Chapter 81 is a Little Bodhisattva

The little incident that happened at kindergarten on my birthday quickly passed.

Kids always move on quickly; they might fight yesterday and make up today. In the midst of this playful bickering, their relationship actually grows closer.

The next day, Tu Yuan brought Lu Yinzhao and Long Xiaoman small cakes made by his own pastry chef.

Long Xiaoman, who was shouting "I can't forgive you" yesterday, instantly forgot about it and forgave everything through his sense of taste.

She whispered to Tu Yuan, "From now on, if you have any leftovers, I'll help you finish them! Hehe!"

Without much thought, Tu Yuan immediately replied, "Sure! If you like this cake, I'll bring you another one tomorrow."

Long Xiaoman nodded, then suddenly said, "You're such a nice person."

Tu Yuan scratched his head: "You're not bad either!"

Lu Yinzhao: "..."

Should he say that Long Xiaoman is easy to fool, or that Tu Yuan is easy to coax?

These two kids are pretty much the same.

Lu Yinzhao felt it was necessary to talk to Long Xiaoman about it. It was fine for friends to exchange snacks, but she shouldn't accept food from strangers.

If children are not careful when they are out, they will be vulnerable to criminals.

“I understand, Zhao Zhao. I won’t accept food from strangers. My dad said that you have to return what others give you, and I can’t afford to,” Long Xiaoman said.

"..." Well, that's fine too, as long as you can understand it.

He was afraid that Long Xiaoman's next words would be, "I can't pay back the food, because I'm so poor that all I have left is money."

*

As kindergarten was about to let out, a kind-looking woman led a small white Bichon Frise to the park entrance.

"Wow, what an adorable puppy!" a child exclaimed upon spotting the puppy with its tongue lolling out at the door.

The other children all looked over, their eyes suddenly lighting up, "So cute!"

"It looks like a marshmallow!"

"Auntie, auntie! Can I touch it?"

The bolder children had already rushed to the door to ask, and were about to reach their hands through the fence.

A teacher noticed this and quickly called out, "Children! School's not over yet! Come back here, don't run around!"

A teacher walked over to the woman walking her dog and asked, "Excuse me, whose parent are you?"

The woman shook her head and waved her hand, laughing, "No, no, I live nearby. I come out to walk my dog ​​every day. My distant niece used to go to your kindergarten, and she's in elementary school now."

"So that's how it is."

"I really like children, and I couldn't resist these kids. I'm sorry for the trouble, I'll be leaving now," the woman said apologetically, her expression very sincere.

The teacher waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Children are always very curious. They want to touch cute little animals when they see them. We teachers are also worried about them getting hurt."

"I understand, I understand, but my little Bai is very well-behaved and never bites. Teacher, I see you're quite busy, so I won't bother you any longer." After saying this, the woman left.

The teacher didn't think much of it and led the children back to the classroom.

Lu Yinzhao glanced at the woman's retreating figure as she led the puppy away, pondered for a moment, and then returned to his seat in the classroom without saying a word.

For several days afterward, the woman walking the dog would appear again. Even many parents knew that she was a resident of the neighborhood, and some even chatted with her while waiting for their children to get out of school.

Every time school ends, some children will go up and pet the puppy.

After a while, he became quite familiar with the puppy.

Lu Yinzhao is picked up and dropped off by his family car every day. Sometimes it is Yin Song who picks him up, and sometimes it is Lu Wenyan.

He has a very clear purpose when he goes home after school each day, and he is not attracted by anything around him.

That day, Long Xiaoman said to Lu Yinzhao, "Yesterday, Xiaobai's mother gave me candy, but I didn't accept it."

The little guy had a "Am I not obedient enough?" look on his face, wanting Lu Yinzhao to praise him.

Lu Yinzhao was taken aback: "Who is Xiaobai's mother?"

"It's that auntie who often walks her dog; her dog is named Xiaobai."

"..."

“Every day, many children touch her dog. I took the opportunity to touch it yesterday. It is indeed soft and cute. It’s a pity that my mother is allergic to dog hair, otherwise I would like to raise a puppy too.”

Long Xiaoman cupped his chubby face in his hands and earnestly told Lu Yinzhao about the matter.

Lu Yinzhao remained silent for a moment, feeling that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Lu Yinzhao wondered if she was being too sensitive, but she felt that the dog owner was not a good person.

Could this be some new type of kidnapping scam?

The idea only crossed Lu Yinzhao's mind once, without being explored in depth.

However, two weeks later, a little boy went missing from their kindergarten, and the police came to investigate.

When Lu Yinzhao heard the news, his first thought was that it was the woman walking the dog who did it.

But what he found particularly strange was that every child in their kindergarten needed to be picked up and dropped off by a card. Parents had to use a special electronic card to swipe at the gate, and the system would verify their identity before they could pick up their child. This was to prevent strangers from taking the child away.

"It's a police officer!"

"I saw a police car, how cool!"

Why did the police come?

Some children in the classroom were peering out through the glass, and Lu Yinzhao naturally saw them too. The police must have come to retrieve the surveillance footage.

The woman is the prime suspect in the case of the missing child.

Not long after, the parents came to the kindergarten and made a scene. They were so loud that they frightened some of the children.

Lu Yinzhao and his group of idiots were forced to take a holiday.

