The security guard stopped here, and I asked, "What did you see?"
"I didn't see anything." The security guard said quickly, fearing that I wouldn't believe him. "I really didn't see anything. The man disappeared instantly, not even a trace of himself. I was so frightened that I ran back to the security room and called the police. The police came and found nothing. If the community surveillance had not captured someone walking to the back of the building, the police would have suspected that I had made a false police report!"
I turned to look at the policeman beside me, who nodded and said, "That's indeed what happened. It was me and another colleague who were the police officers. The neighborhood surveillance camera captured that person. He was a habitual thief. However, we did not find him. Man, we thought the man was scared away by the security guards, so we didn’t pay much attention.”
I asked: "Then, did you find the thief later?"
"I've looked for it, but I haven't found it." The policeman said, "Sir, as you know, thieves always get away with money and are very difficult to find in a short time. Besides, no one in the community has reported theft, and we have no evidence to prove it. The other party stole, so there was no effort to find the person."
"Yeah!" I nodded and asked the security guard, "Have you ever seen a ghost once?"
"How many more times can we see each other?" The security guard almost cried: "That time, I was scared to death. I was about to resign. The boss said that the funds were difficult to operate and would not pay me a salary. They asked me to hold on for a few more days. Months. Can’t I just make do with working here?”
When I was about to ask questions, Ye Xun walked in: "I have found information. The original location of that community is indeed a pirate stronghold. But there is only so much information that can be found. Things in the stronghold, occupying the stronghold There are no detailed records of who the pirates were and what happened to them.”
This information was of little use to me, so I simply put it aside and asked the security guard, "Tell me about Zhang Zishuo, the man in the photo."
The security guard said: "Xiao Zhang is a very nice person. He used to go to the community every two days to see an owner in the community. Xiao Zhang said that the owner was somewhat related to him, so he had to come and take care of him."
I asked, "What is the owner's name and what does he do?"
The security guard said: "The owner is an old man. He is quite old and has a bad temper. He didn't come to register the property. We went to find him several times but he kicked him out. I don't know what his nickname is. Then The old man looks quite white, so we always call him Lao Baitou."
I frowned and said, "Didn't he buy the house without an agreement? Didn't he even write his name on the house purchase agreement?"
"That's the strange thing!" said the security guard: "Old Baitou moved in without buying a house. The person at the sales office said that the developer agreed. We didn't ask any more questions, maybe what's the relationship? household."
I frowned slightly: "Zhang Zishuo, you didn't say how he met the old man?"
"I didn't say it!" The security guard shook his head and said: "I was thinking that Xiao Zhang and the old man may not be related. Xiao Zhang came to see the old man several times, but he ignored Xiao Zhang. Sometimes, Xiao Zhang stood at the entrance of the building. For most of the day, the old man wouldn't open the door for him."
"Later, Xiao Zhang's girlfriend moved in and lived next door to the old man. Only then could Xiao Zhang enter the unit. It was only after Xiao Zhang's girlfriend came that the old man talked to Xiao Zhang."
"Xiao Zhang's girlfriend is very sweet, good at talking, and the food is delicious. I guess she made the old man happy, so he was willing to meet Xiao Zhang. In fact, I was also puzzled. Xiao Zhang is a very good young man. Why do you have to curry favor with that old man?"
This is the problem. Zhang Zishuo will not fawn over an old man for no reason. That old man might be the key person to unlock the secret of the secret box. I gave Ye Xun a wink, and the latter immediately went out to contact the researcher. So, tell the research institute to find out the old man's details as quickly as possible.
The security guard also continued: "After the old man agreed to see Xiao Zhang, he came more and more frequently, sometimes three or four times a week. However, Xiao Zhang has not come recently. I don't know why. What's wrong?"
I said in a deep voice: "Has Zhang Zishuo's girlfriend done anything unusual recently?"
The security guard said: "I haven't seen that girl in recent times. I saw her a few times some time ago. I felt that she was a lot haggard, as if something happened at home. I also inquired a few times. Then The girl didn’t say anything.”
I asked again: "Where is that old white-headed man? Have you seen him?"
The security guard said: "Lao Baitou rarely shows up. In the past, when Xiao Zhang didn't come, he would always order takeout. Sometimes, he wouldn't be seen coming downstairs for a month. That is, when the weather is nice, you can see him coming downstairs. Let’s get some sunshine upstairs.”
I was about to ask a few more questions when the security guard said to himself: "When that old man was basking in the sun, it was strange. He was slumped on the bench as if he had no bones. Sometimes, you could even see him lying on the back of the chair. His back was facing the sky, motionless."
