The Cannon Fodder Doesn't Want to Return to the Rich Family (Translated)

Chapter 79

Chapter 79

The people Lu's father sent left Haishi overnight and arrived in the mountain city early the next morning.

They went to the bar from the photo and soon met the woman who appeared to be involved with Lu Yao in the photo.

Her name was Bai Na, and she was thirty-six years old this year. She was the owner of the bar. Bai Na had always kept an eye on Lu Yao's whereabouts, so she knew about the photo of Lu Yao that had been circulating.

Lu's father asked his subordinate to video call Bai Na after meeting her, as he wanted to personally understand the details of the situation.

Bai Na did not refuse Lu's father's request for a video call and agreed readily.

When the video call connected, Lu's father saw the elderly man standing beside Bai Na and furrowed his brow in confusion. "Mr. Bai?"

The person beside Bai Na was indeed Grandpa Bai, Lu Yao's former neighbor. Before Lu Yao returned to Haishi with Lu's father and others, Grandpa Bai had specially sent Lu Yao off and brought many local specialties to Lu's father and Mrs. Li.

Through the conversation, Lu's father learned that the woman in the photo interacting intimately with Lu Yao was Grandpa Bai's daughter. Since the two families lived close by, Lu Yao had grown up under Bai Na's watch.

Lu Yao had always considered Bai Na an elder and called her Aunt Bai.

Bai Na's bar was located near her home. On that particular day, Lu Yao had been at the bar to run an errand for Grandpa Bai and deliver some items to Bai Na. Bai Na's bar was a clean bar, unlike other mixed bars. It did not involve drugs or adult services.

Bai Na only employed female staff, and it was more accurate to say she provided refuge rather than employment. Her bar was somewhat famous in the mountain city, and most of her employees were unfortunate women who had experienced domestic violence, divorce, or had fled their homes.

These women came to the bar either to escape violence from partners or ex-husbands or because they were out of touch with society after being full-time housewives and couldn't find work after divorce.

To support this group of people, Bai Na not only managed the bar but also operated a small distillery behind it, producing fruit wines for online sales.

Lu Yao rarely appeared at the bar, so when he did, everyone gathered around him curiously.

At the time, Lu Yao had a wound on his face that was still bleeding, inflicted by his adoptive father. Lu Yao hadn't noticed it when he went out, and Bai Na had helped him clean the blood around the wound.

The photo was taken by a bartender who thought it was interesting and saved it as a memento. The bartender had passed away from cancer last year, and Bai Na had taken her phone to the funeral. Given the circumstances, the photo was likely leaked from Bai Na's possession.

After listening to Bai Na's explanation, Lu's father asked, "Besides what you've just mentioned, do you have any surveillance footage from the bar at that time to corroborate your statement?"

Bai Na shook her head. "That area was unfortunately a blind spot for the surveillance cameras."

Lu's father furrowed his brows in thought. Bai Na's current statement alone was not enough to convince him.

Bai Na thoughtfully added, "Mr. Lu, there's something strange I'd like to mention. In fact, besides this photo, I had a video from the scene on my phone. Although the video was a bit shaky, it showed that I was only helping Lu Yao wipe the blood from his face and had no suggestive behavior. But when I searched my phone last night, I couldn't find the video."