Chapter 11 Chapter 10: Zhang Ma's Clues

When Ye Wan returned to her room, she was still restless. The case of Shen Huawen's skeleton led the murder to the killing of ghosts. Once she had contact with ghosts, there was no need for any doubts.Is the house possessed by ghosts, as Shen Dan said, the ghost of the uncle who died unjustly possessed the house, and started the revenge of his soul?Could it be that her father and aunt killed her uncle, so she was punished by her uncle's ghost? She was thinking wildly, when she heard a knock on the door in the corridor, it was Mama Zhang looking for Gao Pingying.Ye Wan was curious about the purpose of employing someone to find the police, so she waited for Zhang Ma to enter Gao Pingying's room, then quietly walked out of the room, stood in front of Gao Pingying's door, and eavesdropped on the conversation between the two people inside.

"I suddenly remembered that on the afternoon of the 21st, Mr. Ye also came to see Mrs. Shen. At that time, Mrs. Shen was on the balcony, so he went directly to the balcony to look for Mrs. Shen. Half an hour later, when I went to the fourth floor to water the flowers, I heard There was a faint sound of quarreling on the balcony, so she went up quietly and hid by the stairs to eavesdrop. Mrs. Shen seemed dissatisfied with Mr. Ye's gambling debts, and said that she would not give him any more money. Mr. Ye was very angry and said that if he hadn't If you don’t have everything Mrs. Shen has now, please tell Mrs. Shen not to be ungrateful, it’s really driving him into a hurry, and sell the secrets of the past for money, and Mrs. Shen will not even think about living a good life by then.”

This is what Zhang Ma said. It seems that she came to provide clues to Gao Pingying.Ye Wan felt chills when she heard their conversation. Her father had a secret from her aunt. Is it because of this secret that her aunt gave money to her father again and again?This time I asked for too much money, my aunt couldn't stand it anymore, so she became murderous? What followed in the room was a series of inquiries from Gao Pingying, asking if anyone else saw Mr. Ye coming that day?When did Mr. Ye come to see Mrs. Shen the next day?Where was Mrs. Shen then?Where are the others?Mama Zhang seemed to be recalling that there was no sound in the room for the time being.Soon, there was another reply from Zhang Ma.

On the afternoon of the 21st, Dr. He asked for leave and went out, Zhang Bo was at the gate, and Shen Dan was sleeping in the room.Only she knew that Mr. Ye and Mrs. Shen had quarreled on the balcony, and after the quarrel, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Shen left angrily.The next day, Mr. Ye came around 2:30 in the afternoon, and Mrs. Shen was still on her lunch break. Mr. Ye insisted on knocking on the door to wake her up, and then talked in her room.She remembered that Dr. He was reading in the living room, Shen Dan was naturally sleeping in the room, and her husband was at the gate.Because no one saw Mr. Ye leave, when she was making dinner, she went upstairs to ask Mrs. Shen, did Mr. Ye eat here?Mrs. Shen said that her brother had gone home, and she was a little flustered when she answered. Isn't that strange?

Mama Zhang changed her tone, and said a little gracefully: "Of course, the house is so big that sometimes it's not easy for everyone who goes in and out to see it. Just like last time, when a welder came, no one saw him when he left, because the gate There is no one in the living room. Mr. Ye is different when he leaves this time, there are people at the gate and the living room, if Mr. Ye goes out, someone will definitely see him." "Welder?! When did you come and why?" Gao Pingying asked immediately. Mama Zhang replied that it was the morning of last Sunday, because every Sunday morning, Mrs. Shen would go to church and be picked up by Uncle Zhang.Not long after Uncle Zhang sent Mrs. Shen to the church that morning, the welder came, bringing a lot of materials and tools, and Dr. He needed to help move them, so she was very impressed.The electric welder was called by Dr. He at Shen Dan's insistence. For the past two weeks, Shen Dan has been emotionally unstable. She always said that there was a ghost trying to kill her. Afraid of being killed while sleeping, she wanted to make an iron cover on the bed.In order to appease her emotions, Dr. He had to call a welder.But later the iron shield was not made, and Shen Dan said that the iron shield was useless to ghosts.

Then the door opened, Zhang Ma came out, and saw Ye Wan outside the door, she was surprised at first, and then Zhang Ma said kindly: "I suddenly thought that your father came here on the 21st, and thought it would be helpful to find the murderer, so I came here Come and tell the police. This is also for your safety, who knows if the murderer will kill you." Zhang Ma left, Ye Wan walked into the room without knocking, because there was no need to knock.As soon as she walked in, Ye Wan's nose immediately felt uncomfortable. Gao Pingying's room didn't smell very good, and it was also near the bathroom, so this room had a slightly peculiar smell.This may be the difference between men and women. Usually, men's rooms smell stronger than women's rooms.

"Do you have any clues?" Gao Pingying asked her with a smile. "Do you believe Mama Zhang's words?" Ye Wan asked contemptuously. Gao Pingying didn't shake his head or nod, saying that he doesn't believe anyone at the moment, but he thinks Ye Wan's aunt is quite suspicious.Ye Wan silently accepted Gao Pingying's doubts, yes, even she thought her aunt was suspicious.But she also doubted what Zhang Ma said, only Zhang Ma and his wife saw her father came here on the 21st, who knows if she made it up. "About Shen Huawen's skeleton incident, do you think it's a ghost?" Ye Wan looked at Gao Pingying in confusion.

