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Chapter 1413 Tian Bin, the Convenience Store Owner

This is a relatively large convenience store in the neighborhood, selling cigarettes, alcohol, snacks, and daily necessities, and it's usually very popular. However, when the team members arrived at the store, they found it closed, with the roller shutter tightly shut, a stark contrast to the bustling scene of the surrounding shops. Xiao Zhou noticed that there were no notices of closure posted on the shutter, and a few withered leaves were scattered on the steps, indicating that it hadn't been open for some time.

"What time does this convenience store usually close? Why is it closed today?" Xiao Zhou asked the owner of a snack shop next door. The snack shop owner, surnamed Wang, was a middle-aged man in his fifties. He looked up at Hongda Convenience Store and said, "This shop usually opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m. The owner, Tian Bin, is a very diligent person. He never closes unless there are special circumstances. I remember it wasn't open yesterday morning, and it's not open today either. I guess something's wrong." "Tian Bin? How old is he? What's his height and build like?" Xiao Zhou asked quickly, a thought popping into his head. Mr. Wang thought for a moment and said, "Around 35 years old, a little over 1.7 meters tall, medium build, short hair, usually wears a white short-sleeved T-shirt and jeans, pretty much as described in your brochure."

Xiao Zhou's heart raced instantly. He immediately told his teammate Xiao Wang to stay on site and keep an eye on the Hongda convenience store, while he and the other team members continued to question Mr. Wang. "How well-liked is Tian Bin in the neighborhood? Does he have any enemies or people he doesn't get along with? Has he been acting strangely lately?" Xiao Zhou asked in quick succession. Mr. Wang replied, "Tian Bin is a very kind person. He usually gets along well with us shop owners, and the residents in the neighborhood are willing to buy things from him. I haven't heard of him making enemies with anyone. However, in the past few days, I've felt that he seems a bit preoccupied. The day before yesterday afternoon, I saw him smoking in front of the store, and he didn't look well. When I asked him what was wrong, he didn't say much, only that nothing was wrong."

Afterwards, Xiao Zhou led his team to find Aunt Liu, the building manager of Huifeng Community. Aunt Liu was responsible for managing Building 3, where Hongda Convenience Store was located, and was quite familiar with Tian Bin's situation. "Aunt Liu, do you know Tian Bin, the owner of Hongda Convenience Store? Has he been home or to the store these past few days?" Aunt Liu sighed, "Yes, I know him. Tian Bin lives in Unit 2, Room 502, Building 3. He's a very filial son. His parents are in their hometown, and he works hard here all by himself. I haven't seen him these past two days. Yesterday morning, I wanted to buy a bottle of soy sauce at his store, but I found it was closed. I thought he had gone out to buy supplies, but I didn't expect it to still be closed today."

"Can you contact him? Or do you know his family's contact information?" Xiao Zhou asked. Aunt Liu shook her head: "I don't have his phone number. We usually just greet each other when we meet. He seems to have an older sister who works in this city, but I don't know her specific contact information. However, he pays his rent monthly. Yesterday was the rent payment day, and the landlord came to collect the rent, only to find that he wasn't home and the shop wasn't open. He even cursed a few times downstairs." Xiao Zhou immediately had his team contact the landlord of Hongda Convenience Store. The landlord said that Tian Bin was usually very punctual and had never been late with rent. Yesterday, when he came to collect the rent, no one answered the door when he knocked, and no one answered the phone. He thought Tian Bin had run away, but he didn't expect this situation.

To further confirm the situation, Xiao Zhou led his team to apartment 502, unit 2, building 3, which was Tian Bin's rented residence. The team knocked on the door, but received no response. They then contacted a locksmith, who, with the property management and neighbors as witnesses, opened the door. The room was very tidy; a black coat lay on the sofa in the living room, and an empty water bottle sat on the coffee table. There were no signs of struggle or disturbance. The team carefully examined the room and found several white short-sleeved T-shirts and dark blue jeans in the bedroom wardrobe, perfectly matching the deceased's clothing. On the bathroom sink, they found Tian Bin's toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, and other personal belongings, as well as his driver's license. The photo on the license closely matched the deceased's physical characteristics, and the date of birth indicated that Tian Bin was 34 years old and 172 cm tall, perfectly matching the forensic doctor's initial assessment of the deceased.

"Immediately collect fingerprint and DNA samples from the room and compare them with the deceased's fingerprints and DNA!" Xiao Zhou's instructions were clear. The team members immediately used fingerprint brushes and magnetic powder to collect fingerprints from doorknobs, coffee tables, wardrobes, and other areas in the room. They also used a fiber extractor to collect fiber samples from clothing inside the wardrobe. Simultaneously, they collected a biological sample from Tian Bin's toothbrush, packaged it, clearly labeled it, and sent it to the technical department for comparison. Afterwards, Xiao Zhou arranged for the team to conduct door-to-door inquiries near Tian Bin's residence, asking neighbors if they had seen Tian Bin recently, and inquiring about his recent whereabouts and any unusual behavior.

Mr. Wang, who lives next door to Tian Bin, told the team members, "The last time I saw Tian Bin was around 8 pm the day before yesterday. He came back from outside carrying a plastic bag, which looked like he had bought dinner. I was taking a walk downstairs at the time and greeted him. He even smiled and asked me if I had eaten. He seemed normal, but he seemed to be walking in a bit of a hurry." Another neighbor who lives on the 5th floor said that around 10 pm the day before yesterday, she heard what sounded like the door opening in Tian Bin's room. She thought he was going out to take out the trash and didn't pay much attention. "He rarely goes out at night. He usually stays at the shop until 11 pm and then stays in his room. He rarely goes out," the neighbor added.

Around 3 PM, the technical department reported that the fingerprints and DNA samples taken from Tian Bin's residence matched the victim's fingerprints and DNA perfectly! This result confirmed that the victim in the Xijiao Park murder case was indeed Tian Bin, the owner of Hongda Convenience Store in Huifeng Community. Upon hearing this news, Xiao Zhou and his team finally breathed a sigh of relief; the case investigation had made a breakthrough. Xiao Zhou immediately reported this to Li Ming, who instructed: "Immediately launch a comprehensive investigation into Tian Bin's interpersonal relationships, focusing on his family, friends, business partners, competitors, and residents in the community with whom he had conflicts. We must find clues related to the case."

To uncover the truth as quickly as possible, Xiao Zhou's team split into four groups to conduct a comprehensive investigation: the first group was responsible for contacting Tian Bin's family to understand his upbringing, social relationships, and recent mental state; the second group was responsible for investigating Tian Bin's business dealings to check for any business disputes or competitors; the third group was responsible for visiting residents of Huifeng Community and shop owners in the surrounding area to understand Tian Bin's popularity, interpersonal relationships, and whether he had any enemies; the fourth group was responsible for retrieving surveillance footage from Tian Bin's residence and the area around Hongda Convenience Store to trace Tian Bin's movements before his death.