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Chapter 023: Mystery in the Apartment Part 1

The door of No. 104 was opened, and an old woman with a stooped figure stared at Andy Li in front of the door warily through the crack in the door and said: "Who are you looking for?!"

"Hello! I am the new landlord of this apartment!" Andy Li said calmly, with no expression on the surface.

"Are you the landlord?!" The old woman showed a surprised expression.

Andy Li promptly took out the relevant certificates of the real estate and showed them to the old woman, and explained at the same time: "Because we have just taken over this apartment, for the sake of the safety of the residents, we need to conduct a comprehensive inspection of all residents."

"Ah! Are there any bad guys around here?! What are they called... Yes! Potential criminals!" The old woman said loudly in a sharp old voice: "It's the kind of people we often see on TV who are ready to do bad things.

People!"

"Have you noticed anything unusual recently? Or who do you think may be a potential criminal?" Andy Li asked following the old woman's words.

Hearing this, the old woman opened the door first and looked outside alertly. Only then did she find Chen Chuyao.

Chen Chuyao looked like a cute little girl who was harmless to humans and animals. The old woman said to the two of them indifferently: "Mr. Landlady, please come to the house and talk!"

So, Andy Li and Chen Chuyao came to a room with dim lighting.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a small area that integrates the functions of the living room, dining room and kitchen.

Andy Li and Chen Chuyao were asked to sit down at the dining table by the old woman. At the same time, they quickly and neatly served two cups of hot tea and sat across from them.

"There are indeed a few weirdos here. I think if there are potential criminals, they must be among them."

The old woman who had just sat down began to speak confidently.

Chen Chuyao took out a small book, listened carefully to the old woman's words, and prepared to record the key information.

Andy Li responded with a slight nod of his head, gesturing for the old woman to continue speaking.

The old woman continued: "204 upstairs is a little gangster who does nothing all day long! I heard he is a member of the underworld. He looks so vicious that no one here dares to provoke him."

The old woman was a little angry when she spoke, and she breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Also, that guy always listens to some very loud music at night, and jumps around the room! It's so noisy that the people around him can't rest.

! Everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out!"

Chen Chuyao quickly recorded this information in a small notebook, for fear of missing key information, and looked meticulous.

"Have you ever had any conflicts between the residents of 204 and other residents here?"

Andy Li asked.

"Everyone is afraid of him and avoids him, but I have never seen anyone have a conflict with him! But everyone must hate him!"

The old woman replied without thinking.

Andy Li didn't ask any more questions about 204, so the old woman continued: "There is also the bartender in 106, who dresses very sexy and revealing all day long, and is not clear with the men in the apartment."

Chen Chuyao heard this and guessed that the bartender must be doing some shady business. Although this industry is in a gray area, in most cases, it will not trigger a crime index warning.

"This woman usually pretends to be harmless, don't be fooled by her appearance!"

"Have you ever had any conflicts between the residents of 106 and other residents here?"

Andy Li then asked.

"I can't say conflict, but I see that the men in 202 and 305 are always attentive to that woman. I also saw a man entering and leaving room 106! What good things can happen to her?"

The old woman spoke vividly, as if she had witnessed the adultery between a man and a woman. She immediately said: "There is also that man from 303 who is sneaking around all day long. No one knows what he does. He usually goes out when he goes out.

He was wearing a hat and a mask, as if he was afraid of being discovered by others. Maybe he was doing something shameful!"

Chen Chuyao couldn't help but feel that this old woman seemed to be observing every move of her neighbors and making a lot of criticisms. She was curious about what other neighbors thought of her.

"Have there been any conflicts between the residents of 303 and other residents here?" Andy Li said again.

"I haven't seen that person interact with anyone. Sometimes when someone greets him, he will be very rude and pretend to turn a blind eye. You should pay close attention to this person!"

The old woman gave instructions with a look of unfounded worry.

Andy Li waited for a moment, and seeing that the old woman seemed to have finished speaking, he then asked: "Who do you live with now?"

When the old woman saw Andy Li asking about her situation, her interest immediately dropped and she said faintly: "I am the only one living here!"

"Have you ever had any conflicts with anyone?"

The old woman's face changed slightly, showing displeasure. Due to the identity of the other party's landlord, she could only continue to say leisurely: "I am just an old woman who no one cares about. Who will I conflict with?!"

Andy Li stared at the old woman calmly for a moment, then turned to the bedroom with the door closed and said, "Can we take a look at the situation at your home?"

