Chapter 30: Kidnapping
◎Can you show me this envelope?◎
Zhao Chenyang saw Zhao Xiangwan's smile, which was so beautiful and dazzling that he gritted his teeth and asked tentatively, "Well, can I pay you two hundred?"
[I left Zhaojiagou when I was ten years old, and lived as a daughter in the Xu family for two years. I returned to my parents after Xu Qingxi came back. Although they were willing to buy me clothes and food, they never gave me much money. This time, my father said he would send me back to my hometown. I took out two thousand just in case. I'll give you two hundred. You should be satisfied! ]
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at Zhao Chenyang and said, "Two thousand."
"you!"
Zhao Chenyang suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Xiangwan in disbelief.
[You evil thing, how did she know that I only had 2,000 yuan? You just said a few words and you want to take away all my belongings? ]
Zhao Qingyun was a man who cared about his reputation. He was ashamed to talk about money in public, so he lowered his voice and said, "Give it to her!"
Zhao Chenyang did not dare to disobey Zhao Qingyun's order. He gritted his teeth and took out a brown paper envelope from his bag. He handed it to Zhao Xiangwan with trembling hands: "Two thousand, for you!"
The two thousand that he had saved up after a long time had changed hands in the blink of an eye. Zhao Chenyang's heart was bleeding, and he cursed inwardly, but he didn't dare to say a word.
Zhao Xiangwan took the money and looked up at Zhao Qingyun.
Those eyes were as clear as water, reflecting all the ugliness in people's hearts. Zhao Qingyun lowered his head and was speechless when she looked at him.
Zhao Dacui walked up to Zhao Qingyun, her attitude was very polite, but her words were full of dissatisfaction: "You are a big leader in the provincial capital, and I am a country woman. Logically, I have no right to speak in front of you. But I still want to ask a question on behalf of Xiangwan: Why did you throw Zhao Xiangwan away back then?"
Why did they give away Zhao Xiangwan, who was less than a month old? This was a deep pain in Zhao Qingyun's heart.
Because he was a country boy and had no one to rely on, even though he and Wei Meihua had a child, her parents still disliked him and forced him to send the child away, not allowing them to be together.
Zhao Qingyun's face turned pale, his hands were clenched into fists at his sides, he turned his face away and said nothing.
Having been in officialdom for a long time, Zhao Qingyun exuded a sense of oppression when he was silent. Zhao Dacui was a little scared and subconsciously turned her head to glance at Zhao Xiangwan.
Zhao Xiangwan stepped forward and stood in front of Zhao Qingyun.
Zhao Qingyun looked at his daughter, who was 70% similar to him in figure and face. Her slender figure, yellowish hair, and traces of frostbite on her earlobes all told him that Zhao Xiang had suffered a lot in his later years.
The same childhood experience made Zhao Qingyun feel distressed, and his eyes were slightly hot. He took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Xiangwan: "Here is 10,000 yuan, the password is six eights, I owe you 18 years, this is my compensation to you."
Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Qingyun, their two identical eyes staring at each other. After a few seconds, Zhao Xiangwan took the bank card.
Tinglan's suicide made Zhao Xiangwan understand a truth - don't have too high expectations of selfish parents.
Without expectation, there will be no disappointment;
There would be no resentment without disappointment.
He said that this ten thousand yuan was a compensation, so he took it. From then on, we owed each other nothing, and we would just be strangers when we met again.
When his daughter accepted the bank card, Zhao Qingyun felt that the tension between father and daughter disappeared, but the blood relationship also disappeared. This inexplicable feeling made Zhao Qingyun feel panic in his heart, and he asked softly: "Xiang Wan, then... will you come home with me for the New Year?"
Zhao Xiangwan shook his head, his eyes calm.
Zhao Qingyun refused to give up and continued to ask: "Are you willing to acknowledge me as your father?"
Zhao Xiangwan looked at the man who looked like her, and a complex emotion surged in her heart. She once longed to find her biological parents, imagined that she could get true parental love from them, and hoped that they could do justice for her, but... after being disappointed again and again, she no longer had any expectations.
Seeing Zhao Xiangwan's eyes flickering, Zhao Qingyun felt hopeful.
[After serving as an official for so many years, the connections I have accumulated in Xing City are enough to help her achieve great things in her career. A graduate of the Public Security University, even if she has excellent criminal investigation skills, will always be a small policeman without resources and background. How can she have the opportunity to stand in a high position? My daughter is very smart. She should know that recognizing me as her father is beneficial to her future. ]
Zhao Xiangwan heard what he was thinking and shook his head again: "No!"
