Chapter 200: A Spurned Woman (2/2)

I nodded. “You can go now!”

“Thank you, officer! Perhaps we can have a drink together the next time we meet!”

Bingxin and I turned around and walked out of the alley. I sighed and remarked, “It’s a familiar tale, isn’t it?”

“Yeah,” replied Bingxin. “That woman is pitiful. She should’ve just focused on her studies when she was in school!”

“Not everyone is like you, being at the top of the class every year!”

“That’s not true! I once was second in class. I was so sad my dad had to comfort me for days…”

I wondered how many girls ended up like Li Qin in this country. They were born into ordinary families and limited opportunities. They would try desperately to change their destinies, but most of them would only return home having lost everything just like Li Qin.

Perhaps one in a thousand of them would succeed and become famous actresses or celebrities, but who could imagine what they had to go through and what they must sacrifice to reach their goals?

“Don’t you think her name is too plain for a model, Song Yang-gege?” I heard Bingxin ask when I was still deep in thoughts. “She should’ve changed her name if she wanted to be famous!”

Bingxin’s words made me realize something. I ran back to the salon as Bingxin shouted, “Where are you going, Song Yang-gege?”

The man was still at the salon door, bargaining with a woman. He was stunned when he saw me.

“W-Wait, officer! I haven’t agreed to anything yet so it’s still not a crime, right?”

The woman in heavy makeup beside him anxiously cried, “What are you talking about? This is a hair salon! We don’t do anything illegal here!”

I was not in the mood to argue with them, so I bluntly asked the man, “What was Li Qin’s name when she worked in the city?”

The man scratched his head and muttered, “Um… Well, it was a catchy name…” He thought about it for a few seconds and finally remembered, “Right! She was called Li Rumeng!”

“Thank you!” I patted him on the shoulder.

I then left the salon. When I looked back, the man actually entered the hair salon again, so I called Director Feng and reported them.

“What did you find out, Song Yang-gege?” asked Bingxin when she saw me. “You look so happy!”

“It’s all thanks to you, Bingxin! Li Qin did indeed change her name when she was in the city. No wonder we couldn’t find any medical records on her!”

I called Yuanchao and asked him to go back to the major hospitals in the province and ask for Li Rumeng’s medical records.

When we returned to the tailor’s shop, Xiaotao was standing at the entrance, one hand holding a jacket and one hand on her hips, looking very impatient.

“What took you so long?” she complained.

“Sorry to keep you waiting,” I replied. “Did you find out anything?”

“I chatted with the couple for a while. They told me they had known each other since childhood. They were too busy with work so they don’t have any children. Their lives were peaceful and uneventful according to them.”

Sure enough, we wouldn’t discover anything had we asked Zhang Qiang directly.

Xiaotao looked at me with narrowed eyes and asked, “You look suspiciously cheerful! What did you discover?”

“I’ll tell you everything when we get back to the station!”

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