The Vanished Wife (4)
Aunt Zhang said, "Yes, just listen to it and don't spread it around."
Jian Tanxi: "Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. What kind of person is Wu Yaoyao? Did she go back to the Jin family after she was fired?"
"She has never been back to the Jin family. As for her as a person, it's hard to say. In short, she's a bit lazy and a bit pretentious."
"In your opinion, will she retaliate against Ms. Jin?"
"Probably not, she doesn't have that ability. She's just a nanny."
"Since she has been in the Jin family for so many years, does she have her own influence? For example, does she know any people involved in organized crime? Or, is she on good terms with Miss Rose?"
"Probably not. However, Han Ma and I haven't been here long, so we don't know her very well. As for her relationship with Miss Rose, I don't think it's good. Because she sees herself as a servant in the Jin family's old mansion, while Miss Rose is a relative who was separated from the Jin family and has a low status, so her respect for Miss Rose is only superficial."
The guest room arrived shortly afterward.
Aunt Zhang said to the players, "You all go inside and rest first. Call me if you need anything."
Zhang Ma left quickly.
The players entered the guest room, closed the door, and began searching the room for surveillance cameras.
After checking, no surveillance footage was found.
So everyone felt at ease and started chatting.
Professor Pan asked, "So far, what are everyone's opinions?"
Qin Man: "I think there are four suspects: Mr. Liang, Jin Meigui, the nanny Wu Yaoyao, and Ms. Jin's old classmate Yu Antai."
Mr. Liang and Rose Jin have financial motives. Upon Ms. Jin's death, Mr. Liang can inherit her estate, while Rose Jin can receive an insurance payout of ten million.
Although Golden Rose claims to have tens of millions in assets, she might not be unmoved by a windfall of ten million. After all, that's ten million, not ten thousand.
It's unlikely that the nanny, Wu Yaoyao, committed the crime, as she was only fired, and such a minor grudge wouldn't have driven her to harm Ms. Jin. However, there might be other conflicts between her and Ms. Jin, which requires further investigation.
As for my old classmate Yu Antai, I think he's highly suspicious. Because Ms. Jin refused to lend him money, it indirectly led to the death of Yu Antai's mother, and perhaps Yu Antai wants revenge. Therefore, he's a key target of our investigation.”
Jian Tanxi said, "I just used my mind-reading ability on Mr. Liang and Jin Meigui, and I found that they really don't know where Ms. Jin is."
Qin Man: "So, they're both innocent?"
Professor Pan: "Not necessarily. It's also possible that they hired someone to kill or kidnap Ms. Jin, but the other party didn't tell them where Ms. Jin was, so they wouldn't know where she is either."
Jian Tanxi said, "Well, we can't rule out that possibility either."
Xie Wei: "But if it really was Mr. Liang or Jin Rose who hired someone to kill or kidnap, then the killer would at least tell the employer Ms. Jin's location so that the employer could confirm it, right? Mr. Liang and Jin Rose didn't ask any questions, so how would they know if the killer had completed the mission?"
Jian Tanxi: "You make a good point. I think we can investigate these two people one last time. The most urgent thing is to find the nanny Wu Yaoyao and our old classmate Yu Antai."
Xie Wei: "In addition, I also found some suspicious points. First of all, the bookshelves in the study are covered in dust. This dust could not have formed in half a month; it must have been there for at least several years. Haven't Ms. Jin and Mr. Liang read books all these years? If they don't read books, why are there traces of their lives on the desk, such as throwing away old photos and putting in new ones?"
Qin Man also said, "Yes, I noticed that too. When we were in the study, everyone's hands were covered in dust, and each of us searched different bookshelves. This is enough to prove that Ms. Jin and Mr. Liang may never read books. They may have set up a study just for aesthetic purposes. As for the signs of use on the desk, I think they may have just used it to write diaries or something."
Professor Pan: "If they were to keep diaries, I didn't see any. I opened the desk drawer and there were only a few very old notebooks inside, but there wasn't a single word on them."
Qin Man: "Perhaps they locked their diaries away, hiding them somewhere, not necessarily in their desks."
Professor Pan took out a piece of paper and said, "I did find this in the drawer."
Everyone crowded around to take a look and saw that Professor Pan was holding a concert ticket. However, the ticket was quite old and faded. The singer printed on it was probably from City B, and the players didn't recognize him.
Xie Wei said, "Could it be that Ms. Jin went to a concert? Let's go look for her at the address on the ticket."
Professor Pan: "No, who goes to a concert without a ticket? Besides, if she was just going to a concert, she wouldn't be unreachable; she should have come back by now. In addition, this ticket looks quite old; she must have attended this concert many years ago and kept the ticket."
Xie Wei: "I see..."
Jian Tanxi asked in confusion, "But Aunt Han said before that Ms. Jin likes to regularly clean out old items. Since she threw away the old photos on her desk, why does she still keep the concert tickets from many years ago?"
