Chapter 318 The clue is the reward for the brave
It is difficult to get rid of such confusion in a short while.
When Su Chengyi was sitting at the dinner table, he was still thinking hard and kept his chopsticks in the rice for a long time without moving.
Although Yang Liu felt worried just now, she was still middle-aged after all, so she let it go after sighing.
But Su Chengyi's character dictates that whenever he encounters something, no matter whether it has anything to do with him or not, he always wants to intervene.
Ever since he was reborn, this seemed to be some kind of mission for him.
For emergencies that are as difficult as going to heaven without a clue, standing by and watching is of course the best way to deal with them.
However, it seems cooler to do good deeds without worrying about the future.
Lin Zhiwan quickly noticed that Su Chengyi was absent-minded. As sharp as she was, of course she quickly guessed the reason.
But she couldn't speak, and couldn't even say a word of comfort.
After a long time, he just put the specially reserved piece of chicken wings into Su Chengyi's bowl.
Su Chengyi reacted and said thank you.
Lin Zhiwan’s cooking skills are always very good, and the free-range chicken is smooth and delicious.
People like Yang Liu who are extremely picky about the taste and raw materials of food were easily convinced and praised them repeatedly.
Lin Zhiwan was a little embarrassed by her praise. She didn't eat much. After putting down her chopsticks, she stood up to do other things.
Only then did Su Chengyi realize that there was a meal reserved next to him. The white porcelain bowl was specially placed by the stove to keep it warm. When Lin Zhiwan picked it up, she carefully used a towel to insulate it.
With a thought in his mind, he saw Lin Zhiwan lifting the curtain at the door and waving to the door.
Aunt Zhou was sitting on the steps opposite to rest. Her face was gray and tired. After a while, she stood up and walked over.
Lin Zhiwan tried hard to evoke a relieved smile.
Before this accident, Aunt Zhou was a very enthusiastic person.
At that time, she and Lin Tong had just arrived. They were young and didn't understand anything. The aunt gave them a lot of help.
Now that the other party encountered this kind of thing, she wanted to help from the bottom of her heart, but she was speechless, couldn't even ask around, and could hardly help.
Lin Tong can also help edit and print missing person notices. Brother Xiaofei can default to allowing her to ask for information at the mahjong parlor with the most traffic in the neighborhood, but all he can do is cook one more meal. Invite her to eat.
Lin Zhiwan and Su Chengyi actually felt quite similar at this time. They both felt helpless when they wanted to help but were unable to do so.
“Is it convenient for you to tell me more about Zhou Yan?”
Knowing that the family members had no intention of exchanging pleasantries at this time, Su Chengyi went straight to the point and asked.
Aunt Zhou’s hand holding the chopsticks trembled a few times, and then she gently placed it on the edge of the table.
In this situation, it would be great as long as someone is willing to help. What's more, after a few months, everyone's initial sympathy has been almost worn away. Not to mention whether they are willing to help, there are very few people who are still willing to listen to her.
Everyone has their own life to live, and she doesn’t want to disturb other people, but there is no better way.
“Yanyan couldn’t be contacted since September 12th. On the 10th, he told me that he had a job. He would be away for about three or four days and wouldn’t be able to go home. If I added up, I could get it. To three thousand yuan. I didn’t agree at first because it was too long.”
Aunt Zhou has probably said these words countless times in front of police investigators and neighbors, so when she speaks, her eyes are empty and her tone is numb and very robotic.
Su Chengyi listened and asked aloud:
“Three thousand yuan?”
This is a salary that is not in line with the contemporary mainstream level.
Aunt Zhou sighed and explained:
"Yanyan said that he met a big brother on the road and he had a way to make money. He had been there several times before, and nothing happened. He really made money."
He often walks by the river. , there are no shoes that don’t get wet.
Su Cheng thought that luck is really harmful to people.
A high-risk, high-yield "money-making path" is definitely illegal or involves repeatedly jumping on the edge of the law. No matter which way it is, there will be no recovery after it overturns.
“Because it took too long this time, I didn’t want him to go. On the surface, he promised well, but he slipped away again in the middle of the night.
On the first day, I was able to send a text message to say I was safe, but from the second day onwards, I couldn't contact him. "
If there is still a safe report on the 11th, it can basically be confirmed that the incident happened on September 12th.
Su Chengyi secretly wrote down this date.
“I waited another day and went to call the police early on the 13th. The surveillance camera found that he got into a van early in the morning with a false license plate number, and he just disappeared. "
So all the clues were interrupted. When Aunt Zhou said this, her mood finally collapsed again.
