Chapter 197 Missing Person Notice (VI)
Chen Siyu felt that she had guessed the ending. After all, she had not forgotten that when she was picking chopped green onions, the little boy had been there mocking her for being slow in a shrill tone. But because losing this job was equivalent to losing her life, Chen Siyu could only endure it.
And Qiao Yuan is still standing here, obviously having obeyed the little boy, otherwise he would have been complained by the little boy and his mother and would have been kicked out by Manager Tang long ago.
Qiao Yuan: “No.”
The boy's kick seemed like a slow-motion replay to her, so she lifted him up and he could only kick in vain.
Although she had no relatives with naughty children, she had encountered naughty children before, so it was easy for her to teach the little boy in front of her to be a good person again. After some education, the little boy finally changed his mind and realized that his evil methods were too childish. He diligently massaged her waist and legs and wanted to take Qiao Yuan as his teacher.
When the little boy's mother came back, she was greeted by a happy scene of master and disciple enjoying each other's company.
Just as she was about to get angry, she quickly accepted Qiao Yuan's educational method after hearing his sweet talk.
Under Qiao Yuan's guidance, the boy's mother looked like she was having a heart-to-heart talk: "Oh, I told you my child is very well behaved and rarely bothers others."
She seemed to have thought of something, her face changed: "Speaking of this makes me angry. I don't know if you know that there was a girl living downstairs from our room. She looked fat but had a small mind. Oh, and she seemed to have a mole. Although we have met a few times, I was too lazy to ask her name, so I still don't know her name..."
Qiao Yuan's eyes lit up. After all, 305 was downstairs from 405, and the resident there was most likely the Xu Lin they had been looking for.
Qiao Yuan: "About when?"
The boy's mother was obviously upset about this matter. Without much thought, she blurted out the time: "About a month ago."
It was definitely Xu Lin.
Qiao Yuan did not continue talking, leaving the quiet space for conversation to the woman in front of him.
The woman was still rambling on: "She came to me several times. The first time she came, she said that my child was always playing football in the room, and the noise was giving her a headache. I was about to say something back, but she left after saying this."
"Not long after, she came to my house for the second time and complained that my child was too noisy. I was so angry that I finally spoke up before she left. I asked her directly if she was sick. After all, my child's football was not noisy, and the soundproofing in this hotel was pretty good. How could she hear it from downstairs? She still didn't believe it."
"But she does look sick. There's a dark patch under her eyes, as if she hasn't rested for a few days. Her eye sockets are bloodshot. Her hair looks messy and greasy, as if she hasn't washed it for a few days. I've even written a complaint letter to your hotel. Don't let in all the guests just to make money. What if you let in a psychopath and hurts normal people like us?"
"I don't know if your manager has heard it. If not, Xiao Qiao, please tell me again. I am considering the safety of all the hotel staff..."
Seeing that the woman had been talking and the topic had changed to somewhere else, Qiao Yuan quickly reminded her, and the woman changed the topic: "Oh, yes, that's right, where was I just now? She didn't believe it and kept standing there. I was also very angry, so I wanted to prove it to her. I added her contact information first and asked her to come downstairs first, then I recorded a video of a child playing football and sent it to her. Then, just when I was about to scold her, I found that she had deleted me..."
"Really? Not even an apology. Luckily my child is strong enough to bear it, otherwise she would have been traumatized by such a false accusation. If she hadn't moved away later, I would have asked her for an explanation."
Because Xu Lin's disappearance would affect the hotel's reputation, the hotel suppressed the incident. In addition, the hotel's staff was originally mobile, so even if other guests knew Xu Lin, they would probably just think that he had left the hotel.
Qiao Yuan did not see any signs of lying on the woman's face, so he concluded that what she said was true. After getting the information he wanted, Qiao Yuan said goodbye.
"Although the other party may have exaggerated because of anger, I think her statement that Xu Lin was in a bad state was not groundless." Qiao Yuan concluded: "Before Xu Lin disappeared, some of his behaviors were indeed very abnormal."
"But I sent a WeChat message to a private detective and found out that she had always been normal before this, without any mental problems. She was cheerful and outgoing, not as weird as she is now. She was also a popular person in the class and had never made enemies with anyone."
For some reason, compared to the information obtained by the other party, what made everyone feel more admired was that Qiao Yuan was able to get information from the mother and son. After all, although Qiao Yuan only said a few words to the mother and son, everyone could already imagine the twists and turns.
And when did Qiao Yuan ask the private detective? !
Sheng Guiye was the first to react: "So Xu Lin only behaved abnormally after arriving at the hotel ."
