866 “AV Shooting Guide” 831: Investigation

“Mr. Zhou, have you watched romantic dramas again recently…”

“No, I think it’s good to show your sincerity once in a while.”

“Tell the truth.”

“…Watched two episodes.”

Qiao Qiao: “Don’t read it again. Those are all artistically processed.”

“But I think it’s very useful. The tone of your speech has become different.”

Qiao Qiao, whose cheeks were hot: “…”

“Ahem, okay, you should feel relieved now that you have contacted me. It’s so late so you should go to bed early.”

The man snorted: “No, I want to make up for what I haven’t said in the past few days.”

“Mr. Zhou…you must have watched more than two episodes!”

He refused to hang up the phone, so Qiao Qiao could only chat with him. After a while, some of the conversations came back to her.

“When will you come back?”

“Come on, come on.” Qiao Qiao said vaguely, “Xiuxiu and I haven’t seen each other for a long time. We have a lot to say.”

“But you haven’t said a few words in total, right? Are there so many old things to talk about?”

Qiao Qiao: “…”

She said depressedly: “Why are you asking me when you know everything?”

“Are you angry?” Zhou Yuanchuan’s tone softened, “I’m sorry, it’s just an extraordinary period. We have to be careful, so we investigated Sun Xiuxiu.”

However, what he said reminded Qiao Qiao, and she asked smoothly: “Then do you know that Sun Xiuxiu is divorced?”

“I know, these are easy to check.”

“Then can you find out how her divorce agreement was written?”

Zhou Yuanchuan asked strangely: “What’s wrong? Why do you ask this?”

“There’s something I want to verify. Just tell me if you can find it.”

“It’s not difficult at all. Just wait a moment.”

After saying that, there was a sound of footsteps on the other end of the phone, which was soon replaced by the sound of a chair being pulled away, and then the computer startup music.

After another ten seconds, the man’s voice reappeared in the receiver: “Found it.”

Qiao Qiao was greatly surprised: “It’s too fast. You are so powerful.”

“Well, although I like to hear you praise me, I still have to be honest about this matter.” Zhou Yuanchuan said with a smile, “This information has been lying on my computer for a long time, but I have never opened it and read it. I am not interested in other people’s divorce agreements.”

“Can you send me a copy?”

“Of course.”

After a while, Qiao Qiao’s cell phone showed that she had received a new email. She opened the divorce agreement and took a rough look at it. She found that the contents were the same as those in Sun Xiuxiu’s suicide note. Not only did she leave the house, she also lost the custody of her child.

Qiao Qiao asked: “Is there something wrong with this agreement? Even if Sun Xiuxiu has been a housewife for so many years, she shouldn’t divide the property like this, right?”

“Yes, but this is a private agreement with a lot of freedom.” Zhou Yuanchuan asked, “Did your friend encounter any trouble?”

“Well…” Qiao Qiao sighed, “Can I ask you one more thing?”

“Xiao Qiao, what you say is too outrageous. I will be angry.”

“No, because I always trouble you—forget it, let’s get down to business first. I want to trouble you to help me find information about Sun Xiuxiu’s ex-husband. Well, try to be as detailed as possible.”

“It’s easy to handle. Can I give it to you early tomorrow morning?”

“It’ll be okay if it’s later. There’s no need to worry.”

Zhou Yuanchuan chuckled: “But I still want to complete Xiao Qiao’s task as soon as possible. If you are willing to give me a kiss, I will be more motivated.”

Qiao Qiao’s face started to heat up again: “Then, wait until I go back.”

“I want it now.”

Qiao Qiao’s face became even hotter, and she had no choice but to say ‘pop’ into the microphone.

“My body was immediately full of strength.”

“Mr. Zhou, you really don’t want to watch any more love dramas!”

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Qiao put his cool palms against his cheeks in an attempt to cool down.She quickly packed away the groceries, washed briefly, and went to bed.

In fact, she felt bad asking Zhou Yuanchuan to help her. Her impression seemed to be that ever since she met the men, she had caused all kinds of trouble for them all the time, and it had become a habit to call them for help when something happened.

But this time, Sun Xiuxiu’s life was at stake. She didn’t know when Sun Xiuxiu would commit suicide. One more day of delay would bring Sun Xiuxiu one day closer to death. She didn’t dare to take the risk.

…

A dreamless night.

When Qiao Qiao woke up in the morning, the first thing he did was to jump out of bed to see Sun Xiuxiu. It turned out that the latter had already been sitting in the restaurant eating breakfast like a normal person. When he saw Qiao Qiao complaining about her getting up too late, he wanted to go out to have breakfast together, but now he had to give up.

Qiao Qiao stared at her: “Are you okay?”

Sun Xiuxiu didn’t care: “What’s wrong? That little wine won’t keep me from getting out of bed.”

She glanced at Qiao Qiao and said unintentionally: “I said such rude words yesterday, I thought I wouldn’t be able to see you today.”

“…I have a good temper.”

“Haha.” Sun Xiuxiu smiled, “That’s true. I never saw you arguing with others when I was working before, and you didn’t care if you suffered a loss. This is rare.”

Qiao Qiao also walked over and poured himself a bowl of rice porridge: “You want to say that I am weak, right?”

