investigative chronicle

Chapter 104 Spider Silk
"The owner of that house is Wang Ren. Their ancestors had a lot of high-ranking officials, and they moved to the Wanshui District after their family fortunes fell. Even so, he is much better than us. The entire courtyard of No. 86 is It belongs to their family, and they got several houses after the demolition." The woman introduced.

"It's still a good life. My ancestors have accumulated virtue, so I don't have to go to work, and I can live a comfortable life with the rent." The woman next to me spoke with envy in her tone.

Ji Si'an and Luo Li are not interested in Wang Ren's family history, what they care about is his current whereabouts.

"Then does he still live here?" Luo Li asked anxiously.

"Yes. His house is in Building 8 of the community in front of him. I don't know his specific address for several houses in his house. However, at this point, he should be listening to the radio at the entrance of Unit 8 in Building 6. My house is also there. In the community, I can often meet him." The woman next to him knew more about Wang Ren.

After getting the useful information, Ji Si'an and Luo Li thanked each other and ended the conversation.

Not long after they entered the community and walked along the main road, they heard loud music coming from the door of the building on the left.From the songs played, it can be roughly inferred that the age of the player should not be young.

Ji Si'an subconsciously looked at the sign on the outside of the building on the left, and it really said Building No. 8 in large characters.That's him.They smiled at each other and walked towards the source of the sound.

In the distance, an old man wearing a brown jacket, blue trousers, gray hair, and a little scruffy was sitting in front of Unit 8 in Building 6.

As if sensing someone approaching, he opened his eyes and leaned over to look in their direction. At the same time, the chair under him swayed a few times with his movements.

Ji Si'an looked at the recliner that was too old to be seen, and couldn't help worrying that it would collapse with his movements.

"Aren't you from this community?"

Before they could open their mouths, the uncle had already asked them vigilantly.

"Master, you are amazing. It's indeed the first time we've come to this community." Luo Li flattered her flattery.

"That's... I've lived in this place for decades, and I can tell who is a foreigner and who is a permanent resident at a glance." A smug smile appeared on the old man's face.

"Really? You are awesome! We just want to find someone to ask you about." Luo Li didn't directly explain the reason for coming, but praised the old man again.

"What are you doing? Who are you looking for?" The old man didn't relax his vigilance because of their compliments.

Ji Si'an handed the work certificate to the old man. "We are lawyers. Does Mr. Wang Ren live here?"

Because he didn't wear glasses, the old man adjusted the distance several times before he could see the certificate clearly. "Why are you looking for him?" the old man asked suspiciously.

"We want to ask about his tenant, Yang Xiu." Luo Li said straight to the point.

"I am Wang Ren, but this Yang Xiu...I don't have much impression." The old man frowned.

"He is a reporter from City God News. He disappeared in 2007, and the police came to investigate." Ji Si'an reminded.

"Oh..., I see, you are talking about Yang Siqi, right?" The old man suddenly realized.

"Yes, yes. That's him. Yang Siqi is his pseudonym." Luo Li said excitedly.

Wang Ren clicked his tongue and said regretfully, "It's a pity. He's a good guy."

"Can you tell us about him?" Ji Si'an took out a pen and paper to record.

"You look very similar to him." Wang Ren said suddenly looking at Ji Si'an's movements.

"He is also like this. He likes to remember things very much. He writes down everything others say in a small brown notebook."

If he likes to memorize things, then he should also memorize the things he investigates.Ji Si'an looked at Luo Li, and Luo Li was also looking at her, obviously Luo Li also thought of this.

The old man didn't pay attention to their movements, he seemed to be immersed in the memories. "My original old house doesn't look old, but the layout is regular, the layout is good, and it is clean. When renting out, I wanted to find some tenants with higher standards."

"Yang Siqi... When I first met him, I didn't want to rent the house to him. At that time, he was wearing a pair of big black-rimmed glasses, and his hair was a bit long, and the front hair almost blocked his eyes. Personality, too. Introverted, if you don’t ask, you don’t talk, and if you ask, you don’t necessarily say it. It can really make people panic to death.”

"Then why did you rent the house to him again?" Luo Li was curious.

The old man continued: "Yang Siqi said that he works as a reporter in the newspaper office, and he showed me his press card. The job is not bad and he is well-educated. I was a little hesitant at that time..., and I thought about asking him to talk to him for a second time."

"When we met for the second time, he cut his hair short and replaced his glasses with small gold-rimmed ones. He looked clean and neat. I agreed to rent the house to him."

"Such a big change. Does he have a girlfriend?" Ji Si'an asked.

The old man smiled and said, "That's what I asked him at the time. He blushed and refused repeatedly, saying that the barber shop did it for him."

Ji Si'an was a little disappointed when he heard this answer.

"How was he when he rented here? Is he nice?" Luo Li asked.

The old man said: "The young man is very nice, but he is too quiet. When he gets home, he always writes and draws on the desk in front of the window. I think that the job of a reporter is not easy."

"Then what is his usual work and rest time?" They asked again.

"Going out early and returning late, sometimes I don't come back all night. Once when I came home in the morning, I was met by my daughter-in-law. He explained that he was doing an investigation."

"We don't know what he is investigating as a reporter. The time is not accurate, and the meal is not accurate. We feel sorry for him, and we have sent him several meals."

"Then did he act abnormally before he disappeared?" Ji Si'an asked.

"Before he disappeared? Nothing... It's just that he was very happy during that time. When I delivered him a meal, he told me that he was going to start writing a book, and that it would definitely sell well..."

The old man couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Yang Siqi's excited expression at that time. Who would have thought that he would disappear soon.

"The things in his room... have the police checked everything? Didn't they find any useful clues?"

If Yang Xiu is going to write a book, he will definitely prepare some materials, and there should be clues in his notebook.

The old man shook his head and said, "The police asked the same questions as you. They also searched his manuscripts and other things. I heard that they didn't find any valuable clues."

"The room he lives in is only about a dozen square meters. The police came several times, but they searched through it and found no clues. As for his notebook...he always carries it with him. He disappeared, so the notebook can't be found."

"Do you have a photo of Yang Siqi or something? Please think of anything about Yang Siqi that might help us." Luo Li said almost pleadingly.

"The police took away part of his things for investigation, and the rest were handled by the newspaper."

They were a little disappointed to hear this.

The old man thought for a while and then said: "Photos or something... I forgot to take pictures of him. You wait, I will find out if there is any in my old baby bump."

Speaking of which, the old man entered the corridor of Unit 6 and asked them to help him move out an old wooden box at the corner of the corridor.

(End of this chapter)