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Leader Luo, how is my sister?
She is not Xiao Xue's killer.
But she is charged with obstructing with an investigation.
The law is not a joke. She is being held responsible for that.
On the left is the evening of March 2nd when Xiao Xue and Qiao Yunxiao came to the Japanese restaurant.
On the right is the afternoon when Xiao Xue left the hotel.
What do you see?
The cello.
When Xiao Xue left the hotel, she had her cello with her.
In the evening when she ate with Qiao Yunxiao, the cello wasn't there.
i>I think that's normal. Who would bring their cello into a restaurant?
It might be that she put her cello in Qiao Yunxiao's car.
The cello is her life. She wouldn't randomly put it in someone else's car.
She definitely has another place to stay at in Pinghai.
That's the first crime scene.
Leader Luo, this is the DNA test results for hair found at Xiao Xue's house.
It's a pity because the hair was contaminated, so we didn't get anything out of it.
But the paint on Xiao Xue's headboard at home
and the sample on her right finger are the same.
But about the murderer, we haven't found any other relevant clues.
This murderer is quite cunning.
There are no clues left behind.
But as long as the murderer is human, there must be mistakes.
There must be something.
Then he must've been very meticulous with details.
Details?
Mr. Bai, your office and home are both very similar.
Very clean.
I'm a Virgo, a bit of a clean-freak.
It's him.
It should be him.
[Episode 5]
Gu Chu!
Teacher Lu.
Who are you? Why do you randomly trespass into someone's house like that?
Sorry, I'm her colleague. I was looking for her.
How come you're here?
I have something to tell you.
Leader Luo, there isn't anyone here.
Mr. Liu, we suspect that you are involved with Xiao Xue's case. We need to go in and check.
Here's the search warrant.
Please come inside then.
Leader Luo.
How come you two are here?
Ask her.
I suspect that Liu Jiqiang has a secret, so I came here to interrogate him.
Interrogate? You have guts.
What if he really is the culprit? What would you do?
Remember, you're a forensic examiner, not a detective.
I've come prepared. I brought a recorder.
I recorded all of our conversations. Here, Leader Luo.
Gu Chu, you cannot investigate like this.
First, it's too dangerous.
Second, it's against the law to record this.
Even if he does admit it, you cannot use it.
Oh, really?
Leader Luo, it's already recorded. Just use it as a reference.
Okay, I'll take this then.
- Do you need help? - No.
If I find something new, I'll tell you. You leave first.
Mr. Liu, is this property under your name?
Yes.
This bedroom looks new. Recently renovated?
Yes.
The ceiling leaked and made the floor buckle, so I fixed it again.
When did this happen?
About half a year ago.
Have you not repaired any other room?
Only this room's floor buckled.
I thought it was too bothersome to repair, so I didn't.
Leader Luo, we didn't discover anything unique.
Leader Luo, I'll drive first.
Teacher Lu, I admit that I acted rashly this time.
Sorry.
Mr. Liu, from last Friday at 9:00 p.m. til Saturday at 6:00 a.m.,
what were you doing?
Didn't I tell you that day?
I was sick that day, I took some medicine and was at home sleeping.
Were you alone?
Yes, I was alone that day.
My nanny went home.
You're lying.
That night you were with a girl.
I remember now.
That night, I was walking my dog.
When I got to my house,
I saw a girl go into his house.
I remember that her back was facing me.
She had long hair and wore very stylish clothes.
That dress was so short that it couldn't be any shorter.
Who was that girl?
Was it Xiao Xue?
What girl? There wasn't any girl, it was just me.
Stop making things up.
We found the hair of a woman's on your headboard and in the bathroom.
Once the DNA test results come out,
you can't say anything then.
It wasn't Xiao Xue.
It wasn't her.
Then, who exactly was it?
That day there was a girl at my house, but it wasn't Xiao Xue.
Her name is Candy.
Candy? Who's that?
Say your full name.
Guo Caixia.
Occupation?
A technician.
What type of technician? Be more precise.
A massage technician.
The night of March 2nd,
did you get a job from Liu Jiqiang and go into his house?
He's looked for me many times.
I don't remember.
Oh right. March 2nd.
That night, almost at 10:00, Brother Qiang...
Liu Jiqiang asked me to go to his house to put out a fire.
What time did you go to his house?
I don't know.
From where I live to his place, it's a 30-minute ride.
How long did you stay at his house?
When I left, I called a taxi.
Let me remember. It was around 2:50 a.m.
Why were you there for so long?
He took medicine!
So annoying.
These places.
Okay, go now.
