Chapter 441 [Policewoman and Police Dog 23]
Chapter 441 [Policewoman and Police Dog 23]
After Lin Tao arrived at the bar, he found the owner Li Tianqi and asked if he could view the bar's surveillance video of the day. While talking with Li Tianqi, Lin Tao accidentally learned that Li Tianqi had a dispute with Tao Zi on the night of the incident.
Lin Tao was suspicious and immediately asked, "Why did you and Tao Zi quarrel?"
Li Tianqi tried to cover it up and replied lightly: "It was just a small quarrel, not a quarrel."
Lin Tao obviously didn't believe him and continued to ask, "So, what exactly did you quarrel about?"
Faced with Lin Tao's questioning, Li Tianqi became a little hesitant and evasive in his words. He always emphasized that they were just some trivial matters and said that this situation was quite common for them and there was no need to make a fuss.
Seeing this, Lin Tao decided to change the subject and asked Li Tianqi: "Since you and Tao Zi were high school classmates, did you know that she had a heart disease?"
Hearing this question, Li Tianqi was obviously stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and replied: "I know a little about this matter. I have heard the teacher mention it before, but Tao Zi has always been fearless and has never had any symptoms, so no one really took it to heart."
Lin Tao nodded to show his understanding, and then said: "In view of the current situation, I hope you can temporarily suspend business for a period of time. You may need to cooperate with some investigation procedures later."
Li Tianqi expressed his understanding and responded: "I understand the reason and will fully cooperate with the relevant work."
In the laboratory, Dabao found antidepressants among the medicines, which is a taboo for heart patients! This discovery shocked everyone.
Lin Tao took out the surveillance video given to him by his boss and watched it carefully. In the video, he could clearly see an argument between the bar owner and Tao Zi.
However, the bar owner was busy soliciting business and did not change the dressing. Besides, Tao Zi left the scene very quickly. Therefore, they initially ruled out the owner as a suspect.
However, Lin Tao always had doubts about the attitude of the bar owner. He always felt that the other party was evasive and vague when talking about the quarrel with Tao Zi, as if he was hiding some secrets.
At the same time, the investigation also revealed that Tao Zi had met another key figure that night - the popular actress Zhang Yi. Recently, Zhang Yi has been surrounded by gossip and scandals, and the source of all this news turned out to be Tao Zi!
Jiahui analyzed the information in front of her and said, "In this case, perhaps we should meet this Ms. Zhang Yi. Maybe she can provide some important clues?"
Lin Tao nodded in agreement: "Good idea, then Dabao and I will go together."
Qin Ming reminded: "Well, be more careful when you act." After receiving the instructions, the two of them quickly took action.
When Dabao and Lin Tao found Zhang Yi and asked her about the situation, Dabao asked directly: "Ms. Zhang Yi, did you see Tao Zi on the night of the incident?"
Zhang Yi's eyes flashed with surprise, but she immediately regained her composure. She nodded slightly and replied, "Yes, I have indeed seen her..."
"Then did you know that Tao Zi was dead?" Dabao asked suddenly, his tone so calm that it was a little scary.
After learning of Tao Zi's death, Zhang Yi was shocked. She stared at Dabao with wide eyes, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.
After a long while, she came back to her senses and said in a trembling voice: "You don't think I killed her, do you? I admit that I met with Tao Zi because I wanted to use money to shut her up. But other than that, there is no other connection between us."
Lin Tao nodded silently, indicating that he understood Zhang Yi's statement. He knew that Zhang Yi was not a cruel person, and from the clues currently available, Zhang Yi had no direct connection with Tao Zi's death.
At this moment, Zhang Yi's assistant Mengmeng came in with her pet dog Wanwan. Seeing Wanwan, Zhang Yi immediately showed a gentle smile on her face, and she said softly: "Wanwan is back, Mengmeng, take Wanwan downstairs to rest first."
"Okay, Sister Zhang." Mengmeng responded, then left the room with Wanwan.
After Mengmeng and Wanwan left, Zhang Yi took a deep breath and emphasized again: "I admit that I am somewhat dissatisfied with Tao Zi, but it is not to the point of killing her."
However, Dabao noticed that Mengmeng had a strange expression on her face when she heard the news of Tao Zi's death. Although it was only for a moment, Dabao was able to catch it. This discovery made her feel a little suspicious.
In order to ease the tense atmosphere, Zhang Yi asked Mengmeng to make a cup of tea for Lin Tao and Dabao. But Mengmeng seemed a little nervous, her hands trembled, and she spilled some tea on the table.
Seeing this, Dabao took the opportunity to ask, "Did you know that Tao Zi has a heart disease?" She stared at Zhang Yi, trying to find some clues from her reaction.
Zhang Yi was very surprised and said, "This is impossible! Every time she chased me, she ran faster than the male reporters. If she really had a heart disease, wouldn't she have had a heart attack long ago? How is this possible?"
Lin Tao calmly replied: "Excuse me, Ms. Zhang, please record your fingerprints according to the process. Each finger needs to be recorded."
Zhang Yi readily agreed and began to cooperate in recording fingerprints.
When the fingerprint recording was completed, Dabao suddenly stood up excitedly and said expectantly: "In fact, both of us are your loyal fans. I wonder if you would like to take a photo with us?"
Zhang Yi showed a puzzled look and asked with a smile: "Did you come to me just to shoot with me?"
Dabao quickly waved his hands and explained, "No, no, that's absolutely not the case! We just happened to meet you, and we couldn't contain our excitement, so we wanted to ask if we could have the honor of taking a photo with you."
Zhang Yi smiled and replied, "Of course."
Dabao then said: "Then please trouble Mengmeng to take a photo for us."
Lin Tao was a little confused by Dabao's behavior and didn't understand what she was thinking, but seeing that Zhang Yi didn't refuse, he didn't say anything more. So the three of them successfully took a warm photo.
After returning to the police station, after inspection, the fingerprints on the knife did not match Zhang Yi's fingerprints.
Qin Ming frowned and thought for a moment before he said, "Then it wasn't Zhang Yi who did it. We have to go to the crime scene again to see if there are any other clues."
Dabao suddenly slapped his head and said with sudden realization: "That's right! I still have one fingerprint that hasn't been compared!" After that, he handed a fingerprint sample to the colleague in charge of the test.
Lin Tao came forward curiously and asked, "Whose fingerprint is this?"
"Zhang Yi's assistant is so cute." Dabao replied.
Not long after, the test results came out, and Mengmeng's fingerprints were an exact match to the fingerprints on the murder weapon.
Lin Tao suddenly realized what was going on and said with a smile, "I thought you were just chasing after a celebrity, but it turns out you were investigating a case."
Dabao rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "I don't like chasing stars!"
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