Chapter 72: Reborn 1987 Chapter Seventy-Two: The Only Clue

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Protagonist:

Jiang Wenyu

Around eight o'clock the next day, Jiang Wenyu and Chen Lan left their lodging; starting today they would formally begin searching for Chen Na, but in this vast sea of people, where to even start?

They were not wandering aimlessly; they had already planned things out before coming.

The main street teemed with a constant flow of people, and the clamor of the big city made Chen Lan momentarily unable to adjust, but she quickly calmed down and produced an envelope.

This envelope was the one from when Chen Na sent her first letter; the envelope detailed which post office it had been mailed from — yes, this was currently their only clue.

Jiang Wenyu was also very calm at this moment and said, "Then let's go there first."

Chen Lan nodded, and the two then began the process of asking for directions and finding the post office.

Fortunately, this post office was not far from them, and they arrived near noon.

A big city post office really is extraordinary — the crowd was simply incredible, some people even queuing up to wait; fortunately they were not here to conduct business but to find someone, so they walked straight into the post office and found a staff member standing not far from the queue.

"Hello, we'd like to ask you a few things." After the two approached, Chen Lan spoke first.

The staff member was not old; seeing the two approach, she immediately said, "If you're here to handle business, please go queue over there; I'm not responsible for reception here."

Jiang Wenyu hurriedly said politely, "No, we just want to ask you a few things."

Before the other party could answer, Chen Lan had already taken out the envelope; Jiang Wenyu took that envelope and handed it to the staff member, saying at the same time, "We want to know where the person who mailed this letter is now, or if there's any way to contact them."

The staff member took it and glanced at it casually, then said composedly, "This can't be traced; we strictly keep the sender's identity information confidential. If you want to find someone, I suggest you go to the Police Station."

Jiang Wenyu hadn't expected people in this era to have such a casual work attitude; Chen Lan grew anxious and hurriedly said, "Please help us — the sender is my younger sister; after mailing this one letter she never contacted us again. I'm her older sister, my name is Chen Lan."

The staff member frowned and looked at the sender's name on the envelope, saying, "Chen Na… Chen Lan, looks like they really are sisters, but… still no, our work has regulations."

Jiang Wenyu also immediately said, "Can't you make an exception? She's been out of contact for half a year; we don't know where she is at all. We rushed here from our hometown precisely because we were worried."

The staff member returned the envelope to Chen Lan and said, "I said no means no!"

After speaking, this staff member actually just walked away, leaving Chen Lan and Jiang Wenyu feeling disappointed.

Chen Lan was somewhat anxious and said, "What do we do? Do we really have to go find the police?"

Police in this era really don't have high case-handling efficiency; even if they went, without sufficient proof of disappearance it would be hard to file a case. Rather than that, it was better to search on their own, but the only clue they had in hand was this — beyond that, there was nothing else.

Even Jiang Wenyu couldn't think of a foolproof method; the only thing to do was still to start from this post office.

But just then, a figure suddenly walked toward them from the queuing crowd; they only turned their heads when they heard footsteps approaching.

It was a young girl, dressed like a city person; she came up close and smiled politely at them, then asked, "Um… do you know Chen Na?"

Jiang Wenyu and Chen Lan's faces instantly lit up with joy; Chen Lan hurriedly said, "I'm her older sister; you know her too? Do you know where she is now?"

Seeing Chen Lan's anxious look, Jiang Wenyu hurriedly grabbed her hand and said softly, "Don't panic."

The girl smiled at the two of them, then said, "I also know a girl named Chen Na, about the same age as me; we previously shared a small bungalow nearby. I don't know if she's the person you're talking about."

Chen Lan immediately described Chen Na's appearance, and only then did the girl say, "Then it should be her."

"Where is she now?" Chen Lan hurriedly asked.

The girl took a deep breath, shook her head, and said, "I really don't know that; she probably moved out after the New Year, and I'm not too clear on where she is now."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenyu and Chen Lan's joy from just now instantly turned to disappointment, but Jiang Wenyu still asked, "Then can you tell me how Chen Na lived here? Didn't she have anyone with her?"