The group of people who were looking for someone all looked dejected after entering the room, and Lin Minjun had a bad feeling in her heart.

When I asked this question, someone answered sadly, "No, we went to the school, classmates' homes, friends' homes, and even the cooperative she often went to. They all said they had never seen her, and they didn't know she was leaving, let alone where she went. When we told them she ran away, everyone thought it was strange."

Someone scratched his hair and said, "I've looked everywhere for him. It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth."

Everyone in the room was sighing. After all, they had all watched Lingling grow up. They had seen her grow from a crying baby to a little girl, and then to the graceful young lady she is now. Now that she is gone, everyone feels uncomfortable.

Someone said: "Why did this child run away for no reason? Why can't we talk about it in a nice way? If there is any problem, we can all help each other. Could this girl have been kidnapped?"

Goudan's mother said, "Young girls nowadays are so arrogant. They all say they want to be free to fall in love. I remember that a few months ago, people said Lingling had a boyfriend. Could it be that he had kidnapped her?"

"Hmph! How dare you say that? Don't let Xiao Xu hear it, or she'll come back and tear your mouth to pieces." Someone said quickly.

If they continued to talk like this, they would start discussing Lingling's reputation. Lin Minjun didn't want them to say these things. She looked around the room and found something wrong. "Where's Sister Xu? Why isn't she here?"

Goudan's mother said, "Xiao Xu went to the police station to report the case. He is probably still there waiting for news. Tell me, are your son and daughter enemies from a previous life? It's so cold that they can't go home. We all have to go out together to look for that girl. Xiao Xu hasn't slept for a whole day and night."

Lin Minjun said, "No news now is good news. As long as Mrs. Xu hasn't come back, there is still hope."

Everyone drank the hot water and felt warm all over. They nodded one after another. No matter what they said, they still hoped to find Ding Ling as soon as possible.

After waiting for a while, Yan Li saw several people yawning, so he asked everyone to go home first. "There is no point in waiting here. Why don't you go back to sleep and replenish your energy?"

In fact, everyone was also very sleepy, but no one stepped forward to say they wanted to go home. When they heard this, some people immediately stood up and went home. Then people left one after another, and soon only the two brothers Lin Minjun and Yan Li were left in the room.

Lin Minjun said, "You guys should go back and have some rest. Erwa has to go to school tomorrow. Don't worry about me. I'm just a little worried about Lingling."

Before leaving, Yan Li came over and held Lin Minjun's hand, feeling her hand was cold, "I will find her."

"Yeah, I believe you."

After everyone left, Lin Minjun closed the door and lay on the warm bed. She tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. She kept thinking about Mrs. Xu and Ding Ling, mother and daughter.

At the same time, the Public Security Bureau.

Mrs. Xu sat in the busy office hall, her eyes red and she kept wiping her tears.

Because of Ding Ling's disappearance, the Public Security Bureau is brightly lit and busy tonight.

Aunt Xu, who was sitting next to her, said, "Don't get too angry. Aren't the police already looking for him? With so many people, they will find him sooner or later."

"I'm not angry, I'm mad." Mrs. Xu covered her face and said, "I don't know how I taught a girl to be like this. Last time, she was ready to run away, but fortunately, Xiaolin in the yard stopped her. We talked about it at that time and talked it out. I apologized for what I should apologize for and asked for justice. I went to her house to scold her. I just don't know what the girl was thinking. Why did she run away without saying a word?"

Aunt Xu asked, "It's not certain that he ran away on his own. Could he have been kidnapped by someone?"

Mrs. Xu sighed and said, "There is one thing I only told the police, and I didn't dare tell anyone in the alley. Actually, I cleaned up the house, and several of Lingling's clothes were missing, and the New Year's money she had saved was also missing. Do you think a kidnapper could have taken all these things?"

Therefore, it is highly likely that Ding Ling took advantage of the dark and windy night to pack up her things and run away.

Aunt Xu sighed and had nothing to say.

Mrs. Xu smiled bitterly. "This is a blessing in disguise. At least she ran away with someone on her own, and there is a clue. She must have run away with someone she had contact with. If she was kidnapped, I would never be able to find her. Now as long as the child is still alive, I don't ask for anything else."

