0p0 Chapter 205 Searching for someone
Chapter 205 Searching for someone
Shu Yun followed the driver, Xiao Wang, slowly into the alley. After walking only a few steps, Shu Yun stopped. There were two red marks on the wall near the alley entrance. Shu Yun squatted down and looked at them carefully. She thought they looked like bloodstains left by someone struggling and rubbing their fingers on the ground. However, there were only two shallow marks, and she was not sure. "Xiao Wang, come and take a look at what this is?"
Xiao Wang looked in the direction Shu Yun was pointing and frowned. "What does Sister-in-law think this is?"
The two said almost simultaneously, "Bloodstains?"
Xiao Wang ran his hand across the bloodstain and brought it to his nose. "It has a faint smell of blood."
He stood up with a serious expression. "Please explain the situation to the other women in the car. I'm going to the police station first."
Shu Yun nodded and explained the situation to her sisters-in-law. Since they couldn't return to the family compound for the time being, they formed small teams and searched for Wang Chunmei and Ding Hongmei in the streets and alleys of the city together with the security team and the police.
However, as darkness fell and they searched almost every corner of the city, the two disappeared without a trace, as if they had vanished into thin air. Their last known trace was the alleyway that Shu Yun had mentioned, and no one ever saw them again after that.
The police are still searching, so the military spouses went home first.
When Shu Yun arrived home with the child, there was already food warming in the pot in the kitchen, but Gu Jun's men didn't see it.
Hearing the commotion, Tian Xiufen stepped forward and said, "Xiao Gu has something to do at the military camp, so he's leaving first. He asked me to tell you that the food is keeping warm in the pot, so you and Xiao Xi can eat first. You don't need to wait for him."
Shu Yun nodded and thanked her.
Tian Xiufen then asked, "How is the situation?"
Shu Yun shook her head, her expression somewhat grim. "The person hasn't been found yet." The longer it takes, the more dangerous it becomes.
Tian Xiufen frowned. "How could that be?"
Shu Yun shook her head. "We've been searching all afternoon, but there's still no trace of them. We'll probably have to check the surrounding villages next. I wonder if anyone knows where they are."
Tian Xiufen frowned as well. "How could they disappear? Can two living people just vanish into thin air?"
She pulled Shu Yun aside and whispered, "Could they have been captured by enemy agents?"
Shu Yun: "I don't know either. Let's wait for the investigation. Hopefully, we can find it as soon as possible."
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone suspected it was the work of enemy agents. After all, it was unlikely that just some local thugs would have been so thorough. However, if they were enemy agents, capturing two military wives wouldn't have been very effective; they wouldn't have extracted much useful information and would have easily exposed themselves. The only possibility was that Wang and Ding had accidentally stumbled upon an enemy agent's secret, forcing the agents to kidnap them.
A city this big, along with the surrounding villages, has a population of over 100,000. Searching for one or two enemy agents in this vast sea of people is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It takes time, but Wang and Ding don't have that much time to wait.
After saying a few words, Tian Xiufen left.
Gu Xi was unaware of the adults' worries. He had spent the whole day in the city and had a great time. He even took a nap in the car in the afternoon because he was sleepy. Now that he was home, he was full of energy again. As soon as he got home, he changed into his dinosaur pajamas and ran and jumped around in the yard with A happy.
Shu Yun: "Gu Xi, don't run and jump around right after you've finished eating."
"Okay, Mom." Gu Xi obediently moved around the yard with small steps, and soon moved behind Shu Yun. "Mom, can I have a milk candy tonight, or half a candy is fine too."
Gu Xi gestured with his little finger as he spoke, but Shu Yun didn't even look at him and decisively refused, "No, you've already eaten during the day, so there won't be any tonight."
"Oh, okay." Gu Xi lowered her head and wiggled her little bottom unhappily, but unexpectedly, the dinosaur tail on the back of her pajamas wiggled down.
Gu Xi: ...
With tears in her eyes, Gu Xi picked up the dusty dinosaur tail from the ground, hugged it to her chest, and looked pitifully at Shu Yun, "Mommy, my tail is broken."
Shu Yun: "It's okay, I'll sew it on for you later."
Gu Xi: ...After thinking for a moment, her expression was hesitant, "I want Aunt Wang to sew it for me."
Shu Yun tapped his head, "You're already being lenient by sewing it for me, and you're still being picky."
Although Shu Yun said that, she knew her own skill level very well. In order to prevent the little dinosaur pajamas from being sewn into a mess and making the little guy cry, she decided to leave such professional matters to the professionals. "Alright, I'll talk to your Aunt Wang later."
Shu Yun continued, then changed the subject, "However, I don't know if Aunt Wang will agree to help you. After all, you got angry with Aunt Wang last time because she wouldn't let you eat the buns she found. You didn't even say goodbye when Aunt Wang left. Gu Xi, tell me, isn't that very impolite?"
Gu Xi lowered her head with some guilt, "I was wrong."
Shu Yun: "Where did we go wrong?"
Gu Xi said in a frustrated voice, "I shouldn't have picked up food from outside and eaten it, and I shouldn't have gotten angry with Aunt Wang."
Shu Yun nodded, "That's right, if she knows her mistakes and can correct them, our Gu Xi is still a good girl."
Gu Xi looked up and asked hopefully, "Mommy, if I'm a good baby, will Aunt Wang sew a little tail for me?" As he spoke, he carefully brushed the dust off his tail.
Shu Yun stopped trying to scare him. "Yes, baby, you've apologized. Aunt Wang has forgiven you and will help you."
Gu Xi's eyes lit up, and she nodded emphatically, "Yes, baby understands. Next time, no, tomorrow, I'll apologize tomorrow."
After the little one finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something, and ran out. After a while, he ran back with a piece of drawing paper in his hand. "Mom, this is a drawing of Ah-Xi that I made. Xiao-Nan likes it, so I want to give it to her."
Shu Yun took a look and saw a chubby little dog with round, silly eyes. It didn't resemble her own fierce and powerful wolfhound at all, but its cute appearance was something children would like.
Gu Xi continued, "However, I heard that Xiao Nan is also learning to draw. I wonder how well she is doing."
Shu Yun casually replied, "Is Xiaonan learning too?"
Gu Xi nodded, "Yes, Xiao Nan said there's an old lady in her village who's really good at painting, she paints really well."
Shu Yun smiled and said, "Really? Then you've met a good teacher." She never expected that such a small village could harbor so many hidden talents.
Shu Yun had also heard Wang Keying mention the person Gu Xi was talking about. It seemed that her surname was Xu, and everyone called her Granny Xu. She was a very reclusive person with no good neighbors. She even had her windows sealed shut so that no one could peek in. However, she had a good relationship with children.