Thinking of this, Lin Yi was silent for a long time.

In his opinion, this might be an entry point.

Unknowingly, they both fell asleep and didn't wake up until around ten o'clock the next morning.

Lin Yi called home, chatted with Ji Qingyan for a while, then had breakfast with Gu Yiran and drove back to the branch.

Everyone in the Criminal Investigation Department was busy, working non-stop.

"Brother Hui, do you have any clues?"

Zhu Junchi smiled beside him.

"This clue is quite interesting. You two will find out after you take a look."

Zhu Junchi threw over a stack of photos, Gu Yiran picked them up and looked at them, while Lin Yi also came over.

Seeing the content in the photo, both of them had puzzled looks on their faces.

What the photos show are small, well-proportioned pits with a width of about three to four centimeters. It’s completely impossible to tell what they are.

"This was taken at the scene. After analysis by the technical department, it looks like the footprints of some kind of animal. In conjunction with the case in Xiangyang Village, can you two guess what kind of animal this is?"

"fox!"

The two said in unison.

"No human footprints were found at the scene. It should have been processed in advance, but this thing was left behind." Zhu Junchi leaned on the back of his chair and said to himself:

"This incident has spread throughout Xiangyang Village. It is said that the fox killed the person. Now people are so panicked that they don't even dare to go out."

"This murderer is really extraordinary, he actually plays people around." Gu Yiran said.

Lin Yi picked up the photo and looked at it again.

"Besides these, were there no other clues found at the scene? Are there any suspicious fingerprints left on the wooden board?"

Zhu Junchi shook his head, holding a cigarette and said:

"Nothing is left. I did some research with Lao Zhang just now and believe that this murderer has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities, even as strong as ours. He will be in trouble this time."

"He is indeed a bit brave." Lin Yi muttered:

"When Ma Haiqiang died, it should have been between five and six o'clock in the afternoon. The hole should have been dug in advance, but at that time, the sun had not yet set, and villagers were coming and going, and he dared to dig it openly.

Damn it, the murderer really exceeded my expectations."

"These two cases gave me the same feeling." Zhu Junchi leaned back in his chair, "It seems that we are also his prey."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Actually, the more this happens, the more interesting it is. There has to be some difficult cases, otherwise it won't be challenging."

"You kid..." Zhu Junchi said with a smile.

"Brother Hui, has the car that Fang Daye drove away found now?"

"I didn't have any clues. I just saw the car driving towards the city, but I don't know where it went. It seemed to have disappeared." Zhang Hui shrugged and nodded.

cigarette:

"By the way, the man named Zhang Long has been brought here and is in the interrogation room. You have been in contact with him before. Come over and interrogate him."

Lin Yi nodded, "Okay, I'll go over now."

Gu Yiran was not idle either, and went to the interrogation room with Lin Yi.

"Comrade police, I heard that Ma Haiqiang died. Is it true or false? Okay, how could such a thing happen again?" Zhang Long said excitedly, looking panicked.

"We don't know the cause of death. The person died last night. The case is still under investigation. I called you here today mainly because I want to understand the situation."

Zhang Long became even more panicked and hurriedly explained:

"Comrade police, you can't wrongly accuse a good person. We just had some issues with each other, but we have reconciled. You must not doubt me."

"No one suspects you of committing murder. I asked you to come here just to understand the situation." Lin Yi said seriously:

"What did you do yesterday? Tell me your whereabouts. The more specific the better."

"Isn't it the beginning of spring? I came to the city to buy seeds. I bought part of it yesterday, but before I finished it, I found a hotel nearby and did nothing." Zhang Long explained:

"If the police hadn't called me last night and asked me to come this morning, I wouldn't have known anything happened to Ma Haiqiang."

"What did you do in the hotel at night?"

"I didn't do anything. I watched a few movies and then went to bed."

"Where did you buy the seeds?"

"I go there every year to buy seeds at the Zhonglong Farmers' Market."

"Do you have the receipt? Show it to me."

"Yes, yes, they are all in my pocket."

Zhang Long felt in his pocket and took out a crumpled pink receipt.

"That's it."

Lin Yi took the receipt and looked at it. He didn't find anything wrong with it, but he still took a photo out of habit.

"Which hotel did you stay at last night?"

"It's the Xinsheng Hotel next to it. It's at the east gate of the farmer's market. You can see it when you come out."

Lin Yi glanced at Gu Yiran.

"Do you have anything you want to ask?"

The latter shook his head, "Almost."

"I don't have anything else to do for you. Let's go back first. Keep the phone open. I may call you at any time." Lin Yi said.

Zhang Long had a mournful face and was so frightened that he almost cried.

"Comrade police, you must not doubt me. I am just a farmer. I have never done anything. There is no way I can kill him."

"Didn't I tell you just now? I asked you to come here just to understand the situation. No one said they doubted you."

"That, that's good..."

Lin Yi untied Zhang Long's handcuffs, waved his hand, and said:

"Okay, let's do your business first."

"Then, I'll leave first."

After Zhang Long left, Gu Yiran sighed and leaned back on the chair.

There was no gain, and she was a little frustrated.

"Let's go and go out for a walk."

"Where are you going?"

"Go to the farmer's market and hotel he mentioned." Lin Yi stretched his waist and said:

"Anyway, there's nothing else to do now."

"Alright."

The two of them walked out of the branch together and came to the east gate of the farmer's market.

This place is bustling with people and is the distribution center for agricultural products in the Zhonghai region.

Soon, the two found the Xinsheng Hotel that Zhang Long mentioned.

There is a big red sign on it, and there are several quilts hanging on the clothesline outside. This kind of hotel is considered to be the lowest level in the accommodation industry.

Forty or fifty yuan a night, the people who come here to spend money are not looking for any kind of environment, they are all ordinary people from the bottom of society.

"Can you two open an hourly room?"

Seeing Lin Yi and Gu Yiran come in, the landlady said enthusiastically:

"Twenty yuan for three hours is enough for you. Others don't have this price."

Gu Yiran took out his ID.

"We are from the Johor Bahru branch."

"Look at what's going on. You should have told me earlier." The landlady slapped her thigh, "We are all public servants of the people. We don't need your money to live in whatever you want. You can go upstairs. The room is nice and soundproof."

Lin Yi:???
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