After Sheng An Ning left for school early in the morning, Zhou Hongyun watched the three children eat and then took them to wash their faces.
While her aunt went to buy groceries, Zhong Wenqing felt a little dizzy when she woke up in the morning and sat on the sofa without moving.
In just a moment, Zhou Hongyun brought Zhou Zhou and An An back, but Mo Mo was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that Momo was not in the room, Zhou Hongyun quickly asked Zhong Wenqing: "Sister-in-law, have you seen Momo?"
Zhong Wenqing sat up straight instantly: "Didn't Momo go outside with you to wash his face?"
Zhou Hongyun was so panicked that he quickly called out twice: "Momo, Momo?"
Then he said to Zhong Wenqing: "When we were washing our faces, An An wanted to go to the bathroom. I took her there and Zhou Zhou followed. Mo Mo was squatting by the sink. When we came out of the bathroom, we didn't see Mo Mo. I thought he went back to the house first."
After saying that, he went to the backyard and searched every room, calling Mo Mo as he searched.
At first, Zhong Wenqing was wondering which room Momo might have gone to. After all, among the three children, Momo was the most obedient and quiet, and he would not run away.
They also searched every corner of the front yard, but when they were done, they found that Mo Mo was not there, and they were completely panicked.
Zhou Hongyun was so confused that she cried, "What should I do? Sister-in-law, you stay home and look after Zhou Zhou and An An. I'll go to the alley and take a look."
He ran outside in a hurry, shouting Mo Mo's name in the alley like a madman.
I ask everyone I meet if they have seen Momo.
In the morning, after people went to work or school, there were not many people in the alley, and no one saw Mo Mo.
Zhou Hongyun ran back and when he reached the gate, his legs went weak and he sat on the ground.
Zhong Wenqing was holding a child in one hand. Seeing Zhou Hongyun sitting on the ground, his heart sank tightly. But now he calmed down: "Hongyun, go find Luancheng quickly, find Luancheng, tell him that Momo is missing, and ask him to come back quickly."
Zhou Hongyun quickly got up from the ground, wiped away her tears, and rushed to find Zhou Luancheng.
Zhong Wenqing still didn't give up. He took Zhou Zhou and An An and went door to door to ask if anyone had seen Mo Mo.
Although they had just moved in, the surrounding neighbors all knew that the new neighbor had triplets. When they heard that a child was missing, some enthusiastic people came out to help look for the child.
She also comforted Zhong Wenqing: "Sister, don't worry too much. There are no human traffickers in our alley. We haven't lost any children in all these years. Maybe they got into some corner because they were too playful."
"Yeah, don't worry, we will definitely find it."
How could Zhong Wenqing not be home? He was so angry that his mouth was covered with bubbles. He held An An and Zhou Zhou tightly with both hands, fearing that the two children would run away.
An An and Zhou Zhou now realized that their brother was missing, and followed Zhong Wenqing obediently.
The neighbors accompanied Zhong Wenqing and searched the alley thoroughly, and also searched the two nearby alleys, but no one saw Momo.
The cleaner at the entrance of the alley said to Zhong Wenqing confidently, "Sister, I have been sweeping the road here since around five o'clock. I was at the entrance of the alley when you said the child was lost, but I didn't see your child. I recognize your children. They are three cute little kids."
Zhong Wenqing was not comforted at all, but became even more frightened.
Zhou Luancheng and Zhou Hongyun also came back quickly. After hearing that Momo was missing, Zhou Luancheng dropped his work and hurried back with Zhou Hongyun.
At the entrance of the alley, I met Zhong Wenqing, who was surrounded by a group of neighbors looking for his child.
The moment Zhong Wenqing saw Zhou Luancheng, it was as if he had found his backbone. The tears that he had been holding back could not be controlled and fell down: "Luancheng, Momo is missing. We have searched everywhere, but we can't find Momo."
Zhou Luancheng looked at the two children leaning against Zhong Wenqing's legs. Fearing that they might be frightened, he quickly picked them up one by one. "It's okay, let's go back first. It's okay, we'll talk about it after we get back. Momo will definitely be fine."
Although he said this, he had no idea in his heart. Zhou Hongyun said that Momo was lost at home. If it was Zhou Zhou, he would suspect that he ran away by himself. But Momo, this child would never run away by himself. Moreover, the door was closed at that time. With Momo's strength, it was impossible for him to push the door open.
Zhou Luancheng held the child, while Zhou Hongyun and Zhong Wenqing supported each other and went home together. Enthusiastic neighbors also came over and said to Zhou Luancheng: "If you need any help, just let us know."
Everyone nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, tell us if you need anything. How about you give us a few photos of Mo Mo and we'll go look for him on the street. We must not be lenient when dealing with human traffickers."
Zhou Luancheng thanked everyone and entered the gate. Zhou Hongyun, with red eyes, told him where Momo was squatting last: "It was right here. I took the two children to the toilet. When I was at the toilet door, I turned back and saw him squatting here, his hands still touching the water in the basin."
She cried even harder: "Momo is very well behaved and never runs around, so I feel relieved that he is there alone. If I had known this would happen, I should have asked him to go to the toilet together. It's all my fault. It's all my fault."
The more I thought about it, the more regretful I felt, and I couldn't help but cry in frustration.
Zhou Luancheng put down the two children and patted Zhou Hongyun on the shoulder: "Aunt, this is not your fault. Did you hear any noise when you were in the toilet?"
Zhou Hongyun shook his head: "I didn't hear it."
The main reason was that An An was still singing nursery rhymes at the time, and the little girl had a loud voice, so even if there was any noise in the yard, Zhou Hongyun would not notice it.
Zhong Wenqing suddenly remembered: "At that time, I seemed to hear a basin clanging in the yard. I thought it was Hongyun washing the children's faces and bumping into the basin, so I didn't take it seriously."
"If I had known, I should have come out to take a look."
Zhou Luancheng asked everyone to stand at the gate of the yard. He walked into the middle of the yard and looked near the pool. The washbasin from that morning was still on the ground, and the splashes of water around it had dried up.
There are quite a few messy footprints.
Zhou Luancheng squatted down and measured the footprints with his hands. The small footprints were left by three children, as well as several adults, based on the patterns on the soles and their sizes.
He soon discovered a different footprint, that of an adult male, with a tire-like pattern.
He knew that the yard was swept every day, especially the area near the pool. Zhou Hongyun also swept it several times a day. In addition, he came and went frequently, so such clear footprints were left behind.
It must have been left there last night and this morning.
But apart from him who came back last night, there was no adult male in the house, so this footprint was suspicious...
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