PFC Chapter 363 The Red Box
Chapter 363 The Red Box
Chapter 363 The Red Box
Li Chenxu immediately agreed, and the two of them did not delay. After leaving, they also asked their men to inquire among the surrounding residents.
In Mu Xiaoyu's hometown, apart from a very few houses that are next to each other, most houses are separated by some distance, just enough for them to see each other's houses.
Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu went directly to the nearest house, while their subordinates went to other places, leaving a small group to protect their safety.
"Sir, have you seen anyone go to that house recently?"
The house closest to Mu Xiaoyu's hometown was an extremely old mud-brick house, just like Mu Xiaoyu's. There was only an elderly man with gray hair outside the house, and Mu Xiaoyu and the others hardly saw anyone else.
Whether it was poor eyesight or hearing impairment, the old man, after seeing Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu, pointed to his ear and shook his head after a long while.
This action already indicates that the old man is deaf.
Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu were clearly not expecting to encounter this situation upon their arrival, and both fell silent for a moment.
After a moment, Li Chenxu suddenly took out his phone, typed a few words, and placed it in front of the old man.
If the old man is literate, then they're lucky; they might be able to glean some useful information. If the old man is illiterate, and the rest of their men haven't found any useful clues either, then they'll waste time finding a sign language interpreter. By then, if someone actually takes the box, they'll probably have destroyed it long ago.
It's unclear whether the old man can read or not; he stared at Li Chenxu's phone for quite a while without reacting at all.
The two men sensed something was amiss and were about to take a closer look when the old man sitting on the bench suddenly stood up and walked straight into the house.
"What's going on? Did we do something wrong and offend the old man?"
The old man's actions left Mu Xiaoyu puzzled. They had barely exchanged a few words with him, so there was no way they could have offended him.
Mu Xiaoyu couldn't help but glance into the old man's house again. Seeing that no one came out, she felt helpless and finally said to Li Chenxu, "Let's go and ask the others."
After saying that, Mu Xiaoyu turned to leave, but at that moment, Li Chenxu suddenly grabbed her hand: "Wait a little longer."
The old man had a kind face and didn't seem like the type to just walk away when he got angry. Li Chenxu's intuition told him that there must be something else going on.
Sure enough, just a few seconds after Li Chenxu finished speaking, the old man came out with a piece of paper. However, as he came out, the old man looked around warily for a few years, and after seemingly not seeing anything suspicious, he walked towards Mu Xiaoyu and the others and handed them the paper.
“Girl, someone came to your house a week ago. They were probably looking for the box your father left here with me.”
"Is the box with you?"
Upon seeing the contents of the old man's paper, Mu Xiaoyu felt a surge of joy. However, after speaking, she remembered that the old man was deaf. She quickly grabbed Li Chenxu's phone and typed out what she had just said.
After looking at it, the old man nodded, then turned around and waved to Mu Xiaoyu and the others, signaling them to come inside with him.
Seeing this, Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu quickly followed the old man into the house.
Once inside, they immediately saw a red box about the size of an adult male's palm. Upon seeing the box, Mu Xiaoyu knew that this was what they were looking for.
This box was part of Mu Xiaoyu's dowry. Mu Xiaoyu's mother loved this box very much, so it has been well preserved over the years.
For some reason, upon seeing the box, Mu Xiaoyu suddenly felt an urge to cry, and her eyes stung terribly. She instinctively grabbed Li Chenxu's hand, and feeling the warmth and dryness of his palm eased the discomfort slightly.
The old man handed the box to Mu Xiaoyu and the others, then wrote a few words on a piece of paper, showed it to them, and immediately tore the paper up.
When Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu saw the contents of the paper, their expressions turned rather unpleasant.
In order not to cause trouble for the old man, the two did not stay with him for long and got into the car directly.
After getting into the car, Mu Xiaoyu immediately opened the red box, inside which was a key. This key, along with the numbers Mu Pengzheng had left behind, were the two things needed to open the bank safe deposit box. And inside that bank safe deposit box was the clue that Mu Xiaoyu and her companions were looking for.
Mu Xiaoyu carefully put the key away before looking at Li Chenxu and asking, "Brother Chenxu, what exactly did Grandpa mean by his last words to us?"
After a moment of contemplation, Li Chenxu said, "If we follow the old man's words, and the person who came a week ago is indeed as he described, then this person is very likely him. However, we cannot rely solely on the old man's words right now."
Mu Xiaoyu remained silent this time, seemingly lost in thought, her expression somewhat absent-minded.
"Brother Shenxu, I've actually wanted to ask you before, how did Mr. Bai discover those numbers that Mu Pengzheng left behind?"
"Why do you ask?"
Li Chenxu was an extremely intelligent person. As soon as he heard Mu Xiaoyu say this, he knew that there must be some reason behind it.
Mu Xiaoyu had no intention of hiding anything from Li Chenxu any longer. Upon hearing this, she immediately said, "Brother Chenxu, think about it. The person who killed Mu Pengzheng was able to do it without anyone noticing, so they must have been very familiar with the police station. Mr. Bai, on the other hand, only came to the police station when Mu Pengzheng's case was filed. He wasn't in the police station before that. If we're really talking about it, Mr. Bai might not be as familiar with the police station as the person who killed Mu Pengzheng."
"If that's the case, why was it Mr. Bai who discovered the clues left by Mu Pengzheng, not the person who attacked Mu Pengzheng?"
Mu Xiaoyu paused here, then recalled the events of the day and immediately added, "More importantly, only a few of us know about this clue right now. If we count the time, it was exactly a week ago when Mr. Bai told you about Mu Pengzheng's clue."