Arrived in the county.

Chen Xiao easily found what he wanted at the telecom company’s service center using a document issued by the police.

However, after checking all the call records and number change records,

none of them contained what he really wanted.

In this era, when investigating a case, Chen Xiao rarely checks call records.

Not that this method is useless, but sometimes it’s unnecessary, and other times he knows that in this era, few people use their ID cards to obtain a number.

Usually, they just go to a service point, say they want a number, and after some operations by the staff, the number is in hand.

Unlike the future, where regulation is extremely strict.

Chen Ding was also looking, especially carefully at the numbers from the south.

However, after looking over everything, Chen Ding was also puzzled: “There’s not a single call record from there, it’s really strange.”

Chen Xiao had already sensed that continuing like this was meaningless, so he stood up and said, “No need to keep looking, I was just checking this on the off chance there was something, but it seems we won’t find anything.”

“So, you’re saying my dad sent over two hundred thousand for no reason?”

Chen Xiao glanced at him and said, “Do you believe that?”

“I don’t believe it, but we can’t find anything.”

“He could have communicated by phone or by letter,” Chen Xiao replied.

Chen Ding’s eyes lit up: “Then let’s check the post office.”

“It’s necessary to check, but I suspect that even if there’s correspondence, it would be regular mail and not registered. Regular mail doesn’t have traceable records.”

“Huh?”

Chen Ding was stunned, and Chen Xiao said, “I’m not joking; we really need to check.”

“Alright.” Chen Ding also realized that today he was destined to follow Chen Xiao to the end.

They soon moved to the post office, and what they found was not surprising to Chen Xiao.

Chen Yuan didn’t have any records of correspondence.

In this situation, either Chen Yuan hadn’t sent any letters, or if he had, he used regular mail.

This kind of mailing method doesn’t provide receipts, doesn’t accept inquiries, and doesn’t offer compensation, so there naturally aren’t any records to check, especially when Chen Xiao and his team wanted to investigate from more than a decade ago.

As they walked out of the post office, it was nearing dusk.

Chen Ding was downcast, but he was mainly exhausted.

Chen Xiao glanced at him and said, “Let’s call it a day.”

“Phew… Let me treat you to dinner, there’s a nice place in town,” Chen Ding asked tentatively.

Chen Xiao shook his head and politely declined: “No need, you still need to come with me to the county bureau to put what we’ve done today on record with the police. Afterwards, I’ll have Captain Li bring you some food from the cafeteria.”

“Huh?” Chen Ding was quite helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Currently, his family was implicated in a murder case, and Chen Xiao had significant leverage over him, so he had to follow obediently.

At the county bureau’s criminal police team, Chen Ding was taken away by the police.

Chen Xiao sat down somewhere alone, explained the situation to Lin Xi on the phone, and then closed his eyes to rest while waiting for Li Hui.

But soon, there was a sudden shout of surprise:

“Chen Xiao?”

Chen Xiao opened his eyes and was a bit surprised to see Sister Yan:

“It’s you, Sister Yan. Why are you at the criminal police team?”

Saying this, Chen Xiao noticed that Sister Yan looked different from last night.

The Sister Yan who had dinner at Chen Xiao’s place last night was made up and dressed up. Today, she was more natural-looking and had dark circles under her eyes, as if she had been hit.

Chen Xiao frowned: “What happened to your eyes?”

Sister Yan smiled bitterly and shook her head: “It’s nothing, just a little thing happened when I got back to the store last night, and I got into a fight.”

As she spoke, Sister Yan changed the topic: “By the way, did you find anything valuable among Wan De’s luggage? Last night, when I got home, I specifically looked up news from Dongzhou City, and it turns out you’re quite impressive!”

Chen Xiao noticed that Sister Yan didn’t want to discuss her own issues, so he didn’t press further.

“I found a few things. You remember that pen, right?”

Sister Yan nodded: “Yes, what about that pen?”

“You definitely didn’t open it, which is good, because if you had, some things might not have been preserved so well.”

Chen Xiao laughed and said, to which Sister Yan quickly responded: “I see, as long as it’s well preserved, I was worried that because of me, you might bring it back damaged.”

Sister Yan could read the room, perhaps that’s her life experience.

So when Chen Xiao didn’t directly mention what the item was, she didn’t dig deeper either.

After a period of silence, Chen Xiao suddenly asked: “Are you here at the criminal police team to find someone you know?”

Sister Yan raised her head in surprise, and Chen Xiao continued: “You got into a fight, usually handled by the local police station, not the criminal police team. The fact that you’re here means either the situation escalated, or you’re here to find someone.”

Sister Yan gave a bitter smile and nodded: “Yes, there’s a deputy captain in the police team who has some distant relation to my mother’s side. My sister is still held at the police station, so I have to come and ask for help.”

“Mind telling me about it?”

Sister Yan hesitated; it wasn’t that her issues were hard to talk about, but she was afraid of delaying Chen Xiao.

After a moment of thought, seeing Chen Xiao still smiling at her, she understood his intention:

“It’s quite simple: last night a drunk suddenly stood in front of my store. He started saying some filthy words, and then just walked in and started getting handsy! One of my sisters couldn’t take it and tried to push him outside. Unexpectedly, he lost his footing and fell, got furious, and slapped my sister unconscious!”

“When I got the call and arrived, I intended to reason with him. Who knew he was like a lit fuse, punched me twice, and that’s how I ended up looking like this? Finally, my other sisters joined in and subdued him with quite a beating.”

Chen Xiao knew Sister Yan ran a massage parlor in town.

He also understood the nature of the massage parlor, so he just asked: “Are you sure your sister just pushed him once, then got hit unconscious, and everything you’ve said is true?”

“Yes, that sister is still in the hospital, and all the other sisters are still being held at the police station.”

Chen Xiao nodded: “I’m waiting for Captain Li, I’ll mention it to him later.”

“Really! Is it Captain Li Hui?” Sister Yan asked with a face full of surprise.

“It is.”

Chen Xiao said, and Sister Yan was overjoyed.

But she knew well enough that Chen Xiao was helping not because of their relationship, but because of that box of luggage.

Soon, Li Hui finished his work.

Upon seeing a woman beside Chen Xiao, he looked slightly puzzled.

After Chen Xiao explained Sister Yan’s predicament, Li Hui smiled and said, “I initially thought it was related to our investigation, but it turns out it’s this matter. I happen to know the precinct chief on that street; I’ll give him a call and ensure it’s handled fairly.”

Sister Yan thanked him repeatedly, while Li Hui waved it off.

But the next moment, Li Hui looked at Sister Yan thoughtfully.

His expression appeared somewhat odd.

Chen Xiao was also puzzled. From the exchange between Sister Yan and Li Hui earlier, he could tell that Sister Yan knew Li Hui, and Li Hui also knew Sister Yan.

But why does Li Hui know Sister Yan?

Could it be that Sister Yan is well-known in the town?

Wasn’t her reputation from those years she worked in the south?

Wait… Back then, Sister Yan was a legendary figure to those fellow migrant workers, and she could be called a know-it-all.

So, is it possible that she’s heard of Lu Yuling?

Thinking fast, Chen Xiao directly asked: “Sister Yan, do you know Lu Yuling?”

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