But after she finished speaking, she was silent for a while, then suddenly turned her head and slapped herself, "But if the child comes back safely, I will definitely educate her well. I am already tired enough from work every day. Do I owe it to her or to the Ding family? I have worked like a slave all my life, and I am not going to stop until I have a daughter."

After all, they were from the same family. Aunt Xu immediately held her hand to stop her from slapping her again. "Let's wait until Lingling comes back. We don't know what's going on with the child yet."

As he was speaking, a young policeman with a very youthful complexion came over.

"How's the matter? Is there any news about my daughter?" Mrs. Xu stood up suddenly and asked anxiously.

The police officer quickly said, "Don't worry. Many police officers are out looking for him now, and many people are also investigating the situation. I came here to ask you some questions, which will help us find him as soon as possible."

Mrs. Xu's face was pale. "Ask me."

The police officer asked, "Do you know how your child's academic performance is recently? And what are his recent test scores? Many children set high standards for themselves. When their test scores drop, they cannot accept the harsh criticism from their family members and run away from home."

Mrs. Xu said without hesitation: "My daughter's academic performance has always been very good. She has never fallen out of the top five in the past few months. In the most recent exam, she ranked third in her grade. It can't be because of this."

"Did she ever tell you that she was bullied at school?" the police officer asked again.

"No." Mrs. Xu said firmly.

The police officer asked, "How is her mood recently? Does she often say pessimistic things or show an impatient temper?"

This time, Mrs. Xu couldn't answer. She opened her mouth and said, "I was busy with work and didn't pay attention to this."

The police asked a few more questions, but Mrs. Xu still couldn't answer them.

She answered questions about Ding Ling's academic performance and life habits fluently and knew the answers almost without thinking, but as for Lingling's inner world and what she was thinking, Mrs. Xu knew nothing about it.

Mrs. Xu looked dumbfounded.

The policeman put away his notebook, stood up and said, "Then think about it carefully and see if you can come up with any clues. I'm leaving now."

Mrs. Xu looked as if she had been slapped in the face and sat motionless on the chair.

Aunt Xu always speaks her mind, and she said directly: "Xiao Xu, don't you usually chat with Lingling? Although I have never raised a child, I have watched many children in the yard grow up. I have to say that it is not enough for a child to have good grades, be well fed and well clothed. You also have to chat with her more to know what is in her mind. Look at Cao Bin from Wu Xiuhua's family. He didn't have to worry about food and drink when he was a child. How is he now?"

Seeing that Xu's wife's face was pale, Aunt Xu said again: "Forget it, you are both a father and a mother, it is inevitable that you can't take care of these things. The most important thing now is to find Lingling back first. Think about who she likes to chat with, maybe you can find out."

Mrs. Xu felt extremely guilty at this moment and kept hammering her chest.

She lowered her head and thought for a while, then suddenly stood up and said, "No, Lingling seems to be very close to Xiaolin in the yard. Sometimes Lingling goes to her shop to eat rice noodles, and Lingling often tells me that Xiaolin treats her very well."

Aunt Xu: "What are we waiting for? The longer we delay, the more danger the child will face. Let's go back and look for Xiaolin."

So in the middle of the night, Lin Minjun couldn't sleep. She was tossing and turning in bed thinking about this matter, when she heard someone knocking on the door of the large courtyard in a hurry, waking everyone up.

But no one was angry. Instead, they jumped up immediately and someone quickly opened the door.

When he saw Mrs. Xu standing outside, he immediately asked, "What's wrong? Is there any news about Lingling?"

"Xiao Xu, how is the child? Have you found him?"

Mrs. Xu's eyes were red and swollen. She pursed her lips and said nothing as she headed inside. Aunt Xu followed behind her and explained, "We haven't found it yet. Let's go back and ask Xiaolin about the situation."

Lin Minjun heard the noise and opened the door, and saw Mrs. Xu standing at the door.

As soon as she opened the door, Mrs. Xu knelt down and said, "Xiao Lin, I beg you, save Lingling."

Lin Minjun quickly supported her and said, "If you have anything to say, please talk to me nicely. Don't kneel down all the time. Even if you don't beg me, I will help you. But you have to tell me, sister-in-law, how can I save you? Is there anything I can do to help you?"

At this time, almost everyone in the yard was awakened. Every household turned on the lights, and some people ran over in cotton slippers and stood at the door to see what was going on.

