"It's okay, as long as there's hope, we can't give up!" Lin Fan said firmly.

“Yes! We must find that town and the orphanage!” Lin Yue said.

Ye Zhengxiong looked at Lin Fan and Lin Yue, his heart filled with gratitude. These two children were genuinely trying to help him.

"Thank you... thank you..." Ye Zhengxiong's voice choked with emotion.

"Uncle Ye, please don't say that... We are family..." Lin Fan said.

“Yes…we are family…” Ye Zhengxiong’s tears fell again.

Over the next few days, the four of them began to travel around, searching for the town and orphanage from back then.

Ye Zhengxiong used his connections to contact local media and publish a missing person notice.

**Missing Person Notice**

**Name: Unknown (Female)**

**Age: Approximately 20-25 years old**

**Characteristics:** Grown up in an orphanage from a young age, she was found around the age of five at the gate of an orphanage in a remote town.

**Contact Information: Ye Zhengxiong 139**

Anyone with information is urged to contact Mr. Ye Zhengxiong immediately; a generous reward will be offered!

The missing persons notice immediately attracted widespread attention from all sectors of society.

Many kind-hearted people offered clues, but many of these clues could not withstand scrutiny.

Lin Fan and Lin Yue also inquired everywhere, looking for people who might know about what happened back then.

They visited many welfare homes and interviewed many elderly people, but they did not get any valuable clues.

As time went by, the job search reached a stalemate.

Lin Fan and Lin Yue's mood became increasingly anxious.

"Lin Fan, do you think... we can really find that town and the orphanage?" Lin Yue asked, somewhat dejected.

"We definitely can!" Lin Fan said firmly. "As long as we don't give up, we will definitely find it!"

"But... so much time has passed... I'm afraid..." Lin Yue's tears welled up again.

Lin Fan gently hugged Lin Yue and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here... No matter what happens, I'll always be by your side..."

"Mmm..." Lin Yue nestled in Lin Fan's arms, feeling his warmth and sense of security.

Ye Zhengxiong looked at Lin Fan and Lin Yue, his heart filled with guilt.

He felt very sorry for the two children, making them suffer along with him.

"Lin Fan, Lin Yue, if you're tired... take a rest..." Ye Zhengxiong said, "Let me handle this matter by myself..."

"Uncle Ye, please don't say that..." Lin Fan said, "We are family...we should face this together..."

“Yes… Uncle Ye, we’re not tired…” Lin Yue said, “We must find that town and the orphanage…”

Ye Zhengxiong looked at Lin Fan and Lin Yue, his heart filled with emotion.

These two children are expressing their love and support for him in their own way.

“Okay… let’s work together…” Ye Zhengxiong’s voice was full of strength.

Just when the four were at their wits' end, Ye Zhengxiong's phone suddenly rang.

"Hello? This is Ye Zhengxiong... What?! Say it again?!" Ye Zhengxiong's voice suddenly became agitated.

Lin Fan and Lin Yue's hearts jumped into their throats.

"Okay...okay...I'll be right there!" Ye Zhengxiong hung up the phone, a look of ecstatic joy on his face.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Ye Yuyan asked anxiously.

"Someone...someone has provided a clue!" Ye Zhengxiong said excitedly, "He said...he knows where that town and orphanage were back then!"

"Really?!" Lin Fan and Lin Yue exclaimed at the same time.

"That's great!" Ye Yuyan jumped up excitedly.

“We…we’ll go there right now!” Ye Zhengxiong’s voice trembled.

The four immediately drove to the location where the informant was.

On the way, Ye Zhengxiong's emotions remained unsettled.

He was both excited and nervous, both expectant and afraid.

He didn't know what the outcome would be for them.

"Uncle Ye, don't be nervous... No matter what the outcome... we will always be by your side..." Lin Fan comforted him.

“Yes… Dad, don’t worry… we will definitely find my sister…” Ye Yuyan said.

Ye Zhengxiong nodded, trying to calm himself down.

He said, "Okay...we'll face this together..."

The car bumped along the road until it finally entered a potholed dirt road.

On both sides were barren fields overgrown with weeds, and in the distance were rolling mountains shrouded in a thin mist, appearing particularly desolate.

"This is it...this is it..."

Ye Zhengxiong stared at the familiar scenery outside the window, his whole body trembling, his voice hoarse.

The car stopped in front of a row of dilapidated buildings.

Lin Yue's heart was pounding, and her palms were sweaty.

She held Lin Fan's hand tightly, as if only in this way could she feel safe.

"This...this is it..." Ye Zhengxiong's voice choked, and he could barely speak. He stepped out of the car shakily, each step feeling as heavy and difficult as walking on cotton.

Lin Fan and Lin Yue helped Ye Zhengxiong up, with Ye Yuyan following closely behind, and the four of them slowly walked into the ruins.

The yard was overgrown with weeds, almost knee-high. Several old locust trees, their bare branches reaching towards the sky, looked like withered hands, whistling in the wind.

“Back then… the children used to play here…” Ye Zhengxiong pointed to an open space, as if he could see the children playing and laughing back then, and a look of pain and nostalgia appeared on his face.

"Dad... don't be sad..." Ye Yuyan gently patted Ye Zhengxiong's back to comfort him.

Lin Fan looked around, trying to find some traces of the past. His gaze fell on a half-collapsed building, which used to be the office of the welfare home.

“Let’s go there and take a look…” Lin Fan said.

The four carefully made their way through the weeds and arrived at the ruins of the office.

The roof had collapsed, leaving only a few broken wooden beams, teetering on the brink of collapse. The ground was littered with broken bricks and tiles, along with some rotten wood and paper.

"Be careful..." Lin Fan reminded him.

The four began searching through the ruins. They moved bricks and rubble, hoping to find some records from that time.

Time passed second by second, and the four of them were covered in dust and sweat.

"Found it!" Lin Yue suddenly exclaimed.

She found a yellowed notebook among a pile of scraps of paper. The cover was tattered, but the words "Hope Welfare Home Children's Registration Book" were still faintly legible.

Lin Yue's hands trembled as she slowly opened the notebook.

The notebook paper has yellowed and become brittle.