The officers from the National Security Office were dressed in plain clothes, and Su Hongchen had also chosen to wear his own outfit to avoid raising suspicion while conducting the investigation. Given this, it was no surprise that the neighbors found them suspicious.
Before the officers could reveal their identities, Su Hongchen took out his military ID.
"We are performing official duties."
The worried neighbors, who had rushed over anxiously, froze in shock when they saw the ID and quickly backed away.
"We're just colleagues of Jin Xubo and his wife from the same factory. We're neighbors because we were assigned housing near each other, but we don't really know them," they hurriedly distanced themselves from the couple.
Without wasting more words, Su Hongchen and the National Security officers entered the apartment. The place was small, just over 40 square meters, with only a living room and two bedrooms—one large and one small.