Chapter 350 Stop
The window glass was broken, and the edges were not smooth but sharp.
In the gaps of the window frame, you can still see some tiny pieces of glass.
"Sir, I'll go in first." Ding Can volunteered, carrying a flashlight, and planned to enter this eerie villa.
"Well, go ahead."
There is no danger inside, so it doesn't matter who goes first or last, Su Xia doesn't care.
He turned his head and looked at the road behind him.
The black car was parked on the side of the road. The security system was activated and would fight back and sound an alarm if it was touched maliciously.
This area is very remote and almost no one comes here.
Su Qi is relatively safe in the car, so there is no need to worry.
“Bang!”
Ding Can wrapped his fists with his clothes and smashed some of the sharp glass on the edge of the window, trying to ensure safety.
Then, he jumped lightly onto the window frame, and with another jump he jumped into the first floor of the villa.
He turned on the flashlight and shone it deep into the villa.
The flashlight illuminated a large area, but outside the light it was still pitch black, as if something was hidden there. It was dark and cold, unclear and full of unknowns.
"Sir, it's safe inside." He turned around and said.
"good."
Su Xia also entered the villa, supported herself on the window frame with her hands, turned over lightly and jumped in.
After coming in, the musty smell lingering in my nose became more obvious, as if the whole house had been rotting in the darkness.
Darkness and silence lingered around, and the cold feeling stuck to the skin, making people very uncomfortable. Even the pale light could not drive it away.
“Huff…”
When the cold wind blew, the pale and tattered window screens fluttered. The sound of the wind was whimpering strangely, as if something was blowing gently at the face and neck, making people feel cold.
Ding Can got goose bumps on his neck and shrank unconsciously.
He subconsciously turned on the flashlight to the maximum and said to Su Xia, "Sir, this should be a bedroom at the back of the villa. Do you want to check it? Or go directly to the basement?"
"Let's take a look first."
You can't rush this kind of thing, or you might miss some details.
After Su Xia came in, she stood by the window and observed every area of the room with the help of the flashlight.
The room is a mess, that's the first impression.
Apparently, after the singer's death, the Enforcement Agency searched the entire villa.
It can be seen that the bed, chairs, wardrobe, etc. in this bedroom all have signs of being searched.
The mattress was lifted up, leaving nothing underneath the bed, the chair cover was cut open, and the foam inside was scattered all over the floor, the wardrobe door was open, and many of the clothes inside were thrown outside.
"Everyone is dead, what are the people from the law enforcement agency still looking for?" Ding Can looked at the chaos on the ground, feeling confused and increasingly convinced that the singer did not commit suicide.
The extent of the search in this bedroom was beyond what he could have imagined.
Beds, wardrobes and the like are fine.
What he couldn't imagine was that even the chandeliers on the ceiling and bedside lamps were smashed, broken light bulbs were everywhere, and even the light strips on the surrounding corners were cut into strips.
What's even worse is that the floor was lifted up.
Even someone with a pure destructive fetish would not go to this extent.
“There’s not even a complete floor.”
Ding Can bent down and reached out to pick up a piece of broken floor. He could clearly see traces of violent damage on the floor.
Some people used electric drills, and some used axes to smash the floor. The people from the law enforcement agency seemed to be very anxious at the time and did not take any conventional measures, resulting in most of the floor being shattered beyond recognition.
"The wall was also broken open..."
He held up the flashlight and saw the dilapidated bedroom wall at a glance.
Almost all the paint on the exterior walls had been scraped off, with the paint falling all over the floor, making it look very dirty. Large holes had been punched in the walls, revealing the cement and red bricks inside.
Even several load-bearing columns on the edge were knocked off, and the steel bars were exposed.
Who would have thought that this was the bedroom of a famous singer?
Those unfinished houses all look more complete than this bedroom.
Su Xia quietly observed and felt the metal in the entire room, from the steel bars supporting the room, to the steel frame of the bed, to the tiny wires and screws, but she did not find anything special.
At the same time, Ding Can was also rummaging through the things scattered on the ground.
"Sir, there is nothing." Ding Can said to Su Xia, "Even if there was something, it should have been taken away by those people from the Law Enforcement Bureau."
"Well, let's go check out the other rooms."
There is more than one bedroom in the villa. There are three bedrooms on the first floor and two on the second floor. The layout is very simple.
In addition, there are study rooms, music rooms, tea rooms, etc., which are almost standard features of regular villas in Seahorse City.
The two checked every room on the first and second floors.
They held flashlights and searched around the dark villa.
Without exception, every room in the villa was subjected to extremely violent searches.
In the music room, no musical instrument was intact. The piano was smashed, the drum set was punctured, and even the guitar was smashed into several pieces, with the broken strings lying helplessly on the ground.
The situation in the library was equally tragic. Every book had been opened and thrown on the ground at random. Bookcases of all sizes had been torn into several pieces.
Logically speaking, members of the law enforcement agency who have received formal training would not do such a thing.
