Chapter 29 Finding Her

Wu Yan used almost all her strength.

The neighbors were curious as to why the village's good daughter-in-law would call Qian Su'e by her full name, and they all turned their attention to her.

"I...I don't know either."

"What? Xiaowei's mom, how can you say that? What? You don't know? Your two kids are out earning money, and you're just taking care of your grandson. The villagers are farming all the land, so there's not much farm work to do!"

Neighbor Aunt Li couldn't stand it anymore. She thought to herself, "Even though she doesn't like her granddaughter very much, she wouldn't go so far as to kill her!"

"Yes, a family revolves around the child. How can you, as a parent, say you don't know that?"

Qian Su'e stomped her foot, sat on the ground, and started making a phone call, but the line was constantly busy. "A friend took the child away. They're probably already asleep. Why don't we all go home and I'll call again when it's light?"

"Auntie, you can call now, the call should go through."

Gu Yunxi came out, and only then did everyone notice that there was an unfamiliar woman in the courtyard. They assumed she had come with Wu Yan and the others, so they didn't pay much attention.

Qian Su'e dialed the number, and sure enough, the call went through. Afraid she wouldn't hear clearly, she put it on speakerphone, and an unfamiliar voice came from the other end:

"We are from the [fictional] Public Security Bureau of Lixian County. Who are you?"

"Sorry, I might need to call."

Before Qian Su'e could finish speaking, Gu Yunxi answered the phone, "Hello, has the criminal been caught?"

"It's Master Gu. Thank you for the address. We've caught him. I never expected him to be locked up in an unfinished building. Besides him, there were four little girls locked up. The little girl has been taken to the hospital!"

"Officer, where is our Youyou? Is she there?"

"I'm not giving up," Qian Su'e asked, unwilling to give up.

"There is no such name, but he has committed many evils, and we will interrogate him tonight."

Gu Yunxi hung up the phone. "Youyou has had an accident. Does any of our neighbors have a car? Can you take us to Lixian County to find Youyou?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Su'e panicked completely. How could this be? That person clearly didn't seem like a bad person, so why was she so greedy?

"May God protect the child!"

Fifteen minutes later, the family set off in their neighbor's car. Lixian County was a three-hour drive away. Once on the highway, the driver felt that the car was going much faster than usual, but he thought it was just his imagination. It wasn't until they finally arrived in Lixian County that they realized they had been driving for more than an hour.

Following Gu Yunxi's instructions, the car drove through the county town and headed towards the suburbs. After nearly an hour, it finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Several police cars were parked in the distance, and a cordon was set up at the foot of the mountain. Gu Yunxi glanced at the live stream, greeted the viewers, and then logged off.

After the group got out of the car, the people standing outside the police car immediately recognized Gu Yunxi. After learning about the victims' families, they asked them to wait at the foot of the mountain.

They have already gone to search for the body based on the clues.

As dawn broke and several bodies were carried down from the mountain, Wu Yan immediately recognized Youyou, who was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Youyou has been found, and Gu Yunxi's task is complete. She handed another hair clip to Wu Yan, saying, "Youyou said she likes the strawberry hair clips that her mother bought the most. You can put them with the child later."

"I have to leave!"

Wu Yan grabbed Gu Yunxi's hand. "Master, could you please let the child see me one more time?"

Gu Yunxi thought for a moment, then took out a talisman from her bosom. "Take this with you. Once everything is settled, the child will come to say goodbye."

"Thank you, Master, thank you!"

Wu Yan didn't know how to start the conversation. Her child was gone, and the dead could not be brought back to life. She didn't know how she would go on living her life.

"Of course, you must also live well. Maybe one day, Youyou will come back."

"real?"

Gu Yunxi smiled and walked away into the distance, quickly disappearing from sight.

She returned home and went straight to sleep. Before falling asleep, she sent Gu Yunlang a message saying that she needed to catch up on her sleep and not to disturb her.

Gu Yunlang had no energy to argue with her. He had worried all night, and now that she was back, he was going to go to sleep.

Gu Yunxi slept until four in the afternoon. When she got up, she washed up and was about to go downstairs when she heard laughter coming from downstairs.

She walked downstairs. Why is Liu Ying here?

"Gu Da... Yunxi, hello. I'm sorry to have come here today, but I mainly wanted to see you and also deliver your invitation."

Gu Yunxi didn't know how to address her, but since they were about the same age, she simply said, "Hello, Xiaoying."

I never expected that Gu Yan and Liu Ying would be so familiar with each other. Perhaps it's because she and Liu Qingshan are alumni!

"Is it Master Liu's 70th birthday? You don't need to come and deliver an invitation. I will definitely come back. By the way, his health should be recovering soon by now!"

"Yes, it's getting better every day. My complexion is improving, and I even seem to have gained some weight. It's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, the outcome for our family would have been unimaginable."

"It's okay, I've been sleeping at home all day and I'm a little dizzy. How about we go out for a walk?"

Gu Yunxi meant for herself and Liu Ying, but unexpectedly Gu Yan also stood up. "Little sister, you've been at home for so long, and I haven't taken you around yet. Why don't the three of us go shopping?"

Liu Ying was unaware of her family's situation. Her grandfather had said that she should spend more time with the master, as it would be good for her family. Building a good relationship with her sister would be a step closer to their goal.

"Great, it'll be more lively with one more person."

Since Liu Ying had spoken, Gu Yunxi had no choice but to nod.

Half an hour later, the group went to the mall.

"Xiaoyan, I didn't expect to run into you here."

Two of Gu Yan's friends walked over in front of a jewelry store.

"Xiaofeng, is Li Ya one of you?"

"Yes, we're going to look at some jewelry. Shall we go together?"

Gu Yan's eyes lit up. "Little sister, why don't we go in and take a look? We can buy some jewelry we like and use my black card. I think Dad gave me this card!"

Hearing Gu Yan say this, Liu Ying frowned slightly. Could it be that the two sisters actually didn't have a very good relationship?

Born into a prominent family, she had seen all kinds of people. Judging from today's situation, those two women must have been arranged by Gu Yan in advance, just to deliberately bully Yunxi.

"Okay, then I'll have to take a good look. Let's go, Xiaoying. I've never been inside a jewelry store before. If there's anything I like, I'll buy it for my mom."

Liu Ying said she was going to make a phone call, so she walked aside and sent a message to the store manager.

It's an honor for a master to visit my shop, how could I possibly accept her money?

After doing all this, the two went inside. The shop manager saw her from afar, but with the young lady's reminder, he treated her like a stranger.

"Welcome, everyone. What would you like to order?"