Chen Shi said, "It won't be Lu Qi. Why would he knock on the door coming back to his own house?"

The two looked out of the peephole and saw that it was a woman, so they opened the door. The woman looked surprised. "Who are you to Lu Qi?"

"We’re the police." Lin Dongxue showed the woman her badge.

"Did Lu Qi commit a crime?"

"Who are you? Why are you looking for him?"

"I'm his wife!"

"Wife? Don’t you live together?"

The woman's surname was Ding. After entering the house, she got a glass of water and drank it in one gulp. She seemed to be quite thirsty. Seeing that she was so worn from travel, she had probably walked a long way. She said, “I came here from a neighboring city first thing in the morning. I haven’t even had breakfast yet. I’m here to ask for alimony today.”

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