Xiao Jinqi groped her way to Xu Wan's side in the darkness, crying, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't know Dad would hit you. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have gone to you."
"Don't cry, it's okay." Xu Wan hugged Xiao Jinqi and gently patted her back to comfort her. "Someone will definitely come to save us."
She looked for her phone in her pocket and found it was gone.
"No, it won't..."
Xiao Jinqi gently shook her head.
"Your mother was imprisoned here back then, right?"
"Yes, I remember living here with my mother when I was very young. Later, my father let us out... Not long after, my mother disappeared..."
As Xiao Jinqi spoke, her voice began to tremble with sobs.
When the man shone his flashlight, Xu Wan could see the entire basement. The space was extremely cramped; anyone locked up here for a few years would surely go insane.
The basement must have been dug too deep, because there was absolutely no sound from outside.
Xiao Jinqi sobbed, "I'm sorry, Auntie, sob sob sob, if we can get out of here, I will definitely beg Daddy to let you go..."
“Someone will come to save us,” Xu Wan said, holding Xiao Jinqi. “Auntie’s husband is a very, very capable person. He will definitely find us and rescue us.”
"real?"
Xiao Jinqi raised her voice.
“Really, Auntie believes he will find us.”
Xu Wan did not put up a strong resistance just now.
One reason is that I am pregnant.
Secondly, I firmly believe that Jiang Tingzhou will find himself.
Most importantly, Xiao Jinqi was already very scared, and she could only give the children strength by trying her best to calm herself down.
Xiao Jinqi walked dozens of kilometers in the afternoon to find Xu Wan, and was already exhausted. She fell asleep quickly on Xu Wan's body.
Outside.
It was indeed the village chief who brought Pei Zhao here.
Jinqi's father opened the courtyard gate a crack, pretending to have just woken up, and cursed, "Damn it, what's going on, knocking on the door in the middle of the night!"
"Old Liu, is Xiao Jinqi back?"
When the village chief asked the question, his eyes kept looking into the yard.
"Ah? You're back?" Jinqi's father called out into the yard, "Jinqi! Jinqi!"
No one answered.
Jinqi's father dismissed the idea, saying, "She's probably asleep."
"Take a look," the village chief said. "The lawyer who came to our village yesterday gave Jinqi some things, and little Jinqi ran dozens of kilometers to thank him. The lawyer just brought her back, but she hasn't gone home yet."
"Huh? Is that so? I didn't know!" Jinqi's father opened the door. "Come in and look for me. I'm going to sleep. Make sure you close the door when you leave."
Pei Zhao immediately recognized Jin Qi's father as the man who had said his wife was missing yesterday.
Although there was no evidence, he was certain that Xu Wan's disappearance was related to him!
As he entered the house, he stared intently at Jinqi's father.
Jinqi's father wasn't afraid of this pretty boy at all. He glanced at him disdainfully and headed towards his room.
As soon as he entered the room, the village chief followed him in and said, "I don't think Xiao Jinqi has returned yet."
"Really? She's probably out playing. I don't know, I don't care!"
Jinqi's father lay down to sleep.
Pei Zhao became anxious, "What kind of father are you? Aren't you worried about your daughter being lost?"
"In a hurry? Why should I be in a hurry for a worthless girl? If you like her, give me some betrothal gifts and take her away as a child bride." After saying that, Jinqi's father closed his eyes. "If you have nothing else to do, leave quickly and don't disturb my sleep."
The village chief glanced at Pei Zhao and said, "Lawyer Pei, please go outside and wait for me. I need to speak with Old Liu alone for a bit."
Is there anything I can't hear?
Xu Wan went missing, and Pei Zhao became anxious and his temper flared up.
The village chief kindly advised, "I'll just say a few words; go and look outside."
"good."
After Pei Zhao left, the village chief said kindly, "Old Liu, everyone in the village knows how your last wife came to be here. Where did you lock her up back then? Did you lock up Lawyer Xu there too? Lawyer Xu is from a big city. If someone disappears in our area, her family and husband won't let it go. Don't be foolish."
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