The Vanished Wife (11)
Qin Man said, "It seems that there are no servants in Jin Rose's house."
After some recollection, everyone agreed that this was indeed the case.
Xie Wei said, "Golden Rose's wealth is far less than her sister's. She probably doesn't hire servants to save money."
Qin Man: "But she has tens of millions in assets; she could easily hire several maids. She doesn't have a single maid. Does she do all the work herself?"
Xie Wei said, "I think she probably takes nutritional supplements, so she doesn't need to cook or wash dishes. She only needs to clean her own room, and the other rooms can be a bit more casual. When I went to her house, I found that her bedroom and study were indeed cleaner, but the other rooms were quite dusty. There were also two old, dusty cars in her garage, which I fixed for her."
Alternatively, she could hire a part-time cleaner, so she wouldn't need to support a maid.
In short, I don't think this can be considered a point of doubt.
After further discussion, everyone listed the current points of doubt:
First, when Qu Chen first entered the Jin family home, he seemed a little afraid of the servants. However, after spending the day with them, no one found the servants strange. Furthermore, they dug in the garden but didn't find anything. Therefore, it's currently unknown why Qu Chen was afraid—was it shyness, or some other reason?
Secondly, the Jin family has far too few servants, which is unusual for a billionaire's household. Moreover, the few servants they currently employ have only been there for a few months; all the long-term caregivers have been dismissed. Although Mr. Liang offered a reasonable explanation, it still seems somewhat strange.
Third, it's a bit strange that the Jin family's masters and servants all live on nutritional supplements. It's understandable that Mr. Liang and Ms. Jin are tired of the food; but it's odd that the nanny and gardener, who do manual labor, don't eat the vegetables and instead take nutritional supplements with their masters.
Moreover, even Wu Yaoyao and Yu Antai seem to be surviving on nutritional supplements. If everyone in City B is like this, then the whole city is a bit strange.
Fourth, the dusty study in the Jin family's room indicates that Ms. Jin and Mr. Liang do not usually read books.
Fifth, after Ms. Jin disappeared, Mr. Liang even watched several movies, seemingly enjoying his leisure time.
Sixth, Ms. Jin and Jin Rose's family have almost no photos; the old photos have all been altered.
Seventh, when Jian Tanxi first used the "good guy card" on Yu Antai, it failed, and the reason is unknown.
Eighth, the old butler of the Jin family has an inexplicable strangeness about him, which is a consensus among all players.
Ninth, according to the nanny, Ms. Jin likes to regularly clean out old things. However, there are still some particularly old items in her home that haven't been cleaned out.
Professor Pan said, "These mysteries can only be solved tomorrow. According to the rules, we cannot contact other people in City B for the first three days. After three days, when we can communicate with other people in City B, we may have more clues."
Jian Tanxi said, "There's another suspicious point... Why are we forbidden from contacting anyone else for three days? Could the crucial clue be with an ordinary person in City B?"
Qin Man said, "If that's the case, then we're in trouble. There are so many ordinary people in City B, where do we even begin our investigation? Time is limited, and unless we have a clear direction, we'll be completely lost."
At this moment, Qu Chen suddenly opened the door and ran outside.
Qin Man quickly went after them.
Jian Tanxi said, "I'll go catch him too."
Xie Wei asked, "Shall we go together?"
Jian Tanxi: "Qin Man and I should be able to catch him."
Jian Tanxi and Qin Man followed Qu Chen and ran out.
Although they ran for a while before catching up with Qu Chen, Qu Chen broke free and continued running forward.
As Jian Tanxi chased after him, she asked, "Where is Xiao Chen going?"
Qin Man: "Judging from the direction he's going, it seems like he wants to go to the old housekeeper's... I don't know why, but he once went to the old housekeeper's room to watch TV before..."
"Is it because there's a TV in the old housekeeper's room?"
"Our guest room has a TV too."
"That's true..."
Before long, Qu Chen ran to the door of the old housekeeper's room.
He can open doors now. If the door is unlocked, he can open it and go in by himself.
Jian Tanxi and Qin Man quickly ran inside, trying to bring Qu Chen out.
The old butler remained seated, not lying down to sleep. His eyes were vacant and unfocused. Coupled with his advanced age, he looked like a zombie at first glance.
Qu Chen, however, was not afraid of him and insisted on staying by his side.
The old butler slowly said to Qu Chen, "Eat...candy..."
He went to the drawer to look for candy, but there was none left. His hand lingered unconsciously in the drawer for several minutes.
Qin Man pulled Qu Chen aside and apologized to the old butler, "I'm sorry, this child has bothered you again..."
The old housekeeper didn't respond, but simply held Qu Chen's other hand.
Qin Man was startled, wondering what he was up to.
Jian Tanxi secretly held the interstellar triangular pyramid in her hand, ready to attack if the old butler dared to harm Qu Chen.
However, the old butler did not make any aggressive moves; he simply pulled Qu Chen outside.
Qin Man quickly pushed the old housekeeper away and said, "It's so late, you should get some rest. I need to take the child to bed too."
However, the old butler had a strong grip, and Qin Man's push didn't push him away; he still held onto Qu Chen's hand.
