Could it be that this is a criminal case?
Liu Hou frowned slightly.
One step forward.
The pots and pans in the kitchen were neatly placed, but because the hostess was not in the mood to cook recently, the tableware had been left idle for several days and was covered with a transparent tablecloth.
A swish sound.
Liu Hou took out a knife from the knife holder.
"These knives have been inspected by the police."
Dan Hailu suddenly said coldly: "You don't think my sister killed your brother-in-law, do you?"
She was very disappointed with Liu Hou.
Unexpectedly, Liu Hou shook his head gently: "No, your sister did not kill your brother-in-law."
The wear of all the knives is not high, and no blunt objects have been cut recently. Moreover, there is no hostility attached to the death of a living person in this room.
Therefore, Dan Haiqin should not have killed her husband and dismembered his body.
His husband is really missing.
Dan Hailu smiled when she heard that Liu Hou believed in her sister.
Smiling like a flower in spring: "You have some conscience."
Then, she sighed and said angrily: "My brother-in-law's relatives have been calling me every day to insult my sister, saying that she is a murderer.
But my sister and brother-in-law are very affectionate.
A sister can do anything for her brother-in-law.
There's no way she could kill him."
"Take me to other places."
Liu Hou didn't find any clues in the kitchen, so he asked Dan Hailu to take him to continue shopping.
Dan Hailu took Liu Hou to investigate the small balcony, restaurant and guest rooms.
When he finally reached the dressing room of the master bedroom, Liu Hou suddenly stopped.
cabinet.
Lots of cabinets.
Dan Haiqin said that her husband disappeared when he went to get her clothes from the cloakroom on the night he disappeared.
Liu Hou felt that the cloakroom was a bit strange.
But what the blame was, he couldn't tell for a while.
But that weird feeling spread like a plague, making Liu Hou feel uncomfortable all over.
Liu Hou stood in front of the cloakroom and thought for a long time.
I didn't see any reason why.
He tilted his head: "You said your brother-in-law disappeared while getting clothes for your sister in the cloakroom?"
Dan Hailu nodded: "Yes. That's what my sister said."
"What about the specific situation? Has anything weird happened to this family before?"
Liu Hou asked again: "Also, have you seen this kind of white stone in the cloakroom?"
He took out his mobile phone and showed Dan Hailu a photo.
There is no photo of the strange white stone I found.
However, there are many similar photos in local forums in Shicheng. Liu Hou found the most similar one and saved it in his mobile phone.
The girl was not sure: "This stone is very common in Shicheng, but I have never seen it in my sister's house.
Is there anything wrong with this white stone?"
"I'm also investigating if there is any problem." Liu Hou touched his chin.
He always felt that the whole thing was weird.
This room and this cloakroom were so strange that they made his hair stand on end.
In a room where there is obviously no hostility, there is a black aura of hostility on Dan Haiqin and Dan Hailu.
Where did this hostility come from?
If the white stone was once in the house, where was it placed?
In the closet?
He opened the wardrobe with a snap.
A very ordinary wardrobe, except for some clothes, there is no special place.
But Liu Hou was not fooled by appearances.
Room 404, which I rented at the time, was also quite clean.
But because of his own negligence, his cousin was abducted by the clothes slave who ran out of the closet, leaving her in danger.
For details, you still have to ask Dan Haiqin.
Return to the living room.
Dan Haiqin was still sitting on the sofa in a daze.
There was a brochure of wedding photos on her lap, and she flipped through it numbly over and over again.
Dan Haiqin said the same thing as Dan Hailu, obviously she has a very good relationship with her husband.
"Ms. Danhaiqin, did anything strange happen before your husband disappeared?"
Liu Hou sat opposite Dan Haiqin.
Dan Hailu obediently went to the kitchen to pour two cups of tea and put them on the coffee table.
"Sister, Mr. Liu Hou is calling you."
Seeing that her sister still didn't respond, the girl pushed her sister's shoulder.
Only then did Dan Haiqin come to his senses, rubbed his temples, and smiled haggardly: "I'm sorry. Mr. Liu, I didn't hear clearly what you just asked me."
"Let me ask you, was there anything unusual in the house before your husband disappeared?"
Liu Hou asked again.
Dan Haiqin recalled for a moment: "Probably not, we bought a second-hand house.
The owners of the house were an elderly couple who lost their only child early in life. They wanted to move to a nursing home, so they sold the house to us at a low price.
Many of the decorations in this house retain the original style.”
"I see, have you seen similar white stones at home? This is very important."
Liu Hou pulled out the photo of Bai Shitou again.
Dan Haiqin glanced at the screen of his mobile phone and shook his head: "I haven't seen it before."
"That's it."
Liu Hou felt that the investigation had reached a dead end again.
If there is no such white stone in Dan Haiqin's home, then could there be other factors behind her husband's disappearance?
Liu Hou's gaze circled around the living room.
No wonder the style in the house is a little out of place. It turns out that the young couple simply decorated it based on the original one.
The cabinet in the cloakroom probably belonged to the original owner.
There was a moment of silence.
Seeing Liu Hou thinking hard, Dan Hailu said: "Sister, I have briefly told Liu Hou about the circumstances of my brother-in-law's disappearance.
But there are many things that are unclear, so you can explain it in detail to Liu Hou."
Liu Hou nodded: "If I can hear more details, it would be really helpful to find your husband."
When Dan Haiqin heard that it would help find her husband, she suddenly became more energetic.
He smoothed his long hair and revealed half of his haggard face: "I will remember it until my death. It was the night more than five days ago.
I looked at the watch, it was eight o'clock sharp.
There is a celebration party in my unit tonight.
You have to know that Shicheng, a small city with few people, is not very easy to find jobs.
My company is the only stone company left in Shicheng.
After hard work, our company got a big order. So the boss decided to celebrate and booked a banquet at the largest hotel in Shicheng.
But my husband doesn’t want to go, saying that people in my company look down on him..."
Dan Haiqin’s husband is Li Cheng.
I lost my job last month.
In a city like Shicheng with dwindling resources and a serious population outflow, it is not easy to find a suitable job again.
Unemployed people are very sensitive, especially the aloof Li Cheng.
The depression of unemployed people is sensitive, and only people who are also unemployed can understand it.
Li Cheng now even feels that the man guarding the door is looking down on him.
Dan Haiqin persuaded Li Cheng to agree to accompany her to the banquet.
The two of them dressed up specially. Dan Haiqin put on cosmetics that she usually couldn't bear to use, and also put on a wedding ring.
When I was about to go out, a cool breeze blew, which made Danhaiqin feel a little cold.
So she asked Li Cheng to go to the cloakroom to get a coat for herself to take with her.
"You can take whatever you want. After all, there is central air conditioning after you enter the hotel. You will have to ask for heat when the time comes."
Li Cheng muttered impatiently, and after being given a blank look by his wife, he had no choice but to take off his shoes and walk deeper into the house.
Dan Haiqin waited for more than ten minutes, but her husband didn't come out.
She was a little strange, so she took off her shoes and walked in.
When I walked to the cloakroom, the closet door was open, and the coat I wanted was thrown on the floor.
"Husband!" Dan Haiqin picked up his coat and shouted.
No one responded to her.
Chapter completed!