Iren was so panicked. In such a short amount of time, he couldn't possibly consider everything properly.
"What are you doing?" Yihshyong stared with suspicious eyes. "Is that question really that difficult for you to answer?"
In confusion, Iren shook his head. He chuckled to hide the panic that was welling up in his chest. "It took you so long to go buy food. It's only natural that I would be bored. But if I were to go after you, things would only get more complicated. So, I have no other choice but to stand here. And so that my back won't get sore, I have to lean against the body of this car."
Yihshyong stopped what he was doing, namely wiping the hood of Shiuander's car. "During that time, was Mr. Shiuander always in the living room?" He stared at Iren with a sharp gaze.
Iren felt relieved. It turned out that Yihshyong was not suspicious of him, but of their kind-hearted neighbor.
"I can't say that Mr. Shiuander wasn't hanging around the house, but he certainly didn't come out of the house at all."
"Are you sure he hasn't left the house at all?"
Of course Iren couldn't be one hundred percent sure about that. When he visited his friend's house earlier, Shiuander might have left the house.
"I'm pretty sure." Iren answered emphatically.
Yihshyong nodded. He smiled. "Okay then. Maybe I was thinking too far."
Iren, who had felt relieved earlier, suddenly panicked again.
Maybe this is just a trick question. Maybe Shyongge just wanted to test my honesty.
"Actually, I shouldn't say that I'm one hundred percent sure about that." Iren let out those words with such a slow tempo. "Earlier, I had a sudden urge to urinate. So I looked for a quiet place with lots of trees and bushes around. So if at that time Mr. Shiuander came out of the house, then it is certain that I did not see him."
Yihshyong raised his eyebrows. "If you're dying for it, wouldn't it be better if you went back inside the house? I think the toilet behind the living room is great." His tone conveyed disbelief.
"You're right. It's much more comfortable to use the toilet in that house. But if I do that, then it means I have to meet Mr. Shiuander again. If I met him, chances are he would engage me in a long conversation. Earlier, I was too lazy to talk. Plus, I'm very hungry. So I decided to pee outside."
Iren realized that the reason he put forward was indeed a bit unreasonable. But that was all that came to mind.
"You are so weird." Yihshyong shook his head.
"Ha… ha… ha…" Iren laughed to cover up the nervousness he felt. "Does Shyongge suspect Mr. Shiuander?"
"I don't know. I just felt something was off," Yihshyong said.
"I feel the same way. But we'd better put those thoughts aside for now. What's important now is getting the item."
"You're right," Yihshyong said. "We have to remember what are our priorities right now."
Iren nodded. Little by little, his confidence grew again. Yihshyong seemed to be telling the truth.
"About the incident. What do you think?" Yihshyong again did something that might be a little annoying. Namely, suddenly put forward something completely unrelated to the things they were previously discussing.
"Which incident? What are you talking about?" Iren looked up quickly.
"The incident that happened to the deputy manager at the warehouse earlier."
"Ah! You mean about the phone?"
"Yes." Yihshyong nodded vigorously. "Someone called the deputy manager's house at the warehouse. It was as if that person wanted the deputy manager to come to see us and tell us where the items that were sold yesterday were."
"I thought it was weird. Coincidence like this made little sense."
Iren was so panicked. In such a short amount of time, he couldn't possibly consider everything properly.
"What are you doing?" Yihshyong stared with suspicious eyes. "Is that question really that difficult for you to answer?"
In confusion, Iren shook his head. He chuckled to hide the panic that was welling up in his chest. "It took you so long to go buy food. It's only natural that I would be bored. But if I were to go after you, things would only get more complicated. So, I have no other choice but to stand here. And so that my back won't get sore, I have to lean against the body of this car."
Yihshyong stopped what he was doing, namely wiping the hood of Shiuander's car. "During that time, was Mr. Shiuander always in the living room?" He stared at Iren with a sharp gaze.
Iren felt relieved. It turned out that Yihshyong was not suspicious of him, but of their kind-hearted neighbor.
"I can't say that Mr. Shiuander wasn't hanging around the house, but he certainly didn't come out of the house at all."
"Are you sure he hasn't left the house at all?"
Of course Iren couldn't be one hundred percent sure about that. When he visited his friend's house earlier, Shiuander might have left the house.
"I'm pretty sure." Iren answered emphatically.
Yihshyong nodded. He smiled. "Okay then. Maybe I was thinking too far."
Iren, who had felt relieved earlier, suddenly panicked again.
Maybe this is just a trick question. Maybe Shyongge just wanted to test my honesty.
"Actually, I shouldn't say that I'm one hundred percent sure about that." Iren let out those words with such a slow tempo. "Earlier, I had a sudden urge to urinate. So I looked for a quiet place with lots of trees and bushes around. So if at that time Mr. Shiuander came out of the house, then it is certain that I did not see him."
Yihshyong raised his eyebrows. "If you're dying for it, wouldn't it be better if you went back inside the house? I think the toilet behind the living room is great." His tone conveyed disbelief.
"You're right. It's much more comfortable to use the toilet in that house. But if I do that, then it means I have to meet Mr. Shiuander again. If I met him, chances are he would engage me in a long conversation. Earlier, I was too lazy to talk. Plus, I'm very hungry. So I decided to pee outside."
Iren realized that the reason he put forward was indeed a bit unreasonable. But that was all that came to mind.
"You are so weird." Yihshyong shook his head.
"Ha… ha… ha…" Iren laughed to cover up the nervousness he felt. "Does Shyongge suspect Mr. Shiuander?"
"I don't know. I just felt something was off," Yihshyong said.
"I feel the same way. But we'd better put those thoughts aside for now. What's important now is getting the item."
"You're right," Yihshyong said. "We have to remember what are our priorities right now."
Iren nodded. Little by little, his confidence grew again. Yihshyong seemed to be telling the truth.
"About the incident. What do you think?" Yihshyong again did something that might be a little annoying. Namely, suddenly put forward something completely unrelated to the things they were previously discussing.
"Which incident? What are you talking about?" Iren looked up quickly.
"The incident that happened to the deputy manager at the warehouse earlier."
"Ah! You mean about the phone?"
"Yes." Yihshyong nodded vigorously. "Someone called the deputy manager's house at the warehouse. It was as if that person wanted the deputy manager to come to see us and tell us where the items that were sold yesterday were."
"I thought it was weird. Coincidence like this made little sense."
