Chapter 3882: Chapter 3870: He Was Taken Away

"This is a bit strange; we were just able to contact them, and now, not long after, the phone is off," Ma Jun said, smoking a cigarette.

Lin Yi had the same thought, feeling a bit odd, but said nothing.

Maybe they really did turn off their phone due to something important.

"Since we’re already here, let’s wait a while longer. Maybe they’ll call us in a bit."

The three of them waited another half an hour. Zhou Li called every few minutes, but it was still turned off.

Now, all three sensed something was off. Normally, even if it’s turned off, it should have turned back on after such a long time.

"Sister Li, when you were communicating, did you ask for his name?"

"I didn’t ask; I only know his surname is Zhang."

"Give me his phone number. I’ll go and ask around."

"Let’s go together. There’s nothing interesting in the car anyway."

The three of them got out of the car and walked toward the villagers gathered chatting in the distance.

"Granny, I’d like to ask you if there’s a Zhang family in our village?"

"There are more than twenty Zhang families. Which one are you asking about?" the old woman said, as she cracked sunflower seeds.

Zhou Li took out her phone and found the number.

"This is his number."

Then Zhou Li found a screenshot in her album, showing the WeChat profile picture and nickname of the other party.

It was found through searching by phone number.

"Does this person look familiar to you?"

"How would we know? I don’t even have this thing."

"Give me the phone number, and I’ll call it. That way, we’ll know who it is," said a man wearing a navy blue shirt.

"Okay, thank you."

Zhou Li handed over her phone; the man took out his phone and dialed the number.

The name "Zhang Laobao" appeared on the screen.

Obviously, it’s a village nickname.

"Isn’t it Zhang Laoer? He seemed to have just left."

"Huh? Left?"

The three exchanged glances, feeling something was off.

They had agreed to meet at three in the afternoon, and yet he left without a word; it’s too strange.

"Do you know where he went?"

"That I don’t know, just saw a van come over, two people went in to find him, and soon after, he left with them."

"What were they like when they left? Did they say anything?" Lin Yi inquired.

"Not really, they just left with them."

"Do you know anything about this Zhang Laoer?"

"We all live in the same village; how could we not know? He likes to drink and has a bit of a temper. He had a wife before, but they divorced. Now he lives alone."

After listening to the villagers’ description, Lin Yi clicked his tongue.

This information wasn’t of much help to him.

"This is troublesome; we don’t even know when he’ll be back," Ma Jun muttered, not knowing what to do.

"Let’s go and check his house first."

Lin Yi turned to ask the villagers:

"Bro, do you know where Zhang Laoer’s house is?"

The villager in a navy blue shirt pointed diagonally ahead.

"The one with the red door is his."

"Is that the one with the lantern hanging at the door?"

"Yes, yes, that’s the one."

"Thank you, bro."

Having found Zhang Laoer’s address, the three of them drove over.

They parked in front of the house and got out of the car to have a look, surprisingly finding the main gate unlocked.

"The gate’s not even locked; he probably didn’t go far," Ma Jun said.

Lin Yi nodded, "Doesn’t seem like he went far."

Lin Yi pushed the gate open, and the three walked in.

The yard was paved with red bricks and neatly kept.

Some farm tools were stacked neatly together.

At the entrance, there were two big green boxes filled with empty beer bottles.

Besides that, there were also two bottles of white liquor.

Clearly, he really likes to drink.

But then, Lin Yi noticed that not only was the main gate unlocked, but even the door to the house was ajar.

"Even the house door is unlocked; Zhang Family Village sure is simple-minded."

"The situation might not be that simple. I’ve lived in the countryside before. It’s normal not to lock the main gate for short trips, but leaving the house door unlocked isn’t normal."

"Let’s go in and have a look."

"Wait, Brother Ma."

Lin Yi stopped Ma Jun.

"The main gate isn’t locked, so we’re fine coming in, but entering the house would be illegal. We can’t just go in without permission."

"You’re quick-witted, I almost forgot about that."

"We’ll just look around from outside."

"Hmm."

The three stood by the window, looking inside.

"Why are there broken beer bottles on the floor? Did they get into a fight?"

The living room looked messy, with a round table overturned on the floor, peanuts and other small dishes scattered everywhere.

Moreover, there were broken glass shards from beer bottles.

Beer was spilled all over the place.

Lin Yi frowned slightly, analyzing the scene to infer all kinds of information.

"I think Zhang Laoer drank too much and fought with someone he was eating with," Ma Jun said.

"That’s unlikely."

Lin Yi looked at the situation inside, analyzing as he spoke:

"There are six beer bottles on the floor, and Zhang Laoer loves to drink. Under normal circumstances, these six bottles would be just his amount. If there were other people drinking with him, there wouldn’t be just a few bottles."

After a pause, Lin Yi continued:

"When we arrived, the villagers said two people came to Zhang Laoer’s house, and shortly after, he left with them. So I suspect Zhang Laoer might have had a conflict with those two people and was taken away."

"So you’re saying someone came seeking revenge, they fought inside the house, and then those two people took Zhang Laoer away," Zhou Li said.

"That’s pretty much it. See those red spots on the floor? They could very well be bloodstains."

"Isn’t that kidnapping? Let’s call the police immediately."

"It’s not that serious yet. If it was a kidnapping, Zhang Laoer would have put up a struggle. If he shouted once, the villagers would have come to help, so we can rule out the possibility of kidnapping."

"That’s strange. Who beat up Zhang Laoer and then took him away?" Ma Jun muttered.

"Normally, if there’s a conflict and someone gets beaten, that should be the end of it. But taking someone away after beating them up changes the situation."

"Yes, so whoever took him away was not an ordinary person."

"I think we should still call the police. With something this big, the police must handle it," Zhou Li said.

"No need to rush; I have a rough idea of who did it."

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