"You think there might be some hidden relationship between the two families?"
"Unlikely," Lin Yi responded.
"Both of them are just ordinary people with clean backgrounds. It's improbable that they're hiding anything relevant."
"Well, let's put that aside for now. This person's our prime suspect." Gu Yiran took out her phone.
"I'll call a locksmith to see what's going on."
Lin Yi nodded, agreeing with her plan.
"But we don't have a search warrant. Doing this is against protocol. If the higher-ups blame us, you're taking the fall."
"F*ck."
The police station didn't have a locksmith department, but they often collaborated with a local locksmith company.
Within twenty minutes of Gu Yiran's call, a locksmith arrived and quickly unlocked the door. After signing some paperwork, Gu Yiran told him to bill the station.
The apartment was a one-bedroom unit, around 30 square meters in size.
