No one could change Ye Zi's mind, not even Lin Yan.
Her adoptive father was involved in the fire at Mingshi Apartments four years ago. No matter what, Ye Zi had to investigate it. As for the others …
The only thing that Ye Zi could think of was to suspend all the operations of the Aroma Detective Agency.
Ye Zi's only choice was to suspend the business of the agency.
Early in the morning, Ye Zi arrived at the detective agency. She finished all the files of the work that she had done during this period. As for the files of the fire at Mingshi Apartments, Ye Zi put a stack of documents into her backpack.
After turning off the water and electricity, Ye Zi stood at the door and looked at the detective agency that she had worked so hard to run until now. She smiled bitterly.
She had exhausted all her efforts to persist until now.
She could say that she had not let her father down.
Ye Zi turned around and walked out of the detective agency. The moment she put down the shutter door, she seemed to feel that the burden that had been pressing on her shoulders for a long time could finally be unloaded.
As for the promise that she had made to her father to take good care of Ye Xinrou, she thought that she had given her a rich life.
However, Ye Xinrou was not satisfied.
Just when she was about to turn around and leave, Ye Zi's phone rang.
"Hello, Xiao Rou."
Ye Xinrou hadn't called her for a long time. If it wasn't for the fact that she needed money, she would have forgotten about her sister, Ye Zi.
"I've spent all my living expenses for this month. Send me some money."
On the phone, Ye Xinrou's voice was full of a commanding tone.
This made Ye Zi very uncomfortable when she heard it.
Every month, Ye Zi would send her three thousand yuan of living expenses on time. Ye Xinrou was just an ordinary university student. Why did she have such a big expense?
"Xiao Rou, didn't I just send you money?"
Ye Zi stood by the roadside. Seeing the No. 16 bus stop, she stepped onto the bus.
Ye Xinrou: "Don't worry about it so much. I asked you to transfer money to me, so just do it."
Ye Zi was silent for a moment. Then, she said, "I'm your sister. It's my duty to take care of you."
"Hmph!"
Ye Xinrou's soft snort could be heard from the other side of the phone. Then, Ye Xinrou said coldly, "You're just my sister in name. Please, we're not related by blood at all. You're using a chicken feather as a token of authority. When my dad was alive, he didn't even care about me. Now, it's not your turn either. I asked you to send money, so just send it. Why are you spouting so much nonsense?"
"You …"
Du du du du …
Ye Zi was about to speak, but all she heard was the busy tone of the computer.
She looked at the black screen of the phone and felt lost. She didn't know when it started, but the little bum who followed her around all day had now become like this.
Ye Zi's heart throbbed with pain.
If her dad was still alive, if he saw Ye Xinrou like this, he might …
Sigh!
Ye Zi sighed in her heart. Fortunately, her dad passed away early.
Although she was reluctant, Ye Zi still transferred two thousand yuan to Ye Xinrou and sent her a WeChat message, reminding her to save money.
But …
She didn't get a response from Ye Xinrou.
The bus passed by Mingshi Apartments, and Ye Zi got off there.
With her previous experience, she arrived at Li Xue's apartment building with ease.
People liked to talk about all kinds of gossip after dinner. At the same time, they were very forgetful. Some time ago, the mothers-in-law and aunties outside Mingshi Apartments were still talking about Li Xue's suicide. Now, it was replaced by new gossip.
Ye Zi mingled in the crowd and listened to the mothers-in-law and aunties talking about new topics.
"Aunt Zhang, isn't your son a lobby manager at Junhui International Hotel? Some time ago, I heard that someone died in their hotel. I don't know if it's true."
"It's true." Aunt Zhang looked around and said, "Do you know that the person who died was an old neighbor of the apartment building?"
"Who is it?"
"It's Xiao Renzi of that building."
"It's him?!"
"Didn't I hear that he moved away? How could he die … "
Listening to the words of the aunties, Ye Zi's eyes fell on Aunt Zhang. Maybe, she could find some clues from her.
Ren Tianye!
Who on earth killed you so cruelly?
After chatting for a while, it was lunchtime. The aunties went home to cook. Ye Zi followed behind Aunt Zhang. When they reached the corner, she called out to Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang."
Aunt Zhang turned to look at Ye Zi, blinked her eyes, and asked, "Miss, are you calling me?"
Ye Zi nodded and said with a smile, "Aunt Zhang, don't you recognize me?"
Aunt Zhang thought for a moment. She really didn't know such a beautiful girl.
Ye Zi smiled, looked up at the building number, and lied, "I'm Xiao Wang of Building 32."
Aunt Zhang thought for a moment, frowned, and glanced at Ye Zi. Then, she nodded and said, "Hi, it's Xiao Wang."
Ye Zi came forward and said, "I went abroad a while ago and just came back. Oh, by the way, I just heard from you that Mr. Ren, who used to live in our old neighborhood, passed away?"
A trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, and she sighed slightly and said, "Is it Brother Tianye?"
