Chapter 105
Upon learning that Chen He was missing, Zhou Zhengzheng knew that something must have gone wrong with his disguise mission.
Her face was pale as she sat on the sofa, reviewing her journey from Lanzhou to Chen He's house over and over again, trying to find out what went wrong.
Suddenly, I thought of something.
She got up and went out to the first floor. She found the landlord who lived on the first floor and showed him her ID.
To prevent information from being leaked, the police action was not disclosed to the landlord, and the B&B continued to operate as usual.
It’s just that the colleagues lying in ambush nearby will pay special attention to every guest who checks in.
The landlord was an elegant middle-aged man. He was a little nervous when the police suddenly showed up at his door: "Is there...what's going on?"
"Has this person stayed in your B&B room these days?"
Zhou Zhengzheng showed a picture on his mobile phone, which was a portrait of Xing Yao drawn by a portrait artist.
The landlord took a look and said, "No, it's the off-season now. There is only one room on the second floor with a guest. They didn't come recently and have been staying there for a long time."
"Let me see this guest's information."
The landlord invited Zhou Zhengzheng into the house and retrieved the guest information from the computer.
Liu Daixiao.
The identity photo shows a girl. She is very pretty, with round eyes and a well-behaved smile, like a little lamb.
A strange name, a strange person.
Zhou Zhengzheng looked at her identification information: "You are a local, why do you want to stay in a B&B?"
"How would I know?" the landlord said. "Maybe he's rich and has some free time, so he likes the ambiance of this old house. I can't pry into a guest's private affairs."
"She pays for a month's rent right away. I'm so happy to have a client like her."
Zhou Zhengzheng paid attention to Liu Daixiao's check-in time again.
"October 10th. October 10th..."
She took out her work notes and flipped through them. It was the day after the comic's "Fire Arc" update.
Zhou Zhengzheng felt something was wrong and asked, "Has Liu Daixiao been living here every day for the past two months?"
The boss said embarrassedly: "I'm not sure, but all the guests who stay in B&Bs like mine like to be quiet. It would be impolite if I stare at them all the time.
"I didn't pay attention to when she went out or when she came back. I'm not sure if she lives here every day."
Zhou Zhengzheng finished reading the information on the computer: "Does she live alone?"
"Yeah...but one time, I saw her coming back with a guy who looked like her boyfriend."
The landlord remembered something. "Oh, that day she seemed to have trouble walking, and her boyfriend was supporting her. I asked her what was wrong, and she said it was nothing, she just twisted her ankle."
Zhou Zhengzheng showed him Xing Yao's portrait again: "Is it him?"
The landlord hesitated: "The man was wearing a mask and didn't even raise his head. I'm not sure."
"What about your figure and clothes?"
The landlord measured her and said, "She's a little taller than me, and she looks quite classy dressed."
Dressed elegantly—Zhou Zhengzheng felt a chill in his heart.
"Please take me to her room."
The two of them came to the door of the guest room on the second floor and knocked but no one answered.
Zhou Zhengzheng said: "Just open the door."
The door opened. The room was a little messy, with some personal items and clothes, but no one was there.
She thought for a moment and said to the landlord, "Please go to the first floor, then go directly to the third floor, and press the combination lock on the third floor. Just press a few numbers at random."
Although the landlord didn't understand, he was very cooperative.
Zhou Zhengzheng stayed in the guest room, opened the door a crack, and heard the landlord's footsteps coming from bottom to top.
Through the crack in the door, I saw his figure flash by at the corner of the stairs. After climbing a few steps, he disappeared on the narrow stairs.
From this angle, you can't see what's happening at the door of Chen He's house on the third floor.
I'm just passing by disguised as Chen He. People hiding here and peeping shouldn't be able to notice the flaw.
But then, drip, drip—
The landlord pressed the combination lock of Chen He's house.
Zhou Zhengzheng held onto the door frame. She knew what was going on, where the problem lay.
