Chapter 195: Chapter 193: Bella
Ding ding ding~
Just then, the phone rang, and Bella quickly went to get the phone from the nightstand.
When she saw who was calling, her face turned somewhat sullen, but she answered anyway.
"What are you calling for?" Her tone was very unkind, her entire face showing impatience.
Elliana Lyle waved to Luna, pointing directly at the poster behind the door, and Luna noticed it successfully.
After exchanging a glance, they were even more certain that the relationship between Bella and Nancy was unusual.
Because not only was Nancy on the poster, Bella was also on it. The girl group was called Angel Girl, and the poster read April 7, 2016...
The characters afterward were blurry, too unclear to read. She hadn’t heard of this girl group.
She was also surprised that Nancy had actually participated in a girl group.
Bella was still on the phone, saying, "Come over yourself, it’s not like you don’t know my address."
Then she hung up and looked at the two of them, saying, "Little girls? Finished asking? Has no one ever told you it’s very impolite to behave this way?"
Luna said directly, "You’re quite adept at lying. I’ll give you one more chance: do you know the people in the photo or not?"
Bella calmly looked at them and said, "I don’t know them. I think you have mistaken me for someone else."
"So you mean to tell me that the person on the poster isn’t you?"
When Luna pointed it out so clearly, Bella immediately looked at the poster, and Elliana caught a fleeting look of panic on Bella’s face.
But she quickly regained her composed demeanor, running her slender fingers through her chestnut brown curls, saying, "You mean the poster? That time, I just put it up because I thought someone looked like me. Everyone’s name is on their heads; that person is called Anna, I’m Bella, quite a big difference."
Indeed, upon closer inspection, every person on the poster had a name, and Nancy was Nancy, while the person who looked identical to Bella was labeled Anna.
But the panic captured on Bella’s face wasn’t fake, proving this Bella really did know something, and Bella was indeed Anna.
However, there was no evidence at the moment to prove it. If Bella didn’t confess, they couldn’t get anything out of her. Moreover, Luna said they weren’t here today to get information from Bella’s mouth.
The main purpose was to probe and observe things related to the room, because Bella had lived here for three years, exactly the period Nancy said she went abroad.
Now, this poster could be considered a significant find.
"I really like this poster, can I take it?" Elliana asked with a smile.
Bella didn’t agree, instead smiling and asking back, "Why should I?"
Then Luna pulled out ten thousand yuan from her pocket, placing it on the bed, giving a half-smile as she gestured, "Aren’t you going to count it?"
Clearly, this ten thousand yuan, like a piece of cake, attracted the hungry person, and Bella was that hungry person, needing the money more than anyone.
First, to pay off debts, and second, to support the family. Recently, her father had fallen ill again, and her mother was asking her for a large amount for surgery, which she couldn’t gather in such a short time.
Thinking of this, she still picked up the money from the bed, checked it carefully, and quickly counted it.
People in her line of work feared receiving counterfeit money, even though modern society offered online payment, cash always had a special allure.
"Alright, you can take the poster."
Having said that, Bella walked straight over, tore off the poster with one hand, rolled it up, and said, "I’ll get a bag to pack it."
Then she opened the bedroom door and walked out, and when the two followed, they found Bella had already entered the kitchen and locked the door!
Clearly, this was unexpected for them, as the door was locked, and even if they forced it open, it would be too late, as Bella would surely dispose of the poster.
A minute later, Bella opened the door, followed by a choking smell of smoke. Behind Bella, on the gas stove were sparks of the poster’s remnants.
Bella spread her hands, tilting her head and saying, "Sorry, there was a fire. Looks like I can’t take your money."
Faced with Bella’s provocative smile, although Elliana was angry, she was helpless.
From this, they derived an even more important piece of information: Nancy’s disappearance was definitely not simple!
Fortunately, Luna had secretly taken a photo of the poster with her phone while Bella was on the call, otherwise, they would have no evidence.
Looking at Bella, who appeared slightly triumphant, she said, "No problem."
As they were leaving, Luna said to Bella, "By the way, I’m Luna, I remember calling you this morning."
"Okay, take care," Bella still had a faint smile on her face, but just as she was about to close the door, her face changed dramatically!
She rushed to the bedroom in a panic, almost stumbling in her haste!
Pulling out a suitcase from under the bed, she began packing frantically.
She knew that if she didn’t leave here soon, something serious would happen.
Meanwhile, as they left Bella’s house, Elliana immediately asked Luna for the phone, and upon receiving it, she began searching for the girl group’s name. Clearly, there was no information online.
The search results were all irrelevant contents.
Luna said, "No need to search, even I couldn’t find any info on Bella joining a girl group, how could it be online?"
"Then what do we do?" Elliana asked, feeling a bit deflated, then continued, "Bella isn’t willing to say anything, clearly there’s something going on here."
"Hmm." Luna nodded, her tone sounding quite relaxed.
Elliana browsed through her phone photos, enlarging the poster photo for observation, finally saying, "Some of the faces in there are unclear, but some are still clear, let’s find those people in the poster."
"Alright, stop looking, we’ll talk about it later."
Upon reaching the community entrance, they bumped into someone head-on, and all three of them fell to the ground!
Since Elliana was afraid Luna’s hand might get hurt, she used her body to brace against the fall, making her fall the worst!
"I’m sorry! I’m sorry!..."
A girl’s voice came, continually bowing and apologizing with a very sincere attitude.
Since it was at a corner and both sides were rushing, collisions like this were common, so Elliana didn’t mind too much.
"It’s alright, are you hurt?" she asked the girl who was apologizing.
The girl lifted her head, her face full of apology, shaking her head, "I’m fine."
Then, after this sentence, the girl was stunned, to be precise, she was stunned upon seeing Luna.
"It’s... it’s you!" The girl said with joy, and for a moment, she was so excited that she covered her mouth.
On the other hand, Luna frowned, staring puzzled at the girl in front of her.
The girl had delicate features, but on closer look, it was clear she would grow into a beauty, just needed some time.
Perhaps it was the plain clothes, making her unnoticeable at first glance.
The girl excitedly said, "You saved us, do you remember? I’m Xue Yan, back when we were locked in..."
This girl named Xue Yan rambled on incoherently, but Elliana grabbed onto one key point!
This girl was named Xue Yan, and from the information Luna showed her, Bella’s real name was Yan Ling, with a younger sister named Xue Yan. She was sure such a coincidence wasn’t just a namesake.
She hurriedly poked Luna’s waist with her hand, and Luna, though very impatient, gave her a glance, instantly realizing Luna had thought of it too.
After all, having long-term cooperation bred quite a bit of tacit understanding.