This incident even made the news.

After picking Lu Yinzhao up from school, Yin Song and Lu Wenyan felt a sudden chill of fear. Fortunately, they always personally picked up and dropped off their daughter, Zhaozhao, and she never accepted anything from strangers.

At the dinner table, Yin Song looked at the news reports on his phone.

She couldn't help but say, "This child lives near the kindergarten. His parents both own companies and are usually very busy. The child is usually picked up and dropped off by his grandmother. The report says that the child went missing within half an hour after being picked up by his grandmother."

Lu Yinzhao: "???"

Lu Wenyan: "I suspect that the old woman must have been away from the child briefly on the way home for some reason, or she took the child somewhere to play and didn't keep an eye on him, which gave the traffickers an opportunity."

Lu Yinzhao understood immediately and suddenly realized the woman's intention.

Walking the dog is just a pretense; the real purpose is to observe the children's and parents' home routes in that way, making the children lower their guard.

If the grandmother stops at the park on her way home from picking up the child, and the child sees that "familiar stranger," the other person can easily lure the child away with candy.

Human traffickers lay in wait for so long in order to select the most suitable target to strike.

Lu Yinzhao was a little annoyed. If he had told his teacher about his suspicions earlier, would the chances of this happening have been smaller?

But he had no evidence at the time, and even if he had told them, would the adults have believed him?

Lu Yinzhao's mind was in turmoil, and she didn't eat much for dinner.

He was relieved that Long Xiaoman hadn't accepted the woman's offer and hadn't become a target of human traffickers; who knows what was mixed in with that candy?

Lu Yinzhao felt a chill run down his spine upon closer examination.

This was the closest he had ever been to human traffickers in both of his lives, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

What's done is done; all he can do is pray that the missing child will be found safely.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Yin Song saw the boy standing at the door through the video doorbell, turned his head and smiled, saying, "Zhao Zhao, Xiao Ji is here."

Lu Yinzhao snapped out of his daze and jumped off the chair.

Bian Ji had also heard about what happened at Lu Yinzhao's kindergarten. He was worried that the little guy might be frightened, so he couldn't help but want to come and see for himself.

"Brother Aji, what brings you here today?" Lu Yinzhao wondered, "Did you finish your homework?"

Bian Ji looked the little guy up and down and saw that he was in a good mood and had good spirits, so he was a little relieved.

“I have some free time, so I came to play with you. Aren’t you happy to see me?” Bian Ji reached out and ruffled his hair.

Lu Yinzhao hugged Bian Ji's arm, "Welcome, welcome, of course welcome, brother."

Lu Yinzhao hasn't had to go to school for the past few days and is feeling quite bored.

"Brother Aji, let's go play in the room," Lu Yinzhao said.

"Mm," Bian Ji responded, following behind Lu Yinzhao.

Lu Yinzhao took Bian Ji to his children's room.

He can actually sleep independently now, but Yin Song and Lu Wenyan are still a little worried. However, they promised Lu Yinzhao that he can have his own room and his own private space after he starts elementary school.

Now this place only serves as his entertainment room.

Lu Yinzhao dumped all his toys out of the toy box and invited Bian Ji to play with him.

Most of the toys inside were educational toys, which Lu Yinzhao was actually tired of playing with, but since Bian Ji came, it seemed like the two of them couldn't play with anything else.

As they played, Lu Yinzhao started to drift off, and Bian Ji noticed this as well.

"Lu Yinzhao," Bian Ji called out his name.

Lu Yinzhao looked up: "Hmm?"

"What are you thinking about? You're unhappy." The second half of the sentence was a statement, and Bian Ji said it with certainty.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yinzhao finally spoke out about what was on his mind.

He thought that he had nothing to hide from Bian Ji.

Bian Ji listened attentively to Lu Yinzhao's words.

"You mean you actually noticed something was off about that person a long time ago, but didn't tell anyone, so now that this has happened, you're blaming yourself?"

"..."

"Idiot." Bian Ji suddenly uttered two words.

"..."

"These things have nothing to do with you. Some things can't be completely prevented by the efforts of just one person. You're just a kid, don't worry about so much. Lu Yinzhao, you just need to protect yourself. You're not some little god who came here to save mortals."

This was the first time Lu Yinzhao had heard Bian Ji speak such a long string of words. Usually, the big boss preferred to say "um," "okay," or "good."

I've said so much today, all to comfort him.

Bian Ji stared at Lu Yinzhao, his eyes dark. He suddenly moved closer and looked at him more closely.

The two faces were face to face, only two centimeters apart.

Lu Yinzhao was bewildered, and he was about to ask, "What's wrong?"

The other person suddenly pressed their index finger against Lu Yinzhao's brow.

"When did this little mole grow here...?"

It's a very small mole, almost invisible, a light brown color, even pinkish, that you wouldn't notice unless you got very close.

This mole grew on Lu Yinzhao later in life, Bian Ji was certain, she didn't have this small mole between her eyebrows before.

Suddenly, he smiled. "He's definitely not some minor deity."

"?"

"She's a little bodhisattva."

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Author's Note: Bian Ji: Our little bodhisattva is always compassionate and empathetic. [Pat head]

Zhao Zhao: What?! (Scratches head) [Sighs helplessly]