Everyone on the bus was taken aback.
Ning Meng slowly stepped forward and saw some blood seeping from under Ding Daming's head. The blood was dark and had already congealed. She placed her hand under his nose.
And breath.
Ning Meng's hands trembled slightly, and a cold, ruthless glint appeared in her eyes. She raised her foot and kicked Ding Daming.
"Get up!"
Jiang Mianmian and Huo Junyu also went over and saw that the factory was empty.
Where are the children?
"Ouch..." Ding Daming, who had fallen to the ground, staggered to his feet and struggled to get up. "Help, help me... this little bastard!"
"Ding Daming!" Ning Meng exclaimed in exasperation.
After all, this time, she had confidently claimed that she knew Qin Nuan's whereabouts.
She patted her chest and said that Ding Daming and Ding Cheng conspired with Pei Nian to kidnap Qin Nuan.
But now... Ding Daming is injured and lying on the ground, and the two children are missing!
This completely deviated from her intended plan to scheme against Pei Nian!
Ding Daming finally got a clear look at Ning Meng. Just as he was about to ask for help, he suddenly noticed Ning Meng giving him a meaningful look. He was startled and then realized that Huo Junyu and Jiang Mianmian were also there.
He remembered Ning Meng's warning to him: in front of outsiders, he should pretend not to know them.
He shrank back and remained silent.
"Are you Ding Daming?" Huo Junyu stepped forward and asked.
Ding Daming stammered, avoiding his eyes.
"Are you Pei Nian's adoptive father?" Huo Junyu continued, "Did you and your son kidnap the Qin family's young lady together?"
"No, no!" Ding Daming panicked. "Young man, don't wrong me! My little bastard, he... he hurt me! Look at my head, he hit me with a brick!"
"Alright!" Ning Meng was afraid that the more he said, the more he would reveal, so she glared at him fiercely, forbidding him to speak again.
Jiang Mianmian gave a cold laugh.
This clumsy trick is both foolish and infuriating!
"Ning Meng," she said coldly, "didn't you say they were in cahoots? Are they fighting amongst themselves now?"
“That’s right!” Ding Daming chimed in without missing a beat. “Miss, my son turned on me without warning and dared to attack me with a stone! Now, I don’t know where they’ve run off to… That little bastard probably wants to keep that girl for himself so he can get all the money from selling her!”
Jiang Mianmian glanced at him; the Lu family's men had already arrived by car.
“Uncle Yi,” Jiang Mianmian instructed, “invite this Mr. Ding back, bandage him up first, and then I have some questions to ask him personally!”
"yes."
"In addition, there are two other children..." Jiang Mianmian thought for a moment, "We must find them by any means necessary!"
"I understand," A-Yi nodded. "Is she the Qin family's youngest daughter?"
“That’s right,” Huo Junyu said. “Uncle Yi, the Huo family is also sending people to search. If you need any help, you can contact my assistant.”
Seeing this, Ning Meng quietly slipped away to the side. Neither the Huo family nor the Lu family were people she could afford to offend.
Originally, I wanted to take this opportunity to smear Pei Nian, but now I've backfired and might end up getting myself into trouble!
She bit her lip, determined to find a way to escape before finding Qin Nuan!
*
Ding Cheng had already run quite a distance with Qin Nuan.
This was the suburbs, a vast and sparsely populated area. They had been wandering for a long time without knowing where they were. There was only one highway, seemingly endless, with farmland, woods, and wasteland on both sides, but no one ever passed by.
Occasionally a car would pass by, and Ding Cheng would wave frantically, but no car would stop for them.
The sky gradually darkened, and the temperature gradually dropped.
Qin Nuan has been suffering greatly these past two days, and she is on the verge of a breakdown, both physically and mentally.
Ding Cheng had no choice but to force himself to carry Qin Nuan on his back and continue walking along the road, staggering along.
"Brother..." Qin Nuan said, her voice trembling with tears, "It's getting dark, I'm scared!"
"It's alright." Ding Cheng turned to her and smiled. "I'll take you home."
"Brother, why don't we go back instead..."
"What?"
Qin Nuan's gaze fell on his blistered feet.
"Does it hurt a lot?" Two tears streamed down Qin Nuan's face. "Brother, put me down, let's go back..."
"Warm and cozy?"
Qin Nuan burst into tears, "That house was dilapidated and cold, but... but your foot wouldn't bleed!"
Ding Cheng was stunned for a moment before he realized how much tenderness was hidden in those hesitant words.
This little girl would rather go back to the place where she was kidnapped than let him suffer so much, is that right?
Ding Cheng laughed, looked up at the sky, and saw a flock of birds flying towards home.
He believed that no matter how difficult it was, he would eventually lead the little girl home.
"Silly girl." Ding Cheng didn't put her down, but carried her slowly forward. "I'm not in any pain, but we can't go back to that place."
Will that person... hit us?
"Yes." Ding Cheng's eyes darkened.
He had been beaten by Ding Daming a lot when he was a child, and the brick he hit Ding Daming on the back of the head when he escaped was a way of paying back the debts he had received over the years, with interest.
"But brother, isn't that your dad?" Qin Nuan frowned. "You told me to call him and tell him you were sick, and he really came in!"
Ding Cheng smiled.
He asked Qin Nuan to tell Ding Daming that he had a fever. Ding Daming probably wasn't concerned about him, but rather afraid that if he died, no one would help him do bad things.
That's why Ding Daming came in to check on the situation.
He was just too stupid; he didn't even notice Ding Cheng hiding behind him when he entered. Before he could react, Ding Cheng hit him on the head with a brick...
Is this kind of terrible father-son relationship unique in the world?
Ding Cheng felt his pocket; inside was some money he had taken from Ding Daming when he fled, but he was too flustered to take his phone with him.
"Brother, I'm hungry..."
"Why are you hungry again?"
Qin Nuan pursed her lips, and her stomach rumbled.
Ding Cheng felt somewhat helpless. Hadn't he already given her the hard steamed bun? Although it was quite unpalatable, it was still much better than the food he ate when he was a child.
“There should be a village ahead,” Ding Cheng comforted him. “I’ll walk a little further, and when we get to the village, I’ll buy you some food! Don’t worry.”
Suddenly a roar came from behind them, and a beam of light shone, illuminating the two small figures.
Ding Cheng turned around, the blinding light causing him to instinctively raise his hand, not forgetting to shield Qin Nuan's eyes as well. However, a large truck stopped beside them, and the driver, a loud-voiced man, leaned out of the window and asked:
"Hey, which village are you two from? Where are your parents? It's not safe to walk on the road in the dark! Go home right now!"
"Uncle, we need to go to the city center!" Ding Cheng waved his hand hurriedly. "We've been kidnapped!"
Upon hearing this, the driver's eyes widened, realizing he was in deep trouble, and he hesitated, holding his phone.
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