Qin Man: "Could it be that she likes this celebrity, which is why she kept it?"
Jian Tanxi: "If she liked this celebrity, she should have a lot of merchandise related to this celebrity at home, such as posters, autographs, notebooks with the celebrity's photos, etc. But we only saw this ticket, nothing else."
Qin Man: "Perhaps Ms. Jin forgot to clean it. After all, the ticket is not very conspicuous, and she may not have seen it."
"But how do you explain those old notebooks? Notebooks are always conspicuous, and she didn't throw them away. If she wanted to keep them to write things, there wasn't a single word in them. Besides, Ms. Jin is so rich that she can buy new notebooks anytime; there's no need for her to keep such old ones."
Qin Man: "If that's the case, then it is a bit strange."
Jian Tanxi: "Moreover, when I searched her walk-in closet, I found that her jewelry was quite old. Not all of it was very expensive; she could have easily thrown away some of the less expensive pieces and bought new ones, but she didn't."
Xie Wei continued, "The second suspicious point I discovered is the movie."
Qin Man asked, "Are you trying to say that after Ms. Jin disappeared, Mr. Liang actually watched several movies and didn't seem very nervous?"
Xie Wei: "That's right. His wife is missing, how could he be in the mood to watch movies? There are several movies he's watched in the last few days."
Jian Tanxi said, "Perhaps he's just using watching movies to pass the time... However, watching movies is indeed something you can only do when you're in a relaxed state of mind."
Professor Pan: "It seems the Jin family is truly shrouded in mystery..."
Xie Wei suddenly said, "Do you guys remember that balcony door that couldn't be opened? Do you think Ms. Jin might be dead, and her body might be on the balcony?"
Although it was daytime, everyone still felt a chill run down their spines.
Qin Man said, "No, there's nothing on the balcony. I've already checked."
Xie Wei: "What do you think?"
Qin Man: "I have a special ability—X-ray vision, which allows me to see through obstacles and see what's behind them."
"No wonder you stood by that door for so long... Now that Ms. Jin isn't there, I'm relieved."
Jian Tanxi said, "Have you noticed that the Jin family's nanny and gardener have only been here for a few months? Isn't that a bit strange? How could a wealthy family like this not have any servants who have worked there for many years? Apart from Wu Yaoyao, who was fired, there should be a few older ones, right?"
Qin Man: "Yes, it is indeed strange... Could it be that all the elderly people were fired by Ms. Jin?"
Xie Wei: "No, there's another old man, the old butler... Speaking of which, where did the old butler go? We haven't seen him since we came in."
Jian Tanxi said, "I'll go out and look for him. That old steward looks very old; he should know a lot about the Jin family. I can ask him while I'm at it."
Qin Man went out with Jian Tanxi.
They hadn't gone far when they ran into Mr. Liang.
Mr. Liang asked, "Where are you going?"
Jian Tanxi said, "We want to find that old butler from before."
"His room is on the east side, the third room."
"Okay. By the way, Mr. Liang, I'd like to ask why you don't have a maid with long-term service hours?"
“There used to be some, but they got older and we didn’t renew their contracts. Instead, we hired some younger people.”
"I see. What about the old butler? Why wasn't his contract terminated?"
“Because he is too old, has no family, and nowhere to go, my wife decided to take care of him in his old age, so he has been living with the Jin family.”
"I see."
Jian Tanxi and Qin Man went to the old housekeeper's room.
The old butler was indeed there. He stared blankly at the television, but it wasn't turned on.
Fearing he might be hard of hearing, Jian Tanxi asked loudly, "Old butler, do you know where Ms. Jin usually goes when she goes out?"
The old butler slowly turned his head and looked at Jian Tanxi and Qin Man. His gaze seemed unfocused, and he looked somewhat frightening.
After a while, the old butler said, "The young lady... is missing... find her quickly..."
Qin Man said, "We came here specifically to find her. Do you know where she might be?"
"She...left...I don't know..."
Has she offended anyone? Is anyone trying to get revenge on her?
However, the old butler did not answer, but simply continued to turn his head and look at the television.
Jian Tanxi asked, "What do you want to see? I'll open it for you."
The old butler remained silent, simply sitting there blankly.
Qin Man said, "The old butler is probably senile; we won't get anything out of him. There's a creepy feeling here; let's go out first."
"Um."
The two women said goodbye to the old butler, but he did not respond or get up to see them off.
Then, Jian Tanxi and Qin Man returned to their guest room.
Professor Pan said, "I just discussed it with Xie Wei, and we think we should go and see the three people. The three people are Jin Meigui, the nanny Wu Yaoyao, and Ms. Jin's classmate Yu Antai."
Of the three, Yu Antai is the most suspicious, so Qin Man and Jian Tanxi will go to his house to investigate. I'll go to the nanny Wu Yaoyao's house, and Xie Wei will go to Jin Meigui's house. What do you think?
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