Volume 2 Cold Dew Chapter 20 Front Desk
"Then let's go to Liu Boyang now?" Sun Yu suggested.
"Isn't he at work?"
"I'll send you his information." Sun Yu took out his mobile phone and sent Liu Boyang's information to Jiang You.
"32 years old, from the Department of Architecture at Yinghua University. After graduation, he joined Tangjiang Design Institute. Three years ago, he opened a studio with a friend. Two years ago, he quit the studio and is now a freelancer..." Jiang You summarized as he looked at the pictures, "No wonder he has time to raise birds."
Jiang You put his phone into his bag and said, "Let's go to his previous studio."
Bowen Studio is located in an office building on the west side of Ning'an District.
Jiang You and Sun Yu walked into the office building and took the elevator directly to the 12th floor. When they opened the door, there was no one at the front desk. After walking a few steps inside, an aunt in a cleaning uniform came over and stopped them. She asked; "Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for You Wenjun." Jiang You said.
You Wenjun is the friend who opened a studio with Liu Boyang three years ago.
Sun Yu showed his ID to the cleaning lady.
The cleaning lady panicked for a moment, and said, "Okay, okay, you guys..."
"Something happened to one of his friends, and we came to ask about his friend's situation." Jiang You explained to the cleaning lady.
"Oh, okay, I'll go talk to President You."
The cleaning lady took Jiang You and Sun Yu to an empty meeting room.
Not long after, Juventus came in.
He had a narrow head, wore coffee-colored, thin-rimmed round glasses, and wore a striped shirt and dark suit pants.
His expression was filled with confusion and caution.
Not long after he sat down, a woman with long hair and a floral dress brought in a few bottles of mineral water.
"I don't know. What do the two officers want to know?"
Jiang You watched the woman open the door, look back at them, and then walk out.
Jiang You asked: "Liu Boyang, do you remember him?"
"What's wrong with him?"
"Does he like animals?"
"What?" You Wenjun didn't understand Jiang You's question for a moment, "Little animal?"
"They are the furry, cute ones, like kittens, puppies and birds."
"I, I don't know, why do you ask?"
"Two years ago, he quit the studio. Do you know why?" Jiang You changed the subject.
“The philosophy is different.”
"idea?"
"Well, he was more conservative," You Wenjun thought about the wording. "At that time, we were competing with several other companies for a project. The risk was very high. If we got it, the return would be very high. He thought we should proceed step by step, but I thought if we let go of the opportunity, we might miss it forever. We couldn't convince him, so he chose to withdraw."
"How is your relationship?"
"It's good. He is a freelancer now and gets a lot of work from me."
"That girl in the floral dress just now, is she the receptionist ?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"What's her name?"
"Hu Yue, what's wrong?"
"Please call her in. You can leave first."
You Wenjun frowned, "What happened to Liu Boyang?"
“We are still investigating.”
You Wenjun hesitated for a moment, but finally, he called Hu Yue in.
"Hu Yue, right?" Jiang You looked into Hu Yue's eyes.
She looked a little nervous.
"Yes, me, why did you call me in? When I entered the company, Liu Boyang had already left."
"I want to get some gossip."
"What?"
Jiang You unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a sip of water. Then he pushed up his glasses and looked into Hu Yue's eyes.
Watched for several seconds.
Hu Yue twisted her upper body nervously, and then she heard Jiang You ask: "What do you think happened to him?"
She heard herself blurt out, "Suicide again?"
Sun Yu glanced at Jiang You in surprise.
"again?"
"I, I also heard that he took sleeping pills in the office. Fortunately, he was discovered early and rescued..."
"I know, I'm done asking, thank you."
After asking Hu Yue, Jiang You and Sun Yu walked out of the office building.
After getting in the car, Sun Yu couldn't help but ask, "Why do you want to ask Hu Yue?"
"The front desk is the gossip hub of the company," Jiang You lowered the car window halfway, letting the wind blow in, "The founder of the company left, this is a big gossip."
"Did you use any abilities on her?"
"A little hint. Generally speaking, without some specific ritual names and symbols, it is difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with them, unless there are very strong emotional fluctuations, and... now let's go to Liu Boyang's house."
"good."
Half an hour later, they knocked on Liu Boyang's door.
Liu Boyang looks very much like his father and is wearing grey home clothes.
After seeing Sun Yu, Liu Boyang frowned unhappily, "Did they call the police again? I told you, it has been at home with me and has never gone out! Aren't the police doing their job now?"
"We have to go through the process. We'll just ask a few questions and leave." Jiang You said.
Liu Boyang glanced at Jiang You, who smiled at him and said, "Finish the questions early so we can get off work early."
He opened the door and let Kang You and Sun Woo in.
They sat down on the sofa.
Jiang You looked at the decoration of the living room. The main color was black, and the white curved seats were used as decoration to dilute the dull feeling.
"What did they say today?" Liu Boyang asked.
"Did you go out last night?" Jiang You asked.
"No, I've been at home the whole time. If you don't believe me, you can check the community surveillance."
"Can I see that bird?"
"It's just an ordinary bird! It's not a monster!" Liu Boyang emphasized loudly.
"Just take a look."
After Liu Boyang took a few deep breaths, he stood up and walked into the bedroom. Jiang You and Sun Yu heard some rustling sounds. After a while, Liu Boyang came out carrying a bird cage.
There was a coal tit in the cage.
Black crest and large white spots on the back of the neck.
The eyes are very flexible.
Liu Boyang put the birdcage on the coffee table.
Jiang You leaned forward and observed the bird.
"Did you buy it at the flower and bird market?"
"no."
"Was it a gift from a friend?"
"no!"
"What's its name?"
“Chirp.”
"It's a nice name," Jiang You opened the birdcage. When Liu Boyang was about to stop him, he saw Jiujiu walk out of the cage and jump into Jiang You's palm. "You see, it likes me very much, right?"
Jiujiu lowered its head and pecked Jiang You.
“This little thing…”
"What else do you want to ask?"
"When you encountered it, you were seeking death, right?"
"You, how did you know?"
