Chapter 365 Nothing Gained
Lu Dongcheng said he would give him a reply in the evening, so Lu Dongping did not go back. He stayed at Aishang with Dandan. He brought lunch to Lu Donglin and specifically told Lu Donglin: "Be careful when you go to and from get off work. Stay with Sun Xiaoxue and the others. Don't leave them alone."
Lu Donglin was stunned for a moment and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
Lu Dongping said, "Nothing, I just heard that things are getting a bit uneasy around here lately, so be careful."
"Oh!" Lu Donglin nodded, and suddenly thought of Wen Wan again: "What time does my sister-in-law finish class? Do you want to pick her up?"
Lu Dongping said: "If you want to answer it, it's none of your business."
Wen Wan’s classes today were quite full, and she had two more classes in the afternoon. After class, she left with Li Lai Yu.
As soon as I walked out of the school gate, I saw Lu Dongping and Dandan waiting there.
Dandan was getting a little impatient at this point. When he saw someone coming out of the school gate, his eyes lit up and he ran towards them with his short legs: "Mom, Auntie!"
Wen Wan walked quickly towards him, reached out to hold him, and asked Lu Dongping: "Why are you here? How long have you been waiting?"
Lu Dongping said, "I didn't wait long. I have your class schedule at home, so I came here according to the schedule."
The two were talking, and Dandan was grinning at Li Laiyu.
As soon as Li Laiyu responded, he immediately let go of Wenwan's hand and pulled Li Laiyu, whispering to her: "Auntie, I can stay here for a long time this time. Can I come to your house to play tomorrow?"
Li Laiyu's eyebrows were stained with smiles, and his whole body was much softer than before. He reached out and rubbed his head: "Of course."
Lu Dongping glanced at the two of them and said to Wen Wan as they walked, "What has your seventh brother been busy with recently?" He seemed very diligent before, picking him up in the morning and dropping him off in the afternoon, but he has not been seen recently.
Wen Wan said, "He has been going out with the teacher all the time this semester, and recently he took on a case and went to work as the teacher's assistant." Last time I heard Xu Qingming say that he was preparing to take more exams, so starting from next semester, he might have to prepare for various exams.
It's not easy to learn anything.
Lu Dongping nodded: "Okay, then you can go to school together in the morning and evening, and I will try my best to pick you up."
Wen Wan blinked her eyes. "What's wrong? Aren't you very busy? Lai Yu and I usually go together. There's no need to bother picking you up every day!"
Lu Dongping said, "It won't be too busy recently. Besides, the store is not far from the school. We went out together in the morning anyway, so let's go in the afternoon."
"You don't need it in the afternoon. It's not consistent. Sometimes I have more classes and sometimes I don't."
Lu Dongping said "hmm".
Several people crossed the street to the opposite side.
"Want to go check out the store?"
Lu Dongping said, "No, the store isn't very busy today. I just went to see it. Let's go directly to Ai Shang. The phone over there has been installed. I'll call Brother Dongcheng after it's installed."
Wen Wan asked, "How is things at home?"
Lu Dongping said, "Everything at home is still the same. Cui Qinghong is pretty good and said to be very hardworking. I told Brother Dongcheng about Zhang Yun and he said he would get back to me in the evening."
Without waiting for Wen Wan to speak, he continued, "I ran into her today too, not far from our store. She seemed to have had some unpleasantness with someone. I guess she's not alone here."
"Also, I just remembered today that this isn't the first time we've met her since she left our team. We probably ran into her once on the train when we came to the capital. She was wearing a headscarf and passed by. I glanced at her and thought she looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who she was."
Wen Wan pursed her lips and asked Lu Dongping: "Do you think she might have a connection with human traffickers?"
Lu Dongping didn't deny it. "Well, in that situation back then, it was most likely that she was taken away by human traffickers. If she really escaped, she would definitely return home, and her household registration and food supply would definitely change after returning home. But we haven't heard of any such incidents in the years we've been on the team. If that possibility is ruled out, there might be another possibility, that she was also one of them. I think this possibility is much greater than her escaping from the human traffickers on her own."
"I've been thinking a lot this morning. If my guess is correct, then why would they run into you and me in the capital? Why would they run into me in such a big city? Maybe it's just a coincidence, but sometimes too many coincidences make you think too much. Although Zhang Yun's disappearance had nothing to do with us, those people are inhumane, so we must be careful."
Wen Wan looked back at Dandan and said, "Can't you just call the police?"
Lu Dongping shook his head: "Not yet. Without evidence, calling the police is useless. They won't do anything."
"Wait for a call from Brother Dongcheng. If there is no news from Lujiazui, I can go to the Public Security Bureau and give a brief account of the situation. Then see if I can ask the district to check for foreign populations. Those without letters of introduction will be temporarily rejected, and those with letters of introduction will be deported if they are overdue." He is no longer in the Public Security Bureau. There is no other way to deal with these things except to be more vigilant. Even if he is in the police station, he has to look at the facts and use evidence.