From the day she put on the police uniform, Zhao Xiangwan felt the heavy responsibility on her shoulders. She could have risen to a high position without relying on Zhao Qingyun's resources and background.
Zhao Qingyun staggered back two steps and didn't stop until he held onto the brick pillar under the corridor.
Although he had only met Zhao Xiangwan a few times, perhaps because of their blood relationship, Zhao Qingyun felt that he knew her very well. Since Zhao Xiangwan had said no, it meant that she would never acknowledge him as her father, let alone be used by him.
Zhao Qingyun had to admit that some scars could not be healed no matter how hard he tried. Ten thousand yuan, ten thousand yuan could not buy the slightest intimacy with Zhao Xiangwan.
Zhao Qingyun turned his head and looked at Zhao Chenyang.
Zhao Chenyang noticed his gaze and hope suddenly arose in his heart.
"Dad, I want to go home with you, can I? My younger brother Chengzu is still young, I want to take him out to study; Mom is lonely at home, I want to accompany her. I am still studying in Xing City, and I will definitely stay in Xing City after graduation. After I marry Xu Qingxi in the future, I will join the financial management team of Xu Group, and I will help you make your business bigger and bigger."
Zhao Qingyun said nothing, but he was weighing the pros and cons in his heart.
[Zhao Xiangwan is a very individualistic child. Although he has a bright future, he is hard to control. I spent 10,000 yuan to buy a parting of ways, which is a complete loss. Although Chenyang is a little stupid, she is close to Zhou Jingrong and is engaged to Xu Qingxi, which will help my future.]
Zhao Chenyang, who was already feeling a little weak, was afraid of losing Zhao Qingyun, a big tree. His silence made her even more anxious: "Dad, you raised me for eight years, are you really willing to abandon me in the countryside? No one here likes me, and I don't like this place either!"
Qian Shufen felt a pain in her heart, so much so that she couldn't breathe. With shaking hands, she grabbed her daughter's arm and said, "Fourth sister, you, you..." She didn't know how to express her feelings, nor did she know what to ask her daughter.
Zhao Bowen rebuked him loudly: "Zhao Chenyang, the reason why your parents replaced you and your third sister was to let you live a good life. Now they have taken all the responsibilities and accepted the punishment from the village. Don't you feel any guilt at all? Are you really willing to abandon your biological parents and have no attachment to this family at all?"
Zhao Zhongwu was irritable. He pulled his reluctant mother to his side and glared at Zhao Chenyang fiercely: "Since you don't like this place, get out!"
Zhao Qingyun watched coldly, looked deeply at Zhao Xiangwan, and weighed the pros and cons repeatedly. Zhao Xiangwan heard his inner thoughts clearly, but kept a cold face and said nothing.
Zhao Qingyun was hurt by Zhao Xiangwan's cold attitude. His breathing stagnated. He turned to Zhao Chenyang and said, "Let's go." After that, he turned and walked towards the parking lot at the entrance of the village.
When Zhao Chenyang heard this, he smiled with joy and glanced at Zhao Xiangwan triumphantly. He ignored Qian Shufen and Zhao Erfu who were wholeheartedly planning for her and hurriedly left behind Zhao Qingyun.
"Fourth sister, fourth sister, my son..." Qian Shufen cried until she was hoarse and fell limp in Zhao Bowen's arms.
Zhao Erfu saw his own daughter was so cold-hearted, his face turned pale, and he stamped his feet fiercely: "Beast! From now on, we will all pretend that we never had this child!"
Zhao Changxing shook his head and sighed: "You guys... mistook weeds for rice and raised a heartless person. You deserve it!"
After saying this, he waved his hand at the villagers who were talking and said, "Go away, go away. Today is the Little New Year. Let's celebrate the New Year happily."
The villagers watched the excitement for half a day and were still not satisfied. They were still expressing their feelings on the way home.
"People should have a conscience. If you do something as heartless as stealing a child and then raise a heartless child, it will be too late to regret it."
"Mrs. Qian wanted Zhao Chenyang to live a good life and repay her in the future, but what happened? He completely forgot about his parents as soon as he left home. Tsk tsk tsk."
