Chapter 72
The next morning, Li Qingyao asked Xia Yongze to drive to the welfare home again.
Although Xia Yongze obeyed, he was puzzled: "Why are you still going? Are there any clues we missed?"
"Uh... sort of."
Although when Li Qingyao and Chen Pu were together, she was usually the one asking questions. But often Chen Pu only needed to start talking or give her a look and she would understand what he meant. Sometimes it’s not that she can’t think of it, but she just doesn’t have the experience. But now that he's with Xia Yongze, in just a few days, Li Qingyao often feels like he's being the only one losing.
When Ding Guoqiang gave Xia Yongze to her, he looked like she had made a good deal, and Chen Pu had also made a good deal. Now Li Qingyao felt that Ding Guoqiang had clearly made a profit...
However, no matter how much I complain, to be fair, Xia Yongze is still a very good partner. He asks when he doesn't understand something, he is open-minded and never acts like a troublemaker.
What's more, their extraordinary fighting power has not yet had the opportunity to be displayed.
So Li Qingyao gave him a sour plum candy in the car and patiently explained: "Where do you think Liu Tingmei will go next?"
"revenge."
"But she didn't seek revenge. This is a fact we have known for a long time."
"Well……"
Li Qingyao looked ahead and said in a deep voice: "No matter what her next plan is, she has to find a place to stay, and perhaps hide from those three people. She also needs to have a job to support herself and buy medicine, otherwise her life will be in danger. So, how many places can she go?
Before being abducted by Liu Huaixin, she had been living in a township and studying at the No. 1 Middle School in the county. She had never been to Xiangcheng and was unfamiliar with the place. So there are three most likely places she could consider settling down.
First, the county or town, which is the place she is most familiar with. But we have visited her hometown and no one has seen her. And I believe that she doesn't want to go back to that place at all. So this option is ruled out.
That leaves two places she's more familiar with. One is Chaoyang Home. Although she has lived there for more than a year, she has very few opportunities to go out, so she is still not familiar with it. And that place was like hell to her. We also did a general visit and almost no one had seen her. So I think she will not return to Chaoyang Home.
The last place she was familiar with was near the welfare home. Although she only lived there for about ten days, Song Hui and other employees treated her very well. She regained her consciousness, and as a handyman, she would often go out to buy groceries with the kitchen staff, and she also went out to buy medicine on her own. It is located in the bustling old city area, the houses are old, it is very convenient, the cost of living is low, and there is a sense of security. It is a good choice to settle down. ”
Xia Yongze couldn't help but nod his head. He originally thought that the matter was impossible and like looking for a needle in a haystack, but after Li Qingyao explained it, it became very simple.
"Moreover..." Li Qingyao's eyes became gloomy, "Perhaps there is another reason why she must temporarily live near the welfare home."
"What?"
Li Qingyao said, "It's just a guess. It needs to be verified. I'll tell you when it's confirmed."
There are three or four old residential areas surrounding the welfare home, all of which are residential buildings built decades ago. Li Qingyao looked at the map, found the two communities with the cheapest rents, and went there with Xia Yongze.
Chen Pu Youyun, an enthusiastic sister among the masses, is worth half an experienced investigator.
What’s even more interesting is that in these old unit communities, there are several older ladies who serve as part-time security supervisors. They walk around with red armbands all day long, taking care of everything. Moreover, the staff in office is extremely stable. They were the same people ten years ago and they are still the same people ten years later. So Li Qingyao showed his ID and asked the security guard at the door, who immediately called over several female supervisors.
Li Qingyao explained his purpose, saying that he was looking for a house in this community that was rented seven years ago, and that it would be shared with someone, preferably a female - because Li Qingyao felt that Liu Tingmei might not be able to accept sharing a house with a man. The older sisters felt both embarrassed and excited.
"I can't remember the exact year." An older sister said, "It was probably seven, eight, or nine years ago. I have an impression of the houses that were rented out in this area, but it may not be accurate." She named a few building numbers, and Li Qingyao and Xia Yongze immediately wrote them down in their little black notebooks.
Another older sister also recalled quite a few households.
