Qi Tongwei at the start: Not relying on Liang Lu, but winning by a single move against Heaven.

The Santana sped along and soon entered the old residential compound of the Water Resources Bureau.

Looking out the car window at the overgrown weeds in the yard, Qi Tongwei couldn't help but frown slightly.

"What's going on here? Isn't this the Water Resources Bureau's residential compound? Why is it so desolate..."

Zalta turned to the side from the passenger seat and replied softly.

"This is the old compound... The water resources bureau employees moved away a long time ago, and it's been abandoned for quite some time now..."

Qi Tongwei nodded, not responding, but instantly understood.

No wonder Tang Xiancai's house was still well preserved after three years... it turned out he had moved out long ago.

The group got out of the car and followed Zalta toward a bungalow.

Zalta nodded to the police officers at the door, pushed open the door first, and said in a deep voice.

"Secretary Qi, this is Tang Xiancai's old house... It hasn't been cleaned yet, it's a bit dirty..."

Qi Tongwei didn't respond and went inside first.

The cement floor was covered in dust, and as soon as he entered the house, he left a trail of clear footprints.

Qi Tongwei stood in the center of the room, scanning the surroundings.

The room is only about 30 or 40 square meters; it's a suite.

The outer room houses the dining room and kitchen, while the inner room serves as both a bedroom and study...

After surveying the room, his gaze fell on the desk in the inner room.

The desk was piled high with books and documents, covered in a thick layer of dust.

Qi Tongwei frowned as he walked into the inner room, pointed to the desk, and said in a deep voice.

"Director Luan, take a look. Do you see if any of these documents are related to the Bailong River project..."

Luan Yu didn't say anything, but immediately walked to the desk, picked up a document, and gently patted it.

He brushed the dust off the documents, raising a cloud of dust in the room that made people squint.

Before the dust could settle, Luan Yu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Secretary Qi, look. This is the design plan for the water diversion project...and the construction log is also here."

Qi Tongwei immediately went over, took the documents from his hand, and carefully flipped through them.

This construction design plan is clearly a copy, as it is stamped with a blue copy seal.

Qi Tongwei couldn't understand it, so he flipped through it and handed the plan to Luan Yu, then turned to look at the construction log.

He glanced at just two pages of the construction log and his brow furrowed involuntarily.

In his log, Tang Xiancai reported the risk of collapse more than once, but construction never stopped...

After flipping through a couple of pages, Qi Tongwei closed the construction log and clutched it tightly in his hand.

After reading the log, Qi Tongwei was quite certain that Tang Xiancai's design was absolutely flawless.

He even had a nagging feeling that the collapse might have been a meticulously planned, deliberate accident...

After a moment's thought, Qi Tongwei glanced at the materials piled on the desk and said in a deep voice.

"Take all the materials with you, don't leave out a single piece of paper... bring them back to the county committee for careful screening."

Upon hearing this, Luan Yu immediately waved to the people behind him, signaling them to help him organize the documents.

Seeing that Luan Yu had already started packing up the documents, Qi Tongwei turned to leave.

But as soon as he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the small cradle on the earthen bed, and his steps faltered.

He looked at the cradle for a moment, then whispered to Zarta beside him.

"Director Zharta, could you go to the school... and bring Xiao Tangyuan over so she can familiarize herself with the scene..."

Zalta was taken aback, followed his gaze to the small cradle, and tentatively asked a question.

"Secretary Qi, judging from the timeline, Tangyuan was only five years old when she was taken away..."

A five-year-old child, she doesn't even remember anything yet... how could she recognize this place...?

Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and replied softly.

"It's okay if she doesn't remember...we have to remember, we have to clear her name..."

Fu Yuan owes her parents, and even more so, he owes her...

Zharta glanced at Qi Tongwei, nodded emphatically, and turned to leave quickly.

Zarta left quickly and returned quickly as well.

Half an hour later, Li Haili led Xiao Tangyuan into the old house.

Behind the two, Zalta, with a solemn expression, followed them in.

Upon seeing Xiao Tangyuan arrive, Qi Tongwei immediately put on a smiling face and looked her up and down.

At this point, the little glutinous rice ball had completely changed its appearance.

Her hair had grown long, and she tied it into two small braids; her face had regained some color...

This is no longer the boy we first met; she's clearly a beautiful young girl.

Qi Tongwei looked Tangyuan up and down, and Tangyuan was also looking him up and down with her big, watery eyes.

Seeing that Tangyuan seemed a little hesitant, Qi Tongwei smiled and gently patted her head, speaking softly.

"Tangyuan, do you recognize this house? Have you been here before?"

Tangyuan tilted her head and glanced at Qi Tongwei, looking completely bewildered.

She frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping across the room, her large eyes filled with confusion.

Seeing that Tangyuan didn't speak, Li Haili gently tugged at her and said softly.

"Don't be afraid... Let's go inside and see if we can remember anything... It's okay if we can't remember..."

After saying that, he took Tangyuan's hand and stepped into the inner room.

With Li Haili's encouragement, Tangyuan relaxed a lot.

She was inside the house, touching and looking around... her gaze finally settling on the little cradle.

Seeing her staring blankly at the cradle, Li Haili pulled the cradle over and asked softly.

"Do you recognize this cradle? Have you seen it before?"

Tangyuan didn't say anything, but reached into the cradle and grabbed a cloth tiger.

The yellow cloth tiger is very ordinary, the most common style, and it is obviously hand-sewn.

Tangyuan stared at the cloth tiger in her hand for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into tears.

She hugged the cloth tiger to her chest, sobbing intermittently.

"Tiger...this is my Tiger from when I was little...it was sewn by my mother..."

She hugged the cloth tiger, her cries growing louder and louder, breaking the hearts of everyone present.

She buried her head in the cloth tiger, crying and murmuring intermittently.

"I...I'm not an orphan...I have a home...my home is in Fuyuan...I have parents too..."

They're all wrong... My parents didn't abandon me... I wasn't sold...

Li Haili's nose tingled, and she could no longer hold back her tears.

She hugged Tangyuan to her chest and gently patted her back, but couldn't utter a single coherent word.

Seeing this, Zharta rubbed his face and wanted to go forward to offer some words of comfort, but was stopped by Qi Tongwei.

Qi Tongwei suppressed the stinging in his eyes and said softly.

"Let the child cry... She's suffered so much in the past three years..."

After crying for an unknown amount of time, Tangyuan finally cried herself out and her sobs gradually subsided.

When she looked up, her face was already streaked with tears and snot.

She fought back tears, looked at Qi Tongwei with hope in her eyes, and asked in a choked voice.

"This...this is my home, right...Then, where are my parents...where are they?"

Qi Tongwei was taken aback by her question, his mouth felt bitter, and he didn't know how to answer.

The answer was right there in his mouth, but he couldn't open it, let alone say it...

Seeing that Qi Tongwei remained silent, Xiao Tangyuan's heart tightened, and she immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Why aren't you saying anything? Are my parents bad people... so you're not telling me?

Seeing that Xiao Tangyuan was about to burst into tears again, Qi Tongwo could no longer hold back.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the stinging in his eyes, and squatted down in front of the little dumpling.

Looking into Tangyuan's eyes, Qi Tongwei forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and said softly.

"Little Tangyuan... your parents aren't bad people... they're heroes, the great heroes of Fuyuan..."