Chapter: 5171

"This Ye Chen has been absent for twenty years, first studying at Yanjing's Second Experimental Primary School and then transferring to Jinling's First Primary School before disappearing...".

The old man heard her mumbling and couldn't help saying: "Ye Changyin, An Chengqi? This couple was like a whirlwind in Yanjing twenty-odd years ago!".

Lin Wan'er asked him: "Have you heard of it?".

"Not just that," the old man said seriously. "I have some connection with Ye's family. Ye's ancestral home is not far from here, and it takes about half an hour to walk there. Ye's family is one of the top three families in China, and Ye Changyin was their most outstanding descendant. His wife, An Chengqi, is almost all over Silicon Valley. Oh, by the way, An family is ranked second in the United States."

"Ah-ha!" Lin Wan'er nodded, sighing: "No wonder An Chengqi's name sounds so familiar. I think I've seen her biography before.".

As she spoke, Lin Wan'er looked at the black-and-white photo of Ye Chen taken before he entered elementary school and said seriously: "I see this little friend looks a bit like what I'm looking for - Ye Chen. Combining his name with it makes me estimate that there's probably a high probability that it is him."

"Not too possible, right?" The old man spoke unconsciously: "Twenty years ago, Ye Changyin and An Chengqi met with misfortune in Jinling and both died together. Eight-year-old Ye Chen disappeared, and since then, neither the Ye family nor the An family has been able to find his whereabouts, despite their strong forces. Especially the An family - rich enough to rival a country. They've all tried to find this child without success.".

Lin Wan'er said seriously: "If what you just said is true, then wouldn't it mean that no one can detect this Ye Chen's identity? Even if they're rich and powerful?"

The old man nodded in agreement with Lin Wan'er's analysis: "Yes, indeed, there is such a possibility!".

Lin Wan'er suddenly thought of something and pointed to the serial number on 8-year-old Ye Chen's local ID card: "Ah-ha! You didn't say that if it's the second encryption method, you can find the encrypted information by combining the name with the identity number? Then please help me look up Ye Chen's name, add this identity number, and see what kind of results we can get."

"Alright!" The old man's eyes were agitated as he quickly opened a backend on his notebook computer, inputting Ye Chen's name and original identity number.

Subsequently, the two people eagerly checked the results, only to find that the information inside the system was still the file of 8-year-old Ye Chen who had gone missing.

Lin Wan'er furrowed her brow: "Why can't we find anything out? Could someone have replaced his new identity?"

After finishing speaking, she couldn't help but answer herself: "It's probably just like that!"

Lin Wan'er's guess was correct. After Tang Sihai initially arranged Ye Chen to be admitted to the welfare institution, he gave Ye Chen a new identity.

The new identity still called Ye Chen, but it was no longer the Ye Chen from the Yanjing Ye family, but rather an orphaned Ye Chen taken in by the Jinling Welfare Institution with no parents or guardian.

His household registration was transferred to the collective household registration of the Jinling Welfare Institution, and all children adopted by the institution were the same.

Therefore, he naturally acquired a new identity number and a home address in Jinling.

As such, whether it was the Ye family or An family, nobody could find him anymore. The only one who knew where to find him was Tang Sihai.

At this moment, the old man spoke up: "If someone replaced his identity, then the previous information is definitely unsearchable. We must know his new name and identity number to search for it."

Lin Wan'er furrowed her brow again, saying: "If someone helped him establish a household in another place, creating an outside household registration and outside identity information, then his actual encrypted identity would not be the original missing identity, but rather the new identity after going missing."

As she said that, Lin Wan'er spoke up again: "I understand now... Twenty years ago, Ye Chen went missing after someone concealed his whereabouts, gave him a new identity, and hid information about his new identity. Therefore, the original Ye Chen disappeared when he was eight years old, while a new 'Ye Chen' or maybe someone with the same name appeared in a new place. As such, aside from the person who encrypted the information initially, nobody else can find him."

The elder hesitated for a moment before speaking up: "Miss, it's not possible to be 100% certain now. The Ye Chen you're looking for is just this one! What if this missing Ye Chen has only a few physical similarities with the person you're looking for? Wouldn't that lead us astray by speculation? After all, children's facial features are still developing, and having a few physical similarities with someone else is quite normal. However, it's also possible that they would develop in entirely different directions after adolescence."

Lin Wan'er nodded her head, speaking seriously: "You make sense. Although my intuition tells me that the Ye Chen I'm looking for should be this one who went missing twenty years ago! However, such things cannot be taken too lightly and rely solely on childhood photos having a few physical similarities to confirm."

She thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up as she recalled something, smiling and saying: "Oh, right! Can you help me retrieve the file information of Ye Changqing and An Chengqi?" JrNovels.com