Chapter 355 Looking For Evidence (1/2)

”Anybody home?” Rachel called out as she knocked on the old door adorned with paintings of door-gods.

As no one came out to answer the door for a while, she knocked again and called out more loudly,”Hellooo!... Is anybody home?”

Carl also got out of the car and helped Rachel, now shouting,”Anybody out there?”

”I don't think there's anybody living here now, Rachel,” Carl said. He tried to push the door and to their surprise, it opened.

Rachel noticed the spider webs on the frame making it clear that this house hadn't been occupied for quite a while. But why did Grandpa Richard tell her that he was living here now?

She stepped inside and saw that there were pots and pans in the kitchen. In the bedroom, the covers and mattress were jumbled on the bed. But nobody was inside.

”Rachel, I think he moved away. Maybe the villagers, including Grandpa Richard, just didn't notice it!” Carl speculated.

Rachel thought for a moment and said,”I suppose so. Maybe he didn't want people to know and left quietly.

And I think it's not that long ago. Look at the spider webs, they're not that old. Also, there's only a thin layer of dust on the table. He probably just moved out, maybe just a few days ago.” She concluded and couldn't help heaving a sigh.

Rachel usually came here and stayed a few days with Fannie from time to time. That was how she could guess that Dave had transferred somewhere else.

That made her think that maybe he heard some news and deliberately wanted to avoid seeing her.

”Rachel, I found a phone here on the table!” Carl shouted from across the room as he took it in his hands and pressed it. Seeing its screen turn on, he said,”We learned before that this man had nothing, but don't you think it's weird that he left a functioning phone behind? One that can make outgoing calls?”

Rachel took the phone from Carl and found that there was no SIM card inside.

She agreed with Carl. Dave must have gotten a new phone, otherwise he wouldn't leave this one just sitting on the table. It only made sense that he may have gotten a better one.

”Let's take this with us and see if we can find something useful from it.” Rachel said with a sigh,”it seems that we have come here all the way for nothing. He knew we would come for him so he left.”