Li Lai Yu followed behind the two of them, listened to their words intermittently, and roughly pieced together the whole outline of the matter.
The educated youth who went to the countryside to work with Lu Dongping and his colleagues were taken away by human traffickers a long time ago, and now they appear nearby. It is very likely that they are in cahoots with those traffickers.
Human trafficker!
She narrowed her eyes.
As they were talking, they arrived at Ai Shang.
There were customers in the store, and Chen Dongshuang was greeting them. When she saw Wen Wan and the others coming, her eyes lit up: "Sister, you're back!"
The customers in the shop were ordering wedding dresses, and they had many requirements. Chen Dongshuang showed them all the clothing samples from Guangzhou, but still couldn't satisfy them.
She thought the deal would fail, but she didn't expect the boss to come back at this moment.
Wen Wan walked into the house, greeted the customers, put her pockets in the inner room, washed her hands, and then sat down in the store.
Lu Dongping pulled Dandan over and said, "Let's go to the kitchen in the back and don't disturb Mom and Auntie while they're working."
Dandan pouted and asked, "Why do I have to work again after just coming back? Adults have so much to do."
The deal still failed to be concluded.
The other party had too many requirements, and Ai Shang didn't have the samples they wanted.
The other party was hesitant to pay the deposit, and Wen Wan didn't really want to do this business, so she could only say tactfully: "How about this, considering your previous request, we are also going to make a few dresses soon. If we can come back in a hurry, you can come and see them after they are done."
Then he politely escorted the person out the door.
After everyone left, Chen Dongshuang asked, "Sister Wenwan, what does the dress look like? Is it the same as the one Sister Chun'e wore last time?" She was overwhelmed just by hearing all the requests. She didn't know how these people could have such rich and colorful ideas.
Before Wen Wan could answer, the phone in the back room suddenly rang.
Lu Dongping answered the phone and hung up after a few words.
Wen Wan felt a little uneasy, and when he came out, she asked him, "Is it Brother Dongcheng calling?"
"Yeah!" Lu Dongping nodded.
"What did he say?"
"Brother Dongcheng said that Zhang Yun's household registration is no longer in Lujiazui. It was cancelled two years ago."
The room suddenly fell silent. The adults suddenly stopped talking. Dandan looked around, a little unaccustomed. Finally, he reached out and pulled Wenwan's hand, calling out, "Mom!"
Wen Wan reached out and picked him up and put him on her lap. She looked at Lu Dongping and said, "Now, what should we do?"
Lu Dongping checked the time and said, "I'll go back to the compound and talk to Dad to see what we should do."
"Shall I take the child with you?"
Lu Dongping thought for a moment and said, "Alright." Then he looked at Li Laiyu and said, "Would you like to stay here first or go back now? If so, I'll take you back."
Li Laiyu shook his head: "No, I have something else to do here, you go ahead and do your thing, and be careful with Wen Wan and the child."
In the military compound, there are aunties looking after us, so it is safer than being outside.
As for herself, it didn't matter. If there really were human traffickers, she would have hoped they would target her.
Wen Wan reminded her: "Then you should also be careful. When Lu Donglin comes back, try to let him take you there. We will also come here earlier."
Li Laiyu responded indifferently.
In the evening of May, the wind was still gentle.
Wen Wan stayed there after she returned. Lu Dongping came back by himself, and Zhang Qianfeng followed him to the district branch of Hua University.
The rest of the matters are not something Lu Dongping can take care of.
The next day, BGI began to conduct an investigation.
Zhang Yun never thought that if she missed an opportunity, she would never get a second chance.
But within one night, the situation became stricter and the guesthouse where they were staying suddenly began to be checked.
They do have letters of introduction, but people in their line of work always feel guilty.
Hearing the sound of the wind, the two men did not move and asked Zhang Yun to check out and find another place.
The three people separated, and finally only one person was left. It was found that the time on the letter of introduction had expired, so he was arranged to be deported.
After searching for a long time, no suspicious persons were found. Even if someone from the military district came to say hello, the matter would have been left unresolved.
Things seemed to have passed just like that. Lu Dongping didn't know whether he was overthinking or wrong, or whether Zhang Yun had heard the news and escaped.
He always felt a little uneasy.
June passed in a flash, the weather became completely hot, and the previous events were forgotten.
In early July, schools were on vacation one after another. Wen Wan was preparing to go to the Ministry of Finance for her first internship which would last for more than twenty days. After returning to Tonghua Lane, Lu Chun'e was preparing to go to the military district hospital which was very close to Zhou Mingli.
When she returned to Tonghua Lane, she brought back a big gift for Lu Dongping, her marriage certificate with Zhou Mingli.
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