"Yes, that does make sense. I don't know if other people have rented it out. I do have a basement that has been idle and unused. If you are interested, you can go and take a look."
After hearing what the uncle said, Xu Jinran looked back at Mu Wen. Both of them had excited expressions on their faces. They didn't expect to find such a good thing without any effort.
"Really? Sir, that's great. Where is your basement?"
"But my basement is relatively far inside. I have to go down the stairs and walk all the way to the innermost room. It says room 102. That's my basement."
"Then uncle, can it be convenient for me to go in and take a look?"
"Okay, what's the inconvenience? I just have the key with me. Come on, I'll go down with you and have a look. If you like it, I'll rent it to you."
The old man stood up from the ground as he spoke, but Xu Jinran grabbed the old man's hand. In this situation, he absolutely could not take anyone else to the basement with him.
"Uncle, you don't need to go down. It seems to be quite muddy down there. Your legs and feet are not strong enough. If you fall, you will be in trouble. Give me the key and I will go over and have a look. If you like it, I will come up and follow you." Negotiate the price.”
After hearing what Xu Jinran said, Mu Wen felt relieved. She was really worried that Xu Jinran would agree to let the old man go down with him. Then one more person would be another burden, not to mention a person with no hands. The old man who is strong.
"Okay, okay, then you can go down by yourselves. My legs and feet are really not very good. Anyway, I have been idle in the basement for a long time. There are some cardboard boxes in there and nothing else."
As the uncle spoke, he took out a keychain from his waist, then took a key from it and put it in Xu Jinran's hand.
"Remember, this is room 102, don't open the wrong door."
"Don't worry, sir. Just wait here. I'll go down and take a look. I'll be up soon."
Xu Jinran happily took the key over and shook it in front of Mu Wen, and the two of them hurriedly walked to the underground floor.
It was the same as what everyone had described before. It was indeed very humid down there. Just after coming down, they could feel a burst of moisture rushing towards them. The water stains on the ground had not completely dried yet.
This is a very rectangular building. Looking from the front, you can basically not see the end.
Mu Wen did not expect that there were so many rooms on display in this basement, and it did look dark. Although there were lights, the brightness of the bulbs was very low.
The two people looked at each other, but didn't say anything, and walked forward quietly.
In the basement, because few people come down at this time, and there are water stains on the ground, two people can still make some sounds when they walk.
"Didn't the uncle say it's right in front?"
Mu Wen pretended to talk to Xu Jinran, and Xu Jinran naturally understood what Mu Wen meant.
"Yes, he said it was in front, but why does it feel like he has gone so far? He couldn't be lying to us, right?"
"No, no, how much does it cost to rent a basement? Let's look at it further. He said 102, right?"
"Yes, look here is 403. If you go further, you should see 102 in front of you."
The two people continued to slowly look forward while talking, but while walking, they would also look at the rooms on both sides from time to time.
Every basement has a large iron door, but it is quiet inside. No sound is heard. Every time they take two steps, Mu Wen and Xu Jinran will bend down and go through the crack in the door. Determine whether there are people living inside.
But after walking for a while, they still didn't find any clues.
Suddenly they heard a clear sound, the sound echoing in the basement. It was indeed obvious that it was made by humans, but after the sound came out, there was no movement.
The two people looked at it strangely, but they were able to tell that the direction of the sound should be from inside.
So she continued walking forward, and when she was almost near the end, Mu Wen suddenly lowered her head, and then she saw a room with a faint light coming from inside.
Mu Wen glanced at Xu Jinran, who also slowly lowered his head.
Yes, they were sure this time that there was someone living in this room, but the people inside seemed to be very quiet and didn't make any sound at all.
In order not to arouse suspicion, the two people continued walking forward, but they didn't go more than two steps before they saw the basement of 102.
Xu Jinran took the key and opened the door directly.
As soon as he opened the door, a damp breath rushed over him. It was obvious that no one had entered this basement for a long time.
The two of them groped in the dark and turned on a wall switch. The room became brighter, just like what the uncle had described before. There were several cardboard boxes stacked in the room, and there was dust everywhere.
It was obvious that no one had opened this door in a long time.
"That room should be where they live, right?"
Xu Jinran said to Mu Wen very carefully.
"Obviously they heard a sound, but they were very cautious and the sound disappeared immediately. However, all the basement rooms were dark with lights. Only that one did not turn off the lights, so I inferred that they should be there. A house.”
"But don't you think it's strange? But if there are children inside, would the children really be so quiet? Wouldn't they make any sound at all?"
Xu Jinran expressed her doubts. In fact, Mu Wen had thought of this, but she still couldn't give a good explanation.
"I don't know about this. I think we've almost done our research. It's better to go out and make an arrest plan, and then surround the basement as soon as possible."
"That's fine."
Xu Jinran agreed with Mu Wen's statement, and the two of them closed the basement door and walked outside again.
After coming up, Luo Qianran was already waiting anxiously outside. He didn't know if the two of them had made any new discoveries after being down for such a long time.
"How's it going? Did you find anything new?"
"We have already inquired, and there is only one room with lights on, but we are not sure if there is anyone living in it. We can only go and besiege that room."
"Didn't you hear any noise inside? If it is really inhabited, there should always be some noise."
