Luke had also looked into the information on Zhou Tiansheng's ex-wife and had seen a photo of her from when she was younger. However, the photo was very blurry, and she looked quite different from the woman she is now, suggesting she may have had costic surgery.
Luke and Louise left the cashier's counter and walked over to the female boss.
The female boss turned her head to look at them, "Did you watch the surveillance?"
Luke asked, "Ma'am, how should we address you?"
"Lin Xi."
"Did you know Zhou Tiansheng before?"
"No, I didn't."
"Has he ever been to the restaurant before?"
"No."
Luke reminded, "Ms. Lin, I hope you think carefully before you speak. Don't try to deceive Agent Fo Bole."
The female boss's expression shifted subtly, and she asked back, "Sir, how should I address you?"
"My last na is Li, and I'm a forensic consultant for Fo Bole. You can call Consultant Li."
The female boss was silent for a mont. "Consultant Li, can I talk to you alone?"
Luke said, "In this situation, it's better if other agents are present.
Also, don't hold onto false hopes. Since Fo Bole is onto you, even if you don't talk, we can still uncover your identity."
"Ok, follow then." The boss lady led them to a private room at the back, sighing, "After all these years, that bastard is still troubling ."
Louise asked, "Ma'am, what's your real na?"
The female boss glanced at Louise, "Chen Yue."
"Are you Malaysian?"
"Yes."
"What is your relationship with Zhou Tiansheng?"
"He… is my ex-husband."
"Why did you two get divorced?"
"After we got married, his business grew bigger and bigger, and he spent less and less ti at ho.
There were many won around him, and every ti he ca ho, he slled of different perfus.
I had enough, so I left him.
He didn't need anymore.
Instead of hurting each other, it's better for us to be well off on our own."
"Did you two stay in touch?"
"NO, we haven't contacted each other in a long ti. This was the first ti we t after many years.
When I first saw him, I was a bit surprised and thought I was mistaken."
"Did you et at any other ti or place?"
"No."
"Then why did he co to find you?"
"I don't know either."
"Do you have a child together?"
Chen Yue bit her lip, "Yes, we have a daughter.
Please don't tell anyone. I don't want to be in contact with him now.
And I don't want our daughter to be related to him.
He doesn't deserve it."
"Why did he return to New York?"
"I don't know, and I don't care."
Luke said, "He's wanted by the Malaysian police."
Chen Yue chuckled, "Why am I not surprised at all?
Is the Malaysian police after ?"
"NO."
"Then it's nothing to do with ."
"Things are not as simple as you think. Many people are looking for him now, and you might get involved."
"When did New York State change the law to instate guilt by association, and how co I didn't know?
Besides, we've been divorced for many years.
We're no different from strangers now."
"New York State doesn't have such a law, but gangs aren't bound by such concerns.
You probably know more about Zhou Tiansheng's assets than we do.
Right now, he's a piece of fat at, and many gangs are looking for him.
If they can't find him, they might target you and your daughter.
You should know the consequences."
Chen Yue's face turned gloomy, her nostrils flaring slightly, "I've already run over ten thousand kiloters to New York, yet he still won't let go.
I have completely separated from him.
We have no relation."
Luke reminded, "We believe you when you say that, but the gangs won't."
Chen Yue looked at Luke with eyes pleading for help, "What should I do?
What can I do not to be implicated? I want to protect my daughter."
"It's simple, assist the police in finding him.
It would be best to move to another city."
"Oh God, we just managed to settle down, and now because of his arrival, we have to leave.
What about my restaurant? What about my daughter's school and life?
He's destroyed our entire lives."
Luke mused, "How did Zhou Tiansheng find you? Has he always known your address?"
"I ca to Arica with a new identity, and if it wasn't arranged by him… I wouldn't have been able to do it.
If he wanted to find us, it wouldn't be hard.
We've been in New York for four or five years, and he's never co. I thought he'd forgotten us.
I thought we could start over.
In the end, it turns out to be a dream…"
Luke asked, "Can you contact him?"
Chen Yue glanced at Luke, "I don't know."
"Help us get in touch with him. The best way to resolve this is to find him."
Chen Yue took a deep breath, "I have a demand, or rather, a request."
"Go ahead."
"You must guarantee my daughter's safety.
Don't let that bastard's ss affect her."
"Then you might need to leave Chinatown for so ti."
Chen Yue gritted her teeth, "We need new identities, flawless identities. I hope to completely separate from him this ti.
Don't let his ss affect again."
Luke nodded, "Where is your daughter?"
"She's still at school."
"Sort things out at the restaurant; we'll take you to pick her up."
"There's nothing to sort out; nothing is more important than my daughter.
Let's go."
Chen Yue put on her coat and didn't even inform the staff before hurrying out of the restaurant with Luke and the others. She seed more anxious than anyone.
At that ti, it was already past two in the afternoon. Chinatown was still bustling, filled with a constant flow of tourists.
Suddenly, a man wearing a gray baseball cap caught Luke's attention in the crowd.
The man had his right hand in his pocket, was of average height, dressed plainly, and seed sowhat inconspicuous, but there was a hint of coldness and sharpness in his eyes.
Luke suddenly had a bad feeling.
The next mont, the man in the gray baseball cap pulled a black handgun from his pocket and fired towards the front.
"Bang..."
Luke quickly pushed Chen Yue aside, pulled out his gun, and instinctively shouted,
"LAPD!"
It was a reactive response to danger, one not easily altered.
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