"Yes, it's him." Aunt Zhang said, "My son is the lobby manager of Junhui International Hotel. He was the one who told me about it."
At the mention of her son, Aunt Zhang's face was full of pride.
After all, being the lobby manager of Junhui International Hotel was something to be proud of.
Ye Zi grasped this point, "It's true. Junhui International Hotel is a five-star hotel. Your son is really amazing."
"Of course." Aunt Zhang's smile was full of pride.
Ye Zi continued to ask, "Brother Tianye and I grew up together. I even saw him abroad before. How could he be gone?"
Aunt Zhang looked around, moved in front of Ye Zi, and said in a low voice, "I heard that Xiao Ren was murdered!!"
"Murdered?!" Ye Zi pretended to be shocked, "What happened?"
Aunt Zhang sighed, shook her head, and said, "Xiao Ren had a hard life. A few years ago, there was a fire here, and his wife and child were burned to death. I didn't expect that when he just came back to China …"
"Yes, Brother Tianye's wife and child were buried in that fire. It's strange that our apartment's fire prevention facilities are quite good. How could it suddenly catch fire?"
It was a good thing to be sentimental after retirement. Ye Zi took Aunt Zhang's arm, helped her carry the basket, and chatted casually.
Auntie Zhang patted Ye Zi's hand. "Miss, you probably don't know about this. That fire wasn't that simple."
"Oh?!" Ye Zi frowned slightly, stopped suddenly, and stared at Aunt Zhang, "My parents said it was an accident."
"Hehe." Aunt Zhang laughed, "That's all a lie to you kids. Do you remember Old Li's house in the building that caught fire?"
Ye Zi thought for a moment, and then said, "Li Xue's house? Li Xue and I were high school classmates. "
"That's right, it was her house." Aunt Zhang shook her head as if she was exasperated. She said in a low voice, "You're Old Li's classmate, so you should know that she's not a good person."
"What do you mean?" Ye Zi blinked, "Auntie, I went abroad in the first year of high school, and I don't know her very well. Can you tell me?"
"Hehe!" Aunt Zhang sneered, and said in a low voice, "Once, I saw that girl fooling around with a few hooligans in the woods. Later, I heard that someone blinded an eye because of her. Old Li didn't let his daughter fool around with those people, so she got someone to beat up her father. How can a child behave like that?!"
Ye Zi really did not know that such a thing happened. She was slightly stunned, and then asked again, "What happened after that?"
"What happened next spread throughout our neighborhood. I heard that Lee Xue got knocked up by someone outside. She asked her parents for money to beat the child, but Old Lee refused and beat her up. Not long after, Old Lee's house caught on fire."
Aunt Zhang moved closer to Ye Zi's ear, "I heard that the fire was because of Li Xue."
"Something like that happened?" Ye Zi's brows furrowed even deeper.
She brought Aunt Zhang downstairs and handed the basket to her, asking, "Auntie, did your son say anything else about Brother Tianye?"
Aunt Zhang was about to go upstairs when she heard Ye Zi's question. She thought for a moment, and then said, "My son happened to be on duty that day. He said he saw a girl enter Tianye's room, and soon after, a man went in."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Ye Zi thanked her and turned to leave.
Aunt Zhang stood at the top of the stairs and thought for a moment. Then she mumbled to herself, "Sigh, isn't Old Wang's son?!"
Ren Tianye's death.
Li Xue's death.
The fire four years ago.
These three incidents did not seem to be related, but they could all be connected.
Li Xue's appearance brought the fire four years ago back to the public's attention. Then, Ren Tianye's appearance led the detective agency to take over the case.
Her father passed away because of this fire, and Ye Zi was bound to get to the bottom of it.
Ye Zi suddenly felt as if she had walked into a trap designed by someone else.
If she wanted to get out of this trap, Ye Zi had to get to the bottom of it. The fire four years ago.
She stood outside the neighborhood, and gusts of cold wind blew into her collar.
Ye Zi narrowed her eyes slightly, and her deep amber eyes darkened.
Aunt Zhang had just said that Li Xue had a relationship with some delinquent young men in the neighborhood four years ago, and that one of them had been blinded in one eye because of Li Xue.
Perhaps, she might be able to find some clues from this person.
The young man who had been blinded in one eye four years ago should have been sent to the hospital or reported to the police. In that case, the local police station should have a record of it.
The police station under the jurisdiction of Mingshi Apartments …
Ye Zi thought for a moment. She really needed to know someone.
Perhaps this person could help her.
Ye Zi took out her phone and searched for a while. She locked on to a person's number and dialed it.
Beep beep beep …
After a few beeps, the person on the other end of the line picked up. "Miss Yeh, why did you call me?"
The voice on the other end of the line sounded a little unhappy. Ye Zi could hear it. Her lips twitched slightly, and she smiled awkwardly. "Lina, are you free this afternoon? Let's have lunch together. "
"Ha!" Sun Lina sneered. "You little ingrate. You wouldn't call me if you didn't need something. I'm in the police station. If you need anything, just come over." She loved to read, so how could she not follow this public account?
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