Chai Yan took Ge Hong and the others to Cai Baozhong's residence.
Because Cai Baozhong's home was only one street away from Da Hulu Street, Chai Yan suddenly had a whim on the way and wondered whether the reason why he became addicted to gambling might have something to do with where he lived.
Chaiyan is still familiar with the big and small Hulu Street. In order to make his reputation in the eyes of the late emperor and the empress dowager poor, he even lived in the Yiren Pavilion for ten days. Looking back now, it's quite funny.
There is a street next to Dahulu Street called Quanshui Street, where Cai Baozhong's home is.
This home on Quanshui Street was rented by Cai Baozhong after he sold his ancestral home. The reason why he chose this place is probably because it is close to the Big and Small Calabash Streets, making it convenient to go to the casino every day.
More than half an hour later, Chai Yan and his party of six arrived at the entrance of Quanshui Street.
After searching along the street according to the house number, everyone soon saw Cai Baozhong's house.
The door of Cai Baozhong's house was closed, and a government seal was also posted on it.
Cheng Jiu stepped forward to take a look, reached out and fiddled with the big lock on the door, then turned around and said, "Sir, the door is locked."
Chai Yan said: "I don't care, just kick him away."
"Okay, sir." Cheng Jiu agreed readily.
After saying that, Cheng Jiu kicked the door open with all his strength.
Then, Chai Yan and his party walked into Cai Baozhong's home.
Like Zhang Bin's residence, Cai Baozhong's home was also searched, and everything was in a mess.
Chai Yan stood in the yard and said to everyone: "Look around..."
"Yes, sir!" Ge Hong replied, and then the five people dispersed to look for clues.
After Chai Yan glanced around the yard, he walked towards the house. As he walked, he asked in his mind: "Shangguan Peining, are you up?"
Shangguan Peining said impatiently: "I know, I know, it's long-winded..."
Chai Yan smiled slightly and stopped asking questions.
Next, Chai Yan walked around the main room before Shangguan Peining's voice appeared: "No."
What Shangguan Peining meant was that there was no smell of human blood in Cai Baozhong's house.
Chai Yan said nothing, but frowned.
Shangguan Peining said with certainty: "I have sensed it very carefully. The smell of blood is there, but it is not human."
"Yes, I understand." Chai Yan nodded secretly.
After looking at the main room, Chai Yan walked into the bedroom.
In the bedroom, Cheng Jiu was searching a large box of clothes. He was very serious. He would look at each item front and back, inside and out. He would also put it to his nose and smell it. He would throw it aside after making sure nothing was found.
.
"Sir..." Cheng Jiu noticed Chai Yan walking in, turned around and said hello, and then continued busy.
Chai Yan did not interrupt Cheng Jiu, but quietly walked to the bed and began to look under the quilt and sheets.
There was nothing in the quilt, but under the sheets on the pillow, Chai Yan found a small silver bell. The bell was very small, smaller than the tip of his little finger.
"Cheng Jiu, look what this is?" Chai Yan asked as he pinched the little bell.
Cheng Jiu came over to take a look and asked, "Sir, where was this found?"
Chai Yan pointed to the location where the bell was found, and then observed the bell while muttering to himself: "This should be the small bell on the bracelet..."
Cheng Jiu thought for a while, nodded and said: "It seems like..."
Chai Yan didn't say anything, he just put the little bell into his waist and continued to rummage on the bed.
In the following time, Chai Yan and Cheng Jiu carefully searched the entire bedroom. Although there was no major discovery, one thing was certain. Cai Baozhong was the only one living here. There were no women, children, or second-hand friends.
Traces of personal residence.
When Chai Yan and Cheng Jiu returned to the main room, Ge Hong and the other four also returned one after another after searching.
Ge Hong said: "Sir, I have checked the backyard and the kitchen, and found nothing..."
Chai Yan asked: "Have you seen the stove in the kitchen? Have you used the fire recently?"
Ge Hong replied: "I've seen it, sir. No one has used the stove for a long time. There are also dishes and chopsticks in the cupboard. Judging from the dust accumulated, no one has touched them for at least a few months."