"I'm sorry for Yanyan. I've known for a long time that I shouldn't let him make money. He works so hard to support his family. It's all my fault. It's all my fault."
If she keeps talking, Yangliu should hug her My head cried.
The atmosphere in the small room was depressing and heavy.
Su Chengyi lowered his head and glanced at his watch. There were still five minutes until the hour. He watched the hands ticking forward and decided to leave these five minutes for her to feel sorry for herself.
It is necessary to vent your emotions, otherwise self-blame and shame will drive people crazy.
And most people probably won't give her such a chance anymore.
Sister Xianglin’s story has always been happening, and the spectators in the story have always been there.
“She may not know that her sorrow has been chewed and appreciated by everyone for many days, and has long since become dregs, only worthy of being disgusted and spurned; just from the smiles of people, she seems to feel that it is cold and sharp, and she There was no need to speak anymore. She just glanced at them and didn't answer a word. "
Fortunately, times have changed, and most of the people around Aunt Zhou are full of kindness.
Su Chengyi watched the pointer swing to the hour, then raised his eyes.
Yang Liu empathized and held Aunt Zhou's hand to comfort her, saying something like "good people have their own destiny"; Lin Tong turned his back to a few people and packed the dishes in silence; Lin Zhiwan stood aside with red eyes.
"Auntie, I will help you pay attention."
Su Chengyi suddenly said.
As soon as these words came out, several people were slightly startled.
But only Lin Tong knew that Su Chengyi would say such words, which meant that he would not simply "pay attention".
He would only speak out when he was determined to intervene in the matter.
It was like rescuing myself from the bullying of Hou Xiaohong and his gang.
Actually, Su Chengyi has no idea. It is very difficult for him to investigate this kind of thing with his current ability. The reality is not "Conan" or "Sherlock".
But how will you know if you don’t try?
There was a calm determination in his tone, which was inexplicably convincing. Aunt Zhou, who had been as helpless as a headless fly, suddenly felt that she had grasped a life-saving straw. She bent her knees and almost knelt down to thank her.
Fortunately, Yang Liu had quick eyes and hands to help her, otherwise Su Chengyi would have felt a million regrets.
At this time, the cell phone rang, and Su Chengyi quickly took the opportunity to walk to the door to avoid the subsequent series of conversations thanking him for his help.
The caller ID was He Wufei.
Almost the moment he saw the name, Su Chengyi felt an electric current pass through his brain.
The phone vibrated in the palm of his hand, and his heartbeat accelerated.
Yes, he remembered where he had met Zhou Yan.
At that time, in order to investigate He Wufei's identity, Su Chengyi deduced from the clothes under the raincoat that he was a waiter.
From the ill-fitting clothing, it is inferred that he is a part-time employee rather than a permanent employee.
After investigating all the way, it was finally determined that his clothes came from a restaurant called Deyue Restaurant. The restaurant hosted a 100th birthday party, so it needed a lot of temporary workers.
Su Chengyi sneaked into the banquet the next day and learned He Wufei's identity information from the waiter he met backstage.
Zhou Yan is the waiter.
"Hello? Are you listening? What's going on?"
After falling into memories, it took a while for Su Chengyi to hear He Wufei's slightly confused voice on the other end of the receiver. "Well, you say."
"Are you at home now? I sent the model file. I'll take a look at it when you have time."
There was the sound of typing on the keyboard from He Wufei's side. He seemed to be working intensively recently.
“Okay.”
Su Chengyi agreed and remained silent.
He Wufei quickly noticed something was wrong, and then asked:
".Is there something wrong?"
It's not that he is very sharp, it's just that this great master usually hangs up the phone faster than a ghost. Sometimes, before he has even finished saying "Bye", he can only hear the "beep, beep, beep" busy tone. .
After not hanging up for a long time today, He Wufei suddenly felt something was wrong and had a bad premonition.
The sky is blue, there won’t be a Shura field again, right? He was already shaking and sweating profusely.
"Well. Wukong, do you remember that you worked part-time at a place called Deyue Restaurant before?"
Su Cheng glanced at the people in the room without leaving a trace, and then walked out again. Two steps.
"Deyue Restaurant. Remember."
He Wufei looked at the 3D model on the screen, was silent for a moment, and frowned in memory.
Of course I remember.
It was while working part-time here that the famous detective Su Chengyi searched half of the city to find out his identity.
