"Where did you go after you left? Who did you meet?" the police officer asked again.
"After coming back from Jiangshan Park, I went straight home," Xiao Xiao replied.
"Are there any other people in your house?"
"Now, I'm the only one at home. My wife wants a divorce and has moved out. My daughter stays at the school dormitory and only comes home once a week."
"After you got home, where else did you go?"
"I went to see an apartment, the one I'm currently renting."
"Why did you decide to rent an apartment?"
"Because my girlfriend just moved in with someone else, and it's inconvenient for me to visit her. So I rented an apartment for her."
"On that evening, who did you meet?"
"I met the landlord."
"What's the landlord's name? What's her phone number?"
"Her name is Liu Cuiping, and her phone number is..." Huang De Han quickly took out his phone, opened the contacts, and read out, "1387620****."
"After renting the apartment, where else did you go?"
"I went to the mall to shop for some daily necessities."
"Where did you pick up Xiao Xiao the next day?"
Huang De Han had already thought about this question in advance, so he calmly replied, "She asked me to pick her up at the pedestrian street."
"After you picked her up, where did you go?"
"We didn't go anywhere. We just strolled around the pedestrian street for about half an hour, and then I took her back to school."
After a pause, Huang De Han added, "After I took her back to school, I went back to the office to work, and we didn't contact each other again."
Huang De Han answered each question calmly, showing no signs of unease or any abnormal behavior.
"Do you know who Xiao Xiao is close to?"
"I don't know. I rarely inquire about her matters."
"Do you know if she has any enemies?"
"I don't know!"
The police officer closed his notebook. "You are responsible for what you've said. Lying can lead to legal consequences."
"I understand. Every word I've said is true," Huang De Han paused and asked, "Officer, may I leave now?"
"You can go, but keep your phone on for 24 hours, and you can't leave the city in the near future. Be available when called," the police officer said expressionlessly.
The police summoning Huang De Han was just routine because the surveillance footage showed that Xiao Xiao was kidnapped by two men in a van.
Therefore, Huang De Han wasn't considered a major suspect.
After leaving the police station, Huang De Han quickly drove away.
After Huang De Han left, the police also summoned Huang De Han's girlfriend Zhou Jiajia and the landlord Liu Cuiping.
Their statements matched Huang De Han's.
...
Li Man couldn't reach Xiao Xiao. She went to the school and learned that Xiao Xiao had gone missing.
"How did she go missing? How many days has it been?" Li Man anxiously grabbed the security guard's arm and asked.
Last time Li Man came looking for Xiao Xiao, the security guard recognized her, so he informed her about Xiao Xiao's disappearance.
The security guard quickly freed himself from Li Man's grip and said, "She has been missing for three days, and we still haven't found her."
Li Man had been looking for Xiao Xiao for three days. In other words, the day she called Xiao Xiao was the day he went missing.
Huang De Han had seen Xiao Xiao the day before he disappeared. Could Huang De Han be involved in Xiao Xiao's disappearance?
Li Man quickly took out her phone and called Huang De Han.
"What's the matter with calling me?" Huang De Han's impatient voice came from the other end of the line.