As early as the release of "The Fiery Chapter", Xing Yao had set his sights on Chen He.
He sent a girl named Liu Daixiao to book a room on the second floor to monitor him.
He had come here in person, perhaps more than once. Chen He's living habits had long been under his scrutiny.
Perhaps, he had already had the intention to kill.
But he must have also seen Chang Ting and himself going back and forth, stepping on the threshold of Chen He's house.
So he didn't dare to act rashly.
He temporarily gave up the idea of attacking Chen He, and took advantage of the situation, imitating the plot of the comics and "executing" Xu Candong and Yu Aiai one after another.
One is to silence him, and the other is to use Ai Ai's mouth to put all the blame on Xu Candong, hoping that everything will be over and he can stay out of it.
But when the "Collapse" chapter came out, he found that he had not hidden it at all, and his former name and face were clearly displayed in the comics.
As Chang Ting and Chen He expected, Xing Yao was so angry and humiliated that he could no longer suppress the urge to attack Chen He.
But he was cautious and didn't come directly over.
If he had gone near the house, the plainclothes officers lying in ambush nearby would have surely spotted him.
He might be hiding somewhere nearby, and let Liu Daixiao observe in this room first. After making sure that Chen He was home alone, he would come and commit the crime.
The night before yesterday, when Zhou Zhengzheng, pretending to be Chen He, came upstairs, Liu Daixiao had no reason to see through him.
Until Zhou Zhengzheng entered the door lock password.
At that time, Liu Daixiao might have been spying while talking on the phone with Xing Yao.
The beeping sound of the password being pressed was heard by Xing Yao.
After long-term surveillance, Xing Yao already knew all the details of Chen He's life.
If the real Chen He goes home, she only needs to use her fingerprint to unlock the door without entering a password.
It was here that he was discovered.
Exposed!
Zhou Zhengzheng pulled the wig off his head and threw it on the ground. He squatted down and hugged his head, feeling extremely depressed.
*
A few hours ago, Lan Zhou.
Chen He stayed alone in the hotel room, and the faint sunlight of early winter shone through the glass window.
The confused little fish in my heart swam out again, appearing and disappearing.
The son of Aunt Qi’s Liangpi family is Curly Hair.
Although the man in black who delivered the anonymous letter had an unfamiliar figure and temperament, his outline and body proportions always felt familiar.
And Zhou Zhengzheng's imitation skills, where he seemed to become another person in a split second...
Chen He took the phone, paused for a moment, and then dialed Song Zhou's number.
"You couldn't go home last night, where did you stay?"
"I applied for duty and live in the duty room. It's so easy to apply." Song Zhou said with a smile on the other end.
Chen He also laughed twice: "How can you get a good rest in the duty room? You should find a hotel and get a room."
"That's fine. Be careful and don't go out. Are there enough police officers?"
"There are enough of them. Not even a mosquito can get in. You should be careful too."
"I know. Don't worry. Are you tired from painting? Have any old injuries recurred?"
"No..." Chen He said as he moved his sore arm.
The sound of joints cracking came into the microphone.
"...and you still say you don't have it." Song Zhou's voice couldn't hide the pain. "I'll search it thoroughly later. I'll order you a nutritious soup and have it delivered to the service counter. You can ask the police to pick it up for you."
"good."
"Then I'm hanging up."
"My beloved." Chen He suddenly called out.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
"You know I am a tyrant, I love beauties more than my kingdom. Even if you were Daji, I would still like you."
Song Zhou paused and asked, "What if it's Painted Skin?"
Chen He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I like that too."
Song Zhou was silent for a moment, then said with a smile, "I see, tyrant king."
…
After the call, Chen He sat in silence for a while, found a number from the address book, hesitated for a long time, and dialed it.
"Rehabilitation Department? Please ask for Doctor Song Zhou."
The nurse on the other end of the phone said, "Doctor Song is not here. He is on annual leave."
"Thanks."
Chen He hung up the phone, put the phone on his knees, and felt confused.
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