"I packed the notebook in a plastic bag. Then I put it in the chest where we kept our rice. This was according to Dahge's instructions. If the criminals ever broke into our house, they wouldn't even think of searching our rice storage."
"It seems you still remember about that. Didn't Chioujen see when you put the rice in the crate?"
"Never mind Chioujen, I didn't even discuss it with Iren and Jenqyih when I moved the notebook. After I finished moving it, I told Iren and Jenqyih. Is it possible that the notebook was one of the things the criminals were after?"
"Before, I was sure that the notebook was what criminals were after, apart from other things in the bag, of course. But now, I'm not even sure."
"Why do Dahge think so?"
"The proof is that they released Shinnshiow. If there are things that should be there, but we don't hand them over, then they will be angry and threaten us."
"But it's possible that they don't know about the whereabouts of the notebook. So they aren't angry, not because they don't want the notebook, but because they don't know that there is a notebook in Songfei's bag. A notebook that might even contain the things they're looking for."
"Supposing it is true that in the notebook there is a secret or secrets they want. And if it is also true that those people don't know that the secret is in the notebook. Then they must think it is in something -the items you guys handed over. If they didn't find it in the other items that had fallen into their hands, then they would definitely keep looking for it. They wouldn't be willing to give up Shinnshiow before the thing they wanted was actually within their grasp. I mean, while they're intent on releasing Shinnshiow, we can safely conclude that they've got what they're looking for. So, it's not the notebooks they're after."
"But in reality, it was Mr. Horngshi who took Shinnshiow away from their lair."
"That's right. Mr. Horngshi did manage to get into their lair and free Shinnshiow. But I think what he did was exactly what the kidnappers would have done. So even if Mr. Horngshi didn't get in there, then the thugs would They had intended to free Shinnshiow. Maybe not as quickly as this has happened. But they will release Shinnshiow before sundown today."
"What makes Dahge sure about that?"
This is obvious! There are other things that Dahge has not had time to explain to us.
"I can't say. It's just my intuition."
Maybe there are certain reasons that makes Dahge not at liberty to say now. Really? But isn't Dahge suffering from amnesia? How to explain it? Ah! In partial amnesia, there are things that can be remembered, there are things that cannot be remembered. Maybe these were things Dahge could still remember.
"Fine. Let's just say that's what happened. But how can we explain why they poisoned Shinnshiow?"
"We don't know what really happened. Maybe someone deliberately wanted to harm Shinnshiow. But it's also possible that it was just an accident. Regardless of whether Shinnshiow was poisoned or deliberately poisoned, those criminals, at least some of them, had intended to release Shinnshiow. They won't let him go if they haven't got all the things they want. They couldn't even poison Shinnshiow if they weren't sure that all the things they want were already in their hands."
Yihshyong nodded at Shannchyuan's narrative.
What Dahge said made complete sense. Debt collectors will not kill people who still have debts. But there may also be other possibilities. It could be the two groups are at odds. One group wants to free Shinnshiow, but another group wants to kill him instead. But what's the reason? This is all confusing!
"I packed the notebook in a plastic bag. Then I put it in the chest where we kept our rice. This was according to Dahge's instructions. If the criminals ever broke into our house, they wouldn't even think of searching our rice storage."
"It seems you still remember about that. Didn't Chioujen see when you put the rice in the crate?"
"Never mind Chioujen, I didn't even discuss it with Iren and Jenqyih when I moved the notebook. After I finished moving it, I told Iren and Jenqyih. Is it possible that the notebook was one of the things the criminals were after?"
"Before, I was sure that the notebook was what criminals were after, apart from other things in the bag, of course. But now, I'm not even sure."
"Why do Dahge think so?"
"The proof is that they released Shinnshiow. If there are things that should be there, but we don't hand them over, then they will be angry and threaten us."
"But it's possible that they don't know about the whereabouts of the notebook. So they aren't angry, not because they don't want the notebook, but because they don't know that there is a notebook in Songfei's bag. A notebook that might even contain the things they're looking for."
"Supposing it is true that in the notebook there is a secret or secrets they want. And if it is also true that those people don't know that the secret is in the notebook. Then they must think it is in something -the items you guys handed over. If they didn't find it in the other items that had fallen into their hands, then they would definitely keep looking for it. They wouldn't be willing to give up Shinnshiow before the thing they wanted was actually within their grasp. I mean, while they're intent on releasing Shinnshiow, we can safely conclude that they've got what they're looking for. So, it's not the notebooks they're after."
"But in reality, it was Mr. Horngshi who took Shinnshiow away from their lair."
"That's right. Mr. Horngshi did manage to get into their lair and free Shinnshiow. But I think what he did was exactly what the kidnappers would have done. So even if Mr. Horngshi didn't get in there, then the thugs would They had intended to free Shinnshiow. Maybe not as quickly as this has happened. But they will release Shinnshiow before sundown today."
"What makes Dahge sure about that?"
This is obvious! There are other things that Dahge has not had time to explain to us.
"I can't say. It's just my intuition."
Maybe there are certain reasons that makes Dahge not at liberty to say now. Really? But isn't Dahge suffering from amnesia? How to explain it? Ah! In partial amnesia, there are things that can be remembered, there are things that cannot be remembered. Maybe these were things Dahge could still remember.
"Fine. Let's just say that's what happened. But how can we explain why they poisoned Shinnshiow?"
"We don't know what really happened. Maybe someone deliberately wanted to harm Shinnshiow. But it's also possible that it was just an accident. Regardless of whether Shinnshiow was poisoned or deliberately poisoned, those criminals, at least some of them, had intended to release Shinnshiow. They won't let him go if they haven't got all the things they want. They couldn't even poison Shinnshiow if they weren't sure that all the things they want were already in their hands."
Yihshyong nodded at Shannchyuan's narrative.
What Dahge said made complete sense. Debt collectors will not kill people who still have debts. But there may also be other possibilities. It could be the two groups are at odds. One group wants to free Shinnshiow, but another group wants to kill him instead. But what's the reason? This is all confusing!
