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 thought that these children might be sold to unscrupulous beggar gangs, or even maimed by them, Ye Chen wished he could tear these traffickers into ten thousand pieces.

Consequently, 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 there."

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

Having said that, he hung up the phone and, without even bothering to greet his wife, hurried out the door.

Upon reaching the first floor, Ma Lan, wearing a bright red pajama set, 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, make it yourself."

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

Ye Chen nodded and said, "If you can manage to get a villa like this, then I'll 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 something special just because you got this villa? 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 just as 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. In the past, she always said he ate her food and lived in her house, but now it seemed everything had reversed.

At this moment, Xiao Changkun also stepped 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 don't make it, don't eat!"

Having said that, 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 the house both ignored her; her authority in this home no longer existed.

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

This dog of a man had been married to her for over twenty years and had never dared to yell at her like that. There must be something strange about this; 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 exactly can I divorce that shrew, your mother?"

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

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

Speaking of this, Xiao Changkun said with some depression, "But you heard what the shrew said yesterday. She said if I found another woman, she would definitely not let me off easy. I'm afraid that if she finds out about Auntie Han, she will 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 am powerless. Some things you have to solve yourself."

In truth, Ye Chen really wanted to make Ma Lan vanish from the face of the earth. Last time, when this woman stole his bank card, he had already had this thought.

It was just a pity that he couldn't bear to see Xiao Churan sad; otherwise, he would never have let Ma Lan back!

If he hadn't let Ma Lan back, his father-in-law's life would be boundless joy 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 soon as she says a few 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 have to rely on yourself."

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

Ye Chen said, "Then I am powerless to help. 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 better consider what to do."

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

What he feared most was exactly this scene happening.

If Ma Lan really knew 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 for an appraisal meeting.

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

"Brother Ye Chen!" Li Xiaofen called out with a choked voice, throwing herself into Ye Chen's arms and crying, "Brother Ye Chen, please 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 earnestly, "Don't worry, I will do my best. Has Auntie Li returned yet? Are there any new clues?"

Li Xiaofen shook her head with red eyes, "Auntie Li and the others haven't returned yet. I'm not sure if there's any progress."

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

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 working 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 drugged the children, 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 tracked it," Auntie Li sighed and said, "The car had fake plates, and it disappeared once it got on the highway. They strongly suspect that they changed the plates again on the highway. That type of Iveco is produced right here in Jin Ling and is a very common model. 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 unraveling the case thread by thread, it would likely be difficult to achieve results in a short time.

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 network of informants spread across all walks of life, so their intelligence is much deeper than that of the police!