114: Chapter 114 Su Yun was recognized?

Su Yun withdrew his thoughts and looked at Qi Xiu on the screen.

"When was the renovation of the secondary bedroom finished?"

Qi Xiu thought for a moment and answered seriously.

"It was just completed half a month ago. We mainly built a large bookcase against the load-bearing wall."

"The kind that's fully enclosed from top to bottom; it cost several thousand yuan."

Qi Xiu gestured with both hands.

"It's over half a meter deep. I thought since he has many books for the postgraduate entrance exam, we should make more shelves to store them."

At this point, Qi Xiu suddenly slapped his thigh.

"That's right! The day my wife disappeared was the exact day that bookcase was completed!"

Qi Xiu's eyes lit up.

"That afternoon, I even called her to ask if she was satisfied with the renovation. She said the carpentry was very meticulous."

"But when I went back that evening, she was gone, and even the family's savings book was missing."

When the viewers in the live stream heard this, the direction of the comments shifted completely.

"My god! I feel a chill down my spine!"

"Completed half a month ago, and the wife disappeared half a month ago too? That's too much of a coincidence."

"Load-bearing wall bookcase? Over half a meter deep? I think I understand something..."

"Don't scare people, you guys! I'm watching the stream alone at home!"

"Could she be hidden in the bookcase?"

"That's impossible! Even if the bookcase is half a meter deep, hiding a grown person would be too cramped, and how would they breathe?"

"Have you guys watched too many suspense movies? Maybe the wife just didn't want to live with her brother-in-law and left home in a fit of pique with the money."

The taxi came to a sudden halt and stopped at the entrance of Xingfu Community.

"Driver, keep the change!"

Qi Xiu scanned the code to pay, pushed open the car door, and ran out.

Without even stopping to catch his breath, he sprinted all the way while holding up his phone.

"Master Su, I've arrived!"

Qi Xiu shouted at the screen while running.

Several streetlights in the community were broken, and the light was very dim.

Qi Xiu was sweating profusely as he quickly rushed to the bottom of Building 3.

This old community had no elevator, so Qi Xiu took the stairs two at a time, rushing straight up.

The sensor lights in the hallway were also broken, making it pitch black. Qi Xiu could only use the light from his phone screen to climb up.

He reached the fourth floor.

Qi Xiu stood before the security door of Room 402, panting heavily.

He pulled a large bunch of keys from his pocket. His hands were shaking so violently that the keys clattered together.

It took him two tries to insert the key into the lock.

The door opened.

The house was pitch black and silent.

Qi Xiu fumbled in the dark and pressed the switch on the wall.

The ceiling light in the living room turned on.

The house was very tidy.

The cushions on the sofa were neatly arranged, there was no dust on the coffee table, and the TV remote was in its original place.

It looked like no one had touched anything.

Qi Xiu swallowed hard and walked inside, holding his phone up.

"Wife! Wife, are you home?"

Qi Xiu shouted twice.

No one answered.

The house was empty, with only the sound of his echo.

He walked to the end of the hallway and stopped.

In front of him was the door to the secondary bedroom, which was tightly shut.

A thin strip of yellow light seeped out from under the door.

Qi Xiu stood outside the door and swallowed.

He raised his phone a bit higher and spoke to the screen in a low voice.

"Master Su, this is my brother Qi Gang's room."

Qi Xiu pointed at the closed wooden door.

"He usually stays inside to study and review, rarely going out. During the half month my wife has been missing, he's been at home the whole time."

Su Yun sat in front of the screen and took a sip of water from his teacup.

"Knock on the door."

Qi Xiu nodded and knocked three times on the door panel.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The room was silent for two seconds.

Immediately after, a flurry of panicked sounds came from inside. It sounded like a chair had fallen over, or perhaps heavy books hitting the floor. It was a significant commotion.

Qi Xiu frowned.

"Gang-zi? What are you doing in there? Open the door!"

Another ten seconds passed.

The door lock made a soft "click." The door was pulled open just a crack.

A young man wearing black-rimmed glasses peeked out.

He was very thin, wearing oversized gray pajamas. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and he had heavy dark circles under his eyes. His whole being exuded a sense of neurotic tension.

This was Qi Gang.

Qi Gang pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose. After seeing that the person outside was Qi Xiu, he was clearly stunned for a moment.

"Brother? Why are you back so suddenly?"

Qi Gang's voice was a bit dry. As he spoke, he used his body to block the gap in the door completely.

"Isn't the construction site busy today? It's the middle of the night."

Qi Xiu didn't answer his question.

He reached out, pushed aside Qi Gang who was blocking the door, and strode into the secondary bedroom.

"Brother! What are you doing!"

Qi Gang was pushed back two steps and started shouting in annoyance.

Qi Xiu ignored him completely. Holding his phone, he quickly scanned the room.

The secondary bedroom wasn't large, about ten square meters or so.

A single bed was placed by the window. The quilt on the bed was crumpled into a ball.

On the other side was a brand-new built-in bookcase. The bookcase went from the floor all the way to the ceiling, occupying an entire wall. The shelves were packed with various postgraduate entrance exam materials and professional books.

Other than that, there wasn't even a large wardrobe in the room that could hide someone. Forget a grown person, even hiding a dog would be a struggle.

Qi Xiu turned to look at Su Yun on the screen, his face full of anxiety.

"Master Su, look! This room is clear at a glance. Where is there any sign of my wife?"

Qi Xiu was so anxious he stomped his feet.

"Please stop keeping me in suspense. Where on earth is my wife hidden?"

Qi Gang, who had been complaining on the side, immediately stopped talking when he heard the voice coming from Qi Xiu's phone.

He turned his head, looked over Qi Xiu's shoulder, and leaned in to look at the phone screen.

On the screen, Su Yun was leaning back in his executive chair, looking at the camera with a half-smile.

The moment Qi Gang saw Su Yun's face clearly, his expression changed completely.

His originally pale face suddenly turned the color of pig liver. His eyes, hidden behind the black-rimmed glasses, widened so much that his eyeballs almost bulged out.

"Su Yun! You're that Fortune-telling Streamer!"

Qi Gang shrieked in shock.

Although he had been hiding in his room these past few days, he often browsed short videos. How could he not recognize Su Yun, who had recently become a sensation across the internet?

He knew exactly what this streamer did.

This man's predictions were always spot on, and he had already sent several criminals to jail!

Qi Gang's breathing became rapid. Like a madman, he lunged directly at Qi Xiu, reaching out to snatch the phone.

"Brother! Turn off the live stream quickly! Don't listen to this liar's nonsense!"

Qi Gang shouted as he tried to grab it.

Although Qi Xiu was a simple man, his reaction speed, honed from working on construction sites, was not slow.

Seeing his brother's abnormal behavior, a surge of nameless anger rose in his heart. He dodged to the side, easily avoiding Qi Gang's lunging grab.

"What's wrong with you! Get lost!"

Qi Xiu pushed Qi Gang away and shielded the phone against his chest.

"Master Su, please continue!"

Su Yun looked at the exasperated Qi Gang on the screen and gave a cold laugh.

"Qi Xiu, go to your kitchen."

Su Yun's tone was very flat.

"Find a hammer, preferably a claw hammer."

Qi Xiu was stunned.

"A hammer? What do I need a hammer for?"

"I told you to get it, so just get it. Why all the nonsense?" Su Yun rolled his eyes. "If you want to find your wife, do as I say."