Chapter 212: Qinling Killer King Xia Zhining quickly explained to Ji Shuyun: "Cochineal is a precious insect used to make high-grade pigments. It is extremely expensive and usually parasitizes plants such as cacti or persimmons."
"They are originally from overseas, and the breeding process requires very professional scientific knowledge."
Xia Zhining deduced thoughtfully, "Mom is a professional in biological research... It seems that Xian might be an expert hired by this pigment factory specifically to study and cultivate cochineal insects."
Ji Shuyun nodded in understanding, his tone gratified: "Ningning really knows a lot."
The brother and sister came to the office of Huguang Paint Factory and found the door was open.
A young man with a sickly pale face was sitting in a wheelchair, apologizing anxiously on the phone: "I'm really sorry! We really didn't mean to delay your paint order..."
"It's my cousin. She went into the mountains five days ago to look for raw materials for pigments, and we haven't been able to contact her since!"
"Please, give us a few more days!"
After hanging up the phone, the young man turned around and saw the unfamiliar brother and sister. He looked a little confused and said, "Who are you...? You don't look like you're here to buy paint."
Xia Zhining stepped forward and explained her purpose: "We're here to look for the owner of the paint factory. One of my elders used to work there, but he disappeared, and we're here to look for clues."
"My name is He Ying," the young man introduced himself, a look of worry on his face. "The boss you're looking for is my dear Hu Zisheng."
"As you heard earlier, she went into the mountains five days ago to look for pigment raw materials, and we haven't been able to contact her since."
He Ying then asked, "What's the name of the employee you're looking for?"
Ji Shuyun handed over Xia Tang's photo.
When He Ying saw the photo, she immediately became excited: "Are you Aunt Tang's family?"
He suddenly became angry and gripped the wheelchair armrests tightly. "Why did you come to find her only now? You've let Aunt Tang wander around alone for so many years. Do you know how much she's suffered?"
Xia Zhining and Ji Shuyun looked at each other, with unspeakable shock in their eyes.
Ji Shuyun explained in a deep voice: "Our parents disappeared when we were young."
"We put out a missing person notice, but my father later died while trying to save someone... I raised my sister, and there was no way to find him. Over the years, I have never given up searching for my parents."
He even became a policeman, one of his initial motivations being to use the power of the system to find his relatives.
When he was in college, Ji Shuyun asked countless teachers and classmates to help keep an eye on the case; later he was assigned to a police station in a remote township, where he had limited connections and channels, and gradually lost all clues.
He Ying choked upon hearing this, his face instantly burning with anger. Thinking of his own indiscriminate accusations just now, he wanted to slap himself: "I'm sorry... I..."
Xia Zhining took a step forward and asked anxiously, "Then do you know where my dear is now?"
He Ying looked embarrassed and explained, "Aunt Tang left the paint factory two years ago."
"My father is the only one who knows where she went. He specifically instructed us to keep this a secret..."
He looked at the brother and sister hesitantly: "How about you wait until my parents come over?"
At this point, He Ying couldn't help but sigh, a look of worry on his face: "But it's been five days, and there's still no news. It's all my fault that my legs can't hold me back and I can't go into the mountains to look for my relatives."
Ji Shuyun immediately asked, "Have you called the police?"
"I have reported it." He Ying nodded.
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