Chapter 548 - The Room (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

The bedroom suddenly became quiet. Fan Chong looked at Chen Ge’s face, forgetting what he was going to say.

“No, that can’t be right…” After a long time, Fan Chong forced a smile. Every time he was with Chen Ge, he had to remind himself to be quiet and calm, but he often found himself being stunned by the words that left Chen Ge’s lips and the things that he did. “The door and windows of the old lady’s place are unharmed, and the child wouldn’t have shown up inside the room.”

“Could it be that the child sneaked into the room when the old lady was out and had been hiding inside the room? And he’d only appear after the old lady crawled into bed and fell asleep.”

“How come you’re making it sound so scary?” Fan Chong could not catch up to Chen Ge’s train of thought. He did not think that this would be that scary, but once Chen Ge gave his thought, his heart quivered.

“I just stated the most possible scenario with the limited clues.”

“Even so, what was the child doing at the old lady’s home at night? Prank? To steal stuff?”

Chen Ge looked at the building opposite, his eyes focusing on the tapes. “It’s quite a heartless for a child to prank an old lady. The chance of it being a thief is bigger but not by much. By the way, was the child that the old lady saw a girl or a boy?”

“Is that important?” Fan Chong combed his memory. “It should be a girl.”

“A girl?” Chen Ge turned around and looked at the game that was playing on screen. “Could it be that Xiao Bu has returned?”

The leap in Chen Ge’s thought was big. Before Fan Chong could get it, Chen Ge continued. “The first floor of the first building was where Xiao Bu’s classmate’s house was. If the game reflects reality, then Xiao Bu would show up there. After all, that is the door’s location.”

He did not hesitate. “I wish to go over to the building to take a look. Do you want to come with?”

“Now?” Fan Chong shivered. “You’re going there at 2 am?”

“There are too many people in the morning, and that will limit our actions. It’s better at night.”

“Boss Chen, it’s not that I’m a coward.” Fan Chong took up the cola from the table and took a sip. This seemed to be the way the man calmed himself down. “The old lady passed away soon after she saw the girl—she died from a sudden heart attack. When the ambulance arrived, they were already too late.

“At the time, I was also there. I heard the medical people say that the old lady was too old, and the sudden heart attack meant that she shouldn’t have been able to make the emergency call. I didn’t think too much of it at the time, but after what you told me tonight, the more I think about it, the more confused I am. The old lady stayed at her place alone, so when she lost her mobility due to the heart attack, who was the person who called the emergency number for her?”

“Didn’t this show that the child did not have any intention of harming her? Perhaps she was just passing by.”

“Brother, aren’t you being a bit optimistic?” Fan Chong shook his head. “I don’t feel that safe going there now.”

“Never mind then, you can stay here. We will keep in contact over the phone. If you see anything weird from the window, remember to tell me on the phone.” Then Chen Ge picked up his backpack and headed out. Fan Chong tried to stop him, but looking at his back, he did not know what to say. Chen Ge stood alone in the darkened residential area.