Chapter 103 The Kidnappers Have Entered the Village!
Just recently, after Zhou Zecheng was brutally beaten by Sun Ruwen, he filed several complaints with the town's educated youth settlement, hoping to seek justice. However, no matter where he appealed, it was to no avail, no matter what channels Sun Ruwen used.
Even after his injuries healed, there was still no result.
In a fit of anger, Zhou Zecheng fainted on the way. Unfortunately, he collapsed on a small path, and there were hardly any people around at midday. He lay there under the blazing sun for over an hour, and as he lay dying, a voice suddenly came to his mind, as if from a distant place. That voice woke him up.
The voice identified itself as the system, and told him that he originally had four opportunities to become a superior person.
His first opportunity came when he passed through Jiangcheng on his way to the countryside. He could have inherited a substantial fortune, but he overslept and forgot to get off the bus, so he missed it.
The second opportunity was in the Bright Summit Brigade, where he could have climbed up to a certain influential person, but he missed it because he "accidentally" ate some unknown powder and became dizzy.
The third opportunity was in Guangzhou, where he was prepared to reconnect with his benefactor, but he missed it again because he was "not capable enough".
The system reminded him that he had one last chance: to hold onto Su Yunyi. Su Yunyi was destined to be his woman; her father was the director of the Suzhou Textile Factory, and her mother worked for the local government. Only by holding onto Su Yunyi could he change his fate and soar to great heights.
It was through this experience that Zhou Zecheng understood why he felt he had to get close to Su Yunyi when they first met, and why, ever since arriving on Qiongtan Island, he had felt a constant longing to go to a certain place, believing it would bring him good fortune. Now it seemed that the system was subtly reminding him.
He had missed out on too many opportunities before, and now he only had Su Yunyi left, so he had to seize the chance with her.
After all, he had fallen in love with her at first sight.
That's why later on, he would seize any opportunity to confess his feelings to Su Yunyi and ask her to date him. He knew very well that Su Yunyi initially had feelings for him, but she broke off all contact with him because he spoke ill of Qin Suisui.
What's infuriating is that Jia Zhenzhen, who is as strong as an ox, suddenly appeared by Su Yunyi's side and ruined his plans time and time again!
He traded a month's worth of luck for Jia Zhenzhen's identity information from the system. It turned out she was the only daughter of Commander Jia of the military region! She had kept it well hidden! Before this, he had always thought that Jia Zhenzhen was just a nurse at the hospital, sent to be Qin Suisui's assistant.
Since she's come to him like this, he'll have no choice but to accept her. He's missed so many opportunities before; maybe marrying Jia Zhenzhen will make up for it.
As for Su Yunyi, he truly loves her, but he is not capable enough at the moment, so he can only give himself to her first. He believes that once they are truly together, Su Yunyi will be devoted to him. Wasn't that how his father treated his mother back then?
Once Su Yunyi truly falls in love with him, she will help him with the full support of her family, just like in the original storyline.
Looking at Su Yunyi, who was fast asleep in his arms, he saw that she had the typical features of a woman from Jiangnan: fair skin, delicate features, and even her body was incredibly soft. Countless nights, in his dreams, his mind was filled with thoughts of her.
Zhou Zecheng placed Su Yunyi on a soft straw mat, gazing at her with an almost obsessive look...
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Two hours ago, Zan Zan, who should have been home long ago, still hadn't returned. Pei Jiuyan had already gone to the hospital to deliver food to Chi Donglin; he was staying with him there tonight. Although he said he would let Zan Zan come back on her own, he ultimately sent Song Yunlai to pick her up.
Qin Suisui waited at home for a long time. The coconut rice had gone cold, and Song Yunlai still hadn't brought Zanzan back. Thinking that something might have delayed them, Song Yunlai, who also loved his child, would often take Zanzan to the military service center to buy popsicles. So she went to the mango tree in the yard, waiting for them while checking on the beehive.
Song Yunlai rushed in from outside, his forehead covered in sweat. As soon as he saw Qin Suisui, he asked, "Little sister, has Zanzan come back yet?"
Qin Suisui frowned: "No, didn't you go to pick him up?"
Song Yunlai's expression immediately turned grim: "The teacher said that Zanzan ran off as soon as school was over today. They thought we parents were waiting outside, so they didn't chase after her."
Qin Suisui was shocked: "How could this be? Zanzan is usually very well-behaved and would never run around for no reason. Has someone taken the child away?"
Song Yunlai's face was also very grim: "I searched the surrounding area, including all the places he usually likes to go to play, but I couldn't find him."
Seeing Qin Suisui's face turn pale, he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, little sister. You wait at home first. This is a military region, so it's relatively safe. I'll go to the brigade to look for him. Maybe he's gone to play with Maida and the others."
Qin Suisui realized what was happening and pushed out her bicycle: "Yes, yes, let's go, I'll go with you!"
The two rode their bicycles quickly to the Bright Peak Brigade, heading straight for the Mai family.
Mai Dong had already returned to her unit. At this moment, Grandma Mai was having dinner with Maida. When she saw Qin Suisui coming over, Grandma Mai stood up with a smile: "Suisui is here? Have you had dinner yet? Come, come, sit down and have something to eat. And who is this comrade?"