"I thought he had died several times, and I wanted to go up and take a look. But before I could reach him, he suddenly raised his head and stared at you, as fast as he could. Those eyes are so cold."
snake!
My first reaction was, doesn't the old man move like a snake
Looks like I have to go meet that old man.
While I was thinking about it in my mind, Ye Xun also walked in: "The news from the intelligence team said that Lao Baitou's surname is Wang, and he is a master hired by the developer with a lot of money. However, the developer said that he was a person who trusted others. I don’t know how many people passed through the relationship he found, and he couldn’t figure out the specific identity of the old man.”
I stood up and handed the money to the security guard: "This is a reward for you. Take me to the old man's house."
"Okay..." The security guard quickly took us back to the community and said as he walked: "Old Baitou lives on the top floor of this unit. I can only take you to the door..."
As soon as I got off the elevator, I saw a bunch of copper coins hanging at the door of Lao Baitou's house. My eyes also focused. I turned the coins over and took a look, only to find that the front and back of the coins were the same, and there was only "" written on them. The word "good luck".
Ye Xun said in a deep voice: "This is good or bad money. It is the simplest way of divination. However, double-sided money is used to deceive people."
I have heard of such a thing as double money. It was a trick commonly used by generals in ancient times. Whenever they went on a campaign, the generals would burn incense and offer sacrifices to heaven, and then give a speech. The general meaning was that if God would bless him, he would throw it away. The copper coins that went there were all one-sided. Usually the number of copper coins thrown out is not small, and sometimes someone even throws thirty-six copper coins at once.
The chance of all thirty-six copper coins falling to the ground in one direction is not impossible, but it is terrifyingly small. Once it appears, it will be considered a miracle. It has a great effect on stabilizing the morale of the military and boosting morale, so some people came up with this clever trick to use positive and negative copper coins. It is said that Shi Lang, Marquis of Jinghai in the Qing Dynasty, played a similar trick to boost military morale.
However, in the later period, even the soldiers no longer believed in this kind of thing, but there were still some people among the bandits who enjoyed it.
This old man named Wang hangs double-sided money on his door. His identity may not be as simple as a warlock.
I waved to the security guard and said, "You have nothing to do here. You can go home first! Don't mention today's events to anyone. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand..." When the security guard saw Ye Xun was about to touch the knife, he knew that what happened next was not what he should see, so he quickly lowered his head and ran away.
I knocked on the door three times in a charlatan's way, but no one in the room responded, so I simply took a step back and let Ye Xun pass the door.
Ye Xun hesitated for a moment before taking out his ****.
The method I used to knock on the door just now was "Friends from Jianghu are visiting." If Ye Xun breaks in again, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. Before I can figure out whether we are the enemy or not, I think it is better to be cautious.
As soon as Ye Xun squatted at the door, the elevator behind me stopped. A delivery boy's first reaction when he saw Ye Xun's actions was to shout: "There is a thief!"
I didn't wait for the other person to react, stretched out my hand, grabbed the person out of the elevator and pressed him against the wall: "Stop talking, police!"
Before the delivery boy opened his mouth, I immediately grabbed the delivery order from his hand: "The ordering time is half an hour, break the door!"
Ye Xun stood up, took out the Magnum from me, pointed it at the door, and shot him. I reached out and pushed him back to the elevator: "Go to the security room, don't run around!"
After Ye Xun broke into the door, I also broke into the house. The house was tidy, and even the takeaway packages were neatly placed at the door. It seemed that the owner of the house He must have just gone out not long ago.
While my eyes were still scanning the room, Li Xiaomao, who opened the bathroom door, was stunned for a moment: "Wang Huan, come here and take a look!"
When I turned around and walked to the bathroom door, I couldn't help but gasp. There was a complete human skin hanging on the bathroom rod.
I slowly picked off the human skin with a knife and reached out to touch it: "The human skin is still warm. Is this skin just peeled off?"
Li Xiaomao used a knife to poke at the crack on the back of the human skin: "There is no blood in the human skin. It doesn't look like it was skinned, but more like it was shedding."
"Search quickly!" I dropped the human skin in my hand and rushed into the house. The four of us almost searched the entire house, but we didn't see a single person.
Could it be that after the old man shed his skin, he went somewhere else
While I was wondering, I suddenly felt the light above my head slowly dimming. When I raised my head, I saw patches of blood dripping down the skylight above my head.
The attic where the old man lived had a slope-like skylight, and you could see the sky when you looked up. If someone hadn't been killed on the roof, it would have been impossible to shed so much blood.
I pulled out the magnum and pointed it at the sky and fired twice. The glass above my head fell apart like an avalanche, but I jumped up to face the falling glass and jumped out of the house. I dug my feet into the window frame and looked towards roof.