Deep in the Living

Chapter 99 Investigation
【Luo dumplings】

"Our Chinese food is still the best! It's so delicious."

Yu Ze took off his sunglasses and placed them on the table, and even used chopsticks to push the last bit of dumpling sauce into his mouth.

Anna was also very curious. She felt as if the other party had not eaten for a long time. "There is no Chinese food in the capital?"

“Of course, the capital is a diverse city, there are all kinds of restaurants, and the food is delicious.

It’s just that I don’t really like going out, so when I order takeout and order noodles, they’re always either mushy or not warm enough and not as tasty. I have to eat Chinese food that’s fresh out of the pot.”

"Oh."

“Miss Anna isn’t my fellow villager’s girlfriend?
Well, I basically left the capital as soon as I received the news that my fellow villager was discharged from the hospital. But when I arrived, I saw you two shopping together, so it was inevitable that I would have some wild thoughts.

Who are you then? "

Anna explained: "We are friends. We experienced simulation practice together when we were studying."

"I see. It seems you have had some profound experiences. By the way, Miss Anna, have you ever had any injections to maintain your physique?"

"Our family is all built like this. I'm not that big compared to my dad and my brother."

"Is it a family gene?"

Yu Ze seemed to see something and a smile flashed across his cheek, and he seemed to be very satisfied with this temporary team.

As the two were chatting about their daily lives, Luo Di, who had put down his chopsticks, suddenly interrupted:
“From what angle would it be better to follow up on the current incident?”

Yu Ze was inserted in as a formal investigator, and he had the most experience, so theoretically he should be the captain of this team.

Unexpectedly, he just raised his right hand and said, "Boss, another ounce of red oil dumplings and another ounce of mixed sauce noodles."

After confirming that the boss had received the message, Yu Ze turned around and replied slowly, "Hey, didn't you choose this event? I was just temporarily added in to make up the numbers.

It would be better for you, my fellow villager, to be the captain and have the decision-making power.

Although you have just become a trainee investigator, judging from your life story, you should be quite experienced.

Let me explain a little more.
I don't like dealing with stranded incidents with few clues and little hope, and I don't like thinking about problems. However, when we really encounter an abnormal incident and encounter danger, I will definitely do my best.

I'll leave the preliminary investigation work to you guys!"

Rody didn't say much. He knew very well that the other party voluntarily gave up the captaincy and decision-making power for one reason only: he wanted to use this opportunity to test his ability in this area.

Then again, the decision on this incident was made by Rody alone, so it was understandable to let him do the preliminary investigation.

Luo Di also immediately gave a preliminary investigation plan, "After dinner, we will take the bus to visit several nearby nursing homes. During the process, we should try to keep a relatively pure mindset and completely put aside the idea of ​​dealing with abnormal events. Just treat it as applying for a job or looking for someone at a nursing home."

"Yeah." Anna immediately started to put herself into the role.

Yu Ze, however, didn't seem to care much, "As long as you provide me with food, I will always follow you.

However, I still need to say this in advance. If there is still no clue within 48 hours, let's just let it go. Time is precious to us.

Yo~ my noodles are here."

Yu Ze took the noodles, blew on them twice and then began to suck them in big gulps, nodding repeatedly in the process.

Lunch is over.

The investigation into the "non-existent nursing home" has officially begun.

Since different nursing homes are located in different areas of the city, the ride will take a relatively long time.

During this period, Rody and Anna were not idle at all. They accessed the database as investigators, searching for information on missing persons suspected to be related to the "nursing home".

Carefully compare the information differences between different missing persons and try to find common points.

Of course, other investigators have already done this work.

These missing persons are located in all areas of the city, with ages ranging from 25 to 50 years old and from all walks of life. There are differences in their routes to nursing homes, their daily lives, routes to work, daily activity times, etc.

There is absolutely no commonality.

