while Chen Xiao was also pondering other matters where he stood.
After thinking for a while, Lin Xi hadn't figured it out, but Chen Xiao thought of a possibility and said:
"Do you think Xiao Nian might also be missing?"
Lin Xi was stunned: "Where could she disappear to? Could she have disappeared with Gu Yue?"
Chen Xiao's expression turned anxious: "No no no, wife, do you remember what Xiao Nian said to Zhao Hai in front of the CID?"
"I remember, she said no matter who killed Zhao Xiaohong, they must pay with their life!"
"Then who do we suspect of being the murderer now?"
"Gu Yue and Xiao Nian both are suspects!"
When Lin Xi finished speaking, her complexion changed. After a brief second of silence, her tone became more alarmed: "If her words were not to comfort Zhao Hai, but were sincere...!"
Sincerely what, Lin Xi didn't finish, and Chen Xiao had already grabbed her hand, saying:
"I'm very sure that when Xiao Nian said those words, she wasn't just comforting Zhao Hai; she was speaking sincerely. Because from her eyes, I read heartache and brokenheartedness!"
"That kind of gaze once made me think she was grieving over Zhao Xiaohong's death, but now when I recall her saying 'a life for a life', I doubt it's not grief, but rather remorse! As for the person she was feeling heartache for, it wasn't Zhao Hai, but... "
"Her and Zhao Hai's daughter, Zhao Xiaoyu!" Lin Xi added!
Chen Xiao nodded: "Exactly, so now we must go find Zhao Hai and have him take us to find Zhao Xiaoyu. Only by finding Zhao Xiaoyu can we possibly see Xiao Nian!"