But Feng Xin, her good friend, simply didn't believe it was true!

She suspected that Liu Ying had been imprisoned or sold by the Liu family in order to make her disappear so that they could steal Liu Ying's fiancé.

Because Liu Ying's stepsister Liu Zhen is also facing being sent to the countryside recently, and has been unemployed and without a partner, plus Liu Ying's fiancé is quite well-off, this is very likely the reason.

Su He also thought this guess was very likely.

I glanced at the young girl again, and I was surprised to find that she was quite thoughtful despite her young age.

At this moment, Captain Yu asked, "Are you sure? If you're right, where do you think they'll take Liu Ying?"

Feng Xin bit her lip and said, "I don't know, but I know that the Liu family doesn't like Yingying very much. If it weren't for Yingying's stepmother taking over her mother's job and promising to treat her well, she probably wouldn't be this old."

Now that her maternal grandparents have passed away, the Liu family has turned their backs on her. Not long ago, her stepmother even tried to persuade her to go to the countryside in place of Liu Zhen.

After she told me, I was afraid they would register her without my permission, so I asked her to steal her family's household registration book so they couldn't register her.

Unexpectedly, they became desperate and resorted to extreme measures after that. I had heard before that her stepmother had threatened to sell her to a widower in the countryside.

After hearing this, I advised her to quickly discuss marriage with her fiancé.

I never imagined that after I just went to the countryside, she would disappear when I came back.

Do you think it's possible she really was sold?

Seeing her anxious look, Captain Yu comforted her, "Don't worry, tell me about Liu Ying's situation first. Has she had any relationships with other men besides her fiancé? The Liu family said she eloped with someone, so there must be someone involved, right?"

“No!” Feng Xin shook her head. “Yingying is shy. I’m her only friend. She doesn’t know any men. She’s barely even met her fiancé. There’s no way she could elope with anyone.”

The Liu family didn't say who it was, only stammering that they had known each other for a long time and that the two had fled south, apparently trying to smuggle themselves into Hong Kong. That's absurd! Yingying isn't the kind of person to do something like that!

Su He's lips twitched upon hearing this. The excuse was indeed ridiculous. In the past two years, when the situation in China was severe, many people did flee to Hong Kong. However, tickets were hard to come by, and even many wealthy people had difficulty leaving. Ordinary people could only swim across on their own.

This makes it even more difficult. Many good swimmers have a hard time swimming to the other side, let alone Feng Ying, who grew up in Beijing.

And putting that aside, even if they eloped, they wouldn't have a letter of introduction or be able to buy train tickets. How would they get to the south? Would they walk there?

It's obviously just a random excuse.

From this perspective, the Liu family is indeed very suspicious.

After speaking with Feng Xin about the situation, Captain Yu told her to go back first and that he would notify her when there was news.

After she left, everyone discussed the case together.

"What do you think?" Captain Yu asked.

Hua Qing, having previously specialized in investigating cases, quickly guessed the general outline of the matter.

"It was probably done by the Liu family. It's unlikely they eloped. Liu Ying was probably sold or married off. The purpose was to ruin her reputation afterward, so it wouldn't have much impact on them, and they could even gain some sympathy."

Others had similar thoughts.

Captain Yu sighed, "Since that's the case, let's start the investigation. Xiao Su and Xiao Hua, you two go to the Liu family to investigate. Xiao Sun and I will go to the nearby Xu family and ask around. Xiao Qian, you go to her maternal grandfather's house to inquire."

"good."