Chapter 1157 - 592: The Truth of the Case Revealed!

At this moment, inside the truck container, Director Hou stood within, his expression grave.

Deputy Director Chen Guan also realized the issue and spoke, "If there are traces of suitcase wheels here, then this suitcase should also be under Li Hui’s control."

Upon hearing this, Director Hou said, "Is it possible he threw the suitcase away?"

Chen Guan nodded, "That is indeed possible."

"However, given that it belongs to the deceased, I believe no one would disregard the taboo against using a dead person’s suitcase."

Pausing, he continued, "But if Jiang An’s previous deduction was correct, and the killer happened to discover us during the scene investigation, then might he temporarily hide the suitcase?"

After hearing this analysis, Director Hou couldn’t help but think of Li Hui’s calm demeanor in the interrogation room.

Someone who remains so calm in the interrogation room likely has strong counter-surveillance abilities.

He might even be prepared for police interrogation.

How could such a well-prepared, highly confident suspect easily discard this transport tool?

After thinking for a long time, Director Hou unconsciously shook his head.

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible.

Especially the confident look Li Hui had when he first entered the interrogation room, indicating that he had made thorough plans.

Director Hou thought, if I were the killer, I would only hide these disposal boxes in a secluded corner to avoid detection.

Even if discarded anywhere, they could be discovered, exposing one’s tracks.

Thinking of this, Director Hou turned and said, "Mr. Chen, I think we need to conduct a thorough search of Li Hui’s home."

"But we just didn’t see anything similar in the yard."

"Also, is it possible Li Hui disposed of the suitcase in the river like he did with the body?"

Director Hou shook his head, "I think the possibility is low."

"Li Hui is a very composed person, often the more composed and calm individuals are, the less likely they are to expose any crime evidence."

Two minutes later, the two of them together stepped out from under the vehicle container.

At this moment, Li Hui’s mother sat at the door, sorting corn.

As they came down, she quickly stood up and said, "Comrades officers, our Xiao Hui is innocent, there shouldn’t be any collision marks on the vehicle, right?"

Upon hearing this, Director Hou and Chen Guan exchanged a glance, nodding subtly where their eyes met.

Seeing the many wrinkles on the elderly woman’s face, her hands showing signs of hard labor.

Actually, they wanted to tell her the actual situation.

But in the end, the words were swallowed back by both of them.

Although they couldn’t be absolutely sure Li Hui was the killer, at present, he was a very likely suspect.

Especially the wheel marks just found, further solidified the fact that this vehicle was once used as a transport tool.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be such a coincidence.

If the occurrence of an event is a coincidence, then the occurrence of multiple events absolutely implies intentionality.

After pausing for a moment, Director Hou spoke, "Later on, we might need to search your room for some items."

"Search for items? What do you need? I’ll help you find it."

As she spoke, she put down the corn in her hands, getting ready to help them search.

Seeing this, Director Hou waved, saying, "No need, we’ll do it ourselves."

The elderly woman wanted to say more, but Director Hou and Deputy Director Chen Guan had already turned away.

They looked around and found that this yard had a relatively simple layout.

Three tile-roofed houses plus a kitchen, along with a shed made from sheet metal.

They scanned the area, simultaneously directing their gaze towards the slightly rusted sheet metal shed.

Director Hou raised his hand to point, "Ma’am, can you tell us what that sheet metal shed normally holds?"

"Normally it holds miscellaneous items. My son Li Hui likes fishing and keeps fishing rods and other such stuff there."

Seeing the shed was locked, he quickly asked, "Could it be opened for us to take a look?"

"Opened? I’ll find the key."

Soon, the elderly woman went inside the house.

However, after rummaging for about five minutes, she came out saying, "That’s odd, I usually keep the key in the drawer, why is it missing?"

"Maybe we can wait for Li Hui to come back to open it, does that work for you?"

Director Hou waved his hand, "No worries, we’ll just pry the lock open and compensate you for it later."

Speaking, Mr. Chen immediately pulled out 50 yuan from his pocket.

"Ma’am, here’s 50 yuan, as compensation for the lock, we might need to break it open later."

The elderly woman accepted the money, her mind buzzing.

Why suddenly break the lock?

However, just as she was about to voice her inner doubts, Deputy Director Chen Guan and Director Hou had already walked forward.

The two used wrenches and hammers from the scene investigation toolbox to forcibly open the door lock.

This sheet metal shed was built quite simply, using the oldest type of padlock, you just need to pry the hinges on both sides and it’s open.

When the door opened, the two of them pushed it, and the interior was very cramped, immediately greeted by a faint fishy smell.

Inside was a fish tank against the far wall, with several fish swimming about.

The room was very dark, so Deputy Director Chen Guan pulled out his phone, switched on the flashlight, and began examining the surroundings.