Qin Suisui didn't see Zanzan in the Mai family's yard, and she already knew the answer in her heart, but she still asked again, "Grandma, did Zanzan come today?"
Grandma Mai frowned: "Zanzan? He's not here! Isn't he supposed to go to school today? What happened? Is the child missing?"
Qin Suisui nodded with difficulty: "I haven't been home since school, and I can't find me anywhere!"
Grandma Mai immediately put down her chopsticks: "Damn it! Which heartless person kidnapped the child! Let's go! Hurry! I'll go with you to find him! Let's find Medford and have him mobilize the whole village to search!"
Just as the group hurriedly stepped out of the Mai family's door, Xie Ting and Hu Zi rushed over. Upon seeing Qin Suisui, their eyes lit up: "Suisui, it's great that you're here! Yunyi and Zhenzhen are both missing!"
Qin Suisui's head felt like it had been hit by a heavy hammer, making a loud "bang": "What did you say? Sister Yunyi and Zhenzhen are also missing?"
Xie Ting was taken aback: "What do you mean? Who else is missing?"
Mada stamped her feet anxiously behind him, crying, "My little brother is gone! My little brother is gone! Look! Look! Look for my little brother!"
Two women and a child went missing at the same time. Due to the urgency of the situation, the group immediately divided up the tasks.
Song Yunlai rushed back to the military region to report that Zanzan was a child from the family compound who had gone missing from the daycare. After the report, the military region would activate its emergency response mechanism. This would involve a level-one alert, a thorough search, and centralized control of relevant personnel to minimize the possibility of the child being taken away.
Qin Suisui and the others went to find Captain Mai Defu and asked him to send some team members to help with the search.
Madford was also having dinner when he heard that two women and a child had gone missing at the same time. He slammed his chopsticks on the table and cursed, "Damn it, which bastard came to our brigade to kidnap children and women! I'm going to make the announcement right now!"
The brigade has a public address system that broadcasts quotations and directives from higher authorities at fixed times. The last time it wasn't broadcast at a fixed time was to clarify Qin Suisui's identity and report on her contributions.
This time! It's a child and two women who have gone missing! This is a major incident!
Most importantly, human traffickers have actually entered the village! Who doesn't have a child? Who doesn't have a young woman or daughter? For human traffickers to be so brazen is a blatant disregard for the entire village!
In an instant, everyone in the Bright Peak Brigade mobilized. Some took hoes, some took sickles! Even children as young as ten years old took big bamboo poles to try and kill the cripple.
Qin Suisui had a harrowing night in the wilderness the night before last and hadn't slept well. Last night, she was tormented by Pei Jiuyan all night. Now, the news of Zanzan and Su Yunyi's disappearance hit her at the same time. She felt as if her head was about to explode and she was sweating profusely.
She shakily pulled out a painkiller from her storage space and swallowed it, forcing herself to calm down.
She always felt that this couldn't have been done by child traffickers. After all, they lived in a military compound, and even the Guangmingding Brigade was within the military's jurisdiction. No child trafficker would be so blinded as to come to the military compound to kidnap children.
And Su Yunyi and Jia Zhenzhen also disappeared at the same time. Is this a coincidence?
No, it's definitely not a coincidence!
Su Yunyi and Jia Zhenzhen have been almost entirely in the brigade during this period and haven't gone anywhere else. Neither of them is stupid, and Jia Zhenzhen is so strong that even a kidnapper might not be able to beat him.
Therefore, it was an inside job!
Most abduction cases are committed by acquaintances!
Who is it?
Suddenly, Zhou Zecheng's face popped into Qin Suisui's mind.
Could it be him? He's been harassing Su Yunyi lately and has been beaten up by Jia Zhenzhen several times. He must hold a grudge against Jia Zhenzhen. But what about Zan Zan? Zan Zan hasn't offended him... No! It's her!
She originally planned to get Zhou Zecheng into the medicinal herb garden, but after receiving a warning from Pei Jiuyan, she kept putting it off. Besides, Pei Jiuyan had also taken him to the military region for questioning before...
Qin Suisui turned around and ran towards the educated youth settlement.
Xie Ting had been watching her closely. When she saw Qin Suisui running, she told Hu Zi to follow Grandma Mai and Ada, and then quickly caught up with her.
Qin Suisui ran all the way to the educated youth settlement. The people there had heard the announcement and knew that Su Yunyi was missing. Since they were all educated youth and had lived together before, many of them had a good relationship with Su Yunyi. Therefore, most of them prepared to run out to help look for her.
Seeing Qin Suisui arrive, everyone knew she was close to Su Yunyi, so they quickly comforted her: "Comrade Qin, don't worry, we'll go out and help look for her. Su Yunyi will definitely be alright!"
After thanking them, Qin Suisui pulled one of the female educated youths who looked familiar and asked, "Excuse me, where is Zhou Zecheng, the educated youth?"
The educated youth was taken aback, somewhat confused as to why Qin Suisui suddenly asked this, but still honestly replied:
I don't know, I haven't seen him since early this morning. But he's been feeling unwell lately and took time off to see a doctor. He probably went to the doctor again!
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