Sanxue Town, itâs a small town located in Jiangnan City, economically quite underdeveloped, and appears to be a rather rundown place.
The marketplace, however, is bustling with people coming and going; today is a market day, and villagers from ten miles around have come here. At a glance, most are older uncles and aunties.
On both sides of the street, there are numerous simple stalls selling vegetables, fruits, poultry, with sellers shouting loudly and buyers haggling, full of the breath of life.
There are also discordant noises.
At a corner of the street, a man in his fifties got into a conflict with someone; the man is a vendor selling fruits. Just arriving on a tricycle, he accidentally knocked over the cart of the adjacent vendor while parking, and they began to argue.
The other person seized the man, demanding that he compensate for a new cart.
"Look, you broke my cart handle, it canât work anymore, you need to compensate me with a new cart!" yelled the other person.
The man argued, "It was my fault for crashing into your cart, Iâm willing to help you repair it, but itâs impossible for me to buy you a new cart, youâre extorting me."
The two were arguing.
Suddenly, a very pleasant female voice came from beside, "Zheng Yang!"
Upon hearing it, the man shivered all over and instinctively turned his head to see a pair of young man and woman, the man was strikingly handsome, and the woman was inexplicably beautiful.
The man, however, looked as if heâd seen a ghost, immediately ran off.
The person who was arguing with him yelled angrily, "You still owe me a cart, donât you dare run!"
But where did the man have time to care, as he ran faster and faster, turning into the crowd on the street.
The young couple exchanged a glance and immediately went after him.
These young people were naturally Lin Fan and Loli.
They came all the way to Sanxue Town to find this man, who was precisely a colleague of An Jincheng named Zheng Yang back then.
Almost every day at this time, Zheng Yang would come to sell fruits, and they managed to encounter Zheng Yang by timing their visit precisely.
But upon seeing them, Zheng Yang fled, making them both a bit surprised.
Speaking of Zheng Yang running away, under the cover of the crowd on the street, he entered a narrow alley, wandered in the complex alleys for a while, and felt nobody chasing him anymore, then heaved a sigh of relief.
"Luckily I moved fast, that was too close!" Zheng Yang patted his chest, fearful.
However, in the next second.
"Teacher Zheng, why are you running, we mean no harm."
Lin Fan spoke while emerging from the front, blocking Zheng Yangâs way.
It startled Zheng Yang greatly, he immediately turned to escape, but upon turning back, he saw Loli coming over. With both the front and back blocked, he couldnât escape.
"Donât come near, I donât have money, I really have no money, no point forcing me!" Zheng Yang said in a panic.
Loli frowned and said, "Zheng Yang, you might have misunderstood something, we are not here to ask you for money."
Zheng Yang yelled, "Not? Donât lie to me, Iâm not called Zheng Yang here at all, if you know my real name, it can only be those people!"
Lin Fan smiled, "Teacher Zheng, calm down for a moment, weâre definitely not here for money, weâre not those people youâre talking about, weâre here because of someone."
Zheng Yang was momentarily taken aback and said, "You really arenât those people? Then who are you?"
Lin Fan said, "My name is Lin Fan, she is Officer Luo."
Zheng Yang was stunned, sized up Loli, "Youâre a police officer?"
Loli took out her credentials from her pocket, "My name is Loli, Iâm an officer from the Yun City Police Department. Weâre here to ask you to assist in investigating the case of An Jinchengâs disappearance."
"An Jincheng!"
Zheng Yangâs face changed, then he said, "Whatâs that got to do with me? I donât know anything about it. Back then I gave a full statement, finding me is useless! Since youâre not here for debts, Iâll go back to selling fruits."
Zheng Yang intended to leave.
Lin Fan said, "Teacher Zheng, hold on!"
Through his supreme insight, Lin Fan had discerned from Zheng Yangâs micro-expressions that he was just lying, this Zheng Yang definitely knows something!
"Teacher Zheng, we really need your help, An Jincheng disappeared 15 years ago under strange circumstances; her daughter has been searching for her for 15 years without any trace, itâs truly tragic. She simply wants to know her fatherâs whereabouts, you used to be a teacher, believe you can understand a childâs feeling." Lin Fan said.
He attempted to persuade Zheng Yang, his voice truly moving and tear-jerking.
But Zheng Yang was not moved, shaking his head, "I really know nothing, I havenât been a teacher for many years now, Iâm just a fruit vendor, I want to live my life quietly, please leave me alone!"
Loli glanced at Lin Fan, somewhat puzzled; she had worked hard to find this Zheng Yang, could Lin Fan have made a mistake, does this Zheng Yang really know nothing?
If thatâs the case, theyâre just busy for nothing.
Lin Fan said, "Teacher Zheng, you want a peaceful life, probably not that easy, right? Just now we merely called your name, and you fled startled like a frightened bird, why is that?"
Zheng Yang felt offended, somewhat angry, "Itâs none of your business! Officer Luo, I havenât broken the law, have I, you canât restrict my freedom, Iâm leaving now."
Zheng Yang bypassed Loli, wanting to leave.
Loli indeed couldnât do anything to Zheng Yang as a police officer since he hadnât committed any crime and claimed ignorance about An Jinchengâs case, she couldnât force him.
Seeing Zheng Yang about to leave.
Lin Fan said, "Teacher Zheng, help us, and Iâll reward you. How much money do you owe, Iâll help you repay it."
Zheng Yang already intended to leave, hearing this, his steps abruptly halted, while he wanted to leave, Lin Fanâs words seemed magical, making it hard for him to move.
To be precise, the money made it hard for him to move.
"What did you say, youâll pay my debt?" Zheng Yang turned back to look at Lin Fan, his voice somewhat trembling.
Lin Fan said, "Exactly."
Zheng Yang felt Lin Fan agreed too easily, somewhat disbelieving, "Youâll pay my debt, do you know how much I owe, speaking so boldly!"
Lin Fan said, "Tell me then?"
Loli laughed, "Zheng Yang, just speak freely, even if you owe billions, he can pay it off."
"What?" Zheng Yang looked at Lin Fan in surprise, paying off billions, is this young man so rich?
"Are you kidding!" Zheng Yang unconvincingly said.
Loli said, "Iâm a police officer, I wonât deceive you, standing before you is the richest man in Yun City, if you donât believe, come back to Yun City with me, he can prove it."
Zheng Yang was dumbfounded, the richest man in Yun City? This young man in front of him, actually Yun Cityâs richest man, is this possible?
Zheng Yang suddenly remembered something, exclaimed, "Could you be Mr. Lin?"