Afterlife Department

Chapter 651 – Filial Piety

Jiang Xinduo heaved a heavy sigh. "This matter is indeed complicated." He said and patted Song Mingfan's back in sympathy. He also didn't expect for this case to be this complicated.

A daughter wanting to hide from her mother… the children were taught from young to be filial, so how can there be children this unfilial?

"Where do you think this daughter has gone to?" Jiang Xinduo asked them.

"I think that she has gone to her biological father." Xiao Xie answered.

"Why? Didn't the mother already destroyed all the evidences connected to that man?" Jiang Xinduo asked.

"There is nothing absolute in this world." Xiao Xie said.

Jiang Xinduo nodded, his expression looked thoughtful. "How about you, xiao Song?" he asked as he looked at the silent Song Mingfan.

"I believe that something happened to her." Song Mingfan answered.

Jiang Xinduo was surprised. "Why do you think that way?" he asked.

"If the daughter really wanted to cut off all of her contact with her mother, she wouldn't leave her the contact number." Song Mingfan answered. "But, she did, indicating that she still has some feelings left towards her mother." He explained.

Jiang Xinduo smiled, feeling satisfied with the two's answers. As expected of the promising new generation! He thought as he looked at them with a bright gaze. "Then, what are you going to do next?" he asked.

"We already posted her pictures, including the internet." Xiao Xie answered. "But, the thing is…" his brows knitted.

"No one recognizes her." Song Mingfan answered. "We even have posted the reward if they would see her. Yet…" he frowned.

"Huh?" Jiang Xinduo was taken aback. "No one?!" he said, surprised.

Don't underestimate the power of internet. As long as there is interest, the netizens can even dig up influential people's secret children that even these influential people didn't even know themselves. So, how can a young woman suddenly disappear into thin air? Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan already checked the CCTV recordings all over the city to look for the daughter but there wasn't even a trace of her. If not for the mother's claims that her daughter has gone to S City and the proof of her and her daughter's conversation, they would think that the daughter went to another city or even abroad.

But, the thing is, there wasn't even any record of this daughter in the airport or in the terminals. So, Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan has begun to worry. If not for the childhood pictures of the daughter, they would think that the mother was just hallucinating that she has a daughter. But, the picture of the daughter is the strongest proof. How can a person conjure someone's picture if that someone doesn't exist, or they haven't seen them? The picture is the proof that this daughter exists!

Then, where is the daughter now? This is extremely worrying, since even the criminals can't completely erase the existence of the people that they have abducted, or even killed. So, where is the daughter? Where did she go?

"This is indeed baffling…" Jiang Xinduo's brows knitted.

"Don't worry, vice-chief. We are currently waiting from the communication company's answer to tell us where was the last location the daughter's number has appeared when she sent her last message to her mother." Xiao Xie assured him.

Jiang Xinduo sighed in relief. As expected of these two. He thought and smiled.

"How about vice-chief?" Song Mingfan asked. He and Xiao Xie saw Jiang Xinduo's serious expression. He didn't even notice them, so they concluded that the case Jiang Xinduo is working on really serious.

"This…" Jiang Xinduo helplessly sighed as he looked at the name on the folder.

'Li Fengxin'.

"What's wrong, vice-chief?" Xiao Xie asked.

"This case is related to the entertainment circle." Jiang Xinduo said.

"Oh~" Xiao Xie muttered with a meaningful smile on his face while Song Mingfan has no reaction.

Jiang Xinduo wryly smiled at them. The entertainment circle is where the water runs deep. There are many entanglements there that are very difficult to solve. This is the reason why he felt doubtful about Li Fengxin's case. And what did he discover? Li Fengxin's case was actually related to supernatural.

But, Li Fengxin is just an orphan. Who would want to target her? Thus, the culprit who changed her fate must also be someone in the entertainment circle!

"The girl fell off the stairs. After we investigated, it was just an accident and there was no foreplay, nor did we find anyone who has animosity with her." Jiang Xinduo said. "But… just earlier, we found out that this case is not a simple matter after we saw it in a different angle." He told them.

Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan started. "'a different angle'?" they asked and looked at each other. Their gazes are speaking.

Jiang Xinduo looked at them. "Right. It seems that you two also have hit a wall in your case." He said.

They nodded as an answer. "Yes. We don't have any hope on the communications company." Xiao Xie honestly answered. "After all, it has already been two weeks since the daughter has contacted her mother through a text. Two weeks is already a long time for someone who has been missing." He said.

Jiang Xinduo nodded in agreement. "Indeed. Within two weeks, there are already many things that could have happened." He said with a sigh.

"En." Song Mingfan muttered as he pondered. "A different angle…" his brows knitted.

Xiao Xie pinched his chin as he leaned his back on his chair. "We have already checked all the people that have the same name as the daughter and their activities within these two weeks. But, nothing still came up." he said. "There was also no one who has seen her despite her face should be striking… what is more puzzling is that her face was also not caught in the CCTV records all over the city." He frowned.

Jiang Xinduo remained silent as he watched them two.

"If we look at this in a different angle, aside from being an illusion by the mother, then, this daughter – " Xiao Xie raised his head. " – could she have changed her face and name?" he asked.

Song Mingfan jolted on his seat while Jiang Xinduo's eyes widened in shock. "That is possible!" he exclaimed as he slapped the table.

But, there was no joy on Xiao Xie's face as he has expected. After all – "If she did, then this is really troublesome." He said. "Not only did she change her name, but also face… more troublesome!" he grunted in frustration.

Jiang Xinduo looked at them with pity in his gaze. After all, if this is true, then Xiao Xie and Song Mingfan has to widen the scope of their search.

Suddenly, Song Mingfan spoke. "But, if she really has decided to cut off all of her contacts with her mother to the extent of changing her face and name, then, why did she still leave her the contact number?" he asked as he looked at them.

"She must have decided to do so last two weeks." Xiao Xie said.

But, Song Mingfan shook his head. "Let's say that she really did undergo plastic surgery and change her name. Then – " he turned and looked at Xiao Xie in the eyes. " – why didn't we find her former face in the CCTV records?" he asked.

Jiang Xinduo started. That's right! If it was just plastic surgery, then there should still be evidences left of the daughter's former face! He thought, feeling enlightened. 

But, Xiao Xie frowned. His face has the look of 'I beg to differ'. "She must have gone to another place to have a plastic surgery!" he said. Before any of them could speak, he continued. "Since she wanted to change her identity, and to cut off all of her contacts from her mother, then she definitely had illegally travelled!" he told them.

Jiang Xinduo's mouth fell open. "You have a point!" he said.

Song Mingfan's brows knitted. "Even if she did, we should still have found a trace of her." He said. Before Xiao Xie could speak, he continued. "The reward of finding her cost all of the mother's fortune. Who would refuse money, which makes the world go round?" he asked. "So, they should definitely have reported that they saw the daughter!" he told Xiao Xie.

Jiang Xinduo looked at them back and forth. These two… what is wrong with them? Or… what is wrong with me? He thought, feeling as if he is watching a pair of husband and wife bickering.

"So, what are you trying to say, Mr. Song?" Xiao Xie asked and frowned as he looked at Song Mingfan.

"That there is really another angle where we could look at this case." Song Mingfan answered. "Mrs. Song." He whispered in a low voice.

Xiao Xie didn't hear him since he has his back on Song Mingfan, but Jiang Xinduo did. He heard what Song Mingfan called Xiao Xie!