Sure enough, Meng Pei rubbed his face and said, "I went to ask, and the deputy head of the escort agency and his family are indeed gone. The neighbors said that he suddenly fell seriously ill the year before last, right after San Laizi's attempt to seize control of the escort agency failed. The illness was very sudden, and he passed away in just two days."

Shu Yu choked. This... was indeed quite sudden, suddenly abnormal. And what serious illness couldn't even last two days?

Meng Pei clenched his fists. "The neighbors said that after he passed away, the Lin family escorted his coffin back to their hometown. Lin Yong's wife said that Huajiang Prefecture was incompatible with theirs. Her son died more than ten years ago, and now her husband has also suddenly passed away, so she did not intend to stay in this place of sorrow. In three days, they packed up all their belongings and went back."

When Lin Yong was very young, his grandfather led his entire family to flee from the north to Huajiang Prefecture.

It has been more than forty years, but the Lin family has never had many descendants. Lin Yong originally had two younger siblings, but they died on the road while fleeing, so Lin Yong is the only one left in his generation.

After Lin Yong got married, they had two sons. The younger son was one year older than Ying Dong and also died of illness that year.

After that, only Lin Yong and his wife and his eldest son remained. Meng Pei had inquired and learned that his eldest son had married and had a child a few years ago, and the child was already seven or eight years old.

If Lin Yong passes away, then the Lin family will now consist only of Lin's wife and his eldest son's family of three.

Lin's wife is old, and Lin's grandson is young. It can be said that this family is full of old people and young children. Under such circumstances, how could the four of them travel thousands of miles to escort the coffin back to their hometown? Moreover, they made the decision, packed their things, and set off within three days of Lin Yong's death?

He also went to the Lin family's eldest daughter-in-law's family home to inquire. They seemed very dissatisfied with the Lin family's actions and had tried to stop him, since it would be difficult for them to see their daughter and grandson again if they went there.

Unfortunately, the Lin family was determined to leave, and they almost severed ties with them.

After the Quansheng Escort Agency was dissolved due to an incident, Lin Yong stayed in Tianning County for two years before moving to the prefectural city.

But he didn't continue working as a bodyguard. Instead, he became a martial arts instructor for a wealthy family, teaching the children there how to fight. He was thin and looked rather refined, but he was quite skilled, literate, and gentle, which made him very popular with his employer.

After hearing that he had passed away, the family was very sorry and gave Lin's wife a sum of money.

Therefore, apart from the courtyard where they lived, the Lin family did not own any other properties, making it easy to sell them off. No wonder they were able to dispose of the property so quickly.

With the facts laid bare, Meng Pei couldn't help but think of Lin Yong as the worst person.

Shu Yu seemed to be deep in thought, then looked at Ying Dong, "How did your inquiry at the dock go?"

"There were too many people at the dock, and his attire was very ordinary, so he didn't really leave a deep impression. Later, a child said that he had bumped into him before. The other person was in a panic. I asked about the time and found that it was right after he made eye contact with me and immediately walked away. I think he was probably afraid that I would recognize him and chase after him, so he accidentally bumped into someone when he left. The child said that he saw him board a passenger ship."

"passenger ship?"

Ying Dong nodded. "That passenger ship was very large, and the people on board were a mixed bunch, with all sorts of backgrounds. However, that ship was heading south after it set off."