"Yes, I specifically asked her. This train journey takes three and a half days. If the train is delayed by two or three hours, let's say four days. So it's eight days round trip. Subtracting those eight days, she can only stay at home for about ten days at most."

"Sure, going home is good too. Being with your parents makes you a child again, and you can even be a little spoiled. In that respect, they're better off than us now, aren't they?"

Mingzhu's father and grandfather have not yet been located, but at least they are still alive, and there is still hope. That is better than nothing.

The two were in the same boat, and when they were alone, they didn't shy away from the topic at all.

The two boys were lying on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) teasing the child on it, their laughter filling the air.

Lin Huizhou is over four months old and is quite adept at rolling over. With a kick of her legs and a push of her little bottom, she rolls over, then her little belly is pressed against the bed, her little hands are gripping the bed, and her little head is lifted up with all her might, looking around and seeing everything as new and exciting.

Cheng Rui and Cheng An didn't have any smaller babies at home, and Jian Xin was already grown up. She had never seen such a small baby before, so she was quite interested in this child.

Touch the little hands, touch the little feet, and then, when the adults aren't looking, flip the child over onto their back, laughing to themselves.

"Brother, look, his little hands are so soft, I really want to take a bite!"

"ah!"

Xiao Huizhou cried out unhappily, flicked her little hand, and with a "smack," Cheng Rui covered his face and froze. Before he could react, the child burst into laughter.

Cheng Chao couldn't help but laugh along, reaching out his finger to tickle his little belly.

"You little rascal, you little rascal,"

"Giggle!"

Just as they were having fun, a surge of heat shot out from one of the children and curved towards Cheng Rui.

Cheng An reacted quickly and dodged to the side. Cheng Rui, who was having a good time, suddenly felt something wet on his head and touched it. The silly boy even asked...

"Brother, you spilled water! You spilled it all over my clothes!"

Mingzhu was familiar with the situation where water would inexplicably spill onto the kang (a heated brick bed). She quickly got up to check, and sure enough, it was true.

"You little rascal, you've done something naughty again, haven't you?"

The room was warm from the fire, and the child kept turning over. He was wearing open-crotch pants, but they had been rubbed so much by the child that they were all out of place. Not only did he wash Cheng Rui's clothes, but his own little cotton pants also got rubbed off.

After wiping his bottom and changing his clothes, the little rascal was clean again. He played for a while and then fell asleep from exhaustion.

Jian Dan led the child back to change clothes, but before they were even halfway there, Lin Dongfang, who had just returned, caught up with them, looking rather unwell.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Yes, I have something to ask you."

"Hey, have you ever met the people in that cowshed over there?"

"Huh?" Jian Dan subconsciously glanced at the child.

"We've met once. What do you want to ask?"

Lin Dongfang glanced around, then turned his head back.

"Have you seen the one with bad legs? Do you remember what he looks like?"

Simple didn't really know. When she went over, the person hadn't gotten up. To be precise, he only said one sentence, and she didn't see his face clearly.

Have you seen that person?

Cheng Rui scratched his head.

"He was limping, with a stubble beard that covered his face."

Cheng An thought for a moment, then slowly said,

"He's a little shorter than you, Brother Lin, has a problem with his left leg, has big eyes, and a full beard and hair on his face, and from here..."

He gestured with his hand to his face.

"There's a scar that runs from my forehead, the bridge of my nose, all the way down to my chin. It's quite deep."

My arm seems a bit weak too, um, my right arm. Compared to my left leg, the symptoms in my arm aren't as severe.

Following his gestures, starting from above his left eye, he traced a line down to his right cheek, all the way to his lower right jaw. Lin Dongfang gritted his teeth, his face growing even more gloomy.

Are you sure that's a scar?

"Yes, Scarface. We've seen several scars like this before. We won't mistake it."

Simple surprise,

"You observe so carefully?"

"Hehe, sis, shouldn't we take a good look?"

Simply put, their target was the person who resembled Cheng Jia; this person was just a sideline.

Cheng Rui felt honored.

"Xiao An has a great memory and learns very quickly; he's always first."

Lin Dongfang was in no mood for jokes; his face was full of anxiety, and his brows were furrowed.

"What happened? Is there something wrong with that person?"

Are there problems with both of them coming at once?

What kind of odds is this? It's like winning the lottery!

Lin Dong's face was somber.

"Didn't we say before that we had leads on two people being transferred to lower levels?"

When I checked, I found out that there were two people before, but they weren't the two I was looking for at all.

The older of the two men, Grandpa Ming, left after only a few days. That left Uncle Ming, whose leg had been broken, and another person who was later sent there. They had already been moved away when I arrived.

I briefly outlined my thoughts.

"So you mean the two people in this cowshed are very likely the two people who were transferred from over there?"

Then the one with bad legs might be Zhuzhu's father.

Is that what you mean?

"right!"

"Then, didn't you go and check to confirm?"

He twitched the corner of his mouth.

“I just got back and just received this news. I’m still hesitating about how to tell Mingzhu.”

This is simple and understandable. It's not the constant disappointment that's frightening, but the disappointment that follows hope. That would be much more painful.

"But I've never seen that person's face, and I don't know Uncle Ming either."

Even Jian Dan sighed, "What kind of ridiculous fate is this?"

It's suspected to be this, or suspected to be that.

Just the two of them, and both of them are connected through connections?

"What are your plans? Do you need our help or cooperation?"

Lin Dongfang pursed his lips, looking in the direction of the cowshed.

"I'll go check on it when I have time, but don't let Mingzhu know yet."

"Okay, no problem. Xiao An and Xiao Rui, remember to keep it a secret for Brother Lin!"

Two children, several meters behind them, craned their necks to look and called out to them anxiously.

"Sister, come quick, come quick, look over there!"

Cheng An also looked serious.

"Sister, it looks like it's over by the cowshed. What's that?"

Jian Dan and Lin Dongfang also walked over in a few steps, their arms linked and their eyes squinting.

"That looks like... a wild boar?"

"It's a wild boar!"

Without a second thought, the two of them took off running in that direction, giving orders as they went.

"Go and call the village chief, hide well, don't be reckless!"

Upon hearing the word "wild boar," the two children's expressions changed. Even Cheng Rui, who was usually playful and carefree, now acted like a responsible older brother.

"You go to the Lin family's house, I'll go and call the village chief, and then I'll go to the Lin family's house to find you."

Cheng An didn't say anything and immediately agreed.

"Okay, I'll go to the Lin family's gate and stop them from passing. Be careful and don't be reckless."

After saying that, it instantly transformed into two small cannonballs and shot out.