"Well..." Chai Yan frowned and nodded: "This means that Cai Baozhong doesn't usually cook at home, and there are no women in the family."
Ge Hong agreed: "It should be like this. There are some clothes drying on the shelves in the backyard. They are all for men, not women."
Guan Maochun and Yu Tie also nodded.
At this time, Chai Yan said: "Look at this, I just found it on Cai Baozhong's bed..."
With that said, Chai Yan took out the small silver bell he found.
Ge Hong carefully picked up the bell, looked at it, shook it, and said to Chai Yan, "Sir, is this the bell on the bracelet?"
Chai Yan nodded and said, "I think so too. Judging from the style of this bell, it should be for a woman or a child."
When Cheng Jiu heard this, he immediately said: "Sir, could it be the bracelet on Mrs. Cai Baozhong's bracelet?"
Chai Yan nodded slightly: "It's possible."
Guan Maochun expressed doubts and said: "No, sir, the file says that Cai Baozhong divorced his mother-in-law, why does he still keep this bell?"
Ge Hong answered: "Although we are divorced, maybe Cai Baozhong still misses her, so I keep this little thing with me as a thought."
"Is that so?" Guan Maochun didn't quite understand.
Ge Hong said: "You don't have a wife, so of course you don't understand."
Cheng Jiu suddenly said: "Either it belongs to his daughter. Although he divorced his mother-in-law, he still thought about his daughter, so he kept this with him!"
"Yeah, that's right!" Guan Maochun nodded.
While everyone was discussing, Chai Yan was also thinking secretly.
After walking slowly for two steps, Chai Yan said: "I think one thing is certain, that is, the owner of this bell must be someone Cai Baozhong cares about very much. Otherwise, he would not put the bell under his pillow and face it.
Bar?"
"Yes, your Excellency is right!" Guan Maochun was the first to agree.
Ge Hong and Cheng Jiu also nodded.
Chai Yan nodded slowly and said: "It seems we have to find someone to find out where Cai Baozhong's wife and daughter live. Maybe they can find clues..."
Everyone agreed after hearing this.
At this moment, someone suddenly came in at the gate and shouted angrily: "Hey, who are you? Didn't you see the seal on the door?"
Everyone heard the sound and walked out of the main room. Chai Yan was the first to go. When he came out, he saw that the person who came was a middle-aged man in his forties.
Just as the middle-aged man was about to continue walking inside, he was frightened by a group of people coming out of the main room, especially Fatty Lai, who looked at the long-handled copper hammer with a ferocious look on his face, as if he wanted to eat people.
"You...who are you?" The middle-aged man was a little timid and did not dare to move forward without speaking. Instead, he was retreating faintly.
Chai Yan looked serious and asked, "Who are you? Do you know this family?"
The middle-aged man's heart trembled secretly, and he replied: "I, I...I am the landlord of this yard..."
"Are you the landlord? That's great!" Chai Yanxin said that you came just in time and wanted to ask you about something.
"What's so great? You...who are you?" the middle-aged man asked again.
Chai Yan took out his badge from his sleeve, showed it and walked towards the middle-aged man, saying: "We are from Wude Division. Cai Baozhong is absconding in fear of crime. Let's come and investigate."
The middle-aged man took a closer look at the badge in Chai Yan's hand and found that it had the words "Wude Si" engraved on it.
The middle-aged man was frightened in an instant. He hurriedly bowed and handed over his hands, begging for mercy: "My lord, please forgive me. My lord, please spare my life. I know I was wrong..."
Chai Yan put away his badge and said, "Don't be afraid, we are just conducting a routine investigation. Just answer my questions honestly."
"Yes, yes, please ask me, sir. I will answer truthfully." The middle-aged man said hurriedly.
So Chai Yan asked questions about Cai Baozhong's hobbies, temperament, and whether he had any friends in his daily life.
The landlord responded one by one, and the content was consistent with the records in the file.
Chai Yan nodded, then turned around and took the small bell from Ge Hong's hand, placed it in front of the landlord, and asked, "What is this?"
The landlord immediately stretched out his neck, frowned and looked left and right for a while, then suddenly nodded and said in surprise: "Sir, this is Cai Baozhong's daughter's bell!"