At seven o'clock that evening, Luo Fei and his team had already arrived at Qiao Yuanlong's ho.
With ti tight and a heavy task, their actions couldn't be delayed.
The ti given by the killer was the afternoon of the seventh, so if calculated like this, there was less than twenty-four hours left.
"Officers, is there sothing wrong?"
"Is this Qiao Yuanlong's ho? We are here to inquire about his situation. Are you his family mbers?"
Luo Fei looked at the people in front of him. There were four people in the room, including Qiao Yuanlong's parents, his wife, and daughter.
The four faces were a bit tense; perhaps they hadn't expected the police to show up because of sothing concerning their father, feeling sowhat at a loss.
"Yes, I'm his wife."
"Officer, what happened to our Lao Qiao?"
Qiao Yuanlong's wife, Wang i, was quite worried. Although she didn't know what to say, she still invited them in first.
Luo Fei and Lin Jie were the only ones who ca this ti, while the rest of the team stayed behind to discuss the case and study the surveillance footage.
Luo Fei looked at the family, who were all staring at him intently, unsure how to break the news of Qiao Yuanlong's death to them.
"Uh, Qiao Yuanlong hasn't been ho recently. Do you know his whereabouts?"
"Lao Qiao sent a ssage saying the school arranged a business trip for a few days, and he would probably be back next week."
Luo Fei and Lin Jie exchanged a look.
A ssage?
The man had already been captured; where could a ssage have co from?
Seeing their disbelief, Wang i took out her phone and showed the chat history between her and her husband to Luo Fei.
This was a ssage Qiao Yuanlong sent his wife the day before yesterday. The chat log was very clear.
Qiao Yuanlong said he was going to participate in an external exchange arranged by the school, citing a long investigative period, so he wouldn't be back until at least a week later.
It was clearly stated, yet too suspicious.
By calculating the dates, yesterday was the day the mysterious killer live-stread the execution.
So the day before and even earlier should have been when Qiao Yuanlong and the other four hostages were captured.
This also indicated that the person manipulating Qiao Yuanlong's phone to send ssages to his family was no longer him.
It was all fake!
Having figured this out, Luo Fei sighed slightly and faced the family mbers, feeling a bit troubled.
"There's sothing I need to explain to you."
Before he could finish, Qiao Yuanlong's father walked over shakily, anxiously grabbing Luo Fei's hand, his voice becoming tremulous.
"Officer, I am an old party mber. I've taught my son since he was young never to do anything out of line, always obey the law, and he has never caused trouble. What happened to him? Just tell the truth."
Beside him, Lin Jie looked anxious, even more tense than Luo Fei.
The old man's words put them in a tight spot, making it even harder to speak up.
Finally, Luo Fei stood and said he needed to talk to Wang i alone.
Saying it openly now would be too much for the old man and the child to bear, so one of the family mbers had to be prepared first.
In the bedroom, Luo Fei took out his phone but didn't imdiately show it to her.
"Ms. Wang, your husband is in trouble. He has been murdered."
At these words, Wang i first looked puzzled, then tears appeared in her eyes, and she began trembling with panic, trying hard to suppress her sorrow, yet still looked at him hopefully.
"Officer, could it be a mistake? Our Lao Qiao always paid attention to safety and never held any grudges against anyone..."
"What exactly happened?"
Biting her lip, Wang i clutched her sleeves, her shoulders constantly shaking, waiting for Luo Fei to clarify the truth. But what greeted her was silence.
At this mont, silence confird her husband's fatal news.
"He is indeed no longer alive. Not long ago, he was killed by a mysterious killer who beheaded him and sent the video to us, allowing us to witness that scene."
"After our Public Security Bureau's technical departnt identified and examined it, although the ans of distribution involved so fakery, the video content is real."
With that, Luo Fei slowly placed the video in front of Wang i.
Whether to watch it or not was entirely her decision.
But she had to be allowed to see it first; as the sole pillar of the household now, her attitude would decide the direction of the case.
If the whole family saw such a heartrending scene, three people might imdiately collapse.
How could the two old folks and Qiao Yuanlong's only daughter endure such a painful sight?
"No matter what, he is still my husband. I still want to take a look."
At this mont, Wang i displayed remarkable ntal fortitude as a woman. Luo Fei, although reluctant, handed her the phone.
This was a family mber's right to know.
Since she had already made up her mind, there was no longer any interference—he turned his head aside.
One could imagine Wang i's expression at the mont, hearing her sobbing breath and suppressed choking.
"Thank you, officer."
Wang i's trembling hand reached over, and just as Luo Fei was about to comfort her, he saw her force back the tears.
She had nothing to rely on now, for she was the only support for the entire family.
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