Lin Minjun said, "It's cold outside. Sister-in-law, come in and talk. Tell me slowly. What's going on?"

He immediately welcomed everyone in and poured a cup of hot water for Mrs. Xu.

The moment Mrs. Xu's hand came up, Lin Minjun felt as if she had grabbed an ice cube, and she couldn't help but shrink because of the cold.

Mrs. Xu: "The police said that if we ask the people closest to us, there might be clues. I thought about it and found that you and Lingling have talked the most in the past six months."

At this point, Mrs. Xu's tears kept falling, and she begged, "I want you to think carefully about whether you noticed anything wrong when you were chatting with Lingling recently. Did she say anything about leaving?"

Since being stopped by Lin Minjun last time, Ding Ling would occasionally go to the rice noodle shop, not eating, but just sitting there in a daze. Lin Minjun would then bring her a bowl of hot soup and the two of them would talk.

It doesn't happen often, just once or twice a month.

When the people in the room heard this, they were all shocked. "Xiao Xu, Lingling is your daughter. Don't you know what she's thinking?"

"This is too outrageous. Sons can be tough, but daughters still need to be more attentive. You...ah, I don't know what to say."

Hearing everyone's words, Mrs. Xu's heart was bleeding. She lowered her head and cried.

Seeing her like this, Lin Minjun could not blame her any more. "Don't cry, Sister Xu. I will not refuse to help you if I can. You guys sit down first. I want to think about whether Lingling mentioned running away when we were chatting before."

She asked Mrs. Xu to sit down, took a few deep breaths, calmed herself down, and recalled the conversation between her and Lingling.

Lingling always looked very tired and unhappy every time she came, but she would feel much better after eating a bowl of rice noodles. When Lin Minjun chatted with her, most of the time they talked about things in school, asking her if anything interesting happened in school, if she had made new friends recently, or if the teacher talked about any interesting topics in class.

Ding Ling was quite willing to speak about things like this, and she would laugh while doing so.

Lingling seems to be in a bad mood recently...

Mrs. Xu had been observing Lin Minjun's expression. When she saw her frown, she immediately asked, "Xiao Lin, have you thought of something?"

"Don't worry, I just remembered that Lingling seemed to be worried during this period. I tried to ask her, but she refused to tell me. Sister-in-law, do you know what happened to Lingling?" Lin Minjun said.

Mrs. Xu's face turned pale again, and her eyes turned red, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

Lin Minjun understood it at a glance, she definitely didn't know either.

This clue was cut off, and all the dissatisfied eyes in the room fell on Mrs. Xu, almost crushing her.

After thinking for a while, Lin Minjun changed the subject, "I remember Lingling disappeared in the middle of the night. Did she do anything unusual the night before she disappeared? Or did she say anything?"

"No." Mrs. Xu choked up and said, "I was in a hurry to go to the night shift last night. When Lingling came back, I made her a bowl of noodles. She ate it and said she was very sleepy. I prepared clothes for her to wear tomorrow and left. When I came back, she was gone."

Lin Minjun asked again: "Then were you the last person to see her, sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Xu looked bewildered. "The last time I saw her was at 5:30 in the evening, because I had to go to work at 6 o'clock."

"Has anyone else seen Lingling since Mrs. Xu started working?" Lin Minjun asked the person behind her.

"I've seen her. Last night when I went to the toilet, I saw Sister Lingling." A childish voice suddenly said from behind.

"Who is this? Why didn't you tell me earlier if you saw him?"

"Who's talking?"

Everyone looked at each other with a look of confusion.

At this time, Yan Li pushed through the crowd and took a chubby, red-cheeked child out of the crowd.

When Goudan's mother saw him, she cried out, "My steel egg!"

She suddenly became anxious, and was also afraid that Xu's wife would come after her child, so she went over and slapped him, "You kid, why didn't you tell me earlier if you saw it? Why didn't you tell me when the police came to question me?"

Gangdan was young, and was frightened and started to cry after being hit by his mother. He cried out, "Sister Lingling told me not to tell anyone, and the man who took her away even gave me candy."

Mrs. Xu was stunned. "Who is it?"

It's like a ball of yarn that gets more and more tangled the more you pull it.

"A man." Steel Egg tried hard to recall.