Muchuan and Xiang Wan - Chapter 405
Chapter 405: Guest Appearance as Police Dog
Xiang Wan looked at the darkened sky for a long time.
Pondering and wandering.
What else could she do?
At this moment, what else could she do?
A police officer walked over to them, scratching his head as he looked at Bai Muchuan. The result was exactly what Cheng Zheng had told them earlier.
“Captain Bai, our Forensics team did not find any abnormality in this car crash, but…” He looked at Bai Muchuan in bewilderment. “How did Captain Bai know that something might happen to them?”
In the 15 minutes they spent repeatedly contacting them to ask about the whereabouts of the police escort, the police officers couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed.
However, Bai Muchuan just looked at the winding road surrounded by the fog and mist with his cold eyes. He seemed to not want to explain too much.
“My girlfriend’s the one who told me about it.”
His words made a few onlookers peer curiously at them.
They were looking at Captain Bai’s girlfriend. To them, she was just a quiet and gentle looking girl—
“How did sister-in-law know about this? Could this be that… she has those so-called supernatural powers?”
The last part of the sentence was just a joke. Xiang Wan knew that and smiled awkwardly.
It was difficult to explain to the public as to how she could come up with accurate inferences on cases like this one. Moreover, since it also involved the past cases in Jin City, it was not really something she could publicly disclose.
She laughed. “It’s just my sixth sense… It’s really strong.”
Since there was a lot of work to do in the crash scene, none of them continued to probe further.
They went away to continue with their work.
Bai Muchuan sat there motionless with a heavy and frosty expression.
“It’s my fault! She asked me to save her… She kept asking me to save her! I should have known!”
Every human heart had a weak side.
People who were previously alive had suddenly died in front of them. Inevitably, their deaths had affected him.
Xiang Wan saw the cold glint in his eyes. Although she knew of his frustration, she did not know how to console him.
“It’s not your fault. It’s just that… it’s impossible to keep our guards up against that person!”
After having dealt with all these cases, they had seen for themselves just how “capable” that person was.
“However, the more ‘crimes’ he commits, the more loopholes would arise.” Xiang Wan narrowed her eyes as she said this and looked at Bai Muchuan seriously. “There’s a place that I feel we should go to immediately!”
“Mm.” Bai Muchuan looked at the pair of eyes that was shining with wisdom. “Lima’s house?”
Great minds think alike!
Xiang Wan liked such tacit understanding.
“Yes! Even if this will be considered as a traffic accident, we already have our own conclusion. Hence, the key point right now is for us to uncover why Ye Lun and Yu Ning’s bloodstains were on Cui Ming’s robe? Why did Ye Lun and Yu Ning’s statement contradict with each other? Who is lying? Also, what means did Lima use to join the film crew halfway like this?”
“I can at least answer your last question,” said Bai Muchuan, “it’s Meng Chi! He had said before that Lima’s image fitted that of Nada in ‘The Grey List’, so they chose Lima to be a part of the cast. He had also confirmed this in one of the questioning sessions!”
“All right!” Xiang Wan revealed a cold smile. “Then all the more reason why we should visit Lima’s house! She, Abdul, Ye Lun, Cui Ming… and even Meng Chi, could be related to her. Detective Bai, there’s nothing wrong to investigate this case by searching for clues in her house, right?”
Toward the end of her sentence, she deliberately used a teasing tone to ease the nervous atmosphere.
Bai Muchuan looked at her deeply for a while and started the car.
“There’s nothing wrong about that!”
Although Lima had to go to the film set for shooting, she did not have a lot of parts in the drama. Thus, whenever she was free, she would stay at home.
They soon arrived at the neighborhood where Lima stayed under the lead of the Nanmu detectives.
It was one of the few upscale residential areas in Nanmu. There were five residential buildings, and Lima stayed in the innermost block.
There were many trees and plants in the neighborhood. Since the space between the blocks was small, it made the area rather dim.
Bai Muchuan frowned and looked at the accompanying detectives. “Have you searched her house before?”
They shook their heads. “Yesterday, Lima was at her house when we brought her away. We didn’t conduct a search since we didn’t have a search warrant… And well, then the car crash happened!”
They had yet to search Lima’s house.
Bai Muchuan nodded and looked around him. Next, he stood at the stairway and looked up.
“Are there any surveillance cameras in this neighborhood?”
A detective replied, “Most neighborhoods in Nanmu did not have that installed. We will step up efforts and urge the building management to improve the security of the neighborhoods…”
The building management of the upscale neighborhood was equivalent to none.
When Bai Muchuan and Xiang Wan came into the neighborhood, they had already felt that.
There was only an elderly security guard at the entrance who was dozing off in his rocking chair. Vehicles and people were free to enter and leave with no checks and verification.
“This place has very few houses for rent, right?” Bai Muchuan asked again.
“Yes. In Nanmu, there are hardly any tenants!”
The state of economic development in Nanmu differed from that of the big cities. Moreover, everyone considered this neighborhood a relatively good one. The people who lived here were the house owner themselves.
“Lima lived on the fifth floor of this block!” a detective said.
“Mm, let’s go up to take a look.”
People in Nanmu already considered this quite a tall building.
The corridor was narrow but clean.
Soon, the group of seven people stood outside Lima’s house.
Out of courtesy, the detective knocked on the door.
As expected, nobody answered the door.
Lima lived in the house by herself. Of course, there would be no one else there.
Bai Muchuan grunted as he ordered, “Pick the lock!”
They had brought along a locksmith with them. In less than ten minutes, the lock opened.
The house was well-decorated and furnished with an American style of interior design. However, when they opened the door, a strange smell from inside came to their noses.
It smelt like mold and urine at the same time…
Xiang Wan covered her nose out of reflex.
Bai Muchuan saw that from the corner of his eyes. He took her waist and held her close.
Only Xiang Wan knew about this little gesture from him.
She looked at him and showed a sweet smile.
He also smiled back at her.
“Everyone, put on the shoe covers and your gloves! Remember, anything could be a piece of evidence, be careful!”
“Yes, Captain Bai!”
Everyone responded.
The one who was most serious about this was Cheng Zheng.
Every time they needed him at the scene, he would be especially meticulous and careful, as if he was performing a solemn ritual.
He had his shoe covers, gloves, and hair covers. He made sure everything was perfect…
Xiang Wan glanced at him and when she turned back; she noticed that Bai Muchuan was holding the shoe covers.
“Thank you!”
She wanted to take them, but Bai Muchuan squatted down.
“Your leg!”
This gesture of his took Xiang Wan by surprise.
“Let me do it by myself…” She felt embarrassed and wanted to squat down.
“Stretch out your leg!” Bai Muchuan looked up and glanced at her firmly.
All right! Xiang Wan told herself to ignore all the curious looks around them and stretched out a leg out.
Bai Muchuan didn’t seem to notice the curious eyes around them or thought it was wrong to put the shoe cover meant for the left foot on her right foot.
After he helped her with the shoe covers, he wore the shoe covers by himself. Consequently, he sniffed with a sour expression as if the smell in the house made him uncomfortable.
“What is this funny smell?”
Cheng Zheng was standing in the living room; he touched the surface of a table gently before pinching against his white glove.
“It’s just stale air. The different kinds of odors couldn’t leave the room since everything was closed. It smells like this when everything got mixed together, that’s all…”
Bai Muchuan looked at him with a somewhat serious expression. “Is it? But why do I feel like the smell around here is a little peculiar?”
Cheng Zheng replied, “Are you the guest star for appearing as the police dog?”
Bai Muchuan raised an eyebrow as he looked at him. “?”
