Several children suddenly went missing in the village, alarming the entire village.
Just then, Xu Genshu returned from outside and saw many people carrying torches, searching around the village.
He went up to ask and found out that five children, including his own niece, were missing.
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For some reason, he suddenly remembered what had happened at the county government office that day.
Xu Genshu quickly found his family. "Genshu, Man'er is missing. Go find her quickly."
The villagers were all speculating about where the children had gone to play.
It's already dark. They probably didn't just forget things; they're likely trapped. Many people have already gone up the mountain with torches.
"Brother, I heard at the yamen today that several children from the neighboring Qingshan Village have also gone missing."
Xu Genshu's words made the others pause. "What do you mean?"
"The officials have gone to check, and it is highly likely that the children encountered kidnappers."
Liu Fang felt a wave of dizziness, and Xu Genshan quickly supported her, his expression growing increasingly serious.
If it's in a village, it's easy to find; but if it's for taking pictures of flowers...
Ma Hong quickly turned around and said, "Yi'er, take your brothers home quickly, lock the door, and make sure they don't come out."
She heard about a lost child when she went back to her parents' home a few days ago, but she never expected that it was a child kidnapper.
Those damned flower sellers!
"Second Aunt, we'll go with you. It's not safe for the children to be alone at home."
Xu Yi wanted to find Fu Man'er, and besides, all the brothers were so old, and the beggars wouldn't like that.
First, they're not easy to take away; second, they're old enough to remember things, so they're not worth much to a con artist, and are easier to sell than three- or four-year-old children.
“Genshu, go to the county government office and inquire about the situation of the beggars.”
"Dad, could you please go and find the village chief and tell everyone to keep a close eye on the children, just in case there really are child predators in our village?"
Xu Genshan took several deep breaths to calm himself down and quickly gave his instructions.
"Genzhu, find a few more people to watch over all the places in and out of our village."
Everyone immediately dispersed to do their work. Originally, the matter of the flower-picking incident was just speculation, but when the villagers said they saw strangers entering the village, the possibility of it became extremely high.
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"Could it be those two people who came to the Xu family looking for the baby that day?" an old man said.
"What?" Xu Genshan looked confused.
The old man then said that a couple had lost their daughter and heard that your family had adopted one, so they came to see if it was yours.
"What? You don't know?"
Xu Genshan looked at Old Lady Xu, who shook her head repeatedly, "I've never seen these two people before."
Zhou Pozi's daughter-in-law, Li Yue, recalled, "I think I heard Erni say that someone came that day, but when they saw Man'er, they said it wasn't the child she had lost, and then they left."
"What a coincidence, they came to see them one day, and the dolls disappeared the next day?"
"Oh my, that's probably it," someone in the crowd said. They had come to scout the place beforehand.
Everyone's faces darkened instantly, especially the families who had lost their children; their hearts sank to the bone.
Grandma Xu suppressed her panic. Man'er is a lucky star, she'll definitely be alright, she'll definitely be alright.
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"Let's look for the children first. Look carefully. Didn't you say you didn't see any unfamiliar faces leave today? Then they're very likely still in the village."
The once quiet mountain village was now filled with shouts, meows, and barking, and the burning torches illuminated the village brightly.
At this time, Wang Sanbao's courtyard gate was tightly closed, and the other houses were pitch black, except for the woodshed at the far end, where candles were lit.
Wang Chunni went to her great-aunt's house with Old Mrs. Wang, and Niu Daya also took Wang Dacai back to her parents' home.
Wang Sanbao was the only one left in the house, which is why he dared to bring people back.
But everything he knows now tells him that bringing the person back was a mistake.
"What should we do? What should we do? The whole village is looking for these children."
Wang Sanbao didn't even need to go out; he could hear the shouts from right in the yard.
He could see the burning torches through the crack in the door, which amplified his unease.
Even more anxious than him were Mashan and Liuzi.
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Liu Zi complained, "I told you to bring one, but you wouldn't listen. You insisted on taking them all. Now look what happened, we've been found out."
