116. Are You Just Talking in Circles?

"Name."

"No way, officer! I'm the victim!"

"Victims also need to register their names."

"Lu Ban".

"Age."

"22 years old."

Lu Ban sat in the interrogation room of the police station, opposite his old acquaintances He Youwu and Chen Danshen.

"I really didn't do anything, but he became like that when I got home."

He offered an explanation.

"Didn't I tell you to stay where you are and wait for us? Why did you climb over the wall? The security cameras caught it all!"

He Youwu said helplessly.

"I also want to contribute to social stability!"

Lu Ban spoke righteously, then remembered something and asked a question.

"How is that person?"

"What else could it be? He just woke up, but he keeps muttering about ghosts and spirits. He's probably trying to escape punishment by pretending to be mentally ill."

Chen Danshen did not hide anything.

"However, why did he put himself in your bathroom and try to smash the mirror with his head? Did you fight with him and that's why those marks were left? It's okay, don't worry, this is self-defense and you won't be sentenced."

"Officer, I really didn't do anything. It was like this when I got home. If you don't believe me, my friend can testify."

Lu Ban pointed to the side.

He Youwu looked over, and the place was empty; there was nothing there.

"Lu Ban, although we know you have some minor mental issues, please be serious when giving your statement. These things will be recorded in your file."

"I'm telling the truth, officer."

Lu Ban offered an explanation, but the two people in front of him showed no interest in it.

So, if what you're saying is true...

"What I said is true."

"Okay, you're telling the truth. When you climbed back in through the window, you saw the bathroom door was locked from the inside, and the suspect was locked inside. When you Door Opening, you saw him lying on the floor covered in blood, convulsing."

That's it!

Lu Ban nodded.

"Do you have any ideas about this situation?"

Chen Danshen held a voice recorder and recorded the conversation between the three.

"As I said before, I have many friends. I think it was probably my friends who acted bravely and righteously that brought this criminal to justice. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for an ordinary law-abiding citizen like me to do these things. How could I possibly fight against a vicious serial killer?"

Lu Ban said with certainty.

"Your family's friend?"

He Youwu blurted out a reply, but was immediately pulled back by Chen Danshen, who whispered something in his ear.

"Don't forget, he has severe paranoia, probably from his imagination, or he may have multiple personalities."

"We'll contact you later to get more details. Once we confirm a few things, you can go home."

He Youwu asked a few more questions as usual, and recorded them one by one before letting Lu Ban get up.

"By the way, isn't this person the serial killer?"

Before he left, he asked a question.

Unexpectedly, He Youwu and Chen Danshen looked distressed.

"Well, it's both yes and no."

After a moment, Chen Danshen finally answered.

"Officer, what are you doing here?"

Lu Ban didn't quite understand.

"First of all, we have not disclosed the details of the crimes in Jiangcheng to the public, so theoretically there will be no copycat with the same details. It can be concluded that these cases were committed by the same murderer."

Chen Danshen briefly explained the logic behind the case.

"However, this suspect has an alibi for one of the cases. He was working as a real estate agent and was having a team-building activity with his colleagues at the film studio at the time. If we believe he is the murderer, then we need to explain this."

"Has he been working as a middleman all along?"

Lu Ban couldn't help but ask.

"He has been working at the real estate company since the beginning of this year, which has been confirmed by his colleagues and some clients. We investigated the surveillance footage and confirmed that the suspect did appear in the surveillance footage at several crime scenes, but he was not found in the vicinity of the case where he had an alibi."

Chen Danshen put down the recording pen, which had already stopped recording, and then said with a worried expression.

"In addition, there is something else that puzzles us even more."

"What's up?"

Lu Ban frowned slightly.

"According to your statement and our investigation, the case in the villa area ten years ago should also have been committed by this suspect and his accomplices. However, we have obtained the suspect's identity information. He is only twenty-five years old this year. Ten years ago, he was only fifteen years old and was studying at a school thousands of miles away. He had no opportunity to steal with his accomplices and commit murder."

Chen Danshen said in a heavy voice.

"You mean that the murderer who committed the crime ten years ago is someone else, and this person who broke into my house might just be one of their gang members?"

Lu Ban felt that the situation had become complicated.

"If this case involves a gang, then the problem is very serious."

He Youwu's expression was solemn.

"You've already made contact with one of them, and it's very likely you'll become their target, Lu Ban. We'll send some plainclothes officers to protect you, and you need to be careful yourself."

As Chen Danshen spoke, she added another sentence.

"If you discover anything, don't rush to take action; contact us first."

He probably remembered the last time Lu Ban accurately identified the plainclothes officer and then caused trouble.

"Understood, thank you so much!"

The thought of plainclothes officers protecting him at all times made Lu Ban feel much more at ease, and he no longer needed to listen to a compilation of songs from the Spring Festival Gala when he went to sleep.

"Oh, right, officer, there's one more thing."

Lu Ban was about to leave when he remembered something else.

"What is it? Is it related to the case?"

Chen Danshen, who was tidying up her desk, looked up.

"It is related, then."

Lu Ban paused for a moment, then spoke.

"Look, it's almost midnight now. It's not a good idea for me to go home alone so late. What if some criminal gang is waiting for me to refresh the police station?"

"It's only 500 meters from your apartment complex."

He Youwu couldn't help but make a comment.

"That's dangerous too!"

Lu Ban persisted relentlessly.

"You just want a ride, don't you?"

He Youwu no choice, but driving Lu Ban away was no problem. He and Chen Danshen informed the police station and drove Lu Ban away from the station.

"Being escorted by police cars makes me feel much safer!"

Lu Ban, sitting in the back row, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"People who don't know you might think you're some kind of gang leader, going to the police station for tea every day."

Chen Danshen, who was in the passenger seat, chuckled.

"I must say, the tea at your station is really good. It tastes sweeter and less astringent. I wonder how good the food is in the police station's canteen."

Lu Ban continued, which earned him a glare from the two policemen.

The police car was moving forward on the road, but for some reason, the neighborhood that should have been reached quickly seemed to elude me.

As the car gradually fell silent and the surrounding scenery became somewhat desolate, Lu Ban couldn't help but ask.

"Officer, have we taken the wrong road? Why haven't we arrived yet?"

At this moment, He Youwu He Youwu a livid face. He gripped the steering wheel and kept checking the navigation.

"No, no, I'm definitely driving on the right road."

Lu Ban looked at the phone navigation next to the steering wheel. There, the car kept wandering on a road that seemed to have no beginning, no end, and no limit.

He saw that the road was called the "Yin Yang Road".