Chapter 46 Recording (3)

  Recording (3)

  There were many people queuing at the checkout counter, but three of them didn't have the idea of queuing. Although they still had a bit of guilt under the dissatisfied gaze of several aunties, after all, the killing power of those aunties' eyes was quite big.

  "Excuse me, is there anything else?" asked a girl standing next to the cashier, also wearing a supermarket uniform.

  Shen Yu took out his credentials, "We are from the Provincial Public Security Department, and we have come here to investigate some matters."

  As soon as Shen Yu finished speaking, Liao Xinxin immediately felt that the several sharp gazes behind her, like knife edges, had dulled and then quietly dissipated. This feeling suddenly made Liao Xinxin straighten her back again.

  The girl looked at Shen Yu's police badge with some panic, then swept the three people with her eyes. After seeing Shen Yu and Yuan Fei's appearance and temperament, she was shocked and amazed. Liao Xin Xin rolled her eyes, it seemed that everyone was a bit lecherous, no matter what time it was, they couldn't help but appreciate the beauty of men...

  "It's like this, we need to check the surveillance video in your store on November 13th. Also, was the cashier that day the same as the one now?" Shen Yu continued to say.

  "No, we are on a three-day rotation shift. The cashiers for the day and night shifts are different." The girl replied, "May I ask if you want to inquire about the cashier from the day or night shift?"

  "What's the night shift time?" asked Liao Xinxin.

  "It's after 8 o'clock at night until 6 o'clock in the morning of the next day," the girl said.

  "That's the night shift," said Liao Xinxin. "Would you mind helping us check who was working as a cashier on the night of November 13th?"

  "Let me check the shift schedule, please wait a moment." She pulled out a thick book from under the counter, flipped through several pages and then looked up. "That day was Qiu Baijie who was in charge of collecting money."

  "Excuse me, is Ms. Qiu in the store right now?"

  "It's just in time," the girl said with a smile. "You guys are lucky, usually at this hour the night shift cashier would have gone home already, but today coincidentally the day shift cashier had something to do and came late, so they just switched shifts. Now Sister Qiu is still in the back changing clothes, I'll go help you call her."

  "Thanks then," said Liao Xinxin.

  A little while ago, the girl came out with another pretty girl. The girl smiled at Liao Xinxin and then said to Shen Yi, "This is Qiu Baijie, she was the one who collected the money that day, if you have any questions, just ask her."

  Qiu Bai looked at Shen Yu and the others with a surprised expression, then asked, "What brings you guys here? What's going on?"

  "It's nothing big, I just want to ask you about a girl." Shen Yu took the photo out of the file bag and placed it on the counter in front of Qiu Bai. "Did this girl come to the store to buy something around 10 o'clock on the evening of November 13th?"

  Qiu Bai picked up the photo in confusion, it was a girl's half-profile face, very delicate features, tied up high ponytail, looking very clean and refreshing.

  "What are you looking for her... for?" Qiu Bai recognized the girl in the photo at a glance, and looked suspiciously at the three police officers who claimed to be from the Provincial Public Security Department. In his heart, he cursed, "Xiao Ke, this dead girl, has she committed some kind of crime? How could she have even gotten involved with people from the Provincial Public Security Department?"

  As soon as Shen saw Qiu's expression, he knew they had found the right place. The cashier's shocked expression when looking at the photo and her subsequent guarded demeanor indicated that she must be very familiar with the girl in the photo.

  "It's like this, we just want to confirm whether she is related to a major case we are currently investigating. The other night, the police noticed that this girl would be wandering around the Provincial Public Security Department at night, and when the police wanted to ask her questions, she ran away, and there was no way to determine her identity. We are currently investigating a case, so we need to confirm her identity and investigate whether she is related to our case. I hope you can assist us." Yuan Fei said before Liao Xinxin could speak up.

  Qiu Bai let out a sigh of relief when he heard Yuan Fei say that, "So that's what it was. I thought this girl had done something wrong. Don't worry, I can vouch for her, she's very honest and wouldn't do anything illegal or unruly."

  "We also feel that she should have nothing to do with this case, but because the case we are handling now is extremely important, we cannot say who is related or not without investigation, so please forgive us." Yuan Fei said with a smile.

  Yuan Fei's appearance was already impressive, and his words were pleasant to hear. Qiu Bai's good impression of him instantly doubled. "You're all very serious about your work. If you have any questions, just ask. I'll definitely cooperate with you."

  "There's nothing much to ask, just hope you can provide some basic information about this girl."

  "Her name is Xiao Ke," said Qiu Bai. "She's a university student now, renting an apartment in the front district by herself. Her family isn't well off, but she can take hardship and has taken on several part-time jobs."

  "Is it that residential area up ahead?" Yuan Fei blinked, looking thoughtful. "It can't be that low-rent housing estate, can it? The conditions there are indeed not good."

  "Yes, that's the place, but the rent is cheap, this is the city center, where can you find a cheap and comfortable house? I heard that the neighborhood will be demolished and rebuilt in two years, after all, it's a bit affecting the cityscape, I guess they'll build affordable housing, the rent won't be too expensive but probably several times higher than now." Qiu Bai shook his head, "That kid is from a rural area, doesn't have much money, even tuition fees were earned by himself bit by bit. Previously working at Yu's house was okay, but later couldn't make ends meet, now heard that he found another job, and can't see him all day."

  "Yu's family?" Yuan Fei's eyes flickered, "Is it the Yu family of Yu Real Estate? With such a big thing happening recently, no wonder she couldn't take it anymore."

  "It can't be helped." Qiu Bai's face was filled with indignation, "Actually, they didn't have much to do with the cleaning work in the first place. It's just that Xiao Ke has a stubborn personality and had disagreements with their previous housekeeper, so she was squeezed out."

  "It's like that." Yuan Fei continued to ask, "Then her current job treatment must be worse than when she was at the Yu family, right?"

  "I'm not really sure about that, she's been pretty busy lately and hasn't had a chance to chat properly, but it seems like her treatment is okay. I've seen her buying more things in the store sometimes, even some of the pricier food, so it should be alright." Qiu Bai handed the photo back to Yuan Fei, "Xiao Ke definitely wouldn't get involved in any case, that girl I still understand a bit, she probably took a liking to one of the handsome police officers at the station and went there to sneak a peek. That day she came to our store and bought a pair of binoculars, a hat, and a recorder, I was wondering what she was up to."

  "That's how it should be." Yuan Fei chuckled, "I don't know which police officer was so lucky to have won the favor of Xiao Ke's beauty. Oh right, can we get the video from that night? We'll need it when reporting to our leader."

  "Those are trivial matters, I'll go inside and get it for you later, just remember to return it to us then."

  A tape recorder was handed over to Yuan Fei's hands, he turned back and smiled at Shen Yu and Liao Xin Xin.

  The girl named Xiao Ke can be found right away.

  They are eagerly awaiting any connection between this girl and the case, no matter how tenuous. It's almost here.