Chapter 433: Double Identities and Scented Clues

Chapter 433: They’re Publishing a Book! Group? From Crime (Update 1).

Third-floor guest room area.

Wang Cheng and Guo Qiang begin searching the guest rooms currently occupied.

According to current evidence, suspect Liu Changcheng holds a double identity.

Since the other identity hasn’t been uncovered, they must resort to the most basic investigative methods.

You can change your ID, but you can’t change your face, right?

Of course, that isn’t an absolute rule.

With modern makeup techniques, everyone knows the tricks.

It’s no longer mere makeup—it’s almost like sorcery!

Both men and women have perfected the art of makeup to levels that seem almost magical…

Xiao Yu, endowed with Wangdie’s Nose, strolls down the corridor.

Faces may be altered, but changing your scent is much more difficult.

Unless, of course, Liu Changcheng committed the crime against Gan Xinlei in the same manner.

Perhaps by donning the clothes of victim Shi Wangmei to mask his own odor.

Otherwise… Xiao Yu passes through the third-floor guest rooms without a hitch.

The fourth floor is also dedicated to guest rooms.

As the trio reaches the fourth floor to continue the search, a woman in athletic wear walks past them.

Since Liu Changcheng is a man, Wang Cheng and Guo Qiang pay her no mind.

Yet Xiao Yu stops, his gaze fixed on the woman.

Is there something off about her?

It isn’t the woman herself, but rather her scent.

What scent?

The scent of suspect Liu Changcheng.

How does Xiao Yu know what Liu Changcheng smells like?

Victim Shi Wangmei was dismembered at the scene.

Xiao Yu discovered her remains, and that was when Liu Changcheng left his scent behind.

Shortly afterward, he and suspect Lai Jun escaped through the sewage pipe.

Xiao Yu had tracked Lai Jun by following their odor.

Unfortunately, Liu Changcheng proved cunning by letting Lai Jun draw the police’s attention while he fled mid-route…

How could anyone forget a scent experienced by someone with Wangdie’s Nose?

So why is Liu Changcheng’s scent now on this woman?

Frowning, Xiao Yu strides toward the woman waiting by the elevator.

There is only one explanation.

She must have been in close contact with Liu Changcheng!

“Hello there,” he greets.

Standing before her, Xiao Yu studies the woman.

“Huh?”

The woman glances at him and, upon seeing his handsome face, her eyes light up. “Oh, little handsome, are you here to chat with your big sister?”

A naive girl?

Who does she think she is? Xiao Yu replies coldly, “Officer, please show your ID.”

“Uh!”

The woman is startled, her eyes flitting around as panic etches her face.

“Hey, little sister, something’s not right here!”

At that, Xiao Yu’s eyes gleam with interest.

There’s an old saying—if you have nothing to hide, why fear a knock from the ghost?

If you haven’t done anything wrong, what’s there to fear?

“Don’t make me repeat myself.”

Xiao Yu glares at the woman with cold eyes.

She retrieves her wallet from her bag, takes out her ID, and hands it to him.

“Check her file,” he orders.

Handing the ID to Guo Qiang, Xiao Yu keeps his unwavering gaze on her face.

Guo Qiang pulls out his phone, accesses the police database, and enters the woman’s ID.

The information loads swiftly, confirming her identity.

He even uses a police app to scan her face with the phone’s camera.

After comparing her face to the ID, her identity is positively confirmed.

“There’s something off about her,” he remarks.

Glancing briefly at the file, Guo Qiang notes, “She has a criminal record.”

“Huh?” Xiao Yu frowns.

“Silver-selling woman.”

Guo Qiang adds, “The police have detained her twice—once for custody and once for sentencing.”

It’s definitely suspicious… Xiao Yu regards her panicked expression.

Typically, silver selling only results in fines or short detention.

But a sentence? What on earth does that mean?

“It’s for organizing group disturbances in the silver trade—a serious offense,” explains Guo Qiang.

This charge is no joke—up to five years in prison, detention, or probation.

Xiao Yu nods, showing little concern for the details.

“Which guest room did you exit from just now?”

Fixing his eyes on the silver-selling woman, Xiao Yu asks, “Describe the other person’s appearance.”

There’s no need for guessing.

Her scent clearly indicates she was in close contact with suspect Liu Changcheng.

One would assume a mere silver seller wouldn’t be tied to him.

“It was room 411,” she admits.

Hanging her head, the silver-selling woman obediently adds, “He looks ordinary—very thin, cold, and… perverted!”

While selling silver is a crime, its severity can vary.

At most, it’s a fine; at worst, detention with an added fine.

Faced with the police, she didn’t dare to withhold the truth…

“Go check the check-in details for room 411,” Xiao Yu instructs his subordinate.

Wang Cheng quickly rides the elevator down.

“Is he still in the room?” Xiao Yu asks the silver-selling woman.

“He left this morning,” she replies.

Without waiting for orders, Guo Qiang heads toward room 411.

“Besides the person, did he carry anything else?”

Xiao Yu continues his questioning.

“Besides the person…”

The silver-selling woman recalls, “When he left, he carried a large backpack. It clattered with what sounded like metal tools inside.”

Exactly—it must have been his tools for the crime… Xiao Yu narrows his eyes.

Not long after, Wang Cheng returns, “Boss, we’ve checked the room details…”

Bao Pengyi, male, 33 years old…

A database comparison reveals that this identity belongs to a relative of suspect Liu Changcheng.

He’s using a relative’s identity.

This also explains why the police hadn’t picked up Liu Changcheng’s true identity.

“The head—room 411 appears to be clear,” Guo Qiang reports as he returns.

“Bring her to the police station.”

Xiao Yu gestures toward the silver-selling woman and tells Wang Cheng, “Inform the officers that she cooperated well.”

At these words, the silver-selling woman lets out a deep sigh and obediently follows Wang Cheng.

Taking out his phone, Xiao Yu dials Zhao Changshan and says, “The other identity associated with suspect Liu Changcheng has been traced—Bao Pengyi…”

The next steps need no further explanation.

The entire city’s police force has now been mobilized to track down the person using Bao Pengyi’s details.

But what if the original owner of the ID is apprehended?

Then they essentially brought it on themselves.

In today’s world, no one can possess two identical IDs.

Each one is embedded with a chip, and once one is reissued, the other becomes invalid.

Just think—why is Bao Pengyi’s ID in Liu Changcheng’s possession?

Don’t offer any feeble excuses like theft.

How long has Liu Changcheng been using this identity?

Could Bao Pengyi, unwittingly, be involved?

This is criminal!

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P.S. Dear readers, please don’t rush for updates. Although it’s only been two months since we started, we’ve already reached 900,000 words. Not many can update as quickly as I do. I’m utterly exhausted… have pity on me, I’m almost in tears!