On the software page, a user named "Empty Valley Orchid" added Sun Lifang as a friend.

Konggu Youlan sent her a message: "Excuse me, did you just come back from Shanghai Railway Station? Are you really a mission participant from 1999?"

Middle-aged people have their own unique sense of vigilance.

You could hear the mix of fear and anticipation in the other person's voice.

As if making a desperate gamble, the woman asked her, "Can you help me find my lost son?"

The woman choked on her saliva for a moment, then said with a mixture of joy and caution, "If you can help me find my son, I can give you all my money, all of it. I don't want anything else, I just want my son."

Why would someone knowingly gamble their entire fortune on that 1% chance of being scammed?

"I miss him so much."

"Hua Hua, it's all Mom's fault. I didn't keep an eye on you, and that's why someone took you away."

22 years have passed, where are you now?

"1999 was the year my business was booming. I opened three branches. Because I was too busy, I hired a skilled worker to take care of my children."

"They provide food and lodging. I buy them whatever they want to eat. When I'm too busy, I give them money and let them decide what to buy."

I treated her so well, but who knew, "she kidnapped my son and ran away with him, I don't know where she took him."

Over the years, the woman has traveled back and forth to the nanny's registered residence dozens of times, giving up her business in the process, just hoping to get a little news.

"I don't understand. I've been so good to her, treating her like family—"

How could she do this to me?

When she said those words, the woman finally broke down in tears.

She was among the first female entrepreneurs to venture into business, possessing diligence, hard work, and intelligence.

Create your own wealth with your own hands.

But who would have thought that "a sudden disaster would shatter their happy family"?

【Empty Valley Orchid】hopes Sun Lifang can help her find her son, but cannot provide the specific time when the child disappeared.

"I'm too busy. I'm so busy that I work day and night, and I don't even have time to eat. I only go home once every two or three days."

When I got home, I went straight to sleep.

Looking at their fair-skinned son and playing with his little hand for a while is what the couple loves to do most.

Looking at my son's peaceful sleeping face, all my fatigue and worries vanished.

Perhaps all parents think their child is good-looking.

The woman was the same; before Sun Lifang could even ask for photos, she sent over all the newspaper advertisements from over the years, along with photos of her son.

"He had two cowlicks on his head. According to the neighbors, he was wearing a yellow shirt, brown pants, and small leather shoes when he left."

With thick eyebrows and big eyes, he is indeed quite good-looking.

Sun Lifang looked at it carefully, but as she looked, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Why are there no photos of the nanny in the pictures of the child you sent me?"

The crime was committed by someone known to the victim, so it was unlikely to be a spur-of-the-moment decision.

I've been itching to get one for a long time.

If it's a spur-of-the-moment decision, and human traffickers make a living from it, they usually have an accomplice.

According to the woman, "The nanny has lived here for five or six years. She is well-known in the neighborhood and is hardworking and enthusiastic."

Otherwise, the woman wouldn't feel comfortable entrusting her child to her.

Therefore, Sun Lifang deduced, "The nanny you mentioned probably doesn't want to sell the child; she wants the child herself."

Unable to give birth, she stole someone else's child.

Perhaps there was no such intention at the beginning, but "as time went on, the negative consequences in my heart slowly became apparent."

Unable to resist the temptation, he stole someone else's child.

"If it weren't for the money, it would be much more difficult."

Logically speaking, four- or five-year-old children can recognize people and cannot be taken away by strangers.

The nanny was able to take the child away because the child trusted her.

Every advantage has its disadvantages; the nanny wanted to remain unnoticed, but—

"The child couldn't be separated from her throughout the journey."

Crying and screaming loudly can easily attract the attention of passengers.

The two factors of bringing one's family along and defying the rules cannot coexist; the risk is too great.

Therefore, Sun Lifang concluded that "the nanny has not left Shanghai yet."

Back then, after discovering her child was missing, the woman immediately contacted television news media and reported the incident to the police for a thorough investigation of passing passenger buses and small passenger vehicles.

In an era where news of human trafficking is frequent, both large and small passenger vehicles require ID cards and household registration certificates.

The nanny must have been tempted after seeing those news reports.

If we can't take a train or bus, how are we going to leave Shanghai with this child?

Following conventional thinking, the nanny should have taken the child and gone into hiding, looking for an opportunity to leave Shanghai.

But Sun Lifang, taking on the role of a nanny, thought of doing the opposite—

Why should I run away?

The most dangerous place is the safest place.

Instead of running around aimlessly, it's better to wait until things calm down before leaving with the children.

Even the most sensational news will eventually lose its hype.

As long as you wait patiently, you won't have to worry about not finding a suitable loophole to exploit.

Upon closer analysis, Sun Lifang received a photo of the nanny from the woman.

To make it easier to find someone to ask for help, Sun Lifang decided to find a place to print it out.

Actually, you don't need to print it out; you can see this news simply by buying a newspaper.

The shop owner is desperately searching for her son and is offering a reward of 100,000 yuan for any clues.

A reward of 200,000 yuan will be offered for assistance in finding the person.

100,000 was a considerable number in 1999.

More than 20 years ago, a woman who could spend hundreds of thousands of yuan to find her son showed remarkable generosity.

The amount offered by [Zhiyuan] is also very attractive.

【Empty Valley Orchid】offers eight properties in Xujiahui, Shanghai for exchange to search for children.

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