Chapter 081
Nangong Iren
It was so late at night. They were all at home. Yihshyong, Iren, Chioujen, Jenqyih, Tsaehorng, and Jinqkang were sitting in the dining room. They sat around the plastic wrap that was sitting on the dining table. Their eyes were fixed on the package they had received from Chingjoong Park.
Since returning from Chingjoong Park, they really hadn't opened the plastic wrap at all. So they didn't know what things they had found yet. Even they were not one hundred percent sure that the plastic package was really the message left by the kidnappers. There was always the possibility that the package contains random objects that had been placed inside the cavity of the stone bench in Chingjoong Park.
Yihshyong took a deep breath. He saw one by one the faces of the people sitting around him. With a slow tempo, he let the words slip from his lips.
"Before we begin, I would like to thank Tsaehorng first. Despite the results of our efforts tonight, which did not turn out to be what we expected, Tsaehorng has put a lot of time, money and energy into helping us. On this occasion, I, Shimen Yihshyong, on behalf of Dahge, Duanmuh Shannchyuan, I thank him profusely."
Yihshyong clapped his hands. The others followed him.
"No need, Uncle. I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do!" Tsaehorng answered in a slightly choked voice. "I think everyone else would do the same."
Of course not. Most people won't care.
That night, Tsaehorng had come to their house twice. The first was around eight o'clock in the evening. The second time Tsaehorng appeared there was just before Jinqkang, Yihshyong, and Iren arrived.
Earlier, as soon as Iren set foot on the floor of their house, he had a conversation with Tsaehorng. The young man explained in chronological order the things he had done that day. Iren listened seriously to everything the young man said.
Apparently, after contacting Gongshi and Pyngher, at the hospital where he dropped Juger, Tsaehorng met another young painter who was also taking part in the painting exhibition. The painter was visiting his family member, who was sick. Since the painter was very skilled at painting people's faces, and he also happened to have brought a painting kit, Tsaehorng asked his help to sketch the face of the girl they saw.
At that moment, Jenqyih was still at the hospital where Juger was being treated, so Tsaehorng also asked the painter to draw a sketch of the face based on Jenqyih's testimony. In no time, two face sketches were in their hands. Therefore, Pyngher did not need to paint two more sketches as they originally planned.
Tsaehorng said that he was surprised when he compared Pyngher's sketches with those of a painter who was Tsaehorng's acquaintance. The two sketches he brought from the hospital were very similar to the facial sketches made by Pyngher. There were some details that differ. However, those differences could actually complement each other. Tsaehorng asked Pyngher to make a fifth sketch based on the four existing facial sketches.
When Iren arrived home and saw the fifth sketch, he was so amazed because the face painted there was very similar to the face of the girl they saw. Among the people who had seen the girl, Iren was the only one who had seen the girl more than once.
Iren also had a chance to have a conversation with Chioujen. The youngest occupant of the house said that as soon as Pyngher finished his assignment, Tsaehorng took the man home. Tsaehorng also took away the fifth face sketch. The sketch will be reproduced. Apart from that, there were still a few more things that Tsaehorng had to deal with. Furthermore, Chioujen revealed that Jenqyih, who arrived at the house about fifteen minutes after Tsaehorng left to drop off Pyngher, also agreed that the faces in the four sketches left at home were very similar to the face of the girl they saw at the mall.
The second time Tsaehorng arrived home that evening, he brought with him twenty copies of the sketch of the mysterious girl's face that made Shannchyuan seem to lose his mind. Chioujen said he and Jenqyih were surprised when they realized Tsaehorng was really serious about the face sketch.
"Rendi, what are you thinking? Do you think there is something strange?" Yihshyong's loud voice immediately broke Iren's thoughts.
"Nothing strange." Iren woke up from his daydream. "I was just thinking about the sketch of the face. Tsaehorng has reproduced the sketch. So, that's all to share with us, right?"
Tsaehorng nodded. "That's right Uncle! So every time you go out of the house, you can bring this face sketch. So, if at any time you have to ask someone, then you just show them the sketch. Each of us got three sheets. Each person gets three sheets, so we can give them to someone else if necessary. If it's not enough, I'll print more later."
"Good idea," said Yihshyong. "But I think, apart from the sketch of the mysterious girl's face, we should also bring along a photo of Dahge and Miss Liuchiou."
