The Case of Love

Chapter 34 Theft
At the party the night before, Li Zhisong posted on WeChat Moments, but only posted photos of cakes and food, with a caption: "Boss, we will always love you!"

This affectionate and corny confession made Su Xiaohan shudder. Similar to her reaction, most of the comments below this circle of friends also said that Li Zhisong was corny. Some even sent a vomiting emoji.

Su Xiaohan also took a photo and wanted to post it on her Moments, but she didn't know what to say. Although she was very brave, she kept her feelings for Zhou Yifeng to herself and didn't dare to show them.

In her mind, there has never been the concept of "girls chasing boys".

She pondered for a long time but couldn't decide what to post, so she put her phone aside, turned on the TV, picked up a crime novel to read, and enjoyed her first day off after work.

However, her leisurely time was soon broken. Near noon, Zhou Yifeng sent a message in the group. Someone reported that her home was robbed and her roommate was missing.

The person who reported the theft was Xia Chunhong. Two days before the incident, she was on a business trip and when she got home, she found that all the cash and valuables in her home were missing.

Zhou Yifeng and Li Zhisong arrived at the scene first, followed by Su Xiaohan and others.

After their investigation, they found that there were no obvious signs of rummaging in the house, the door lock was intact, and the windows were not damaged. During the continued questioning, the reporter Xia Chunhong mentioned a person, her roommate Feng Xiaoxue.

Feng Xiaoxue was not only Xia Chunhong's roommate, but also her fellow countryman. Two months before the incident, they came to Beijing to work together and rented this house together, each with a room and a shared kitchen and bathroom. As they were from the same country, the two were not on guard against each other and did not lock the bedroom door.

Just the night before, Xia Chunhong found that her cash, a necklace and a ring were missing. Feng Xiaoxue didn't come home, so she called her, but her phone was turned off. Until this morning, Feng Xiaoxue's phone was still turned off, so Xia Chunhong called the police.

After listening to Xia Chunhong's description, Zhou Yifeng and others immediately put forward the first guess: Feng Xiaoxue stole Xia Chunhong's belongings and escaped.

Although Xia Chunhong thought it was strange that her cash and jewelry disappeared with Feng Xiaoxue, she felt that Feng Xiaoxue would not steal her things. They were from the same hometown and were good friends. If Feng Xiaoxue had financial difficulties, she would definitely lend her money and would not need her to steal.

Moreover, there are less than 2000 people in their village. If Feng Xiaoxue really stole something and the news got out, she would probably not be able to face returning home.

Zhou Yifeng and his companions carefully checked Feng Xiaoxue's room and found that her personal belongings, jewelry, and the passbook with 10,000 yuan in it were not taken away.

"Captain Zhou, it looks like these were not stolen by Feng Xiaoxue. If she had stolen them, she should have taken her belongings away with her and would not have left them here." Su Xiaohan analyzed.

"What Xiaohan said makes sense, but Boss, look, there are no obvious signs of rummaging in this room, the door lock is intact, and the windows are not broken. It looks like the crime was committed by an acquaintance." Li Zhisong was doubtful.

Zhou Yifeng thought for a while, asked Xia Chunhong where Feng Xiaoxue worked, and asked Zhu Xiaofeng and Xu Jungang to find out the situation. At the same time, he took Su Xiaohan and others to the community to check the surveillance.

The community was built in the 1990s, with old supporting facilities and no surveillance in many places. Based on the photos provided by Xia Chunhong, they found Feng Xiaoxue who had left home in the morning in a surveillance camera at the gate of the community.

Xia Chunhong said that her work place was far from home, so she went out at about 7: every morning, while Feng Xiaoxue worked at a hot pot restaurant relatively close to her, so she went out later than her every day. According to the time shown on the surveillance, Feng Xiaoxue went out at about o'clock in the morning. From the surveillance, although her facial expression could not be seen clearly, her steps were very steady and there was nothing abnormal. "Keep watching and see if she came back before Xia Chunhong got home!" Zhou Yifeng stared at the surveillance and said to Ma Nan.

"Yes, boss!" Ma Nan responded and continued to check the surveillance.

Finally, at around noon, they saw Feng Xiaoxue again in the surveillance video. "She came back in the middle!" They exclaimed almost at the same time.

In the surveillance video, Feng Xiaoxue was wearing the work clothes of a hotel waiter, not the clothes she wore when she went out in the morning.

"Captain Zhou, it seems that Feng Xiaoxue came back in a hurry for something and didn't even have time to change her clothes." Su Xiaohan said.

"Xiaohan, make a phone call and ask Zhu Xiaofeng to ask Feng Xiaoxue why she went home at noon. Logically, she takes the bus to work, and the hot pot restaurant where she works is an hour away from here. If there is no emergency, she should not come back!" Zhou Yifeng said to Su Xiaohan while thinking.

Su Xiaohan agreed and went to the side to call Zhu Xiaofeng.

Zhu Xiaofeng quickly reported to Zhou Yifeng. He asked the shop owner, and the owner said that Feng Xiaoxue had asked him for half a day off at noon the day before, because her boyfriend came to Beijing to see her and she wanted to accompany him.

"Boyfriend!" They all grasped the key point. It seems that if they want to know where Feng Xiaoxue went, her boyfriend is a breakthrough.

Zhu Xiaofeng also told them that according to the store owner, Feng Xiaoxue was a very disciplined person, diligent, and always willing to do any dirty or tiring work, and she was very popular in the store. He approved her very much, so when she asked for half a day off, he approved it. However, the store owner did not know about Feng Xiaoxue's boyfriend, and only heard her say that her boyfriend was working in another place.

Zhou Yifeng called Xia Chunhong to ask about Feng Xiaoxue's boyfriend. Xia Chunhong knew very little about him, and knew about the same as the store owner. Moreover, according to Xia Chunhong, Feng Xiaoxue had only been dating this boyfriend for a short time and had not told her family yet. For a time, Feng Xiaoxue's boyfriend became a mysterious existence.

Unfortunately, the community only has two surveillance cameras, one at the main gate and the other in the yard. There are no surveillance cameras at the entrances of each unit or in the corridors. They cannot be sure whether Feng Xiaoxue’s boyfriend is among the people passing by the door.

"Captain Zhou, let's continue watching the video. If Feng Xiaoxue's boyfriend comes to see her, we might be able to see them come out together." Su Xiaohan suggested.

"That's right, keep watching the surveillance!" Zhou Yifeng turned his gaze back to the surveillance screen.

Just when their eyes were about to be dazzled, Feng Xiaoxue appeared again. This time, she walked in a hurry. She was still wearing the same clothes, but with a mask on her face. She was also pulling a suitcase in her hands. It seemed that the suitcase was quite heavy and she had some difficulty pulling it.

"Boss, this person looks like Feng Xiaoxue at first glance, but when you look closely, they don't look alike. I always feel like something is wrong." Li Zhisong frowned, muttering to himself.

"The body shape is a little different, the movements are also different, this person doesn't walk as steadily as Feng Xiaoxue."

(End of this chapter)