Chapter 513: Searching for Clues

At this very moment, Ye Chen was filled with fury.

He truly had not expected that there would be human traffickers so bold as to set their sights on the children of the orphanage.

At the mere thought that these children might be sold to the unscrupulous Beggar Sect, or even maimed by them to become disabled, Ye Chen wished he could tear these traffickers limb from limb.

Thus, he immediately said to Li Xiaofen, "Xiaofen, where are you now? Are you at the orphanage?"

"Yes!" Li Xiaofen said, "I just got back from the police station; Auntie Li and the others are still over there."

"Good." Ye Chen said immediately, "Wait for me at the orphanage; I'm coming over right now!"

After speaking, he hung up the phone and, without even bothering to greet his wife, hurried out the door.

Arriving on the first floor, Ma Lan, dressed in bright red pajamas, urged him impatiently, "Ye Chen, hurry up and make breakfast; I'm starving to death."

Ye Chen frowned and said with disgust, "If you want to eat, go make it yourself."

Ma Lan gritted her teeth and cursed, "Oh! You're pretty impressive now, aren't you? You've grown some backbone, haven't you?"

Ye Chen nodded and said, "If you could get a large villa like this, then I'd consider you impressive too!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Lan's expression changed abruptly: "Ye Chen, what do you mean by that? Do you think you're so great just because you got this villa? You're starting to give me attitude?"

Ye Chen said coldly, "That's right. When I lived in your house before, what was your attitude toward me? I hope you reflect on that now. It's possible that in a while, I will treat you the same way you treated me back then."

"You..." Ma Lan's arrogance vanished by eighty percent. Only then did she truly realize that Ye Chen was no longer the same as before.

Now she had nothing left to hold over him. She used to always say he ate her food and lived in her house, but now it seemed everything had reversed.

At this moment, Xiao Changkun also came out of the elevator. Seeing that Ye Chen seemed to be heading out, he asked, "Ye Chen, where are you going?"

Ye Chen said, "I'm going to the orphanage; I have some business."

Xiao Changkun hurriedly said, "Coincidentally, I have some business at the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Let me drive you."

Ye Chen nodded: "Alright, Dad."

Ma Lan said angrily, "Xiao Changkun, you are not allowed to go! Make breakfast for me!"

Xiao Changkun looked at her with disgust: "If you want to eat, make it yourself. If you won't make it, then don't eat!"

After saying this, he ignored her further.

The father-in-law and son-in-law walked out, while Ma Lan gritted her teeth in anger behind them.

Now, the two men in this house ignored her completely; her authority in this home no longer existed.

Especially that Xiao Changkun, who had actually grown the guts of a bear yesterday to ask for a divorce.

This dog of a man had been married to her for over twenty years and had never dared to shout at her like that. There must be something strange about this matter, and she had to find a way to investigate.

At this time, Ye Chen and his father-in-law Xiao Changkun arrived at the garage. Xiao Changkun sat in his BMW and drove Ye Chen out.

As soon as the car left the house, Xiao Changkun asked impatiently, "Ye Chen, you usually have many ideas. Give your dad an idea: how can I divorce that shrew, your mother?"

Ye Chen said, "Didn't Mom say yesterday? If you want a divorce, you have to live separately for at least two years first."

Xiao Changkun said anxiously, "Two years is too long. That shrew doesn't know yet that your Auntie Han is back, but this matter definitely can't be hidden for long. My idea is to divorce her before she finds out about Auntie Han."

Speaking of this, Xiao Changkun said with some depression, "However, you heard what that shrew said yesterday. She said if I found another woman, she definitely wouldn't let me have an easy time. I'm afraid that if she finds out about Auntie Han, she'll go and cause trouble for her. Auntie Han is gentle and dignified with a good temper; how could she be a match for that shrew?"

Ye Chen said, "Dad, I really want to help you with this, but I'm powerless to assist. Some things you still have to solve yourself."

Actually, Ye Chen really wanted to make Ma Lan vanish from the face of the earth. He had already had this thought the last time this woman stole his bank card.

It was just a pity that he couldn't bear to see Xiao Churan sad; otherwise, he would absolutely not have let Ma Lan come back!

If he hadn't let Ma Lan come back, his father-in-law's life would be pure bliss right now.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen added, "Dad, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but your biggest problem is that you are too weak and too afraid of her. As long as she says two harsh words, you don't know what to do. If it continues like this, no one can help you solve this problem. If you want to solve it, you can only rely on yourself."

Xiao Changkun sighed and said, "I understand everything you're saying, but some things create psychological shadows that are very hard to overcome in your heart."

Ye Chen said, "Then I'm powerless to assist. Dad, Auntie Han has finally returned. If Mom finds out, she will likely fight Auntie Han to the death and won't stop until she drives her out of Jin Ling. When that time comes, you need to consider what to do."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Changkun's heart skipped a beat.

What he feared most was this scenario.

If Ma Lan really found out that Han Meiqing was back, she would definitely go and cause trouble for her, and it would be a fight to the death!

Xiao Changkun could only sigh: "Let me think about it carefully. I'll try to come up with a solution."

Xiao Changkun dropped Ye Chen off at the orphanage, and he himself went to the Calligraphy and Painting Association to hold an appraisal meeting with others.

As soon as Ye Chen got out of the car, he saw Li Xiaofen waiting at the entrance. The moment the young girl saw him, she ran toward him hurriedly.

"Brother Ye Chen!" Li Xiaofen called out with a choked voice, throwing herself into Ye Chen's arms and crying, "Brother Ye Chen, please hurry and think of a way. I'm really afraid that those younger brothers and sisters will never be found again..."

Ye Chen patted her back gently and said seriously, "Don't worry, I will definitely do my best. Has Auntie Li returned yet? Are there any new clues?"

Li Xiaofen shook her head with red eyes and said, "Auntie Li and the others haven't returned yet. I'm not very clear on whether there has been any progress."

Just as they were speaking, a taxi stopped at the orphanage entrance.

Auntie Li, with an anxious face, and the director of the orphanage stepped out of the taxi.

Ye Chen hurriedly pulled Li Xiaofen to meet them and asked, "Auntie Li, what did the police station say? Are there any clues?"

Seeing Ye Chen had arrived, Auntie Li gave a bitter smile and said, "The police station has already opened a case. They are starting from the surveillance footage, but the only clue they can find now is that they were driving a white Iveco. There should be six or seven criminals. After they knocked the children unconscious, they loaded them all into the car and have already left the city."

Ye Chen asked hurriedly, "Has the police station started tracking this car?"

"They're tracking it." Auntie Li sighed and said, "That car had cloned plates, and it disappeared once it got on the highway. We strongly suspect they changed the plates again on the highway. That type of Iveco is produced right here in Jin Ling and is very common. Without a license plate number, it's very hard to find them."

Ye Chen nodded solemnly.

In this situation, relying on the police's method of peeling back the layers of a case, it would likely be very difficult to achieve results in a short time.

If one wants to find the criminals or information related to them in the shortest possible time, one must find those who have great supernatural powers in the underground world.

They have a massive number of informants spread across all walks of life, so their intelligence is much deeper than the police's! ===== CHAPTER 514 =====