Chapter 176

On the way back to Xiangcheng, Li Qingyao said to Xia Yongze: "When Liu Tingmei disappeared, Liu Huaixin was there too. He has always liked her. He may not be able to accept the news that the Liu family is going to marry her off. Maybe he sees himself as Liu Tingmei's savior and takes her away. The goddess who was once out of reach is now like a child, completely dependent on him. Maybe this makes him feel satisfied? A few months later, Liu Tingmei appeared on the live broadcast account of the three of them. This is the most likely explanation at present - he took her from one hell to another more terrible hell in the name of love."

Xia Yongze said: "He's really not a man! What should we do next?"

Li Qingyao was slightly startled, then looked at Xia Yongze's eyes that were as wide as copper bells, and smiled.

In the past, she had asked Chen Pu this question countless times. And every time, Chen Pu always had a clear and reliable idea.

"I have a bold idea," she said. "Let's ask Lao Ding to dig the sewer in Building 17, Building 101, Chaoyang Home."

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Li Qingyao has thought about Liu Tingmei's whereabouts many times in the past two days. Now, they went to Liu Tingmei's hometown and confirmed that she has never appeared since she disappeared, and no one has heard of her. And she has no trace of life in this world for 7 years. What does this mean?
This means that if Liu Tingmei were alive, it would be difficult for her to live without a trace in modern society unless she lived in the mountains and forests after that night.

Otherwise, she would have been dead indeed.

Li Qingyao's intuition was more inclined to the second possibility. Because Liu Huaixin and the other two controlled her to do a live broadcast, although it was abominable, it did not constitute a crime. But after that, the three of them all left the live broadcast industry and kept silent about this matter. You know, Qian Chengfeng and Liu Huaixin are fine, but Luo Long is a lawless person who has been in jail several times. Maybe only if someone died would they be so scared.

It is known that the three people certainly did not apply for a death certificate for Liu Tingmei. Even if they claimed that Liu Tingmei was dead at the time, Luo Hongmin's platform was not formal, and as long as no one reported it, no one would verify it.

So what happened to the bodies?
Although 101 is only on the first floor, it is impossible to bury it in the ground. Li Qingyao and Chen Pu checked the house the last time they entered it, and there was no trace of cement being poured again. The ground in front of the building is also impossible, as it is located in the densely populated Chaoyang Home, surrounded by tall buildings. Even in the middle of the night, who would dare to openly dig a pit and bury a body in the community?
Liu Huaixin and his two companions didn’t have a car, so how could they make a living person disappear?

There are two possibilities: one, they borrowed a car and abandoned the body in the wilderness. Liu Tingmei was buried at the bottom of a river or deep in the mountains where no one knows where she is; two, they killed and dismembered the body on the spot and flushed it into the sewer. In this kind of old house, the sewer pipes are often very thick.

Now, Li Qingyao decided to verify and eliminate all possibilities one by one to find the final answer.

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Li Qingyao had just been promoted by Ding Guoqiang to be a capable detective. Although her first request was horrifying and involved a large number of troops, Ding Guoqiang still agreed. However, he said to her: No matter what is dug out from the sewer, you must be mentally prepared.

Li Qingyao was silent for a while and said, I understand.

Excavation equipment and forensic personnel arrived at the scene quickly. The landlord of 101 had contacted Li Qingyao and his team before and was a nice person. After listening to Li Qingyao's patient explanation, he sighed and expressed his understanding. The tenants of 101 were also temporarily asked to leave the house, waiting for the results nervously and fearfully.

The excavation work was not finished until the sun went down. The forensic personnel took all the suspicious objects they found back to the laboratory. The next morning, the results came out:
No human flesh, blood, bones or DNA were found in the pipes under Room 101.

In other words, if a murder and dismemberment really happened, even if seven or eight years have passed, there will be something left in curved places such as the walls of pipes.

Most likely this never happened.

Li Qingyao remained silent and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

She immediately sent this result to Chen Pu: [I had someone dig up the sewers of 101, and there was nothing inside.] Chen Pu replied very quickly this time, probably because he was free: [That's good.]

Li Qingyao's eyes became sore after hearing these three words.

[What are you going to do next? 】

[Do you still remember the song "Angel" in my brother's phone, and the dolls and chocolates I bought him the night he disappeared? ]

【Remember. 】

His answer was brief, but Li Qingyao knew that he understood what she was thinking.

Before, Li Qingyao felt that it was a bit strange for her brother to buy a doll, but the police investigation concluded that Li Jincheng might be trying to help the old man and his grandson who were selling dolls. This explanation was reasonable, so Li Qingyao didn't think too much about it. And the chocolate that Li Jincheng bought that night was Li Qingyao's favorite flavor, so she always thought it was for her. But now she thinks, why did he buy chocolate so far away from home? Maybe he bought that flavor just because he trusted his sister's taste.

Liu Tingmei has diabetes, her blood sugar fluctuates, and she is often hungry. Her intelligence is like that of a five or six-year-old child. Will she like dolls?

Li Qingyao had a strong intuition that his brother and Liu Tingmei must know each other. If his brother knew that Liu Tingmei was being controlled by the three to do a live broadcast that was extremely harmful to her health, he would definitely not stand idly by. Then his disappearance was likely related to the live broadcast trio and Liu Tingmei.

Since there was nothing in the sewer, there were two possibilities for Li Qingyao:

Or, Liu Tingmei was dead, and the three men got a car and dumped her somewhere.

Or maybe Liu Tingmei had escaped and was hiding in some secluded place. The three men were afraid that she would report them, so they kept silent.

[I think, whether Liu Tingmei is dead or alive, my brother should be with her. Because Liu Tingmei can't live alone. ]

[So, the person who was missing from the beginning was not just my brother, but two.]

Li Qingyao took a deep breath and took a photo of the entrance of 101 and sent it to Chen Pu.

[101 is located in the corner of Chaoyang Home. There is only one way out. Cars cannot drive directly to the entrance of 101 and can only park at the intersection 100 meters away. No matter if the three people took them out or they ran out by themselves, they had to walk the 100-meter road.]

[I have a very silly idea, I want to give it a try, I think maybe I can find my brother this time. Before, we searched Chaoyang Homeland, and no one else saw where my brother went that night. Or maybe someone saw him, but didn't pay attention. But Liu Tingmei is different from everyone else, she is so beautiful. Before, everyone we asked, as long as they had seen her once, even if it was just a glimpse, has not forgotten her after 7 years, and remembers her very clearly.]

[You said, if I ask all the hundreds of residents around here, will I find a witness who saw Liu Tingmei that night? As long as I find her, maybe I can find my brother.]

　I updated 4 chapters with 8800 words today. I may update 1 or 2 chapters tomorrow. Since I have an important guest tomorrow, I don't know how much time I will have to write.

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