Moments later, Yihshyong felt it was time for him to return home. It was so cold, Yihshyong had to hurry inside. Like Shannchyuan, he wasn't young anymore. The night air that felt so cold piercing, was no longer a friend whom he could always miss. Those days were long gone for people their age.
"Why did Shyongge lock the door?" Iren looked at Yihshyong with a look of surprise when Yihshyong was already in their living room.
"Oh, sorry!" Yihshyong patted his forehead. He realized he had just locked the door to their living room. "I just locked the door out of reflex. I forgot that there are still people who have to leave this place soon."
"Not only that." Iren sighed. "Chioujen hasn't come back either."
"Eh?" Yihshyong was stunned. "He hasn't come back yet?"
Iren shook his head. "I don't know why he's been out there so long. Maybe he's drunk the juice at the juice stall."
"Can drinking juice really make people drunk?" Jinqkang replied to Iren's words. The young man looked surprised to hear the words that came out of Iren's mouth.
"It doesn't matter what he drinks." Iren laughed. "Drinking anything can make Chioujen drunk!"
"Enough of our joking." Jenqyih looked at Iren with a very serious look. "We'd better give Shyongge a chance to sit down now. You can see that Shyongge looks tired."
Yihshyong laughed at Jenqyih's joke.
"I'm talking seriously, but Shyongge just laughs," said Jenqyih.
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"Sorry!" Yihshyong then sat down on the couch.
"How did your conversation go?" Iren opened his mouth again when Yihshyong was sitting comfortably on the living room couch. "What's Mr. Shiuander's comment?"
"He is willing to help us." Yihshyong smiled.
"This is fantastic news." Jenqyih clapped his hands. He smiled so widely.
Iren nodded excitedly. "I'm glad that Mr. Shiuander will take us to the distributor of the bag. We can rest easy because we have one less problem."
"When are we going there" Jenqyih looked at Yihshyong. "Tomorrow morning, right?"
Yihshyong nodded. "Right! We're leaving at six in the morning."
"So now, can I go home, Uncle?" Tsaehorng asked.
"Of course," Yihshyong said. "Sorry if I was out too long!"
"I'm relieved to hear that too." Jongli Jyhren joined in. "I'll say goodbye too. I still have some things to do."
"Eh? You're not going home soon to rest?" asked Jenqyih.
"Of course I'll go home. But first there are things I have to finish."
"Alright, now let's help Mr. Jongli so he can get into this cardboard box. Then we will put this thing into Tsaehorng's car," said Iren.
"But before leaving this place, I have something to say. I don't know if this has anything to do with Mr. Beeihae's kidnapping case or not, but I have to say it anyway."
Jongli Jyhren blurted such a thing. Yihshyong tried not to show any expression. But he found it so strange.
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"Please, Mr. Jongli," said Yihshyong. "We'd better talk while sitting down."
They all then sat on the couch in the living room. After taking a breath, Jongli Jyhren started to open his mouth.
"On the day of Mr. Beeihae's kidnapping, the special security forces in this city have found two people hiding in a room in Dahfeisy Tower."
"Special security forces?" Iren frowned.
"I mean, the public security bureau," said Jongli.
The atmosphere became quiet. Everyone was trying to digest the sentence Jongli Jyhren just said.
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Yihshyong turned to Jenqyih. His roommate looked confused. It turned out that Jenqyih knew nothing about it either.
"Who are they, Sir? Do they have anything to do with our friend's kidnapping case?" Iren leaned forward. So inclined that it looked as though he was about to fall forward.
"They are two journalists who work for an investigative magazine whose headquarters are not in this city. They came here to investigate something. One of them said that the case they were investigating was a big one."
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"Since when have they been hiding in that place, sir?" Iren asked.
"They said they were there for two days," Jongli said.
"That means they came to the building two days before Shinnshiow's abduction," Jenqyih said.
Jongli nodded vigorously.
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"How can they hide in that place, Sir?" Yihshyong asked.
"They hid there after escaping from the gangs of criminals. So, before, the criminal group they were investigating had captured them. But they managed to escape."
"How did they get into the building?" Iren asked.
"They said that someone was helping them. That person gave them the key to the fence and the key to the back door of the building."
"Is the person helping them one resident or tenant of the unit in the building?" Yihshyong asked.
"They don't know who that person is. But they said that he also did not know the exact location of the building. So it looks like he's not a tenant in the unit there. But most likely, he was just an errand boy. We concluded that the person who ordered him and at the same time provided the keys was one tenant there."
Yihshyong and Iren looked at each other. Yihshyong knew that Iren also had the same suspicion. It was very likely that the person was Songfei. Yihshyong looked at Jenqyih. Just like before, Jenqyih looked surprised and confused. It was clear Jenqyih knew nothing and didn't seem to have any guesses.
"Has the institution where you work questioned the two people directly?" This time, it was obvious that Tsaehorng could not bear to remain silent and just listen to their conversation.
"I am not part of the city's special security, so my agency has not heard directly from the two people," said Jongli Jyhren.
"So another agency found them," Yihshyong said. "But don't they have an obligation to provide all the information they get to your agency?"
"It's not that simple." Jongli Jyhren shook his head. "That's why I only found out about this twenty-four hours after they found those two people. According to the information we received, there were five of them in all. Three are from an investigative magazine and two are from a newspaper."
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"The five people managed to escape. But they did it thanks to someone's help. That person, after giving them the keys, then immediately left them."
"What happened to the other three, Sir?" Iren asked.
"They were then separated. Most likely, the two people from the newspaper were caught back by the criminals. Three people from this investigative magazine were then separated as well. The two men managed to get into the building, while another person, namely a woman, did not get into the building. It is possible that the criminals recaptured the woman as well."
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"About those two journalists. Are they in good health?"
"One person is healthy, so we obtained all this information from that person. The other person is still unconscious. When he was found, the man was actually still conscious, but when he was taken to the hospital, his condition worsened."
"The police know about this, don't they?" Yihshyong asked.
"They already know. Even the police have been combing the place where the criminals had held the journalists before they managed to escape."
"Where is it, Sir?" Yihshyong asked.