Yu Ze's state is completely different from the other two. He either sleeps in the car or reads novels, and even laughs out loud in public when he sees some special plots.

The afternoon passed quickly.

The team visited four nursing homes in total.

Whether walking, riding a bike, taking the bus or hailing a ride, or entering the nursing home building and walking through every area inside, there were no abnormal reactions at all.

Everything is normal. And because the country pays special attention to special groups, these elderly people in nursing homes also live a high-quality life, and their mental state is good. At least on the surface, there is no abuse.

After dinner, Rody still tried to visit nearby nursing homes at night. He even once tried to disguise himself as a thief and climb over the wall to sneak into a nursing home, but still found nothing.

【22:10】

The first day of the investigation was forced to end.

Not only did they fail to find the non-existent nursing home, they didn’t even find any clues.

Although Yu Ze had been reading a novel the whole time, he put it away now, pushed his round-frame glasses and said:

"I've actually always been curious, you're not the casual type.

There are so many cases to choose from in the Investigation Bureau, why did you choose such a delayed case that you have no clue about and you yourself seem to have no solution to?"

"intuition."

"A man's intuition? But I still want to remind you, if there is still no clue tomorrow, how about we change the event?"

"Ah."

"By the way, you should be staying at the Mercury Hotel tonight, right? The treatment in Pluto City is really good. The Investigation Bureau has in-depth cooperation with the Mercury Group, and you will be given VIP status upon joining."

“I have my own apartment not far away.”

"What about Miss Anna? Could it be..." Yu Ze saw Anna's evasive eyes and immediately understood the problem. "Then I will leave first. You should have a good rest tonight and don't stay up too late. You still have to run around outside all day tomorrow."

Yu Ze left,

Even at night, he still uses the bracelet projection to display the novel pages in front of him with 50% transparency, so he can read while walking.

"Anna, let's go."

"it is good."

Go back to the apartment and close the doors and windows.

Luo Di immediately took the squad leader who had been bored for the whole day out of his backpack and watched TV to take a short break.

Anna came out of the bathroom and looked at the strange scene in front of her. She had completely adapted to it. She leaned against the wall and asked her doubts: "Roddy, I'm also wondering why you chose this incident. I saw you were ready to turn the page at that time."

"Wu Wen chose it."

"No wonder... I seemed to have some feelings at the time, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Rody crossed his hands and pressed them against his nose. "Try a different approach tomorrow. If you still have no clue, try a different event."

"Hmm. One more thing. Do you think Yu Ze might find out if you put the squad leader in the backpack?"

"It doesn't matter even if they find out. This is my trophy. How I control and use it is my business."

Anna could sense that something was not right in the atmosphere, so she stopped talking and said, "I'm going to sleep first. Let's try another method tomorrow."

When Anna returned to the inner room,
Rody got up and turned off all the lights in the living room, leaving only the TV on, and watched a late-night movie.

Watching the plot of the movie in front of him, Luo Di also spoke softly. His voice was so low that it was almost completely covered by the sound of the TV. Only the squad leader who was lying on a tissue beside him could hear it.

"Since it's your choice, can you give me some advice?"

In response to Rody's questions, the head covered with suture marks did not move at all.

There was only the light from the TV cast on her face, which kept flowing as the picture changed.

The next morning.

Anna got up before seven this time, and thought it was early enough for a graduate, but when she came out, the living room was empty.

When the bracelet called, Luo Di had already gone for a half-hour morning run and made an appointment to meet at a breakfast shop.

Anna, who was chewing on a meat pie, asked first: "Have you thought of any different way to investigate?"

"No." Luo Di shook his head, totally clueless.

"Then shall we meet Yu Ze later? The hotel he's staying in seems a bit far away. Should we take a taxi or a bus?"

Just as Anna asked this question, Rody was stunned as he was unable to put the fried dough stick soaked in soy milk into his mouth.

"Such a simple thing, why haven't I thought of it before!?"

(End of this chapter)