On the way to Wang Hao’s residence.
Chen Xiao was sorting through the things Xu Fu had confessed.
From Xu Fu’s words, Chen Xiao could easily discern that when Wang Hao and Wang i were abducted, they actually had clear mories.
They rembered their nas.
They also rembered their parents.
Chen Xiao even felt that the sisters may have been much more mature ntally than their peers at that ti.
Because of this suspicion, Chen Xiao also wondered if the adoption of Qiu Tingfang by Qiu Huasheng in 1990 might have been orchestrated by the sisters.
Chen Xiao took another look at Qiu Huasheng’s car in the rearview mirror.
At Xu Fuji’s Diner, Qiu Huasheng didn’t get out of the car, which ant he didn’t know what Chen Xiao had learned from Xu Fu.
At present, Qiu Huasheng didn’t know where they were going, only following quietly.
Soon, Xu Fu pointed to a building ahead and reminded them: "We’re there."
Chen Xiao looked up; it was an apartnt building.
Xu Fu looked at the building and couldn’t help but lant: "I can’t believe she’s dead. I was happy for her when the housing market started to rise, but now it’s all aningless."
Chen Xiao paid no attention to him.
He just looked up at the building, with an inexplicable feeling of déjà vu.
Until Xiaoji suddenly spoke: "Brother, do you have an illusion? Do you think we’re here to find Xiao Nian?"
Xiao Nian?
To Chen Xiao, this na already felt like a distant mory.
But as the mory resurfaced, the image of Xiao Nian clearly appeared in Chen Xiao’s mind.
She was Zhao Xiaoyu’s biological mother.
And Zhao Hai’s second wife.
Moreover, she was the first person to make Chen Xiao aware of the existence of "Chen Yan," the murderer.
The reason why Chen Xiao and Xiaoji felt this sense of déjà vu in front of this building was that Xiao Nian had done sothing similar.
She had Zhao Hai buy her an apartnt.
That apartnt beca the site of her murder.
It was also in that apartnt that Xiao Nian gave Chen Xiao Chen Yan’s Killing Notes.
Seeing Xu Fu’s curious gaze, Chen Xiao didn’t explain but said to Xiaoji:
"Go ask Qiu Huasheng if he wants to co up and take a look, just say this is another place where Qiu Tingfang once lived."
Xiaoji nodded and walked to the side of Qiu Huasheng’s car.
After explaining, Qiu Huasheng imdiately got out of the car and followed Chen Xiao upstairs.
Soon, a community manager brought the keys over.
As soon as the door was opened, Xu Fu was the first to walk into the house.
Chen Xiao and Qiu Huasheng followed closely behind.
But as soon as they entered, everyone’s gaze seed to freeze.
In the center of the living room were two black-and-white photographs.
The subjects of the photos were none other than Wang Hao and Wang i!
But the shock was not just the photos themselves.
The truly shocking thing was the incense burner set beneath the photos.
The incense burner contained the ashes of burnt incense.
Beside the burner were burnt-out candles and a bowl of burnt paper ashes.
Qiu Huasheng looked at this scene, stunned for a long ti before his body trembled slightly:
"Didn’t they say this was where Tingfang’s sister lived? Why is there a morial here for Tingfang and them!"
Not only was Qiu Huasheng shocked.
Even Chen Xiao couldn’t wrap his head around this scene at first.
But after calming down, Chen Xiao understood and said with narrowed eyes:
"They might be preemptively commorating themselves, fearing sothing might happen, leaving no one to mourn them!"
Qiu Huasheng’s eyes widened.
Xu Fu also stared at the two black-and-white photos in shock, unable to say anything.
Chen Xiao took a deep breath and instructed Xiaoji and Liu Dayou: "There are no signs of others coming through here, and the altar is tidy. The fallen incense ashes haven’t been cleaned, which ans no one’s visited for a long ti; it’s very likely their own commoration."
"Search carefully; if they went to such lengths, they might have left a clue."
Saying "clue" was already conservative.
Chen Xiao suspected the truth might be hidden sowhere in this house!
Related to that year at the train station.
Related to the murder of the sisters!
Related to whoever was behind all this killing!
Xiaoji and Liu Dayou imdiately headed into the rooms of the house upon receiving the instructions.
Chen Xiao remained still.
He continued to stare at the two black-and-white photographs.
Staring, Chen Xiao asked Qiu Huasheng: "These should be recent photos of Qiu Tingfang, right?"
"Yes!" Qiu Huasheng’s voice trembled.
After uttering this word, Qiu Huasheng couldn’t help but ask Chen Xiao: "Does this an Tingfang had already made all preparations when she returned to the country?"
"Possibly."
"If so, why didn’t she ask for my help? This action clearly indicates she was hiding many things, and her death implies danger she faced, without a surefire chance of victory!"
Chen Xiao looked at Qiu Huasheng and said: "Maybe because she knew what she had to do, she didn’t want you involved? Besides, so things must be done personally, like... revenge!"
"Only when you succeed with your own hands can it be called revenge."
Qiu Huasheng looked at Qiu Tingfang’s mourning photo with reddened eyes.
Yet Chen Xiao analyzed their facial expressions, trying to discern their thoughts when taking the commorative photos.
From those eyes, Chen Xiao read resolve!
Suddely, Xiaoji, who was in the bedroom, shouted loudly:
"Brother, co quickly!"
Chen Xiao imdiately walked towards the room.
He saw Xiaoji holding an already opened notebook.
Chen Xiao took it and, upon seeing the contents, couldn’t help but frown:
"It’s the complete Killing Notes!"
"Yes, they made detailed plans, including Qiu Tingfang’s staged search drama — all planned out, with the sole aim of drawing out the person who killed their parents!"
"And they witnessed their parents’ death! Their parents weren’t at the train station but were beheaded in an alley after leaving a motel at midnight! They were upstairs at the motel at the ti!"
Chen Xiao didn’t rush to respond to Xiaoji’s words, nor did he imdiately look at the contents Xiaoji pointed out.
Instead, he flipped the notebook to the first page and began reading the sisters’ notes from the beginning.
As he read, Chen Xiao pulled out his phone and dialed Pan Huiping.
"Hello, Captain Pan, there’s sothing I need you to verify."
"Go ahead."
"We’ve found another place Qiu Tingfang lived. In the house, she left a notebook. It records all their plans, but it also details a case concerning their parents. Could you check with the train station precinct to see if, in early 1990, there was a beheading case at a motel alley around the train station area?"
As Chen Xiao spoke, his eyes began to scan around.
Everything, logically, seed to be progressing smoothly.
Through the bag of candies left before Qiu Tingfang’s incident, Chen Xiao and Pan Huiping discovered Xu Fuji as a crucial clue.
Then, through Xu Fuji, found the diner.
They then pried Qiu Tingfang’s real na from the diner owner and found this apartnt.
Yet the impact of this apartnt was trendous.
Not only did it have the victims’ self-commoration, but it also contained the complete plan for what they intended to do.
They even foresaw the possibility of reversing the outco and potentially avenging themselves.
Chen Xiao couldn’t help but feel like soone had activated a god-like perspective!
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