"But all of this is predicated on the fact that Tian Jie has indeed ’committed a crime,’" Mr. Chen said with profound meaning.
This implied that if they couldn’t find the person, the case could only be defined as a missing person’s case, and then Song Yingjie and Xia Mei would be without suspicion.
In the end, they could only be released without charges.
Conversely, if they found Tian Jie and confirmed her criminal suspicion of abducting Wang Xiaofang to be true, Song Yingjie and Xia Mei would also be punished.
Xia Chuyi nodded slightly, indicating that she understood Mr. Chen’s meaning.
"I will find her," she declared.
After leaving the Police Station, under the guidance of the police, they went straight to Niujing Village.
Pretending to be someone looking for work, Xia Chuyi traded a pack of cigarettes for an address and a phone number from Tian Jie’s father.
When Xia Chuyi saw the address—Rainbow Street, Orange and Green Lane, in the Southern District of G City—her eyes instantly became incredibly sharp.
This address was fake!
Her lips pressed together in a firm line.
As for why she knew it was fake,
Because she had seen this address before...
In her previous life, the person who had lured her into a hair salon, leading her to nearly lose her way, had given her this very address.
Only after escaping from there did she realize there was no such place as "Rainbow Street, Orange and Green Lane."
The address that these procurers in the trade referred to as "Rainbow Street, Orange and Green Lane" was simply a euphemism for the red-light district.
Her fist clenched tightly, Xia Chuyi hoped desperately that her conjecture was wrong.
Once they reconvened with Mr. Chen and the others.
"With the situation as it is, it’s a bit tricky," Mr. Chen said, "Now we only have that phone number, which can narrow the suspect down to the Southern District of G City."
"Without a specific address, just a general area, and being unable to confirm whether Wang Xiaofang is really with Tian Jie or not, so..."
"Our Police Station is unable to dispatch officers."
"Even over in G City, the local police there are also unable to provide assistance."
In essence, the Police Station was unable to help them with this matter.
"How can it not be confirmed? My Xiao Fang was taken away by Tian Jie!" Mrs. Wang, upon hearing Mr. Chen’s words, became incredibly agitated and grasped his sleeve, saying, "Xiao Fang was indeed taken away by Tian Jie..."
Mr. Chen felt somewhat helpless and could only keep explaining his position to Mrs. Wang.
"What if we go on our own?" suddenly, Xia Chuyi spoke up.
Her words successfully quelled the chaotic noise at the scene.
"Mr. Chen, if we find the person on our own, can we then ask for assistance from the local police in G City?" Xia Chuyi continued.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen nodded and said, "Of course, as long as the suspect’s crime is true, the G City police are obliged to help, but..."
Mr. Chen paused, hesitating to say, "Going on your own to find her, the likelihood of success is rather slim."
He wasn’t trying to dampen spirits, but that’s genuinely what he believed.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen, I understand,"
Xia Chuyi understood Mr. Chen’s viewpoint.
In this era, the number of abducted people who were found was exceedingly small.
However, if "Rainbow Street, Orange and Green Lane" was the place she knew, then Xia Chuyi knew where it was.
Because two years after her previous life, she had fallen into that place, escaped from it, and ultimately helped the police take down that den.
Of course, all of this was currently conjecture.
Seeing her so resolute, Mr. Chen had nothing more to say.