Ma Shan was already in a bad mood, and when he heard this, he immediately retorted.
"I knew this was how it was from the beginning. If you take it all and make a lot of money selling it, you'll have to give me a bigger share."
"Now that I haven't taken it, you're going to start blaming me? How come you've said everything?"
“I said what I said.” Liu Zi retorted, “From the beginning, I said that they had their eye on that girl, and we could just take her away and sell her. We could make a lot of money that way.”
"You were greedy, thinking you could take it for free. Now look what's happened, not only can we not take it with us, but we're also wondering how we're going to get out of here."
The two of them started arguing, ignoring everyone around them. The argument was getting more and more heated, and they were almost about to fight. Wang Sanbao had no choice but to try to stop them.
"Alright, now's not the time to talk about that. We need to figure out how to solve the current problem."
After some persuasion, the two stopped arguing, but they thought of a problem.
"Brother Wang, did you hear what we just said?" Ma Shan's eyes held a blatant threat.
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"No, no, I didn't hear anything." Wang Sanbao waved his hands repeatedly. Even if he knew something, he wouldn't say it at this time.
"Besides, we're in this together now."
Wang Sanbao smiled somewhat ingratiatingly; Ma Shan looked ruthless, and he was intimidated by him.
Hearing his sensible reply, Ma Shan was very satisfied. Otherwise, he wouldn't have minded letting Wang Sanbao lie down with these children.
"Hey, big brother!" Liu Zi, who was standing between the two, suddenly shouted, startling Wang Sanbao and Ma Shan.
"What's that on your face? Did you catch it from him?"
Because of Liu Zi's shrill shout, Wang Sanbao looked at Ma Shan's face.
Ma Shan's face had a few marks, just like mine, only they weren't as bluish-black.
Was this also caused by Fu Man'er?
Ma Shan turned his face away and said impatiently, "What do you care about what it is? Hurry up and think of a solution."
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How could he possibly have the nerve to say anything after being beaten like this by a little girl with mud?
I'm definitely embarrassed.
"Let's go outside and check the situation first." Ma Shan went out first, followed by Liu Zi, who closed the door tightly as he left.
As soon as the faint candlelight was removed, the small woodshed was plunged into darkness.
Fu Man'er moved closer to Lu Sheng and whispered his name, but Lu Sheng showed no signs of waking up.
She called out to the other people, but there was no response. The little girl had been moving around for a while, but she was tired, so she simply lay down and stopped moving.
She was so hungry. She wanted to touch her stomach to see if it was empty, but her hands were tied up.
It's so late and I haven't gone home yet. My grandparents, parents, second uncle and aunt, younger uncle, and older brother must be worried sick.
She had just overheard the two men cracking sunflower seeds saying that the villagers were looking for them. Would they be able to find them? How long would it take?
Feeling thirsty, Fu Man'er licked her dry, chapped lips.
Fu Man'er has a deep attachment to water, perhaps because she was once a koi fish that lived in water.
Because of this obsession, Fu Man'er struggled to sit up, then turned over and knelt on the ground, crawling towards the door.
Fortunately, a sliver of moonlight managed to see through the crack in the door, preventing her from seeing nothing at all.
She pressed one eye against the door and peered through the crack. The three people in the yard were also looking outside, just like her.
For some reason, the two people who were cracking melon seeds suddenly ran into the house next door, leaving only Wang Sanbao in the yard.
Fu Man'er turned her ear and listened carefully; someone was knocking on the door.
Her eyes lit up with joy. If anyone came in, she would rush out immediately, so that everyone would know they were here and could be saved.
She can drink water and eat food now.
Thinking this, Fu Man'er turned her back, her hands, which were tied behind her back, gripped the bottom of the door. As soon as she heard a sound, she would open the door and go out.
But after waiting for a while, there was still no sound from anyone else in the courtyard, so Fu Man'er turned her head to look in confusion.
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Wang Sanbao was closing the door and bolting it shut.
What's going on? Where is everyone? Why isn't anyone coming in?
Fu Man'er's little head was filled with big questions.
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