Several people talked at once and verified with each other, and they managed to find more than a dozen households in each of the five buildings. However, since it is not a group rental, they are not sure whether the tenant is a woman. The reason they can remember so much is mainly because most of those who rent out their houses have been renting out their houses for many years and nothing has changed.
But this is already amazing. Li Qingyao said a lot of beautiful words of thanks, which made the older sisters smile from ear to ear. There was also an older sister who took her hand and wanted to introduce her to a boyfriend. Li Qingyao quickly said that she already had a boyfriend, and the older sister regretfully gave up. Several older sisters did glance at Xia Yongze, but no one suggested introducing him to a girlfriend.
Xia Yongze didn't notice anything at all. After the older ladies left, he still enthusiastically advised Li Qingyao: "You and Captain Chen should get the certificate as soon as possible. It's much easier to do it like me."
Li Qingyao was drinking water and almost spit it out: "How did you know?"
Xia Yongze was stunned.
Why, is this something he can't know? But the entire criminal police team is going crazy about it? Everyone said that Chen Pu was not a good person. He usually looked like he was not interested in women and only cared about his career. But then a beautiful girl came to the criminal police team and was taken away by him in less than a few months.
Li Qingyao saw his expression and guessed what happened. He sighed, patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. I thought you were here for a short time and didn't hear about it."
"No." Xia Yongze said happily, "I have good relationships with people now. Many people told me about you. Some even asked me when you broke up."
“…”
The two began to ask door to door according to the addresses given by the older sisters. If the homeowner is not at home, contact the street office or police station to obtain the homeowner's contact information and verify it one by one.
This work lasted from dawn till dark. _
There is only one last building left.
Fortunately, it was time to get off work, and many lights in the building were on, and many people had gone home, making it more convenient.
When we arrived at Room 302 of the second unit, no one opened the door for a long time. Xia Yongze was about to contact the police station to inquire about his household registration when the door of 301 across the street opened and a middle-aged man wearing glasses poked his head out: "Who are you looking for?"
Li Qingyao replied: "Hello, we are from the Public Security Bureau. We are investigating a missing persons case nearby. May I ask who lives across the street? Do you know who it is?"
The middle-aged man smiled kindly: "So you are a police officer. Across the street..." He showed an embarrassed look: "Some nightclub ladies live there. They should all be at work now."
"How long have you lived here?"
"This is the house where my parents work. I've lived here since I was a child."
It turned out that the man was an elementary school teacher, and he taught at the nearby Unit Elementary School. After his parents passed away, he lived here with his wife and children so that it would be convenient for him to go to work.
Li Qingyao asked again: "About seven years ago, who lived in the house opposite? Do you still remember?"
Most people would think for a while when asked about what happened seven years ago, but the man immediately answered: "It's still nightclub ladies living there." He gave a wry smile: "The neighbor across the street was originally a colleague of my mother's at work, but later he went into the business of opening nightclubs and KTVs, and became rich. He moved to a villa a long time ago, and he used this house as a staff dormitory. We are old neighbors, so I can't say anything. He even gave me a lot of candy when I was a child. He said his nightclub was quite formal, and he also warned those ladies not to cause trouble or bring people back, so it was relatively quiet to be a neighbor. Some neighbors also complained, but he settled them later. After all, the tenants in this community are already mixed."
Li Qingyao took out a photo of Liu Tingmei and asked, "Have you seen this girl?"
I didn't have high hopes at first, but after the man took a closer look, he nodded and said, "Yes, I have seen her. She used to live across the street for about a few months, but I haven't seen her since."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. She's so pretty, who could mistake her? She was prettier then than in the photo, but her makeup was heavier. She seemed very introverted, and I've never heard her speak."
This is really unexpected, but also reasonable.
For a beautiful girl who has no high education, cannot go home and is in urgent need of money, being a nightclub lady is probably the fastest and easiest way to make money.
But when he thought that this person was Liu Tingmei, Li Qingyao always felt he couldn't accept it. Those three men must have sexually assaulted her like beasts. Now that she has regained her sanity, how can she still endure being touched by a man and having sex with him when she has a proud personality? Has she really been completely ruined by them, both physically and mentally, and has she fallen into self-degradation?
Li Qingyao felt that he had to go to the nightclub and take a look before he could draw any conclusions.
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