Chapter 14: The Self-Disciplined and Hard-Working Dead
"We're here." When Han Yun was lost in thought, Yu Miaomiao had already stopped the car and said, "Bai Jing lives here."
Han Yun came back to his senses, looked at the nearby community, then opened the door and got out of the car, went to the security office at the entrance of the community, took out his ID and filled out the registration form. Yu Miaomiao parked the car and rushed over. After registering and walking into the community, Yu Miaomiao seemed to think that he had said something inappropriate in the car just now to make Han Yun angry, so he said: "That... I said something wrong in the car just now, don't mind it, maybe it's the first time I have the opportunity to participate in the case investigation, I'm a little excited, so I spoke without thinking."
"You are too sensitive." Han Yun smiled at Miaomiao: "Just now I just remembered some things from the past."
Yu Miaomiao felt relieved when she heard Han Yun say this. The two of them came to the floor where Bai Jing rented the house. After going upstairs, Yu Miaomiao took out the key from his pocket, opened the door and said, "Team Leader Li has sent someone to search here before, but they didn't find any useful clues."
Han Yun walked in first and smelled a light fragrance. The living room was exceptionally clean and tidy. The sofa cushions were laid out with sharp edges. There were two pots of asparagus fern on the dining table, some of whose leaves had turned yellow. There were also several pots of succulents on the coffee table, a set of tea sets in the middle, a TV hung opposite the sofa, and a bookshelf on the background wall.
Bai Jing doesn't smoke, so there's no smell of cigarettes in the room, and no ashtrays can be found on the coffee table or the dining table.
It is rare for a single young man to rent a room that is so clean and orderly. Yu Miaomiao took out a pair of shoe covers and handed them to Han Yun. Han Yun squatted down and looked at the shoe cabinet next to him while putting on the shoe covers. The shoes on the shoe cabinet were also neatly arranged, leather shoes, casual shoes, and travel shoes. They were divided into very detailed categories. Although there were not many, they were all international brands.
After putting on his shoe covers and walking into the living room, Han Yun glanced inside the bathroom as he passed by. There was an automatic air freshener spraying device hanging on the wall of the bathroom, which should spray out to purify the air every once in a while, so that the air would remain fresh.
The bedroom and the kitchen are the places where you can see whether the owner is really clean or just maintaining a superficial look. Han Yun opened the kitchen door first. The floor, induction cooker, and walls were all wiped clean. There was not even a single stain on the range hood. He opened the refrigerator. There were no instant foods in the fresh-keeping layer. There were only fruits, vegetables, and the like.
There are no piles of dishes in the sink, and the dishes in the cupboard are separated by a certain distance.
"Oh my god, this is too much. I cook all year round, but I can't even see the oil stains on the range hood. I also use this kind of range hood in my apartment, and it's very difficult to clean." Yu Miaomiao, who followed Han Yun in, said, "This is simply obsessive-compulsive disorder. Does Bai Jing have obsessive-compulsive disorder?"
Han Yun did not answer. After leaving the kitchen, he went to the bedroom. The bed in the bedroom was covered with bedding, and even the wrinkles on it were smoothed. There was no shoe cabinet in the closet. The clothes in the closet were separated by different brands and styles, but interlaced with each other . The same was true for the clothes stacked in the closet compartments. There were no photos hanging on the wall. On the bedside table was a book called "The Greatest Salesman in the World". The edges of the pages had turned yellow, and it must have been read many times.
Opening the drawer on the bedside table, there are watches inside, all kinds of watches, all genuine international brands. In the cabinet below, there is a tape recorder with a sense of age, and next to the tape recorder there are more than a dozen tapes. Han Yun squatted down thoughtfully, opened the slot for the tape, and took out the tape inside. It was a collection of Andy Lau's songs, the surface was worn, and it must have been listened to for many years.
The same was true for the dozen or so tapes lying nearby. Han Yun put the cassette into the recorder again and pressed the play button. Then Andy Lau's "Practice" came out from the speakers. Perhaps because he had listened to it for too many years, the sound quality was very poor and had even affected his listening experience. The hissing and friction sounds mixed in with the lyrics were a bit harsh.
Yu Miaomiao, who was originally in the living room, came in after hearing the music, squatted down, looked at the recorder and said, "This kind of recorder is what my brother used to hear when he was a child. I saw it when I was very young."
Han Yun turned off the recording, stood up and said to Miaomiao: "What do you think of the house that Bai Jing rented?"
"In two words, clean. It's cleaner than all the boys' rooms I know, and even cleaner than the apartment I rent. I feel a little ashamed after seeing it." Yu Miaomiao also stood up and said, "But this level of cleanliness is a little abnormal, isn't it ? I feel like Bai Jing might have obsessive-compulsive disorder."
"It's not as obsessive-compulsive as it seems. The dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen cabinet are not of the same color, but are carefully classified. The chopstick holder has both sides of the chopsticks, and the refrigerator has vegetables and fruits of various colors in the fresh-keeping layer. The clothes in the closet are not hung separately by color or type. The pillowcases of the two pillows are different colors, and the bedding and sheets are not uniform." Han Yun took a deep breath and said, "So Bai Jing just developed a habit of self-discipline in life. A self-disciplined and hardworking person should not accept being kept. The rumors should be false. But there is no smoke without fire. I suspect that Bai Jing had dated a woman who was much younger than him and was caught by his colleagues."
“If she wasn’t being kept by someone, where did she get the money to buy so many luxury brands?” Yu Miaomiao wondered.
"The salary of a real estate manager is not low. Bai Jing doesn't smoke or drink and lives a healthy life. He can afford to buy a few luxury items." Han Yun walked out of the bedroom and came to the living room and said, "Although they are all brand names, the price difference is also very large. The only shoes that are slightly more expensive are leather shoes, and the only clothes are suits and watches. These are all prepared for his work. They are both decent and tasteful when worn out. As for the other things, although they are also brand names, they are all popular brands for the general public."
"Young people who love cleanliness, elegance and respectability are indeed more likely to win the favor of old ladies." Yu Miaomiao also walked out of the bedroom.
Han Yun first came to the TV background wall opposite the sofa. The books placed on it were not just for decoration. Most of them had been read many times, and they were all sales-related books.
On the bottom shelf, there was a gym card with the words "Sophie Fitness Center" written on it. Han Yun picked up the gym card, handed it to Yu Miaomiao behind him and said, "Search for this gym on the city map. It should be nearby."
In the bookshelf compartment on the upper left corner of the TV cabinet is a certificate of honor, which was awarded to Bai Jing when he joined the volunteer in 2011. At that time, Bai Jing should not have come to Beidu. The certificate was issued by the Jiangzhou City Volunteer Service Center : "Where did Bai Jing go to university?"
"Jiangzhou University of Finance and Economics." Yu Miaomiao looked for the location of the gym on her phone and then answered, "It's a third-tier university."
In 2011, Bai Jing may have just graduated and participated in volunteer work for a period of time, but the certificate did not specify what type of volunteer service it was. He looked away from the bookshelf (TV background wall) and turned to look at the coffee table.