"Zhao Xiangwan is a girl with a good conscience. She has feelings for our Zhao family and doesn't bear grudges against her parents. She is a good girl."
"Good people should be rewarded. When the village builds a new house for her, everyone should go and help."
All kinds of sounds gathered in Zhao Xiangwan's ears. She looked up at the sky. The gray sky was dyed with a light blue. Although the gray-white sunlight was not dazzling, it cast a soft light and shadow on the rural plains.
"Changxing, Changxing, there's a letter from sister Yao! Sister Yao finally wrote a letter--" A figure rushed in from the entrance of the village, holding a letter high in his hand.
The man ran too fast and bumped into Zhao Chenyang, causing her to stagger and almost fall. Zhao Chenyang was already angry, and he glared at her and wanted to curse her.
After taking a closer look, Zhao Chenyang saw clearly who had bumped into her, and was shocked: Why was it him? Wasn't this Zhao Changgeng who had gone crazy because his daughter was abducted to the north?
She suddenly came to her senses: Oh, yes, it was only the beginning of 1992. Zhao Qingyao, who usually rolled his eyes when he saw her, had just been deceived and hid in a kiln, living in darkness. The people there were afraid of being discovered, so they forced Zhao Qingyao to write a letter back home.
In the letter, Zhao Qingyao told her parents that she was raising a child at a university professor's home in Mian City, Beidi, because the university professor and his wife went abroad and took her with them, and would not be back until two years later. At that time, Zhao Changgeng was so excited that he showed off everywhere in the village, wishing that everyone knew that his daughter had made it and could go abroad with her to see the world.
直到兩年後杳無音訊，趙長庚找到彌安市那所大學到處打聽都沒有找到信中所說的教授，他這才慌了，報警尋人。