Leader Luo, how is my sister?
She isn't Xiao Xue's killer.
I originally thought that she was trying to cover for Liu Jiqiang or acted as an accomplice.
But after my investigation, I couldn't find any evidence connecting Liu Jiqiang to the case.
Therefore, Gu Si is not guilty of a cover-up.
But she is charged with obstruction.
The law isn't a joke. She needs to pay the consequences.
But considering this is her first offense, the consequences are a bit light. There won't be any serious effects.
So she'll only be in jail for five days.
Thank you, Leader Luo.
I'm just doing my job. There's no need for thanks.
If you have time, have a talk with your sister. Let her reflect on her actions.
Hey, Leader Luo. Then, what about Liu Jiqiang?
Him? He is suspected of prostitution.
He will also be properly punished.
Prostitution?
These are the clothes I've brought for you.
All right, stop crying.
Take care of yourself for the next few days.
Don't cause any more trouble.
Si Si, there's something that I need to say.
Liu Jiqiang has a very chaotic lifestyle.
Even if you think you're dating him, he doesn't think that.
His thoughts are more complicated than you think.
- Sis, he... - Listen to me finish talking.
Although he might look innocent,
but Xiao Xue's death is more or less related to him.
What you mean is that he's fine now?
I'm not against you dating.
You can find someone with no money, no car, no house,
but you can't find someone with no morals.
Sis, you've really misunderstood Brother Qiang.
He's not that kind of person.
You probably already know what kind of person he is.
Otherwise, why would you come and give yourself up for him?
He's genuine with me.
The police found out that he's involved with prostitution and you still think he's genuine.
Do you know how many things he's hiding from you?
Yes, something like that did happen.
She told me about your family's situation. I wanted to help her.
¥500,000 isn't a small amount.
You gave her so much money.
Is it because she promised you something?
I do not understand what you mean.
His reaction doesn't seem like he knows that Gu Si turned herself in on his behalf.
This little girl is really living a fantasy.
My sister is dim-witted. She tells me everything.
What did she tell you? I didn't ask her to promise me anything. Have you misunderstood?
Actually, many things between you and Xiao Xue, I know all about them.
What do you know?
Many people know things between Xiao Xue and I.
What's wrong, Leader Luo?
Actually, many things between you and Xiao Xue, I know all of them.
What do you know?
The things between Xiao Xue and I, a lot of people know.
There is definitely something between him and Xiao Xue.
You're saying that Liu Jiqiang is Xiao Xue's killer?
With no evidence, I don't dare say.
Leader Luo, An An said that the DNA of a woman from Liu Jiqiang's house matches Guo Caixia.
Fingerprints that were collected were either from Guo Caixia or Liu Jiqiang.
Meaning that the two people were not lying.
Meng Meng, give me Xiao Xue's phone records.
It's not possible for the culprit to not leave anything behind.
March 2nd, 10:17 p.m.
There was a call from a landline to Xiao Xue.
This was the last call before Xiao Xue died.
I've already investigated this phone number. Nobody picked up.
Afterward, I found out that this was a public phone.
Three days before Xiao Xue went missing, these numbers contacted
Xiao Xue many times.
We've investigated it all. They were all public phones.
Everyone uses mobile phones now. Who even uses an IC phone card?
Look up the locations of these public phones.
Look up the CCTVs during those days.
Notice the people who
used these public phones during the designated call times.
According to Xiao Xue's call log, probably these three people.
It's the same person.
Wearing a hat and the CCTV was recording from a high position,
so you can't see clearly.
Then it's even more suspicious.
Continue investigating. We must find out this person's identity.
Wait!
Zoom in on the reflection on the glass.
Bai Dong?
Leader Luo, why does he need to call Xiao Xue on a public phone?
He clearly has something on his mind.
And this call was made right after Xiao Xue left the Japanese restaurant.
It's very suspicious.
But that cannot prove that they met up after the call.
Don't forget that Bai Dong has evidence that he wasn't at the scene.
That night he was watching the football game.
Before there is enough evidence, we cannot ignore the fact
that Bai Dong hasn't forgotten about his past relationship with Xiao Xue and was just calling.
Then...
That makes sense.
Then, why doesn't he call using his own phone?
He might be afraid that Xiao Xue will see his number and not pick up.
Where exactly did Xiao Xue go after the Japanese restaurant?
I know now.
Wait for me!
On the left is the night of March 2nd when Xiao Xue and Qiang Yunxiao entered the Japanese restaurant.
The right is the afternoon when Xiao Xue left the hotel.
What do you notice?
The cello.
