Wen Yi suppressed her nausea and reminded her mother that it was time to get to the point, "Mom, I know, I have something to do here, so I'll hang up now."
"Hey, wait a minute, Mom has something to say."
"Mom, you tell me."
"It's like this, Mom hasn't seen you in a long time. I'll come back for a meal in a couple of days and invite Master Gu along."
“It’s fine for me to go back, but I can’t get Second Master Gu to come. If you really want him, I can give you his contact information so you can go and call him.”
"What are you saying, daughter? Second Master Gu is your husband. As an elder, what's wrong with me inviting my daughter and son-in-law back for a meal?"
"As the mother-in-law, I think it's perfectly fine for you to contact your son-in-law and ask him to come back to have a meal with your daughter."
"you……"
"Mom, I have something to do here, I'll talk to you later."
Wen Yi was too lazy to continue arguing with her mother, so after hanging up the phone, she gave her mother Gu Erye's contact information.
Whether or not the mother can be called out depends on herself.
As for why they went back for dinner, and even invited Second Master Gu, Wen Yi was too lazy to guess what was going on. Either they wanted to ask Second Master Gu for money, or they wanted the Imperial Garden to help them with something.
Wen Yi was too lazy to bother with it.
She put on a mask and left Golden Deer Gate.
Master Gu left a car for her at Jinlumen, and Wen Yi drove directly to Lin Zhi's address.
Learning from yesterday's experience, Wen Yi put away her car keys and phone this time, and carried pepper spray and a stun gun. She was very vigilant and would attack anyone who approached her.
Although Wen Yi was well prepared, the place where Lin Zhi lived was vastly different during the day and at night. At night, it was gloomy and eerie, with no end in sight, and every corner was filled with a sense of danger.
During the day, the area was bustling with people, a typical alleyway full of life and vibrant energy, so there was no sense of danger. However, Wen Yi still dared not let his guard down.
Wen Yi arrived in front of Lin Zhi's house, glanced at the house of the tattooed man from yesterday, and tentatively looked inside to see if anyone was there.
Unfortunately, I couldn't see anything.
Wen Yi could only gently press Lin Zhi's doorbell, but still no one answered.
This doorbell is old and rings both inside and outside when you press it, which is very noisy. The soundproofing here is also very poor. Wen pressed it twice, and yesterday the door to the tattooed man's room was opened.
Wen waited anxiously for the tattooed man to appear, but when the door opened, instead of the tattooed man, an old lady came out.
Compared to the fierce-looking man with tattooed arms, the old lady had a kind and gentle face.
"Young lady, don't press it anymore. Lin Zhi isn't home at all," the old lady kindly reminded Wen Yi.
Wen Yi breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Mother-in-law, I'm from Lin Zhi's company. The problem is that Lin Zhi didn't complete the formalities when he left the company, which involves some legal issues. I need to find someone to handle it."
"There's really nothing we can do. He came back a few days ago and was bragging to everyone about how he'd made a fortune and was about to turn his life around. He said he was going to treat all the neighbors to a meal, but then he disappeared the next day."
Did they disappear suddenly?
"Ergouzi said he was carried onto the car by someone."
"Kidnapped?" Wen Yi was shocked.
"I don't know, anyway, this person disappeared after that day, and no one has been able to find him," the old woman said.
"Thank you, Grandma. May I ask who Er Gouzi is?" Wen Yi asked.
"That's the man sitting over there eating noodles." The old lady pointed downstairs to a man squatting by the roadside eating noodles in front of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.
"Thank you, Grandma," Wen Yi said, expressing her gratitude.
The old lady waved her hand and closed the door.
Wen went downstairs to find Er Gouzi.
"Hello," Wen Yi greeted from the side.
The man who was slurping his noodles looked up and was shocked when he saw Wen Yi. He stared at Wen Yi for a long time, very wary.
Wen Yi was puzzled and hurriedly explained his purpose, "I am Lin Zhi's superior. I heard that you are the last person to see Lin Zhi. Could you tell me about the situation?"
Er Gouzi didn't react at all, forgetting to chew the noodles in his mouth, and just stared blankly at Wen Yi.
"Hello?" Wen Yi reminded him.
Er Gouzi then realized what was happening, put the bowl aside, wiped his mouth, and swallowed the noodles.
What do you want to know?
"Lin Zhi was carried into the car. Do you know what kind of car it was?"
"It was just a minivan, a Wuling Hongguang, terribly dilapidated. When I got in, I screamed like a pig being slaughtered. I got beaten up in the van and then I behaved."
"Did you call the police later?" Wen asked.
"Let him die." Er Gouzi said with disgust.
"What about Lin Zhi's family?"
"He's dead, long ago. He's like a jinx to the whole family. If it weren't for him, the land demolition wouldn't have happened to hit our area. If it weren't for this jinx here, we would have been rich long ago."
Er Gouzi cursed and swore, he was furious about this.
"Do you have any other questions? If not, please leave now."
"Ergouzi, the phone you brought over yesterday isn't very good. The screen is all broken. You need to give me another two hundred yuan, otherwise I'll lose out."
Just as Wen Yi was about to leave, a thin old man walked over from a distance with his mobile phone in his hand.
Wen Yi had only glanced at it casually, but it turned out to be a lucky coincidence; she scanned the phone and immediately recognized the phone case.
Hers.
Wen turned around and glanced at Er Gouzi. Er Gouzi was also looking at her, but when he saw her turn around, he immediately looked away guiltily and grabbed the skinny old man, telling him to shut up.
"Go back now. We'll talk about it later, or I'll kill you."
"This won't do, this phone, this..."
Before the skinny old man could finish speaking, Wen Yi took out all the cash from his bag and gave it to him, asking, "Is this enough to buy this phone?"
The skinny old man's eyes lit up at the sight of money, and he immediately handed the phone to Wen Yi, saying, "That's enough, that's more than enough."
He was afraid that Wen would change his mind and run away immediately.
Wen Yi looked at Er Gouzi while holding her phone.
Er Gouzi, feeling guilty, immediately shouted, "What are you looking at? Who knows about your phone? Do you have any proof? Besides, you bought it from that old man yourself. It has nothing to do with me. Don't try to pin this on me. Get out of here!"
Wen smiled and said, "I didn't say anything, why are you so nervous? Did I say this phone is mine? Yes, I did. What's it to you?"
Er Gouzi was speechless when asked the question.
"However, if I take this phone to the police, I think the police will tell me whether this phone is mine and whether it has anything to do with you."
Er Gouzi scoffed, "The police won't bother with your stupid business."
“The police in this area don’t care, but the police on the other side will. After all, my uncle works at the police station, so he can help me with this.”
Upon hearing this, Er Gouzi's expression changed. He stared at Wen Yi, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
"However, these are minor matters for me. I'm in a bit of trouble, but if you can help me, this matter will be over."
Wen Yi placed his phone on the table and looked at Er Gouzi, waiting for him to make a choice.
If you're willing to help, then this is no big deal.
If you don't help, you'll end up in jail for robbing someone else's property.
How do I choose?
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