"That's what I've done, Uncle!" said Tsaehorng. "I've printed the photos of Uncle Duanmuh and Miss Liuchiou."
"Where did you get Miss Liuchiou's photo from?" Iren asked.
"From my friend, who is a news producer. There is a photo of Miss Liuchiou, whose face is very clear."
Yihshyong nodded. "Good job!"
"Before I forget, I better give it to you now," said Tsaehorng. After that, he gave photos of Shannchyuan, Yinqyueh, and the sketch of the mysterious girl's face to everyone there. After placing the photos and sketches in a safe place in the bedroom, they then gathered back at the dining table.
"So things related to the photos and facial sketches have been sorted out. Now I want to make sure about other things," said Yihshyong. "Chioujen, may I ask you something?"
"Please, Feel free to say it."
"How about the matter related to those two little bags?"
"I did the best I could. You saw for yourself that I changed our phones."
"Thank you. How about another thing?"
"That's settled too. I've checked all over the house. Not a single bug was detected."
"Did you ever involve Jenqyih in your activities?"
"Yihge really helped me a lot. Thank you, Yihge."
Jenqyih nodded. He smiled widely. "But I didn't help much. When I got home, Chioujen was almost done with everything. So there really wasn't much for me to do."
"I think each of us has tried our best," Chioujen said.
Yihshyong nodded several times. "Have you reported that to the police? They need to know as soon as possible."
"Earlier, before you left, the police called us again. I told them about it."
"Very good! Thank you." Yihshyong seemed happy to hear that. "Is there anything else? You seem to have something to say."
"Shyongge just told me it was Mr. Shiuander who took you to Chingjoong Park," said Chioujen. "Does that mean that our neighbor already knows everything?"
Yihshyong took a deep breath before answering Chioujen's question. "We didn't tell him about the kidnapping. But he's not a fool. So I think he can guess roughly what we're dealing with. Moreover, there was an arrest at Chingjoong Park. He must have heard from the people who came out of the garden. Guessing what has happened and is happening is not as difficult as putting together a puzzle."
"What about the Beaushu disappearance? Does he already know?" asked Chioujen.
"We had to tell him. Earlier, the situation required us to share the information with him," Yihshyong said.
"May I make a suggestion?" asked Chioujen.
"Please say so," Yihshyong said. "
"So much happened today. Wouldn't it be better if we did some sort of evaluation first? Let's briefly discuss the things that we have experienced. After that, we can talk about other things."
Yihshyong looked at Chioujen. "That we can do after we open this package. Looking at the contents of this package won't take much time."
"Right. But I'm afraid that once we open this package and then see the contents, we will be tempted to make comments immediately about the contents of this package. After that, we might even forget to discuss other things that are no less important. I want us to review everything first. Because if we don't discuss these things quickly, I'm afraid there are details we forget."
Iren nodded. He looked around. The gazes of the people there were clear enough.
Shyongge should have realized that everyone agreed with Chioujen's words.
Yihshyong looked at Jenqyih. Jenqyih also seemed to want to say something. Maybe it was related to the information he got while trying to find out about the condition of the victims at the mall. But, right away, he seemed to give up his intention to speak.
"Okay! Let's first discuss the series of events that we experienced today," said Yihshyong.
Iren realized Yihshyong had done his best to lead them. With Shannchyuan absent, it was only natural for Yihshyong to take over. However, Yihshyong was not Shannchyuan. There were things that were clearly different between the two of them. Iren couldn't describe what the difference was, but he and maybe other friends could feel it too.
This is a reality we have to face. Everyone has a unique style of handling things. Such a natural thing is by no means a big deal.
"This morning, you all gave statements to the police. I think there are a lot of things the police don't tell us. Things that if we knew might be very helpful because those things are key clues to the problems we are facing."
Yihshyong paused for a moment before he continued again. The criminals certainly knew about the involvement of the police. I'm pretty sure they will try to devise a way to trick the police."
Once again, Yihshyong paused for a while. He looked at his friends. Iren suspected Yihshyong was trying to convince himself that his friends were listening well to what he had to say. Therefore, Iren tried to listen earnestly. He was amazed and saluted Yihshyong. Despite being under Shannchyuan's shadow, Yihshyong always tried to do his best.
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