Chapter 561: Chapter 561: Journey to Shangbu, Seeking an Old Acquaintance from a Past Life
Tang Li grabbed the trolley case in the corner, opened it, and put everything from the shopping bag inside, leaving only a box of Ginger Tea on the table.
This trolley case was what she was going to take with her to Lishan in a few days.
Tang Li did not know Tan Palace’s phone number, so she could only call Song Jingtian and ask him to extend her gratitude to Xiao Minglan on her behalf.
At noon that day, Tang Li, with her backpack on, headed to Shangbu.
She was there to find an acquaintance from her past life.
Last night, Tang Li found the person online. Their origin was ordinary, and although their rise was not as rapid as Lai Wenyan’s, their own talent had already secured them the position of Chief of the Shangbu Public Security Department.
In her previous life, Tang Li had met this person only once at a banquet.
At that time, the person had already been promoted to the National Security Department.
When she attended the banquet with Han Jifeng, the person upon learning she was a relative of the Lai Family, had their secretary take her to the rest room and mentioned Tang Yin, through which she learned about the past between Lai Wenyan and Tang Yin.
That encounter was too hasty.
The person only told her about her grandfather’s identity, and how Lai Wenyan used the cover of a fake marriage with Tang Yin to crack a major case, but they didn’t elaborate on the details.
Tang Li sat in the high-speed rail station’s waiting hall, looking at the high-speed rail ticket in her hand.
In her past life, after meeting that acquaintance and learning about Han Jifeng’s close ties with Lai Shengxia, her own marriage was on the verge of collapse. When she discovered that she was the byproduct of a marriage deception by Lai Wenyan, her emotions were on the brink of collapse. After the banquet, she couldn’t spare the energy to seek out the person and inquire about the past.
Later, she was seriously injured in a fire accident, hospitalized for half a year, and when she came out, Han Jifeng sent her to live alone in a secluded villa.
Even if she wanted to contact that person, she was unable.
At 8 pm, Tang Li arrived in Shangbu.
She hailed a taxi and found a hotel near the Public Security Department of Shangbu to stay overnight.
The next day, Tang Li waited early at the gate of the Public Security Department.
She specifically inquired about the situation with the security guard.
Upon learning she was looking for the Director, the security guard honestly said, “If you have an issue, you should visit the respective police subdivision. The Director is very busy, not everyone who wants to meet him can do so. Moreover, the Director isn’t here every day, there’s some issue in the city recently, and he’s busy attending meetings outside.”
“Will Director Ren come here today?”
“I’m not sure.”
The security guard refused to tell her anything more.
Tang Li waited until the evening but didn’t encounter Director Ren as she referred to him.
Upon returning to the hotel, Feng Qi called her, learning that she had been in Shangbu for the past two days, asking her to return to the Capital as soon as possible.
The crew of “Phoenix Concubine” started urging her to join them soon.
The drama crew was very polite, but Feng Qi’s side was no longer in a position to keep stalling.
That night, Fan Xin also personally called Tang Li.
He was now directing “Phoenix Concubine,” and while Tang Li might not care about the producer’s opinion, Director Fan had shown her favor during the filming of “Original Sin,” so Tang Li could only agree: “I’m dealing with an urgent matter, at the latest the day after tomorrow, I will arrive in Lishan.”
Early the next morning, Tang Li went to wait at the Public Security Department again.
Seeing her persistence, the security guard leaned over the counter at noon and told her to go check the municipal government: “Director Ren might be there for a meeting.”
Tang Li thanked him and after a while, took a taxi to the municipal government.
As soon as she got out of the car, she saw Han Jifeng at the entrance of the municipal government.
Han Jifeng was shaking hands with someone, and when his peripheral vision caught sight of the roadside taxi and recognized Tang Li, his gaze did not shift away.