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Chapter 82 Liu Jingqi's Background

The door opened.

A rather simple-looking office appeared before them.

Inside the room sat a middle-aged, thin woman holding an account book and wearing glasses. She was dressed casually and looked like a passerby.

She sat at her desk, which was covered in a layer of dust, but she didn't pay any attention to it.

Cheng Tao looked up and met the gazes of the people at the door.

Xu De met his gaze and looked at the person in front of him with great interest.

The other person's face bore the wrinkles unique to the years... not the wrinkles of kindness. She looked very ordinary, and even in her old age, she was unremarkable.

He is 1.6 meters tall and looks very thin.

Upon seeing figures appear at the door, he quickly took off his glasses and warmly stood up to welcome the three of them in.

"Snapped!"

The door closed, and Cheng Tao turned around, her warm gaze landing on Lin Yue. She quickly said, "Hello, are you Ms. Lin who spoke with us last night?"

Lin Yue and Xu De exchanged a glance, and Xu De nodded slightly.

She knew what was going on, and immediately said calmly, "It's me."

Last night, she contacted Cheng Tao under the pretext of "charitable donation," so her enthusiasm at that moment was perfectly normal.

"I am Cheng Tao, the director of Jiaqin Welfare Home."

Cheng Tao asked the three of them to sit down, and at the same time pulled out several documents from her desk, patiently explaining to them, "We have three ways to donate here."

"One-on-one sponsorship, project support, and donations to welfare homes."

One-on-one is easy to understand. Project support means dedicated funds that cannot be misappropriated. For example, if you want to donate to improve your child's drinking water, then this money can only be used to adjust the water quality.

Donating to a welfare home means giving money to the welfare home, where the director can manage and use it as needed.

Of course, although the three categories appear to be clearly defined, they are only superficially so.

If someone wants to embezzle, it's just a matter of a single thought.

"Donations are not urgent for now."

"We'd like to first get a more detailed understanding of the specific environment of the welfare home."

Lin Yue smiled and spoke in a very proper manner.

"For example...about children."

Upon hearing this...

Cheng Tao paused, then quickly said, "Yes, it's my fault. I was a little too hasty."

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He handed the documents in his hand to the three people one by one and said, "Our orphanage has a total of 172 children, of varying ages, but the majority are around ten years old, and healthy children are a minority among them."

The biggest challenge right now is...

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Cheng Tao said, "It depends on the child's diet."

Food?

So, is there a food shortage?

Wang Chao was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Doesn't the government provide individual subsidies based on the child's individual circumstances?"

"Why is it that even eating is a problem for you?"

The words were spoken.

Cheng Tao's eyes gleamed, but with her eyelids covered, they appeared very small, obscuring her expression.

She sighed and said, "The subsidy is meager, pitifully so."

"A child only receives a subsidy of two or three hundred yuan a month. The money for food, clothing, housing and schooling is only three hundred yuan. How can that be enough?"

"No one has donated money in the community for a long time, and now the hospital... is really struggling to make ends meet."

In the orphanage in 2002, people could get food, but they certainly couldn't eat their fill or drink well. It wasn't uncommon for people to fight over food.

only.....

"Dean Cheng, are you sure?"

Xu De suddenly spoke up, asking her a question in return.

Cheng Tao paused, unsure of his meaning, but still nodded, "I'm sure."

Xu De nodded and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Lin Yue continued, "Then aren't there any kind-hearted people who will adopt the child? Usually, people who adopt children will donate them, right?"

Cheng Tao said, "Yes, but few. There are so many orphans, but so few families that adopt them."

"And they only choose those who are pretty, healthy, and young. The older the ones that are screened out, the harder it is for them to be adopted."

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"Besides, most of these children have problems, so no one wants to adopt them."

Abandoned babies are usually those with physical disabilities, psychological problems, or illnesses.

When these three types of animals enter the welfare home, almost no one is willing to adopt them when they are young, and after two or three years, they will basically no longer have adoptive parents.

only....

"Do you have a recent list of children adopted from the welfare home?"

In a daze.

Xu De suddenly spoke, looking at Cheng Tao with a very kind expression.

Adoption records?

Cheng Tao's expression froze as she looked at the person in front of her, unable to grasp his intentions.

Based on her decades of experience, the person in front of her was almost certainly an orphan, with virtually no possibility of adopting a child.

But the other person's clothes and demeanor... didn't seem like a penniless person. What if the other person really wanted to see the records and then donate money on the way?

But the problem came again.

The records at the welfare home might contain some information...

Cheng Tao looked at it for a moment with her dark eyes, and then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll show it to you now."

