mtlumby2d Chapter 336: A Dark Room
Chapter 336: A Dark Room
Su Xiaoxiao did make a discovery.
After Qi Lei and his group left, only Lu Cheng, Li Yan and Su Xiaoxiao were left in the office.
On the intercom, they heard that the actions of the two groups were proceeding smoothly.
Qi Lei kept them here just in case.
Mrs. Cheng went to deliver the ransom, Cheng Tao went to the police station, and Xiaojiu went to school.
Li Yan checked all the surveillance footage from Xiaojiu's school. Xiaojiu had been in their sight the entire time, and Cheng Tao had also been in the bureau the entire time and had not gone out.
There was only a nanny left at Cheng Tao's house, doing some daily cleaning work.
Xiaojiu was brought back suddenly. Many things in the room were original and nothing new had been added.
Xiaojiu didn't feel anything wrong after moving in. No matter how bad this place was, it was many times better than her previous environment, and she was very content.
But Cheng Hao, who dotes on his sister, feels that these gray furniture are not worthy of his lovely sister.
So, a month ago, he ordered a batch of furniture for his sister's room from a boutique.
Today is the day they have scheduled for home installation.
At noon, Xiaojiu rushed back from school. For the first time, he had his own furniture, and his little face was full of excitement.
Her parents were not at home, so she directed the workers to move the furniture into the house.
The workers looked professional in their work clothes with the brand name printed on them and holding their tools.
Custom-made furniture comes in loose pieces and needs to be moved into the room before it can be installed.
The nanny looked at the workers impatiently and asked them to be careful when going upstairs so as not to damage the wall.
Xiaojiu followed behind, skipping and jumping.
After a while, the workers came out again, carrying cabinets in their hands.
The cabinet was old and obviously made with great strength. It was very difficult to move it, but luckily the car was parked right at the door.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the picture and shook her head. Rich people are different. The cabinets they throw away are much better than the ones in her house.
She almost forgot that she was once a rich person, much richer than Cheng Tao's family.
People's ability to adapt to the environment is so strong that she has now automatically classified herself as poor.
But it's also good. She won't be poor forever. Although she won't be as rich as in another world, it's no problem for her brothers and sisters to have enough food and clothing.
At this moment, Cheng Tao suddenly came back. I don’t know if he was worried about Cheng Hao and came back to wait for news.
Seeing the car at the door, Cheng Tao just frowned, but didn't say anything and walked in.
After a while, it seemed that the installation was completed. The workers carried tool bags and some unwanted small furniture and stuffed them into the car.
Then they got in the car, and soon the car started and drove away.
Xiaojiu, carrying his schoolbag, watched them leave and turned to walk towards the school.
Su Xiaoxiao frowned and looked at the surveillance footage, always feeling that something was wrong.
"Li Yan, do you feel something is wrong?"
“No, it’s normal. Although the timing is a bit coincidental, the furniture was ordered a month ago and the installation was scheduled a few days ago.
Although it coincided with the day of the kidnapping, it was probably a coincidence that the kidnappers chose this day, and it had nothing to do with the workers. "
Li Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with it, as they all knew about this in advance.
"I figured out something was wrong. Are you surprised that the nanny and Cheng Tao went in and never came out?
It's normal for Cheng Tao not to come out, but why didn't the nanny come out to close the door? It was Xiaojiu who came out just now and closed the door behind her. "
This is where Su Xiaoxiao felt something was wrong.
There were not many people left in Uncle Quan's group. Including Uncle Quan and Xiaojiu, there were five people in total. Among them, Chen Dong was under Qi Lei's surveillance. The remaining three men and Xiaojiu were exactly three workers today.
But she didn't understand, if the workers were Uncle Quan and his men in disguise, what was their purpose in coming to Cheng Tao's house?
The ransom has already been taken away by Mrs. Cheng, so what else is there in the Cheng family worth their while?
"Li Yan, quickly check the surveillance cameras along the way to see where the car went. Did it go back to the store? Also, give me the phone number of that store. Lu Cheng, you drive the car, and we'll go to Cheng Tao's house to check."
Li Yan quickly sent the store’s phone number to Su Xiaoxiao’s cell phone.
Su Xiaoxiao made a phone call and the person who answered the phone happened to be the store manager. She checked the records and found that Cheng Hao had indeed ordered a batch of furniture from their family and had indeed made an appointment to install it today.
Could it be that she was wrong? !
No, I'd rather be wrong than let it go.
"No." Li Yan pointed at the surveillance camera, "They didn't go back to the store, but got on the highway."
"Notify Captain Qi and send them the license plate number. Lu Cheng and I will go to Cheng Tao's house. No matter what their purpose is, we will stop them first."
Su Xiaoxiao walked out while talking. Lu Cheng had already started the car. Before Su Xiaoxiao could sit down, the car had already rushed out.
When Qi Lei received the news, the bomb disposal experts had just arrived and Guo Zhongliang was already on his way back. Upon hearing the news, he turned a corner and drove onto the highway. At the same time, Qi Lei notified all toll stations to cooperate in the interception.
Su Xiaoxiao and Lu Cheng soon arrived at Cheng Tao's house.
No one answered the door when he knocked. This seemed very wrong. Lu Cheng was anxious and wanted to break the door open. Then he saw Su Xiaoxiao took out a piece of wire and poked the door twice, and then the door opened.
Before he could be surprised, he saw what was happening in the house.
The nanny was tied up and thrown on the living room floor, with tape on her mouth, looking at them with wide eyes in horror.
Su Xiaoxiao ignored her and rushed upstairs.
The doors of the rooms upstairs were all open. The room near the stairs belonged to Xiaojiu. The furniture panels were scattered on the ground in a mess and had not been installed at all.
In the middle is the study room, and Cheng Tao was lying on the floor of the study room. He was not dead, but just like the nanny, he was tied up and left there.
There was a big swelling on the back of his head, obviously he was knocked unconscious by someone from behind.
Su Xiaoxiao tore off the tape on his mouth and tried to wake him up.
Cheng Tao opened his eyes in a daze and saw Su Xiaoxiao. He was stunned for a long time before he remembered who she was.
"what happened?"
He didn't know what was going on. He just came back to get a document, but he was knocked unconscious as soon as he went upstairs.
"Get up and take a look. Is there anything missing?"
Cheng Tao stood up shakily and looked at a place, which was a bookcase.
Su Xiaoxiao walked over and opened it, and found nothing inside except books. There was a safe in the bedroom, but the door was intact and there were no signs of it having been pried open.
Cheng Tao's face turned pale, but he insisted that nothing was missing from his house.
Seeing his ghostly face, she didn't believe that he didn't lose anything.
She walked around the study and bedroom several times, measured with her feet, and found that the thickness of the wall was not right. There should be a dark room behind the bookcase.