Chapter 679: Chapter 430: Important Information!

"His name is Zhuge Rong, do you remember?"

Looking at the orphanage director in front of him, Xu Liang slowly started explaining:

"The exact time...was probably around 1970 when he entered the orphanage."

Zhuge Rong?

The old man in front of him revealed a look of confusion, but Xu Liang and Yang Ruoxi did not show any illegal behavior, so there wasn’t much vigilance.

He just followed their words and continued pondering.

A moment later, the director shook his head and mumbled unclear words:

"Don’t remember."

This orphanage has existed since before the founding of the country, and until now, it’s been around for fifty-six years. Who knows how many people have come in and out...

So it’s normal not to remember.

"Did he come to the orphanage before?"

Suddenly the director hesitated, scrutinizing Xu Liang from head to toe.

"What do you want to do by searching for him?"

Upon hearing this.

Yang Ruoxi immediately responded before Xu Liang could speak:

"It’s like this, we’re here to find relatives. According to the information from the older generation, our uncle, who went missing years ago, might have been to this orphanage."

Yang Ruoxi didn’t hesitate for a moment and lied with a straight face.

She didn’t even feel shy!

Xu Liang felt very pleased watching this.

"I see." The director nodded thoughtfully.

Then she stepped aside, making way.

"Come in, I’ll go look for the archives."

"Sorry to bother you." Xu Liang led the group inside.

Generally, there are three types of outsiders who come to the orphanage: one is official staff, two are those coming to adopt children.

Three, are people looking for relatives!

That’s right, people searching for relatives also come to the orphanage, given that children here come from diverse backgrounds.

For instance, children wandering without guardians and unverified identities are sent to the orphanage by officials, and such individuals might just be lost, while their parents are still searching.

Or, some people after childbirth don’t want to raise the child and leave them in a basket at the orphanage doorstep.

People like these, when they reach middle age and require bone marrow due to leukemia or organ matching due to kidney disease, or even looking for someone to take care of them in old age, they return to the place where they abandoned their child searching for relatives.

The old director has seen many of these cases.

Whether Xu Liang and Yang Ruoxi belonged to one type, she didn’t care, just doing her job meticulously.

The old director led the two, passing through corridors resembling those of a school, finally reaching the orphanage’s archive room.

"Squeak~"

The door to the archive room opened, producing a piercing sound.

As the door creaked open, a rustic, moldy smell entered their noses.

"Bang!"

The director turned on the light, revealing countless archives neatly arranged like library books on different shelves.

Xu Liang and Yang Ruoxi stepped inside and immediately scanned their surroundings.

The archives were orderly arranged.

The beginning of each shelf marked the information of different years; with just a glance, Xu Liang locked onto the shelf labeled [1970]!

"The year 70... I just joined that year; I didn’t think thirty years would pass in the blink of an eye..."

The old director walked into the [1970] labeled archive area.

She looked at the yellowed and moldy, while the paper became fragile archives, with her eyes showing some reminiscence.

Then she focused her gaze on Xu Liang.

"I don’t remember anyone named Zhuge Rong... but if there’s really this child, his archives must be here!"

On hearing this.

Xu Liang nodded; then he and Yang Ruoxi began their careful examination.

If it were other regions, it might be hard to find anything.

But this is the Upper City.

The orphanage is well-funded!

Therefore, the archives are relatively complete, besides basic information, there is also group photos.

But after a long investigation, the two ultimately discovered...

"No, in the archives...he’s not there?"

Xu Liang frowned, checked the various files in his hand, finally furrowing his brow and confirmed the matter.

In the archives...

There’s no Zhuge Rong!

"Was the identity information fabricated?" Yang Ruoxi instantly sensed something unusual, her eyes flashing as she tentatively asked.

Xu Liang did not rush to speak.

He bowed his head and fell into contemplation, again examining the records of children from the orphanage in 1970.

Including, but not limited to, the orphanage registration, children’s school records, vaccination, illness records, etc.

But evidently.

No matter which one, there’s no one named Zhuge Rong!

Upon receiving this information.

The two looked up, exchanged glances, then turned to the old director beside them.

"The orphanage doesn’t have our uncle in its records, looks like the information is wrong."

"Sorry for troubling you."

The old director showed no emotion, just sighed and shook her head, "What a pity."

After speaking.

She did not have any intention to invite them for a meal, directly leading them out.

The orphanage indeed doesn’t lack money, but life has to be frugal too; there’s no reason to engage in any ’guest hospitality’ for no reason.

Soon.

"Squeak~!"

The orphanage’s gate was closed tightly; Xu Liang and Yang Ruoxi stood outside again.

The two looked back at the orphanage, then turned and walked towards the distant car.

"Bang!"

The car door was opened, and they both sat down heavily.

"Changed the name?"

Yang Ruoxi, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Xu Liang confused.

Xu Liang pondered for a moment, not providing a definitive answer, but gently replied:

"It’s possible, but generally people change their first names, not their surnames. The orphanage has no Zhuge surname, nor Zhuge family name either."

This thought crossed Xu Liang’s mind.

But most people change their given names, not their surnames.

As long as the orphanage’s archives had a person with the surname Zhuge, he could carefully investigate them!

But unfortunately, there’s no such surname, and no oversight occurred, so, most likely it’s...

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