906 A Million Times for You 268 (2/2)
He explained, ”Last night, one of my colleagues, Yang Yong, passed away. They claimed that he committed suicide, but we all know that he was murdered, though we have no idea who the murderer is. We merely received orders from our superiors, who told us not to spout any nonsense, lest we end up dying like Yang Yong. We're just a bunch of small fry, and we wouldn't dare to embroil ourselves in such a serious situation. Ms. An, I really don't know anything.”
”Stand up.”
He stood up unsteadily while his limbs quivered uncontrollably.
”Where did Yang Yong live?”
He told her the truth and said, ”Ms. An, on account that I have a family, please don't say that I was the one who told you.”
”Got it. Give me a set of your uniform. We'll return it to you later.”
He immediately handed her a spare set of his uniform.
Without further delay, An Xiaoning and Fan Shixin left the place.
The guard sat down on the chair, breaking out in cold sweat.
He was completely terrorized by what happened earlier.
After leaving the estate, they headed straight to Yang Yong's residential address.
His family were in the midst of mourning and organizing his funeral. An Xiaoning whispered softly to Fan Shixin and told him to follow her instructions. His eyes lit up and he nodded.
He took the recording device from her, changed into the guard's uniform, and quickly got down from the car.
Fan Shixin did not look any less charming in the uniform, although it was rather tight on him because of his tall stature.
One would look good in anything as long as they had a killer figure, be it a man or a woman.
He looked like a model even in a uniform.
An Xiaoning put on the headphones and sat in the car quietly while listening closely to the sounds coming out of her earphones.
There were all sorts of miscellaneous sounds that were going on continuously in the background.
Once Fan Shixin found Yang Yong's wife, he explained to her that he was a security officer in Sanqiao Estate. The latter immediately believed him at the sight of his uniform.
After hearing that he had something important to tell her, Yang Yong's wife brought him to a secluded room.
The miscellaneous noises faded.
”Sis, our boss wants me to ask you about Brother Yang's birth characters and exact birth timing. Do you know what they are?”
”I'm aware of his birth date but not his birth timing. Why do you need those?”
”Our boss said that he'd like to hire a medium to perform a ritual to let Brother Yang go in peace, on account of him having been a hardworking employee.”
Yang Yong's wife nodded and sighed. ”I'll go ask my mother-in-law. Please give me a moment.”
”Alright.”
She returned soon after and informed Fan Shixin of Yang Yong's birth characters and timing.
Being extra meticulous, Fan Shixin continued to probe, ”Apart from my colleagues, has there been anyone else who came by to look for you?”
”No, but we received a parcel containing a sum of cash and a note saying that that was a compensation for our family. Your superior has come to look for me and instructed us not to tell anyone of this matter, so as to prevent the reputation of the estate from being tarnished. He even threatened to harm us if we don't compromise. Hence, we didn't dare to spout any nonsense to anyone, not even our closest friends and family. I only said that he had gotten into a fatal car accident. Well, there's nothing we can do since we still have to live.”
”Yes, it's best not to spout nonsense to anyone. I'll take my leave now, then.”
”Sure.”
Fan Shixin returned to the car and asked An Xiaoning, who was sitting in the passenger's seat, ”Do those birth characters and timing belong to him?”
”Yes, they do. Change out of the uniform, we'll head back now.”
”Alright.”
They returned to Sanqiao Estate, where An Xiaoning returned the uniform to the guard inside the guardroom. Noticing that she was about to go to the hospital, Fan Shixin asked in puzzlement, ”Young Madam, you've gotten his birth characters and timing. Aren't you going to do something with them?”