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The words were spoken.

She walked to the desk area, where several filing cabinets were against the wall. She pulled out the bottom drawer and took out a few documents.

Only then was it handed to Xu De.

"Please take a look," Cheng Tao said.

Xu De looked down silently, while Wang Chao and Lin Yue leaned closer.

The records cannot be faked.

All of them have clear lists of whereabouts; some left as adults, while others were adopted by foster parents.

The three of them watched with displeasure, and only a rustling sound could be heard in the office.

"Gurgle~"

Cheng Tao's throat tightened, and her hands clenched involuntarily.

until..

"Dean Cheng, could you please find me a list of personnel related to former Dean Zheng Tong from around 1990?"

Xu De raised his head, a meaningful smile appearing in his eyes.

This record...

no problem.

Generally, if a welfare institution wants to obtain government subsidies, it will stuff a large number of children into the institution. Assuming the subsidy for each child is 300, they will compress the cost of raising the children to less than 300, thereby obtaining the difference.

The welfare home has not adopted many children in recent years, so it is highly unlikely that they are scamming people by taking their children.

But then again...

The per capita profit-sharing scheme is the lowest-level way for welfare institutions to make money!

"Dean Zheng!?"

Cheng Tao's heart skipped a beat, but she forced herself to swallow the words that were about to come out.

She composed herself, looked up at the other person, and said in a deep voice, "Dean Zheng retired six years ago, but I don't know much about him."

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The other party... seems to have ill intentions.

"Relax."

Xu De offered a reassuring remark, as he didn't have time to dwell on the matter.

The case of No. 18 Middle School is about to be reopened in a week. There is no point in trying to outwit Cheng Tao; it will only waste time.

"Dean Cheng, you don't want things to escalate, do you?"

"Don't worry, we just want to investigate someone who left the welfare home. Her name is Liu Jingqi."

"She entered the welfare home 12 years ago and was adopted by a couple named Liu Hao and Cai Fei 11 years ago."

Looking at Cheng Tao, Xu De slowly said, "We..."

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"I just wanted to check her real identity information."

The words were spoken.

Cheng Tao's pupils contracted slightly as she stared at the other person for a long time.

In a daze, the office fell silent again, and no one spoke for a long time.

After a long silence, Cheng Tao finally spoke, "Dean Zheng has already retired."

"The personnel change records from 90... are simply unavailable."

Is it that they really can't find it, or are they pretending not to?

Just as Wang Chao hesitated.

Then, Cheng Tao suddenly spoke again, uttering a series of accurate information.

"The orphanage didn't take in many children in the 90s. If you have a photo, maybe I can recognize them."

Now.

Without Xu De saying anything, Lin Yue immediately took out Liu Jingqi's photo from her briefcase and handed it to the other party.

Cheng Tao silently took it, looked down at it, and then her brows furrowed slightly.

See here.

Lin Yue's heart stirred.

It's obvious that this person knows Liu Jingqi!

as predicted.

"I vaguely remember the mole at the corner of her eye, but the person I remember wasn't called Liu Jingqi... her name was Nanmei."

Nanmei!?

Xu De's heart skipped a beat, and he smiled, "Dean Cheng, is there anything more specific?"

"For example... how did she come to the orphanage, and who brought her here?"

Upon hearing this...

Cheng Tao gave him a deep look, wondering if he had received a message and was asking a question he already knew the answer to, or if he was just guessing.

Her breathing was heavy, and after a long while, she gritted her teeth and admitted, "I remember this child very clearly... She's too special."

Wang Chao asked, "What's special about it?"

"She...sold herself here!"

As she spoke, Cheng Tao seemed to have made up her mind. Her face was serious, she sighed, and said in a deep voice, "You... let's be frank."

"The things that Director Zheng did... the welfare home stopped being involved in after he retired."

Xu De spoke up, "I've said it before, I'm only here to investigate Liu Jingqi... who is Nanmei."

"I know nothing else."

Lin Yue's expression shifted slightly; she vaguely guessed what was going on, but she could only suppress her emotions and remain silent.

Wang Chao nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice. "Yes, yes, we're here to find Liu Jingqi."

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His face showed shock and confusion. "What do you mean she sold herself here?"

"The orphanage sells children?!"

Cheng Tao looked at him, then suddenly paused, her gaze shifting back and forth between Xu De and Wang Chao. For a long time, she couldn't figure out whether the two of them knew or not.

A hint of struggle flickered in her eyes, but finally, she loosened her clenched fist and said, "Six years ago, Dean Zheng was secretly buying them. He would occasionally find human traffickers to buy a few healthy boys and girls."