半年之後警察找到人，趙清瑤被北方屯子裏一個娶不上老婆的兄弟囚在地窖整日裏不見陽光，小産三次，身體徹底垮掉、枯瘦如柴，不到一年時間尋了短見。趙長庚悔恨無比，從此便發了瘋，整天拿着個破信封蹲在村口，見人就喊：“我家瑤妹子來信了，我家瑤妹子來信了。”
想到這裏，趙晨陽沒有再罵人，用一種悲憫的目光瞅着趙長庚，從鼻子裏發出一聲冷哼，在心裏得意洋洋地喊了一句——
【着急什麽？将來有你哭的時候！】
趙晨陽的心聲太響太亮，被讀心術越來越強的趙向晚迅速捕捉到。
剛剛還沉浸在滿足感之中的趙向晚陡然清醒過來，不對勁！她快步走下檐廊，拉近與趙晨陽的距離。
【趙清瑤那個讨厭鬼瘦得跟枯柴火一樣，死的時候連五十斤都沒有，擡棺材的人都搖着腦袋說太輕。啧啧啧……我懶得和你計較。重生回來，我可是要幹大事的人，才懶得和你這個傻子一般見識。】
身旁的人都圍着趙長庚，被他手中舉着的信而吸引。趙向晚卻被她聽到的話所驚住。
趙晨陽，是重生者！
每次與她見面，都是一堆人圍着，趙晨陽将重生這個秘密深深壓在心底，一絲口風都不露，趙向晚并沒有捕捉到。但現在因為趙青雲放棄趙向晚，願意将趙晨陽帶回家，她正是志得意滿的時候，再加上陡然遇到趙長庚，這個秘密便在趙向晚眼前暴露出來。
趙向晚先前壓在心中的疑惑在這一瞬間有了答案。
為什麽十歲那年，趙二福會早早守在村口等待趙青雲的到來？那個時候通訊很不發達，趙青雲也沒有提前寄信過來，趙二福怎麽就知道趙青雲會過來尋人？
為什麽趙二福、錢淑芬會放心把女兒交給一個十年未見的趙青雲？他們難道不害怕遇到騙子、拐子嗎？
為什麽趙晨陽會在十歲的年齡如此成熟大膽，敢于跟着陌生的趙青雲去往城裏？
難怪！難怪趙晨陽總給趙向晚一種違和感，覺得她過于成熟。明明智商一般，卻總給人一種高高在上的優越感。
原來如此。
明白這一點之後，趙向晚的第一反應是興奮。
時間是一條無法回頭的單行線。
蘇格拉底曾經說過：人生就是一次無法重複的選擇。
所以人生總有遺憾，總會有後悔。
可是，如果人生能夠重來呢？如果能夠提前預知未來呢？
趙晨陽是重生之人，不管她是蠢還是壞，至少比所有人經歷更為豐富。不管她掌握的信息有多少，至少比旁人更準确。
揭穿她有什麽意思？不如留下她，從她那裏探聽關于未來的一些重要信息？比如……某些她了解的懸案、大案，為偵破提供線索？
再厲害的警察，也有破不了的懸案。但如果将時間線拉長，十年、二十年之後呢？那個時候刑偵方法更高端、技術手段更先進，也許這些懸案已經被偵破，改編成電影、電視劇，被趙晨陽知道了呢？
眼前不就有一樁？
趙長庚開心地說瑤妹子寄信來了，可是趙晨陽卻知道那是假相。她剛剛在心裏嘀咕過，瑤妹子被拐賣到了北方一個屯子，關在地窖裏，死的時候不到五十斤。
想到這裏，趙向晚大跨步向前，一把抓住趙晨陽胳膊：“你不能走。”
趙晨陽莫名其妙地看着趙向晚，瞪圓了一雙眼睛：“你要幹嘛？我已經道過歉，也賠了錢，你還要什麽？你不願意跟爸回城裏，心甘情願留在趙家溝。我願意回城，各得其所，不是挺好嗎？你拖着我做什麽。”
趙向晚觀察着她的面部表情：“剛才長庚叔舉着信跑過來，說是瑤妹子寄回來的，你為什麽臉上挂着嘲諷？有什麽不對？”
趙晨陽沒來由地一陣心虛，慌着要甩開趙向晚。偏偏趙向晚雙手似鐵鉗一樣，将她的胳膊箍得嚴嚴實實，根本甩不脫。趙晨陽尖叫起來：“你神經病啊，幹嘛抓着我？”
一想到趙清瑤未來的命運那麽凄慘，趙晨陽卻在這裏做壁上觀，趙向晚便心頭火起，她狠狠地趙晨陽往旁邊一顆大槐樹下一拖，壓低聲音罵道：“說！趙清瑤到底遇到了什麽？”
槐樹有百年樹齡，樹冠巨大。
此刻站在樹下的趙晨陽，完全被趙向晚的話所震懾住，整個人釘在地面一動不能動，頭皮一陣一陣地發涼。
“你，是重生者。”趙向晚的話語，平靜無波。可是卻讓趙晨陽心髒狂跳。她知道了！她竟然知道了！趙晨陽從來沒有和任何人講過，這是她此生最大的倚仗，絕不可能告訴任何人。
“你，你說什麽？”趙晨陽壓低了聲音，聲線顫抖。連她自己都沒有察覺，此刻她的眼睛裏滿滿都是哀求，恐懼讓她完全忘記眼前人正是自己曾經嫉恨、踩低的人。
趙向晚不言不語，只用眼睛審視着趙晨陽的臉龐變化。
瞳孔放大，這代表緊張。人類在遇到危險時，會本能地瞳孔放大，便于更多光線投入眼中，獲得更多外界信息。
腦袋側歪，這代表投降。頸部，是人類最脆弱之處，歪頭将頸脖暴露，這代表一種臣服，是讨好的姿态。
趙晨陽被她看得頭皮發麻，想到父母在家裏對趙向晚微表情行為學的推崇，哪裏還敢狡辯？只得悄聲哀求道：“別，別說出去。”