When the private detective first sent them the information, he mentioned that this was Xu Lin's first time staying in this hotel. Xu Lin stayed in the hotel for a week, so it was only possible that something happened during this week.
Xu Lin knocked on someone else's door for no apparent reason and complained that there was a sound of children playing football upstairs...
"Is it a ghost playing football?" Aning said timidly.
After all, they already knew that there was a ghost in the hotel, so this was Aning's first reaction.
"That's possible. It's also possible that Xu Lin heard it wrong. After all, she's on edge." Qin Taiyang analyzed, "And I've read some information before. Some water pipes with problems can also make a thumping sound like a child kicking a ball."
Qiao Yuan had thought about both situations raised by Qin Taiyang and Aning, and she had also heard what Qin Taiyang said, which made some sense.
As for the ghost that Aning mentioned...
Although this can explain why Xu Lin suddenly disappeared from the hotel, why did the ghost target her?
And he looks like a little kid...
If it really is a child ghost, then was it also the one that pretended to be Chen Siyu and chatted with Brother Lou yesterday?
But this didn't seem like something that a little ghost on the other side could do. If not, how many ghosts were there in this hotel?
There is too little evidence at the moment, and Qiao Yuan cannot be sure for the time being.
"So does Xu Lin have any other abnormalities? Why didn't he complain to his friends?" Chen Siyu suddenly realized something.
In the real world, her personality is similar to Xu Lin's. She can be considered extroverted and even a bit sociable, so she was able to talk to Qiao Yuan about what happened before very naturally.
When Chen Siyu heard Qiao Yuan say that Xu Lin was an extrovert, she subconsciously put herself in his shoes.
If Xu Lin and his friends had complained about this matter, then the police and private detectives would definitely know about it.
"Because she had planned to go to another city with a few friends, but she felt it was too hot, so she refused with the excuse of feeling unwell and came to this city secretly. She was afraid that her lie would be exposed, so she naturally did not dare to tell her friends." Qiao Yuan had naturally thought of this and had asked the private detective in advance: "Only her parents knew about her travel to this city."
Not to mention that this is only a small matter in daily life. According to Xu Lin's friend's personality, she would be angry or stop associating with him. Moreover, she only knew about Xu Lin's disappearance after the police came to investigate. At that time, she was traveling with other people in another city. There were witnesses, so she could completely rule out suspicion. Therefore, the private detective felt that it was not related to this matter and did not sort it out.
Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. The friend had always thought that Xu Lin was recuperating at home and had sent him a message to show his concern. This also ruled out the suspicion that he hired someone to kill Xu Lin after knowing where he was.
"So we can start from two aspects now. The first is to investigate from the human aspect, that is, from the few residents who still live near 305. They may know something." Fei said.
Qiao Yuan nodded with satisfaction. If she were a teacher, Fei would definitely be considered an excellent student.
Fei noticed Qiao Yuan's gaze and lowered his eyes slightly. Although he didn't blush completely like before, a faint blush still appeared on his cheeks.
But before she could finish her words, Andre interrupted her: "The second is to investigate from the perspective of ghosts. We can start with children and see if there are any children in the hotel who died in an accident before Xu Lin."
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned his head and looked at Yan Shen who was standing beside him: "This is my summary , Yan Shen, I don't know if what I said is right..."
Yan Shen nodded slightly in response.
After some communication, several people dragged their tired bodies and prepared to go back to rest.
Because it was the peak tourist season, the death of Lou Ge's roommate was suppressed by the hotel, and even the police were not called. Judging from the working environment of several players, even many hotel employees did not know about it. In addition, everyone in the hotel was very busy and rarely communicated with each other, so no one cared about the disappearance of the roommate.
However, the dormitory they lived in before was temporarily sealed and needed to be cleaned, so Brother Lou was assigned to Qin Taiyang's dormitory. Qin Taiyang pulled him to leave, but his eyes fell on Yan Shen who was standing beside him, and he obviously wanted to take this opportunity to say hello.
He had this idea yesterday, but Yan Shen was the first one to turn around and go back to the dormitory. When he came to his senses, the other party had disappeared.
Today, Yan Shen did not leave immediately like he did before.
He had prepared a speech in his mind, and just as he was about to step forward, he noticed that the other person's eyes were fixed on a certain place.
This is……
Brother Lou curiously followed Yan Shen's line of sight, only to discover that the person he was looking at was actually Qiao Yuan and Sheng Guiye.
Qiao Yuan and Sheng Guiye had been on the hot search list together before. Brother Lou knew that the latter was Qiao Yuan's suitor. Plus, the two of them acted very familiar yesterday, so he was not surprised to see them standing together.
