I am the strongest sheriff on the surface

This is an old residential building with no lights in the corridors and debris piled up everywhere.

The two walked up the dusty stairs and came to the door of a house on the third floor.

"Boom bang bang..."

Xiao Cheng stretched out his hand and knocked three times, the old wooden door was covered with a layer of iron, making a hollow sound.

There was no movement for a long time.

It was obvious that the lights were on downstairs.

Xiao Cheng looked at Chen Shi suspiciously, and Chen Shi pouted at the door.

Xiao Cheng increased his strength and took three more shots.

Just when the two were getting impatient, there was the sound of dragging footsteps behind the door, followed by a lifeless female voice.

"Who is it?"

This voice echoed in the dark corridor, Xiao Cheng was startled, and couldn't help shivering.

"We're sheriffs."

Chen Shi on the side didn't seem to be affected at all. Seeing that Xiao Cheng didn't answer, Lang Sheng took over the conversation: "This is Yin Guo, right? I need to know something about you, please open the door!"

There was no movement inside the door.

After about a few seconds, just when Xiao Cheng couldn't bear it and was about to knock on the door again...

"Squeak..."

The door opened a crack slightly.

Behind the door, there is a pair of eyes with sunken eye sockets, looking out timidly.

Chen Shi showed his ID, and the woman inside the door squinted and frowned under the dim light of her house, looked carefully for a while, and then opened the door.

"come in!"

The woman couldn't tell her exact age, she was estimated to be in her 40s, but her voice sounded old: "Don't change your shoes, close the door."

After speaking, he turned around and went back to the house.

For some reason, Xiao Cheng always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain the reason. Seeing Chen Shi walking towards the house with a calm face, Xiao Cheng closed the door, let go of his perception, and followed closely.

There should be only one person in the house!

Yin Guo is not at home?
Who is this man from Yin Guo?

Xiao Cheng was full of question marks, and followed Chen Shi to a small living room, where the woman had already sat on the sofa, looking up at the two of them.

That expression was a little numb.

"sit down!"

She pointed to the empty seat on the sofa.

Xiao Cheng wanted to refuse, but Chen Shi had already sat on his buttocks, making a creaking sound.

Reluctantly, Xiao Cheng followed suit and moved his buttocks a few times uncomfortably. There should be springs inside the sofa cushions, and this kind of old-fashioned sofa is rare now.

"We want to ask Yin Guo for some information. Is he at home?" Chen Shi's voice was soft, as if he was afraid of scaring the woman.

"he already……"

The woman's voice was in a trance, and she thought for a while: "I haven't been back for three days."

Chen Shi frowned, and continued to ask: "Where did he go? Who are you to him?"

"I'm his wife, I don't know where he went, he... disappeared!"

what?
Missing?

Xiao Cheng was startled, and asked anxiously: "Did Yin Guo often not go home before? How did you know he was missing? Did you report the crime?"

Perhaps Xiao Cheng's voice became louder, the woman's body shrank back, and her voice became stuttering.

"He is not at home every three to five days, and it will be several days when he goes out!"

When she said this, there was a bitter taste on her face, but she immediately said loudly: "He is in business, it's normal to go out, I'm used to it, so I didn't report it."

"Then how do you say he disappeared?"

Xiao Cheng quickly asked questions immediately after Huatou, without giving her any time to think.

This is a questioning technique. If the other party is lying, they will often show their feet in this extremely fast question and answer.

"Usually he would tell me if he didn't come back, but this time he didn't, and his phone couldn't be reached."

"Then why didn't you report the case?"

"My husband sometimes doesn't come back after going out for more than half a month. It's only been three days. Although I can't get through the phone, I still think about waiting."

Although the woman spoke slowly, she answered fluently, and there were no obvious logical loopholes.

There was a momentary silence in the living room. Yin Guo's wife lowered her head and slowly rubbed her hands on her lap.

Xiao Cheng looked at her under the dim light. This woman is not beautiful, her hair is a little gray, and the skin on her hands is rough. It seems that she has been neglected all year round.

Looking at the living room again, the sofa under the buttocks is old, the paint on the furniture is mottled, and there is a TV in the corner. It is only ten inches in size, and I don’t know black and white.

After contacting what she just said, Xiao Cheng understood a little bit.

After thinking about it, he didn't continue to ask questions, and there was really no need to provoke this poor woman.

There was a landline on the coffee table in the living room, Xiao Cheng nudged Chen Shi with his elbow, and winked at the phone.

Chen Shi nodded.

"I'll borrow your home phone."

After getting the consent, Xiao Cheng picked up the receiver and dialed Yin Guo's phone number he wrote down.

A few seconds later, he shook his head at Chen Shi.

As Yin Guo's wife said, the phone is turned off.

"Do you know where he might go?" This time it was Chen Shi who asked.

"I don't know, he has no other place, he will definitely go home when he's done with his work!"

The woman's words were hurried, as if she was answering Chen Shi, but to Xiao Cheng's ears, she was more trying to convince herself.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that no more valuable clues could be obtained, Chen Shi greeted Xiao Cheng, and the two got up to leave: "If he comes back or you think of anything, please contact us."

Walking to the door, Chen Shi handed over a business card, thought for a while and then asked, "Do you have any children?"

"Ah? Ah!"

The woman was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "Yes, he is studying in other places, and he comes back twice a year. There is no holiday yet, so he should come back years ago!"

Hearing this series of answers, Xiao Cheng and Chen Shi looked at each other, turned around and left the gate.

On a northern night in January, the sky was cold and the alley leading to the main road was dark. The two walked quickly with their clothes tightly wrapped, neither of them talking.

Only the sound of hurried footsteps can be heard in the alley...

By the side of the alley, Fei's Tana 2000 had already parked there, and the buttocks were steaming white. The two opened the door and sat on it.

"Hiss...it's so cold!"

Chen Shi rubbed his ears that were red from the cold, and looked at his watch: "Let's go, find a place to sit!"

Fei originally wanted to open his mouth to ask something, but when he heard Chen Shi's words, he laughed, put down the handbrake, released the clutch, stepped on the accelerator, and drove the car into the distance.

After a while, the car slowly stopped in front of a small skewer shop.

After opening the door and getting off the car, Xiao Cheng looked up at the signboard that said Qiushi Barbecue Restaurant, and smiled wryly in his heart.

Open the door and enter, the log-colored floor in the store is still clean and bright, the three of them randomly found a place to sit down, and the boss wearing glasses greeted him immediately.

Fei was a regular customer, so he ordered a few grilled skewers and cold dishes, and Chen Shi ordered a small bottle of two-and-a-half bottles of white wine, which the three of them shared equally, saying it was for warming up.

After a while, the food and drink were ready, and the three chatted while eating and drinking.

"This Yin Guo is quite an asshole!"