Chapter 86 Who is missing?
"Are you sure you checked carefully?" She asked this because the other party was not familiar with the appearance of the people on duty at the property. Even if the other security guard was familiar with them, the camera could not take a close-up of their faces because of the low light at night.
"Sure, because the people in the property office couldn't be contacted on the first day of the chaos outside, but no one left the whole night before that, unless they didn't go through the two gates and climbed over the wall, but this possibility is too low."
"Apart from the few people in the property, the one in our building... could it be that when they were in the underground garage that day, he was eaten by rats..."
"This possibility is also low, because the rescue team later thoroughly checked the underground garage. If the man was eaten by rats at that time, it is impossible that there would be no trace left."
You Xi understood what Xu Yan meant. Although the rat was big, it was not big enough to swallow a person in one bite. If the man was eaten, there would always be some bones and bloodstains left.
She frowned and thought for a while: "How about this, let's contact the two buildings next door, and we'll also count the number of people here to see if anyone else is missing. After the statistics come out, we'll discuss the next step."
Xu Yan nodded, and said: "By the way, because the property company can't send people over recently, there have been some problems with the daily maintenance of the community.
For example, some people don't even dare to leave the building with garbage, and the garbage is piled up in the stairwell and lobby. The garbage station has been full for a long time, so we have contacted the people on the garbage delivery side before.
They are very short of staff, and they said that now the garbage trucks will only drive to the gate of the community, and people will not get off the trucks unless the trucks come in, so we need to figure it out on our own. There is no way to transport the pets there…
and because of the giant rat incident, the elevators in the three buildings have been locked. Recently, some residents on the upper floors have requested that the elevators be reopened, but residents on the lower floors are unwilling…
Another issue is the pet issue. We have discussed this in a meeting before, and the result is to temporarily put the pets in the locker room below the property office and keep them there for a while, but it is difficult to implement, as many pet owners don’t want to send their pets there…”
Xu Yan spoke in detail, and You Xi listened carefully. After listening, she hummed, indicating that compared with the missing person, these were trivial matters. At the same time, she also felt that he was very capable and could take care of everything. After praising him a few times, she encouraged him.
Xu Yan: ...
Although, what he wants to hear is not praise or encouragement...
He touched his nose helplessly: "Since you dared to go out that day... you could obviously go to the supermarket with other people to buy things, but you chose to follow the security guard to the property building. I thought you - would be willing to step forward and help with these 'little things'."
You Xi smiled and shook her head: "No, I don't want to." She
didn't beat around the bush and didn't give a bunch of specious reasons. She expressed her unwillingness with such a straightforward smile, which surprised Xu Yan a little, but after the surprise, he felt a surge of goodwill.
That day in the lobby, she was wearing protective clothing, and even with her mask off, he couldn't see her face clearly. Now, she took off that layer of bulky clothes, wearing a simple black T-shirt, white sports pants, and a neat ponytail. Her whole face was completely exposed, and she looked unexpectedly beautiful.
Xu Yan's eyes stayed on her face for a moment, until he saw confusion in her eyes, and then he moved away with a little embarrassment: "It may take some time to count the number of people. It's getting dark now. I won't come if it's too late. Add WeChat and I'll send you a message."
"Okay." You Xi was very straightforward and added the other party as a friend.
Such a generous attitude made Xu Yan involuntarily slow down when passing the elevator. He glanced at his appearance on the elevator door. Is his face not handsome enough?
When he realized what he was doing, he was speechless and hurriedly walked towards the stairwell.
**
When Xu Yan sent the message, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. There are many people in the buildings, and most people have been staying at home these days, so many people have not paid much attention to their neighbors.
It took some time to count the number of people, but from the current statistical results, except for a few people in the property and those who went to the supermarket that day, no one else is missing.
You Xiaoxi: So, the building should be safe.
Xu Yan: Yes, I think so too, but this result only represents our three buildings, it does not mean that the community is 100% fine.
Youxi understood what he meant, because there were still a dozen townhouses in the community. Although there were not many residents there, there were not a few either.
Xu Yan: That's it for today. Tomorrow, Xiaodong and I will go to the townhouses to deal with this matter. If someone is missing there...
If someone is missing there, it means that there are other things in the community, and they are unknown things that have not been discovered yet - even before the professional rescue team searched the entire community, they were not found...
Youxi's frowning and thoughtful look while looking at the phone attracted Fan Qi's attention. She did not hide it from them and told them the first time she knew about this situation.
Seeing this, Fan Qi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is it very tricky? Do we need to move now?"
"Don't worry, Mom, the building should be safe." You Xi sat on the carpet by the window of the Star House. Seeing You Feng also poking his head out of the tent and looking at her with a slightly worried look, she decided to popularize the functions of the Star House with them, "Do you know why the Star House is called the Alien Space?"
Alien Space means a space that does not exist in this dimension.
In other words, as long as they are in the Star House, no matter what happens outside the building, even if the building collapses, the Star House will still stay in its original position - all changes and situations outside will not affect the Star House.
Of course, if the whole building collapses, she may have some trouble when she goes out for the first time and need to use tools.
