The sun sets in the west, dusk falls, and the sky is filled with flickering clouds. The sky gradually changes from brilliant crimson to a dark crimson purple.

Zhang Moyan was driving, and Xiao Xingyu was leaning comfortably on the passenger seat, browsing his phone. The navigation system would occasionally prompt him to turn left or there was a speed camera ahead. Most of the time, the car was very quiet.

Driving a manual transmission car is a big challenge for Zhang Moyan. Constantly shifting gears is a kind of driving pleasure for men, but for women it is a troublesome thing that requires more energy. Fortunately, Xiao Xingyu seems to know that she needs to concentrate on driving, so he doesn't interfere with her much. It can be regarded as a tacit understanding between them.

The distant horizon gradually blends into the night, the lights of thousands of homes in the city flow by on both sides of the road, and the vehicles merge into the flow of people returning home, making people feel inexplicably warm and at ease.

A ringtone broke the silence. Xiao Xingyu picked up the phone and sat up straight after a few words.

"Have you called the police?"

"What? You have to be missing for 24 hours before they'll process the case!"

"Okay, we'll be there soon, you guys go ahead and look for it!"

After hanging up the phone, before Zhang Moyan could ask, Xiao Xingyu said, "The little aunt is missing!"

Zhang Moyan was so shocked that her heart sank: "Missing?"

"Well, Lin Yin picked her up from school and asked her to do her homework on her own. An hour ago, Wang Ma discovered she was missing."

Zhang Moyan didn't say much and quickly changed gears and stepped on the accelerator: "Then I'll drive faster!"

Ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of the Xiao family's door. When two people got out of the car, Uncle Chai and Xiao Mumu walked out.

"Have you found the person?" Xiao Xingyu went forward.

Xiao Mumu: "Not yet! We just contacted the school. The school guard is patrolling the teaching building right now. We're worried that the child went back to school to get something and got locked up. We're getting ready to go over there!"

Xiao Xingyu said, "Okay, is there any other place she might have gone that we haven't looked for yet?"

"Everyone's splitting up to look for the right places. Oh, right!" Uncle Chai tapped his temple. "We haven't looked for the park where she likes to catch fish yet. Why don't you go there now and ask the security guard for permission to get in?"

"Okay! I'll go take a look, and keep in touch anytime!" Xiao Xingyu patted Xiao Mumu, turned around and walked towards the car.

Zhang Moyan followed him. Xiao Xingyu paused and took the car keys from her: "Moyan, you are not familiar with this place, so you should stay at home and see if there is anything you can help with at home."

Zhang Moyan wanted to persist, but Xiao Xingyu said, "I appreciate your kindness. Be obedient. If you get lost, we will have to look for you."

Zhang Moyan thought so and stayed at home obediently.

Almost everyone in the Xiao family went out to look for the little aunt, and there were only a few people left.

In the living room, Sun Li grabbed her cell phone and called the homes of her great-aunt's classmates one by one. Xiao Guotao, Xiao Huai's grandmother Yan Mei, and Lin Yin, who was holding a potato, listened beside them, anxious as ants on a hot pan.

"Where did this child go? It's so worrying!" Yan Mei punched her thigh, "How could she get lost at home?"

At this time, Sun Li hung up another phone call and shook her head disappointedly: "I didn't find this classmate."

Xiao Guotao walked around the room with his hands behind his back: "You guys just spoiled her too much. You all thought she was fun and indulged her. You raised her like a nobody! Now look, she ran away from home when she got upset!"

The walls of the Xiao family's courtyard were ridiculously high, and the gate was always closed, so it could only be opened from the inside out. Therefore, the possibility of bad guys coming in and abducting the little aunt was basically ruled out. Her disappearance could only have been due to her walking out on her own.

Sun Li sighed, "I've asked around, and no one has gone against her will and upset her today. The teacher also said she was fine at school today and was even praised in Chinese class. I don't know what's wrong with this kid... Lin Yin, think back, when you picked up your little aunt, was there anything unusual about her along the way?"

Lin Yin hesitated for a moment and shook her head: "No."

Everyone turned around in frustration. Zhang Moyan didn't move and caught Lin Yin looking at her.

"What should we do?" Yan Mei sighed. "The child's parents are abroad. They've entrusted him to us. We have a responsibility!"

The atmosphere in the living room was extremely depressing. Zhang Moyan deliberately sat next to Lin Yin because of that look, but Lin Yin did not find a chance to say anything to her as she expected.

Could it be that I misunderstood?

After a few minutes, Little Potato suddenly started crying. Sun Li asked Lin Yin to help prepare milk powder. Zhang Moyan quickly helped her hold the child and followed her to the kitchen.

Zhang Moyan was circling around her, holding Potato. Seeing that she still had no intention of talking, she had no choice but to ask her directly: "Lin Yin, Sun Li just asked your little aunt if there was anything unusual after school. I noticed that you glanced at me. I want to ask, is there anything related to me?"

Lin Yin stopped scooping the milk powder, thought for a moment, and said in her usual soft voice: "It's nothing, I don't think it has anything to do with you."

"?" Zhang Moyan stared at her blankly. "What do you mean it has nothing to do with me?"

Lin Yin hesitated and turned her back.

"Lin Yin," Zhang Moyan said, "What are you thinking about? If you don't tell me, I will always feel uneasy."

Lin Yinning hesitated for a moment, looked at the doors and windows to make sure no one was there, and then said, "Today, when my little aunt was leaving school, I told her that Lang Hong had been returned. She was so happy to hear that. But I think such a happy thing has nothing to do with her running away from home..."

Zhang Moyan nodded. Logically speaking, this was unlikely to be related.

In the blink of an eye, half past eight, the Xiao family's anxiety escalated as they continued to report that their little aunt had not been found. More than three hours had passed since they discovered their aunt was missing, and as the sky grew darker, the Xiao family's anxiety began to escalate.

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