Mother Zhou's face was full of confusion. She told them her suspicions and guesses. Before the two could say anything, she began to doubt herself again. "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Birthmarks aren't unique. Maybe it's just a coincidence."
Meng Zhiyu and Li Tingman exchanged a glance. They had never seen the two children before and didn't know what they looked like. Li Tingman asked, "Auntie Zhou, do you think the two children look like Mrs. Zhang and Comrade Li, or any other elders in the Li family?"
Anyway, she didn't see how the two children were familiar.
Meng Zhiyu also wanted to ask this. He had only met Mrs. Zhang and her husband. Even the paralyzed old lady Li was only heard of her name but had never seen her in person.
There is no paternity testing equipment in China now, so we can only use some stupid methods. If we are really sure, we can ask the police for help to check.
"After I saw the birthmark, I paid special attention to the appearance of the two children. They looked a bit like the late Grandma Li."
The Grandma Li that Zhou's mother mentioned is Li Zhengzhi's grandmother. Zhou's mother's grandmother and she are from the same village. Grandma Li held Zhou's mother in her arms when she was a child.
Meng Zhiyu reiterated, believing that sometimes people can deceive themselves. Seeing that Zhou's mother seemed certain of the resemblance, he simply said, "Then ask the police for help. If the child is truly from the Li family, even if the grandmother doesn't know, there must be someone who knows. It's impossible for there to be no trace of the pregnancy after ten months."
If the child's grandmother is unaware, then what about the child's father? Doesn't the husband know whether the woman next to him is pregnant or not?
If the child's father doesn't know either, then someone must be helping the child's mother to keep it a secret. At this time, no one has the awareness of prenatal checkups, and as long as they don't lift up the clothes to look at the belly, it is not impossible to hide it for ten months.
Li Tingman also thought it would be best to contact the police. One of them was a country woman, and the other two were educated youth who had left their homes and gone to the countryside. Neither of them had the ability to investigate the truth of the matter.
When Mrs. Zhou heard that they were going to contact the police, she hesitated. Li Tingman knew her concerns and asked, "Auntie Zhou, why don't we go back to the ward and take another look?"
So, Meng Zhiyu was sandwiched in the middle and went back. Zhou Songbai had already bought the food, and the middle-aged woman was sitting on the hospital bed eating with her son and daughter-in-law.
While eating, Zhou's mother kept secretly looking at the two children. She didn't know if it was due to psychological reasons, but the more she looked, the more similar they seemed.
She convinced herself that if she made a mistake, the worst that could happen was that she would bow and admit her mistake.
Mother Zhou coughed lightly and nodded at the three people who looked over. Zhou Songbai didn't know what they were talking about. He thought it was a secret between women, so he didn't intend to ask.
He didn't intend to ask, but Zhou's mother didn't intend to let him go. After dinner, she didn't wait for him to clean up the garbage, but pulled him out of the ward and found a place where no one was around to whisper to him.
"Mom..." Zhou Songbai seemed to want to say something after hearing this, but his mother slapped him in the face. "I've already thought about the consequences. Just do as I say. Remember, call the brigade first and ask Li Zhengzhi to come immediately. If he doesn't come, we'll just give up and go home."
This was the suggestion made by Meng Zhiyu and her. Zhou Mu thought it made sense. Even their own father was unwilling to take a gamble, so why were outsiders like them so enthusiastic?
Meng Zhiyu and the other two continued to stay in bed weaving red ropes. It was two hours later when Zhou Songbai came back, followed by Li Zhengzhi, who was covered in mud.
Looking at his disheveled appearance, it was obvious that he had rushed here after receiving the notice.
"Hey, nephew, why are you here?"
Before Li Zhengzhi even got close, Zhou's mother greeted him warmly. If Zhou Songbai hadn't taught him all the way, Li Zhengzhi would have been confused.
"Aunt, it's a coincidence that you heard that my sister was in the hospital, so you came to see her," Li Zhengzhi pretended to glance at the two children playing on the bed and recited his lines.
Everyone was talking perfunctorily. When Zhao Dao almost saw the faces of the two children, Li Zhengzhi almost couldn't help jumping up, but was quickly suppressed by Zhou Songbai.
There is no need to say anything, his reaction speaks for itself, this child might really be the one they lost.
Speculations are just speculations, and we need to find evidence to be 100% sure of the child's background.
After a few whispered words, Zhou Songbai took Li Zhengzhi out of the ward and went straight to the Public Security Bureau.
The two men came to the Public Security Bureau to explain their purpose. It happened that several police officers present knew about the missing twins incident. This incident caused a lot of uproar at the time, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was known to everyone.
When the leading police officer heard that they were here for this matter, he said seriously, "Don't worry, we will investigate this matter thoroughly."
This is not just a matter between two families. It is very likely that a women and children trafficking team is involved, involving multiple families.
"Please register here first. When you return, pretend you don't know about this matter so as not to alert the enemy. We will contact you if anything happens."
Although Li Zhengzhi was a little anxious, he knew that listening to the police was the best option. After the two of them registered and walked out of the police station, Zhou Songbai saw that he looked distracted and said, "Brother Li, don't worry. I believe the police will find out the truth soon, but you have to be mentally prepared."
Li Zhengzhi naturally knew what he was referring to.
"I know. When will Meng Zhiqing be discharged from the hospital?"
Zhou Songbai told him the story of abandoning the baby boy. If nothing unexpected happened, he could go home for dinner tonight.
Before it got dark, as soon as they returned to the hospital, they heard Zhou's mother say that the matter of the baby boy was over and they could leave. Although the child's relatives had not been found yet, it had been confirmed that he had no relationship with them.
The parents of the twins were not in the ward, probably because they had gone to work. The children had already fallen asleep on the hospital bed leaning against their grandmother.
"Grandma, Auntie, although we have only known each other for two days, I am reluctant to leave you. I don't have anything to give you, so here are two big blessings I made myself for you. I hope you can recover and go home soon."
Meng Zhiyu packed herself up, and while Zhou Songbai was going through the paperwork, she walked to the bedside of her fellow patients and gave each of them a big blessing.
Although they are not valuable, they have good meanings and old ladies and middle-aged women like them very much. Old ladies are older and they like these things with auspicious meanings even more.
"My daughter, you are so clever at weaving. Your weaving is so beautiful. Grandma's home is in Xingxing Brigade. Where is your home?" Although Meng Zhiyu worked under the sun for a long time, she did not get tanned with the help of the spiritual spring water. She looked like a city kid.
Meng Zhiyu said, "Grandma, I live in the Flash Star Brigade now."
"Oh, we are not far away. When I get back, I will come to visit you when I have time." The old lady slapped her thigh, her face full of excitement.
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