“Song Xiaoqian cursed Ye Guofeng?”
Shen Ting’s expression shifted.
Ye Guofeng’s motive for the crime could now be considered established.
However, the reason he smashed Song Xiaoqian’s mouth, causing all her teeth to fall out, still hadn’t been found.
If Song Xiaoqian had indeed cursed him, that could be the reason!
Shen Ting clicked on the video sent by Qin Feng, which was a surveillance clip from three days ago, taken at noon, at the entrance of Huihuang Wood Industry.
In the video, Song Xiaoqian walked towards the company gate, talking on her phone, a look of impatience on her face.
However, the surveillance had no sound, so it was impossible to hear what she was saying.
Tang Ren: “Huh, Old Qin, that’s not right~
How do you know the victim was talking to Ye Guofeng?
And there’s no sound, how do you know she was cursing? You’re not hearing things, are you~~”
Qin Feng: “This… this is simple!
I have to thank the Group Leader for providing such rich information!
Based on the time on the surveillance, I checked Song Xiaoqian’s communication records and found that she was talking to Ye Guofeng at that time.
The reason I can tell she was cursing is because I know a little bit of lip… lip-reading!
Look at the thirty-second mark of the video, Song Xiaoqian is saying ‘incompetent’.
Thirty-eight seconds, ‘no ambition’.
Forty-seven seconds, ‘so spineless’!
One minute and six seconds, ‘You have hands and feet, go work hard! You only want to lie flat and ask others for money, like a scoundrel, truly useless!’
One minute and forty-six seconds, ‘I really misjudged you’!”
Qin Feng: “The surveillance angle doesn’t show all of Song Xiaoqian’s lip movements.
Plus, my lip-reading ability is limited, so I can only make out these few cursing phrases.
But this should be enough!
The reason Ye Guofeng targeted Song Xiaoqian’s mouth has been found!”
The group members are truly multi-talented; they even know lip-reading?!
While Shen Ting was astonished, he turned over in bed:
“It’s time for the second report!”
He left the chat page, about to dial the reporting number, but at that moment, another message popped up:
“Ahem, why does everyone seem to consider Ye Guofeng a suspect?
Actually, I also found a surveillance video.
Perhaps after you watch it, you’ll have a different perspective!”
Huh?
What does that mean?
Shen Ting frowned slightly.
Tang Ren: “You blue-haired girl, don’t talk nonsense~~
It’s not that we suspect Ye Guofeng, but that Ye Guofeng himself is suspicious~~”
Kiko: “ʘ ᴗ ʘ
Surname Tang, speak after you’ve watched the video!”
Amidst everyone’s surprise, they clicked on the video.
This surveillance video had sound.
It should be from a section of the road where Song Xiaoqian went for her night run!
In the video, the streetlights were dim and flickering constantly!
Amidst the rustling of tree branches in the breeze, there was a faint sound of “cuckoo~ cuckoo~~” birdsong.
Everyone stared intently at the screen, thinking Song Xiaoqian would pass through this section of the road.
However, until the video ended, there was no one on the road.
Qin Ming: “Maybe… I’m blind?”
Guan Hongfeng: “I must be blind too!”
Tang Ren: “You girl, are you playing with us? There’s clearly nothing in this video~~~”
“No, the key isn’t the picture!”
Shen Ting’s expression changed, and he rewound the timeline, listening carefully again:
“There’s static!
At the sixteen-second mark of the video, there’s a faint static, but I can’t hear it very clearly.
Kiko, is that what you’re talking about?”
The 【Unforgettable Memory】 from the Newbie Gift Pack seemed to enhance not only his memory but his overall perception.
Hearing, naturally, was also one aspect!
“Hmm? 〣 〣
Group Leader, are you even human?!”
Kiko seemed very shocked:
“I clearly uploaded the wrong video!
This video was before processing. I used a carefully crafted program to detect it and only then found the discordant sound.
The Group Leader, with just his naked ear, could actually hear it?
The key is, the static really is at sixteen seconds!”
Everyone fast-forwarded to the sixteen-second mark of the video, then frowned slightly.
There was sound, but wasn’t it all just ordinary sound?
It had nothing to do with the case, right!
Did the Group Leader really hear static?
Kiko: “Look at this new video; I’ve processed it and made the static clearer!”
Everyone clicked on the brand new video!
This time, at the sixteen-second mark, the group members suddenly widened their eyes.
Although very blurry, this time they clearly heard—
Money!
Give me money!
I want my money!
Moreover, it was clearly audible that the voice was very angry!
