Yu Jiu was so frightened that she screamed.
"The children are missing! An'an and Nannan are missing! Xu Zijiang, get up quickly!"
"Uncle, wake up!"
Yu Jiu was very loud, and she even tried to attract the train conductors to turn on the lights so they could look for the child.
Although Xu Zijiang was asleep, he immediately woke up when Yu Jiu called him. He still maintained a degree of vigilance even in his sleep, and he jumped out of bed.
"What did you say!"
"An'an and the others are missing! I went to the bathroom, and in less than five minutes, they were gone. They must have been kidnapped! Hurry, it's not too late to look for them!"
Yu Jiu was frantic, but she managed to maintain her last shred of rationality and recounted what had happened to Xu Zijiang. The train was still moving, so the child must still be on board. If the train stopped, it would be all over. Xu Zijiang also understood the gravity of the situation. He immediately went to find the train conductor and had all the lights in the carriage turned on. The old man also woke up and nearly fainted upon hearing Yu Jiu's words.
"How could they disappear? How could human traffickers get in here? So many of us are sleeping here, and they dared to steal our child!"
"Yes, what does the child look like? Quick, quick, let's help look for him!"
The commotion woke up everyone else in the carriage. Upon hearing that two children were missing, they immediately joined in the search. How could they bear it if their own child were lost? Everyone shared the same feelings and offered their help without hesitation.
Yu Jiu had a splitting headache. Her hands trembled as she carefully searched the entire carriage. Yes, she wondered how human traffickers could have gotten here, and with such audacity—so many people sleeping here, and they still dared to do it! And she'd only been gone for five minutes, just to use the restroom!
Moreover, An'an and Nannan are four and six years old respectively, not the age to be easily taken away. If they make a sound, someone will hear them. How could they dare to steal such big children? Although An'an and Nannan were asleep at that time, what if they woke up? Many children are very light sleepers!
Yu Jiu was both flustered and scared. She searched while calling out An'an and Nannan's names, and she didn't forget to hold little Yuanyuan in her arms. Xu Zijiang had already gone to find the train conductor, so she had to hold Yuanyuan well, otherwise she was afraid that Yuanyuan would also be lost.
"An'an, Nannan, where are you? An'an, please answer Mommy, okay? Mommy's coming to find you!"
"An'an, Nannan!"
Everyone joined in the shouting and scattered to other compartments. The entire train was alerted, and the lights on the train were quickly turned on, illuminating the entire area and dispelling all darkness.
"What's going on? Why are all the lights on and it's so noisy? I think I hear someone shouting something?"
"Are you calling someone's name, An'an? Is someone missing?"
"Oh no! A child must be missing! There's a kidnapper on the bus! Everyone, keep an eye on your children!"
People in the compartments several compartments heard the commotion, and some quick-witted ones immediately guessed what was going on. He hurriedly shouted loudly, telling everyone to keep an eye on their children, because these days, trains are very chaotic.
"What? Kidnapping?! Why aren't these people dead?!"
Upon hearing what this was about, everyone stopped caring about the noise on the train, quickly held their children close, and even looked around to see if anyone else had an extra child.
"An'an! Waaaaah!"
After searching two carriages without finding the child, Yu Jiu was on the verge of collapse, and tears streamed down her face.
"Wa ...
"Waaaaah."
Her desperate shouting and crying must have woken up little Yuanyuan, who was sleeping. Little Yuanyuan probably sensed his mother's unease and fear, so he also closed his eyes and cried loudly, his little face turning purple.
"Don't cry, Yuanyuan, don't cry. Mommy will find your sister. Don't be afraid."
Yu Jiu choked back tears as she tried to comfort him, which was also a way of comforting herself. But she couldn't cry; she had to calm down and think about what to do.
Five minutes was actually the longest time Yu Jiu had estimated, but the toilet wasn't far from their carriage, only two carriages away. She still walked there quickly, a round trip of two minutes. She also went to the toilet quickly, just urinated, took off her pants, squatted down, and stood up. Because she was still thinking about her child, she used her fastest speed. To be precise, the total time should have been three minutes, four minutes at most.
Assuming the traffickers had already targeted their carriage from the beginning, waiting for the adults to be careless so they could take An'an and Nannan, or Nannan's younger brother and Yuanyuan, they would definitely be waiting near their carriage. However, even if Yu Jiu left, he couldn't be sure that everyone in the carriage was asleep; he would definitely sneak over to check.
It will definitely take some time, and it will also take some time to pick up the two children and then take them away. I guess we'll go in the opposite direction, not the direction where Yu Jiu went to the toilet, and I'm also afraid that Yu Jiu might suddenly come out and we'll run into each other.
Then, after three or four minutes, Yu Jiu realized that the child was missing. She couldn't have gone far, and she would hide as soon as she heard a sound.
Moreover, before she got up to use the toilet, she sat on the bed and carefully looked at the front and back of the carriage. There were no outsiders in their carriage at the time, and she didn't see anyone squatting at the connecting area of the carriages when she came out.
Even though he was waiting in another part of the carriage, he would glance at it every now and then. He still didn't know when Yu Jiu left. After all, it was nighttime, and everyone was asleep and wouldn't leave easily; they might even be dozing off. He realized that it must have taken Yu Jiu some time to leave, and that person couldn't have gone far.
The train won't reach the next station for at least another hour. They have time; she will definitely find An'an and Nannan!
At this moment, Xu Zijiang also arrived with the train attendant. He spoke to Yu Jiu with a stern face.
"Don't worry, I've already told them about the situation, and they reported it immediately. We haven't found the children yet, but the train won't stop at the next station. We will definitely find An'an and Nannan. Honey, don't worry, I won't let anything happen to them."
Xu Zijiang's reliable voice rang out, and Yu Jiu's tense heart could finally breathe a sigh of relief. If that was the case, then their chances of finding the children were much greater. The train was still moving; they would only jump off if they were courting death. And they had two children with them. Adults could jump, but how could children?
"Yes, we will definitely find An'an and Nannan. Let's start looking in this direction. Xu Zi will take you there to search. Be sure to search carefully. They can't have gone far. Search the luggage racks, under the seats, and the toilets thoroughly."
If we see someone carrying a large bag, we should search that area too. There's no way we can afford to offend anyone. If we see a large bag, we'll ask them to search it for us. If we don't find it, we'll offer them some compensation. Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem. I'll take some people to search in the direction I went to the restroom. Even if it's unlikely they left in that direction, we can't be careless.”
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