Chapter 314 Missing Sex Toys

“What happened?” Wu Xing was also baffled when he saw it. “Did the Bureau send anyone here other than us?” he asked Rong Jian in surprise.

“No, I’m fully responsible for this case,” Rong Jian answered as he paced swiftly toward the dorm.

Tian Maocai followed behind and tried to explain, “Perhaps it was the wind? The wind is rather strong in the mountains, after all.”

“It’s not because of the wind, but a person! Look, they even left the seals on the ground!” Wu Xing caught up with Rong Jian’s footsteps and exclaimed, “Something’s off, Chief Rong!”

The latter ignored his words, and his speed walk turned into a jog as Rong Jian navigated to the dorm before pushing the door open. However, the door couldn’t be opened. As he was thinking about ramming the door open, Tian Maocai stopped him.

“I have a key, Chief Rong. The door isn’t broken, so a key should do the job.”

Rong Jian immediately moved away upon hearing that, allowing Tian Maocai to unlock the door.

“Huh? Why are you here, Xiaoyu?!” Much to Tian Maocai’s surprise, his wife was seen sitting on Qian Dacheng’s bed. He was utterly stupefied by this.

At that moment, Qian Xiaoyu was holding on to a pillow while she sat at the bedside and wept, completely drenched in sorrow. She was shocked when she heard Tian Maocai’s voice, and she sprung up nervously from the bed before awkwardly peering back at them.

With that, Rong Jian questioned, “Why are you here?”

After seeing the tear stains on Qian Xiaoyu’s face, Mu Yu speedily scanned the room.

Compared to Tian Maocai’s dorm, Qian Dacheng’s room was less spacious and much simpler. Together with the bathroom, the dorm seemed to be around thirty square feet, and it consisted of a single bed, a bedside dresser and a chair. Close to the bathroom was a mini stool with a kettle and a glass cup placed on it. Inside the tiny bathroom, various kinds of everyday items could be seen.

Meanwhile, Qian Xiaoyu put down the pillow and covered her face as she cried, “I’m just missing Dacheng… He was the only family I had left.”

Just then, Tian Maocai walked over to her hurriedly and patted Qian Xiaoyu’s shoulder in an attempt to gently comfort the woman.

“No matter how much you miss him, you should never tear the police seal off! Don’t you know that you’re breaking the law?”

Perhaps it was Qian Xiaoyu’s pitiful expression that made Wu Xing a little flustered. Although he was reprimanding her, there was a certain warmth in his tone. If it had been any other person, he would have stripped their pride away from them.

Tian Maocai immediately apologized to the police on his wife’s behalf and said, “I’m very sorry, officers! Please forgive Xiaoyu, for she’s still mourning over her lost loved one!”

The term ‘lost loved one’ struck the woman’s nerves, and her sobs instantly turned into a thundering wail.

After expressing his remorse, Tian Maocai pushed her into his arms with a troubled face as he continued to comfort her.

Initially, Rong Jian had wanted to interrogate Qian Xiaoyu for a bit, but seeing her so emotional made him realize that it was an inappropriate time. Hence, he had no choice but to let her husband take her back to rest.

“Chief Rong and officers, it’s already afternoon. I’m sure none of you have eaten yet, am I right? I’ll have the cafeteria whip something up for you,” Tian Maocai turned around and asked when he reached the door while trying to help his wife out.

Rong Jian was about to reject his offer when he saw Mu Yu rubbing her belly. He immediately changed his mind and said, “Just some simple sandwiches will do.”

“Noted. Will you guys be dining at the cafeteria, or should I get someone to send your food over?”

“To the cafeteria, of course! You expect us to eat here?” Wu Xing uttered as he pointed his finger across the room.

Tian Maocai revealed a forced grin before he looked at his watch and pointed out the window. “See that building? Turn right when you get there and you’ll arrive at the cafeteria. It should take only 20 minutes to prepare your food. I’ll call you guys over when the food’s done.”