趙向晚的眸色呈琥珀色，在夕陽的映照下熠熠生輝：“告訴我，瑤妹子是怎麽回事？”
趙晨陽只得把前世自己知道的一五一十地告訴趙向晚。
趙向晚往前踏出一步，雙目似電，逼得趙晨陽連連後退。
“你幾歲重生？六歲還是……哦，六歲。”
“為什麽要冒名頂替？我前世的命運讓你羨慕？”
“你可真有出息。重生一世，只知道偷換我的人生！”
趙晨陽聽到這裏，淚如雨下：“我，我上輩子沒讀過什麽書，在外面打工吃了很多苦，回到農村嫁人之後每天就是孩子、家務、農活，我哪裏懂得應該怎麽做？我只知道你十歲去城裏之後過得很好，所以就想按照你的人生路走一遍。”
趙向晚半點也不同情她，冷笑一聲：“偷走我的人生，卻過成你這個熊樣，這叫蠢。明知道大哥、二哥、大姑、表姐的人生坎坷，卻半點也不提醒，這叫壞。趙晨陽，你又蠢又壞，無可救藥！”
趙晨陽被罵得臉上紅一陣、白一陣，羞愧難當，哭得上氣不接下氣，卻無力反駁，也不敢反抗。
趙向晚就這麽冷靜地看着她哭。
重生，掌握了時代發展的脈絡，了解未來發展趨勢，這天大的機緣卻被趙晨陽浪費了。改變身邊親人的命運，帶領大家發財致富，不美嗎？偏偏趙晨陽只知道抄作業，一點腦子都沒有！
如果不好好利用一番，那就真對不起老天爺送上門來的禮物。
想到這裏，趙向晚鳳眼微眯：“重生太過玄幻，我覺得應該上報國家，讓科研機構好好來……”
趙晨陽被她吓得尖叫起來：“不要不要，我不要被解剖！”她腦子裏浮現出恐怖的畫面——躺在冰冷的鐵床上，一堆穿着白大補的人圍在旁邊，有的拿鋸子，有的拿刀子，要把她腦子鋸開、把她肚皮劃開，都想找出引發重生的秘密。
趙向晚依然板着臉：“如果不想……那就閉上你的嘴，老老實實做人，等有空了我再來找你聊天。”
趙晨陽的額頭開始冒汗。
說實在的，趙晨陽上輩子沒什麽出息，重生回來也沒什麽宏圖大志，她只想走出農村、嫁個有錢人，像魏美華一樣每天上上班、打打麻将。
趙晨陽根本沒有想到趙向晚如此機警，只不過在見到趙長庚的時候臉上帶出點不屑的神情，她竟然就猜出自己是重生的！
趙晨陽看着趙向晚的表情裏帶着一絲讨好、一絲畏懼：“我，我一定老實。你想知道什麽，我都告訴你。”
趙青雲自恃身份，一直站得遠遠的。眼見得時間一分一秒地過去，趙晨陽臉上的笑容越來越谄媚，不由得眉心直跳，提高音量說：“好了沒？走了！”
趙晨陽慌忙擡頭，勉強擠出一個笑臉：“爸，我們馬上就好，馬上就好。”
她壓低聲音，再一次向趙向晚保證：“你放心，我不會亂講話，求你，求你……”
趙向晚點了點頭。
趙晨陽如釋重負，長籲一口氣：“那，那我走了？”
趙向晚揮了揮手，趙晨陽擡手抹了把額頭冷汗，小跑離開。
另一邊，剛剛散開的村民又聚攏過來，圍着趙長庚問：“瑤妹子到哪裏去了？回不回來過年？信裏說什麽了？”
瑤妹子全名趙清瑤，和趙長庚的小女兒，性格開朗活潑，今年十八歲，初中畢業之後跟着同村的幾個女孩子一起去南方打工。今年眼看着快要過年了還沒有回來，趙長興心裏着急，天天站在村口等郵遞員。
趙長興是村委主任，也是趙長庚的堂兄，兩人共爺爺奶奶，從小一起長大，感情最好。聽說侄女終于寄來家書，一顆心放下來，笑着走過來，拍着趙長庚的肩膀說：“平安就好、平安就好。”
旁的村民也都湊趣地問東問西。
“我家老三回村的時候說瑤妹子覺得廠裏打工太辛苦，有人給介紹了個好工作，快說說是個什麽工作？”
“九月份出去打工的就數瑤妹子學歷高，初中畢業咧，她肯定找了個好工作。”
“肯定賺了不少錢啊，說不定還能去大城市見大世面咧。”
趙長庚撕開信封，從裏面抽出信紙，遞給趙長興：“長興，你幫着看看。看瑤妹子說了些什麽，她什麽時候回來？”
趙長興接過信，一目十行快速看完。
“瑤妹子說，她在遼省彌安市一個大學教授家裏幫忙帶孩子。大學教授夫妻倆覺得她懂事勤快，非常喜歡她，馬上就要出國了，說要把瑤妹子帶着一起去，兩年之後回來。”
聽到趙長興的話，村民們頓時激動起來，一個個眼睛開始放光。
“唉喲，瑤妹子出息了，馬上就能出國了。”
“祖墳冒青煙啊，她去的是哪個國家啊？是不是電影裏演的那個什麽帝國主義啊？”
“給大學教授當保姆，那可是文化人，肯定很有錢！”
“對呀對呀，等兩年之後瑤妹子回來，肯定大包小包買一堆外國東西孝敬爸媽。”
一片稱贊聲中，趙長興卻相對理智，提醒了一句：“我看看啊……奇怪，瑤妹子只說在彌安市給大學教授當保姆，但是具體的學校、教授姓名都沒有寫。是不是真的？可不要被人騙了。”
