I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week-Chapter 2438 - 2439: Tracking

Xu Jiaqi didn’t realize what was meant at first.

"How did he escape?"

"He didn’t leave at all; instead, he ran to 602."

"Ah? He ran to this room?" Xu Jiaqi said:

"Could it be, he lives in this room?"

"No, he forced his way into this room and then hid."

"Hid?"

For Xu Jiaqi, who has no criminal investigation experience, it was not easy to fully understand Lin Yi’s meaning.

"The murderer is very clever. He knew that the hallway is an enclosed space, and appearing here would likely identify him as the murderer. So, he opened the door to 602 in advance, killed Li Hongzhu, then immediately hid inside. This way, no one could trace him. After some time, when it was normal to enter and exit, he could mix into the crowd and leave unnoticed."

"So that’s how it was!"

Upon hearing Lin Yi’s explanation, Xu Jiaqi felt an epiphany, but was also somewhat creeped out.

"The murderer is too cunning, even thinking of such a method."

In Xu Jiaqi’s view, this high-intelligence crime was just like something out of a novel, not something that would happen in real life.

"Compared to his previous criminal methods, this isn’t much; don’t be so shocked."

"But..."

"Are you going to say how the murderer entered without a key, right?"

Xu Jiaqi nodded.

"In a complex of this level, getting into a house doesn’t require a key. You’ll understand soon." Lin Yi looked around, "Are there tools in the car? Like a hammer or something?"

"Yes."

"Bring me the tools and a bag."

"Lin Bro, this doesn’t seem right," Xu Jiaqi said:

"If you want to enter the house, we could get the keys officially, there’s no need to break the door."

"Huh? Who said I was going to break the door." Lin Yi was somewhat amused,

"I’m going to knock this blood-stained cement off and take it back for testing, to compare it with the victim’s."

"Oh, I see."

Xu Jiaqi nodded and hurried downstairs to get the hammer.

After Xu Jiaqi left, to verify his hypothesis, Lin Yi knocked on the door of 602.

As he expected, he knocked several times and there was no response.

"As expected..."

Lin Yi murmured to himself, then sighed in relief.

It seems the old saying is true, crime always leaves traces.

This is the best evidence right now.

Now, combining all the evidence and clues, Lin Yi could determine that the murderer threw the body down after seeing the police.

But he wasn’t orderly; in his demonstration against the police, he greatly reduced his escape time.

And that caused a mistake in his haste.

The bloodstains below are the best proof.

"Ah..."

Lin Yi sighed, thinking if he had considered this earlier, and immediately sealed off the hallway, perhaps traces of the murderer could have been found.

Soon, Xu Jiaqi came up with a hammer and a transparent sealed bag in her hand.

Dang dang dang—

Lin Yi hammered the ground several times, easily breaking off the blood-stained cement and preparing to take it back for testing.

"Lin Bro, should we enter the room next?" Xu Jiaqi tentatively asked.

Lin Yi nodded, "I already knocked on the door earlier, there’s no one inside."

"How should we get in then?"

Lin Yi looked at Xu Jiaqi, "Lend me your badge."

"Oh, alright."

Xu Jiaqi took down her badge and handed it to Lin Yi.

The latter took a paperclip off his badge and then inserted it into the door lock.

A few seconds later, with a "click", room 602’s door opened as if on cue.

"Hmm?"

Xu Jiaqi stared with her beautiful big eyes, incredulously looking at Lin Yi.

"You, you even know how to pick locks?!"

"When you’re a gangster, you gotta know a bit of everything."

Originally, Xu Jiaqi was somewhat admiring of Lin Yi because of his good looks.

Now, her admiration grew even more.

"Let’s go, let’s check inside."

"Mm-hmm."

The two entered the room, which had the same layout as Li Hongzhu’s place but in a different orientation.

The room was very tidy, with simple furnishings and a few old household appliances, all signs characteristic of a rental property.

"It seems like we guessed right," Xu Jiaqi said:

"It’s clearly meant to be a rental place, the killer hiding here to evade the police makes complete sense."

Lin Yi nodded, whispering:

"First let’s check the doorway, I suspect after the murder, he wouldn’t wander around inside, but remained standing at the doorway, waiting for a chance to leave."

"Mm-hmm, I think so too."

The two started searching around the doorway area, but disappointingly, found nothing.

"Seems like there’s nothing."

"That’s more like the style of a killer, otherwise he would have been caught long ago."

In fact, finding the bloodstains on the floor was already more than enough to thrill Lin Yi.

He hadn’t expected the killer to leave behind any other clues.

He was just trying his luck.

"Lin Bro, have you considered that what he did carries a lot of risk?"

"What risk?"

"Entering room 602, if someone saw him, maybe at this time someone comes to view the flat, he’d be caught."

"So, what’s your point?"

"He could have rented the place beforehand, which would have been safer."

"That carries an even bigger risk."

"Why?"

"Actually, you’re right about breaking in carrying risks, but renting poses even greater risks," Lin Yi said:

"If we had discovered his escape method, we could trace through the homeowner or agent more easily, and access his information more comfortably, he wouldn’t take that kind of risk."

Lin Yi looked around, "Think about it, we’ve been inside for some time now, has anyone come by?"

"Seems right."

"While both methods carry risks, the former has a smaller risk," Lin Yi said:

"But we should still check the possibility you mentioned."

"I’ll contact the property management to see if I can find the homeowner’s information."

"Mmm."

Having discussed the remaining issues, the two didn’t linger much and returned to the car downstairs.

On the way back, Xu Jiaqi got in touch with the homeowner through the property management, who confirmed that the flat was still available for rent and hadn’t been rented out.

Based on this statement, Lin Yi’s guess was perfectly verified.

The rest was just about collecting more clues.

"Lin Bro, is there anything you want to eat? Let’s get something," Xu Jiaqi asked tentatively, a bit embarrassed.

"Let’s talk about it later," Lin Yi said seriously.

"What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Xu Jiaqi asked nervously.

"No, I think someone is following us."