"Ghosts exist if you believe in them, but you don't exist if you don't believe in them." Gao Pingying smiled indifferently. His indifference shows that he doesn't believe it, and there is even a taste of contempt in this indifference, as if he has seen the opponent's flaw.Ye Wan anxiously looked at Gao Pingying's eyes, the bright eyes were as sharp as eagle's eyes, as if any prey could not escape.In front of him, she is like a little sparrow. Can she hide from him the little privacy she had ten years ago? Why not tell her the truth and exchange his trust.

Ye Wan gently asked Gao Pingying if he knew what happened to this house ten years ago.Ten years ago, this place was called "Rose Garden of Desolate Ruins". There was a terrible murder in the house. A middle-aged man had three knives stuck in his body and was hung on the living room.It was the summer ten years ago. She spent the summer vacation at her grandma's house in the country, and went out for a ride in the afternoon. When she came back, it happened that there was a thunderstorm. To avoid the rain, she went into the house and saw the dead man outside the door.This matter has been buried in her heart for ten years, she never thought that she would walk into this house again, maybe it is God's will, so she thinks it should be said.

Gao Pingying listened to her secret without saying a word, his expression could not tell whether it was calm, heavy, or painful.Ye Wan was a little scared, because she saw the anger suppressed by him in the other's bright eyes.Anger is strong, but it doesn't erupt, like magma at the bottom of a volcano, it just churns inside.Ye Wan couldn't figure out why he was angry, was it just because of her silence?That kind of silence will not affect anything. Even if she speaks out, the man will not be resurrected, and the police will not get any clues. The silence is only her personal behavior.

After a while, Gao Pingying asked, what else did she know about the house ten years ago.Ye Wan shook her head hastily, she didn't know anything about the house ten years ago, but there were two people who probably did, and that was Mama Zhang and Uncle Zhang.I heard from Mama Zhang that the couple came here to guard the house ten years ago, and in the living room of the house, Mama Zhang often saw ghosts appearing late at night. Hearing this, Gao Pingying stood up, and there was still anger in his eyes, but it was a little lighter, because reason diluted the anger.Ye Wan suddenly felt very regretful, regretted telling what happened ten years ago, Gao Pingying's expression and eyes showed that he was angry with her for her silence back then.He seemed to be unusually sensitive to the murder ten years ago, and Ye Wan suddenly realized that the purpose of Gao Pingying's coming here might be for the man he committed suicide ten years ago.He knew what happened ten years ago, and Ye Wan felt that she was so stupid, knowing that there was a mud puddle in front of her, she stepped into it and got her feet dirty. Ye Wan accompanied Gao Pingying downstairs to find Zhang's mother. There was no one in the dark living room, and even He Yi, who liked to read in the living room, hid in the room. When life and death were uncertain, who would have the mood to enjoy life.Zhang Ma was washing the dishes and chopsticks that she hadn't had time to wash in the kitchen.Generally speaking, this employer is considered conscientious, and ordinary employers will never do things for others under such circumstances.In life and death, everyone will think of themselves first, and it is not easy for her to work for others with peace of mind. Gao Pingying began to ask Mama Zhang about the past. Mama Zhang looked proud. It was an honor for her and his wife to be ordered to guard the house.She came here with Uncle Zhang ten years ago in winter, and Uncle Zhang also started working for Shen Huawen ten years ago.The thing to do is to come here to guard the house.In the winter of ten years ago, Uncle Zhang suddenly told her that his friend's brother had an empty house in the countryside, because no one lived in it, and he didn't plan to rent it out. In this way, she came here with Zhang Bo. Later, Zhang Bo brought a wolfhound to keep watch at night.The residence has not changed much, and everything in the house remains the same as when I first arrived.It wasn't until a year ago, when Ye Caixia was about to move in, that she renovated the house for safety.Only the iron fence outside was refurbished, a guard room next to the gate was built, iron window covers were welded to the windows, and the house gate was reinstalled, nothing else changed. In the winter of ten years ago, Zhang Ma came here after the incident in the summer.Shen Huaqi and Zhang Bo are friends, no wonder Zhang Ma is so familiar with him.This problematic house originally belonged to Shen Huawen, and he asked the couple to take care of it.About the murder ten years ago, I am afraid that only Shen Huawen knows about it, but unfortunately he is already dead. Gao Pingying frowned, no anger could be seen in his eyes, and now there were only two words of thinking in his eyes, just like a hunting dog who smells the target prey and no longer cares about other trivial things around him.He asked Mrs. Zhang, did anyone from the Shen family come here during their custody?Mama Zhang shook her head affirmatively, she had never been here, as if this house belonged to them. "Did the three special rooms on the fourth floor exist before, or were they arranged after Mrs. Shen came?" "It was arranged after the wife came. The rooms in the house, except for our husband and wife, were all empty before. After the wife and the others moved in, they began to arrange the rooms. The three rooms on the fourth floor were empty. The wife said, it’s better to let the dead live instead of wasting it.” Zhang’s mother smiled wryly, “Since then, no one else can enter the three rooms on the fourth floor except the wife.” Only Ye Caixia can enter the room for the dead. The three special rooms are full of doubts. Opening these three rooms is equivalent to opening the gate of hell? After Mama Zhang finished answering, Gao Pingying and Ye Wan went upstairs, wanting to go to Ye Caixia on the third floor and ask about the special room on the fourth floor.Before they got to the third floor, they saw Shen Huaqi coming down from the third floor in a panic, and they hurriedly asked if they saw Ye Caixia. She didn't go back to the room after she went to the bathroom.He had just checked the bathroom on the third floor, but there was no one in it.