趙長庚聽到這話有點不高興：“長興，我們家瑤妹子聰明得很，哪裏會被騙？她這是要跟着大學教授出國見大世面咧，咱們村裏誰出過國？誰有這種造化？”
趙長興還想說什麽，趙長庚卻以為他是嫉妒，二話不說搶過信，珍惜地塞回信封裏，再揣進棉襖口袋，得意洋洋地吹噓：“我家瑤妹子有出息啊，別人打工都是在電子廠當工人，她卻在大學教授家裏當保姆，還能夠一起出國，多好。”
別的村民跟着一起起哄：“有出息、有出息，等瑤妹子回來帶洋煙、洋酒，大家一起抽、一起喝！”
哈哈大笑聲裏，有人說：“趙向晚在星市讀大學咧，她肯定知道大學教授家裏是個什麽樣。是不是和電影裏一樣，鋪着白色的大瓷磚，牆上貼着漂亮的花布，家俱刷着白色油漆、邊角勾着金花，就連窗簾都是兩層的？”
“對對對，趙向晚你和嬸子說說，大學教授出門是不是都穿西裝、打領帶？他們是不是很嚴肅？”
“沒事就搞什麽酒會吧？男男女女抱在一塊跳舞那種？”
九十年代港臺電影、電視劇流行，趙家溝離縣城不遠，村民們通這些了解外面的世界，對未知的一切充滿好奇。
聽到鄉親們叫自己的名字，快步而來的趙向晚回應道：“公安大學的教授上課的時候态度很和氣。”
趙長庚一聽她這話，立馬來了精神：“對呀，趙向晚可是出去見過世面的讀書人，連她都說大學教授很和氣，瑤妹子招人喜歡，帶她出國很正常的嘛。”
趙長興是個責任心很強的人，依然有些不放心：“長庚，這世上哪裏有什麽天上掉下來的餡餅，咱們得小心點。你趕緊回一封信，讓她把大學教授的學校、名字告訴你……”
趙長庚不耐煩聽他說教，拿着信封在他面前晃了晃：“好了好了，長興，今天多謝你幫我讀信，我先回家去，瑤妹子他媽還在等消息咧。大學教授那麽厲害的人，怎麽能把名字地址随便告訴別人？再說了，她說出了國沒辦法聯系，要兩年以後才能回來，哪裏能聯系上？”
聽着趙長庚與趙長興的對話，趙向晚消化着剛才趙晨陽提供的線索。
趙向晚和趙清瑤是小學、初中同學，經常一起上學、一起寫作業，對她比較熟悉，趙清瑤這人性子直，有點小嬌氣，喜歡花裏胡哨的東西，但心腸挺好，會悄悄給趙向晚塞好吃的。
初中畢業之後，趙向晚進縣城讀高中，趙清瑤沒有繼續讀書，在家裏晃悠了兩年之後看村裏其它女孩子都出去打工，回來的時候變得洋氣不少，也有些心動，跟着往羊城跑。
趙清瑤人長得漂亮，又有初中文化水平，勞務市場很吃香。不過她雖說是農村人，但因為是趙長庚連生了三個兒子之後才得的寶貝女兒，被嬌慣着養大，很少幹農活。她吃不起天天在流水線上勞作的苦，連着換了幾個工作，從電子廠到服裝廠、再到食品廠，她都不滿意。現在能夠去大學教授家當保姆，還可以跟着出國，的确是個好差事。
可是，偏偏趙清瑤被人騙了。想到這裏，趙向晚凝神看向趙長庚手中的信封。
趙向晚視力好，信封雖晃，卻将郵戳看了個清楚：“長庚叔，你把這信封給我看看？”
自趙向晚考上大學之後，她在村裏地位陡增，趙長庚依言将信封遞過去，嘴裏囑咐着：“你可別弄皺了，我還得存起來給瑤妹子她媽、她哥看呢。”
非常普通的一封平信，收件人是趙長庚，郵寄地址只簡單寫着遼省彌安市五個字。字體較小、有些幼稚，斜向下的筆劃會華麗地向上一卷，的确是趙清瑤的筆跡。
信，是趙清瑤寫的。只是為并沒有把寄信地址寫清楚，家裏人無法和她聯系。出國兩年無音訊，大學教授所在學校、姓名都不告訴家裏人，絕對有問題。
信封上郵戳的油墨有些重，蹭得字跡模糊，看不太分明，需要得仔細辨認。趙向晚舉起信封放到眼前，眯起眼努力查看着。
趙向晚認真嚴肅的模樣，讓趙長庚心裏打起了鼓。趙二福家的三妹子讀的是公安大學，公安嘛……不就是警察？難道她發現有什麽不對？
趙長興也感覺出了異樣，湊近了問：“向晚，有什麽不對？”
趙向晚用手指點着蓋在郵票上郵戳：“長興叔你看，如果這封信從北地彌安市市區寄出，那郵戳應該上面寫遼省彌安四個字，中間寫日期，下面是具體的街道或郵局所屬轄區名。可是……這個郵戳上面寫的好像不是彌安？”
只可惜，趙晨陽只知道趙清瑤被人拐賣到北方屯子，卻不知道具體地址，只能通過手中信封努力尋找線索。
“是嗎？”趙長興一聽，有點心裏發慌，一把奪過信封，對着陽光看了又看。
彌安市，是北方有名的工業城市，趙長興知道。但這郵戳上方分明是五個字！退一萬步講，是遼省彌安市五個字，但從字體結構來看，第三、四個字似乎比彌安這兩個字更為複雜。
“前面兩個字，是遼省，對，沒錯，是遼省。”趙長興認了半天，終于确定是遼省，那重點就是要辨別出後面三個字是什麽。
趙向晚努力回憶高中地理知識。