You Xi explained it very clearly, and Fan Qi understood it, and then asked another question that had been bothering her.
If other people came to the house, such as the security guard who came to the door before, would they see the abnormality in the bathroom?
"That's impossible. What they saw, touched and entered was only the bathroom in the original space."
"What if I walked into the bathroom in front of them?"
You Xi felt that her mother was really smart and found the key point at once. Indeed, she also asked the system this question.
Because Fan Qi and You Feng were previously entered into the passenger list, they could still see her after she pulled them in. Ordinary people - those who were not entered into the list, if they were dragged into the Star House by her, not only would they not be able to see the Star House, but they would also not be able to see her entering the Star House.
In their eyes, she would seem to have disappeared.
Therefore, the only thing that needs attention is this: try to avoid entering the star house in front of strangers. If it cannot be avoided, just close the door after entering to block the sight from the outside. After
Youxi finished the popular science, she got up and turned off the camping charging light, and went back to her tent with her parents to sleep.
Since You Feng and Fan Qi activated the "traveler", they have stayed in the star house every night because it is 100% safe. She does not have to spend time and energy on vigilance and can sleep well.
The next morning, Xu Yan left a message for Youxi, and then went to the conjoined villa area with Xiaodong, the only security guard left in the building.
This statistics took a long time, and neither of them came back until after lunch.
Youxi picked up her phone to send a message, but then thought about it and decided to go there in person.
It was afternoon, the hottest time of the day, with an outdoor temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. She took out a thin sunscreen and wanted to wear it, but Fan Qi stuffed a protective suit into her.
"..." You Xi was a little upset, "Mom, it's hot outside."
"Don't go out if you don't wear it."
"Got it, I'll wear it." You Xi was still scared of Fan Qi, and obediently put on the protective suit and mask, and Fan Qi let her go.
**
After the last time, the entrance and exit of the building are no longer locked. It is said that everyone is free to enter and exit freely, but if someone is immoral and does not close the door when entering and exiting, if some strange creatures are let in, it will not be related to the security guard Xiaodong.
As for the pursuit of responsibility, there is surveillance in the lobby, and you will know once you check the surveillance.
This idea was Xu Yan's, and it was because of this that the last security guard in the building was saved.
Xiaodong now lives in his house. He is an outsider, and he has no parents and no ties. The rental house is too poor, so it is better for him to stay here, at least his safety is guaranteed.
Youxi passed the green area and swimming pool, went around one side of the basketball court, and finally came to the townhouse area.
There were unexpectedly many people standing outside the villa area, looking out of a villa.
Youxi guessed that Xu Yan and the others should be inside, and she didn't squeeze in because there were too many people. After waiting outside for a while, Xu Yan and Xiaodong came out. She was dressed too "conspicuously" and the other party saw her at a glance.
Xu Yan and Xiaodong both looked unhappy.
"What's wrong?" Youxi asked.
Xu Yan glanced at the people around him, and while telling Xiaodong to call the police, he took Youxi back into the townhouse.
He took her to the first floor, and Youxi followed behind him. Seeing that he looked very bad, she asked again: "What happened? Why do you look so bad?"
"There was a murder in a family."
Youxi was shocked.
"When we did the statistics, we found that there were indeed several households that had not been seen for many days, so we went to the property office to get the master key and went door to door."
He said, taking her into the gate of a villa on the first floor, where there was another security guard from another building: "The other houses were just empty and the owners were missing, but this one had traces of a fight and blood in the bedroom. So we followed the traces to the basement, and found in the bathroom in the basement..."
Xu Yan didn't need to continue speaking, because You Xi had already smelled the smell.
At this temperature, the body will rot even in just a few days...
The person was obviously a woman, because she was not wearing any clothes and was lying on the tiles in the bathroom, with an unfolded plastic film and some tools beside her.
"This... is it possible that he wants to chop up the body?" You Xi felt that it was a wise decision for her to put on protective clothing and a mask. She took out two masks from her pocket and gave them to Xu Yan and another security guard.
The three of them glanced at each other quickly and left the basement. This was not the first time You Xi had seen such a scene, but it was obviously the first time for Xu Yan and the security guard.
When they returned to the first floor, Xiao Dong also came in and said that he had called the police, but given the current situation outside, the police resources were also tight, and it might take some time for the other party to come over.
Taking advantage of this time, You Xi went to take a look at the bedroom.
That should be the first crime scene. The victim was killed here and then moved to the basement bathroom. But the question is, where is the murderer? If the murderer wanted to destroy the body, why did he disappear without taking any action? Where
did the murderer go?
This is a guest bedroom, not a master bedroom, and the window faces north.
This villa is on the edge of the area. Looking out from here, you can see the north wall of the community. The wisteria corridor, which Xiao Zhang calls a "check-in point", is just across the driveway.
A gust of wind blew, and Youxi suddenly realized that the window was open.
She went out to find Xu Yan and asked him, "Was the window open before you came?"
"Yes."
Youxi frowned. After the giant insect incident, few people would keep the window open.
She remembered the window of the property lounge, which was also open at the time, and the same thing was seen outside the two windows... She
walked to the bedroom door and looked out the window again.
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