Even after Lin Wanqing had explained so much, Zi Ling's Mother still doubted her identity theft.
No matter how much someone loved adventure, no normal person would do something like this.
"Why didn't you report it to the police?" Zi Ling's Mother asked directly.
Lin Wanqing said helplessly, "Do you think I didn't try? When I went into the police station and told them what I'd found, they only said I was overthinking things. A birth date didn't prove anything, and they dismissed me outright."
Zi Ling's Mother opened her mouth. That was indeed the case. If Lin Wanqing had only discovered that some of the missing children's birth dates were problematic, rather than finding seventeen skeletons and seventeen human-eye specimens as she had now, who would have thought in that direction?
"My mother was also surnamed Mu, and her registered birthplace was here too." Lin Wanqing shook her head. "So I simply used my classmate's identity, thinking it would give me another layer of protection... But I didn't freeload off Tiantian. I gave her a huge red envelope for her birthday!"
Zi Ling's Mother still sighed inwardly. Young people these days...
After thinking for a moment, she asked, "What happened after that? After entering the Welfare Institute, did you discover anything else?"
Lin Wanqing shook her head. "Apart from feeling that Old Man Li was eccentric, everything here was normal... The staff were nice too. The Dean was just a little rigid, but I could tell she genuinely loved her job."
Zi Ling's Mother gave a soft hum... She had grown up here. What could possibly be wrong with this place?
Lin Wanqing said sheepishly, "Actually, I was already planning to resign. I couldn't possibly stay here forever... Sooner or later, someone would discover that I was using Tiantian's