On the day when the Qian family went to the county town, the public security comrades from Mafang City and Sun Aimin and others headed towards Luojiagou.
Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun had encountered numerous obstacles in their nearly decade-long search for their son, and they knew the immense difficulty of entering the village to find their child. So, after discussing their situation, they contacted the police and explained their situation. Ultimately, they agreed to accompany the investigation team to the village.
When the group appeared at the entrance of Luojiagou Village, they caused quite a stir, as ordinary cars were rare in this village, let alone police cars and taxis.
The public security officer saw the villagers on the road, stopped his car and asked, "Fellow villagers, how do I get to Qian Jindou's house?"
When the villagers heard Qian Jindou's name, they didn't remember who he was. After a pause of two seconds, they said, "Are you looking for the second son of the Qian family? He hasn't lived in the village for a long time. I haven't seen him in a few years. Even if he came back, he wouldn't stay for long before leaving."
The public security officer then asked, "Who else from his family lives in the village now?"
The villager replied, "There are quite a few people from his family living in the village. His parents, his eldest brother's family, and his third brother's family are all here."
The villager suddenly remembered something and quickly continued, "Oh, by the way, he has a child who has been living in the village. The couple has never taken care of the child, and he lives with his parents. But the family doesn't treat the child very well. Just a few months ago, he was almost beaten to death by his mother..."
Sun Aimin, who had been listening to the villagers' conversation in the taxi, felt his heart tighten when he heard the news. He quickly stuck his head out of the window and asked loudly, "Fellow villager, how old is the child you mentioned? How is he now?"
The villagers didn't notice Sun Aimin's unusual behavior and replied, "The child is fine now. Our village doctor saved him. He hasn't returned to the Qian family since then and is now living with the Qian family's third daughter-in-law. Speaking of the Qian family, the third daughter-in-law is the only good person. She treats the child better than her own children."
Hearing the villagers say this, Sun Aimin finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask: "Can you tell me the child's name and how old he is now?"
The villagers assumed Sun Aimin and the police officers in the car ahead were working together on a case, so they didn't think much about it and told him everything: "The child seemed to be six years old, and his name was Qian Xiaoshu."
Afterwards, the villagers enthusiastically led the police officers, and two cars slowly drove towards Qian's house.
But when they arrived at the Qian family's house, they found that both the front and back doors were locked. What was going on? The first thought that came to their minds was that this family had fled for fear of being punished.
Having come up empty-handed here, I had no choice but to go to the home of Qian Jingui, the third son of the Qian family, to find out what was going on.
At this time, Shen Nan was tidying up the vegetable garden at the door with his daughter Qian Baoge. After watering the vegetable garden, Shen Nan picked some freshly harvested cucumbers and beans to prepare for cooking at noon.
At this time, they saw two cars coming towards them. Qian Baoge was very excited when she saw the cars and shouted, "Mom, look, cars, cars are running so fast!"
Seeing her daughter's happy look, Shen Nan also laughed and said to her: "When you go to school and study hard, you can ride in a car every day in the future!"
As the mother and daughter were talking, they saw two cars drive up to their door and stop. After the doors opened, the people in the cars got out one by one. This scene scared Shen Nan. If there was no police car among them, Shen Nan would have suspected that these people were here to kidnap her.
Comrade Gong'an spoke first and said to Shen Nan: "Hello, is this Comrade Shen Nan?"
After getting Shen Nan’s clear answer, the public security comrade said again: “This is the case. We are here to learn some information about the Qian family from you today.”
Shen Nan thought to himself that the old Qian family must have done something evil again and got caught.
She quickly led the group into the yard and into the main hall: "Please sit inside for a while. I'll go get you some water!"
As she spoke, she went to the cupboard and took out a stack of large bowls. She filled each of them with a bowl of mung bean soup that she had just cooked that morning. "Come on, everyone, have some mung bean soup to cool you down!"
After expressing their gratitude, the group quickly got down to business.
The public security officer asked, "Sister Shen, we're here mainly to learn about Qian Jindou and Zhan Jinhua. Has their family returned to the village recently?"
When Shen Nan heard the couple's names, his teeth clenched unconsciously, and he tried to control his emotions and said, "I haven't seen them back recently. What did they do?"
The police did not directly answer Shen Nan’s question, but continued to ask: “Do you know if they have contacted their family recently?”
Shen Nan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. Our family and the old Qian family basically don't interact anymore, so we don't know much about their family."
At this time, Sun Aimin tried hard to suppress his anxiety and did not impulsively interrupt the public security comrades' questions.
He searched the house and yard, but couldn't find the little boy. While the police were questioning him, he walked over to Qian Baoge, who was playing in the water in the yard, squatted down, and asked her as gently as possible, "Little girl, do you usually play by yourself?"
Qian Baoge said without hesitation: "No, I have a best friend, Xiaoshu, but he went to Grandpa Luo's place today. I hate the smell of herbs, so I didn't go!"
Sun Aimin asked again: "Who is Grandpa Luo? What does he do?"
Qian Baoge answered seriously, "Grandpa Luo is the doctor in our village. He's amazing. Last time, Xiaoshu was almost beaten to death, but Grandpa Luo was able to save him. Don't you think he's amazing?"
Sun Aimin then asked, "Is Xiaoshu fully recovered now? Did he go to Grandpa Luo for treatment?"
Bao Ge shook her head and said, "Xiaoshu has been fine for a long time. Grandpa Luo likes him very much and says that Xiaoshu is smart, so he always invites him to play at home and teaches him a lot about Chinese medicine."
The information obtained from Qian Baoge made Sun Aimin feel a little relieved, and at the same time he became curious about Dr. Luo.
Inside the room, the public security comrades had almost understood the situation, so they stood up and said goodbye, and a group of people walked out.
When Sun Aimin saw Shen Nan coming out, he called her: "Sister Shen, can you please do me a favor and take me to Dr. Luo's house?"
Shen Nan glanced at Sun Aimin, who had just called her, and was stunned for a moment. She felt that this person looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
She enthusiastically agreed to Sun Aimin's request. The public security comrade still had work to do, so he drove away as soon as he got out of the door. Sun Aimin and others followed Shen Nan to Luo Changshun's house.
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