Life is full of unexpected encounters.

Lu Chuan was filled with such emotions at this moment.

The woman who followed the manager of the examination center inside was actually the tall woman Lu Chuan saw in the underground parking lot of the Haizhou International Hotel last night.

But unlike the tassel dress from last night, today the woman was in a pink nurse outfit, with flats instead of high heels.

"Officers, this is Wang Manli, a nurse from our blood testing department."

"Manli, please cooperate well with the officers."

The manager instructed before leaving the reception room, carefully closing the door behind him.

Wang Manli was just as beautiful as she was yesterday, with light makeup perfectly applied, yet she had already forgotten Lu Chuan.

A beautiful woman always draws attention wherever she goes.

Yesterday, Lu Chuan was just one among many.

Moreover, Lu Chuan had changed his outfit today, making it even harder for her to recognize him.

"Officers, what can I do for you?"

Wang Manli's expression showed a hint of nervousness, mixed with curiosity.

Liu Guodong did not beat around the bush this time, directly showing his badge: "Miss Wang, hello, my name is Liu Guodong, and this officer is Lu Chuan."

"We are detectives from the city's Criminal Investigation Team, no need to be nervous."

Wang Manli shook her head, calmly looking at Liu Guodong and Lu Chuan: "Officer Liu, Officer Lu, I'm not nervous, but..."

"What is it?"

"Officer Liu, could you call me Nurse Wang, or Little Wang, or just Wang Manli?"

"Oh, Nurse Wang."

Liu Guodong realized the sensitivity in her preference for certain titles, amended his address, and took out a photo of Gao Sheng: "Nurse Wang, do you know this person?"

Wang Manli took the photo and looked closely: "He looks familiar... He seems to have had a check-up here."

In just two or three breaths, Wang Manli handed the photo back to Liu Guodong.

"Had a check-up?"

"Yes," Wang Manli nodded: "I don't quite remember his name, but he should have had a check-up here."

"Nurse Wang, which department are you in?"

Wang Manli smiled at Lu Chuan who asked: "Officer Lu, I work in the blood testing department."

"What work does Nurse Wang do?"

"Analyzing blood samples for check-ups and issuing blood test reports."

Since Lu Chuan was speaking, Liu Guodong remained silent: "Nurse Wang oversees blood tests for check-up clients, why are you so familiar with them? You shouldn't have much frequent contact with those getting check-ups, right?"

Lu Chuan's question was exactly what Liu Guodong wanted to ask.

As a nurse in the blood testing department, Wang Manli's work should be limited to the laboratory.

Her position shouldn't require contact with the people getting check-ups.

So, why did Wang Manli say that Gao Sheng had a check-up at their center?

Furthermore, Wang Manli's fingerprints appeared on Gao Sheng's electric motorcycle, which was the most puzzling part.

A nurse from a blood testing department, driving a BMW, frequenting the most upscale hotel in Haizhou City, and yet left fingerprints on Gao Sheng's electric motorcycle.

Why?

Lu Chuan had read Gao Sheng's file — just an ordinary person, as ordinary as weeds by the roadside.

No impressive stature, no handsome appearance, no stable job, and not from a well-off family.

The only thing he had was a mother who loved him.

Oh, and an electric motorcycle, a high-end model from Yadea, a second-hand one still 90% new could fetch 2,150 yuan.

Faced with Lu Chuan's question, Wang Manli remained calm: "I don't usually come into contact with those getting check-ups, but this person Officer Liu just showed me is different."

Wang Manli pointed at the photo on the coffee table: "This person is my client."

"Client?"

Wang Manli nodded: "Yes, unlike public hospitals, our check-up center is privately funded, and each of us can bring in clients, for which the center gives a commission."

"The person you showed me is my client, which is why I remember him."

"By the way, we have files for all our clients, which include the check-up manager's information, and I'm his check-up manager."

"How did you know him?"

"WeChat, people nearby..."

"May we see your WeChat?"

"Well..."

"Rest assured, we just want to check the chat records with this person."

Frowning slightly, Wang Manli thought for a moment before unlocking her phone, operating it for a bit, and handing it to Liu Guodong: "What's going on, did something happen to this person?"

Wang Manli displayed a typical normal person's response of vigilance and curiosity.

Liu Guodong took the phone, seeing a WeChat chat interface with the note 78.

"Nothing much, just trying to get a sense of the situation," Liu Guodong didn't directly answer Wang Manli's question: "Nurse Wang, what does the note 78 represent?"

"My 78th client, each of my clients is marked like this, in numerical order."

The chat records hadn't been deleted; they were just inquiries about the check-up information from the other party, along with some replies from Wang Manli.

The last message was from three weeks ago, a week before Gao Sheng disappeared.

The inquiry ended quickly.

Outside the check-up center, the manager personally saw Liu Guodong and Lu Chuan off.

Walking down the road, with the wind biting, neither Lu Chuan nor Liu Guodong called Zhang Hui.

"Master, this woman... I have a feeling there's something off about her."

Adjusting his collar, Liu Guodong asked, "Oh? What seems off?"

Frowning, Lu Chuan thought briefly: "The fingerprints, her explanation of why her fingerprints ended up on Gao Sheng's electric motorcycle seemed a bit forced."

According to Wang Manli's explanation, her fingerprints were on Gao Sheng's electric motorcycle because, on the day Gao Sheng came for his check-up, she went to meet him and touched the motorcycle, thus leaving her fingerprints.

"Didn't we just review the footage? On the day Gao Sheng came for his check-up, Wang Manli indeed touched his electric motorcycle."

"And not just with Gao Sheng, she greets every client herself when they come for a check-up."

Liu Guodong looked back at the check-up center they had just left: "Isn't every nurse from this check-up center like that?"

After questioning Wang Manli, Lu Chuan and Liu Guodong also reviewed Gao Sheng's check-up report.

The client manager for the check-up was indeed Wang Manli, confirmed by the center manager.

Moreover, they also reviewed the surveillance footage from the day of Gao Sheng's check-up.

Everything seemed perfectly normal.

Wang Manli and Gao Sheng appeared to only have this brief encounter.

But in Lu Chuan's mind, something still felt off.

This Wang Manli, she somehow felt familiar.

Not due to last night's encounter, more like a vague, distant memory.

Where could it be?

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