"I wasn't involved in this matter; I only found out about it later."

"Among them, what concerns me the most is this Nan girl, and the human trafficker who sold her."

Neither of them are from Green Forest City.

"The human trafficker and Nanmei are from your province... but neither of them are from your province. The human trafficker has just been living in your province for a long time."

"As far as I know, Nanmei isn't from Guizhou province either. I don't know why, but she stayed there for a very long time, from birth until she was five or six years old, so she has a distinct accent."

"In short, the human trafficker told Dean Zheng that Nanmei sold herself to him and asked the trafficker to sell her to another place, eventually arriving in Green Forest City."

She sold herself to human traffickers, and then the traffickers sold her to Green Forest City?

That's a distance of two thousand kilometers!

and...

"What do you mean she sold herself?"

Xu De raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

I don't know the specifics.

Cheng Tao shook her head. She only kept it a secret to keep her job, and it was because she wanted to retain her position that she took the initiative to tell him.

But she was unaware of the details of what Zheng Tong was involved in back then.

"As far as I know... Nanmei must have done something wrong."

"In order to escape, she was sold by human traffickers, or at least that's what the traffickers described it to be. I don't know what the relationship between the two was."

Cheng Tao said.

What did Liu Jingqi do 12 years ago that led her to willingly let human traffickers sell her?

this....

"How old was Liu Jingqi when she first entered the orphanage 12 years ago?!"

Lin Yue interrupted the conversation in a daze, asking abruptly.

Liu Jingqi is 16 years old now, but if we go back 12 years, she would be 4 years old.

A 4-year-old child can do these things!?

Cheng Tao was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a second and said, "Five or six years old? I think it should be around five or six years old."

Five or six years old!?

Suddenly.

The pupils of the three lawyers contracted slightly.

If Liu Jingqi had been 6 years old 12 years ago... she might actually be an adult now!

"Is there any evidence!?"

Lin Yue quickly pressed for more information.

If they had evidence, they might not need to look for each other's biological parents.

"No." Cheng Tao shook her head.

Lin Yue sighed.

Wang Chao, however, was focused on something else. He frowned and asked, "You thought you were 6 years old at the time, so why were you registered as 4 years old on the household registration?"

Teacher Cheng Tao replied, "This is normal; it's just to protect rights. Everyone does it this way."

In order to make it easier for children to be adopted and to fight for their rights, welfare institutions will deliberately change their age by a few years.

Thus, Liu Jingqi's age was changed to 4 years old.

"This beast might actually be an adult..."

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Wang Chao murmured to himself, the image of Liu Jingqi's arrogant and domineering face appearing in his mind.

He killed someone and is still so arrogant...

They even attempted to use the Juvenile Protection Law as a get-out-of-jail-free card, which is truly...

Absolutely disgusting!

Although the other party may not be 18 years old, at the moment, it is possible to at least make them 17, which will greatly increase the probability of life imprisonment.

Do you know which part of your province it's from?

Lin Yue pressed on, then pinched her nose and asked, "And what did Nanmei do to make her sell herself?"

"It should be Lianshan County."

Cheng Tao stroked her chin, thought carefully, and finally shook her head, "As for what Nanmei did wrong... I don't know."

"But it shouldn't be a big deal, after all, he was only five or six years old at the time."

Lin Yue thought about it and realized that even if a five or six-year-old child committed a crime, it shouldn't be a big deal.

finally.

Xu De asked, "Do you have a photo of Nanmei from back then?"

Cheng Tao remained silent, struggling internally for a long time, before finally taking a deep breath, standing up, and walking outside.

Not long after, she returned, holding a group photo... but it was just a corner of the photo, cut off with scissors.

It was about the size of a thumb, colorful, and blurry, but you could barely make out that it was Liu Jingqi.

"Thank you for your help."

Xu De stood up and took the photo, a gentle smile on his face, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the picture.

We have the information and the clues.

He didn't intend to linger and immediately said, "If there are any further questions, we will continue to contact you."

The words were spoken.

He then led his men away.

Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Cheng Tao opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word, and fell silent.

at the same time.

The main gate of the welfare home.

Xu De and the other two walked out of the welfare home, opened the car door, and sat down sideways.

"Snapped!"

The car door closed.

next second.

Wang Chao couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Does the old dean have connections with human traffickers...?"

Wang Chao was instinctively surprised.

"No way, why would he bother buying a child from a trafficker if he had nothing better to do?!"

Xu De exhaled a breath of stale air and casually said, "It's for a... sophisticated way of fraudulently obtaining subsidies from welfare homes!"