When the police are looking for someone, they can only find their current residence based on their registered address, not their home phone number, so they can only call the security guard at the gate.
Xie Mingzhu was completely confused, but since the call was to her, she naturally had to answer.
She changed her clothes, looking bewildered, and quickly went to the door to answer the phone.
"Hello, may I ask which police station you are from?"
"Is this Comrade Xie Mingzhu? We've met before. I'm Lu Qunli, a police officer from Duanqiao Village Police Station."
Xie Mingzhu understood instantly.
"Officer Lu, what can I do for you?"
Lu Qunli paused for a moment, considered his words carefully, and then found the most appropriate way to briefly explain to Xie Mingzhu what Qian Shouren had asked of him.
"Besides these, we also got some clues about the trafficking of children from the villagers who were involved in the buying and selling of women."
"The midwife who delivered your baby admitted that she sold your child to Zhao De, the head of the human traffickers."
"The midwife lied to you, saying you gave birth to a girl and that she died shortly after birth. In fact, you gave birth to a boy."
"The midwife was calculating that the big fat boy would fetch a lot of money, and she didn't want to share the money with you. She wanted to keep all the money for herself, so she simply decided to go all the way."
"As for your child... the midwife was only responsible for selling the child; she didn't inquire about anything else and was unaware of it. We are still investigating."
“However, these kinds of cases are very troublesome to investigate. Some organizations will deliberately conceal the child’s information at every stage in order to ensure that the secrets are not leaked and that the police cannot find the child when they are arrested, that is, to find the evidence to convict them.”
“Some people take over from the previous person without even knowing who the next person will be. They just put the child in the designated place and then don’t care about the next step.”
"So, based on our experience, only the head of the human trafficking gang probably knows how many times the child was transferred and where he was sold."
After hearing this, Xie Mingzhu seemed to be frozen in place, stunned, her mind blank, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
These things were so informative that they completely overturned her understanding.
So... she wasn't violated by the buyer Zhou Dazhu and Cui Lanhua found back then, the child wasn't the buyer's, and she didn't even fall into the hands of human traffickers; instead, she was safely returned home...
Who is the father of her child? Is it the person who saved her?
But if that person wanted to save her, why did he do that to her?
And the child...her child didn't die at all?
Is he still alive and well?
Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhu couldn't help but feel a surge of relief.
She never imagined that while she escaped the clutches of human traffickers, her child would not.
But no matter what, as long as the child is alive, there is hope!
For a moment, Xie Mingzhu didn't even care who the child's father was or what had happened that night. She gripped the phone receiver tightly and pleaded repeatedly.
"Officer Lu, please help me find my child. This is the most important thing to me right now."
"Everything else can be put aside for now, and I can let it go for now, but please help me investigate. My child is my life. I can give up everything, I just want to find him!"
All the pain and struggle of losing their child day and night transformed into an urgent desire to reunite with them at this moment.
If there were even the slightest clue, Xie Mingzhu would be eager to grab a knife and find those human traffickers immediately, to personally interrogate them about where they had taken her child.
Even if it costs her her life, she will find her child.
Lu Qunli was also taken aback by her urgency and quickly tried to comfort her.
"Rest assured, we will do our best to investigate as soon as possible, and we will notify you immediately once there is any progress in the case."
"We will do our best... no, we will do everything we can to help you find your lost child, please rest assured."
"Okay, okay, thank you..."
Shu Ying had been busy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs all morning. She made a point of returning half an hour early at noon, and even bought some groceries on the way. She pushed open the courtyard gate with a smile.
"Sister, you haven't finished cooking yet, have you? I bought some seasonal vegetables. Save me a spot so I can show off my skills too..."
As Shu Ying spoke, she stepped into the main house, subconsciously glancing towards the kitchen.
But Xie Mingzhu was not seen.
There wasn't even one in the living room.
She even went upstairs to look around, but didn't see anyone.
What's going on?
Shu Ying had a bad feeling.
Normally, Xie Mingzhu would be enthusiastically preparing meals by this time.
Xie Mingzhu loves cooking so much, and since she's recently become pregnant, she cooks in advance almost every day without fail, and even if something comes up, she'll tell her in advance.
But Shu Ying looked at the kitchen and then at the dining table.
It was completely empty; nothing had been prepared.
For Xie Mingzhu to be so preoccupied with cooking, and even forget to call her... something must have happened.
Shu Ying immediately put down what she was doing and ran out to look for someone.
She first tried to go to the military kindergarten, but did not see Xie Mingzhu.
Just as I was about to turn back and search around again, and if I still couldn't find her, I would check the entry and exit records at the gate, I turned my head and happened to see Xie Mingzhu walking from the direction of the military compound gate. She turned at the intersection ahead, and I didn't know where she was going.
Shu Ying breathed a sigh of relief, but then noticed that the direction ahead wasn't her home, and called out in confusion.
"Sister? Whose house are you going to? It's almost noon. I'll go home and cook a couple of dishes. Shall we eat first?"
"elder sister?"
Shu Ying called out several times, but received no response.
That's when she realized something was wrong.
Xie Mingzhu walked with an unusually mechanical posture, absent-minded, like a soulless puppet, only knowing to keep walking forward without even looking at the road.
Shu Ying felt something was wrong and quickly took a few steps to catch up with Xie Mingzhu, grabbing her arm.
"Sister, what's wrong with you...?"
Xie Mingzhu was pulled slightly to the side by Shu Ying, and her red eyes and tear-streaked face were instantly exposed to Shu Ying.
Shu Ying was startled and, without saying a word, gave Xie Mingzhu a hug.
She gently patted her sister's back and softly comforted her.
"Don't be afraid, sister, it's alright, it's alright..."
Once Xie Mingzhu's mood had improved somewhat, Shu Ying tentatively asked about the reason.
Xie Mingzhu raised her face with tears in her eyes and told Shu Ying the news, which was neither good nor bad.
“Yingying, do you know, when I heard that the child was still alive, I felt that nothing else mattered. My only thought was to find the child.”
"But why... why is my child's life so tragic? He was sold off like a commodity, and I don't know when I'll find him..."
"I know he might be living a good life somewhere in China, but I just can't find him or see him."
"Yingying, do you know how agonizing it is for me to think about it?"
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