“Of course not. Not caring means that you are not greedy. If you have low desires, you will not fall into the trap of fame and fortune.” Sun Xiuxiu sighed, “I am just too greedy. I want this and that, and in the end I get nothing.”

If this had been before yesterday, Qiao Qiao would definitely not have taken this seriously, but now she was afraid that Sun Xiuxiu would not be able to think about it. When she heard this argument, an alarm bell immediately rang in her mind, and she said cautiously: “Not necessarily, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. As long as you are alive, everything is possible.”

“Have you watched any Chicken Soup for the Soul lately? He talks weirdly.”

Sun Xiuxiu didn’t show anything strange, and Qiao Qiao couldn’t say rashly that she accidentally saw the suicide note. The two discussed where to go today as usual, and finally agreed to rest for half a day and go out in the afternoon.

After Qiao Qiao went back to the room to wash up, Zhou Yuanchuan’s information was also sent over. Qiao Qiao scanned it briefly and found a strange place. There was no entry and exit information for Zhang Ji in the information.

“Mr. Zhou, is this all the information?”

“Well, what’s wrong?”

“Hasn’t Zhang Ji gone abroad recently?”

“Yes, but I only checked records within one year. I can continue to check if necessary.”

Qiao Qiao shook his head: “Because the news I got here is that Zhang Ji recently left the country, so it’s a bit strange to see that it’s not in the information.”

“Going abroad? I think he has no money to go abroad.”

“What’s wrong?”

“His company is basically just an empty shelf now. It has not recorded any revenue for more than a year, and its debts are still gradually accumulating. Although it is not yet bankrupt, it is not far away from that day.”

Qiao Qiao was surprised: “Didn’t you say that Zhang Ji has a good background?”

“Judging from the situation of his company, his background is obviously not strong.” Zhou Yuanchuan joked.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Qiao felt that this matter was promising.

Zhang Ji did not go abroad, which means that Sun Xiuxiu and his child are still in the country at this time, not only in the country, but probably in this city. Zhang Ji just changed the child’s kindergarten and lied to Sun Xiuxiu that he sent the child abroad.

Then things will be much easier to handle. As long as the child’s current problem is found, it will be solved.

A mother will not be willing to leave her child to die alone until she is at the end of her rope.

But a new question also arises. Where can she find Sun Xiuxiu’s child?

Although 80% of them are still in this city, there are at least a hundred kindergartens in a medium-sized city. Even if she can find them one by one, it will be too late.

Qiao Qiao found out Zhang Ji’s current address, then pulled out a map and circled the five kindergartens closest to the address.

Zhang Ji’s current financial situation is not good, and there may be no nanny at home. Most of the children are looked after by Zhang Ji’s parents. Since it is an old man taking care of the children, the kindergarten must not be too far away, otherwise it will be inconvenient to pick up and drop off the children.

These five are the most suspect, let’s start with them.After making up his mind, Qiao Qiao put on his bag and left Sun Xiuxiu’s house on the pretext of going out for some fresh air.

Zhao Wen was still on duty today, and Qiao Qiao was relatively familiar with him. After saying hello, the two of them drove to their destination.

The first thing I went to was the ‘Spring Kindergarten’. This place was very large and the security was very tight, but this was not a problem for Qiao Qiao, after all, she had helpers.

Zhao Wen, who is responsible for this important task: “…”

He probably regretted working the day shift.

“Go.” Qiao Qiao handed him the note with the name and date of birth of Sun Xiuxiu’s child. “The child is very young and should be in early care. Just find the list of children and check it. Remember to avoid surveillance.”

Zhao Wen nodded: “I have to change clothes first.”

Qiao Qiao followed his gaze and saw that a security guard in the duty booth was yawning, unaware of what was about to happen.

Zhao Wen’s hands and feet were nimble. A few minutes later, he swaggered into the kindergarten wearing a security guard’s clothes.

However, a smooth beginning does not mean a smooth ending. Qiao Qiao and Zhao Wen went to one kindergarten after another, and finally searched all five kindergartens, but could not find Sun Xiuxiu’s child.

“Impossible.” Qiao Qiao was depressed, “Is the husband’s family so poor that they can’t even afford kindergarten for their children?”

She turned to Zhao Wen and asked: “Do you have a child?”

Zhao Wen nodded: “I have a son.”

“If you were going bankrupt, would you pull your kids out of kindergarten?”

“No, but I might change him to a cheaper kindergarten.”

“For example?”

Zhao Wen said sheepishly: “My hometown is in the mountains. Our kindergarten there is not only free but also provides subsidies.”

Qiao Qiao’s eyes lit up. Yes, she only considered Zhang Ji’s situation and forgot to take Zhang Ji’s parents into consideration. When the two old people knew that their son’s financial situation was not good, they must find ways to save money, such as returning to the countryside and taking their grandson back to the village kindergarten.

Qiao Qiao flipped through the information given by Zhou Yuanchuan. As expected, it contained the birthplace of Zhang’s stepparents. Fortunately, it was not far from here, only about forty minutes’ drive.

Without further ado, the two of them immediately got back in the car and drove towards Zhang Ji’s hometown.