Chapter 249 Clues about Sister
Ai Laibao continued, "Then Ai Zhu asked my mother how to throw her away. My mother said to throw her on a bus and let her leave the city so that no one would find her."
Lin Xiaoxia shouted anxiously: "Then what? Tell me quickly."
"Then Ai Zhu bought ten candy balls for Lin Mei, put Lin Mei on a long-distance bus, and let Lin Mei sit on the bus and eat the candy, saying that her mother would come to pick her up after she finished eating." Ai Laibao spoke in a low voice, because he also knew that this was too shameless.
Lin Xiaoxia's hair stood on end when she heard this: "Where are you going?"
Ai Laibao shook his head. "She just remembered that the bus was blue and white, and there was a message on the front window saying where Lingyuan was going. She didn't recognize the characters, but she remembered it had three water drops. After all, she was still young at the time, so that's all she remembered. Five hundred dollars for this clue isn't much. I sent everyone away and kept Ai Zhu. I drank with her for a long time, almost praising her to the skies, and only then did I get all this out of her..."
Lin Xiaoxia could no longer hear what Ai Laibao said. She said to Ai Laibao, "You can owe me the money first. I won't default on it."
After saying that, she ran to the public phone next to her and called Lu Jingshen.
Ai Laibao was not worried that Lin Xiaoxia would not give him money, because apart from anything else, Lin Xiaoxia had no problem with her credit.
He calculated that his deal didn't seem very cost-effective, as he could only get 700 yuan in total, and he also betrayed his entire family.
But on second thought, seven hundred was not a small amount. Even if he didn't tell anyone about it, Lin Xiaoxia would be able to find out. Since Meng Qiuju and Ai Zhu were the ones who killed his wife, he had to make them pay.
Lin Xiaoxia went to a public phone and called Lu Jingshen, telling him that he didn't need to get lunch. She had clues about Lin Mei and had to go to the bus station first.
Lu Jingshen was not at ease with her going alone, so he told her to wait and he would be out soon. It would be easier to find the person with more people and wider connections.
Lin Xiaoxia also knew that Lu Jingshen was right. While waiting for Lu Jingshen at the door, she called her eldest and second brothers and asked them to hurry to the bus station to gather. First, they had to find out where the bus was going. After so many years, the bus might have changed, and there would be more people, so it would be easier to find out. Besides, her eldest and second brothers were both locals.
After a while, Lu Jingshen came out of the office, and the two of them took a taxi directly to the bus station.
Soon Lin Rui arrived. Before he even landed, he excitedly asked, "Do you really have any clues about Xiaoya?"
Lin Xiaoxia nodded: "Yes, but we still need to investigate, the clues are incomplete."
Just after saying a few words, Lin Xiao also came: "Xiao Xia, Jing Shen, you all know some clues."
Lin Xiaoxia explained the details to Lin Xiao and Lin Rui: "Brother, second brother, it was the little girl that Ai Zhu abandoned. Meng Qiuju led her to the bus station and put her on a blue and white bus with "Lingyuan to a place with three water drops in its name" written on the front window. Let's go ask the older conductor to find out where this bus is going."
When Lin Xiao heard Ai Zhu send Lin Mei away, he was stunned for a moment: "Ai Zhu hid it so well. I took such good care of her when I was a child. Isn't this a wolf?"
Lin Rui looked at Lin Xiao aggrievedly: "Brother, when we were little, you often favored Ai Zhu and bullied me."
Lin Xiao said to Lin Rui apologetically, "I'm sorry, Xiao Rui. It's my fault. I didn't judge people well enough."
Lin Rui put his arm around Lin Xiao's shoulders and said, "Then be nicer to me from now on. Let's go find some clues."
Lin Xiao said, "There's a dispatcher at the bus station who's my classmate's father. I came here with him a few times when I was a kid. Let's go ask him."
Lu Jingshen held Lin Xiaoxia's hand, afraid that they would get lost in the crowd, and the two followed Lin Xiao and Lin Rui to the dispatch room.
When he arrived at the dispatch room, Lin Xiao hadn't seen this classmate's father for many years, so he first asked about the dispatcher named Yuan.
But people said that there is no dispatcher here with the surname Yuan, but the director of the dispatch room has the surname Yuan.
Lu Jingshen said to Lin Xiao, "Brother, we haven't seen each other for so many years. It's only natural for a dispatcher to be promoted to dispatch director. Let's go and take a look first."
Lin Xiao nodded: "Yes, let's go take a look first."
Following the staff's guidance, they went to the dispatch director's office.
After knocking on the door and entering, Lin Xiao recognized Director Yuan as his classmate's father at a glance, because Director Yuan had a very obvious mole on the left side between his eyebrows.
He stepped forward quickly and said, "Uncle Yuan, I'm Yuan Zhigang's classmate. I used to play here with him when I was a kid."
Director Yuan really couldn't remember this young man, because his son often brought the little boy here to play when he was young, and there were too many times. Moreover, the child had grown up and changed, so he didn't remember him very well.
However, seeing these young people dressed and spoke in a manner that suggested a certain status, he did not neglect them. "What are you doing here?"
Lin Xiao said, "I do have something I'd like to ask Uncle Yuan for help with. We want to find out why the bus from Lingyuan to a certain place thirteen years ago was blue and white, and the place name had three water drops in it."
Director Yuan frowned and thought for a moment: "Well, let me think about it. It's been too long. We have already replaced a batch of buses."
Lin Xiaoxia looked at the schedule on the wall and asked, "Uncle Yuan, how many stations are there with three water drops in their names?"
Director Yuan nodded without hesitation. "There are many, because there is a sea in the province. There are names towards the seaside, such as Bincheng, Haicheng, and Yangcheng. These are the names with three water drops in the first character, and there are also a few with three water drops in the middle. Your area is too large. What are you looking for a big customer for? Perhaps I can help you in other ways."
Lin Xiao felt the most guilty at this moment, because Ai Zhu lost Lin Mei when she was a child, and he coaxed Ai Zhu for several days. At that time, he actually thought that Ai Zhu was also a victim.
He quickly told Director Yuan the details of the matter, and then added: "Uncle Yuan, I am the eldest brother, and I didn't take good care of my younger sister. I really blame myself. Please help me think of a solution."
After listening to what they said, Director Yuan knew that it was a big deal about a lost child, and that there were such outrageous things as swapping and abandoning children. It was really infuriating.
He also sympathized with the children, so he said, "Many buses back then were blue and white. The area is too wide. Now you'd better determine which character in the place name has three water drops, and how many characters there are in total. That way you can narrow the area. Otherwise, if you find several buses, it will be difficult for you to continue searching."
Lin Xiaoxia felt that what Director Yuan said made sense: "Uncle Yuan is right, then we will go ask the person involved. We will inevitably have to trouble Uncle Yuan later."
Director Yuan said, "You're welcome. I would help even if it was someone I didn't know, let alone someone who is Zhigang's classmate."
Lin Xiao thanked Director Yuan again: "Uncle Yuan, let's go check for clues first. I will remember your kindness."
"Go ahead, you're welcome." Director Yuan said.
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