Lu Jieyi took the water glass and walked a few steps, then suddenly stopped.
She heard...breathing.
Someone!
A steady sound of breathing came from the living room. Lu Yueyi's expression suddenly changed. She held her breath and took a step forward with difficulty.
The sound of breathing came from the center of the living room, from the sofa with its back to them.
Lu Jieyi tried her best to slow down and get closer inch by inch.
The owner of the breathing sound gradually appeared in front of her.
Qin Yin and Wen Ling looked at each other with sad expressions.
Lu Jieyi opened her mouth slightly and stared blankly at the familiar figure curled up on the sofa.
That was her father, Lu Shoucai.
Lu Shoucai was covered with a thin blanket, his strong and stocky figure shrank into a ball, his eyes were closed and his brows were furrowed, as if he was having a difficult dream.
"Dad..." Lu Yueyi murmured unconsciously.
Lu Shoucai's eyelids trembled. Seeing this, Lu Jieyi quickly closed his mouth, but his eye circles turned red.
She stood behind the sofa for a long time.
After a long time, the first ray of sky gradually appeared, and the sunlight flowed into the living room along the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Lu Shoucai suddenly turned over, and then his eyelids began to tremble. After a while, he squinted his eyes and opened them with a dull look on his face.
When it became clear that the person in front of him was his daughter, Lu Shoucai's eyes widened and he sat upright.
"Yiyi?" Lu Shoucai seemed to be wondering if he was dreaming, "What happened?"
Lu Jieyi shook her head gently, "Dad."
"Hey," Lu Shoucai stretched out his hand to rub his eyes and yawned, "Yiyi, why did you get up so early? Did you sleep well last night?"
Lu Jieyi was silent for a few seconds, and then showed a sweet smile, "I'm thirsty, so I came out to get a glass of water. I slept well last night."
"That's fine..."
"Dad," Lu Qieyi said, "did you sleep here last night?"
Lu Shoucai seemed to have just realized that he was sleeping on the sofa. He looked at the blanket on his body and was stunned for a moment. Then he scratched his head and laughed, "I don't trust you."
"Wouldn't it be cold if you sleep here?"
"Why is it cold?" Lu Shoucai twisted his neck a few times, put on his slippers and stood up, "It's not time to cool down yet."
Lu Shoucai was indeed not frozen, but Lu Jieyi sneezed.
"What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?" Lu Shoucai picked up the blanket and put it on Lu Jieyi, "You're wearing too little."
"I'm fine."
"Did you kick off the quilt again last night?"
"I didn't," Lu Yueyi was pushed towards the kitchen by her father, "I slept peacefully last night."
Then another sneeze.
"This is the consequence of stepping barefoot on the floor," Qin Yin pointed at Lu Jieyi and said to Wen Ling, "You must not imitate her."
Wen Ling rolled his eyes.
"I must have a cold," Lu Shoucai said, "Oh... I must have been frightened yesterday."
"I'll just drink some water and it'll be fine."
"How about that? I..."
"By the way, Dad," Lu Jieyi changed the topic, "Have the police officers retrieved the nearby surveillance video?"
Lu Shoucai didn't expect that the topic could be turned around so abruptly. He was stunned for two seconds before saying, "Of course, the surveillance video must be one of the most important clues, but there are many surveillance blind spots around here, and the murderer may be killed."
Taking advantage of the loophole."
"Then can you tell the police officers and ask them to take a look at the surveillance at around 12 o'clock the night before yesterday?" Lu Yueyi said.
"Twelve o'clock?" Lu Shoucai blinked, "Why?"
"I always feel... that the murderer might have sneaked into the building at that time." Lu Jieyi nodded.
Lu Shoucai asked, "Yiyi, did you remember something?"
"It can't be said that I just remembered it..." Lu Qieyi began to make up an excuse, "Because I don't know whether it was a dream or reality... Dad, can you understand?"
Lu Shoucai didn't quite understand, but he couldn't say it clearly, "Anyway, you felt the presence of the murderer around twelve o'clock, right?"
Lu Jieyi nodded quickly, "That's it. Will the police listen to me?"
"At least it's a clue. I'll call them now," Lu Shoucai raised his head and glanced at the clock on the wall. "It's still a little early, Yiyi. You should go back to your room and rest for a while. Don't catch a cold again."
"Dad, please remember to call..."
"Fight now."
After Lu Shoucai pushed Lu Jieyi into the bedroom, he closed the bedroom door and returned to the living room.
There were two people in the living room who missed the opportunity to enter the bedroom because they did not react in time.
Lu Shoucai sat back on the sofa and started making calls.
Qin Yin and Wen Ling were sitting behind him, watching his every move.
"I think so," Qin Yin said, "If there is no progress here before lunch, let's change the battlefield and run to see what's going on on the fool's side. How about that?"
Wen Ling certainly has no objection.
However, just as Qin Yin's poisonous milk was accurately implemented every time, before noon, something happened.
Fortunately, it's not a bad thing.
At around seven o'clock in the morning, Lu Yueyi sent away Tian Tian who had slept all night. At around eight o'clock, the father and daughter sat on the sofa and watched TV series boringly for a while. At around nine o'clock, they stayed up all night.
Feeling tired, Lu Jieyi dozed off. Just when she was drowsy, Lu Shoucai's cell phone rang.
Qin Yin, Wen Ling and Lu Jieyi became energetic at the same time.
Lu Shoucai answered the phone, "Hello, Officer Meng..."
After the call, Lu Shoucai couldn't hide his excitement and said to Lu Yueyi, "Yiyi, go change quickly, the police comrades have found a clue."
"Is it a surveillance video?" Lu Yueyi asked expectantly.
"It's just surveillance," Lu Shoucai said, hurriedly walking to his bedroom, "Quick, Yiyi, they are coming to pick us up soon."
"Have you really been fooled by her?" Qin Yin asked in shock, "Did that murderer really come at twelve o'clock?"
Wen Ling shrugged.
The father and daughter quickly changed their clothes and were putting on their shoes at the entrance when there was a knock on the door.
Outside the door were the police who came to pick them up.
"Uncle policeman, did you see him on the surveillance camera?" Lu Yueyi asked, "Is it around twelve o'clock?"
"I just found a person who is more suspicious, so I need you to identify him," the policeman said. "As for the time, it is indeed around twelve o'clock."
"Really?" Lu Yueyi's expression can be described as overjoyed.
"certainly."
Finally seeing a glimmer of hope in solving the case, the entire police team was filled with excitement. Even Qin Yin and Wen Ling, who were huddled in the trunk, could feel it.
Fortunately, the car didn't drive for long this time, and the car stopped before Wen Ling was choked by the air in the car.