Chapter 44: The Wardrobe
Unable to get further information from the questioning, Lu Cheng chose to take a different approach.
He looked back at Zhou Haoxuan with a smile and said to him: "The decoration of your house is very distinctive, can I take a look at it casually?" ”
Zhou Haoxuan was a little hesitant about Lu Cheng's request with an obvious purpose of snooping, but soon, he smiled and nodded in agreement.
After all, anyone who is smarter can figure out that Lu Cheng is different from ordinary visitors, and refusing will only make him look suspicious.
He smiled and said, "Yes." I'll take you upstairs to the open-air balcony, it's not a big house, and there's not much to play. ”
His attitude is still calm and respectful.
At this time, Shen Ran got up and asked, "Where is the bathroom?" ”
Zhou Haoxuan felt a little abrupt at the sudden opening of this person who had not spoken, but it was not too strange, and he stretched out his hand and said, "There, at the corner of the stairs." ”
"Oh, okay, you guys go first, I'll follow you later." After Shen Ran said this, he went to the toilet by himself.
The others didn't care, and followed Zhou Haoxuan and Lu Cheng to the top of the stairs.
Only Zhou Haoxuan walked to the turn of the stairs and glanced lightly at the corner downstairs. Only Lu Cheng saw Zhou Haoxuan's eyes.
The group followed Zhou Haoxuan to the second floor.
There are several doors on the second floor, almost all of which are closed. Zhou Haoxuan led them all the way through these rooms and walked to the far left, where there was a door that opened to an open-air balcony.
The weather was unfortunate today, a little gloomy, and the light on the balcony was dim.
But you can still see from the carved aluminium tables, chairs and greenery on the balcony that it has been carefully designed for viewing and gathering on weekdays.
It's just that the green plants and tables and chairs are a little dusty because they are placed outside, and they are not so clean.
"Does Officer Lu want to make another cup of tea here? It's just that the sky is a little cloudy, and I'm afraid it will rain for a while. ”
There is still politeness in the tone, and at the same time it implies that it is inconvenient to stay here for too long, which is quite urging.
At this time, Lu Cheng was also interested, he walked around the rooftop, didn't see anything special, took a step back and said: "Well, the air here is good, but unfortunately the weather is bad, let's go first." With that, Lu Cheng turned around and walked back.
This is where Zhou Haoxuan took them to see, and it is natural not to see anything.
Walking back into the house, Lu Cheng became interested in a row of rooms on the second floor.
He didn't care about a lot of etiquette at this time, and asked Zhou Haoxuan with a licking face: "I see that room seems to have an open door, is it your room, can I go in and have a look?" ”
As he spoke, he walked straight to the room.
Zhou Haoxuan tried to subconsciously want to stop him, but Lu Cheng had already opened the door.
The room is plainly decorated, consistent with the style of the hall outside, and the items are very simple, simple but exquisite.
However, only the color of the curtains and bedding is slightly off, and it is a clear sky blue.
The quilt is still in the shape it was in when you got up, and it has not been sorted out and folded.
"Oops, Officer Lu, my room is a bit messy, I haven't cleaned it up yet, I just said ......"
Zhou Haoxuan looked apologetic, at first Lu Cheng saw him panicked, and thought that there was some secret in this room that could not be seen.
But when you come in, it doesn't seem strange.
The room is simply furnished, and it's hard to imagine any secrets to hide.
Lu Cheng exhaled, slightly disappointed in his heart.
"Oh, I'm embarrassed to be reckless. I just like the decoration of your house very much, and when I saw that this room was quite special, I came in to have a look. ”
"Oh, it's fine. Officer Lu, just look at it. This is my room. ”
Lu Cheng glanced at it a few more times, and Xiaomei and the fat man also glanced at it later, but they didn't gain anything.
When he walked out of the room, Lu Cheng took out his mobile phone and looked at it.
No new news.
He was waiting for Shen Ran's message.
Before Shen Ran got up to go to the toilet, he sent a text message to Lu Cheng, saying that he would take the opportunity to walk around the house and come back in a while.
Now that Shen Ran has been gone for a while, he hasn't come back yet, and he will send another message.
Lu Cheng couldn't help but beat a little drum in his heart.
He probably didn't get out of the house, right? Probably not, the gate is not moving.
So where did he go? I've been there for too long, so Zhou Haoxuan should have asked.
However, it seems that Zhou Haoxuan hasn't remembered Shen Ran's stubble yet, maybe it was Lu Cheng who suddenly rushed into his room just now, and he still looked a little uneasy.
At this time, Lu Cheng said again: "What is this room for, it seems that the door is also open?" ”
Zhou Haoxuan immediately looked up at the room that Lu Cheng was talking about.
In an instant, his face was a little stiff, but it was only for a moment, and then he said with a little embarrassment: "Ah, this room, why did the door open, this is Dad's room, he is resting in it." He doesn't like to be disturbed when he's resting, otherwise he'll lose his temper. I'm really sorry. ”
As he spoke, he stepped forward to close the door to his room.
At this time, Lu Cheng was standing next to the door, he reached out and gently pushed the crack of the door open, and looked in a few times through the crack of the door.
