There was only one person at Ping An Apartment who fit the criteria, and that was the old man who lived in the landlord's apartment.
Something's not right. From the news, the owner should be an old man, but the landlord who served me is a middle-aged man. Chen Ge stood up and walked to the wall to eavesdrop.
The volume of the television on the other side of the wall was very loud, and it was playing meaningless commercials.
If they're watching television normally, shouldn't they change the channel when there are commercials? But now they've been listening to the commercials for several minutes already. Chen Ge pressed his ear against the wall. I must have missed something.
He calmed down and thought about it from start to finish. After I entered the room, I heard the sound of a bowl shattering next door. Then the landlord started to insult the old man, and then the volume of the television suddenly turned up … The old man was in a wheelchair, so it had to be the landlord who turned up the volume, but why would he do that?
Chen Ge narrowed his eyes, and a thought appeared in his mind. Is the landlord abusing the old man? Using the volume of the television to cover up the sound of the beating?
The more he thought about it, the more likely he was. I just moved in, and the sound of a bowl shattering came from next door. The timing is too coincidental. Could it be that the old man purposely broke it? After all, logically speaking, it was just a bowl, so there was no reason for the landlord to be so angry. Yes! He's afraid, afraid that the old man will attract my attention.
But why would he be afraid? And why would the old man seek help?
Lightning flashed in Chen Ge's mind, and he was reminded of another detail. When the landlord was insulting the old man, due to his agitation, he used some foreign dialect.
The old man's family is from Jiujiang, but this landlord is an outsider, so he shouldn't have a close blood relationship with the old man.
Normally, the old man wouldn't hand his property over to an outsider, unless the crippled man took over the old man's place and held the old man hostage! If that's the case, then his real identity could be a greedy nurse, a burglar, or a murderer from a few years ago! "
The more he thought about it, the scarier it was!
Chen Ge clenched his fists. "No wonder he suddenly came to my door to eavesdrop. He has a guilty conscience."
Sweat beaded on his forehead. Reasoning was still a little too strenuous for Chen Ge. He had never systematically studied criminal investigation and logic, so he could only follow it step by step.
"What should we do now? Go next door and beat the landlord to death with a mallet? No, this is too impulsive. If I make a mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable. Chen Ge walked around the room with the mallet in his hand and the fruit knife in his pocket.
"Find a chance to confirm it? That wouldn't do either. What if he alerted the enemy? The murderer might have an accomplice, and I can't fight them all. Once I'm targeted by them, I'll be in danger. "
"Right now, I don't have any substantial evidence. Everything is just my imagination. Moreover, the most important reason I'm here is to find the murderer of the family extermination case four years ago … "
Chen Ge fell into distress again. After a while, the sound of the TV in the room next door suddenly stopped. It was eerily quiet.
"What's going on?" He crept open the door and squatted on the floor. He peeked through the gap of the door. It was dark inside, and even the lights were off.
"It's only 8 pm, and he's already asleep?" Chen Ge held the mallet and squatted at the landlord's door. Suddenly, he felt like he might cause a misunderstanding. He quickly turned around to look. After ensuring no one was around, he shoved the mallet into his pocket and returned to his room.
"Speculations based on the news on the internet might not be accurate. If only I could find a professional to help me analyze this." Chen Ge lay in bed and pulled out his phone. Other than Xu Wan in his contact list, he had not spoken to anyone else.
"At least I can be as loyal as I am."
Chen Ge thought about it for a long time. Of all the people he had interacted with, the only one who could be related to crime investigation was the unlucky kid who had fainted — Heshan.
"A forensic doctor should be better than me." He opened his personal page for short videos. Once he logged in, he saw that he had received more than ten private messages.
He clicked on one, and it turned out to be from the manager of a studio on the platform, inviting him to join them.
"Is this person a talent scout?" Chen Ge did not have the time to look at the messages. He focused on searching for Heshan's ID and did not think much of it.
But who knew that after a while, the studio would send another private message.
"Are you there? We've seen your video, and it has great potential. Do you have any plans to work with us? "
"We can contact our own big streamers to help you attract more viewers and increase your exposure."
"It's hard for a solo streamer to make a name for themselves. Basically, all the streamers on the platform will form a group. You might want to consider it."
"Are you there?"
The pop-up messages annoyed Chen Ge. He was in the middle of a battle of wits with the murderer from five years ago, so he did not have the time to join a studio. He replied directly, "Nope."
"Haha, you're so young. Why don't you consider joining our studio? You only need to put our logo on your videos, and we will provide you with the best channel to let more people see you."
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested at the moment." Chen Ge felt that he was being polite enough. If it was someone else in the same situation, they would probably have scolded him first and then blocked him.
"Your short video has the potential to become a viral hit, but you have to understand that this is just a possibility. The platform has a daily average of one million short videos uploaded, and you're just one of the luckier ones. Modern people pursue faster entertainment, and they don't have the patience to wait. There are more eye-catching gimmicks and explosive points in this world every moment. If you don't manage it well, it won't take long for your video to be drowned out. "
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm busy now." Chen Ge had already found Heshan's ID.
"Is there anything busier than making money? If you're really not willing, we can change the way we work together. For example, we can buy your filming methods … "
Chen Ge did not waste time with him. He blocked him and sent a message to Heshan.
To his surprise, Heshan replied in less than a second. "Boss, I've been waiting for you to release your new video!"
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