Qin Man mustered her courage and asked, "What do you want to do? Did you kill Ms. Jin? You also want to kill us, don't you?"
The old butler looked at Qin Man blankly and said slowly, "Ms. Jin... Miss... find her... you must find her..."
Jian Tanxi said, "Sister Qin Man, this old butler seems to have dementia. He doesn't look fierce, so he probably didn't harm Ms. Jin. He also seems to be very eager to find Ms. Jin."
Qin Man and Jian Tanxi exchanged a glance, and Qin Man tentatively asked the old housekeeper, "Are you looking for Ms. Jin? Please take us there."
The old butler said, "I...I don't know...Where is the young lady...?"
At this moment, Qu Chen suddenly said to the old butler, "Play..."
The old butler looked at Qu Chen: "Okay... go play..."
The old butler pulled Qu Chen out. Jian Tanxi and Qin Man wanted to see where the old butler was going, so they didn't stop him but followed him.
Jian Tanxi and Qin Man both felt that this old butler seemed different from the other members of the Jin family, and perhaps he had some secret.
Perhaps, following him might reveal some clues.
Unexpectedly, Qu Chen spoke at this moment, and his words could control the old butler.
Is the old butler going to take Qu Chen out to play now? Where will they go?
The Jin family's villa was originally located on a mountain, and the old butler kept heading towards a secluded part of the mountain.
It was very dark at night, and Jian Tanxi took out a lighting tool—the Eye of the Full Moon—to barely see the road.
The old butler seemed clueless about avoiding obstacles; he'd step on thorn bushes and run into trees. Qu Chen, on the other hand, was more agile, knowing how to dodge left and right. The old butler was passively pulled along by Qu Chen, avoiding some obstacles.
Along the way, the old butler simply held Qu Chen's hand and did nothing else, so Jian Tanxi and Qin Man were no longer so nervous.
After walking for about twenty minutes, they unexpectedly arrived at a cemetery.
There are at least forty tombstones in the cemetery, which are quite unsettling to look at late at night.
In the dim light, it was barely possible to make out that most of the people on these tombstones had the surname Jin, and some had different surnames, but all of them were listed as the spouses of someone from the Jin family.
It seems this is the Kim family cemetery.
Qin Man said, "Old Butler, you brought Xiao Chen here to play? This isn't a fun place."
The old butler paused for a moment, then said, "Oh..."
Qin Man whispered to Jian Tanxi, "Did he understand? We need to get Xiao Chen away quickly, or he will be frightened."
Jian Tanxi also agreed.
However, Qu Chen treated this place like a playground, running around among the various tombstones.
After a while, he stopped.
Jian Tanxi discovered that there were two blank tombstones where Qu Chen had stopped.
Calling them blank tombstones is not quite accurate. It seems that there were originally words on these two tombstones, but due to their age, they have become blurred and no words can be seen clearly anymore.
Jian Tanxi tried to pull Qu Chen away, but Qu Chen pointed to the two blank tombstones and looked at Jian Tanxi.
Jian Tanxi said, "Xiao Chen, what do you want to say? You can say just one or two words so I can understand."
However, Qu Chen only made a sound that was not meaningful. He often made this sound, which meant that he had thoughts in his mind, but could not express them.
Jian Tanxi, on a sudden inspiration, used her mind-reading ability to read Qu Chen's mind. She heard Qu Chen's inner voice say, "Look at these two tombstones... important..."
Jian Tanxi listened patiently for a while longer, but heard nothing more.
She didn't know why Qu Chen thought these two tombstones were important, since it was Qu Chen's first time here.
She told Qin Man what Qu Chen was thinking and asked, "Sister Qin Man, do you understand what Xiao Chen means?"
Qin Man shook her head: "I don't understand... Why does Xiao Chen think these two tombstones are important? If only he could speak normally... Now, this kind of guesswork is completely pointless..."
Jian Tanxi simply asked the old butler, "Old butler, whose are these two tombstones?"
The old butler paused for a moment, then said, "Gold...Gold...Wolf..."
Jian Tanxi waited for a while, but the old butler still didn't say a complete name.
Did he mean that the owner of these two tombstones was surnamed Jin? That's why he said the word "Jin" twice?
However, this is obvious. This is the Kim family cemetery, and most of the deceased were surnamed Kim.
As for the "wolf," I don't know how to interpret it. It could mean that one of the owners of these two tombstones was named "Jinlang" or "Jinlang," or it could mean that the owners of these two tombstones were killed by wolves.
However, the latter possibility is extremely slim; almost no one is killed by wild animals these days. After all, technology is advanced now, wild animals are scarce, and wolves are not so easy to encounter.
Moreover, the Kim family is a wealthy and powerful family, and their security measures must be very thorough. It is impossible for a member of the Kim family to be killed by wolves.
Therefore, Jian Tanxi still tends to believe that the owner of these two blank tombstones was named "Jin Lang" (or a synonym).
She told Qin Man her guess, but Qin Man didn't respond. Instead, she seemed to be deep in thought.
After a while, Qin Man suddenly said, "Does the housekeeper mean that Ms. Jin is dead, killed by wolves, buried here, but there wasn't time to carve her name on her tombstone?"
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