Chapter 176 : Nangong Iren

Nangong Iren looked at Jenqyih's friend. That person looked at all of them with a sharp, yet respectful gaze.

<<It's about time this person comes to tell us about the progress of the investigation into the Shinnshiow kidnapping case.>>

Iren turned to look at Jenqyih. The look of surprise had not left his face.

<<Yihge didn't know about this person's arrival? Didn't they discuss this before?>>

Iren hoped that the investigation carried out by Jenqyih's friend's organization would yield more results than the police investigation. However, he realized that the people's organization didn't just help them. There must be a certain agenda they run.

<<Dahge's disappearance compounds our problems. Hope this person can help us with that too.>>

"Did you order pizza on purpose, knowing that Mr. Jongli would come here?" Yihshyong turned to Jenqyih.

Jenqyih shook his head. "I have absolutely no idea. The last time I communicated with him was the day he visited us here."

Yihshyong nodded.

<<Shyongge must have seen that Yihge's expression does show that he is telling the truth. It means that this Jongli Jyhren is indeed a very mysterious type of person.>>

"Okay," said Yihshyong. "It's not that important. We have other things to do. Mr. Jongli, please have a seat."

Because at that time everyone was sitting in the dining room, Yihshyong invited him to sit there. Jongli Jyhren was very calm. He seemed to have been well trained in dealing with precarious situations, such as the one they were currently facing.

Yihshyong looked deeply at the person. His face was serious. Iren didn't know what was going on in Yihshyong's mind. Even though he looked calm, he could actually be really panicked. It could be easily understood. It wasn't easy for Yihshyong to make up his mind when he suddenly had to take over from Shannchyuan..

Iren glanced around him. Except for Chioujen, all eyes were on Jongli Jyhren. Their facial expressions and eyes looked very serious. They all frowned. It was very much like students staring at their teacher during a sudden exam.

Iren focused on Chioujen. There was something strange about the kid. The night Chioujen came home, he talked for a long time with Shannchyuan. At that time, Iren stood guard at the edge of the hole. They chatted for quite a while in the dungeon.

He couldn't hear what their conversation was about because the distance between them and him was quite far. One thing Iren was sure of was that Chioujen knew things they didn't. But their youngest housemate chose not to tell them.

<<At least this kid had been honest with Dahge.>>

Iren didn't know why. Maybe Chioujen didn't fully believe in them yet. Living together for some time was in no way guaranteed that they would understand each other. What made Iren relieved was that at least Chioujen still believed in Shannchyuan.

"This restaurant really sells pizza, or is this just your way of communicating with us?" Jenqyih asked his friend. His eyes were full of inquiry.

Jongli smiled. "The restaurant really does exist. And they do have a promotion. We just asked them for help to let us use their restaurant."

"Then, who exactly is the person who gave this flyer to me?" asked Jenqyih.

"There is one of our agents who is on standby there. He is indeed in charge of distributing flyers to many people."

"Where is the difference? I mean, between this brochure and the original one."

"Actually, it's not that much different, either. We just changed the phone number. So when you call the restaurant, it goes straight to us."

"Ah! That's why you guys got here so fast."

Jongli nodded. "We've been monitoring your movements."

"Then these boxes? Is it really pizza?" Jenqyih still didn't seem convinced.

"Of course. The restaurant does provide pizzas that are incredibly large in size," said Jongli Jyhren.

Iren opened the top box. The smell of pizza spread throughout the room.

"Because it turns out we have guests, so we'll eat these pizzas later. Right now, I want to know what he will say." Yihshyong looked at his friends.

Jongli Jyren nodded.

"Wait," said Iren. "There are still things I don't understand. If it turns out that we didn't order pizza at all, then how would you contact us?"

Jongli Jyhren smiled. "We will still come to this house. I will say that Mr. Duanmuh Shannchyuan last night ordered pizza. He instructed we should deliver these pizzas tonight to his house."

"I think, even if no one ordered, if there was pizza delivered to our house, we would definitely receive it." Jenqyih smiled broadly. His face lit up as he said that.

Jinqkang and Chioujen nodded. They laughed at Jenqyih's words.

"Stop it. I think we've talked enough about pizza," Yihshyong said. "Now it's time for a serious talk." Yihshyong turned towards Jongli Jyhren. "What are the results of the investigation that your organization did?"

"The results of our investigation are more or less the same as the results of the police investigation. Although we conduct separate investigations, we often run into the police while searching for clues that we get. We think the police are also aware that we are also investigating this matter."

"Could you please tell us about the probable places where Shinnshiow is being held?" Iren asked.

"We did get some clues. We've managed to find the car that the kidnappers used to take Mr. Beeihae away," said Jongli Jyhren.

<<Ah! This is encouraging news.>>

"Where was the car found?" Yihshyong's eyes widened.

"Around midnight, we managed to track down the whereabouts of the car. The car was in the city located east of this big city. The kidnappers abandoned the car in the parking lot of a shopping mall."

"Are there witnesses?" Iren asked.

Jongli nodded. "The witnesses who were there all said that the car had been parked there since yesterday afternoon. About five o'clock in the afternoon."

"So Shinnshiow is in that city?" Yihshyong's voice was full of curiosity.

"I do not think so. We feel that the kidnappers deliberately put the car there to confuse us." Jongli Jyhren shook his head. "We think they transferred Mr. Beeihae to another car before they took the car out of town."

"Did the police know about this?" Iren asked.

"Of course they know. This morning, they even sent some officers there to check the car. We checked the car in the middle of the night. Right after we found him."

<<The police did not give this information to us at all. I don't know why. Even though so far we are all very cooperative.>>

"Then what about the person who brought the car?" Jenqyih asked a question. He looked bored with just sitting there listening.

"What do you want to know?" asked Jongli.

"Of course I want to know about the basics of the person who brought the car. For example, physical characteristics."

"He was wearing a hat, a thick jacket, and sunglasses. The witnesses also said that his teeth were bared."

"The police already know, right?" Yihshyong asked.

"Of course. The city police have even distributed a sketch of the car's driver's face to all police personnel on duty in areas where the car might have passed while escaping to the next town."

"Such a clear physical trait. Wouldn't that be something that would greatly assist the investigation?" Iren asked.