Great, It's the Pervy Neighbor. We're Doomed

Chapter 405: The Five Detectives

"Damn..."Three thousand grass mud horses had just galloped across the endless green grasslands in his heart.

This new manager, Li Chong, was really a dog catching mice—meddling in things that weren't his business.

Even though he was complaining internally, Jiang Ran still said, "Alright, I'll definitely attend, Supervisor Li."

Manager Li Chong was very satisfied with Jiang Ran's current performance;he was quite pleased.

He took out his phone.

Opened that WeChat Alice Apartment residents' group chat.

Prepared to notify everyone about this welcome party.

He directly @'d all members, then also @'d the three new residents, meaning the three lab rats from units 456.

【Tonight at 7 PM, first-floor activity room, there's a welcome party. The three new residents must attend.】

【All old residents, attendance is not mandatory.】

After sending it, Manager Li Chong felt so comfortable.

He thought, being a manager, the feeling of giving orders was really too satisfying.

Looking at Manager Li Chong sitting in front with his legs crossed.

That gloomy face was still smiling.

Jiang Ran thought, tonight you're definitely going to be in trouble.

A little kindness is appreciated, too much breeds resentment.

Xiao Zhang always prepared delicious food and drinks every time.

He had fed them all into a habit.

Now you show up, and there's nothing at all.

It would be strange if those people didn't complain or give you trouble.

He was waiting to see you make a fool of yourself tonight.

At this moment.

Apartment Building, Unit 404.

Unit 404 was originally bought by that unlucky fellow Zhou Wu, the marital home for him and Shen Xing to get married.

As a result, before they could even get married, he lost his life here.

Shen Xing couldn't possibly live here alone either.

Therefore, this place had been left vacant ever since.

It also wasn't put up for sale.

Of course, Zhou Yan also didn't allow it to be sold.

Because she had already given this Unit 404 to the detectives she hired as a base of operations, to investigate who exactly killed her father.

But actually, what Zhou Yan didn't know was that the one who killed her father was the former manager, Xiao Zhang.

And now, Manager Xiao Zhang wasn't even at Alice Apartment anymore, not even in Nancheng City, not even in Hua Country.

Therefore, the private detectives she hired were essentially chasing the real killer, chasing nothing but air.

Of course, these people didn't know this situation.

Currently, five detectives were sitting in the living room of Unit 404.

These five detectives were all male, ranging in age from 20 to 60.

The most expensive one's fee for a single commission was only 50,000 Hua yuan.

Five detectives.

Three of them worked alone, two were a team.

The youngest of the three solo ones, sitting on the sofa, looked at the other four.

He said, "Since we're all here to investigate the truth, I suggest we all cooperate. That way, we can complete this job as quickly as possible. As for the final bonus, the five of us can split it equally."

After he finished speaking, he blinked his eyes, looking at the others, wanting to get their responses.

But the others remained silent.

Only the oldest among the five, estimated to be in his fifties.

He said, "Cooperate? Cooperation is indeed a good idea. After all, three cobblers with their wits combined surpass Zhuge Liang. But young man, you're too young, you haven't been in this line of work for long. You want to cooperate sincerely, but some people might cooperate on the surface while stabbing you in the back."

This oldest detective, perhaps because the speaker seemed too young, offered some guidance.

The youngest detective scratched his head: "Thank you, uncle. Although I've only been in this line for a couple of years, I understand this principle."

"So I just don't get it. Why is it that something that should be simple, some people make it complicated over a little bit of profit? Always liking to stab people in the back?"

The detective in his fifties chuckled but didn't say anything else.

At this moment, another detective spoke up: "Forget about cooperation. After all, no one can trust anyone else. Let's each investigate on our own. Whoever has the highest skill, whoever finds out first, gets that 1 million bonus."

The others who hadn't spoken also agreed with each other.

...

Time passed bit by bit.

Soon it was 7 PM—the welcome party.

Quite a few people came to this welcome party.

Including that Painter, and the person who came to the apartment with the Painter at the time.

Both of them were also attending this kind of welcome party for the first time.

Jiang Ran had already been waiting in the management office, having moved a chair himself to sit against the wall.

Only after almost everyone had arrived did Manager Li Chong make his entrance last.

Walking gracefully from the direction of the activity room door.

As if he were the grand finale.

He walked to the very front of the activity room.

Swept his gaze over everyone in the room.

Cleared his throat, squeezed out a smile on his gloomy face.

Said: "Hello everyone, I believe some already know my identity. But there are also many who don't know yet."

"First, let me introduce myself. I am the new manager replacing Manager Xiao Zhang. My name is Li Chong. I hope everyone will cooperate with my work in the future."

After he finished, he expected applause from the people in the activity room.

But all he received were cold, curious, and other such gazes. Not a single clap.

Manager Li Chong thought these people were really disrespectful, not a single one applauding.

Therefore, he glanced at Jiang Ran, signaling him to start clapping first to get others to follow.

Jiang Ran, speechless, clapped.

But in the activity room, there was still only his lone clapping sound.

Then, this clapping sound was also swallowed whole by the silence.

Manager Li Chong was very unhappy.

But in front of so many people, he couldn't really throw a tantrum.

So, he directly kicked off the welcome party: "Without further ado, next, let's invite the three new residents to introduce themselves."

"First, the first one, Liu Xiaogang."

Following these words, a young figure stood up.

Liu Xiaogang looked average, but gave off a clever, cunning feeling—not an honest person.

After standing up, he introduced himself with a smile:

"Hello everyone, my name is Liu Xiaogang. I'm very happy to become neighbors with everyone."

He only said this much, then sat down, ending his self-introduction.

"Alright, next new resident, Huo Yun."

Manager Li Chong announced Huo Yun's name.

Huo Yun stood up. Although his looks were also ordinary, his demeanor was sunny, healthy, and positive.

Especially his post-workout physique was very good.

Additionally, his face wore a bright smile, and his voice was firm and resonant:

"Hello everyone, my name is Huo Yun. Very pleased to meet you all."

"I'm someone who really likes sports. If anyone here shares the same hobby, we can make plans together in the future."

Huo Yun was the one Lucas called to kill Bai Xiaoliang's girlfriend that time.

That night, both of them got caught, were taken to the police station.

Huo Yun, because he was mentally ill, plus it was attempted murder, he was an accomplice.

Added to the fact he had already signed the agreement to move into Alice Apartment, under the influence of Alice Apartment's sinister power.

He was out in just a few days.

As for Lucas, he was still inside.