趙仲武腦子靈活，大聲道：“誰家有地圖啊？在地圖上找找，看看有沒有差不多的地名。”
聽說這封信不是從彌安市寄出，趙長庚有些六神無主。雖然說瑤妹子出國讓他臉上有光，但那是自己的親閨女，不能有差池啊。如果這封信不對，那……越想越怕，趙長庚的聲音帶着哭腔：“長興，長興，你趕緊找人來認字啊。瑤妹子不會有事吧？她不會有事吧？”
村民們一聽說瑤妹子的信可能有問題，頓時炸開了鍋。
“我家裏有本地圖冊，我去拿，你們等着！”
“我家有地圖，不過貼牆上了，我去把它撕下來。”
“如果不是彌市寄出來的，那為什麽瑤妹子說在彌市大學教授家裏當保姆？難道她在說謊？”
“瑤妹子雖然嬌氣了一點，但從來不說假話，不會是被壞人逼的吧？”
大家你一言我一語的，都有點着急。
都是一個村的，雖然有時候會争吵，有時候會嫉妒，但村裏人大都純樸善良，更何況趙清瑤是大家看着長大的孩子，模樣周正，笑聲清脆響亮。
人群聚集在趙二福家門口也不是個事兒，趙伯武安置好父母之後，招呼大家進堂屋坐下，燃起炭盆，端茶倒水。
村委主任趙長興、婦聯主任秦香桂坐在首位，趙長庚死死捏着信，只恨自己不識字，送到趙向晚面前央求道：“三妹子，你在公安大學讀大學，肯定懂得多。你再幫叔看一眼，看看瑤妹子說的是不是真的。”
Zhao Xiangwan took the letter and felt the pressure.
Although she knew from Zhao Chenyang's account that Yao had been abducted, she did not know in which city, village or family.
Without the aid of mind reading, everything can only be observed carefully with the eyes.
The letter paper was only one page with red lines and not much content.
"Dad, Mom, I'm doing very well in Mi City. Professor Li and Aunt Sun treat me very well, and the baby is very obedient. They pay me 60 yuan a month, and I eat well, dress well, and don't have to spend money on anything. Professor Li is going abroad in two days, and Aunt Sun said the baby can't leave me, so she's taking me with her. I won't be able to contact you when I'm abroad, so I'm writing this letter to you now, asking you not to worry about me."
The writing is simple, with a kind of exaggeration that seems to be trying to show off, as if it is covering up something.
The handwriting is immature and the strokes are soft. As the letter is written, it sinks down and looks a bit tired. The strokes are uneven and the endings of some characters cut through the paper. Especially when writing the word "good", the last horizontal stroke is written with great force, as if gritting teeth. This shows that the writer is in a low mood, emotionally unstable, and has great ups and downs.
