Even with the addition of a small amount of medication, Zhu Qianying still didn't sleep well that night.
Yan Shao also took half a sleeping pill, because he understood that at this time, he needed to make the most of his time to rest so that he would have the energy to continue searching for Zizai's whereabouts tomorrow.
Although he had taken the medicine, he didn't sleep well. In his hazy state, he could feel the person in his arms moving restlessly all night.
Several times, he even vaguely heard her sobbing. Half-asleep, he touched the corner of her eye and seemed to touch a cold, wet patch.
A little after five o'clock, when the sky was just beginning to lighten, Yan Shao woke up, vaguely remembering what had happened last night, and sighed silently.
He quickly washed up and came out, bending down to pick up Zhu Qianying. "Baby, it's dawn..."
His lips pressed against hers, gently caressing them. In fact, it wasn't just her who could draw a sense of security from him.
Holding her like this, feeling her body temperature and breath, also greatly increased his strength.
He was very fortunate that, despite what had happened, she didn't argue, make a scene, or complain. Instead, she calmly stayed by his side, facing everything together with composure.
In truth, she must have been extremely distressed.
After all, he was a piece of her own flesh and blood. The mother and son had depended on each other for several years, and a happy life was just around the corner, but then this tragedy happened.
To say she wasn't sad would be a complete lie.
However, she also understood that crying and making a scene would not solve any problems at this time, and would only make things worse. Therefore, she forced herself to suppress her grief and only cried secretly in her sleep.
Zhu Qianying snuggled against him. She was a light sleeper to begin with, and after a few more drowsy snuggles, she opened her eyes and habitually kissed him.
I opened my eyes, looked at the sky outside the window that was faintly lit, and sat up straight with a start.
"We're about to set off, right?"
While I was asking the question, the person got out of bed and ran barefoot into the bathroom.
"Let's be led by the stars in a bit!"
Yan Shao thought about it all night and concluded that they should probably have more faith in Xingxing.
Zhu Qianying nodded, quickly changed her clothes, and went out.
Several teams gathered inside the penalty area. Yan Shao shared his idea with Director He, who expressed his support.
Because the search area had expanded, Director He mobilized a significant number of officers overnight. The Ji brothers were assigned to one team, while Ke Kai and Yan Shao brought their retired soldiers to two separate teams. In addition to Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying's team, Director He personally led another team, resulting in a total of five teams searching separately.
Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao did not follow the route from last night. Instead, they waited at the entrance of the restricted area with Xingxing on their hands. Just like yesterday, Xingxing paced anxiously back and forth at the entrance, making uneasy low barking noises.
Yan Shao squatted down, hugged it, and then swept its head with his large hand.
"Xingxing, your son's dad is lost. Be good, try to find him carefully, and help Grandpa and Grandma find him."
At times like these, as long as there is hope, Young Master Yan wouldn't mind believing in a dog.
Zhu Qianying looked down at Yan Shao's devout appearance, feeling both bitter and painful in her heart.
At that moment, she finally understood why those dying people would suddenly believe in Buddhism, or in the utterly illogical nonsense of some charlatans.
For example, if a charlatan came up to her now and said he would give her guidance for a little money, even if she knew he was just spouting nonsense, she would still give him the money for that tiny bit of hope.
Therefore, it's not surprising that Young Master Yan would place his hopes on Xingxing!
Xingxing barked and rubbed against Yan Shao, her cries extremely mournful, as if she truly understood what Yan Shao had said.
Yan Shao stroked its fur to soothe it before standing up and calling to the large group of police officers with him to set off.
The star circled twice in place, then walked about ten meters towards the dense forest. Just when Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao thought it would continue walking, it paused, turned around, walked back to the entrance of the restricted area, sniffed the ground carefully for a while, and then tugged at Yan Shao's trouser leg to walk down the mountain path.
Although Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying were somewhat surprised, they still led their team of police officers and followed Xingxing down the mountain.
Xingxing walked very slowly, sniffing the air along the way. After walking two or three hundred meters down the mountain, the search and rescue team leader behind her finally couldn't help but remind Yan Shao.
"Young Master Yan, Xingxing might have smelled Yan Xu's scent when he went up the mountain."
Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying weren't stupid; they understood that this was possible, but at this moment, they were willing to trust Xingxing's judgment.
Even so, he still exchanged a glance with Zhu Qianying and asked for her opinion.
"Ying'er, what do you think?"
Zhu Qianying pointed to the stars, still bowing their heads and sniffing around on both sides of the mountain path, "I believe in the stars..."
Anyway, the other four teams all followed the search route, while their team was guided by the stars. Zhu Qianying understood very well that her and Yan Shao's choice to trust the stars was tantamount to taking a gamble.
The captain had no objections, because he also felt that sometimes, there really is a connection between blood relatives.
Since the parents are so convinced, why not give it a try?
The star completely ignored the doubts and questions raised by the humans behind it, and just kept sniffing and smelling, leading them for another two or three hundred meters.
Thus, Zhu Qianying and her team were already five or six hundred meters away from the restricted area.
Yan Shao held Zhu Qianying's hand the whole way, and the two of them remained very calm, quietly following behind Xingxing as they walked slowly.
Every so often, the road down the mountain would branch off into the depths of the forest, and every time they encountered such a branch, Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao would feel extremely anxious.
But when they passed those forks in the road, Xingxing ignored them and kept leading them down the mountain.
After walking another hundred or two meters, at a place with no forks in the road, the stars stopped.
It paced around the area impatiently a few times, then tugged at Yan Shao's trouser leg and pulled him inside.
A glimmer of hope flashed in Yan Shao's eyes, and he and Zhu Qianying quickly followed Xingxing into the thicket of weeds.
Seeing this, the police officers quickly followed.
At first, Xingxing trotted, sniffing around in the grass as it ran. But after walking several dozen meters through the tangled grass, Xingxing started running.
Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with surprise, before taking large strides to follow.
As Xingxing ran, she barked all the way, her barking growing louder and louder. Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao followed Xingxing's pace, becoming increasingly hurried.
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