Chapter 262 The Triplets Are Missing

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan felt inexplicably depressed and stared at Secretary Zhao with wide eyes.

Secretary Zhao said softly, "Alas... your triplets and Xiaowen are missing. The village and I have gathered all the strong men to search the mountain! Don't worry, we will definitely find them... Alas! Lizhan's wife, are you okay? Xiaoyun, come here quickly..."

Secretary Zhao's daughter-in-law Wu Xiaoyun rushed forward and supported Xia Juanjuan who was about to faint: "Oh my god! Juanjuan, don't scare me, wake up quickly!"

When Xia Juanjuan heard Secretary Zhao say "it can't be found", she was already numb.

The panic of losing the most precious thing in an instant, the limp hands and feet, the brain crash, and the grief on the face all came suddenly afterwards.

Wu Xiaoyun's voice came from afar, and Xia Juanjuan finally came to her senses.

Her three children and Xiaowen were nowhere to be found...

No... How could it be lost? A human trafficker? Or a wild beast in the mountains...?

No! She must not collapse! Otherwise, how can she find her children?

Secretary Zhao said anxiously, "Xiaoyun, you and Chen Qi, send Lizhan's wife home. You stay with her first, and don't let her do anything stupid! Also, her mother Lin Yuru is there too, ask Lijie's wife to keep a close eye on her, and don't let anything happen again!"

Wu Xiaoyun and Chen Qi rushed over and whispered, "Juanjuan? Sister-in-law Juan'er, you must hold on. The whole village has been looking for her, we will definitely find her!"

As he said this, he wanted to bring Xia Juanjuan home.

Xia Juanjuan had recovered from her stress by then. She shook her head and said softly, "I'm fine. Don't hold me back. I want to go home quickly..."

After hearing this, Wu Xiaoyun and Chen Qi looked at each other in bewilderment. Is she... really okay?

However, they still let go of her hands and Xia Juanjuan actually ran home at full speed. The two had no choice but to follow her.

There's something really wrong with Xia Juanjuan's appearance!

If it were someone else, they would have burst into tears upon hearing that their child was lost. Xia Juanjuan had not cried yet, except for the fact that she fainted from anger just now!

However, they naturally would not think that Xia Juanjuan was heartless and indifferent.

When faced with such a major change, it is normal for people's brains to remain numb, unable to react, not to believe, and to avoid reality.

On the contrary, this reaction may be much more dangerous than bursting into tears!

There are also many people who don’t cry or make a fuss, but who cannot get over a hurdle and fall to the ground and never wake up again!

Lin Yuru had cried so hard that she almost fainted. If Zhou Qiuhe hadn't stopped her, she would have jumped into the well.

Xiao Wu and Bei Bei also raised their heads and burst into tears.

Zhou Qiuhe was still trying to persuade her, "Aunt Lin, no one wants to encounter this kind of thing! There are so many children in our village, aren't they always the older ones taking the younger ones out to play? Who would have thought that they would get lost? Maybe they were too playful and followed their brother into the mountains to play and got lost? The whole village is looking for them, they will definitely be found! If you lose your mind and really jump into the well, wouldn't Juanjuan be even more sad when she comes back?"

Lin Yuru spent the whole afternoon so anxious that her hair turned a lot white. She cried so hard that she couldn't even breathe. She said self-reproachfully, "Juan'er... told me... to keep a close eye on the children these days... wuwu... and I... why didn't I listen? Yanyan! Yeye! Yaoyao! Xiaowen! How can I report to my daughter... wuwuwu!"

When Xia Juanjuan came in, Lin Yuru saw her and burst into tears, feeling even more upset and guilty.

Xia Juanjuan was still confused. She walked over, pulled Lin Yuru and said, "Mom, don't cry first. Tell me what happened at that time first!"

Lin Yuru burst into tears and couldn't say a complete sentence after talking for a long time.

Zhou Qiuhe had no choice but to tell what she heard:

"Auntie Lin was cooking in the house at that time. I heard from Yingying and Huanhuan that Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei took the triplets out to play. They often play in the east end of the village recently. Adults in that village don't go there often.

In the past two days, there seemed to be an unfamiliar woman who kept hanging around them and gave them rice cakes or fruit candies. However, Xiaowen and the triplets shook their heads and refused to accept any.

Today, it was the late afternoon when not many people were around. Xiaowen and his friends were about to take the triplets home, when suddenly a few adults rushed over and took the triplets away without saying a word.

Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei hurried to chase him and were slapped several times. An adult threatened the children and told them not to shout or he would arrest them too! The children were so scared that they dared not say a word. After a while, the men covered the triplets' mouths and went into the mountains. Then the man left!

Xiaowen asked Xiaowu and Beibei to come back and report the news, and he chased towards the mountain. After the other children returned home, the village knew about it. Secretary Zhao immediately organized the strong men in the village to search the mountain! "

After Zhou Qiuhe finished speaking, she comforted him, "Juanjuan, you... don't worry. Secretary Zhao has already sent someone to the county to send a telegram to Li Zhan, and the county has also reported it. If Li Zhan receives the telegram, he should be able to come back soon..."

"Yes, Juanjuan. Our whole village is looking for them. Those bastards will definitely not be able to escape!" Wu Xiaoyun and Chen Qi also advised.

But even though they tried to persuade him, they had no idea what to do.

Those people... I'm afraid they are probably human traffickers. If that's the case, they must have explored the way in the mountains long ago, and no one knows where they are going!

