Chapter 2408: Chapter 2409: Clue Chapter 2408: Chapter 2409: Clue Upon seeing the Buddha Shrine, Lin Yi’s attention was imdiately captivated.
Fang Daye and Ma Haiqiang’s hos both had Buddha Shrines, and they ca from Jindou Village in Jinling.
Could this also be a coincidence?
Instinctively, Lin Yi did not believe so.
Approaching the Buddha Shrine, the incense burner was filled with ash, with incense sticks inserted, so spilling over beside the burner.
Lin Yi looked around the rest of the Buddha Shrine and saw that it was spotless, except for so dirt near the incense burner.
With his phone in hand, Lin Yi took so photos around the Buddha Shrine, planning to take a closer look later.
Shifting his attention from the Buddha Shrine to other areas, Lin Yi noticed a book on the desk, “The Great Ming Dynasty 1566,” 748 pages.
Lin Yi had dined with Wang Jiasu and knew he was fond of history books; having one on the desk was normal and could not be seen as suspicious.
Beside the book, there was a teacup ring stain on the table, about two-thirds of the way up the cup.
Upon opening the teapot next to it, Lin Yi saw that it was still half full of tea that had gone moldy.
Lin Yi thought that the ring stain on the teacup was likely left by evaporated tea.
Lin Yi tried to recreate the scene: Wang Jiasu must have been drinking tea and reading before going to take a bath.
Lin Yi’s eyes swept around, noting as the file stated that the ti of death was around 2:00 PM. Although it looked normal overall, not many people bathed at this ti unless there was sothing important.
Lin Yi closed his eyes and reconstructed the scene in his mind again.
Being able to leisurely drink tea and read in the study implied he had nothing urgent to do, simply passing ti in such a manner.
But he took a bath around 2:00 PM—though nothing seed amiss, it wasn’t quite reasonable.
If he had sothing important in the afternoon, could he still leisurely read?
It seems not necessarily.
Subconsciously, Lin Yi flipped open the book on the desk, stopping at page 398.
And this detail also aroused Lin Yi’s suspicion.
Lin Yi had seen similar behavior from Ji Qingyan.
When reading a book, if she herself or a family mber called her, she would place the book face down on the table.
If she was preparing to bathe or rest, she’d use a bookmark, close the book, and put it aside or on the shelf, to continue reading later.
Under normal circumstances, since Wang Jiasu put the book face down on the table, he must have been interrupted by sothing and planned to return and continue reading.
But that sothing apparently was not taking a bath.
After all, bathing is a very subjective action; there is no need to abruptly put down a book for it.
Standing in the study, Lin Yi surveyed the surroundings.
Suddenly, the place felt eerie.
It was like a huge box, hiding unknown secrets.
Yet, deep inside, it seed as if a voice was telling Lin Yi.
That the clue to the case might be hidden in this study.
Lin Yi took a few photos of the scene with his phone, then quietly closed the door and left.
After leaving the study, Lin Yi stood in the living room, looking around, but found nothing unusual.
However, at the bathroom entrance, he noticed sothing distinct.
He felt sothing was off when he entered earlier, and now he finally figured it out.
Wang Jiasu took his bath in the guest bathroom!
Normally, this would not make sense.
As the head of the household, judging from daily habits, he was supposed to bathe in the master bathroom.
Beyond that, Lin Yi also discovered a shirt on the chair near the guest bathroom door and a pair of pants on the floor, likely Wang Jiasu’s sleepwear.
“Sister-in-law, was Director Wang wearing these clothes before he died?”
“It should be this set.” Sun Yuxiang didn’t give a definitive answer, but judging from the situation at the scene, it was almost certain.
He had taken off his clothes outside…
This was what aroused Lin Yi’s suspicion.
Wang Jiasu was a very clean person; after taking off his clothes, he should have folded them neatly. This random placent did not match his character.
After a brief observation, Lin Yi entered the bathroom.
It was very tidy inside, with toiletries neatly placed on one side.
There was still water in the bathtub, clear but with so evaporation.
Everything in front of him seed ordinary, revealing nothing unusual.
Lin Yi took out the case file photos and compared them with the scene in front of him.
Wang Jiasu lay in the bathtub, with a black hairdryer fallen into the water.
Dying with eyes wide open and mouth agape, consistent with the expression of electrocution.
Standing in place, Lin Yi looked around for a good ten minutes, but regrettably, he found no trace of evidence.
With no other options, Lin Yi stepped out of the bathroom.
“Director Lin, did you find anything?” Sun Yuxiang asked eagerly.
“I’d like to ask, how many years has Director Wang been a Buddhist?”
“Seems like many years. He was already a Buddhist by the ti I knew him,” said Sun Yuxiang:
“But he’s not like others who make a big show of it, he just keeps a Buddha Shrine in his study.”
“So it’s been quite a while…”
“Indeed.”
“Could you leave the keys to this house with ? I might co over at other tis.”
“Of course, you can.”
Sun Yuxiang left the keys to the house with Lin Yi without any hesitation.
Lin Yi was an entrepreneur with assets over a hundred billion; naturally, he had no interest in coveting this house.
“I will continue to investigate this matter, and no matter the outco, I will offer an explanation to you all.”
“Thank you, Director Lin, thank you. You must secure justice for our family’s Old Wang.”
“Leave it to .”
After offering a few more words of comfort, Lin Yi left Gubei No.1.
Upon leaving, Lin Yi called Zhang Hui to inquire about the situation at the sub-bureau.
An autopsy and other investigations were still in progress, with results expected by tomorrow.
Having nothing else to do, Lin Yi went to the hospital to visit Gu Yiran.
After all, it’s quite the hassle to be hospitalized alone and unable to move.
Arriving at the hospital, Lin Yi found Zhang Zixin and Zhang Peng were also there.
“How co you two are here too.”
“We’ve wanted to co for a while, but have been too busy. We had so ti today, so we ca together,” said Zhang Peng.
“Lin Bro, you weren’t at the station today, did you go to Xiangyang Village again?” Zhang Zixin asked.
“I discovered sothing strange,” Lin Yi said:
“A friend of mine died in his own bathtub, cause of death was electrocution, with a hairdryer fallen into the tub.”
“What?? Impossible,”
Zhang Zixin exclaid in shock, “Nowadays hairdryers have insulation protection. They shouldn’t malfunction like that.”
“That’s the strange part, the hairdryer has been checked, there are no traces of tampering, yet it leaked electricity,” said Lin Yi:
“Furthermore, there’s an incredibly coincidental fact; he, along with Fang Daye and Ma Haiqiang, are all from Jindou Village under Jinling, making them fellow townsfolk.”
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