From the sound of things, Li Xingping was still the prime suspect.
Zhu Qiuwei sat down and reported on their canvassing.
The village only had a little over a hundred people, so canvassing it wasn't difficult.
They focused their questions on the time around 1:00 AM, but no one had seen Li Xingping.
Entertainment options were scarce in the countryside, and the population skewed elderly. Most people had a habit of sleeping and waking early. The younger residents also had farm work to do, so by 1:00 AM, nearly everyone was asleep.
Near the crime scene, a few people, like Duan Dongqiang, had heard a commotion, but none had gone outside to check.
He then brought up the surveillance footage.
All of Baijia Post had only one surveillance camera. It was at a fork in the road leading into the village, mounted on a streetlight and pointed toward the entrance.
No one entered or exited the entire night.