Although the villagers of Qingshui Village usually go into the mountains, there are wolves and blind bears in the deep mountains, and the roads in the mountains are even more complicated. Compared with the traffickers who have already explored the road, whether they can find the children back is really another matter!

And Xiaowen, such a young child, went into the mountains. It was almost dark and there were wolves and wild boars everywhere. I'm afraid a child of six or seven years old would be in great danger!

Xia Juanjuan forced herself to cheer up. She couldn't cry or collapse. Now was not the time to feel regretful and want to die! Otherwise... she might never find her children!

"Those people... have they also looked at the other children? Or did they just go and hug Yanyan, Yeye and Yaoyao?" Xia Juanjuan asked.

Zhou Qiuhe recalled what Yingying said, and then said:

"It seems to be heading straight towards Yanyan and the others! But this is really strange. A few days ago, that woman was hanging around nearby, giving candies to the children, and the other children in the village took them. Even if they wanted to kidnap them, the children who had eaten the candies would definitely be easier to deceive. All the little kids in your family were rejected. But... it may also be because the triplets are smaller and easier to take away..."

"Did they leave anything behind?" Xia Juanjuan asked again.

She guessed that they were either human traffickers or kidnapped in the future. After all, they were living a good life, and it was possible that someone was jealous and wanted to cheat them of some money.

If there was a note asking for a ransom, that would at least prove that the children were safe for the time being.

If they were human traffickers, the child's safety should be guaranteed for the time being, after all, they were seeking money. But... Xia Juanjuan always felt that such a tough approach was not like that of a human trafficker.

Zhou Qiuhe thought about it, shook her head, and said, "It seems not."

At this time, Xiao Wu and Bei Bei cried and said, "Yes! Mom! Yes! That bad guy gave us a piece of paper, but the paper was snatched away by Li Sheng..."

After hearing these words, Xia Juanjuan stood up immediately without saying a word and walked straight to the kitchen!

Zhou Qiuhe was still a little confused when she saw this: "A piece of paper? What's written on it...? Oh my god! Could it be that he is not a human trafficker... or he is the one in the play... who wants to ransom money?!"

In those days, every household had a hard time, especially in the countryside, where people could not even get enough food to eat.

Therefore, the villagers, including Zhou Qiuhe, had a preconceived notion that he was a human trafficker and never thought of the possibility of him being a kidnapper.

After all, if you want to kidnap someone, you must kidnap a child from the city. You can get a few dozen yuan a month as salary, or even a ransom!

The rural people don’t have any money at all!

However, Lizhan is serving in the army and receives a monthly allowance, so it is very likely that he will be targeted!

At this time, Xia Juanjuan had already come out with a kitchen knife in hand.

Zhou Qiuhe, Wu Xiaoyun, Chen Qi, and Lin Yuru, who was crying breathlessly, were all frightened.

"Juanjuan, what are you doing...don't be impulsive..."

"Juan'er...it's all Mom's fault. You...you must not do anything stupid!"

Is Xia Juanjuan unable to bear the stimulation and going crazy? Or is she going to commit suicide?

Xia Juanjuan's beautiful eyes widened as she said in a cold voice: "Get out of the way! I'm not crazy, but if you try to stop me, I might really go crazy!"

No one dared to confront them, so Wu Xiaoyun quickly asked Chen Qi to go and call for help.

She and Zhou Qiuhe didn't dare to stop Xia Juanjuan, so they could only follow her to see what she was going to do with the kitchen knife.

Xia Juanjuan went straight into Li Qiang's house.

After the triplets were kidnapped, all the other able-bodied men in the village went into the mountains to search for them. But Li Qiang did not go.

He sold the jade secretly, and after he finished making it, his secret was exposed and Li Jie forced him to write an IOU. As a result, he hated both Li Jie and Li Zhan in his heart.

When he heard that the triplets were taken away, he was so happy that he didn't even have time to feel happy. How could he possibly help look for them?

Lisheng and Li Jiaojiao were playing with the paper airplane in the yard.

When Wang Guixiang saw Xia Juanjuan entering her yard, she originally wanted to scold her like a shrew and kick her out.

As a result, before he could open his mouth, he saw the kitchen knife in Xia Juanjuan's hand. He was so scared that he screamed "Oh my God!" and hid behind Li Qiang.

Li Qiang was also afraid. He backed away, trembling with fear and said, "Xia Juanjuan! What...what are you going to do! Didn't I just go into the mountains to help find your son? Can't I go now? Put down the kitchen knife first..."

Li Sheng and Li Jiaojiao didn't dare to play anymore. They cried in fear when they saw the ferocious Xia Juanjuan...

Xia Juanjuan stared at Li Qiang and said in a hoarse voice: "Give me your son's paper airplane!"

Li Qiang and Wang Guixiang were stunned for a moment: "You, you, you...what do you want? Paper...paper airplane?"

Xia Juanjuan said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense! Are you going to give it to me or not?"

"Here, here, here!" Li Qiang howled like a ghost, quickly took the paper airplane from Li Sheng's hand, and handed it to Xia Juanjuan tremblingly.

Li Sheng was still holding back and didn't want to give it, but after Li Qiang slapped him twice, he immediately became obedient and started crying loudly with his head raised.

Xia Juanjuan took the paper airplane and quickly opened it, only to see a line of words written crookedly on it: "Two hundred yuan for a child. Take six hundred yuan and ask Liu Lan to send the child to the mountain, and we will return the child to you! Otherwise..."

It was just a short line of text with several typos, but there was no doubt that it was a letter asking for a ransom.

However, why was it so clear that Liu Lan was asked to pay the ransom?