Published at 5th of November 2026 7:32 am

Chapter 4188: Riddled with Doubts

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When I was a journalist before, someone asked this question, and Lin Yi was very used to dealing with it.

"I like to read some detective novels, so I tried to show off and said a few things randomly."

"You’re not just showing off randomly; your analysis is quite professional," Liu Xu said:

"Your analysis is almost the same as that of the forensic investigator on the scene. From the situation on site, it does seem to be an acquaintance crime, but why they resorted to murder is still unclear."

After speaking, Liu Xu looked at Jiang Wenhui, "Have you found out the victim’s information?"

"Yes, we found out, her name is Wang Wenli, she moved here six months ago, she used to pay rent on time, never had any arrears. Other than that, we have no other information."

Liu Xu and Wang Shuting didn’t expect to get much information, after all, they were just landlords. As long as they had the basic information recorded, they weren’t entitled to inquire about tenants’ other details.

Subsequently, Wang Shuting recorded the victim’s ID number and contact information, and after chatting a bit more with Lin Yi, they planned to leave because there were other tasks on site for them to handle.

"Can you retrieve surveillance footage?" Liu Xu asked.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi knew exactly what he intended to do.

"I’ll fetch the surveillance footage now. You can take care of other things and return later."

Both left, and Jiang Wenhui looked at Lin Yi nervously.

"Boss, will such an incident affect our ability to rent out the place in the future?"

"It might have a little impact in the short term, but as time goes by, people will forget about this matter."

At this moment, a system notification appeared in Lin Yi’s mind.

[System Task: As a landlord, you can’t stand idly by when a tenant is murdered. Assist the police in capturing the murderer. Reward: 200,000 master level driving skills]

Lin Yi: ???

Does a landlord have to do this kind of work?

Even though I’m a landlord, as long as I cooperate with the investigation, there’s nothing much for me to do, nor will it waste much of my time.

Now that there’s a task, I have to help them solve the case.

But this case shouldn’t be too hard; the surveillance in the building is functional. As long as we find the people who entered and exited, we can basically identify the murderer.

"Don’t be scared. First, retrieve the surveillance footage from three days ago to see who went to the victim’s room."

"Understood."

Jiang Wenhui was very familiar with the operating system and quickly found the surveillance footage. Lin Yi was not in a hurry and sat beside chatting with Xiao Bing, saying she’d only be able to come by in the afternoon.

"Huh, that’s strange, why can’t I find it?"

"Can’t find it?" Lin Yi looked at Jiang Wenhui, "Did you miss something?"

"I’ve checked twice and haven’t seen anyone go in or come out."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was a bit puzzled.

To him, this seemed unlikely.

"Let me see."

Lin Yi rewound the footage to five days ago to avoid missing important information.

But as Jiang Wenhui said, besides Wang Wenli, no one was seen entering, nor did anyone come out.

Ever since Wang Wenli entered three days ago, she hadn’t come out.

"Could there be something unusual about this?"

Jiang Wenhui was very earnest, even having a slight sense of involvement.

The intellectual excitement of reasoning and solving the case, despite being a woman, had her subconsciously drawn in.

"There must be something unusual, but we’ll need to take a closer look to determine what it is."

At this moment, Liu Xu and Wang Shuting returned.

"Did you find the surveillance footage?"

"Yes, but didn’t spot any suspects."

"Hmm?"

Both felt a bit surprised; having done criminal investigations for years, they initially thought this case wasn’t too difficult.

Much like Lin Yi’s thoughts.

They believed that by investigating the surveillance, they could find the suspect, but now saying nothing was seen seemed strange.

"Let me try."

Wang Shuting sat down and began examining the surveillance footage.

"From which day did you start investigating?"

"From five days ago."

Hearing this time frame, both thought it was appropriate.

The victim had been murdered three days ago, so investigating the surveillance from five days ago was very reasonable.

Wang Shuting cautiously selected footage from six days ago and watched up to today without finding anything unusual.

"Wait, go back to three days ago," Lin Yi said to Wang Shuting.

Thinking Lin Yi found something, she rewound the footage to three days ago as he instructed.

"Stop!"

Lin Yi suddenly called for Wang Shuting to stop when the surveillance screen went dark, lasting a few seconds.

Workers carrying a mattress passed through, blocking the camera and creating a few seconds of surveillance blind spot.

At this time, Liu Xu and Wang Shuting understood what Lin Yi meant.

"You mean the suspect used these few seconds of blind spot in the surveillance to sneak into the victim’s house?"

"That’s the only possibility, but this is too much of a coincidence, likely deliberately arranged by them. I suggest checking the two people moving the mattress, as they probably provided the cover."

Lin Yi pointed at the surveillance footage, "We can look into who else entered at that time; it should narrow down the suspect range."

"But there’s still the problem of how the suspect left," Liu Xu said:

"The blind spot in the surveillance footage is only that brief segment, and no one has been seen exiting, which is also a point of suspicion."

"I haven’t figured that part out yet; we’ll need more investigation."

"For now, let’s proceed like this. Can you extract this segment of the surveillance? We’ll need to take it with us shortly."

"Sure, no problem."

Lin Yi assigned this task to Jiang Wenhui and left alone.

The surveillance footage should be fine; they most likely sneaked into the room under the mattress’s cover but didn’t leave in a conventional way after the murder.

Lin Yi thought about this issue for a while and still couldn’t make sense of it.

Could my analysis be wrong, and the blind spot was just a coincidence?

Coming out of the building, Lin Yi saw quite a few people standing in front of the apartment’s entrance, all gathered around the police cars.

"What happened? Suddenly, six police cars came."

"I heard someone committed suicide."

"No way, would this many people come for a suicide?"

"It wasn’t a suicide; I heard someone got murdered, which is a different matter."

The crowd chatted noisily, curious about what was happening inside.

Pushing through the crowd, Lin Yi left with his head down.

The murder occurred late at night, during the optimal time for an escape.

So how the suspect left remains a mystery.

Scratching his head, Lin Yi thought, "I’m just the landlord here; how did I encounter such a thing?"

Damn, a bit of a headache.

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