"This isn't a bad thing."
Meng Jixi looked serious.
"Is that so?"
The old woman narrowed her eyes. "Then I'm relieved."
"Thank you for telling us all this."
Though what the old woman had told them seemed to have nothing to do with the case for now,
they might never find any connection.
But it was also possible that it would tie in with other clues they found later
and help move the investigation forward.
There was no way to know yet.
The more information, the better.
That would increase their chances of finding a "pearl."
"That's all I have to say."
The old woman seemed more at ease.
She had told the police everything she could think of about Xiao Li.
"Though it all seems rather insignificant."
The old woman wondered if she was wasting these young people's time.
She urged them, "You'd better get going."
"Look how much time has already passed."
"All right, ma'am. We'll be on our way."
"Thank you for telling us all this."
"Goodbye."
After saying goodbye to the old woman, they hurried to Li Wei's company.
Meng Jixi stepped forward to speak with the receptionist.
Unlike the old woman, who had been a little muddled, the sweet-smiling receptionist immediately recognized Meng Jixi as one of the police officers who had visited the company before.
That made the conversation between them go smoothly.
Meng Jixi simply said he had suddenly remembered something that had been bothering him and wanted to ask Li Wei's coworkers a few more questions. The receptionist let them in.
Once they had turned the corner, Chi Xiuke stuck out her tongue. "I thought we'd have to do a lot of explaining to get in."
She hadn't expected it to be so easy.
"Feels like a good start."