Xu Qian's background was easy to investigate. With a single phone call, Shen Zhi had all the details clarified shortly.
Fourteen years ago, Xu Qian's adoptive father came to the old city district to pick up some goods. He arrived a day early to celebrate a business partner's son's wedding and to have a drink at the celebration. The small truck he used for hauling goods was parked at the entrance of the alley. After the wedding feast the night before, he loaded up the goods the next day and left.
He had two other stops to deliver pre-ordered goods before heading home. Upon unloading the truck at home, he discovered a little girl lying inside a wooden crate at the very back of the vehicle.
After being jostled about all day, it was unclear whether the little girl had fainted from hunger or from the injury on her head. In any case, she was taken to the hospital and remained unconscious for two days before she awoke.
When she regained consciousness, all she did was cry for her mother.
