Lin Huang thought for a while. The only clue they had was the disappearing trash can.
"The third trash can should have disappeared together with Lin Xin. If we find this trash can, we should be able to find Lin Xin."
With such a conclusion, Lin Huang got the security guard to contact the head of security, Chen Wei.
"Mr. Lin, we just found the room number of the girl with ponytails, it's Room 321 on the ninth floor. I've already informed the girl's father to wait in the room. We can go there now. "Chen Wei brought the news as soon as he picked up the call.
"Let's wait for a while for the girl. I've found another clue. An auntie from a nearby shop said that there should have been three trash cans around 5: 40 pm. However, there were only two left when we arrived. The time when the trash can disappeared coincided with the time when my sister disappeared. Therefore, we should find out who took the trash can away. I suspect the person who took the trash can away is the same person who took my sister. "Lin Huang provided the new clue. "I'll go to your place now. I want to check the surveillance footage from 5: 40 pm until now."
"Alright, come over. My two colleagues will stay at the scene and check for other clues." Chen Wei nodded.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Huang went straight to the spaceship's surveillance room.
In the surveillance room, Chen Wei had already played the surveillance footage during that period. When Lin Huang arrived at the surveillance room, he played the entire footage.
The footage started from the moment Lin Xin threw the trash away until Lin Huang and the other two arrived at the scene.
After watching the footage, everyone was confused, including Lin Huang.
"Nobody pushed the trash can and left?!" Lin Huang frowned. Things were getting more and more complicated at this point.
"Could it be that someone put the trash can into the storage ring?" A security guard suddenly asked.
"No, if Lin Xin disappeared with the trash can, she should have been put in the trash can and taken away. Other than the Beast Taming Token, no other type of storage space can store living things, but the Beast Taming Token has no effect on humans. "Lin Huang shook his head and rejected this idea. "Besides, no one would be so bored as to steal a trash can without a special purpose."
"What should we do now?" Chen Wei felt that he had reached a dead end and looked at Lin Huang helplessly.
"Now, there are only two possibilities. The first possibility is that the auntie we met earlier was lying. She was purposely trying to distract us by making up a trash can that doesn't exist to waste our time. Another possibility is that a third trash can did appear, but the disappearance of this trash can somehow evade the detection of the surveillance cameras. "
"Ask the two colleagues at the scene to ask the other merchants around to see if anyone noticed the third trash can. Also, during the time my sister was missing, a few people came by here to throw their trash. Help me contact them and see if they saw this third trash can. "
Lin Huang had no clue. He even suspected that the auntie who threw the trash was lying. Logically speaking, merchants like them who had been operating on the spaceship for many years would not do anything that would harm the tourists.
"The auntie who threw the trash, what kind of business does she have?" Lin Huang asked suspiciously.
"Auntie has been a merchant on the spaceship for 26 years. She sells cigarettes and alcohol. She came on the spaceship earlier than I did, so there shouldn't be a problem. She said she saw an extra trash can, so there must be an extra trash can. "Chen Wei knew the auntie very well. "She wouldn't lie … But it's also possible that she was dazzled and saw wrongly."
"Let's ask the others first." Lin Huang nodded and did not say anything else.
At the merchant district, the results of the two security guards were out. Other than the auntie, the owner of a shop also said he saw three trash cans.
Chen Wei contacted a few other customers who appeared in the video. There were six of them in total. Three of them said they saw three trash cans, two of them said they could not remember and one of them said he only saw two trash cans.
The girl with ponytails was among the six of them. She said she could not remember.
"So according to the information provided by everyone, there was indeed a third trash can in the blind spot of the video." Lin Huang came to this conclusion.
However, they had no idea how the trash cans disappeared.
However, according to the information provided by the customers, the time when the trash cans disappeared had been brought forward.
This was because the only customer who said he only saw two trash cans appeared in the video at 5: 58 pm.
The customer's answer was very certain. His original words were, "Of course I remember there were only two trash cans. The trash was all out. It took me a lot of effort to stuff my drink into the trash cans. How could I not remember?! How dare you ask me how many trash cans there were? Do you think I would steal your trash cans?! "
"What we can confirm now is that the time when the trash can disappeared should be between 5: 42 and 5: 58 in the afternoon. However, from the time your sister disappeared to 6: 23 pm when you arrived at the scene, we did not see anyone pushing the trash cans away. " Chen Wei sat in front of the control panel in the surveillance room and looked at Lin Huang. He had no idea how to start investigating this.
"There's only one possibility. The person who took my sister away must've used some method that we don't know of to take the trash can and my sister away." That was the only conclusion Lin Huang could come up with.
"There's no lead …" Chen Wei shook his head and sighed.
"Let's go to the ninth floor and visit the girl with ponytails." Lin Huang did not want to give up.