Look. When Xiao Xue left the hotel, she had her cello.
When she ate with Qiao Yunxiao at night, there is no cello.
I think that's pretty normal. Who's going to take a cello into a restaurant?
Could it be possible that she put her cello in Qiao Yunxiao's car?
The cello is Xiao Xue's life. She wouldn't randomly put it in someone else's car.
Right, she'll be scared that it'll get lost.
Where did the cello go?
She has another place to stay at in Pinghai.
This would be the first crime scene.
- I'll immediately confirm. - Let's go.
I just asked the people working on the street. This residential area has been around for a while.
The owner hasn't set up cameras.
Xiao Xue's parents wanted to sell this house.
They entrusted someone to bring the keys. They've agreed to let us inspect inside.
Leader Luo, everything is prepared.
- Let's start. - Yes.
Guo Chao.
Go check on the neighbors and see if there are any clues.
Okay.
Have you heard of any noise?
Noise? There wasn't any noise. Sorry.
Oh, Xiao Xue? I know. She lived in our area.
But she rarely came here.
I think some time ago,
there was a man wearing a suit that came and knocked on her door.
Do you remember what the man looked like?
It was really dark at night, and the stair lights were broken. I couldn't see clearly.
But I can confirm that it was a man. He was tall.
Do you remember what date it was?
Let me think. It was probably last Saturday night.
That would be the night of March 3rd.
Because our child has an English class every Saturday night,
I sent her downstairs and saw him when I came back up.
Do you remember what time it was?
Maybe around 9:00 p.m.
Shine it here for a moment.
Gao Jin, how is it?
Leader Luo, we didn't find a cello.
I suspect that the culprit took it.
The bedroom was cleaned too well.
The bedsheets were replaced.
There isn't any hair on the bed.
Are there any other findings?
There is. I found a scratch on the headboard. I took a sample already.
Scratch?
There were two thumbprints on Xiao Xue's doorknob.
There is one that matches prints on the vacuum cleaner.
The other one is the same
of Liu Jiqiang!
The doorknob has Liu Jiqiang's fingerprint.
But there isn't any in Xiao Xue's house.
There are two possibilities.
One, Liu Jiqiang did not go into Xiao Xue's house.
Two, he forgot to wipe away the fingerprints on the doorknob.
Xiao Xue's neighbor, at around 9:00 p.m. on March 3rd,
saw a man knocking on Xiao Xue's door.
This person is possibly Liu Jiqiang.
If it was Liu Jiqiang, then on the night of March 3rd,
did he know that Xiao Xue was harmed?
But on the night of March 2nd, Liu Jiqiang has evidence proving that he wasn't at the crime scene.
We can probably rule out these suspicions.
Who could the fingerprint found at the scene belong to?
Also, Xiao Xue's cello cannot be found either.
Da Luo.
Lao Lu, I was planning to find you.
Leader Luo, these are the DNA test results for hair found from Xiao Xue's house.
It's a pity because the hair was contaminated,
so we didn't get anything out of it.
But the paint on Xiao Xue's headboard
matches the sample from her right fingernail.
It's the same paint.
So it's possible that she was killed on her bed.
Because of the struggle, her fingers scratched at the headboard and left marks.
Then it can be inferred that Xiao Xue's house was the first crime scene.
Also, the black residue found on the cello strings
was also left by Xiao Xue.
But for the culprit, we did not find any other relevant clues.
This culprit is quite cunning.
He's careful at each step and doesn't leave behind a single trace.
But as long as the culprit is a human, there will be some mistakes.
They will leave behind something.
Then, he must be someone who is meticulous about details.
Details?
Yes.
Mr. Bai, your house and your office are the same.
Very clean.
I'm a Virgo, a bit of a clean-freak.
It's him! It should be him.
Who?
Bai Dong.
Who is it?
Coming!
Mr. Bai, this is our search warrant.
Please cooperate.
I'm eating supper, can I at least finish?
Sure.
Who is that?
My younger brother.
Leader Luo.
Confiscate it as material evidence.
Leader Luo, there wasn't any cello or black gloves.
Search him.
Mr. Bai, we must search your body. Please cooperate.
Search me? Why do you need to search me?
Officer, my stomach doesn't feel good.
Can I use the restroom?
What's in your pocket? Can you take it out for us to see?
My hands have eczema, so I'm used to wearing gloves.
Apologies, Mr. Bai,
you need to come with us.
On February 28th, at 4:30 p.m.,
you were standing at the south gate of Pinghai University.
March 1st, 10:27 a.m.,
you were at Rose Square, in Pinghai Park.
