Chapter 895: Making Friends Out of Nothing
I opened my eyes suddenly, sat up straight, and almost pricked up my ears.
Wen Congwu also immediately put down what he was holding, "Xiao Xu, sit down and talk."
Suzaku even took the initiative to make him a cappuccino using the new coffee machine.
The policeman was a little surprised. "You guys are doing pretty well. You can even drink cappuccino while you're working?"
"Haha, thanks to Xiaoxia, you should speak quickly and stop talking about useless things." Wen Congwu urged.
"We found an old employee who worked in the canteen of the welfare home." Xiao Xu said excitedly, "She left the welfare home five years before the fire and followed her son to settle in a small county town in southern Henan.
She is the only person we can find who knew about the incident.”
According to Xiao Xu, he followed the ideas given by Captain Wen and visited many places. He finally found out that there was a family near the welfare home who said that they had introduced a tenant to work in the canteen of this welfare home.
Although this tenant had not worked in the welfare home for a long time, the period of time that he worked in the welfare home should have overlapped with Lu Yuanqing's time in the welfare home.
So following this clue, Xiao Xu found the person he called Aunt Qi with the cooperation of the local police station.
Although Aunt Qi is an insider, she works in the cafeteria and does not have much interaction with the children in the welfare home. She can't even remember the names of those children.
"How is her physical condition? Can she communicate normally?" Wen Congwu asked, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously.
"No problem. She was sixty-four, not too old, and in good health. After hearing about the Welfare fire, she was very glad she left early."
According to Aunt Qi, not long after she started working at the welfare home, a pair of twin brother and sister came to the home. They were twelve years old, very good-looking and smart.
The teachers at the academy felt it was a pity at the time. Generally, the possibility of being adopted is much smaller when a child is in his or her teens. If the brother and sister were five or six years younger, they would definitely be adopted soon.
"She said that the brother and sister's father died in an accident two years ago, and their mother raised the two children alone. Two years later, she became seriously ill and passed away.
The relatives were unwilling to adopt him, and the community had no choice but to send him to an orphanage."
Wen Congwu's eyes sparkled, "The timing and basic situation roughly match! What else?"
Not long after the brother and sister arrived at the orphanage, a man who claimed to be their distant uncle came to the orphanage. It was said that his wife had passed away and he had no children. He heard that there was an orphan in his family, so he came specifically to adopt the boy.
At that time, the boy proposed to take his sister with him, but the man did not agree, saying that he was going abroad and could only take one child with him.
Originally, the brother said he didn't want to be separated from his sister no matter what, but the sister was very sensible and took the initiative to persuade her brother to go with her. When they left, the two hugged each other and cried bitterly.
"That overseas Chinese is Lu Hongsheng!" Wen Congwu slammed the table, "Lu Hongsheng just returned from abroad a few years ago!"
I couldn't help but ask, "What happened to the girl later?"
"Aunt Qi said the girl stayed in the orphanage for another two or three years," Xiao Xu said, flipping through his notes. "A middle-aged couple who had lost their daughter came to the orphanage. They originally wanted to adopt a younger child, but were persuaded by the girl and ended up adopting her."
"Were they persuaded by the girl?" Wen Congwu grasped the key point. "Did the girl take the initiative to persuade them to adopt her?"
Xiao Xu nodded, "That's what Aunt Qi said."
There are many children in the welfare home who will actively promote themselves. This was the first time Aunt Qi met one, so she was particularly impressed. After the girl left, the teachers in the home all sighed that such a smart child will definitely have a bright future.
Aunt Qi said that there were people who came to the welfare home to adopt children before, but she had never taken the initiative. The teacher at the welfare home said that the girl probably thought the couple had good temperament, so she chose them first.
The girl told the couple the benefits of choosing her as their daughter. She said that she could do housework and had good grades. She would definitely get a scholarship when she was admitted to university and would not cost them any extra money.
The couple were both middle school teachers, and they instinctively liked children with good grades. Furthermore, the girl was pretty, so they were finally moved by her words and took her home.
Wen Congwu nodded thoughtfully: "Si Kouting is indeed very good. To be able to become Xiao Shiqiu's assistant, her ability must be extraordinary."
"Haha, it's not just their abilities that are extraordinary. Lao Xiao's assistants are all really smart. It seems Si Kou Ting has been a smart person since she was a child."
I felt a little uncomfortable. If I didn't have Xiao Shiqiu's protection, I wouldn't even be able to defeat Deng Sisi, let alone Si Kouting.
"Then it's basically confirmed now," Luo Yong concluded, "Lu Yuanqing and Si Kouting are the brother and sister.
I just don’t know how they got back in touch later.”
Wen Congwu waved his hand, "Until it's confirmed, it's all just our speculation.
We have to find a way to prove the blood relationship between the two."
"By the way, I also found out that Lu Yuanqing's father died from falling off a cliff. It was said that he was involved in a kidnapping case, but because the two kidnappers involved in the case died, there was no way to pursue criminal responsibility.
So when we investigated Lu Yuanqing before, we overlooked the fact that his father was one of the kidnappers in the Xiao family's eldest son's kidnapping case.
I had already had this feeling when I heard what he said before, but Wen Congwu was probably studying in another province at the time and was not aware of this matter.
Wen Congwu stood up suddenly, "The eldest son of the Xiao family? Is it Xiao Shiqiu? Has he been kidnapped before?"
He subconsciously looked at me, and I nodded at him, "Yeah, I heard him talk about this. I didn't expect the kidnapper's descendants to be lurking around him."
Maybe I was mentally prepared when I heard the previous part. The shock at the beginning had passed, and now I seemed as steady as a rock.
Hearing what I said, Wen Congwu frowned, "This brother and sister must know what happened back then, and Si Kouting must also know that Lu Yuanqing is his brother.
She didn't go to work at COLLIN, but instead became Xiao Shiqiu's assistant. This matter is definitely not that simple! "
Xiao Xu suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Are they seeking revenge?"
"But if Si Kouting wanted to take action against Xiao Shiqiu, after working as his assistant for three years, she should have had the opportunity long ago, right?" I weakly raised my question, "And... and..."
"And what?" Wen Congwu looked at me and asked.
I hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly, "And I think Si Kou Ting likes Xiao Shiqiu."
They were all speechless, their eyes full of distrust.
Suzaku considered his words carefully and said in what he thought was a tactful way, "I have a friend who always says that his wife is very beautiful and that he thinks all men will like her.
Therefore, he regards any man who appears around his wife as an imaginary enemy.
Do you think this is a love filter? It's almost like a mom filter."
I really want to say that my Xiao is handsome and rich even without filters!
Why would you make up friends out of nothing and imply me like this?
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