After knocking several times, Lao Zhou stood at the door and listened to the movement in the room. Then, he took a look at the dust on the ground.
This house has probably been unoccupied for a long time.
Situations like this are very common in this old city. Most of the houses here are private houses, there is no planning between buildings, and the neighborhood environment is very messy.
The people living here are also diverse and come from all walks of life. Most of the houses are rentals, and a small number of rooms have been vacant.
To be fair, if the target person is really hiding in this area, even if they go door-to-door to check, they may not be able to find the target person.
"Xiao Wei, have you contacted the landlord?"
After knocking twice more, there was still no movement inside the door. Lao Zhou turned around and took a look.
"I have contacted you and the landlord is on his way. He lives a bit far away and it will probably take a while before he arrives."
"Okay, let's go to the next house first."
Lao Zhou nodded silently. The place they were investigating now was a six-story building. Although the number of floors in this place was not high, there were twenty or thirty rooms on each floor.
Adding all the floors together, this building alone houses more than 100 households.
The people in this building were highly mobile. At this time, unlike later generations, community grid management had not yet been formally introduced.
Therefore, even the police in the area are not particularly clear about the residents in the building.
Fifth floor, 502.
Hearing the noise coming from downstairs, Lin Li immediately cheered up and secretly observed the situation downstairs.
He was shocked when he saw the police knocking on doors.
His current situation is worse than he expected!
Unknowingly, people from the National Security Bureau touched his face!
Run away now?
Or will he be on the run later?
Are there other police forces around the building?
If I run away now, will I run into him head-on?
Soon, Lin Li made a decision in his mind.
immediately!
Leave now!
It must be just a coincidence that people from the National Security Bureau found this place.
After all, the place he is staying in is not rented by himself, but temporarily sublet from others. There is no reason for people from the National Security Bureau to find him.
Before moving in, Lin Li instinctively wrote down all the escape routes around him. At the same time, he also observed the surrounding neighbors.
According to his investigation, room 508 next door should be vacant. Although the furniture and furnishings inside are complete, the dust on the window sill and on the door handle cannot be deceived.
Not long after, Lin Li successfully hid in the unused room 508.
In order to prevent others from seeing his traces, he did not choose to enter through the front door, but climbed into the room from the balcony.
Not long after Lin Li hid there, someone from the National Security Bureau knocked on the door next door.
Boom!
Boom!
"Is anyone there?"
"Who?"
"police."
This building was built very early and had almost no sound insulation. Lin Li huddled in the corner of the room and could clearly hear the movement next door without using any tools.
"..."
(some inquiries)
"..."
"Have you seen this person?"
"I...I think I've seen it before?"
A slightly hoarse male voice suddenly reached Lin Li's ears.
Hearing this, Lin Li's heart suddenly lifted, although he thought he was very careful and put on the necessary disguise when entering and exiting the door.
But problems will arise wherever there is insufficient protection.
If someone recognized him, he wouldn't be surprised.
Has he seen me?
Lin Li originally lived in 502, and the next door was 509. Although the two rooms were nearly twenty meters apart, they had to share the same staircase to go up and down.
It is indeed possible that the residents of 509 have seen him.
On the other side, Lao Zhou suddenly tensed up when he heard this and said in a serious tone.
"When did you see him? Where?"
The resident of 509 is a young man who has just started working. This is the first time for him to experience the police coming to his door for questioning, and there are several of them.
Facing this battle, he was already a little nervous. When Lao Zhou asked him this question again, he suddenly panicked and even started to tremble when he spoke.
"I...I...don't know...I...forgot..."
Lao Zhou was also an experienced veteran police officer. When he saw the young man's condition, he immediately reacted and saw that he soothed his facial expression and his voice became as gentle as possible.
"Don't be nervous, we are just asking a few questions. This person is not a dangerous person, he is just a habitual thief."
"You just said you saw him, where did you see him?"
"Don't worry, you can think about it slowly."
After Lao Zhou's explanation, the nervous look on the young man's face became much less tense. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said suddenly.
"I remembered!"
"Two hours ago, I saw him when I was going out. It was on the stairs over there. At that time, I was going downstairs and he was going upstairs!"
When he heard that the 'migratory bird' was in this building, Lao Zhou was immediately shocked. He took a step forward, placed Lin Li's photo in front of the young man, and confirmed.
"Are you sure it's this person?"
"Yes, it's him!"
The young man's tone was very determined. Seeing the confusion on Lao Zhou's face, he quickly explained.
"I study art, and I usually like to observe people's facial features. Although this person is wearing a hat, I am relatively short, so I saw his appearance."
"Okay, thank you for the information."
After confirming the news, Lao Zhou remained calm on the surface, but a warning bell sounded in his heart.
The person they want to arrest is not a 'habitual thief', but a sinister and cunning 'migratory bird'. In Southeast Asia, the 'migratory bird' has a nickname called madman.
This person is extremely dangerous!
The environment of this residential building is complex, there are many entrances and exits, and the flow of people is very dense. If the opponent is really hiding here, and if the opponent is cornered during the arrest, who knows whether the 'migratory bird' will jump over the wall in a hurry?
"Team leader, team leader, there's something new!"
After finishing the interview, Lao Zhou carefully observed the situation nearby and reported to Duan Yingjiu in a low voice.
"Migratory birds may be hiding in the Mandarin Building."
Immediately, Lao Zhou briefly repeated the question he just asked.
"Lao Zhou, immediately lead people to block the main entrance and exit of the building. I will be there soon!"
On the other end of the phone, Duan Yingjiu perked up as soon as he heard the 'migratory bird' appeared, and the fatigue in his mind was swept away.
Although carpet search is a stupid method, sometimes the stupid method is still very effective.
"yes!"
After finishing the report, Lao Zhou was about to ask everyone to block the entrances and exits, but when he saw the number of people present, his face instantly fell.
There are only three of them. Even if you include the other team, there are only six people, which is not enough to block all the entrances and exits.