Chapter 246

No . 10 could have been Chen Ge’s acquaintance who was trying to help him, or he could have been a mental patient trying to make Chen Ge drop his guard . To find out the real answer, he had to go to Linjiang New Schistosomiasis Control Station .

After making sure he did not miss anything, Chen Ge walked out of the room and returned to the elevator .

There have to be other secrets behind these closed doors . Perhaps the hidden exit that the members used is behind one of them . Chen Ge regretted that he did not bring the hammer or else he could have broken down all the doors . I’ll need to pay attention next time .

Back in the elevator, Chen Ge looked at the number dropping, and he finally sighed in relief . He tied the cleaver back on his calf and removed the mask . He took a deep breath . The elevator stopped at the first floor . Before he walked out, Chen Ge could hear someone talking, and the tone was stern .

“How did he get in here? I’m asking you, how did he get in here‽”

“Supervisor Huang, I really don’t know how he managed to sneak in here . ”

“We have a murderer in our building, and you’re telling me you don’t know anything‽”

“I’m sorry . ”

“I paid you to protect the tenants, not for you to apologize to me! How many troubles have happened recently? You can count for yourself!”

Chen Ge looked outside the elevator . Zhu Xiu, who he had hidden in the corner, had disappeared .

Where is the man?

Chen Ge glanced outwards . Gu Feiyu, in the security uniform, was holding his phone, his head lowered . Standing across from him was a middle-aged man who looked refined but had a huge temper .

“Xiao Gu? What’s going on?” Chen Ge walked over .

“Who are you?” The middle-aged man turned to Chen Ge . “You don’t look familiar . You’re not one of our tenants, are you?”

Then, he turned to glare at Gu Feiyu . “He’s your friend?”

They were not supposed to allow strangers to enter the premises after midnight; this was a written rule . Gu Feiyu knew that he had made another mistake . He removed his cap and nodded .

“Supervisor Huang . ” There was a police siren coming from outside, and a middle-aged man in a causal outfit walked in . “That is my friend . ”

Chen Ge was shocked when he saw the man . “Inspector Lee?”

“I knew that something was wrong when you left the police station, but I didn’t think you’d be able to flush this man out . ” Inspector Lee pointed at the door, where the unconscious Zhu Xiu was lying .

“You’ve been following me from the police station?” Chen Ge had not noticed that at all . Thinking back, he was scared .

“I’ve been a cop for twenty years already . If you managed to discover me, then it’s time for me to retire . ” Inspector Lee turned to Supervisor Huang . “Don’t blame the kid, he did well this time . The culprit is very cunning and has been avoiding the police . Even our plainclothes are unable to notice him, so it’s normal for him not to notice . ”

“Even the police failed to capture him?” Supervisor Huang turned to Chen Ge and apologized immediately, a complete change in attitude . “So, this is another policeman? Thank you so much for your service . ”

Chen Ge ignored him and looked at Inspector Lee with embarrassment . “You’ve been waiting outside the building?”

“What do you think? I observed you for one and a half hour at New Century Park and then followed you to Fang Hwa Apartments . Been waiting for you to show up since then . ” Inspector Lee moved his shoulders . “When you came down with the suspect, I was ready to come in, but then you went back into the elevator . ”

“Uncle Lee, do you know how dangerous that was?”

“If I’m not worried about you doing something stupid; do you think I’d care?” Inspector Lee lowered his voice and pulled Chen Ge aside . “Zhu Xiu seems to have suffered some kind of trauma; was he like when you found him?”

Inspector Lee’s tone was weird . Chen Ge looked at the inspector’s expression, and it dawned on him . He explained, “Yes, he was already like this when I found him . I returned upstairs to find out why . ”

“Yes . ” Inspector Lee nodded . “That does sound logical . ”

Not long after Zhu Xiu was taken away in the police car, an ambulance arrived . It also stopped in front of the third building . The people looked at one another . “Who called the ambulance?”

No one admitted to it . After a while, the number on the elevator moved before it stopped at the thirteenth floor .

“The tenants here rarely use the elevator at night . Something must have happened . ” Supervisor Huang and Gu Feiyu rushed to the elevator at the same time . Not long after that, the elevator opened, and a middle-aged man ran out carrying an old lady .

“Doctor! Doctor!” The man’s mother seemed to have fainted from her illness . Chen Ge did not pay much attention initially, but when he saw the old man’s face, shock registered in his eyes . The old lady was the elder who had planned to leave on the 13th floor earlier . When she saw the elevator, she had grumbled, “Why are there so many people taking the elevator so late at night? There’s not even enough space for me . ”

The old lady’s outfit was different from what Chen Ge had seen . He was unsure whether the elder he had seen was the old lady or her soul .

“Since she didn’t take the elevator, the senior should be able to live . ”

After the ambulance left, it was time for Chen Ge to go, but before that, he had something to do .

“Xiao Gu, how much are they paying you monthly to act as the night guard?”

“3,000 . ”

“I see you’re quite brave and have a good personality . If you ever feeling like quitting or have nowhere else to go, come find me at Western Jiujiang’s New Century Park . ” Chen Ge pointed at his phone . “Give me a call then . ”

Gu Feiyu looked rather interested . “Okay . ”

After saying goodbye to Inspector Lee, Chen Ge rushed back to New Century Park . He felt safer when he was at home .

I feel more comfortable here .

He jotted down everything that he needed to pay attention to . He memorized it all before burning the paper .

Tomorrow will be a new day . After work, if there’s time, I should pay Linjiang New Schistosomiasis Control Station a visit .

It was getting late . Chen Ge fed the white cat and lay down to sleep, but as he did so, his phone rang .

Is this Inspector Lee? Chen Ge assumed something had happened to Zhu Xiu, but he realized that it was a call from Captain Yan .

“Sorry for disturbing, Chen Ge, but I have something to confirm with you . ”

Captain Yan sounded so polite that it would have been rude for Chen Ge to reject . “Okay, but please make it quick . ”

“I’ve sent you the picture . Take a look at it . We saw this when we were looking over the surveillance around Hai Ming Apartments . ”

Chen Ge clicked the picture open . It was a picture taken from the surveillance video but had been made clearer .

There was a man in a jacket, and he seemed to be talking with someone through the phone in his right hand . He was holding the flyer for Chen Ge’s Haunted House in his left hand . There were cigarette wounds and small injuries on the back of his hand .

“Do you recognize the person in the picture?”