Originally, they thought that the killer would probably be someone with a reclusive and eccentric personality given the bloody methods.

Unexpectedly, it was completely different, which left Luo Fei and Zhang Wei somewhat surprised.

Luo Fei thought for a moment and asked, "Besides his personality, was there anything else strange or suspicious about him?"

"In other aspects... not really, it's just that he's a bit lazy. Though his business is pretty profitable, he works very inconsistently."

"What do you mean?"

"Every time he brings in a batch of fruit, he sells it and then spends ten days to half a month at home before going out again. How can he make money like that?"

Luo Fei subtly signaled Zhang Wei to note it down, then looked around the house, "Auntie, how about the soundproofing in your neighborhood's apartments?"

"Don't even mention it, if you speak a bit loudly at home, the upstairs and downstairs can pretty much hear it."

"Then every time Lin Dapeng sold out his fruits and came back, did you ever hear any loud noises coming from his home?"

After all, dismemberment would definitely make some noise.

And with poor soundproofing in this kind of house, the upstairs and downstairs would definitely hear something.

Sure enough, the other party immediately replied without thinking, "Yes."

"Every time he returned, within a few days you could hear the sound of him chopping things in the room, it was really loud, and it would go on for most of the day."

Upon hearing this, Luo Fei became instantly excited, and Zhang Wei, who was responsible for taking notes, was even more so, constantly giving signals with his eyes.

With a gesture for him to be patient, Luo Fei continued to ask, "Did you ever ask him what he was chopping?"

"Yes, he said he was chopping dumpling fillings, but who uses that much force to chop dumpling fillings? Old Liao downstairs even advised him to keep it down next time, but he just went on his own way. It's a good thing he doesn't do it every day, each time he'd leave a long gap, so everyone just tolerated it."

The auntie complained for a couple of sentences.

"Then generally, when does he chop?"

"At first, it was at night, but after we talked to him once, he changed to doing it during the day."

"Alright, we got it. By the way, Auntie, is he at home today? I didn't see his car when I was downstairs just now."

"He went out today. I heard he might have gone to the logistics center to wholesale some fresh fruits."

"I see... Alright, Auntie, thanks for your cooperation today. We'll be leaving now."

Luo Fei said and stood up, intending to say goodbye.

But the auntie seemed a bit reluctant to see them go, "You're leaving already? Comrade, you haven't said why you're asking about all this. Did Lin Dapeng do something?"

"No, we're just asking casually."

After leaving the aunt's house, Luo Fei visited several other households, including Old Liao, the one mentioned by the aunt.

Their statements were similar to the aunt's, especially Old Liao, who complained incessantly about the sound of Lin Dapeng chopping things.

"Who chops dumplings for hours on end? And that sound, even when I chop bones at home it's not as loud as his. Officer, did someone complain about him disturbing the neighborhood? I'll testify that it's true, you need to educate him properly."

Old Liao lived directly below Lin Dapeng, and he was always the most disturbed by the noise.

At this moment, he assumed it was one of the other residents in the building who complained about Lin Peng, which made him quite excited.

"Alright, we'll look into the matter, but Old Liao, are you implying that he's not chopping dumpling fillings?"

"Definitely not."

"Then what do you think he's chopping?"

"That I don't know, but it can't be dumpling fillings."

"Old Liao, apart from hearing him chop things at home, have you ever heard any other strange noises?"

"Other noises?"

"Like a woman's cries or screams for help?"

"I haven't heard anything like that," Old Liao shook his head.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Luo Fei casually asked a couple more questions before leaving.

After going downstairs, he immediately called Zhao Donglai to report the situation of the visits.

Based on the testimonies from Old Liao and the others, Lin Dapeng's suspicion increased further.

Therefore, Zhao Donglai immediately decided to arrest him.

While Luo Fei was conducting his visits, Liao Xingyu also managed to pinpoint Lin Dapeng's location through some administrative measures.

At the time, the suspect was at the logistics center in the northern part of the city, about a ten-minute drive from the police headquarters.

After a simple deployment, they drove to the logistics center.

Before arriving, everyone had already seen Lin Dapeng's photo and memorized his appearance.

After positioning people to guard several key exits, Zhao Donglai led Luo Fei and others into the fruit wholesale area.

It was bustling inside, with many people busy loading or unloading crates of fruit.

They moved through the crowd, scanning faces unobtrusively, looking for Lin Dapeng.

Soon, a silver-colored small truck caught Luo Fei's attention.

He pointed it out to Zhao Donglai, who looked over and immediately signaled for everyone to quickly surround it.

Upon approaching, they took a look at the license plate and knew they had the right vehicle.

But where was the person?

After looking at the empty driver's seat, they quickly glanced around.

Luo Fei took a look at the back of the truck, which was loaded with seven or eight crates of peaches and bananas, and then glanced at a large truck with similarly colored crates.

At this moment, there was a crowd in front of the truck, and within that crowd, Luo Fei immediately spotted someone with their back to him but with a small dark figure visible above their head.

"Lin Dapeng!"

Luo Fei shouted as he ran towards him as fast as he could.

Lin Dapeng was haggling with a wholesaler and reflexively turned his head upon hearing his name being called.

Seeing someone running towards him, he was initially puzzled until someone grabbed his arm.

Luo Fei grabbed his arm and swiftly twisted it behind his back, executing a textbook lock.

Then Zhao Donglai and the others also arrived, helping to handcuff him.

That was when Lin Dapeng began to panic, "What are you doing? Let go of me!"

"Stay calm, Lin Dapeng. We suspect you're involved in a murder case, so please cooperate with us and come along for investigation," Zhao Donglai sternly warned, keeping a professional demeanor.

Then they took Lin Dapeng away, leaving the surrounding market vendors in a buzz of discussion.

Once in the car, Zhao Donglai quickly told Liao Xingyu, "Take him back for questioning. I need to check out his house with Luo Fei."

"Okay, Captain Zhao."

In the car, Zhang Wei drove towards the east of the city.

Zhao Donglai glanced at Luo Fei, "What do you think, Luo Fei? Is he the killer?"

"A hundred percent," Luo Fei nodded.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Donglai knew they had their man.

He immediately called Zhao Tian, asking her to bring in the forensic team and equipment.

If Lin Dapeng had indeed dismembered the body at his home, there would definitely be traces of blood.

Modern forensic technology would pick up on it, no matter how thoroughly he might have cleaned.

Later, they arrived at 202.

With keys retrieved from Lin Dapeng, Zhao Donglai unlocked the door.

It was a typical three-bedroom apartment, not very spacious, but kept reasonably tidy.

After entering, they first took a look in the living room, finding nothing unusual, then split up to search the rest of the place.

Luo Fei went straight to the kitchen.

A shining chopper on the kitchen counter, darkened with use, caught his attention.

It was almost certainly the murder weapon.

Luo Fei pulled out an evidence bag and was about to bag the knife when he heard Zhang Wei call out in alarm from the next room, "Captain Zhao, Leader, come quickly and take a look!"

Hearing this, he quickly grabbed the knife and hurried over.

Zhao Donglai, who was searching another bedroom, arrived at the same time, "What's wrong, Zhang Wei? What did you find?"

Saying this, they both looked into the room.

At that moment, Zhang Wei stood pale-faced before a cabinet, its door already open, revealing a horrifying sight inside.

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