Rong Jian waved a hand and responded, “It’s fine. We’ll head to the cafeteria shortly.”

“Okay then, I shan’t bother you any further. If you guys need anything, just yell for me. I’ll be right there, so I’ll be able to hear you.”

Once he finished speaking, Tian Maocai proceeded to help Qian Xiaoyu out of the dorm.

When the couple completely vanished from their sights, Mu Yu withdrew her gaze.

“What’s on your mind, Yu?”

After sweeping her vision across the building, Mu Yu then muttered, “Something’s not right.”

Rong Jian followed her gaze and queried, “You mean the room?”

“No, I’m talking about Qian Xiaoyu. There are some inconsistencies between her words and Tian Maocai’s account, but I’m not sure what it is that she’s hiding.”

“Are you suspicious of Qian Dacheng’s identity?”

“I just think that Qian Dacheng’s return was out of nowhere.” At that moment, Mu Yu flipped her notebook open to read the remarks she had written down. “Why did he suddenly come back to look for his family after more than 20 years? According to Tian Maocai, Qian Dacheng somehow became smarter before he returned. Did he just suddenly become intelligent after having split up with his family for two decades? If that’s the case, could he have remembered all the incidents from 20 years ago? Even if he was able to do so, remember what Tian Maocai said? Qian Dacheng was constantly moving during his time in Anxi County. After so many years, his parents had already died, so how was he able to keep in contact with his sister?”

“Looking for one’s lost family isn’t as difficult as you think it is,” Wu Xing uttered. “You just need some help from the local police.”

“If that was the case, did you hear anything about it when you asked questions at the Bureau in Anxi County?”

“Do you think Qian Dacheng’s a mere ruse?” Rong Jian made some notes as he asked.

“I’m not too sure myself, but I can feel that something’s off.”

Wu Xing laughed and said, “I don’t think it’ll be hard to get this straight. Although Qian Xiaoyu and Qian Dacheng weren’t biological siblings, the latter was Qian Fenggen’s real son after all. Wouldn’t a DNA test just solve the issue?”

At once, Mu Yu expressed her disagreement and said, “By digging them out of their grave? That’s so wrong!”

In response, Wu Xing shrugged his shoulders and answered, “If Qian Dacheng’s identity was faked, Qian Xiaoyu must have been the first to know about it. Do you really think that Qian Xiaoyu would reveal that to us?”

“Wu Xing’s words make sense. For now, we can’t let Qian Xiaoyu in on our suspicions lest we scare her off,” said Rong Jian while he agreed with Wu Xing’s words. He added, “A DNA test may just be the most effective way to confirm Qian Dacheng’s identity.”

Since he was excited after receiving some praise, Wu Xing rubbed his palms together and suggested, “In that case, we should start by getting to know where Qian Fenggen’s grave is.”

However, Mu Yu flailed her arms and said, “Wouldn’t we still have to go through Qian Xiaoyu?”

Rong Jian smiled and said, “Tian Maocai should know about this too.”

“That’s right, he probably knows too!” said Wu Xing. “We have leverage over him, so he wouldn’t dare to lie to us.”

“Well, there’s no need for him to lie to us either way since Qian Dacheng’s death bears no relation to him.” After closing his notebook, Rong Jian then ordered Wu Xing, “Don’t head back to An City after lunch. Take a taxi to Anxi County and find out more about the actual situation.”

“Alone?” Wu Xing frowned subtly as he looked at Rong Jian, knowing very well what his leader wanted him to do.

“You go ahead first. I’ll have Xiao Mingfei assign more men to follow you.”

Xiao Mingfei was the second-in-command of Anxi County’s Public Security Bureau.

“I’ll need a car as well!”

“All right, just contact him if you need anything else.”

“Roger that.”

“Huh? Take a look at this, Chief Rong!”

Upon hearing Mu Yu’s surprised tone, Rong Jian and Wu Xing simultaneously turned around and stared at her in confusion. “What’s wrong?”

“Look.” Mu Yu pointed at the dresser. “Something’s missing from what we saw yesterday!”

