The security guard grabbed his colleagues and had them call the owner, the butler, and one of the maids separately to see whether anyone would pick up.
There were four guards in the security booth. Looking puzzled, they made the calls, only to hear the same recorded message: "The number you have dialed is not answering at the moment."
While they made their calls, sweating profusely, Doctor Liang and Cheng Le were yawning in the car, bored.
This investigation was obviously an ordinary case, either financial fraud or something involving a murder.
Well, if it involved murder, they still had to take it seriously. They couldn't lower their guard just because it wasn't a Special Item case.
"Why aren't they done calling yet? This is taking way too long," Cheng Le muttered from the back seat.
"Maybe the owner's planning his escape. Captain Luo, have the police block his departure through customs first."
They had a search warrant and could force their way in, but that would be heavy-handed unless there was clear evidence of a murder inside or an unregistered supernatural phenomenon.
If they could get Galixi to come out and enter the house peacefully to investigate, that would be better for everyone.
Just then, the four guards emerged from the booth. "Officers, our boss isn't answering. Neither are the butler or the maid. Please go in and take a look. Something might have happened."
The guards felt more comfortable calling them officers. They weren't used to calling them investigators.
Luo Yuan looked at his three companions after hearing this. Two of them were baffled; they had still thought this was an ordinary case.
Ke Meng, however, nodded and said solemnly, "There really is something wrong inside. This isn't an ordinary case."
"Let's go!" The other three instantly grew