The members of team two looked at each other.

This question... is indeed a question.

From the hospital’s perspective, Zhang Huiru disappeared on the day she was supposed to go to work, which is Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Zhang Huiru didn’t go to work, and that night her roommate called her but couldn’t reach her. The next day the roommate went to the hospital, and both sides found out that Zhang Huiru was neither at home nor at the hospital.

That’s why the police were called.

But the problem is, there’s a time discrepancy here!

Zhang Huiru didn’t go to work on Tuesday, so someone should have called her in the morning to ask why she wasn’t at work.

In fact, this was exactly what happened. After Zhang Huiru didn’t show up for work on time, the first person to call her was her fellow nurse, Wang Su.

According to Wang Su, when she called, the phone was in a no-answer state.

Wang Su guessed that Zhang Huiru might not have woken up yet, which is why she was late.

But in reality, Zhang Huiru didn’t go to work that day but went to Five-Flower Mountain with the murderer.

"Everyone needs to pay attention to one point, there’s no public transportation from the city to Five-Flower Mountain, and it’s too far for Zhang Huiru to walk there."

"So, from this point of analysis... the murderer must have driven and taken Zhang Huiru to Five-Flower Mountain."

The more Zhang Hui analyzed, the more he felt there was a problem: "Then I think there are only two possibilities here."

"First, Zhang Huiru had a special relationship with the person. After being found by the person, she must have been taken to Five-Flower Mountain for a reason Zhang Huiru couldn’t refuse, and during this process, she didn’t have time or didn’t think to ask for leave from the hospital."

This possibility exists, such as some unexpected situation making Zhang Huiru unaware of asking for leave.

"Second, Zhang Huiru asked for leave that day or had already arranged a day off with the hospital, and then went with the murderer to Five-Flower Mountain, but someone at the hospital lied and didn’t tell us about Zhang Huiru’s leave or day off."

"Brother Zhang, are you suggesting the director?"

Because Maria Hospital is relatively small, with not many people, the director directly manages all the doctors and nurses. During the investigation, it was already understood that all leave and day-off approvals were done by the director personally.

Zhang Hui nodded, then shook his head.

"We can’t be sure yet that it was the director who lied to us, moreover, the director’s build doesn’t match the perpetrator’s physical profile from the crime scene investigation."

Although the director of Maria Plastic Surgery Hospital is female, her height is only about 1.65 meters, which is far from the 1.8 meters height that Lu Chuan mentioned.

Moreover, if the director wasn’t at the hospital on the day of Zhang Huiru’s disappearance, it couldn’t have been hidden from everyone; surely someone at the hospital would know, but based on what we currently know, the director was at the hospital all day.

So Zhang Hui speculated that even if the director lied, it is impossible for the director herself to be the one who killed Zhang Huiru. She very likely had an accomplice.

No, she must have had an accomplice.

"Brother Hui, what do we do now?"

"Now?"

Zhang Hui thought for a moment: "Let’s stick to the investigation plan we just discussed."

One team will go to investigate the house Zhang Huiru rented and gather information from her university roommate.

Another team will check Zhang Huiru’s client records to see if they can discover anything.

As for the director...

To determine whether she lied is actually very simple, just check whether Zhang Huiru called the director before her disappearance, and it can prove whether or not she lied.

Requesting leave is not as simple as sending a text message or WeChat.

When they saw Zhang Huiru’s university roommate in the rented apartment, the two people from action team two were obviously stunned.

Zhang Huiru’s university roommate was tall, a big 1.8 meters, even taller than the two detectives by half a head.

"How tall are you?"

Chen Ya was slightly surprised. These two policemen... why did they ask about her height right off the bat?

"1.85 meters."

1.85 meters?

The two exchanged glances, and Old Sun signaled with a look: "You chat first; I’ll step out for a moment."

"Okay."

Old Chen knew Old Sun was going to report back because no one expected Zhang Huiru’s classmate to be 1.85 meters tall!

This was the first female over 1.8 meters in height that action team two had encountered in their investigation into Zhang Huiru’s social relationships.

Could this university classmate of Zhang Huiru, who is also her current roommate, be the murderer?

There’s no need to think; the possibility is quite high.

Two women living together, even the tiniest matters could potentially trigger serious conflicts.

Although this girl named Chen Ya was the first to discover Zhang Huiru’s disappearance, if she is the murderer, naturally she’d be the first to find out about Zhang Huiru’s disappearance.

Moreover, cases where criminals loudly accuse others are not few within the Criminal Investigation Team.

"1.85 meters?"

Lu Chuan received a call from Zhang Hui and shook his head without hesitation: "Brother Hui, impossible, the suspect’s height is between 1.79 and 1.8 meters, with a margin of error not exceeding 2 centimeters!"

"And my conclusion has already considered potential error. The suspect’s height is very likely to be at most 1.80 meters, with a very slight possibility of being 1.81 meters."

"1.85 meters... absolutely impossible!"

Lu Chuan was very confident in his assessment, stating that an error of one or two centimeters was the limit, and the suspect could definitely not be 1.85 meters tall.

Zhang Hui was en route to investigate Zhang Huiru’s clients and, after hanging up, called Old Sun back.

"Old Sun, the crime scene investigation team has given a definitive answer, the suspect’s height can’t be 1.85 meters."

"Got it, thanks."

After hanging up, Old Sun went back upstairs to team up with Old Chen and continue gathering information from Chen Ya, Zhang Huiru’s classmate.

Actually, after Zhang Huiru disappeared, Chen Ya had already been approached by the police for information.

But the previous inquiries were made by local police officers, while this time it was detectives from the Criminal Investigation Team.

"I start work half an hour later than Huiru every day, she always leaves first. That day she left for work as usual, nothing unusual."

"When I got home that evening, she wasn’t there. Normally, she finishes earlier as their hospital doesn’t do overtime."

"We had agreed that morning to have spicy hotpot together that night, so I called her but there was no answer."

"On the day of her disappearance, did you have any phone contact with her?"

"No, I work as a nurse at the Second Hospital, so my schedule is very busy during the day and I don’t have time to call."

After leaving Zhang Huiru’s rental, Old Chen and Old Sun got into the car and lit up a cigarette.

Old Chen exhaled, "What do you think?"

"Doesn’t seem likely... but I still want to check the Second Hospital."

"Alright, let’s go!"

Although Lu Chuan said that the suspect’s height couldn’t be 1.85 meters, making Chen Ya an unlikely suspect,

But just in case?

So, they decided to visit the Second Hospital anyway.