Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 533: The Dutiful Son

The second episode was filmed in a seaside city, where many places have uneven terrain. Many businesses hang small wooden flower boxes outside their stores, planting various colorful flowers.

As pedestrians shop and climb the slopes, on one side are the various flowers, and on the other is the sea with seagulls fluttering by.

In such a place suitable for relaxation and retirement, a neighborhood has had some bad rumors recently.

Sanjiang Garden.

Several original residents of the neighborhood are in front of the camera describing the recent rumors.

"We are one of the people involved," a woman ready to go out to buy groceries glanced at her pregnant daughter-in-law, "We live on the fifth floor. After midnight, we hear footsteps upstairs, but there’s no one living on the two floors above us!"

Her daughter-in-law added, "Sometimes it’s that heavy kind of footstep, sometimes it sounds like wearing high heels."

The director, acting as the host, looked serious, "It could be the sound from next door upstairs. If the floor’s soundproofing is poor, you can hear sounds from next door."

The woman was adamant, "Impossible, we’ve gone up and asked. On the sixth and seventh floors, it’s all elderly people, and they go to sleep at eight o’clock. How could they get up in the middle of the night and walk around?"

After a pause, the woman presented her evidence, "Don’t say sleepwalking. I’ve asked their children who live in other cities; they’ve said the elderly don’t have a sleepwalking disorder!"

[If what she said is true, that’s really scary!]

[I think it must be human; although I can’t hear footsteps from upstairs, I sometimes hear the sound of marbles rolling. At first, I thought it was a child playing marbles, and it bothered me a lot.]

[I hear it too, but there are no children upstairs!]

[The scientific explanation is: one, the building materials expand and contract; two, the cement floor deforms; three, mold erosion creates hollow spaces in the reinforced concrete.]

[So what about the footsteps I keep hearing?]

[Your building isn’t soundproofed, or maybe the footsteps upstairs are so loud.]

[Don’t interrupt, the main point is what’s going on in this neighborhood. Could it be inhabited but the residents don’t know?]

On camera, the woman is still complaining, "We’ve even contacted the homeowner through the property management. The homeowner immigrated long ago, entrusted the house to relatives to sell, but the relatives were busy, and passed it to an agent. The homeowner set a high price, the house hasn’t sold, and recently not even a single person has come for a viewing!"

The woman stated that initially, she thought someone secretly made a copy of the key and moved in, but after watching for several nights, she saw no one step out of the room, yet her son and daughter-in-law still heard footsteps at home.

"Now everyone in the neighborhood knows, and they all think it’s something causing trouble."

The woman said mysteriously, "I’m planning to get a charm tomorrow."

The director suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, hoping the livestream wouldn’t get blocked because of this.

On this side, the staff were still interacting with local residents, while on the other side guests started arriving.

Getting out of the taxi, Tuanzi immediately found Wen Li, furtively pulling him aside.

"Cousin, I have to tell you, something big happened at the factory!"

The handsome young man took out a milk candy from his pocket, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.

"What happened?"

Actually, Wen Li should have asked how his sister knew.

He wanted to know the follow-up to the abandoned factory, but the police couldn’t conveniently tell him, and he couldn’t interfere with their work, so he had to suppress his curiosity.

However, the best way to get someone to talk is to go along with what they’re saying, occasionally offering encouragement, and they would spill everything.

Wen Li was well-versed in this method and now showed a curious expression.

Tuanzi sucked on the milk candy, trying her best to make her words clear.

"There’s a wall in the factory that was fixed later, and there’s actually a corpse inside!"

After all, she hadn’t seen the corpse herself, and having seen many corpses in ancient times, Tuanzi’s large eyes were only filled with curiosity at the moment.

As usual, Wen Li didn’t ask how his sister knew; he continued to probe.

"Sealed in the wall, the factory’s leaders and employees are all suspects."

"No no no, the most suspicious is Qian Duocai!"

Tuanzi was very satisfied with her cousin’s surprised look, and began talking non-stop, "The police investigated; the food processing factory didn’t fix the wall during that period, and before the first buyer from the closure came, the second buyer arranged for workers to enter the factory, but the workers had an accident and had to stop the project..."

Before she could finish her words, Tuanzi’s bright black pupils trembled.

"It’s actually a milk candy with a chocolate filling!"

She smiled with delight, savoring the rare milk candy, and forgot what she was about to say next. Too happy, she ignored Wen Li’s odd reaction.

The system recorded Wen Li’s reaction clearly. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

This cousin isn’t normal.

"I see."

The vague conjecture became concrete, and Wen Li rarely showed authentic emotion.

Based on his investigation, the factory’s current owner, Qian Duocai, originally planned to rebuild the factory. Shortly after, a worker died on the site, and the family received compensation without causing trouble. However, Qian Duocai felt it was unlucky and decided to sell the land use rights, but it remained unsold.

With the green glow and wind at night, many avoided it but couldn’t help spreading exaggerated rumors, causing the factory to silently stand between the third and fourth ring roads of Jiang City.

He found out about this while searching for material, noticing discrepancies.

The land use rights weren’t unsold due to the rumored murder case or supernatural rumors. In the face of profits, merchants don’t care about these things.

The truth of the unsold land was simple: Qian Duocai overpriced it, and only a fool would buy it.

Qian Duocai’s son didn’t know this. Qian Duocai was gravely ill and in the intensive care unit when the show contacted him, and it was his son who entertained them.

Learning that the show would provide a substantial three-day rent, Qian Duocai’s son immediately agreed.

The young man even asked the show to uncover the truth and clear the factory’s name, making it easier for him to sell after inheriting the estate.

Thinking of this, Wen Li couldn’t help but chuckle.

"If Qian Duocai is really the murderer, then his son is quite the filial one."

"Hmm?"

Tuanzi looked up in confusion while enjoying the milk candy.

"Who’s the filial one?"

Wen Li patted her head, his curiosity returning to his sister.

What he and the director couldn’t find out, his sister knew so much detail.

Despite his connection with his cousin working in the police station, she would never violate professional ethics and spill the beans, so how did his sister know? Could it be related to her occasional self-talk?

Really curious!

The system hidden in Tuanzi’s brain suddenly emitted a ’zzz’ sound.

[Miaomiao: Eh? Little Gu, what’s wrong? Are you burning up?]

[Ancient Martial System: It’s okay, the data seemed to mess up for a moment, really strange]