Everything the two saw indicated that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
"Go to the basement, there should be nothing on the ground." Su Xia said.
"Yes, sir , I will go ahead."
Ding Can still volunteered to go to the basement to explore the way first.
The basement of this villa is not big. The entrance is at the left corner of the living room on the first floor. It is an ordinary wooden door.
The lock of the wooden door had been violently removed and the lock core fell to the side.
Ding Can stood in front of the door, stretched out his hand, and pushed it gently.
“Crack…”
The wooden door shook and slowly opened to one side, and a stronger musty smell hit me in the face.
At the same time, a cold wind came from nowhere, giving Ding Can goose bumps all over his body.
Behind the door was a long wooden staircase. The dark red paint on the surface of the stairs had cracked, and the surface was mottled and covered with dust. There were cobwebs in the corners, extending down into the darkness.
This looks like a scene from some classic horror movie.
Standing at the door and looking down, it seemed as if some horrible monster was waiting for them in the dark area inside.
Ding Can was a little nervous. He held the flashlight tightly and took the first step.
As his footsteps fell, the stairs creaked, as if they could not bear his weight and would collapse at any time.
"It's only been two years since anyone moved in, how come this broken staircase has become like this?"
Ding Can continued to go down. The stairs made a noise with every step he took, and he walked with fear and trepidation.
Su Xia walked behind him and soon noticed that the ceiling of the basement was covered with dark brown mold, as were the surrounding walls, and there were many water marks on the ground.
Apparently, the basement was not waterproofed properly, allowing surface water to seep in.
Cold and humid environments are not friendly to wooden products.
Of course, it is possible that the waterproofing was done well, but later during the violent search by the law enforcement officers, the basement was damaged too much, causing the waterproofing layer to fail.
"Sir, this is where An Shen committed suicide." Ding Can walked to the bottom and pointed at an area with a flashlight.
With the help of the flashlight, you can see the signs left by the law enforcement bureau on the ground.
The bloodstains also remained in the original place and had turned black. They appeared as spots in the distance and coagulated into one mass nearby.
"Look around, maybe you'll find something."
The first clue given in the mission is the singer’s home, so it’s impossible for Su Xia to make this trip in vain.
We had searched every corner of the first and second floors, but found nothing valuable, so the basement became the most likely place.
Looking around, the sundries in the basement also showed signs of having been searched. It looked messy, with old table lamps, broken TV cabinets, game consoles, etc. all smashed open.
Most of the floorboards were also pried up, even the blood-stained areas were not spared.
There were rotten floors and a lot of broken debris piled on the ground, as well as a pile of sponges, foam and garbage paper, making it difficult to find a place to step.
"It seems there is nothing here..."
Ding Can rummaged through the garbage-like pile, rejecting one thing after another.
He didn't know that Su Xia had a task system, and thought that Su Xia just wanted to come to the villa to take a look and didn't think he would find anything valuable.
As they searched, the dust flew high, and countless tiny tumbling particles appeared in the beam of the flashlight.
Su Xia looked more carefully than Ding Can.
Through metal sensing, he has filtered out most of the used electrical appliances here, and his main targets are wooden products, foam, paper, etc.
The searching time passed by minute by minute, and before I knew it, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.
Ding Can stood up from the pile of waste materials and stretched hard.
"call……"
He let out a breath, and his joints made a crackling sound. He rubbed his sore lower back at the same time, like a hard-working old farmer.
Bending over and searching for things for a long time puts a lot of pressure on the body.
"Sir, do you have any other clues?" Ding Can asked, feeling that this villa could not provide anything.
Maybe we should check out the singer’s former friends?
He thought so.
If you can't find friends, you can also check the places the singer visited a few days before his suicide.
This villa has already been searched by others, what else can be found?
But Su Xia said: "Look for it for a while, I should be able to find something useful..."
As he was speaking, his eyes focused and he saw a yellowed newspaper among a pile of tattered paper items.
On the front of the newspaper, there is only one content:
[The body of the famous singer An Shen was cremated today...]
The title is printed prominently, with a large picture below the title and then a lot of text explanation.
Su Xia bent down, picked up the newspaper and looked at it carefully.
There are quite a few paper documents such as newspapers in this basement.
Many wealthy people in this city have the habit of reading newspapers. Every day, newsboys run around the city and deliver the latest newspapers to those people's doorsteps.
My father liked reading newspapers at the beginning. He read all kinds of newspapers and often spent half a day reading.
"Sir, this newspaper..."
Ding Can quickly realized something was wrong and slowly moved closer to observe.
The dates on the other newspapers he found in the basement were all before An Shen's suicide, except for the one Su Xia found, which was dated after his suicide.
The singer's body was cremated, so it was impossible that it was the newspaper he read.
Could it be that those people from the law enforcement bureau brought them in?
However, judging by the extent of the damage to the villa, it can be seen that those people were quite anxious at the time, rummaging through boxes and cabinets everywhere, and most of them were not in the mood to read the newspaper.
