"This is impossible, isn't it? We dispatched so many people back then, and we started a thorough search. How could we not find even a single cave?"

"This, I am not certain about, but the situation is indeed such that there was this wallet, and these keys, and inside there was an oil lamp. I believe that he must have been trapped inside for some time."

Master Liu simply nodded dumbly, and at last, he picked up his cell phone. Now, his gaze was somewhat vacant, and he never imagined that such a thing could happen right under his nose.

To be honest, from his point of view, he found it somewhat hard to accept, but, regardless, it seemed to have become an established fact.

"I really can't understand what happened back then. I once said that even if I had to turn the pier inside out, I would find some trace, but there was not a single trace to be found."

"Master Liu, from this perspective, I think that among those looking for him, there must have been someone with a problem. At the very least, they knew that at the time he was lying in a cave, so they deliberately bypassed the cave, and thus lost the most precious opportunity for rescue."

"Are you saying that someone deliberately guided all this?"

"Yes, so you must recall carefully, who were the search and rescue personnel back then, and among them, was there anyone who bore any grudges or hatred towards you?"

"Back then, basically all the dock workers, plus some people around me, scattered add up to probably forty to fifty people. If you ask me now to pick them out one by one, it's simply an unrealistic task, after all, it's already been 20 years."

Having said that, the elder could only sigh helplessly.

Regarding these matters, Master Liu was truly unable to control them in real time.

So in this regard, Ye Chen also understood, because with a high status like Master Liu's, it was impossible for him to be hands-on with everything, even in matters concerning his own son, Master Liu couldn't possibly have full control.

After all, with such a large pier, to look for a person, it was definitely necessary to organize the manpower, and the arrangement of these workers was precisely something Master Liu couldn't reach.

"Master Liu, I know these things are difficult for you to recall, but I think it's very necessary. After all, to know who deliberately hid this place back then, presumably this person must have some connection to your son's disappearance."

"But I am worried that this person was hired back then, so the real situation may not be controllable."

"Yes, I've thought of this too. It's indeed very possible that it's uncontrollable, so at this time I feel we might still be able to find some clues, even if they are just sporadic clues, they should be of great help to us."

After hearing this, Master Liu simply nodded lightly, as if he found Ye Chen's words quite reasonable.

"I'll show you some photos. These photos were all taken at the pier back then; I never deleted them over the years, even when I changed phones, but I completely saved the photos."

While saying this, Master Liu took out his cell phone, then fumbled for a while on it and passed the phone to Ye Chen.

"These are the photos taken at the pier back then. Take a look, from what point did you start? Also, the cave you mentioned, where exactly is it located?"

Ye Chen flipped through the photos one by one; in fact, most of the photos were scenes of the pier from that time, especially one photo that captured the situation of the pier back then.

Ye Chen fixated on this particular photo, then looked carefully for a long time. Regarding the conditions of the pier back then, Ye Chen had only heard Lin Yaru describe them roughly, but this was indeed the first time he had seen the photos.

"This is where your son disappeared back then, right?"

Ye Chen handed over the phone and then pointed to the screen as he spoke to Master Liu.

Ye Chen could clearly see that there were some chains obstructing the area, but for an adult, if one truly wanted to climb over from this spot, it wouldn't be a very difficult task.

"It's that place. The last person who saw him said that he was standing at the railing position at that time. Then he turned to push a box of goods over, and when he returned, he couldn't see him anymore."

"How long do you estimate this process took?"

"Actually, the spot he was at was the transit area for logistics goods, so if he pushed the box over to the warehouse next door, it would take one minute at most. Therefore, the key clue to the disappearance lies within this minute."

"Do you see this right here? Right at this position, there's an entrance to a cave right below it, but the entrance faces away from the sea. Normally, if you don't observe carefully at that spot, it's indeed very difficult to find it."

"I didn't expect it to be so hidden."

After finishing speaking, Master Liu took out his cell phone as if to dial a phone number.

"Come over for a bit; I have something to ask you."

A simple sentence and then Master Liu put away the phone,

"This person is called Zhui Feng; he's been with me for almost thirty years. He was in charge of the search at the pier back then, and he organized all the personnel very quickly, so there are some things I might not know, but perhaps he may remember some clues from back then. I think this is a very important matter."

After hearing this, Ye Chen nodded, thinking that since Zhui Feng had been with the elder for thirty years, he must be at least fifty years old; at that age, recalling events from twenty years ago was probably a difficult thing for him.

"Elder, can this person be trusted?"

"Let me put it this way to you, even if my own family betrays me, he would never betray me."

Judging by Master Liu's current state, he seemed to be very confident about this.

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