"Why didn't you go to work on the last day? Because you knew I was looking for you?"
When Su Chengyi asked, He Wufei remembered it.
“No. I felt that something was not right about that place.”
“What exactly is wrong?”
“The salary is too high, and the atmosphere is not right. There was something wrong with the person in charge of recruiting, but I didn't have much awareness of the crisis at that time.
The reason why I ran away was that the manager kept questioning my identity the night before. What they say is that if you want to get money, you have to come here often to pick up jobs.
This doesn’t make sense no matter how you look at it, right? It was like signing a contract of betrayal, so I didn’t go.
Temporary workers like us have neither a contract nor legal protection, just a verbal agreement, so I didn’t bother asking for wages or anything like that. "
He Wufei carefully explained the reason why he ran away at that time.
"So that led to him almost starving to death at home, right? "
Su Chengyi came over slowly.
He Wufei: "."
That's true. If Su Chengyi hadn't happened to be squatting downstairs at his house that night, he might have died in front of his house.
"Facts have proved that you were right to run away."
Su Chengyi said. I have to say that this guy is really good at sensing danger, and his running skills are also extraordinary.
“What’s wrong?”
Su Chengyi told Zhou Yan's story in detail, then sent the photo on the missing person notice and asked:
"Do you remember this person?"
". I don't really remember. ”
He Wufei tried to think back, but found nothing. He used to live like a walking zombie, how could he care about a colleague he met part-time.
As expected.
Su Chengyi thought for a while and asked another question:
"Do you still have an impression of that manager? What is his name?"
According to He Wufei's description, it is very possible that he They are what Zhou Yan calls "acquaintances on the road."
"He didn't tell us the specific name. If I remember correctly, his surname is Sun. I once heard a guest call him Sun Er, but this should be a nickname."
hang After disconnecting the phone, Su Chengyi repeated the information in his mind.
Although I met Zhou Yan before he disappeared, his disappearance was obviously related to this so-called acquaintance, and this acquaintance was very likely to be Sun Er.
Sun Er is the manager of Deyue Restaurant, which is a fixed identity.
Things seem to be getting clearer here.
The sudden clue is the reward for the brave!
Su Chengyi took a deep breath to calm down, and then began a new round of calm thinking.
Regarding this Deyue Restaurant, he felt the same as He Wufei, something was wrong from head to toe.
So after he got the information from He Wufei, he even slipped away through the direct back door. Before leaving, he reminded Zhou Yan in a subtle way - there is no free lunch in the world.
However, Zhou Yan obviously had no experience in the world and needed money very much. Even though he felt strange in his heart, he just quickly exposed it.
If only I could have reminded him more at that time.
Su Chengyi shook his head, it was useless to think about it now.
At that time, he was just a suspicion, with no substantial evidence at all. Even if he said it, Zhou Yan wouldn't believe it.
After thinking for a moment, Su Chengyi used the mobile browser to search for information about Deyue Restaurant.
As expected, there is very little publicly visible information, and it is impossible to find out who the investors behind it are.
There are a few more reviews, but they are all from a few months ago, and without exception they are all negative reviews.
Some complained about the poor service and bad attitude; some complained about the restaurant’s dirty environment and poor hygiene; some complained that the food was unpalatable and unappetizing.
Seeing these comments at the time, Su Chengyi only felt funny.
Looking at it now, I feel that it can be seen from this that this restaurant obviously does not exist for profit, but has other meanings.
Since the information cannot be found on the Internet, then check it out offline.
Thinking like this, Su Chengyi immediately took a taxi to the location of Deyue Restaurant on the map.
However, things are not as simple as imagined.
When he came here last year, Su Chengyi thought that Deyue Restaurant was different from the reviews. At least it looked pretty good on the outside.
And now even the outside is gone.
The whole restaurant is lifeless, the door is closed, it looks like it has not been open for a long time, and there is no notice of suspension of business.
Looking back, I don’t think there are any regular diners at all.
Should the clues we just discovered have to be cut off here?
Su Chengyi stood at the door in silence for a long time, the back of his windbreaker was blown loudly.
“Ding ding dong dong~”
The phone rang, and Su Chengyi slowly took it out of his pocket.
Miss Chu’s call.
Su Chengyi stared at the screen and suddenly had a thought in his mind.
Clues that don't come suddenly are rewards for the brave ones who have a backing!
Thanks to the book friend The Only Divine Bishop, Mr. Power for the reward, and thank you all for your subscription and voting support!
(End of this chapter)