At this moment, several prompts popped up in front of Su Xia.
[You found the item "yellowed newspaper"]
You feel something is wrong
The inexplicable prompt makes me feel like I’m playing a first-person perspective game.
Su Xia suddenly realized that he was in the game.
This report raised many doubts about the death of singer An Shen. For example, An Shen released a concert notice a few days before his death, confirmed a fan meeting the day before, and even searched for the recipe of apple pie on the night of his death.
All signs indicate that An Shen has a clear plan for his life and future, and does not look like someone who would commit suicide at all.
[The doubts raised in this report give you new ideas]
You see the news agency that published the newspaper and the reporter who reported the news.
[You plan to visit that reporter to get more clues...]
【……】
Another series of hints. This task was probably to guide Su Xia to find the next clue.
"Take a look."
Su Xia handed the newspaper to Ding Can, and then continued to flip through the rest of the paper documents in the basement.
On the side, Ding Can rubbed his eyes, and with the help of the flashlight, began to read the information in the newspaper word by word.
After reading it, he said to Su Xia, "Sir, this report is correct. There are many suspicious points about the suicide, but it's a pity that it didn't cause much response at the time."
"Look for more. If you can't find any other clues, come with me to visit that reporter." Su Xia said.
"Sir, the reporter is dead."
"Um?"
Su Xia was surprised and looked up at Ding Can.
Ding Can explained: "This reporter used to be quite famous. He won a journalism award for reporting on the sewage problem in Haima City, so I knew him. But he had a car accident two years ago and died on the spot."
Su Xia frowned. She finally got a hint, but it was cut off just like that.
He asked, “Does this reporter have a family?”
"Yes, his wife is also a journalist."
"Then let's go visit."
"His wife is dead, too, sir."
"Um?"
"I heard that he committed suicide for love," Ding Can said while holding a newspaper. "Not long after he died, there was an explosion at his wife's residence. Later investigations showed that it was a gas leak. Some people speculated that he committed suicide for love."
"Is there anyone else in his family?" Su Xia asked.
"I'll ask someone to check it out. Please wait a moment, sir."
It's just a matter of investigating one person; it won't take long, and it doesn't require much power.
It didn't take long for Ding Can to get the information he wanted.
"Also, his parents are still alive and have been fighting lawsuits over the years," said Ding Can.
"What lawsuit are you filing?" Su Xia asked him.
"It was about that car accident." Ding Can looked at the news and continued, "The truck driver who caused the car accident was later convicted of accidental homicide and sentenced to three years in prison with two years suspended. During the suspended sentence, he pleaded guilty with a good attitude and made significant contributions, so he basically doesn't have to go to jail anymore."
"Interesting... accident, suspended sentence, meritorious service, commutation of sentence, a perfect route. A few months after killing someone, you can go out and about freely."
“Yes, so the reporter’s parents are dissatisfied.”
"There are loopholes in your justice system in Kaiba City."
Su Xia said to Ding Can: "When you climb to a high position in the future, remember to fill the gaps."
Ding Can was helpless: "Sir, I don't want to sit in that position."
"In life, most people have no control over what they do. There are some things you have to do even if you don't want to."
"I see……"
Fate is a very twisted thing, and few people can have a smooth journey.
Just as the two were talking, a sharp alarm suddenly sounded outside the villa, the sound was quite harsh.
“Hmm—”
Ding Can's face changed and he ran outside in a hurry.
The alarm sounded from the black car, indicating that there were malicious creatures outside the car that might pose a threat to Su Qi inside.
But Su Xia was faster than him. She left the basement in a flash and rushed out of the villa in the blink of an eye.
"who?"
He saw a dark figure hovering around the car.
The howling night wind drowned out his voice, but the dark shadow seemed not to have heard him and was still testing outside the car.
Su Xia sensed the presence of a lot of metal. The black shadow was a mechanical creature, but its internal structure was not as sophisticated as that of the mechanical individuals. It was just a very crude and simple robot.
Before he could get close, the robot suddenly exploded.
“Boom!”
The explosion was deafening, debris flew everywhere, smoke billowed, and it was extremely dangerous.
Fortunately, the black car was heavy and bulletproof enough. Although the car body shook violently several times and the surface of the glass was shattered, there was no problem inside.
Su Qi, who was sitting in the car, turned pale and held on to the seat tightly, but her life was not in danger.
Seeing this scene, Su Xia breathed a sigh of relief.
After the explosion was over, he looked around carefully and then walked over slowly.
Ding Can, who was behind him, ran over and asked, "Sir, are you okay?"
"It's okay, just pay attention to your surroundings."
Su Xia gave a few instructions and then continued walking forward.
The crude robot had turned into debris in the self-explosion, without leaving any valuable information.
However, on the hood of the car, Su Xia found a metal plate left by the robot.
On the board, there is a simple sentence written:
Stop investigating, you lowly creature, you don't know what you are facing.
