No way, how did the steel bar co into play?
Could it be that the killer had prepared a weapon after going upstairs?
But I clearly saw on the surveillance that the killer was unard. Unfortunately, the caras only covered the elevator entrance and the lobby on the first floor.
To protect the residents’ privacy, there’s no surveillance set up in the public areas outside the residents’ doors.
The origin of the steel bar is unknown, and the weapon was from the victim’s own ho.
Although so causal relationships are still unclear, Luo Fei can be certain that the killer is very familiar with the situation here, having at least entered the house once.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to get hold of two kitchen knives simultaneously!
Wait, if that’s the case, it doesn’t make sense.
If the killer was really familiar with the victim’s household, there wouldn’t be a need for such elaborate maneuvers—they could just lie in wait to kill...
Following the milk delivery upstairs and timing the attack so precisely did indeed seem excessive.
"Could it be a security guard? A grudging enemy from outside the neighborhood? Or perhaps soone they had a conflict within this building? None of these can be ruled out, they must all be put under surveillance."
Luo Fei explained to the people nearby, even though his tone sounded more like he was talking to himself, his reasoning was sound.
"There’s another issue."
"The killer did leave after committing the murder, but there was no sign of him outside the building, as if he’s still lurking around."
Li Jun suddenly reminded on the side.
With his prod, Luo Fei’s eyes turned peculiar.
Didn’t leave?
So where could he have gone?
A vicious and ruthless killer like that, not concerned about escaping, still remains in the building.
If that’s the case, when did I miss him?
As Luo Fei pondered over the improbable scenarios, he began reviewing the surveillance tapes, watching every floor he could, but he still couldn’t find a trace of the killer.
Such a dangerous individual, staying composed and collected without even leaving the building after a murder, that’s too provoking.
"Impossible, we can’t find him inside the building, and there’s no sign of escape on surveillance either."
"Who said you have to leave through the front door or take the stairs to escape!"
Luo Fei imdiately dropped everything in hand and ran outside, hypothesizing as he went. If everything was correct, the killer was no longer here.
Zhao Donglai and the others followed, as the presence of the offender inside ant potential hazards.
Though Luo Fei could hopefully subdue him single-handedly, if this villain considered taking hostages, it would be a serious crisis.
Out of the hallway, Luo Fei imdiately rushed into the ergency exit.
It was a revelation he had in a hospital previously!
Besides the regular blind spots, only the space around the stairways remained uncovered by surveillance.
There, anyone can move freely, going upstairs or downstairs, maybe the first floor even has an ergency exit.
With a nearly frantic pace, Luo Fei dashed, maneuvering swiftly, and in less than a minute, he got from the twelfth-floor stairway to the doorway on the first floor.
"I was right, you really ran away."
Looking at the raised window before him, Luo Fei saw the sole ventilation spot, which was away from the main stairwell, thus no surveillance covered the area.
Connected to the stairs, it allowed unrestricted movent in and out, unnoticed.
Zhao Donglai and the others arrived breathlessly.
"Why did you all run down here?"
Luo Fei glanced at them.
"Huh? Weren’t you coming down too?"
"I ca only to confirm the scene; the killer who didn’t appear on cara should have already escaped this building."
"Let’s go back."
Hearing Luo Fei’s words, the others nearly fainted from exhaustion; it was too much hassle—they were practically speechless.
Before leaving, Luo Fei touched the windowsill with his hand, and then looked again, a faint smile forming at the corners of his mouth.
Though the evidence and reasoning weren’t clear yet, he had found a crucial piece of evidence.
However, relying solely on this evidence to identify the murderer wasn’t very realistic.
"Captain Zhao, let’s take the elevator up."
"Huh?"
At this mont, Zhao Donglai and the others were sowhat confused; the elevator area was a crucial spot for evidence, not yet examined.
"Going up hastily now isn’t quite fitting; we don’t know if the forensics team has collected all the clues from here. What if we destroy sothing?"
Luo Fei smiled and led the way.
"The matters are static; humans are active. The killer went up by the elevator, and there might not be any trace left in it."
"By following his logic upstairs, we might have so unexpected discoveries."
Prompted by Luo Fei’s ntion, everyone else smiled too.
It truly was a creative idea!
Since investigating the elevator area in detail didn’t reveal anything substantive, they might as well retrace the path the killer took.
From the murderer’s perspective, there could be surprising findings.
Criminal investigations call for tactics; one cannot rely stick to the book; unpredictability is also a thod.
So, they entered the elevator together, chatting along the way.
"Alas, a sha, those two died so tragically, another two happy families wrecked. What do you think the motive for the murder was?"
"Cri of passion? Revenge killing? Or ho invasion robbery?"
Liao Xingyu earnestly analyzed aside.
Then Zhou Fan, standing nearby, cruelly bared the truth; being one of the first officers on the scene, he had already investigated and understood so basic financial conditions and areas for storing valuables inside the house.
There was nothing stolen!
Even the cash under the living room coffee table beside the ashtray wasn’t taken.
"Stop with the nonsense; you didn’t even properly review the report. Looks like your brain got as dinged as your backside and kidneys."
"Hahaha..."
Everyone burst into laughter.
anwhile, Luo Fei kept observing the corners around the elevator, hoping to find so clue, but not even a footprint was left.
Gazing at the reflective elevator door, Luo Fei hoped it would project the killer’s image, getting briefly amused by his own obsession.
Since when did solving cases beco so urgent for him...
The elevator finally reached the twelfth floor.
As the elevator door opened, Li Jun beside him suddenly presented an idea.
"So do you think this killer first took the elevator up, then devised a way to sneak into the fire escape to get away—why?"
"Could it be because he was feeling like it?"
With that nonchalant remark, it all stirred up Luo Fei’s thoughts.
Luo Fei suddenly realized that all of this was likely due to his own fixation—actually, the other party was probably just a novice trying to muddy the waters.
He had no ticulous plan or sophisticated thods or strategies...
This was rely a gamble!
The murderer gambled that they would be fixated on the elevator because it was simple—since the killer neither hid nor pretended but just moved inside the elevator.
That act itself defied logic!
What murderer brazenly entered a residential building to commit such acts? His so-called clever disappearing act thus appeared so inept.
"I get it, he wasn’t just feeling like it."
"This guy underestimated us; the inconsistent trajectory was rely to confound and mislead."
Luo Fei abruptly turned around, startling his colleagues.
But they had grown accustod to Luo Fei’s sudden reactions.
"Are you suggesting he rely used himself as bait to interfere with our case-solving progress? That’s too..."
Liao Xingyu initially intended a joke but stopped abruptly.
Seeing the police officers, busy scrutinizing the mosaic of floor tiles and everywhere visible, he was montarily speechless—they indeed focused all their attention here.
This killer successfully swayed these seasoned investigators’ rhythm using the most foolish self-destructive tactic.
Utterly ridiculous...
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