"Mr. Ling has been to the scene?" As the words fell, Ding Wei rushed to respond, "We’ve checked the footage, and while there have been so discoveries, we still can’t confirm the identity of the killer. How about this: why don’t you both have a seat while I ask soone to bring over the surveillance footage from the day in question for you to review yourselves."
"Alright, thank you very much."
It wasn’t long before Ding Wei returned to the office with the surveillance footage. Ling Chen leaned in closer, watching the screen carefully. It was indeed late at night, and the surrounding residents were already asleep. Around one o’clock in the morning, a figure finally appeared on the screen. However, the person kept their back to the cara, making it impossible to see the face; only their build and stature suggested they were around Su Zhengyang’s age.
The individual reached the door and, without much hesitation, pushed it open and rushed inside. Since everything took place indoors, the situation inside was unknown, and there were no lights on. After waiting for about two minutes, soone appeared on the footage again. As the person turned, their profile flashed montarily, but since it was nightti, the surveillance didn’t capture it clearly.
However, the instant Ling Chen saw that vague profile, his expression beca visibly uncomfortable. His fists clenched instinctively, eyes fixed intently on the man in the footage.
No doubt about it! That man who appeared later was none other than his father, Ling Kun. Even though he hadn’t seen his face directly, Ling Chen knew his father too well. One glance, and he confird the identity.
Could it be... could Guo Hong be right? As wild thoughts raced through his mind, Du Kang, standing beside him, seed to notice the change in Ling Chen’s expression and asked, "Do you know this person?"
Ling Chen hesitated for a mont, reluctantly nodding, and said, "He’s my father."
"Is that so?" Du Kang seed a little surprised, as he initially thought Guo Hong’s words were ant to deceive everyone. But based on the current circumstances, not everything Guo Hong said was false.
Could it actually be true? Thinking this, Du Kang’s expression gradually turned serious. If Ling Kun was indeed involved, how would Ling Chen interact with the Heavenly chanism Pavilion in the future? Even if Ling Chen had nothing to do with it, Su He and Su i would surely ignore him.
As he pondered, the footage showed Ling Kun not lingering much outside before he burst into the house through the front door. About three minutes later, Ling Kun scrambled out through a window on the north side of the house. When Ling Kun was seen again, there were apparent bloodstains on his body, and he was holding a steel sword.
Rising from the ground, Ling Kun casually tossed the steel sword into the roadside bushes and quickly fled the scene. Just as he vanished, another person, the sa man who initially entered, sprinted out of the house. This man’s escape path was in the opposite direction from Ling Kun’s.
With the disappearance of Ling Kun and the mysterious man, a few minutes later, a van slowly drove up and parked at the front door. Then, a few people jumped out of the van, went inside, and carried out the bodies of Su Zhengyang and his wife, loading them onto the vehicle.
Watching the van drive out of the fra, Ling Chen’s heart sank to the depths. From the content of the video, it was clear his father was indeed a suspect. Even if he didn’t want to believe it, he had to accept this reality. After pondering for a mont, Du Kang asked, "Chief Ding, did you find the sword in the footage?"
Ding Wei nodded and answered, "Found it, it’s stored in the evidence room."
"Could you bring that sword here for us to take a look?"
"No problem, I’ll make a call and have soone send it over."
Ding Wei was efficient with his work, and in less than ten minutes, the sealed steel sword was delivered to the chief’s office. Du Kang took the sealed bag and examined the steel sword inside. The blade was blood-red, stained by residual blood. Du Kang focused intently on the blade’s edge, his brows occasionally furrowing.
After a mont, Ding Wei put down the steel sword, turning to the pensive Ling Chen, he asked, "Is there anything else you need to investigate?"
The sound of his voice snapped Ling Chen back to reality. Glancing at the monitor screen, Ling Chen wasn’t sure what else could be examined. At that mont, his mind was in a chaotic whirl.
Seeing Ling Chen remaining silent, Du Kang decided not to prod further and instead said to Ding Wei, "Chief Ding, thank you for your help. We’ll be on our way."
"Mr. Du, please, there’s no need to be so formal. It’s my honor to assist with your work," Ding Wei replied with a smile. "If you don’t have any other matters, how about joining for lunch? My treat."
"No need!" Ling Chen stood up, cutting in, "We have other matters to deal with, Chief Ding. You carry on, and we’ll get out of your hair." With that, ignoring Ding Wei’s attempt to persuade them, Ling Chen and Du Kang walked straight out of the police station.
Back at the hotel, Du Kang stopped Ling Chen, who was about to head to his room, and asked, "Can you get in touch with your father?"
"Not sure, I’ll try." Truthfully, Ling Chen was eager to return so he could reach out to Ling Kun and ask about what transpired. He couldn’t believe his father would do such a thing.
When Ling Kun left initially, he hadn’t given Ling Chen a contact number, so now, finding Ling Kun would rely on asking for the porridge girl’s assistance. She had been handling matters for Ling Kun and should certainly know his whereabouts.
However, to Ling Chen’s disappointnt, after several calls, the porridge girl’s phone was unreachable, showing as out of service area.
"What should I do?" Ling Chen frowned discreetly, unable to contact the porridge girl, unable to locate Ling Kun, unable to understand the truth of the matter, his anxiety was palpable.
Seeing Ling Chen’s restlessness, Du Kang asked, "You can’t find your father?"
Ling Chen sighed softly, "No. Mr. Du, do you... do you also believe my father was involved in this incident?"
"It’s not what I believe, Ling Chen. At this point, let be frank with you. Just now, while examining that steel sword, I found that the blade’s edge matched perfectly with the wounds on Su Zhengyang and his wife. If I’m not mistaken, your father used that steel sword to kill Su Zhengyang and his wife."
Hearing this, Ling Chen’s expression changed, and he quickly said, "Mr. Du, could it be you’ve made a mistake?"
"Even though I’m old, my eyes are still sharp, and my experience and instincts tell I haven’t made a mistake." At this, Du Kang sighed, saying, "Ling Chen, I understand you’re distressed. No one could have anticipated such an outco. Right now, unless you can find your father and confront him face-to-face, the charge of murdering Su Zhengyang and his wife will surely stick to him."
"This... I..." Ling Chen opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. At this point, any words were superfluous; only evidence mattered most.
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