“What’s missing?” asked Wu Xing as he opened his mouth to pop the question. He was too lazy to go through yesterday’s photo evidence.

Immediately, Mu Yu’s face reddened as she let out an awkward laugh without answering him.

After studying the photo evidence saved in his phone, Rong Jian had already found out the differences. Instead of responding to Wu Xing, he simply asked in surprise, “Who took away these things?”

“We should be asking why they are here in the first place, Chief Rong.”

“That’s right. Why are they even here?” Rong Jian was weirded out as well. He continued, “According to what we have gathered, although Qian Dacheng loved fooling around with girls, he had never hooked up with anyone from the quarry because they were reportedly fat and dark-skinned—none of them were of his taste.”

“Hey! What are you on about?” A rather frustrated Wu Xing interrupted him and asked, “What are you talking about? What’s going on?”

Rong Jian leered at him before he handed his phone over. “See for yourself.”

Wu Xing grabbed the phone and took a look. Immediately, his eyes opened wide. “What the actual… That’s actually mad! How adventurous of him!”

The photos showed a set of adult sex toys.

“Adventurous? Who do you think he went adventuring with?”

In response, Wu Xing claimed, “We have no idea who the woman is, though.”

“During last night’s investigation, didn’t we find out that Qian Dacheng never brought a woman back to the quarry because he held no regard for the place?”

“Yeah, that’s right!” Wu Xing was instantly perplexed. “He never brought any women back to the quarry, nor did he mess with the women working here. Could he have used these things with another man?”

“No way!” Mu Yu disagreed. “Your reports never mentioned anything about Qian Dacheng being queer.”

“He’s definitely not queer,” said Rong Jian. He then asked, “Who moved this stuff away, though?”

“Oh!” All of a sudden, Wu Xing patted his head as he blurted, “Qian Xiaoyu! These items probably belong to her, and she must have taken them away earlier! She probably had an affair with another man in the quarry, and in order to hide it from Tian Maocai, she hid her belongings in her brother’s room. Since she was taking care of Qian Dacheng’s expenses, he would never turn against her by exposing her. Yes, that must be it—”

“Have you forgotten that Tian Maocai doesn’t care about her in that aspect?”

“I…” Upon being interrupted by Rong Jian, Wu Xing was immediately rendered speechless. However, he was unwilling to give in and promptly countered with a question. “Well, what do you think of this?” he asked.

“Beats me.” After writing some remarks down in his notebook, Rong Jian turned to Mu Yu. “Let’s go eat.”

Mu Yu nodded her head upon hearing that, and the trio walked out of Qian Dacheng’s dormitory, locked the door, and headed to the cafeteria.

As soon as they entered the place, the fragrance of food wafted into their noses and made their stomachs growl. It was already afternoon when they arrived at the quarry from An City, and all they had was a piece of bread.

After their meal, Rong Jian gave some orders to Wu Xing before the latter departed from the quarry. Accordingly, Rong Jian instructed Mu Yu to stay at the canteen while he went and questioned Tian Maocai himself. He returned 10 minutes later, and both of them left the quarry in one car.

On the way back, Mu Yu hesitated for a little before finally voicing out her question to Rong Jian. “Do you think Qian Xiaoyu and Qian Dacheng are really blood siblings?” she asked.

Instead of answering the question, he countered with another one and asked, “What do you think about their relationship?”

“I… can’t say it…”

Having seen through her, Rong Jian laughingly stated, “It’s not that you can’t say it. You can’t believe it, can you? Even if you do, who in their right mind would say that out loud? However, I do have the same hunch.”

“For real?” Mu Yu’s eyes glistened.

“Nonetheless, we shouldn’t voice out our guesses before they are backed by firm evidence.”

“Yeah.”

Soon, the car picked up some speed. Mu Yu kept silent to prevent herself from distracting Rong Jian, and she shut her eyes while pondering about the case slowly—little did she know that Qin Jinhuan was being ripped to shreds at the office just then.