"Taking photos, searching the place... The forensic team's support arrived soon."
The tiny rental apartment suddenly became crowded.
"How is it? Find anything?"
Captain Guo came to an old desk in the bedroom. One of the forensic technicians was examining a laptop sitting on it.
The desk was an absolute mess. All kinds of cosmetics and skincare products were piled together, while the surface was covered in dust, dandruff, and strands of hair.
"Hmm... There's a hidden folder here, with a lot of photos. They should be the same kind as those pasted on the wardrobe."
At that, Captain Guo pondered for a moment. "Were any files deleted?"
"Easy enough to restore them."
"How long will it take?"
"With current technology, it won't take long. Wait a moment. I'll get a USB drive."
"Do this." Guo Hongfeng suddenly took out his phone. "This is Chen Yuan's email address. Check whether there's any record of this mailbox being used. Find out who she contacted most often and what they talked about."
"Okay."
While the forensic technician opened the toolbox to retrieve something, Captain Guo casually picked up the laptop and took a look... It probably hadn't been cleaned in a long time. Even the fan was caked with dust.
There was, however, an obvious clean mark on the desk.
Captain Guo couldn't help smiling bitterly. "How does a woman manage to live in such filth?"
"You haven't seen the bathroom and kitchen. They're even worse..." Wang Zai walked over with a thoroughly miserable expression. "I believe those news reports about tenants turning their homes into garbage dumps now. They were true."
Captain Guo let out a breath, then touched the windowsill and rubbed the dust between his fingers before pushing the window open... It creaked.
He leaned out and glanced around.