When Zhou Ze and Geng Qing walked into the guardhouse, the old man, Wang Changbo, was sitting by the window, staring into the distance. He was like many old people.
" Everything I see is memories, everything I think is the past, everything I see is regret."
Zhou Ze did not know why, but when he saw the old man staring into the distance, he suddenly remembered what the old man said.
Zhou Ze did not disturb the old man. He glanced around the room. It was a small room that was about ten square meters. There was not much inside. There was a table, three stools, and a kettle. There was a cabinet in the corner. It was mostly filled with packages. There was a door next to the cabinet. The door was closed, so he could not see what was inside.
"Uh, you guys..."
The old man suddenly came back to his senses. He looked at Zhou Ze and Geng Qing with confusion.
Zhou Ze smiled," Grandpa, we're the police. We're here to ask you about the situation."
"Oh, so it's the police. Have a seat."
As the old man spoke, he stood up and took two stools from the side.
"Sir, you don't have to be so polite."
Zhou Ze took the old man's chair and sat down. Geng Qing sat beside him, and the old man sat on the chair.
" Police comrades, just ask whatever you want to ask. I'll definitely tell you what I know."
The old man said sincerely.
"Yeah," she said.
Zhou Ze nodded and asked," May I ask if Liu Xi went out alone or with her classmates on the day of her accident? Did anyone come to pick her up at the school gate?"
The old man thought for a moment and said," When Liu Xi went out that day, she left alone. However, at the school gate, I saw her get into a car with a young gangster and leave. I told you about this when the police came to ask me last time."
"Liu Xi is a pretty girl. She's pretty too. I don't know how she ended up with a young man from the underworld. I know she has another boyfriend. I've seen that boy before. He's a good kid."
The old man said with a regretful look on his face.
Zhou Ze continued,'Grandpa, do you spend a lot of time with Liu Xi?'
The old man said without thinking,"There's still a lot. She usually gets her express delivery or water from me."
"Oh right, Liu Xi still has a parcel that I haven't had the time to pick up. Who would have thought that a perfectly fine person would disappear just like that?"
The old man suddenly remembered.
"Grandpa, can you show me Liu Xi's express delivery?"
Zhou Ze asked.
The old man stood up from the bench and said," I'll find it for you.
A moment later, the old man found a box from a cabinet in the corner and handed it to Zhou Ze.""This is it."
Zhou Ze took the package and looked at the time it was signed. It was the day Liu Xi was killed. He contacted the surveillance cameras outside, and Zhou Ze immediately thought of the old man's plan.
That day, Liu Xi came back very late. It should be very late at that time. After Liu Xi came back, she thought that her parcel was in the guard room or the old man in the guard room asked her to get the express delivery, so Liu Xi went to the guard room to get the parcel. The old man took the opportunity to attack Liu Xi.
Since Liu Xi did not enter the school, it was not captured by the surveillance video. This was also why when Liu Xi disappeared, the local police station determined that Liu Xi had disappeared outside the school. The police checked the surveillance video, but there was no video of Liu Xi coming back, so the police determined that Liu Xi had not come back.
Zhou Ze frowned when he thought about the old man's crime. He was too bold. Normally, there were many students in the school. It was like pulling chestnuts out of a fire to commit a crime in a special place like the school gate. He would be discovered if he was not careful.
While Zhou Ze was talking to the old man, a car entered the school and stopped near the guard room.
"Uncle Wang, help me get the express delivery."
The car window was rolled down, and a head popped out and shouted. It was a woman with wavy hair.
The old man looked at the voice and said to Zhou Ze and Geng Qing," It's Teacher Yang from the school. Her express delivery is with me. Please take a seat, I'll get her an express delivery.
The old man walked to the corner and took out a small box from the cabinet. He walked out of the guard room and staggered toward the white Audi.
Zhou Ze stood up immediately when the old man walked out of the guard room. He walked to the door beside the cabinet and opened it.
"Brother Zhou, you…"
Geng Qing looked at Zhou Ze with confusion.
"Help me keep an eye out. Give me a hint when the old man comes back."
Zhou Ze said without turning his head.
"Alright."
Geng Qing did not know what Zhou Ze was doing, but he still chose to obey.
Zhou Ze opened the door and walked in. There was a kitchen behind the door. The kitchen was filled with thick black smoke, and it was obvious to Zhou Ze. There were three things emitting the smoke: a bone cleaver on the knife rack, a pressure cooker, and a chopping board. They were probably the old man's weapons, but it did not look like they were at the scene of the dismemberment.
There was a bedroom next to the kitchen. Zhou Ze pushed the door open easily. There was a bed and a closet inside. Zhou Ze walked to the closet and opened the door, but he did not find anything.
There was another room next to the bedroom, but the door was locked. Zhou Ze looked at the lock. It was an old three-ring lock.
Zhou Ze frowned and took out a pin from his shirt pocket. He straightened the pin with his hand and bent the front of the pin.
After looking at it, he felt that the angle of the bend was a little small, so he twisted it again. Then, he inserted the pin into the keyhole, and the angle was inclined to the narrow side of the keyhole. He poked it all the way inside and felt that there was a very elastic small lock spring in the innermost part. He slowly turned the pin in the direction of the lock. He felt that the hook of the pin was behind the small lock spring in the innermost part. He slowly turned the pin and stuck his ear to it.
With a click, the lock was unlocked.
The whole process took less than ten seconds. It was very fast. If it was a straight lock or a cross lock, Zhou Ze would be even faster. Picking locks was taught to him by a classmate in the police academy. Zhou Ze thought that it would not be a burden to have more skills, so he was able to use it now.
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