Chapter 21: If something goes wrong, I will take all the responsibility
"Yanlin, let's call the police. The coincidences are so unbelievable." As she continued to search, Deng Xiuzhen saw the store and suddenly remembered that it seemed to have everything. Song Qinghua and his wife:
They are the ones who pick up the children and guide and introduce the stores.
The child was missing, and the girl said that she was picked up by a woman and put into a van.
In this city, the only woman that Qin Wenyu and his friends trust is probably Liu Xiaozhen. She has lived with Qin Wenyu and eaten with him at his home.
The van the little girl mentioned matched theirs. When they found Qin Wenyu, Song Qinghua helped them rent a car when they went back. It was a van.
"Well, call the police. Song Qinghua is obviously lying to us. Let's go to the police right away!" Tan Yanlin was smart. He put all these together and thought about it. He clenched his fists, and veins on his forehead bulged.
When they arrived at the police station, they were met by He Xiaohai again. He listened carefully to their story but said he was powerless:
It takes 24 hours to file a missing person case, but there are only a few hours left? Not enough time.
The fraud report was made this morning and has been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department, which is currently investigating.
There was no substantial evidence in the report of child abduction; it was all speculation on the part of Deng Xiuzhen and her friends.
"Officer, you must help us. We must find Song Qinghua and the others as soon as possible." Tan Yanlin begged.
"Officer, our children must have been abducted, otherwise they would not miss returning home and going to school." Deng Xiuzhen's voice was hoarse.
"The Economic Investigation Department is already investigating your case, please wait patiently for a few days.
The child may not have been abducted, but may have been picked up by a relative or acquaintance, or may have gone out to play. If there is no news tomorrow, we will send someone to look for him. "He Xiaohai explained patiently.
"My children must have been kidnapped. Wenjing and Wenxin are so old now, and their school is not far from home, so it is impossible for them to get lost. Besides, they never run around and always tell us where they go," said Qin Yanlin.
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"Are you going to file a case or not? If you don't do that now and go find my child, I will die here with you!" Deng Xiuzhen suddenly stood up and cried loudly. She was really about to collapse.
Why don't they believe such an obvious thing? And who thought that the ghost was missing only after 24 hours? Adults have the ability to protect themselves, 24 hours is fine, but children can't!
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" The commotion here immediately attracted several policemen.
"Their child disappeared at noon, and they determined that he was abducted by Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen. They asked us to file a case immediately and find Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen right away." He Xiaohai explained succinctly.
"Why do you think the children were abducted? And how do you think it was Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen who abducted them?" a policeman in his thirties spoke.
"We had only been in the city for a few days and didn't recognize many people in the city. The only woman the children were familiar with was Liu Xiaozhen. The children at school said they saw them being picked up by a woman.
My children are too old to be lost. They are well behaved and if they were not kidnapped, they would have returned to school." Deng Xiuzhen's voice was choked with sobs, but her narration was clear.
"How old are the kids?"
"One is twelve, one is ten, and one is six."
"Xiao Hai, notify everyone to go out and look for Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen immediately!"
"Director Tian..."
"Do as I say! At the same time, call the traffic police brigade and the police station and ask them to cooperate. We must find Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen!"
"Director Tian, this is against the rules."
"I am the director. You just need to follow orders. If anything goes wrong, I will bear all the responsibility!" Tian Guoqiang's words were sonorous and powerful.
"Yes!" He Xiaohai agreed and quickly went out with several other policemen.
"Please tell me the specific situation in detail, including the recent abnormalities." As soon as they left, Director Tian Guoqiang said to Deng Xiuzhen and Tan Yanlin.
Tan Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen recounted everything from Tan Wenyu's disappearance and recovery, to him being defrauded when buying a store, to the disappearance of three children today.
After listening to this, Tian Guoqiang thought for a while, turned around and left. After a while, he came back, asked Tan Yanlin and the others to go back first, and then left in a hurry.
The two waited for a while, but no one paid any attention to them. They decided to look for him further, so they left the police station.
At this moment, the lights in Pucheng were on, people were hurrying on the street, the hawking, shouting, and laughing made the city look prosperous. But all this made Tan Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen even more desperate: this crowded world made the world foggy, and they could not see the shadow of their children.
Knowing that there was little hope, the two went to Pu Zhong again. Looking through the window, it was pitch black inside, and no one answered when they knocked on the door.
"Let's go and see if Chen Guohu has returned!" said Qin Yanlin.
"Yes, go find Chen Guohu!" Deng Xiuzhen and Tan Yanlin thought of the same thing: Chen Guohu and Song Qinghua must be very familiar with each other, and might be accomplices!
The two found Chen Guohu's home based on their memory. There was no light in the house, but the door was ajar, just like when they arrived in the morning.
The two pushed open the door and vaguely saw something shaking in front of them, which scared them.
Keeping myself calm, I looked carefully at the occasional light from passing vehicles on the highway and discovered that there was a person hanging!
The two were so scared that they ran all the way to the police station and shouted, "Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"
All the police officers in the police station went out to look for Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen, leaving only two people on duty. When they heard that someone had died, they quickly called their superiors to request reinforcements.
A police car arrived soon and took Qin Yanlin and others to the scene.
Under the bright electric light, Deng Xiuzhen saw the old woman whom they had met in the morning, now hanging on the beam, her gray hair hanging down, covering her face, so that her expression could not be seen clearly, her limbs drooping naturally, and her body was already cold and stiff.
Deng Xiuzhen was standing outside the door. When she saw the old man, she was just scared, but she could express it completely and clearly.
Looking at the unfinished food on the dark table, she felt cold all over, her lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a word.
Something in her heart was collapsing. It was as if all the strength in her body was gone at this moment, and she collapsed.
Tan Yanlin held Deng Xiuzhen and let her lean on him.
"There is a forensic doctor here. Come with us and make a statement." A policeman said to them.
"Okay," Tan Yanlin agreed and helped Deng Xiuzhen into the police car.
After hesitating for a while, Tan Yanlin asked, "Can you give us something to eat?" They had eaten breakfast and had not eaten anything until now. It didn't matter if he was hungry for a while, but Deng Xiuzhen should not be able to starve.
After arriving at the police station, the police gave them two packs of instant noodles, and they ate while answering questions.
"Notify the child's parents tomorrow and ask them to pick up the child." A familiar voice sounded.
The two looked up and saw Director Tian, who also saw them and asked, "Why didn't you go home?" Then he said, "Your child has been found, go and take him back."
"Found it?" Deng Xiuzhen was still a little dizzy. She suddenly came to her senses and stood up, holding Director Tian's arm and asked, "Did you really find it?"
"I really found it. Thank you again. The information you provided is very useful..."
"Where are the children?" Tan Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen asked in unison. They didn't care about thanks or credit, they just wanted to see their children as soon as possible.
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