Chapter 470
The police questioned Liang Nan about this, but he said he had forgotten to tell them. He had indeed gone out to buy some salt because his family had run out of it. He thought it was a trivial matter, so he hadn't told them.
Liang's father also confirmed again that what Liang Nan said was true.
But this time, the police didn't believe what Liang Nan and Liang's father said at all.
Both of them and Liang Tianxiong were taken to the Public Security Bureau, and the three were questioned separately.
Although Liang Nan and Liang's father insisted that Laibao's disappearance had nothing to do with them, Liang Tianxiong let the cat out of the bag.
Liang Nan and his father had already coordinated their confession with Liang Tianxiong, but Liang Tianxiong was still a child and could not withstand the repeated verification of the police. Soon, Liang Tianxiong's statements became inconsistent.
The police seized the loophole of Liang Tianxiong and went to interrogate Liang Nan and Liang's father.
After repeated questioning by the police, Liang Nan finally admitted that Lai Bao's disappearance was related to him.
That day, he saw Laibao walking towards the grocery store alone, so he called out to him.
Laibao was about to run when he saw him, but Liang Nan quickly said, "It was your mother who asked me to come find you."
Laibao didn't believe it and was angry that Liang Nan had lied to him about Cui Li. He shouted, "My mother won't let you come to me!"
"It's true." Liang Nan said anxiously and sincerely, "When your mother took you away from our home, she left some money at home. Your mother asked me to take you with her to go home and get it."
When Laibao heard that there was still money left at the Liang family, he believed it.
His mother's money cannot be left in the Liang family, otherwise it will be wasted and used by the Liang family.
"Why didn't my mother come to see me? Did she ask you to come to see me?" Lai Bao asked with some caution.
"I told your mother this when she went to deliver buns near the slum. She was waiting for you in the slum." Liang Nan stared at Lai Bao and said.
When Lai Bao heard that Cui Li was waiting for him in the slum, he was no longer so scared.
There were Haohao, Ranran, Qiqi, and Aunt Ye in the compound. With them around, he and his mother weren't afraid of Liang Nan.
"I'll go talk to my sister who changed my brother." Laibao said as he was about to turn around.
Liang Nan stopped him anxiously, "Wait until you and your mother come back, then tell her. You can't let your mother wait for you too long, she still has to go back to the shop to sell buns."
Lai Bao thought it made sense, so he followed Liang Nan.
Liang Nan breathed a sigh of relief, a scornful smile appearing in his eyes.
After all, he was just a child and not very smart. He could trick Laibao into going with him with just a simple lie.
Liang Nan rode Laibao away on a bicycle.
Laibao sat on the 28-meter pole in front. Gradually, he realized that something was wrong.
He asked Liang Nan: "This is not the direction to the slum, are you lying to me?"
"I'm not lying to you. This is the direction to the slum. It's a shortcut. You haven't been here before." Liang Nan said casually, "You'll be able to see the slum in a while."
Laibao decided to wait and see. If this really wasn't the direction to the compound, he would shout for help.
But after a while, he found that there were fewer and fewer houses around him, and he didn't see a passerby for a long time.
He panicked and wanted to jump off his bike: "You lied to me! This is not the direction to the slum!"
Liang Nan slapped him hard on the back of his head: "Behave yourself!"
Laibao was beaten so hard that he saw stars, but he still wanted to jump off the bicycle.
Liang Nan discovered his intention and grabbed him with his free hand: "Don't move! If you move again, I'll smash your head!"
Laibao wouldn't listen to him at all. He twisted and turned, causing the bicycle to sway from side to side.
Fortunately, Liang Nan had already arrived at his destination. He grabbed Laibao tightly, got off the bicycle, and dragged Laibao into the place he had already chosen.
This is an abandoned thatched house near the suburbs, and usually no one comes here.
When Laibao saw that something was wrong, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Help—help…"
“Snap—”
Liang Nan slapped Lai Bao in the face, took out a piece of cloth he had prepared long ago from his pocket, and stuffed it into Lai Bao's mouth.
He took out the thick hemp rope that he had hidden under the thatch in the thatched hut and tied up Laibao's entire body.
Laibao was so scared that tears welled up in his eyes and he sobbed, not knowing what he wanted to say.
"Stay right here!" Liang Nan tied Laibao up and kicked him to the ground. "I was talking to you in a very nice way before, but you were hiding from me. Now you've brought this upon yourself!"
"What's the point of following that bitch? She's a woman, and she'll get married sooner or later. By then, when she has a new in-law family and has children, she won't care about you at all, and her new in-laws won't treat you well either. You're just waiting for her to abandon you. You might as well come home with me. Grandpa and I will treat you well."
"If you're willing to come home with me and never see Cui Li again, I'll let you go now. If you're not willing, you can stay here forever. When you're ready, I'll untie you. Otherwise, you'll starve to death or die of thirst here!"
Liang Nan finished speaking in one breath and asked Lai Bao: "Do you want to go home with me? If you do, just nod your head!"
Lai Bao stared at Liang Nan without moving his head.
Liang Nan sneered: "Okay, then you just take it here."
Liang Nan locked the door of the thatched hut, got on his bike and returned to the compound.
When he returned to the Liang family, Liang's father asked him, "Did you succeed?"
"It worked." Liang Nan said to him, "I tied him up and locked him up in the thatched hut."
"He still doesn't want to come back?" Liang's father asked again.
Liang Nan shook his head: "I don't want to."
Liang's father frowned, "What good is there in following Cui Li? We shouldn't have let Cui Li take him away in the first place!"
"Starve him for a few days, and he will naturally agree." Liang Nan said with a gloomy face.
Father Liang nodded in agreement.
He added, "Are you sure he won't sneak away in the middle of the night? If he does, all our efforts will be wasted."
"I tied him up tightly, he can't run away." Liang Nan said affirmatively.
Father Liang added, "I hope no one familiar with you saw you along the way."
"Probably not." Liang Nan said: "I was in a hurry to take him to the suburbs and didn't pay special attention."
Liang's father was worried: "Go check again later. What if someone sees you and he's released right after you leave?"
"Okay, I'll go take a look later." Liang Nan said.
…
Following Liang Nan's instructions, the police found Lai Bao, who was dying of starvation, in a thatched hut in the suburbs and sent him to the hospital.
When Cui Li got the news, she rushed to the hospital with her brother Huan, while Zhong Lan took Yao Zaoer to the slum to tell Ye Fuyue about it.
When Cui Li saw Lai Bao lying on the hospital bed, who was not only thin due to hunger but also dirty all over, she burst into tears of both heartache and joy.
"Laibao--" she shouted and rushed over to hug Laibao.
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