There is a light stain at the end of the second paragraph, which smudged the ink and was probably tears.
The most suspicious thing was that there were several dark, slippery marks the size of fingernails on the upper right corner of the letter.
Zhao Xiangwan brought the letter under his nose and sniffed it hard.
Zhao Changgeng stared at Zhao Xiangwan's every move pitifully, anxiously waiting for her to announce the result.
After a while, Zhao Xiangwan raised his head, his expression somewhat solemn.
Zhao Changgeng didn't dare to ask and waited anxiously.
Zhao Xiangwan spread out the letter on the table, pointed to the deep and shallow, slippery marks in the upper right corner, and asked Zhao Changxing and Qin Xianggui to take a closer look: "Look, these are marks left by dripping candle oil."
Zhao Changxing and Qin Xianggui lowered their heads to take a look, scraped off a thin layer of white wax with their fingers, and nodded, "Yes, it is wax."
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Mian City is a big city, and electricity is not a problem. The university campus and the family area have electric lights, and there are rarely power outages. There are lights during the day and at night, so why did Miss Yao light a candle when writing a letter?"
Everyone subconsciously followed up with: "Yeah, why do we need to light candles?"
Zhao Zhongwu interjected, "In our countryside, we have electric wires and every household has electric lights, so we rarely use candles. Candle oil dripped onto the letter paper, which means that the place where Yao sister wrote the letter was very dark, there was no light, and she lit a candle. How can people in big cities or universities write letters with candles lit? It's not shameful to write to family members."
Zhao Xiangwan looked at Zhao Zhongwu with approval.
Zhao Zhongwu was encouraged and continued to analyze: "It was very dark, there was no electric light, and the place where people could only write letters by candlelight must be a remote mountain village without electricity."
Before he could finish his sentence, there was a "bang!"
Zhao Changgeng fell backwards along with his chair and fell to the ground.
The people around him hurriedly helped him up. Zhao Changgeng was already crying out: "My sister Yao... My sister Yao!"
Zhao Changxing couldn't bear to see him crying so hard, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, don't worry, things are still uncertain. With so many of us, we can definitely find Miss Yao back."
Zhao Changgeng tightly grasped Zhao Changxing's hand, his mouth trembling: "Changxing, Changxing, you have to help find Sister Yao back."
In a remote mountain village, she was forced to write a fake letter of safety. Yao must have been kidnapped! Now, for Zhao Changgeng, going abroad, being a nanny in a university professor's house, and getting a high salary are not important. He just wants his daughter to come back safely.
"Here I come, I got the atlas!"
Someone came running over, holding a national administrative atlas in his hand.
Zhao Changxing was also a little nervous, and his hands were shaking. It took him a long time to turn to the pages of the Liaoning Province map, searching for place names around Mi City that were similar in shape to the ones on the postmark.
"Look for three-character names first." Zhao Xiangwan instructed calmly. The last character on the stamp was obviously not a city, so a three-character place name was most likely.
Zhao Changxing's finger slid across the map, and Zhao Zhongwu came over to help him look.
"Here, here, Fengtai City, is this it?"
With this shout, everyone came over and compared Fengtai City with the place name on the postmark. The more they looked at it, the more similar it was. They all shouted, "Yes, yes, yes, that should be it. There are so many strokes. Fengtai City! It's Fengtai City."
Then open the map of Fengtai City and look for the street or post office district name under the postmark bit by bit.
"Guning Town! It's Guning Town!"
Zhao Xiangwan's heart sank.
Fengtai City is more than 200 kilometers north of Mian City. There is no train service and it is relatively closed. Guning Town should be the name of a village under Fengtai City. It is remote and cold, and transportation is inconvenient. How can we find someone?
Zhao Changxing tried to calm himself down and told Zhao Changgeng the truth: "Changgeng, since this letter was sent from Guning Town, Fengtai City, and it has a postmark from there, it means Yao Meizi is not in Mian City. The letter said that she was a nanny in a university professor's home and was going abroad with his family. It was all a lie. You have to be mentally prepared. I'm worried... I'm worried that Yao Meizi was abducted!"
Zhao Changgeng no longer had any sense of luck, he burst into tears and completely lost his voice.
Everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Xiangwan.
Zhao Xiangwan: "Call the police."