"Sure, sure, come in and have a seat," he said.
Following Chen Zhonghe, the group entered an office and the others left. Xu Dayuan took out his police ID and said,
"We're here today to ask Director Chen some questions. We heard that your third son, Chen Ningyu, was classmates with Xu Dan from Renjiazhuang Village. Do you know where he's studying or working now?
We checked in the police service system and found that he hasn't updated to the new version of the ID card, so we couldn't find detailed information, that's why we came to verify with you."
Chen Zhonghe gripped the armrest of the chair tightly and stared intently at Xu Dayuan's face, saying excitedly,
"Officer, is there news about my third son? Have you found him? Or did he commit some kind of crime?"
This reaction from Chen Zhonghe caught Zhou Ning off guard.
It seemed that his guess was correct; this third son of the Chen family, Chen Ningyu, might well be the person who "ran away from home."