Chapter 743 - 686: The First Scene (Request for Monthly Pass)
From the moment they saw the lotus flowers, the attitude of several detectives became serious.
Upon seeing the Jasmine, Bougainvillea, and so on each corresponding one by one, the expressions on everyone’s faces remained unchanged, but their actions had already entered a state of combat readiness.
For people like Liu Cheng, who had been investigating for more than a day, and today braved the heatwave for half a day, a household that matched their criteria so well was the only one like this; to say they didn’t cherish this lead would be impossible.
Even though they hadn’t seen any sunflowers, Liu Cheng now looked at the homeowner as if he were looking at a bowl of braised pork.
It was certain that this family had bought sunflower seeds, not to mention there was a backyard in the villa. Besides, this was also a cold case; it was possible that they had harvested the sunflowers and not planted them again.
Liu Cheng couldn’t care less about these details; he knew that this guy was at least worth a collective third-class merit, and if things went well, maybe even a second-class, which would compensate his brothers for their hard work under the scorching sun all this time.
At that moment, Liu Cheng saw Mu Zhiyang sneak to a position behind the homeowner, close to the door lock. With just a stretch of a foot, the homeowner would not be able to run inside, close the door, and would only be left to be piled on in the yard by seven or eight detectives.
Liu Cheng couldn’t help but praise silently, with such inconspicuous ability to move to critical positions, no wonder the man had earned so many third-class merits—perhaps this time, he might snag another one.
Liu Cheng had no time to think about other things. In the time it took for his thoughts to make a quick round, and seeing everyone else had secured their positions, he smiled and asked the opposite homeowner, "May I know your surname? How should we address you?"
"No need for formalities, my surname is He. He Wei." The homeowner composed himself; he also felt something was amiss, but no matter what, he did not have the confidence to take on eight people alone, so he could only pretend to be calm and said, "You are trespassing on private property now."