March 2nd, 10:17 p.m., outside the gate of Xi Lin neighborhood,
did you use the public phone to contact Xiao Xue?
No.
Was this you?
No, it isn't me.
We found the same clothes and hat in your closet.
These types of clothes and hats are normal.
I'm not the only one who wears them.
Then look at this.
This should be you?
I cannot forget her, really.
I still really like her to this day.
I know that she stopped liking me from early on.
But I cannot stop myself.
I just called her.
I miss her. Is that wrong?
Why did you use a public phone?
If I use my own phone to call her,
after she knows it's me, she'll block me.
I can only use public phones.
On March 2nd, 10:17 p.m.,
your call time with her was 1 minute and 28 seconds.
What did you two say?
I told her I bought her performance ticket,
and I'll go to see her and wish that her performance goes well.
After she heard it, she was unhappy.
She asked why I called her.
And she scolded me and told me to leave.
I feel like she drank a lot of alcohol, and her speech seemed stuttered.
I asked her where she was and if she needed me to go over to keep her company.
She hung up after that.
That means that you didn't meet with Xiao Xue.
No.
That night I went home and watched football.
Didn't I send the picture for you to see?
What's wrong with your hand?
An old disease: eczema.
We checked Bai Dong's phone.
According to the time, Bai Dong took this photo
on March 3rd, 12:23 a.m.
And the photo's backdrop matches the interior of his living room.
So from the time and location, we can't find any clues.
There's no gap. Impossible.
All the objects in the background, the decorations,
can all be faked.
I thought about that, too.
But this is just conjecture. There isn't any evidence.
Look.
This is a picture of Bai Dong's living room. Compare them.
It is the same.
But I don't believe he is innocent.
Teacher Lu, can I see it?
We suspect that he's edited this photo.
But Meng Meng says it's the original.
What do you see?
If the photo was edited, there would be something weird about it.
Look here, I adjusted the contrast of the two photos.
In this photo, there's a dark shadow on the wall.
But this photo doesn't.
Let's immediately go take a look.
This is Xiao Xue's house in Pinghai.
Take a look.
It's not easy to see the dark shadow with the naked eye.
The problem is most likely that light.
This broken light must have caused the difference.
Bai Dong could have made the same scene in his house,
then he took a photo to post on his Moments to serve as proof for not being at the crime scene.
Gu Chu, thank you.
- For helping us find such an important piece of evidence. - No problem.
Lao Lu, you've always had a knack for teaching women.
Speak properly.
Leader Luo, even though we discovered that Bai Dong's alibi is false,
but the chain of evidence is still not complete.
The material evidence must have been destroyed by him.
Lao Lu, did you find on the victim's body
or clothes any traces of dermatosis ointment?
No, why do you ask?
Baidong's hands have eczema.
Typically, a person who has severe eczema will wear gloves.
If Bai Dong is really the killer,
then when he took action, he might have used gloves.
I've always suspected that the black fiber on the cello string
would be left by gloves.
Hello? What's the situation?
Leader Luo, Bai Dong says that his stomach is not feeling well and requested some digestion medication.
Digestion medication?
Bai Dong could very likely have swallowed the gloves.
Send him to the hospital immediately. Have them pump his stomach.
- Leader Luo. - Did he throw them up?
He didn't throw them up, but we made him.
Black gloves.
Big gift.
Hurry back to the center and get to work.
Keep up the good work.
- Wait for my news. - Okay.
Take Bai Dong back.
Okay.
A black fiber extracted from the murder weapon,
cello string, has been analyzed.
Compared to Bai Dong's black, polyester gloves,
the color and texture are a good match.
Teacher Lu, there's a scratch between the thumb and forefinger.
The lining between the thumb and forefinger on both gloves have different degrees of wear.
Has the appearance of broken fibers.
It looks like from metal scratches.
Metal traces examined from the worn gloves
and the metal traces from the murder weapon are a good match.
We can conclude that the tear in the gloves was caused by the murder weapon.
The reason you ate the gloves
was because they are the ones you wore to suffocate Xiao Xue to death.
You wanted to get rid of the evidence.
And the photo you posted in your WeChat Moments,
the thing you thought would give you your alibi,
precisely proves that you were at the crime scene.
You were at the first crime scene.
You took the picture at Xiao Xue's house.
Am I right?
You guys finally understand.
Honestly let us know,
why did you kill Xiao Xue?
Why did I kill her? Because she deserved to die.
Elaborate.
You guys must not know.
Xiao Xue is the real murderer.
She killed my younger brother.
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