Jigsaw: “Interesting!”
Hannibal: “Is this the killer’s voice?”
Kiko: “It should be!
Watch this video again, and you’ll understand!
This is the last footage of Song Xiaoqian appearing on surveillance along her night running route.”
Everyone opened the new video she uploaded, and from the start, they widened their eyes.
Because Song Xiaoqian, wearing her running clothes, entered the range of the surveillance and streetlights from one side of the road.
Then her figure entered the center of the light, slowly leaving the illumination of the light, merging with the darkness, and also leaving the surveillance range.
The key is!
The time of this surveillance was 10:47:54 PM last night!
And the previous video with static was from the same surveillance.
The time the static appeared was 10:52:36 PM!
Plus, the Forensic Medicine determined that Song Xiaoqian’s time of death was around eleven o’clock!
The probability of that voice belonging to the killer is indeed very high!
Tang Ren: “But what does that explain~
The static said ‘money,’ and ‘I want my money.’ Doesn’t that further indicate that the killer is Ye Guofeng?
He spent so much money on Song Xiaoqian, and now the debt has rolled with interest, so he wants to get that money back from Song Xiaoqian~~~”
Qin Feng: “No, the key isn’t the content of the static!
It’s the quality of the static!”
The other group members also fell silent, frowning.
Everyone also realized that the voice was unlikely to be from Ye Guofeng.
Because it was too old!
The person speaking was at least fifty or sixty years old!
And Ye Guofeng was only twenty-six!
Too much of a difference!
“This…”
Shen Ting was a bit confused.
Ye Guofeng, might not be the killer?
His suspicion was clearly so great!
Guan Hongfeng: “Actually, even with this video, Ye Guofeng’s suspicion cannot be completely cleared.
Firstly, it cannot be 100% confirmed that the voice belongs to the killer.
Secondly, in this case, we are not sure if it was an individual crime or a group crime.
Perhaps the one who killed was Ye Guofeng’s accomplice!
Or, Ye Guofeng hired someone to kill!
Or, an elder in Ye Guofeng’s family, upon learning that he was in debt because of Song Xiaoqian, became enraged and came to kill, and so on.
In all these speculations, Ye Guofeng cannot be completely absolved!”
Qin Feng: “So, this Ye Guofeng still needs a more in-depth investigation.
We need to confirm where he has been recently.
Has he contacted any dangerous individuals?
Has he told his family about his debt?
Oh, right, does Ye Guofeng have trichotillomania?
The killer’s hair clutched in the victim’s hand, can’t it be DNA tested?
Can’t we just test him directly?”
I want to test it too!
Shen Ting had already thought of this, but he couldn’t do it.
If he wanted the police to test Ye Guofeng’s DNA, he would need them to first confirm Ye Guofeng’s suspicion.
The quickest way, of course, was to report it!
But this could easily lead to problems!
Especially after watching the video processed by Kiko and realizing that the killer might be older, Shen Ting was even more hesitant to report it casually.
This could easily mislead the police, and even potentially wrong innocent people!
After thinking for a moment, Shen Ting left a message:
“Let’s slightly change the investigation approach!
The main focus should shift to Ye Guofeng, investigating all his recent movements to see if his suspicion can be confirmed.
And also!
People who had economic disputes and arguments with Song Xiaoqian, this direction also needs to continue to be investigated to find other suspects.
Finally!
The location where Kiko found that surveillance video should be where Song Xiaoqian was attacked.
That might be the primary crime scene; I’ll go to the scene tomorrow to take a look!
Does anyone have anything to add?”
The chat page was still!
“Alright, if not, everyone go get busy!”
After typing, Shen Ting put away his phone directly, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
Such minor details, how could they trouble him, the esteemed Group Leader? Let the group members handle it!
Early the next morning, Shen Ting got up to take Shen Manman to kindergarten.
“Teacher Gao, hello!”
“Manman, hello!”
“You’re Manman’s older brother; it seems you’ve been picking her up and dropping her off recently!”
Teacher Gao was a great beauty who could make men blush and even stumble over their words.
And she was very responsible; it was she who didn’t allow the children to buy snacks from outside stalls.
Shen Ting, blushing, greeted her, then rode his electric scooter, the ‘Treasure Steed,’ towards the primary crime scene.
But on the way, a notification sound suddenly rang out!
“New progress in the case!”
Shen Ting immediately stopped to check, and was surprised to find that the Chongyang police had already arrested Ye Guofeng.
The new progress was the video of his interrogation…