Turning around and looking, he saw an old man wearing a white shirt and a pair of cheap sandals, with white hair but full of energy.

"Uncle, who are you?"

Bai Xi was curious, how could there be anyone in such a remote place? What a coincidence, she happened to meet him.

"I'm the security guard here."

The old man came over, waving a cattail leaf fan, wearing cheap slippers, and his heels were almost worn out.

"Security?"

Bai Xi looked unbelieving.

This place is overgrown with weeds and deserted. The nearest community is at least 20 minutes away. Are you telling me that you are the security guard here?

"Uncle, have you been deceived? The developer of this property has gone bankrupt a long time ago. Who will pay you a salary if you are here to guard it?"

Bai Xi kindly reminded.

"Why are you lying to me?" The uncle pointed to a brick house in the distance, only about ten square meters, "That's my position, and my salary has been paid long ago."

The uncle said with a smile. It seemed that this was not the first time someone asked him this question.

"Ah?"

Bai Xi was confused. Why should people look at an abandoned building?

"Uncle, do you mean that someone paid you in advance five years ago and gave you the salary for the past few years?"

"That's right! Boss Zong paid my salary personally. I have already kept half of my ten years' salary."

Bai Xi was surprised. Could it be that Zong Ke had arranged it in advance? Is there something fishy about his disappearance?

But the mission information clearly states that Zong Ke’s relics should be dead.

The uncle looked at Bai Xi and asked, "Little girl, what are you doing here alone?"

"Alas!" She sighed, glanced at the old man from the corner of her eye, and said:

"I am alone and curious, and I usually like to read detective novels or something.

I accidentally learned before that such a big figure as Zong Ke disappeared mysteriously, and I was very curious.

Isn’t this the end of the world?

If I can't solve this doubt, I will die with my eyes closed, so I'm here."

After saying that, Bai Xi carefully observed the uncle's expression and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he nodded without any sign of disbelief.

Her excuse was a bit lame, but she couldn't think of a better one for a while.

Who would have expected that a building that has been abandoned for many years would still be guarded by security guards.

Bai Xi took advantage of the situation and asked: "Uncle, I heard that Boss Zong disappeared from this building? Is it true or false?"

"Of course it's a lie, but he did come here before he disappeared." The uncle glanced up and to the right, blinked, and recalled.

"At that time, Boss Zong was a little panicked.

As soon as he arrived, he stopped the construction and called everyone out. His assistant was standing by to settle everyone's wages.

When I came out of the security booth, I happened to see him entering the construction site alone. He didn't come out until the assistant paid us the money.

After taking the money, Boss Zong gave more compensation, and everyone didn't say anything. They quickly dispersed and went home.

When I returned to my post to pack my things, Boss Zong came to me, took a bank card, and asked me to help him guard this community for another ten years.

Boss Zong was generous, so I agreed and have been keeping it until now."

"Uncle, can I ask the specific time?"

The more information, the more Bai Xi feels that Zong Ke's death is not that simple. The piece of iron the game wants is probably here.

"July 28. Because I received ten years' salary that day, which was a huge sum of money, so I remember it very clearly." The uncle replied.

July 28, the day before Zong Ke disappeared.

It is now certain that Zong Ke knew what happened to him a long time ago, and made arrangements one day in advance, and even specially asked people to guard the community.

Could this community be the backup he left for himself?

Bai Xi continued to ask: "I heard that when this real estate was developed, many people disagreed. It was the boss of the clan who built this community against all the opinions?"

She saw this in a post, and there was no lengthy discussion on the matter, just a few sentences.

"Boss Zong attaches great importance to this property and said that the location here is good and the community will be sold well.

It cost a lot of money to repair this community! Unfortunately, people disappeared before the repairs were completed."

The uncle shook his head and sighed, seeming to be very sorry for Zong Ke’s disappearance.

"Uncle, can I go in and have a look?"

She had to find the black iron piece as soon as possible. The longer it took, the more trouble she would have.

Alien invasion and the end of the world are troublesome enough, but there is also a mysterious and scheming Zong Ke.

Bai Xi's head is getting bigger.

As expected, this comprehensive attribute is not that easy to obtain.

"You all know that I am the security guard here, so no one can enter.

Moreover, it has been abandoned for many years, and there are a lot of rats, snakes, and the like. Don’t scare a little girl like you."

The uncle refused Bai Xi's request without even thinking about it.

"Uncle, are you really not allowed to come in? This place is deserted anyway, so there's nothing wrong with letting me go in and take a look."

With that said, Bai Xi took out a few hundred-dollar bills from his pocket and shook them, with a "you know" look, "Uncle, do you think you can be accommodating?"

"You little girl are quite good at getting things done."

Bai Xi's actions made the uncle laugh, and then he raised his fist and suddenly changed his face, looking fierce.

"Go quickly, no one is allowed in here."

"...Uncle, have you studied drama, right? You are so good at changing your face."

"If you don't leave yet, I'm really going to take action." The uncle raised his fist again, as if he was going to fight.

"Just leave, why are you so fierce?"

Bai Xi complained, turned around and left decisively.

"You can't come here!"

Seeing Bai Xi leaving, the uncle shook his head and whispered, and returned to his post.

But Bai Xi is not someone who gives up easily. After leaving the uncle's sight, she sneaked back quietly.

The community is so big that one person can't guard it. As long as she is careful to avoid the uncle, she still can't get in.

She came to the other side, far away from the uncle's post, threw the pipe over, skillfully climbed up the wall, jumped off, rolled, and landed safely.

The vegetation here is even more lush than at the gate, and the weeds are almost as tall as a person.

Picking up the tube, fidgeting with the grass slightly, Bai Xi slowly explored forward.

There are a total of six houses in the entire community, and the floors are not high, just eight floors. There is a large amount of green space reserved inside, and there is also an artificial stream drawn from the neighborhood flowing through.

No wonder the community was so popular at that time.

Bai Xi first started searching the two houses farthest from the uncle's post. It was only a dozen meters away, but it took a full 20 minutes.

The vegetation was too dense, and there were many small animals hidden inside. She even saw a hare.

Every time she swung at the grass, she had to wait for a while to let the small animals run away before she dared to walk over, for fear of poisonous insects.
Chapter completed!