After leaving Luo Changgeng's house, Sun Aimin and his son returned to the hotel. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. Sun Aimin immediately knocked on the doors of Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun's rooms.
It was Zhao Hongjun who opened the door. He quickly let Sun Aimin and his son in and asked, "Did you just get back?"
Sun Aimin nodded and said, "Hmm." After entering, he asked the two people, "What did the police say today? Any news about the human traffickers?"
The two men looked a little disappointed and replied, "No. We haven't yet determined the whereabouts of those people. It seems that they are all veterans and must be very careful when encountering something."
Sun Aimin said, "Let's keep an eye on Luojiagou first and keep in touch with Sister Shen. Also, Zhan Jinhua and Qian Jindou are not from the same city; hers is in the neighboring Jiangyuan City."
The situation there is even more complicated. I heard the Zhan family has some influence. If they hide back in Jiangyuan City, things might be even more difficult than in Luojiagou."
Wu Xing said, "Even if it's a dangerous place, I have to go there. Today we went to the police station. I told them that Qian Longchuan was a kidnapped child. I don't know how they will handle it.
"Once we get Old Zhao's son back, we'll go over there and see what's going on. We'll then file a report in Jiangyuan City. I don't believe these people can become invisible and disappear out of thin air. If we can't do anything about it, will the police be able to do anything about it?"
It was a reasonable thing to do, but reality often didn't live up to expectations. He knew there were a lot of tricks involved, but he didn't want to undermine Wu Xing's confidence. He also wanted to see if Zhan Jinhua, Qian Jindou, and the massive criminal group behind them had reached the point where they could cover the sky with one hand.
He nodded and said, "We don't have any other good options right now. We can only take it one step at a time. However, I may not have time to go to Luojiagou to pick up Brother Zhao's child. I need to take the child back to my hometown in the countryside to take care of some things first."
Zhao Hongjun and Wu Xing could both understand. In fact, the matter with Luo Dajiang had already been discussed, and with good people like Shen Nan and Luo Changshun looking after them, nothing should go wrong.
Zhao Hongjun quickly said, "Go do your thing. Lao Wu and I have been through all sorts of situations over the years. We know what to do."
After everyone finished talking, Sun Aimin took Xiaoshu back to the room to rest.
Seeing his own son sleeping beside him for the first time, Sun Aimin felt at ease and excited. Even after Xiaoshu fell asleep, Sun Aimin was reluctant to lie down. He turned off the lights and, with the moonlight shining into the room, carefully admired his son's little face. He loved it no matter how he looked at it.
At the same time, he was also deeply troubled by his own failure to recognize Sun Xiaohao's identity sooner. He clearly bore no resemblance to the couple, and relatives and friends had repeatedly and implicitly remarked that the child didn't resemble them. So, how could he have been so unsuspecting and even attempted to educate such a mischievous child with his love and patience?
If Yuan Jie had not had an accident that awakened her memories of her past life, the tragedy of that life would probably have been repeated again.
Fortunately, there is still time.
The next morning, after saying goodbye to Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun, Sun Aimin took his son to the train station and bought the next train back to Qingyang City.
Sun Aimin heard Yuan Jie mention that twenty years from now, with the advent of bullet trains and high-speed trains, rail travel would be much faster, and a journey from Qingyang to Mafang would only take two hours. However, now, it takes at least five or six hours.
There were a lot of people at the train station, and Sun Aimin held his son tightly in his arms.
The little tree said to him, "Dad, I'm very heavy now. Put me down and walk by yourself. I can walk!"
Sun Aimin ignored Xiaoshu and said to him, "Dad is not tired. You are still too thin. I will give you a good diet after I finish my urgent work. Besides, there are too many people at the train station. I am worried that I will get separated from you again!"
Sun Aimin's worries were not without reason. Firstly, it was so difficult to find his child, and he couldn't afford to make any mistakes. Secondly, human traffickers like Zhan Jinhua used the train station as a key location for human trafficking, making it difficult to guard against them. Therefore, he felt at ease only when he held Qian Xiaoshu in his arms.
There are many trains from Mafang City to Qingyang City. Sun Aimin chose the fastest train to Qingyang City, which is a passing train that departs in an hour and takes five and a half hours.
However, it is very common for trains to be delayed at this time, and it is difficult to predict exactly when they will arrive at the station.
Listening to the announcement in the waiting hall, Sun Aimin took Qian Xiaoshu to check their tickets and arrived at the corresponding platform.
Qian Xiaoshu was very happy when he saw a train for the first time. He pointed at the green train and said, "Dad, is this a train? It's so tall and long! Uncle Chen's car can seat five people at a time. This big train is comparable to many cars!"
Sun Aimin responded with a smile: "You are right. The train can carry thousands of passengers each time."
The father and son found the corresponding carriage, showed their tickets, and boarded. Since they had bought their tickets on the spur of the moment, only standing room was left. Sun Aimin and Xiaoshu squeezed through the crowd and arrived at a connecting carriage where there was still room.
Sun Aimin sat on the ground, holding Xiaoshu on his lap, and told him to make the seat as comfortable as possible. He also told him, "We bought the tickets in such a hurry this time that all the seats are sold out. Let's just make do this time. Next time, Dad will buy the seat tickets in advance."
Qian Xiaoshu snuggled in Sun Aimin's arms, nodded, and asked naively, "Dad, will we see many relatives when we go back this time?"
Sun Aimin patiently explained, "This time we'll go to my grandparents' house, that is, my father's parents' house. They are very kind and amiable elderly people who love children the most. There are also uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, many people."
Next time, Dad will take you to meet Mom and your grandma's family. They are all very nice. These are your blood relatives and will not let you suffer any grievances.
When Qian Xiaoshu heard his father's promise, his mind flew far away. He couldn't help but imagine how good those wonderful relatives his father mentioned would be.
It all felt like a dream. He had always envied Baoge for having a mother who loved her so much, but he never expected that he would not only have a father and mother, but also many other relatives. He was truly so blessed.
After a few hours of travel, Xiaoshu had become very familiar with the sound of the train's whistle and clanging. Although it was still half an hour late, it didn't arrive too late, not even three in the afternoon.
Not far from the train station is the bus station, which has long-distance buses to all parts of the country, as well as short-distance buses to surrounding counties and villages.
Sun Aimin bought a bus ticket to his hometown county town at four o'clock in the afternoon, and it would take him another hour and a half to reach the county town station.
He called his family in advance and informed them of the arrival time. At that time, his eldest nephew Sun Qi would drive a tractor to pick them up and take them back to the village.
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