Lin Yizhou analyzed the situation of the missing child and came up with several possibilities.
First, the child was given up for adoption by the Zhao family mother and son;
Second, the child was abandoned by the Zhao family mother and son, and they do not know where the child is;
Third, the child may have died due to congenital defects or human error.
Of course, this last scenario is the one that no one wants to see.
“We had someone at the hospital find your medical records from back then, and they do show that you gave birth to a baby girl.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Zi was thunderstruck. The truth was so close to her; the hospital records showed that it was indeed the girl.
“We asked several elderly people who had already left the company about the situation. Fortunately, it only happened a few years ago, and they still remembered it.”
According to their recollection, they did not remember any abandoned infants being found at the hospital during that period; the child had likely already been taken away by the Zhao family.
"Then she's not dead, is she?" Liu Zi asked tearfully.
"We are still actively searching for another midwife who was in the delivery room at the time, hoping to get more clues from her."
"Why can't we call the police and arrest these people?" Song Yan was so angry she was practically fuming.
"There's no evidence! The test results haven't come out yet, nobody believes it."
Lin Yizhou has been conducting an in-depth investigation into Zhao Qian recently. He discovered that this person is very well hidden and that there is a group of people behind him who follow his lead.
Given the current state of public security, Liu Zi's decision to take her daughter and hide beforehand to prevent the man from resorting to desperate measures was quite prescient.
"This is infuriating, sis. Why don't you have your brother-in-law take some men and beat that kid up to vent your anger?" Song Yan was already panting heavily with anger.
Liu Zi shook her head. She would definitely get revenge, but not now. What did a little physical pain matter? She wanted to make this mother and son lose their most prized possessions little by little, and suffer a lifetime of agony.
"I've already contacted a lawyer. This is your power of attorney for divorce proceedings. It needs your signature to be valid." Lin Yizhou took a document out of his bag.
"Okay, I'll sign." Liu Zi calculated the timeline and realized that Zhao Qian's scandal was imminent, so she needed to break up with him as soon as possible.
After Liu Zi signed the document, she asked Lin Yizhou to wait a moment.
She turned and went into the bedroom, then took out two stacks of money.
"Here's 20,000 yuan. Please accept 10,000 yuan, Mr. Lin. I hope to expedite the testing report with the other 10,000 yuan." Liu Zihao proudly placed the money in front of Lin Yizhou.
Lin Yizhou's expression showed surprise for only a moment.
Is this an advance transfer of assets?
"Ms. Liu, don't worry. Compared to the tens of thousands of yuan you have, Zhao Qian should pay you and your child's alimony."
"I don't want his ill-gotten gains. I'll have to return them anyway, so I might as well not take them now. That way, I can explain things clearly later." Liu Zi had no desire to get involved with anything from the Zhao family.
After understanding her meaning, Lin Yizhou nodded and put the money away.
"I will contact the Hong Kong authorities to expedite the process, and I will also contact a lawyer to get the paperwork done."
"Thank you! I'll have to rely on Mr. Lin for everything now." Liu Zi knew she couldn't leave the house yet and had to wait until things settled down.
"Of course, but you shouldn't go to Beijing recently, just in case those people get desperate and do something rash. It's also best to inform your parents as well," Lin Yizhou reminded her of some precautions.
"Okay, I'll call them tomorrow." Liu Zi understood that since she had already taken action, she had to make sure things were completely clean this time.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
Lin Yizhou stood up, nodded to the two of them, and went out.
The movement was so fast that Liu Zi didn't even have time to get up and see him off.
With one thing settled in her mind, Liu Zi finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the thought of her eldest daughter, whose whereabouts were unknown, made her heart feel as if it were blocked.
Thinking about the character of Zhao and her son, Liu Zi was extremely worried. How could she have ever fallen for such a thing back then?
Song Yan stood to the side, hesitant to speak, afraid of upsetting her again.
"Sister Yan, thank you for today," Liu Zi said weakly, her swollen eyes making her look particularly pitiful.
"well!"
"Give me Zhao Qi's father's hometown address. I'll go back and ask your brother-in-law to get his comrades to help look for her. Maybe the mother and son are hiding them in their hometown!" Song Yan thought she could help if she could.
"Thank you, sister."
Liu Zi could no longer hold back and burst into tears while hugging Song Yan.
Life must go on, and she won't give up until she finds her eldest daughter.
Liu Zi was fully recovered the next day.
She got on her motorcycle, took her daughter, and went to the county town again.
After sending her newly written manuscript to the magazine, Liu Zi called her father to tell him about her plans and to remind him and her mother to be careful.
"That kid dares to do that!" Liu's father roared.
"I'll break his legs!"
“Dad, it’s not worth getting involved with those people. They’re all unemployed and jobless. Just because you’re okay doesn’t mean Mom isn’t scared!” Liu Zi had been calling Liu Daqiang frequently these days and had learned quite a bit about him.
"It's alright, your Uncle Wu works at the Public Security Bureau. If anyone dares to cause trouble at our house, I'll have him arrest them all." Mentioning Liu's mother, Liu Daqiang finally calmed down a bit.
"It's a kind of deterrent, I guess. We might have to trouble Uncle Wu then." Liu Zi knew that back in 1998, the Public Security Bureau's operations weren't as standardized, and there were many ways to deal with these troublemakers.
"Why don't you come home?" Liu Daqiang felt it was unsafe for his daughter to be out alone with her granddaughter.
“Dad, I’m well hidden here, and there are people protecting me. I wouldn’t joke about my own and my daughter’s safety,” Liu Zi said protectively.
Liu Daqiang remained silent for a while. He felt that his daughter had grown a lot during this time, and he was both gratified and heartbroken.
"Alright then! Call me if anything happens," Liu Daqiang finally relented.
"OK."
"Dad, my classmate has paid back the 50,000 yuan he borrowed. I sent it to your workplace in the form of a bank draft. Please make sure you sign for it!" Liu Zi reminded her father at the end.
"You're all alone out there and need money, so don't send it back."
When Liu Daqiang first heard that his daughter had left home, he felt that the money was borrowed by his daughter herself. He and his wife had already decided that they would not take the money and leave it for their daughter to live on.
"I have money, so you don't need to worry. My call is about to end, so I'm hanging up."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Liu Daqiang's response.
Having escaped Liu Daqiang's nagging, Liu Zi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After buying some daily necessities in the county town with his daughter, he rode his motorcycle home.
Passing by the motorcycle shop she had visited before, Liu Zi noticed that it had been renovated and had huge red lettering posted outside.
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