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Chapter 175: 066 casually crossed out the applicant’s name!_2
Chapter 175: 066 casually crossed out the applicant’s name!_2
Chapter 175: 066 casually crossed out the applicant’s name!_2
Translator: 549690339
Director Chen is not a detective agency after all, and the information he could obtain was limited.
There was even less about Yang Lin, only her address, family information, and some records at the police station.
Bai Lian looked slowly from the top down.
There was no news about Yang Lin’s mother; Director Chen had specifically noted in the mother’s column that her mother was driven away by her father when she was five years old.
And Yang Lin’s father had multiple detention records, either for causing trouble while drunk or for gambling. Bai Lian’s fingertips slowly scrolled down, flipping to a very old record—
Yang Lin had called the police when she was nine years old.
Bai Lian sent a screenshot of this record to Director Chen:[[Image]]
Director Chen replied very quickly:[With such cases, he’d be detained for a few days, and once back, he would become even more abusive.]
Director Chen:[Now that she’s turned eighteen, I suggest she relocate her household registration and distance herself from him.]
Bai Lian was silent for a long time: [1]
As Bai Lian was pulling books out of her backpack, she asked Director Chen about the relocation of the household registration.
Meanwhile.
Ren Qian received Ji Mulan and Xu En at the Ren Family household.
Xu En’s visit this time was for the major tourism business; he was from Jiangjing and reaped the benefits of Jiangjing, but he had no clear idea about the power dynamics in Xiangcheng.
“I understand what Mr. Xu means,” Ren Qian never brushed off Xu En, “You’re probably talking about Boss Lu.”
“Boss Lu?” It was another surname Xu En hadn’t heard of.
He looked towards Ji Mulan.
Ji Mulan hadn’t been back to Xiangcheng in over a decade and was even less clear about the situation.
Ren Qian set down his teacup and solemnly said, “His main business is on Backter Street, the manager of Qinglong Bar is very familiar with him, does Mr. Xu understand what I’m saying now?”
Xiangcheng turned a blind eye to Backter Street.
One reason was that the place was on the border, not within their jurisdiction, and the second was the intricate web of powers there.
A bar with the most comprehensive information in Asia.
A world-famous fighting arena.
An auction house on the underworld that no one dares to provoke.
Ren Qian could manage a city well, knowing whom he could provoke and whom he couldn’t; he had a list in his heart.
“I see,” Xu En furrowed his brows, “Qinglong Bar, do you have Boss Lu’s contact information?”
He had actually guessed as much.
Since he couldn’t go it alone, he also wanted to collaborate with this Boss Lu, especially with the backing of people from Qinglong Bar…
Xu En didn’t expect that little Xiangcheng could offer him such a big surprise.
By his side, Ji Mulan naturally hadn’t heard of any of this.
But she didn’t ask, just looked at Xu En and he patted the back of her hand.
“Mr. Xu,” Ren Qian was still due at a ceremony later today, “I need to attend the launch ceremony of the Xiangcheng Calligraphy Association, so I won’t keep you both any longer.”
Xu En stood up, surprised that Xiangcheng even lacked a Calligraphy Association.
But then he thought about it, considering Xiangcheng didn’t even have a high-speed rail yet, and he felt he could understand.
He politely took his leave from Ren Qian.
Only once they were outside did Ji Mulan ask Xu En about Qinglong Bar.
“Backter Street,” Xu En took out his car keys, opened the door, and turned his head to explain to Ji Mulan, “It’s a complex border area. For Qinglong Bar to be established there, the forces behind it are no less significant than the several big families in Jiangjing. It’s normal that you don’t know.”
The several big families in Jiangjing?
Ji Mulan settled into the passenger seat, looking rather silent.
The launch ceremony of the Xiangcheng Calligraphy Association was an important event.
Ren Qian wore a dark-colored formal suit and called the Secretary-General to confirm, “Did you inform Mr. Chen?”
“Mr. Chen said he is working on a case,” the Secretary-General was very respectful, “and doesn’t have time.”
Ren Qian wasn’t surprised but felt a sense of regret.
Ren Wanxuan had also dressed meticulously in a designed gown, accompanying Ren Qian to the vicinity of Xiangcheng Building.
When the two arrived, it was already nine o’clock.
The Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau and Qiu Xuezheng were standing at the entrance.
The Secretary-General and Director Xu dared not be negligent, standing at the entrance accompanying the two of them.
Ren Qian was startled, wondering why these two elders were outside to receive him, “Teacher Qiu, why are you two outside?”
Qiu Xuezheng was in high spirits, having especially worn a gown with dark red helical patterns for the day, smiled at Ren Qian, “Waiting for someone.”
“Waiting for someone?” Ren Qian and Ren Wanxuan looked at each other in confusion.
He thought Qiu Xuezheng was waiting for him but didn’t expect they were waiting for someone else?
Qiu Xuezheng, however, didn’t say much, only occasionally glancing down at the time.
Then, his gaze turned towards the street corner.
The launch ceremony was to start promptly at 9:30.
It was nine ten.
Bai Lian had not yet arrived.
Because Bai Lian had made a good impression on Qiu Xuezheng, he didn’t think she was someone who would be late. But as the start of the launch ceremony neared and there was still no sign of Bai Lian.
Qiu Xuezheng couldn’t help but send Bai Lian a message:[Where are you?]