Xu Wan was speechless at Xia Shiwen's logic. She walked up to the man and said, "I'm sorry, if you want to find someone, you have to find the police. A lawyer can't help you unless you know your wife's address or ID number. Otherwise, even if you file a lawsuit in court, there's nowhere to send the summons."
"What tickets? Shouldn't your lawyers handle that? If I were capable of finding someone, why would I need a lawyer?"
The man frowned, completely misunderstanding what Xu Wan was saying, but his attitude had clearly improved considerably.
"I'm sorry, we really have limited capabilities and can't handle this matter," Xu Wan apologized.
"Well...well...never mind!" The man stood up, straightened his clothes, and smiled broadly. "Thank you for coming to our village to help us. We hope you'll come often in the future!"
After the man left, Pei Zhao said, "Could this man's wife have been kidnapped?"
"Definitely." Xu Wan said with absolute certainty.
She was glad the woman had run away, but she didn't know where her child was.
Xia Shiwen, standing to the side, suddenly said, "You guys didn't notice? That guy practically begs us to find him another wife."
Legal aid services encounter this kind of situation every year. There are many single men in rural areas, and some of them want them to introduce them to wives.
Xu Wan was too lazy to talk to Xia Shiwen, so she turned around and went out to look for the little girl, but she had already disappeared.
They will be setting off for the neighboring village early tomorrow morning.
Xu Wan was worried about the little girl.
After dinner, Xu Wan took Pei Zhao to the village chief and said that she had brought some clothes and toys to give to the women and children in the village, and hoped to deliver them to them personally.
The village chief repeatedly expressed his gratitude and took her to one of the poorest families.
After delivering most of the items, Xu Wan still had one last piece of winter clothing and a toy for a child. Worried she wouldn't be able to get it to the little girl, she asked, "Village chief, I just saw a six or seven-year-old girl in the village. It's cold, but she was wearing a vest and her shoes didn't fit..."
“Little Jinqi…” The village chief immediately knew who Xu Wan was talking about, “Yes, these things are most suitable for her.”
“Jinqi?” Xu Wan repeated the name.
The village chief nodded: "Her mother gave her this name, saying it had a good meaning. We don't really understand it, but ever since her mother ran away, the child has been very pitiful. I'm afraid she'll go hungry, so sometimes I let her come to my house for a meal."
"Then let's give these clothes to her," Xu Wan said.
The village chief led Xu Wan to Xiao Jinqi's house.
The house was arguably the most dilapidated in the village. Xu Wan, who knew about rural areas, could tell at a glance that Jinqi's father was a lazy man, as only a lazy man's house would be like this.
The village chief called out at the door for a long time, but no one answered. Then he said, "The child must have gone out to play. Why don't you give me the things, and I promise I'll deliver them to the child."
"Okay." Xu Wan trusted the village chief.
As Xu Wan and Pei Zhao walked toward the guesthouse, Pei Zhao said, "Xiao Jinqi's mother must be an educated person. She must have been forced to abandon her child and run away."
"Tall and slender, dressed in brocade robes," Xu Wan murmured. "When her mother named her this, she truly hoped she would be showered with love and affection. Running away must have been a forced act..."
This phrase comes from the poem "Shuoren" in the "Wei Feng" section of the Book of Songs.
Most people don't know this.
Pei Zhao suddenly said, "Senior Sister Xu, how about... we try to find Xiao Jinqi's mother? Maybe her mother would be willing to take her in?"
Xu Wan sighed: "The world is so big, how easy is it to find someone?"
These kinds of villages aren't very safe at night.
After instructing the interns not to wander around at night, Xu Wan returned to her room.
As she sat in her room, debating whether to be honest with Jiang Tingzhou beforehand, her phone rang.
Jiang Tingzhou called first.
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