Rose Heart

When Wen Zichuan was at his lowest, he met Cheng Sizhou, who was naturally cheerful, gentle, and knowledgeable. His heart stirred, and the way Cheng Sizhou looked at him was not entirely innocent e...

Thank you for liking the role I played...

Thank you for liking the role I played...

More and more people gathered around, blocking the entrance to the community.

"Human traffickers? How could there be human traffickers in broad daylight?"

"He looks like a student, not a human trafficker."

"You can't judge a person by appearance. If human traffickers don't disguise themselves, how can they trick children into leaving?"

How could Teacher Wen be a human trafficker?!

Cheng Sizhou gritted his teeth and tried to argue, but Zhou Han was quicker, immediately stepping over him and showing his ID: "Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau, Zhou Han."

Detective?!

The onlookers looked at each other in bewilderment. The presence of the detectives meant this wasn't just any old case. Could that young man have killed the elder sister's child? A murderer with this appearance was truly unpredictable!

"Tell me, what's going on. Big sister, please speak first." Zhou Han immediately entered the investigation state, although this was not his business.

"Comrade police officer, my child is missing! It must be him, he must have kidnapped the child!" The eldest sister's hair was wet with sweat and stuck to her face. She pointed at Wen Zichuan, her eyes so anxious and frightened that she couldn't focus.

"Is it a boy or a girl? How big and tall? What are their physical features? What are they wearing today?"

"My son is seventeen years old, tall and thin. Today he is wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt and blue shorts."

"Seventeen could be abducted too? And..." Cheng Sizhou forced himself not to cover his wounds. It was a rare opportunity for him to be a "hero saving a beautiful girl," and he couldn't let people look down on him. "Which human trafficker would abduct a child and then not run away and wait to be caught if the child disappeared?"

Zhou Han signaled him not to speak in a hurry. When dealing with matters concerning the masses, if there was any carelessness, it would get out and give people a chance to criticize.

"Then who is this person?" He pointed at Wen Zichuan and asked his elder sister.

"We made an appointment with a teacher to come for class, but he said he was a tutor. I let him in and went to buy groceries. When I came back after buying groceries, my son was gone! This guy, this guy was rummaging through my bedroom. He must have kidnapped my son!" The eldest sister shouted at the top of her lungs.

"It wasn't me!" Wen Zichuan's forehead was red from being hit, and his hair was messed up. He was eager to defend himself, and the more he spoke, the more breathless he became. "I felt unwell in the middle of class and went to the bathroom. I haven't seen Xu Jiaxuan since I came out!"

"You were the last person to see my son! Who else but you! Who else but you!"

The eldest sister was so excited that if Zhou Han and Cheng Sizhou hadn't blocked her, she would have come over and continued to beat Wen Zichuan.

Officer Zhou pondered for a moment. The claim that the young man was a human trafficker was clearly unfounded. Even Xiao Cheng could see that there had never been a case of a human trafficker abducting a child, leaving the child behind after the child disappeared. Furthermore, judging by her state, her hatred for the young man far outweighed her anxiety over the loss of the child. Zhou Han's professional instincts told him that she seemed to be hiding something.

"Sister, don't you know your child's tutor?" he asked.

The eldest sister didn't answer, but Wen Zichuan did: "Before, other teachers came here, but now it's my turn. This is my first time teaching Xu Jiaxuan."

"Lies! What family education? The child has been abducted, isn't it easy to make up a lie!" The eldest sister said, tears falling down.

Cheng Sizhou was confused. Wasn't Teacher Wen a voice actor? How did he become a tutor?

Zhou Han said to Wen Zichuan: "Please show me your ID card."

Wen Zichuan quickly touched his pocket: "I put my ID card... in my backpack and left it at their house."

"My eldest sister said you were rummaging through boxes and cabinets. Are you looking for something?"

"I just opened the closet. I was looking for Xu Jiaxuan."

"You think he'll be hiding in the closet?"

"……right."

As we were talking, the community police arrived.

Two of them came over to support the weeping older sister, while another one pulled Zhou Han aside and said, "I'm Wu Meng from the Yudong Community. You're Captain Zhou from the Municipal Bureau, right?"

"Do you know me?"

"You have a lot of experience, and I was investigating tenants before. I know your ex-wife and daughter live here, so I have to take care of them."

"So today's situation is..."

"Alas! This older sister is called Zhao Ya. Her husband passed away early, and she's been raising the child alone. We know it's not easy for her, but the child is also a real worry, running away every few days. Whenever the child runs away, Sister Zhao calls the police. She did so once before the New Year and once last month. Each time, the child was found in parks, libraries, and museums. The child would say, 'Uncle police, why are you looking for me? I was just taking a walk.'"

"The mother-son relationship is not good? Are there family conflicts?"

"The child is probably in his rebellious phase. As a mother, Zhao Ya can't do anything to her own son."

"Come on, I understand you. So, should we find the child first?"

"Yes, let's find the child first."

Normally, Zhou Han would not have to worry about it anymore after the police took over, but Wu Meng's words and actions revealed that he was asking for his help. If the child was really abducted this time, the community alone would not be able to handle it.

Originally, Zhou Han didn’t care whether to help or not, but Shen Huifang and Zhou Yitang lived here, and he couldn’t let them feel incompetent.

Wen Zichuan wiped the sweat from his temples. He felt dizzy from the heat and thought it would be nice to have a wall to lean against.

