Chapter 156: Old News
"Cancan?" Star Swirl had heard the name from Hanhan, as if the imaginary "little friends" were all pointing to the same person.
"Did anything strange happen in the old mansion at that time?" Guan Yulan asked.
"Strange things...... "the woman recalled," she recalled, "and now that I think about it, there are many suspicious things. ”
Guan Yulan looked nervously at the woman in front of her, expecting her to tell some amazing secrets.
"Sometimes I hear strange noises at night, and I don't know where they come from. There is also Lele who said that he was caught by someone while he was sleeping. The woman's answer seemed to disappoint Guan Yulan.
"It sounds no different from the 'murder house' rumored on the Internet, but unfortunately none of these can be used as evidence and handed over to the police." Guan Yulan shook her head.
"Actually, there's one thing I've never told outsiders," the woman lowered her voice suddenly, "there was once a worn-out toy in Lele's room, we threw it away a few times, and it came back on its own. ”
"Oh?" A hint of surprise crossed Guan Yulan's eyes, "What toy?" ”
"A doll, it's so big," the woman gestured with her hand, "I don't know where Lele picked it up, and he even sleeps with it at night." Lele is a boy who was not interested in dolls at all. ”
Why is it a doll, shouldn't it be a music box? Star Swirl wondered if the woman had misremembered.
"What does it mean it came back on its own?" Guan Yulan asked.
"I hated that the doll was too dirty, and I didn't know what the origin was, so I threw it into the trash can in the corridor while Lele was not paying attention, but I didn't expect that the next night, the doll actually reappeared at the door of Lele's room!" The woman's face was terrified.
"Could it be that Lele went outside to pick it up by himself?" Guan Yulan asked.
Madame shook her head and replied, "It shouldn't be possible, and then we discarded the doll in the garbage dump outside the community, and it still appeared in the house......"
"There is such a strange thing, so what did you do with this doll later?" Guan Yulan's interest grew.
"We ...... Thinking that this thing might not be clean, I found a place to burn it. The woman replied.
"And then, the doll didn't show up?" Guan Yulan asked.
"It didn't appear, but from that day on, Lele had a high fever for several days, and we thought he was catching a cold at the time, so we didn't think too much about it. Now, does it have anything to do with the doll? ”
Guan Yulan smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, I'm an atheist, and I don't think there are any ghosts and ghosts doing something here." ”
The woman looked stunned: "I'll just say you won't believe it." ”
"Whether I believe it or not, it doesn't matter," Guan Yulan patted the woman's shoulder, "Anyway, I will write all of these in the article, and when the time comes, I will publish them, maybe anyone knows what the inside story is?" ”
"Well, we're counting on you now. By the way, I heard that there are two other families who also lost their children in the old house, but now they haven't found them? The woman asked.
Guan Yulan shook her head: "It's not missing, the police have a headache for this, but I heard that surveillance has been installed in the community this year, and similar situations should be avoided in the future." ”
"During the period of living in the old house, did there appear any suspicious outsiders in the house?" Mr. X interjected.
"I hired an aunt who worked part-time, but she was a distant relative of the family, so there should be nothing suspicious. After Lele disappeared, the police also investigated her, and it didn't take long to rule out the suspicion. ”
Guan Yulan exchanged glances with Mr. X, got up and said goodbye to the woman: "I will inform you when the magazine is published, and we will go back first today." ”
"If anyone gives you clues, whether it's credible or not, you must tell me." The woman took Guan Yulan's hand and pinned the last bit of hope on her.
Guan Yulan agreed to the woman's request and left the community with Mr. X.
"Should you send me back?" Guan Yulan walked up to Mr. X's car and asked with a smile.
Mr. X doesn't refuse, and makes a casual face, while Star Swirl is not happy.
Guan Yulan opened the passenger door, found that the seat was occupied by a black backpack, and asked, "Can this thing be put in the back row?" ”
Mr. X calmly replied, "Why don't you go and sit in the back row." ”
Guan Yulan froze, and Star Swirl gloated in her bag and laughed.
On the way, Guan Yulan asked, "How do you know the name of Lele's fake partner?" ”
"Recently, a family moved into an old house." Mr. X replied.
"You mean, the family that just moved in is in a similar situation?" Guan Yulan was surprised.
"The assuming partner has the same name, and nothing else has been found."
"Could it really be an evil spirit...... Guan Yulan couldn't help but shiver.
"Aren't you an atheist?" Mr. X asked.
"That's just a rhetoric to the outside world, and those of us who engage in the media can't go around promoting these treacherous theories, right?" Guan Yulan looked at the wind and snow outside the window and whispered to herself, "I don't know if it has anything to do with the Maple Leaf Apartment." ”
"Maple Leaf Apartments? The missing boy in room 104? Mr. X fell into deep thought.
"Although the criminal who killed the woman has turned himself in, there is no explanation as to how her child disappeared, and the case eventually became a headless case."
"There are hundreds of disappearances every year, how can you conclude that the two are related?" Mr. X asked.
"Probably...... Be intuitive. Guan Yulan smiled mysteriously, "Thank you for telling me about this incident, I will write a report when I go back." ”
The car stopped near the community where Guan Yulan lived, and Mr. X said, "Don't go to the old house in Gelin District recently. ”
"Why?" Guan Yulan asked, it seems that she originally wanted to go to Hanhan's house to dig up new materials.
"The children in the family that just moved in have some psychological problems, and if you go over and mention the case of missing children, it will inevitably irritate them." Mr. X replied in a deep voice, his expression unusually serious.
Guan Yulan asked, "So, that child is your patient?" ”
Mr. X nodded, closed the window, and prepared to leave.
"Hey!" Guan Yulan knocked on the car window, "People haven't finished speaking!" ”
Mr. X didn't lower the window, stepped on the accelerator, and the car drove away in an instant.
"Poof" Star Swirl finally burst out laughing, "You're really shameless, this kind of behavior is like crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, but she's also a beauty." ”
"Beauty?" Mr. X shook his head, "I don't think so." ”
"Send me to Hanhan's house, I won't go back tonight." Star Swirl said.
Mr. X said, "No, no matter how late it is, you have to come back." ”
Hearing his unmistakable tone, Star Swirl replied, "Okay, sure." ”