Chapter 687: A Monumental Lie?

"Let’s find some flaws together!"

Chen Xiao said, with a hint of laughter.

That laughter made Qin Fei feel that Chen Xiao had a somewhat unserious air about him.

However, when he saw Chen Xiao holding a computer and walking into the corridor, Qin Fei understood what he meant by finding flaws.

"You want to use the surveillance video to compare the footage? Do you still think the surveillance is fake?"

"The surveillance isn’t fake, but whether the surveillance we see is real, that’s debatable."

Chen Xiao said as he started observing the hallway’s walls, floor, and the waist-high barrier wall.

Qin Fei became interested, craning his neck to look at the computer, memorizing an area and then comparing it with the physical site.

While he was comparing, Qin Fei said, "I heard in your phone call that Dong’an should be the company you recently founded, right? Is Captain Xie there now?"

"Yes, after Dong’an was founded, I entrusted all the company’s affairs to Brother Sheng. Originally, I was worried he wouldn’t like the job, but unexpectedly, he got absorbed into it."

Chen Xiao said with a smile.

But soon, he noticed Qin Fei had been staring at the surveillance silently for a while.

This made Chen Xiao unable to resist asking, "What’s wrong, Captain Qin?"

"You’ve never been a cop, so you can’t empathize. I think Captain Xie likely got absorbed when he first saw Dong’an’s technical capabilities."

"Because we’ve all encountered times when surveillance is blurry and it’s hard to identify the culprit. We know how important it is to have optimally clear surveillance videos in a case!"

Qin Fei spoke earnestly.

Chen Xiao glanced at the enhanced video on the computer and couldn’t help but curl his lips.

Although it was indeed several degrees clearer than the original video,

as someone who had been reborn from the future, Chen Xiao was still not satisfied with the clarity of the video before him.

But since he didn’t have such skills, he could only hope the employees of Dong’an would continue to strive harder.

Chen Xiao continued with the comparison.

However, Qin Fei seemed to have grown interested in Dong’an, asking:

"Why did you create a company like Dong’an?"

"Because of my intuition. I think in the future, in cities like Shencheng City, there will inevitably be surveillance on every street, every alley, every road. When the whole city is under surveillance, crime will have nowhere to hide!"

Qin Fei looked up and glanced at Chen Xiao: "Do you think the whole country will lay things out as you say?"

"It certainly will, and surveillance installation isn’t just to combat crime or reduce the crime rate. There are many, many unforeseeable benefits. Although I can’t explain them now, the future will provide the answers."

Qin Fei gave a wry smile: "That surely would cost a fortune."

"You’re thinking too small, Captain Qin. This is a national strategy, talking about money really limits the vision."

Qin Fei gave a thumbs-up: "So your Dong’an is essentially using Dongzhou as a testing ground, implementing the first city widely covered by surveillance, right?"

"Yes, and it’s almost done. But you’re right, that thing surely burns money. I’ve invested all the hard-earned money I saved."

"Tsk, no wonder your wife gets promoted so quickly. Such a great achievement attributed to her, if she’s still just a detective captain now, I feel like that’s a slow promotion."

Chen Xiao smiled and didn’t respond to such pleasantries.

Only in the next moment, the smile on Chen Xiao’s face gradually froze.

He was inspecting the barrier, and the barrier was adorned with half-centimeter-wide white tiles.

But according to the scene presented in the surveillance, a corresponding tile should have a very clear crack.

But at Chen Xiao’s current location, there was no cracked tile!

To ensure he hadn’t seen it wrong, Chen Xiao counted from the beginning again.

What was seen in the surveillance was the third row from top to bottom, the 11th tile from left to right.

In the surveillance, it should have an incredibly clear crack, but the corresponding real tile was perfectly intact, and someone who apparently had too much free time left a shoe print on it.

"Captain Qin, there’s definitely something wrong with the surveillance!"

Chen Xiao immediately alerted Qin Fei.

The latter’s expression shifted dramatically at those words: "Where’s the problem?"

"Compare this tile, the one caught on surveillance and the one in reality are completely different."

Qin Fei didn’t speak, but he counted the tile position in the surveillance, then compared it with reality.

After the comparison, Qin Fei’s face changed dramatically as he exclaimed: "The tiles have an issue!"

Chen Xiao nodded: "Yes, it seems the video found by the police wasn’t captured by the surveillance above our heads!"

"How could this be!"

"It’s simple, these surveillance cameras are installed randomly and sporadically, anyone with intent could switch them, it’s not difficult!"

"But it still doesn’t make sense, if the surveillance is wrong, then why is there footage of Yuan Keyu? I don’t think Sang Yupeng would dare lie to the police. This is a major case, faking a testimony would mean severe criminal liability!"

The surveillance had issues, and the core issue was that the content captured wasn’t the sixth-floor hallway of the crime scene!

Yet, Yuan Keyu’s figure was continuously captured at the crime scene on the sixth floor.

How does one explain this?

Qin Fei thought the only explanation was that the landlord Sang Yupeng was lying.

Yuan Keyu hadn’t just stayed on the sixth floor but had also been on other floors!

This point, Sang Yupeng hadn’t disclosed!

Chen Xiao was also puzzled in his heart but still reminded Qin Fei:

"Don’t rush, for surveillance video, if the person has excellent technical skills, they can actually be altered. Of course, such skilled personnel aren’t many in this era. Besides, I also don’t think Sang Yupeng would dare lie, so there’s definitely something more here."

Saying this, Chen Xiao paused before continuing: "Check other floors for tiles with cracks, and I’ll verify if the Yuan Keyu in the footage is the Professor Yuan we think he is! If you find the correct floor, call me!"

"There should be another room here that’s also an important part of the case!"

"Alright, I’ll go check now!" Qin Fei immediately left the corridor to compare other floors.

Chen Xiao returned to the room, carefully rechecking the surveillance once more.

But when Yuan Keyu’s footage appeared, the person standing under the camera was indeed Yuan Keyu, and he looked just like him!

Chen Xiao stared at the footage, furrowing his brow, even muttering involuntarily:

"Could it be that Sang Yupeng really had the audacity to tell such a monumental lie?"

No sooner had Chen Xiao murmured this, when his expression suddenly changed with a start, his gaze shooting alertly behind him.

Unbeknownst to him, a figure was already standing at the door behind him.

It was a middle-aged man.

He wore very ordinary casual clothes, and there were prescription glasses perched on his nose.

Seeing Chen Xiao look over, he nodded and smiled at Chen Xiao!

"And you are?!"