Tsaehorng nodded. "Maybe Uncle is right. It could have happened like that."
"What about Mister Shiuander?"
"He comes from Shiahshyong. Has lived in this town for almost twenty years. He moved around a lot. He also worked odd jobs. In every place he had lived or been to, he always asked people around there a lot of questions."
"What about his family?" Yihshyong asked.
"Thirty years ago, he worked in a mine located on the slope of a mountain. He lived there, in the company dormitory. He did not bring his family to live with him. One day, his family visited. At that time, a terrible accident occurred. "
"What kind of disaster?" asked Iren.
"There was a gigantic explosion, followed by a landslide. The death toll reached hundreds of people."
"Are there any members of Mr. Shiuander's family who were victims of that incident?" Yihshyong asked.
Tsaehorng nodded. "Mr. Shiuander's children and wife were never found. The official report stated that they and many other victims were buried under a landslide. We really couldn't imagine the volume of this landslide. So it's impossible for the government to be able to evacuate the victims."
"Was it really a natural disaster?" Yihshyong asked.
"Officially, the local government had declared it a natural disaster. But there were lots of other theories circulating. Many of those theories were absurd and contradicted each other. But there were one or two theories that didn't seem one hundred percent wrong."
"What is Mr. Shiuander's attitude towards this?" asked Iren.
"He was shocked and depressed. He had to be treated in a mental hospital for about three years."
Iren was stunned. He sighed.
No wonder he looked displeased when we asked him about his family.
As it was not too far from the police station in Yuehming to their home, their journey was over in no time. The car they were traveling in had arrived right in front of their house.
Ah! I am sleepy. But we still have a lot of work to do.
Tsaehorng's car had just arrived, parked right behind another car that had arrived at eight in the evening. Iren found out about when the other car arrived moments later, after Tsaehorng had explained that.
They all, including the driver, got out of the car. The driver, a man in his thirties, looked slightly flustered.
"Are we leaving now, Sir?" asked the man with a slightly nervous tone.
Tsaehorng shook his head. "Not now. Later, in about an hour. But regarding the exact details, I don't know yet. Earlier, you also heard what Mr. Shimen said, right?"
"Yes, Sir!"
"Do you still want to eat more?"
"Thank you, Sir! I'm still full."
"Why don't you come inside?"
"I'll just rest here, Sir." The young man looked reluctant.
"Very well. Please wait here if that is your wish. In that case, I'd like you to rest for at least half an hour or forty-five minutes. I'll wake you fifteen or twenty minutes before we leave."
"Alright, Sir!"
"But if you change your mind, you can just go straight into the house. You can take rest inside the house."
"Yes, Sir!" The driver saluted.
Iren grinned. Tsaehorng didn't seem like the kind of person who likes to force others.
"Please open the trunk of the car and get me a folder that's in there," Tsaehorng said.
Straightway, the driver got into the car to press the button to open the trunk. After that, he hurried towards the back of the car. About ten seconds later, he handed Tsaehorng a fairly thick map.
"Uncle, here is the report." Tsaehorng handed the folder to Yihshyong, who accepted it right away.
"Thank you." Yihshyong smiled.
"That car in front." Iren pointed at the other car. "Didn't you let the driver get in?"
"The driver is the same as the driver of this car, Uncle."
"What do you mean?" asked Iren.
"Eight o'clock in the evening, the car arrived at this house. Then at twenty past nine, Uncle Jongharng and I arrived here in this car. About ten minutes later, I got the news from the pager. So I had to leave immediately. Because I was feeling a little tired and a little sleepy, so I borrowed the driver of the car in front. I left the car keys with Jinqkang."
Iren and Yihshyong nodded.
"If so, let's go inside now." Iren opened the gate.
The three of them then stepped into the front yard of their house.
Tsaehorng nodded. "Maybe Uncle is right. It could have happened like that."
"What about Mister Shiuander?"
"He comes from Shiahshyong. Has lived in this town for almost twenty years. He moved around a lot. He also worked odd jobs. In every place he had lived or been to, he always asked people around there a lot of questions."
"What about his family?" Yihshyong asked.
"Thirty years ago, he worked in a mine located on the slope of a mountain. He lived there, in the company dormitory. He did not bring his family to live with him. One day, his family visited. At that time, a terrible accident occurred. "
"What kind of disaster?" asked Iren.
"There was a gigantic explosion, followed by a landslide. The death toll reached hundreds of people."
"Are there any members of Mr. Shiuander's family who were victims of that incident?" Yihshyong asked.
Tsaehorng nodded. "Mr. Shiuander's children and wife were never found. The official report stated that they and many other victims were buried under a landslide. We really couldn't imagine the volume of this landslide. So it's impossible for the government to be able to evacuate the victims."
"Was it really a natural disaster?" Yihshyong asked.
"Officially, the local government had declared it a natural disaster. But there were lots of other theories circulating. Many of those theories were absurd and contradicted each other. But there were one or two theories that didn't seem one hundred percent wrong."
"What is Mr. Shiuander's attitude towards this?" asked Iren.
"He was shocked and depressed. He had to be treated in a mental hospital for about three years."
Iren was stunned. He sighed.
No wonder he looked displeased when we asked him about his family.
As it was not too far from the police station in Yuehming to their home, their journey was over in no time. The car they were traveling in had arrived right in front of their house.
Ah! I am sleepy. But we still have a lot of work to do.
Tsaehorng's car had just arrived, parked right behind another car that had arrived at eight in the evening. Iren found out about when the other car arrived moments later, after Tsaehorng had explained that.
They all, including the driver, got out of the car. The driver, a man in his thirties, looked slightly flustered.
"Are we leaving now, Sir?" asked the man with a slightly nervous tone.
Tsaehorng shook his head. "Not now. Later, in about an hour. But regarding the exact details, I don't know yet. Earlier, you also heard what Mr. Shimen said, right?"
"Yes, Sir!"
"Do you still want to eat more?"
"Thank you, Sir! I'm still full."
"Why don't you come inside?"
"I'll just rest here, Sir." The young man looked reluctant.
"Very well. Please wait here if that is your wish. In that case, I'd like you to rest for at least half an hour or forty-five minutes. I'll wake you fifteen or twenty minutes before we leave."
"Alright, Sir!"
"But if you change your mind, you can just go straight into the house. You can take rest inside the house."
"Yes, Sir!" The driver saluted.
Iren grinned. Tsaehorng didn't seem like the kind of person who likes to force others.
"Please open the trunk of the car and get me a folder that's in there," Tsaehorng said.
Straightway, the driver got into the car to press the button to open the trunk. After that, he hurried towards the back of the car. About ten seconds later, he handed Tsaehorng a fairly thick map.
"Uncle, here is the report." Tsaehorng handed the folder to Yihshyong, who accepted it right away.
"Thank you." Yihshyong smiled.
"That car in front." Iren pointed at the other car. "Didn't you let the driver get in?"
"The driver is the same as the driver of this car, Uncle."
"What do you mean?" asked Iren.
"Eight o'clock in the evening, the car arrived at this house. Then at twenty past nine, Uncle Jongharng and I arrived here in this car. About ten minutes later, I got the news from the pager. So I had to leave immediately. Because I was feeling a little tired and a little sleepy, so I borrowed the driver of the car in front. I left the car keys with Jinqkang."
Iren and Yihshyong nodded.
"If so, let's go inside now." Iren opened the gate.
The three of them then stepped into the front yard of their house.
