"You..." Liu Laiwang wanted to shut up, but for some reason, he suddenly blurted out.
"I stole it on the train."
What's going on? Liu Laiwang's eyes widened in disbelief. He had kept this secret in his heart for nearly twenty years, how could he blurt it out?
Yes! It’s that medicine! It must be!
"You monster!" Liu Laiwang thought of the time when he met Liu Daya's eyes in the dilapidated temple. The eerie and terrifying feeling at that time is still vivid in his mind.
So, Zhang Yun was right! She was possessed!
Xia Youyou smacked her lips and asked, "Why are you still cursing?"
Cao An stood up suddenly, strode to Liu Laiwang, and punched him in the stomach.
"Ah..." Liu Laiwang arched his back on the stool in pain, and his internal organs felt like they were twisting in a knot.
"How did you steal it? Why did you steal it? Do you have any evidence?" Cao An looked at him coldly. He wanted to grab his hair and force him to raise his head to answer, but looking at the greasy head that exuded a strange smell, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Liu Laiwang lost control and began to speak incoherently: "We fled the famine and ended up on the train. It was night, and we took advantage of the fact that no one was around to steal some food from the sleeper berth. The people in that compartment were fast asleep, and no one woke up the crying children."
"I thought I had no scruples, so I searched the box thoroughly and stole some gold and silver jewelry, as well as banknotes. I was originally planning to leave, but my wife saw the child's good looks and became interested."
Liu Laiwang recalled the events of that day. "We never had a child, and she wanted one too. But while fleeing famine, even if we stole money, we wouldn't dare go back. So we decided to steal the child and go straight back to her parents' home, where we'd raise her as our own and settle down in the Hongqi Brigade."
"Do you have any identification for her?"
Liu Laiwang shook his head. "No, her face was blue and purple from crying. We thought we couldn't support her, so we grabbed our belongings and got off the train at a random station. The next day, we bought another ticket to Baoshi."
Xia Youyou frowned. If that was true, then her life experience would really be a mystery.
In those days, being able to ride in a sleeper train proved that the family was well-off. But the question was, why did no one in the compartment wake up when a baby was crying so loudly?
"Do you remember where that train went?" Xia Youyou asked.
"I don't remember. We climbed up halfway and had no idea where we were going. I only vaguely remember that we were heading north. Our next stop was a small county town."
The clue ends here.
Cao An took Xia Youyou out of the interrogation room and saw that she kept her head down, thinking that she was sad.
His big hand stroked her head, silently comforting her.
Xia Youyou came back to her senses, felt the warm palm on her head, then raised her head and smiled at him.
"Brother, I'm fine."
Cao An held her head against his chest and said, "Be good. When the conditions are right, we can put ads in newspapers and on TV. We'll find her one day."
Xia Youyou raised her hand and pinched the clothes on his waist, nodding slightly. In fact, she was not obsessed with finding her biological parents. If she was just Xia Youyou in the future world, she would not have much reaction to the search for her biological parents.
But she isn't.
When someone stole their child, were they heartbroken or indifferent?
If it is the former, would they go to great lengths to find the child?
Her thoughts were a little confused. She thought of her mother in the future, Liu Hui, and her biological mother whom she had never met.
she……
Cao An rubbed her head to comfort her, hating Liu Laiwang and his wife for changing the fate of a family and even changing Xia Youyou's life.
But she was also somewhat glad that she was able to meet her parents from the future life and finally travel back in time.
Maybe it would be as he said. When conditions improved, Xia Youyou would have more opportunities to appear in newspapers and possibly on TV. As long as the news got out, someone would definitely come knocking on her door.
He remembered that there was a paternity testing technology in the future, so it was not difficult.
Xia Youyou adjusted herself slightly, took a deep breath and left Cao An's arms.
"Brother, let's go." She missed her mother and him...
Seeing Cao An looking at her with a worried look on his face, she smiled with relief, "I'm fine."
*
The other people from the Academy of Sciences had already left, leaving only Fu Zhengqi to negotiate with Huang Jun about the report.
Only after they got in the jeep and left did Fu Zhengqi have time to ask about Xia Youyou's condition. After getting a reply that she was fine, he talked about the military parade they had discussed last time.
"Director Fu, is there any result?" Xia Youyou looked at him expectantly.
Fu Zhengqi was sitting in the passenger seat. He looked back at the expectation on her face and said with a smile, "How can we not meet your request?"
She is the treasure of the Academy of Sciences. Besides, I have visited the factory myself and it is indeed well-organized. If there is the latest technology, it will definitely be put into use!
"Tomorrow, you guys come over and hand in the materials with me. Whether it will be a success depends on your product!"
Xia Youyou excitedly held Cao An's hand, "Brother~"
A gentle smile appeared on the face of the tough guy Cao An, and he shook her hand back, "Yeah."
The brother and sister smiled at each other.
Fu Zhengqi shook his head and laughed, sitting up straight and looking forward. He was also looking forward to it! He was looking forward to whether the advanced machines made by the Anhai factory would be as amazing as Xia Youyou's computer!
The jeep took the two to the old house. Xia Youyou first ran to the phone booth and called the guesthouse to report that she was safe. She then called the factory to tell Xiao Hai that she was safe. Finally, she asked for leave from the principal and asked him to tell Yan Ke that she couldn't go tomorrow because of something.
Because they had to submit some materials, the two decided to stay at the old house tonight.
When they saw them come back, the boys were very happy and surrounded Cao An, chattering non-stop.
Zi Qiu and Zi Dong also pulled Xia Youyou to sit in the main hall and pestered her to help them with their summer homework.
The two old men sat aside drinking tea, watching the children running around the house, stroking their beards and smiling.
In the evening, Cao An and Xia Youyou returned to Cao's house and sorted out the materials they would need for tomorrow in the main hall.
"Brother, are all the machines assembled?" Xia Youyou took the blueprint and confirmed it repeatedly.
"Some of them haven't arrived yet. I'll go and urge them tomorrow." Cao An was also worried. The key point was those parts factories. If they couldn't arrive on time, they might have to shut down!
“How many types have been assembled now?”
"There are currently ten types of factories, but none of them is as important as this last one!" Cao An stretched out his finger and pointed at a drawing.
Xia Youyou looked over when she heard that.
It's a 'circle', and it looks quite large.
This is not her drawing!
"Brother, did you draw this?"
"Well, this is a painting I made by combining current materials and future technology."
Cao An twisted his fingers, resting his elbows on the edge of the table. "The factory parts can't arrive on time, so I'll have to put this aside!"
There was a hint of regret in his tone, and it seemed that he really liked this machine.
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