The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 60 Where is the key?

Qi Fei immediately thought that from the beginning to the end, the murderer's greatest means in this case was that he could freely enter and exit every household. If it was a collective house, then it was very likely that someone had obtained the backup keys to all the houses!

"Oh, I had to go through a lot of trouble to find this trustee company and get the documents. As for the keys, I asked about them, and they said they were originally given to the employees themselves, because the apartments were separate from the dormitories. It's said that when the apartments were allocated, they promised that the property rights would be divided up later, and they would be given independent property deeds. In fact, they gave them to them according to the meaning of the housing division. In the end, because the International Trade Company was gone, the independent property deeds were also shelved. So the International Trade Company didn't have any spare keys to begin with, and the small company that took over now doesn't have any anyway."

"Well, that is to say, when these people got the keys, they thought they owned the house, but later they found out that they could only live in it temporarily and it was not considered their asset at all?" Qi Fei finally figured out the problem.

"Oh! Oh, right, there's another important discovery," Wu Shanqiu said excitedly. "The people at the trusteeship company said that a few years ago, someone came to Guiyue Apartment to inquire about the sale, but it was just a brief inquiry, and then it seemed like nothing happened."

"Who asked?" Zhong Kui's voice suddenly came from behind Qi Fei.

Qi Fei was caught off guard and was so scared that he almost fell off his chair.

Zhong Kui, who always heard the sound of high heels before someone arrived, came quietly behind him this time.

Qi Fei patted his chest and muttered, "Damn, are you a ghost? You walk without making any sound."

"Captain Liu said that a consultant should act like a consultant and asked me to dress simply, so I didn't wear high heels." Zhong Kui said with a pursed mouth.

"Ha, he listens to Captain Liu so much." Qi Fei couldn't help but say sourly, thinking that this guy argued with him every day, but was so obedient when Captain Liu made a request.

Zhong Kui didn't refute it, but just chased Wu Shanqiu and asked, "I want to know who asked about this?"

Wu Shanqiu pursed her lips and said, "I asked them too. There were only a few of them, but they told me they didn't remember.

Because I looked at that company and it was all people with connections, and they didn't seem to want to do anything. I guess the person who asked about it didn't take it seriously, saying it was too many years ago. I can't remember who asked.

"Don't they often go to collect rent? Don't you remember?"

"Ha, they just seem so careless and perfunctory. I guess they really don't remember it. They just vaguely know that such an incident happened." Wu Shanqiu said with disdain.

"So what is the answer to this question? If they want to get this house, is there any way?" For some reason, Zhong Kui was very concerned about this matter.

"Oh! Well, I asked about that, and they gave me an answer. They said that theoretically, we just need to send a representative out and ask them to buy the entire trusteeship for the company, and then divide the profits among them."

"That's not a small amount of money."

"I said the same thing. The management company said it wouldn't be much. When they gave them the house, they were planning to divide it up. That's why the documents stated that the purchase price would be calculated based on the assessed value of that year. So even if they bought the entire building, it wouldn't be a big deal."

"It seems that this is also their response when that person came to ask?"

"I think it's about right," Wu Shanqiu said. Then, seeing how concerned Zhong Kui was, she asked, "Is this a serious matter?"

"Well, that's important. The key is that now that we have this answer, no matter who asks, won't they discuss it with the people in the building? After all, everyone needs to reach a consensus." Zhong Kui said. Qi Fei heard it and immediately said, "I think Wang Dakang and his wife didn't finish their words last time!"

……

Nancheng, which had been sunny for more than a month, started to rain.

It was raining heavily in the middle of the day. Walking through the Guiyue Apartment building, a stale, musty smell wafted through the air, mixed with an indescribable stench. It choked Wu Shanqiu so much that she covered her mouth and nose. "How can these people endure living in a place like this?"

"You can't underestimate people's tolerance for money." Zhong Kui said as he walked towards Room 201.

Wang Dakang, sleepy-eyed, came to open the door. The retired couple was taking a nap at home on a rainy day.

Upon hearing that the police had already investigated the ownership issue of Guiyue Apartment, Wang Dakang's reaction even revealed a hint of displeasure.

"Aren't you looking for the murderer? Why do you care about this?" There was a sense of dissatisfaction with the invasion of privacy in his words.

"We have reason to suspect that the murder that occurred in Guiyue Apartment is related to the property rights issue of this building." Zhong Kui suddenly put on the posture of a criminal police officer and spoke very seriously.

Qi Fei had never seen her like this before. She was like a chameleon, able to transform into the required appearance at any time when the situation required.

Moreover, the connection between the property rights and the murder was also mentioned by Zhong Kui himself at this moment, but he had never brought it up when discussing the case.

Wang Dakang listened and disagreed: "That's impossible! No one would kill someone to solve the problem of our house ownership. If someone dies, we won't be able to collect the money!"

Zhong Kui looked triumphant: "So, the people in your building have discussed pooling money to buy a house?"

"Of course we have discussed this. This house originally belonged to us. It was owed to us by the International Trade Company. Those who got the house before us all had a proper property deed. Why does it become a rental house when it comes to us?" Wang Dakang became excited when talking about this.

"However, we heard that if you want to pool money to buy it, someone has to come forward. Who did you choose?" Wu Shanqiu asked.

Hearing this question, Wang Dakang sighed: "It's this issue that we haven't reached a consensus on. After all, the money is pooled together, but only one person's name can be written on the property deed... We are all not young anymore, and..."

"Moreover, as you have been neighbors for a long time, not only have you failed to trust each other, but various things have created rifts and even hatred between you." Zhong Kui said what Wang Dakang had not finished.

"Let's take an analogy. If Yue Fengsheng and Chen Liangdi were still alive, they wouldn't agree to confront anyone, right? In short, no one is willing to submit to the other, and there's no solution." Wang Dakang said in frustration, "There are only a few families left now. If we split the bill, the price of buying the entire building, even at the prices back then, would be quite high. We simply can't afford it!"

As he was speaking, a sound came again from the haunted room 301 upstairs...

(End of this chapter)