The old woman suddenly stood up and raised her old voice and asked, "You think I have done something bad, right? How is that possible! What can I, an old woman, do?"

Seeing this, Andy Li stood up slowly and asked again: "Can we see your bedroom?"

While speaking, Andy Li pointed at the closed door.

The old woman moved her body reflexively, blocking Andy Li's view, and said even more impatiently: "No! What right do you have to check my room?!"

"To be precise, we do not have the right to search your room at this time."

Compared to the impatient old woman, Andy Li remained calm and spoke calmly.

The old woman who was originally planning to continue arguing with Andy Li was speechless for a moment when she heard this. She seemed to be holding back a sense of resentment and displeasure.

"Is there anything else you want to tell us?" Andy Li asked.

The old woman lost her temper because of the handsome, unhurried man in front of her, and said calmly: "No... nothing else!"

"Okay! If you find anything new, please inform us as soon as possible."

The old woman nodded thoughtfully in agreement and said nothing more.

"Then we'll say goodbye!" Andy Li was still polite, "Thank you for your cooperation!"

The old woman nodded noncommittally, and then sent the two of them out of her house.

After walking out of the room, Andy Li immediately used his glasses to conduct an infrared contour imaging scan of Room 104.

Chen Chuyao was also curious about what was in the old woman's bedroom that made her so excited.

I saw a messy picture on the screen of the glasses. There were a lot of clutter piled up in the bedroom, and for a moment I couldn't even tell what was inside.

Andy Li also sent the images in his glasses to Chen Chuyao's mobile phone so that Chen Chuyao could help with the investigation.

"Andy, look here!"

Chen Chuyao nervously pointed at the phone screen and said to Andy Li.

Andy Li didn't see clearly what clues Chen Chuyao was pointing to, so he used his hand to scratch away the layers formed by some debris blocking the front, and saw a human-shaped object appear on the screen, sitting slumped in the middle of the debris.

, and the humanoid object did not have the thermal imaging response that a living person should have.

"Is it a corpse?!" Andy Li said doubtfully.

Upon seeing this, Chen Chuyao felt that there were some doubts in it and said to Andy Li: "There is something wrong here!"

"What's the problem?!" Andy Li looked at Chen Chuyao and asked in confusion.

"Has the crime index changed?!" Chen Chuyao asked.

Andy Li took a look at his phone and found that the crime index was still almost the same as when the alarm was issued. It could be said that there was no change.

"It took us about 10 minutes to get here after receiving the alarm." Chen Chuyao expressed her opinion, "If this old man is a murderer, the murder could only be completed within these 10 minutes!"

Andy Li noticed the suspicion and nodded.

"If this is the case, the old man has changed from a potential criminal to an active criminal! The crime index will definitely increase significantly." Chen Chuyao continued: "But so far, the crime index has not changed much!"

Andy Li understood what Chen Chuyao meant, but he was still confused, so he pointed at the humanoid object in the contour scanning image and asked: "How to explain this?"

"Could it be a humanoid robot or a humanoid doll?!" Chen Chuyao guessed.

Chen Chuyao was not sure what the humanoid object was at this time, but her words convinced Andy Li.

Although she made corresponding reasoning, Chen Chuyao didn't think about what to do next, so she asked: "What should we do now?"

"Let's check the next household first!"

As Andy Li spoke, he released a tiny reconnaissance robot and entered Room 104 for reconnaissance.

Although Chen Chuyao felt that Andy Li's approach was questionable, in this case, she couldn't think of a faster and more effective way, so she had to follow Andy Li silently to the second floor.

This time the two went straight to Room 204 where the gangster was.

"Chu Yao, stand behind me!"

Before knocking on the door, Andy Li ordered. At the same time, he put his hand on the stun gun on his waist to prepare for possible emergencies.

When Chen Chuyao saw this, she immediately became nervous. Although she was an elite civil servant in the special examination group, she barely passed the fighting and shooting exams. Therefore, she was self-aware of her combat effectiveness.

Chen Chuyao also put her hand on the stun gun.

"Dong dong...dong!"

Andy Li knocked on the door several times.

"Who!"

After a moment, a rude voice came from the house.

Before Andy Li could respond, the door had already been opened, and a tall, slovenly man wearing shorts and a vest opened the door carelessly.

The gangster looked at Andy Li, who was in a neat suit and looked serious, and said in confusion: "What are you doing?! I don't know you!"
Chapter completed!
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