Upon hearing this, the gloom on Liu Weiqiang's face lessened somewhat, and a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes as he looked at Song's mother.
"Alright, I'll come back in three days to collect the money. We'll exchange the money for the person. Your grandson can stay with me for the next three days."
Before Song's mother could react, Liu Weiqiang and his men had already left.
Song Mai's brother was in so much pain that he almost fainted. As soon as the two men let go, he immediately fell to the ground, his face deathly pale.
Song's mother was heartbroken and rushed forward to hug him, saying, "My son, it's all my fault. I've made you suffer!"
As she spoke, she urged Song's father:
"What are you waiting for? Call 120 right now!"
Only then did Mr. Song shakily reach for his phone.
When Sister-in-law Song Mai heard that her son would be staying with Liu Weiqiang for the next three days, she was already in a panic. She knew that the Song family could not possibly come up with two million yuan. She had originally prepared to run away with her child, but now it was clear that this was impossible.
"Mom, what should we do now?"
Song's mother was also extremely upset: "What should we do? What can we do? The most important thing is to find that damned girl Song Mai as soon as possible. That damned girl got married without saying a word and ruined our family like this. I must make that pretty boy give me a million as a bride price, otherwise he can forget about marrying my daughter! If he can't come up with it, then he should just get a divorce and let Song Mai come with me. Now, give Song Mai to Liu Weiqiang and say some nice things. Maybe he will agree to return the 500,000 and settle this matter."
Sister-in-law Song Mai thought about it and agreed that it was a good idea, but then she realized that it was impossible to implement.
After all, we don't even know where Song Mai is right now, so how can we ask Song Mai for money?
“But we have no idea where that brat is. How are we supposed to find her? We only have three days left. If we can’t come up with the money in three days, my son will be sold off.”
Thinking of this, Sister-in-law Song Mai couldn't help but shed tears. Nothing could make her more heartbroken than the accident involving her child.
Song's mother's eyes gradually turned sinister: "No, there is one last way."
"What method?"
Sister-in-law Song Mai wiped away her tears and asked.
“Call the police! I don’t believe that brat can hide anywhere. Just because I can’t find her doesn’t mean the police can’t find her either! Your dad and I will go to the hospital with the ambulance in a bit. You go to the police station right away and report that Song Mai has disappeared.”
Sister-in-law Song Mai nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll go right now."
The next afternoon, while Song Mai was at work, several police officers approached the department's front desk.
"Excuse me, is Songmai located here?"
It was three o'clock in the afternoon, a time when people are drowsy. Everyone in the Spanish Department was on the verge of falling asleep. All that could be heard was the weak sound of typing on keyboards, and no one else could be heard speaking.
Zheng Yao was lying on the front desk, her upper and lower eyelids drooping.
She originally wanted to find out where Song Mai had gone during her long leave, but Song Mai was extremely tight-lipped and didn't reveal a word. She rambled on for a long time, but no one knew where she had gone after taking a week's leave and then extending it for ten more days.
Just as Zheng Yao was about to fall asleep completely, the police officer's voice suddenly rang out, startling her awake and instantly extinguishing her drowsiness.
She looked up and was shocked to find several policemen standing in front of her. She immediately stood up.
"Yes, she's here! I'll take you to her!"
Zheng Yao walked briskly through the office area and pushed open the door to Song Mai's office without knocking.
"Song Mai, the police are looking for you. Have you done something wrong? If you've broken the law, you'd better confess honestly to avoid bringing shame to the company!"
She spoke loudly, and since she was standing at the door, almost everyone heard her and looked towards Song Mai's office.
Many people were whispering among themselves:
"No wonder she took so many days off without saying where she was going; it turns out she wasn't up to any good."
"Could it be that he was detained for so many days, which is why he's keeping quiet about it? I wonder what he did wrong."
"He usually seems quite honest, but I didn't expect him to be so bold."
"This is probably a case of not judging a book by its cover."
...
Hearing the whispers of the crowd, Zheng Yao felt extremely pleased with herself.
Even Fang Yu peeked out to see what had happened, secretly hoping that what everyone was saying was true.
Song Mai was completely confused. The previous cases had already been closed, so why were the police coming to find her again?
She ignored Zheng Yao and instead looked directly at the police officers behind Zheng Yao.
"What can I do for you?"
The middle-aged police officer in the lead showed Song Mai his police ID and said, "Your family said they couldn't find you for several days and were worried that something had happened to you or that you had gone missing, so they reported you missing to the police. Since you are there, why don't you contact your family and explain the situation? Your family is very worried about you."
Upon hearing this, Song Mai immediately showed a knowing expression.
"Thank you, officer. I'll contact my family in a bit. Thank you for your help."
The police officers had Song Mai go through some necessary procedures before leaving, while Zheng Yao listened in the background the whole time.
Hearing the conversation between the police and Song Mai, Zheng Yao felt a pang of disappointment.
She had initially thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be nothing more than that.
But she didn't stop there. Leaning against the door of Song Mai's office, she said in a sarcastic tone:
"It is certainly a personal pursuit to climb up the social ladder at all costs, but it is also important to be filial to your parents. We know about your family situation. It was not easy for your parents to raise you. Even if you don't want to marry the person your parents introduced, you don't have to disappear from their lives. They are getting old. Why are you doing this? You even forced the old folks to call the police. It shows how worried and anxious they are about you."
The others also quietly chimed in:
"Yeah, it really shouldn't have gotten this bad. My mom was so worried when I didn't answer her phone, she was afraid something had happened to me. I can't imagine how worried I would be if she couldn't reach me for so many days."
"How can children treat their parents like this? After all, they are the ones who gave them life and raised them. What deep-seated hatred could they possibly have?"
“They’ve already called the police, so they must have searched everywhere. It’s not easy, is it? The elderly couple had to run around everywhere for their child, only to be disappointed. And what about the child? She’s deliberately hiding and not showing up. If I were her parents, I would be heartbroken.”
Song Mai listened to the murmurs of the crowd but said nothing, calmly continuing with her work.
Lin Ran couldn't stand it anymore and slammed her hand on the table, standing up.
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