"Are you okay?" Cheng Sizhou asked worriedly.

"It's okay." Wen Zichuan straightened his back and tried hard to hold on.

When Zhou Han and Wu Meng came back, Wu Meng had already taken out a pen and paper and continued to interrogate Wen Zichuan, asking him to explain the situation in more detail.

"I went to his house and talked with Xu Jiaxuan about the art exam. In the middle of the conversation, I felt unwell and went to the bathroom. When I came out of the bathroom, I didn't see him. I called out a few times but there was no response. I thought he had hidden in the bedroom. Just as I went to the bedroom to look for him, his mother came back." Wen Zichuan's voice was as thin as paper.

Zhao Ya's eyes were red, and her gaze was like a knife, wishing she could cut a piece of flesh from him: "If you don't find my son today, I want you to pay with your life!"

Wu Meng said to Zhou Han: "Our colleagues have gone to check the surveillance of the residential complex. Over here..."

Zhou Han thought for two seconds, then asked Wen Zichuan: "When you were chatting with Xu Jiaxuan, did he show any abnormal signs?"

"No, he's quite sensible and polite."

"Well, big sister, take us back home to have a look."

"Brother Zhou, Officer Zhou!" Cheng Sizhou became anxious and almost forgot to change his address. "It's too hot, he's not feeling well, you see..."

Zhou Han half-closed his eyes, looked at Cheng Sizhou, and then looked at the young man behind him. Could it be that they knew each other?

"Stay in the guard room for a while," he said.

When the elder sister heard this, she immediately grabbed Zhou Han and said, "Comrade police, you have to handcuff him. What if he runs away?"

"It's okay, big sister. Xiao Cheng, you stay and look after him!"

"Yes, Captain Zhou!" Cheng Sizhou cooperated very well.

After a few words, Officer Zhou turned Cheng Sizhou into his temporary henchman. But that was fine. Sister Zhao would make a scene whenever she saw that young man, so they had to be separated for a while to calm down.

The gate guards of Yangliuan Community are a group of uncles with a strong sense of justice. Knowing that Wen Zichuan might have kidnapped a child, they have never given him a good look since he entered the door.

But the person next to him was Officer Zhou's follower, so the security guard brought a stool over and nodded to Cheng Sizhou: "Sit down, please sit down."

Cheng Sizhou felt quite embarrassed and pushed the stool to the side: "...Teacher Wen, please sit down."

The righteous security guard: "Ahem!"

Wen Zichuan said indifferently: "No, I'll stand."

Cheng Sizhou was anxious: "Uncle, do you know me?"

The uncle was also anxious: "How can you talk like that? Is there anyone in this community that I don't recognize? Aren't you the bachelor in Building 3?"

"A bachelor has dignity too, right? I guarantee with my dignity that my friend is not a human trafficker. He's not feeling well. Can you please let him sit down and rest for a while?"

The security guard glanced over and looked at Wen Zichuan from head to toe. He really didn't look like a human trafficker, and that Sister Zhao...it was a long story.

"Bailouts are useless. Investigating a case depends on evidence!" The uncle moved another stool and placed it next to the previous one. "The police haven't said they'll release him, so he's still a suspect. Sit closer and keep an eye on him!"

"Thanks, uncle." Cheng Sizhou said.

Finally able to sit down and rest for a while, Wen Zichuan looked at Cheng Sizhou, and Cheng Sizhou also looked at him. However, after just a glance, the other party looked away, as if Cheng Sizhou was the one who kidnapped the child and was guilty.

"Cheng Sizhou." Wen Zichuan had heard Zhou Yitang pronounce it. "Which characters are they?"

"He Chengcheng, the name of Zeus, the number one scumbag in the Bible, is my name if you put it backwards."

"Who says that about themselves?"

"Then according to my father, time is endless. Maybe he hopes that I will live to be a long-lived old monster."

Wen Zichuan's lips turned pale, and he asked again, "How's your shoulder?"

"No, it's okay. How much strength can Big Sister have? She'll be fine in two days. So, is your stomach ailment coming back? Did you bring your medicine?"

Wen Zichuan immediately stopped smiling and remained silent for a moment: "I brought it."

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere seemed to fall silent again. Cheng Sizhou thought, Teacher Wen's illness was a sore spot for him, so why was he poking at him? So he got back to the point: "Aren't you a voice actor? Why did you change your career?"

"I may not continue dubbing."

"Why? You're a good match, in the game..."

Cheng Sizhou wanted to use the little prince as an example, but halfway through, he remembered the circle of friends that Wen Zichuan liked. He didn't dare to continue, even though he had racked his brains to come up with a bunch of flattering words.

"Thank you." Wen Zichuan said sincerely, "Thank you for liking the role I played."

"So why not continue? I believe that more and more people will like your characters and works."

"My studio closed down, and I couldn't find another one in a short time. I happened to see an art exam training institution recruiting teachers, so I thought I'd give it a try, so I came here."

Cheng Sizhou lamented this. He hadn't heard many audio works, but at least he had compared Wen Zichuan's voice acting with An Jie's. While An Jie was certainly excellent, the young prince's performance didn't distract him from the role. He believed Wen Zichuan was a voice actor with great potential and shouldn't give up on his original aspirations.

But he didn't want to be someone else's life mentor, and his relationship with Wen Zichuan was not close enough to interfere with his career choice.

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