"Alright …" Chen Wei knew Lin Huang would not give up until he got to the bottom of it, so he nodded and agreed.
He called the girl's father again to confirm the time of the visit. Chen Wei then brought Lin Huang and a few other security guards to the ninth floor of the spaceship.
They rang the doorbell of room 321 on the ninth floor. It was the girl with ponytails who opened the door.
"Dad, we have a guest." The girl turned around and shouted at the man sitting on the sofa.
The man stood up and smiled at them, "Come in and take a seat."
Lin Huang then noticed that the man was the man in the white shirt who glanced at Lin Xin at the entrance of the elevator. Lin Huang's unhappiness finally dissipated after knowing that the man had a daughter who was the same age as Lin Xin. He knew that it was normal for parents to look at a child of the same age as their own child.
"Lily, go and pour some tea for the guest." The man ordered.
"Okay, dad." The girl with ponytails walked to the kitchen.
"Have a seat. I'll try my best to help if there's anything I can do." The man smiled warmly.
"You're welcome, Mr. Wei. We're here to ask about your daughter. It won't take too long."
Lin Huang started to size him up while Chen Wei was chatting with him.
Mr. Wei looked like he was in his early forties. He was about 1.85 meters tall, had fair skin and was well-dressed. He was still wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like a man with the temperament of a scholar.
"Pardon me for asking, but what's Mr. Wei's occupation?" Lin Huang asked.
"I used to be a teacher. Now I'm running a small business." Mr. Wei nodded at Lin Huang.
"That's a good occupation. Why did you change your profession?" Chen Wei was envious.
"That's a good occupation. It's just that the pay isn't that high." Mr. Wei smiled.
"You're right. A man with a wife and a kid is under a lot of pressure." Chen Wei was touched. He and Mr. Wei were of the same age.
"Mr. Wei only brought his daughter on this trip? He didn't bring his wife? "Lin Huang asked.
"His wife passed away many years ago. He only has his daughter now." Mr. Wei shook his head and gave such an answer.
"I'm sorry." Lin Huang did not expect such an answer.
"It's okay. It happened many years ago." Mr. Wei waved his hand.
Lin Huang noticed there was an emerald ring on his left ring finger. He did not ask further.
Soon, the girl with ponytails appeared with a tray of tea. "Dad, the tea is here."
"Serve it to the guest." Mr. Wei nodded.
The girl placed the tray on the coffee table, then distributed a few cups of tea to them one by one, and then returned to the man's side.
"Have a seat, Lily." Mr. Wei let the girl sit on his lap.
Lily sat down obediently and did not say a word.
"Your daughter has a good upbringing. My daughter is about the same age as your daughter. Not to mention making tea for the guests, it's good enough for her to come out and greet them." Chen Wei said helplessly.
"I'm a teacher. I have my own way of upbringing. If you need, you can send your daughter to my place. I can teach her a few lessons. "Mr. Wei said enthusiastically.
"That's too much trouble." Chen Wei was embarrassed.
"It's not troublesome. I have a lot of free time now. I can help her with her homework and teach her manners. " After Mr. Wei said that, he felt that the topic was a little out of place. He quickly said, "I almost forgot. You can ask Lily if you have any questions."
"Dad …" Lily seemed to be shy. She knew they were looking for her. She hid in Mr. Wei's arms.
"It's okay. Just answer their questions." Mr. Wei put his hand on Lily's shoulder.
"Don't be afraid. I'm not a bad guy. We're from the spaceship security team. We're here to protect everyone." Chen Wei comforted her.
"It's okay. You can ask her. She's just shy." Mr. Wei nodded at Chen Wei.
Chen Wei projected Lin Xin's photo. "Young lady, have you seen this young lady before?"
Lily shook her head expressionlessly.
Mr. Wei hesitated and asked, "I met her at the entrance of the elevator. That was more than an hour ago. What happened?"
"The young lady is missing. We're looking for your daughter. She might have seen something." Chen Wei explained.
"Missing? Isn't there a surveillance camera on the spaceship? "Mr. Wei raised his eyebrows.
"There are a few blind spots in the surveillance camera. The young lady disappeared at the blind spots." Chen Wei looked embarrassed.
"I see. I hope you can find her as soon as possible." Mr. Wei did not ask further.
"Young lady, do you remember you were drinking on a bench at 5: 40 pm?" Chen Wei asked Lily.
Lily nodded.
"You could see the trash can from where you were sitting right?" Chen Wei asked.
Lily nodded again.
"Do you remember how many trash cans there were?"
Lily shook her head, "I don't remember. I think there were two or three …"
Lin Huang and the rest frowned at her answer. It was possible that the girl was there when the trash cans disappeared. She had seen three trash cans at the beginning and only saw two after the third one disappeared. She could not be sure how many she had seen.
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