Street Hustler and H Chapter 270 270: The Most Important Trait

Chen Xiao returned to the criminal investigation team and borrowed Qin Fei's office.

In the latter's office, Chen Xiao put all the photos taken by Xie Yan back then on the whiteboard.

Including the photos taken at the scene when Xie Yan was found.

After thinking it over, Chen Xiao put Lian Yuhong's photos together with them.

Chen Xiao brought over a chair and quietly watched.

Lin Xi didn't go anywhere either, quietly accompanying him.

Chen Xiao watched and pondered:

"The person behind all this understands the inside story of the Luming Ridge case. And it's precisely because of this understanding that he can perfectly exploit Cao Chan's vengeful psychology."

"Using this, he successfully borrowed Cao Chan's hand to eliminate the three of Lian Da, and also led Xie Yan to take his own life."

"However, is his ultimate goal to eliminate the three of Lian Da or to get rid of Xie Yan? Or perhaps, is this a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy?"

"If it is a two-birds-with-one-stone approach, then he must be familiar with the three of Lian Da and Xie Yan."

"Jin Bao is only familiar with Xie Yan, so if it's Jin Bao, how does he know that the three of Lian Da killed Li Qian and his wife?"

"So isn't it possible that Jin Bao himself is very familiar with the three of Lian Da? At that ti, the three of Lian Da were involved in smuggling business, so he might very well be soone from the smuggling circle?"

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao wrote the word "smuggling" on the whiteboard.

"Zuo Shu ntioned that those so-called informants have sowhat of a handle in the hands of Xie Yan. aning, is it possible that the handle which Xie Yan held back then was already a bomb for Jin Bao?"

Chen Xiao wrote the word "handle" again.

"In order to eliminate the threat posed by the handle, Jin Bao perfectly fulfilled his intent through Cao Chan."

"Moreover, all three of Lian Da opted for hanging as a thod of suicide, which must have a reason."

Chen Xiao imagined the scene of the three of Lian Da stepping onto the gallows in his mind.

He thought that if he were the three of Lian Da, his heart would surely be full of unwillingness and resentnt when faced with death.

Therefore, their final display of behavior was very important, just like Lian Yuhong hanging herself with the board shoes Peng Zhou gave her!

Chen Xiao began paying attention to their attire.

Just as he watched, Chen Xiao felt sothing was off.

The feeling of sothing being off wasn't about their attire, but about Lian Yuhong!

A lot of people automatically linked the dead Lian Yuhong to the Yang Lake Phantom Case upon seeing her.

Because she was Lian Da's daughter.

However, the site of a suicide typically has a distinctive feature—it's very simple and clear.

So, Lian Yuhong's death looking very much like the Yang Lake Phantom Case made sense.

Gu Rong perfectly used this point to steer everything toward the Yang Lake Phantom Case from years ago.

In doing so, no one would suspect that she was the one truly responsible for driving Lian Yuhong to her death.

"So could the feeling of sothing being off that surfaced in my mind be due to this reason? Like Gu Rong, all of it was orchestrated so no one would suspect her. But, upon further reflection, might my perception of sothing being off be akin to the Yang Lake Phantom Case from twelve years ago?"

"The real murderer, no matter how much I think about it, I can't shake the feeling that it wasn't him!"

Chen Xiao furrowed his brow, delving deeper and deeper into his thoughts.

At this mont, Qin Fei suddenly entered with others, carrying a large box.

"Advisor Chen, this was sent over by Elder Xie's widow, who said you hadn't visited the nursing ho, so she had it sent over first."

Chen Xiao suddenly understood.

Indeed, he had always intended to check the belongings Xie Yan left at the nursing ho.

But until now, this matter had been delayed.

Looking at the box as it was set down, Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Then I'll take a look at the contents of this box first."

Qin Fei nodded, his gaze inadvertently shifting to the key points Chen Xiao wrote on the whiteboard.

"What's the relation between the case and smuggling?"

"Just a hypothesis regarding a criminal suspect."

Qin Fei nodded slightly, refraining from saying much more.

Subsequently, Chen Xiao opened the box, finding nurous items inside.

But most were honor certificates and flags, things like that.

These were all honors Xie Yan had achieved in life.

Chen Xiao ticulously inspected each item, but upon further inspection, his eyes couldn't help but squint.

Lin Xi keenly picked up on it: "What's the matter?"

"Look at these certificates and flags, why are so many of them damaged? Especially those certificates, they appear to have been torn?"

Lin Xi's face showed surprise: "Indeed!"

"Logically speaking, Elder Xie should be very mindful of these honors; at least superficially, they appear to be well preserved."

"Yes, should we maybe call Auntie Ye and ask about it?"

Chen Xiao nodded, imdiately dialing Ye Suzhi's number.

The latter answered: "Chen Xiao, you received the items I had sent over, right?"

"I received them, Auntie, but why are so many of the certificates and flags in the box torn?"

"Just like the scratch marks beside the bed, his ntal state beca increasingly tense in the later years. One day, without any apparent reason, he wanted to tear up all the honors he had received, and if it weren't for my quick reaction to stop him, nothing would have been preserved."

Chen Xiao couldn't help but recall the edges of the bed where Xie Yan had slept, which were covered with scratch marks at the old residence.

But if it were rely due to ntal stress, one wouldn't necessarily destroy their own honors, right?

A police officer personally tearing up all his honors.

This kind of behavior made Chen Xiao suspect a possibility, so he asked earnestly:

"Auntie, did Elder Xie ever handle a case incorrectly during his lifeti?"

"No, I can guarantee it! Old Xie almost always received personal thanks from the families for every case he closed. Those who were caught confessed to their cris without reservation!"

Ye Suzhi answered firmly.

Even in response to Chen Xiao's inquiry, her tone already showed slight displeasure.

Chen Xiao refrained from saying more, so he smiled and said, "Alright, I'll take a closer look, you take care and rest early."

After the call ended, Chen Xiao didn't put down the phone but called Xiaoji instead.

"Xiaoji, did you finish reviewing all the cases handled by Xie Yan that I asked you to check?"

"Not completely, but we've looked through most of them."

"Then recall carefully, was there a murderer who died when Xie Yan was capturing him?"

Chen Xiao couldn't help but begin a process of elimination.

But what Ye Suzhi said was true; if the murderer confessed without reservations, the possibility of an error in the case is low.

However, if the murderer died in the process of being captured, it's hard to say.

Chen Xiao awaited Xiaoji's response, but Xiaoji Knife Man was the first to rember:

"Brother Chen, I recall there was a case where the murderer died while fleeing and falling from a height!"

"What case?" Chen Xiao pursued.

"A case from early 1994, where a driver killed his boss. When Officer Xie was chasing him, the murderer drove off the bridge."

Chen Xiao said in a deep voice: "Were the people involved in the case, and smuggling related?"

"Yes, the murdered boss was a prominent smuggler in Shencheng City at the ti, this characteristic is ntioned in the case files. You can review them again!"

Chen Xiao took a deep breath.

Indeed, soone from the smuggling circle again!