Compared with Zhou Haoxuan's room, this room is larger, and it should be the master bedroom of the whole house, with more mahogany furnishings in it. The overall style looks a little more harmonious.
In the center of the room was a large bed, and on one side of the bed lay a man.
From Lu Cheng's angle, you can see the side face of the man, the man has his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open.
His lips opened slightly, and he breathed slowly.
It seems that Zhou Haoxuan is right, his father is sleeping peacefully.
If there's nothing unusual here......
"Officer Lu, I'm sorry."
I still wanted to see something more, Zhou Haoxuan had already stepped forward and reached out to hold the doorknob.
Then he gently pushed the handle forward and closed the door.
Since the master was reluctant to open the door again, and gave a clear reason, Lu Cheng had no right to interfere too much until he found anything obviously suspicious.
Lu Cheng had to give in, and he had to add an explanation: "I was reckless." ”
In fact, the door was indeed closed.
It's just that Lu Cheng saw that the rest of the rooms were all closed, and just now Zhou Haoxuan came out of his room, just with his head down, as if he was a little shaken, so he tried to twist the door closest to him while he wasn't paying attention.
He didn't think that the door was really open, so he simply went with the flow, just as if it was originally open, and went in to have a look.
Even if Zhou Haoxuan might see it, it was enough that he didn't tear his face on the surface.
At the same time, it also delayed time, allowing Zhou Haoxuan to focus on him, and did not think of Shen Ran, who had disappeared for a long time.
"By the way, Officer Lu, what about the friend who came with you, he hasn't come out of the toilet yet, do you want to go and see him, is he unwell?"
As he spoke, he was already walking briskly downstairs.
At this time, Lu Cheng didn't care much, and while following downstairs, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Shen Ran's phone.
Shen Ran's phone rang immediately in the house, and everyone slowed down and pricked up their ears to listen carefully.
After a second, everyone could tell where the sound was coming from.
It's the first floor, and at the top of the stairs, it should be the direction of the bathroom.
Then Shen Ran is still in the toilet, right?
This inference arose in the hearts of all.
Zhou Haoxuan's expression seemed to relax slightly, only Lu Cheng was still frowning.
The phone rang twice, but it hadn't been picked up yet.
Has Shen Ran been in the toilet and not coming out? What the hell is he doing.
Lu Cheng felt a little uneasy in his heart.
When the bell rang for the third time, the door of the toilet opened, and Shen Ran walked out.
Shen Ran looked at the people who were staring at him walking out of the toilet, and did not speak, Zhou Haoxuan immediately spoke: "I'm sorry to urge you, Officer Lu didn't come out when he saw you just now."
The situation seemed to have eased suddenly, and Shen Ran was not discovered by Zhou Haoxuan because he was walking around, making him question the police for trespassing on his residence.
However, Lu Cheng was still staring at Shen Ran tightly, he knew that Shen Ran couldn't stay in the toilet for so long just to relieve his hands.
He tried to read something from Shen Ran's eyes.
Shen Ran seemed to feel his gaze, and he looked up at Lu Cheng, a slight affirmative smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Officer Lu, I have made a discovery."
Fifteen minutes ago. After Shen Ran went to the toilet alone, he quickly came out of the toilet.
He knew that in the next period of time, Zhou Haoxuan would take Lu Cheng and them to see the part he was willing to show. What he will cover up, Lu Cheng is not easy to check.
That's why he decided to act alone, but he didn't expect Lu Cheng to object.
So after Zhou Haoxuan and the others all went up to the second floor, he came out of the toilet and walked around on the first floor.
He first looked up at the roof and around the house, but for the time being, he found no obvious monitors or other devices.
On the first floor, in addition to the spacious hall, there are also rooms next to the staircase. The door is located behind the stairs and is more private.
The rooms on the first floor are generally not master bedrooms, but may be guest bedrooms, or secondary bedrooms such as children's rooms.
I don't know if the door will be locked, Shen Ran gently walked towards the door, and after all the people upstairs had walked away, he gently moved the door.
The size of the room is not large, the furnishings are very small, but it does not look cramped. The bed against the wall was piled up with a quilt and a little messy.
I don't know if anyone lives in this look.
No wonder Zhou Haoxuan took them upstairs to visit, like Zhou Haoxuan, who always showed a neat and tidy appearance, he would never let outsiders see this style of room.
Shen Ran knew that he was offended, so it was best to hurry.
In addition to the bed, there is only a large wardrobe in the corner.
It's still made of mahogany, I don't know if it's because the lights aren't turned on, but in the corner of the backlight, the wood looks even older, with years.
With a slight squeak, the wardrobe seemed to open a thin slit slightly.
Shen Ran was stunned for a while.
He didn't open the closet, and there was no window in this closed room, why did the closet open on its own?
Is it just a coincidence? A loose cabinet door that happened to happen?
Shen Ran didn't stay there for long, he quickly walked quickly towards the wardrobe.
However, when he stood in front of the mahogany wardrobe, what he saw in front of him made him stunned again.
This time I was completely stunned. He stared straight at the cabinet door in front of him, unable to move.
To be exact, he saw something different.
It's a person, a living person, but it's hard to call it a human being.