Chapter 373: Qiao Yu (1/2)

Chapter 373: Qiao Yu

“The cafe belongs to Qiao Yu’s biological elder brother. Qiao Yu helped out his brother. He lived above the cafe at night.”

“Have you been there?” Jiang Cheng asked.

Liu Guo’s face twitched unnaturally. He nodded. “Yes. We found the cafe and met his elder brother. They were very close. Ever since Qiao Yu died, his brother was greatly affected. His business fell. His shop almost shut down. A great part of the cafe has been rented out.

“When he found out we were there to find out more about Qiao Yu’s death, his brother cooperated greatly. It was clear that he also thought Qiao Yu’s death was suspicious. A few days before Qiao Yu’s death, he felt that his brother was acting strangely. When he slept at night, he often got calls from his younger brother at the cafe. It was for the same reason. It was to ask him whether he had sneaked back to the cafe.” Liu Guo shook his head. “Of course, his brother didn’t do that. Who would play a prank like that? However, Qiao Yu didn’t believe his brother.

“At first, the brother thought Qiao Yu was drunk. After all, Qiao Yu was a drunkard. However, this happened so often that sometimes, he would get six calls from Qiao Yu at night. His girlfriend argued with him because of this.

“Then, he realised Qiao Yu not only called him but also all the staff at the cafe. He asked them the same thing, whether they had returned to the cafe at night without telling him.

“He finally realised something was wrong. He questioned Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu refused to say anything at first. He regarded his brother strangely. Seeing how tired his elder brother was, Qiao Yu was shaken. He lowered his voice to ask, Did the footsteps coming from downstairs at night really not belong to you?

“Naturally, they weren’t! His brother and the other staff didn’t go to the cafe at night!”

Hua Luo frowned. He asked, “Did you say Qiao Yu heard footsteps?”

Liu Guo sighed and nodded at Hua Luo. “Based on the man’s memory, Qiao Yu said he had been busy editing the videos. He normally worked until late night. That was when the footsteps came. It sounded like someone was pacing about.”

At this point, Wei Jingting chimed in. “That was impossible. The man said that they considered the issue of sound insulation when they built the cafe. When one was upstairs, one couldn’t hear anything from downstairs.

“Plus, based on the man’s observation, nothing was lost from his cafe. It didn’t look like they were robbed.”

“What happened after that?” Banana Wolf urged.

“Even though the man didn’t believe in those things, his younger brother was really scared. That day, he promised to stay behind with him and figure out what the footsteps were.

“The man was cautious,” Liu Guo added. “He asked a buff staff member to stay behind too. Just like that, the three men waited until midnight. It was when he was about to fall asleep that Qiao Yu woke him up.

“Qiao Yu’s face was pale from fright. His lips trembled. He pulled on his brother’s arm and mumbled, They’re coming...