Zhao Qingshan was so frightened that he stood at the door with little Zhao Xia in his arms, shouting, "Xiaoyu, come back quickly, or grandpa will spank you."
Zhao Yu is rather naughty and likes to play the game of "hide and seek" the most. Sometimes he would hide secretly and wait for others to find him. He would then grin with joy when he was found.
However, Zhao Yu's little bottom paid a price for this. Once, Zhao Yu hid and refused to come out. Yu Meiru found him and slapped him hard on the buttocks. After that, whenever Zhao Yu acted naughty, the Zhao family would just say spanking, and he would immediately emerge from his hiding place. After all, after that one experience, Zhao Yu never dared to challenge the authority of the Zhao family adults again.
After Zhao Qingshan finished shouting, there was no sound from Zhao Yu, either inside or outside the house. Zhao Qingshan was now anxious, and he chased after Zhao Xia into the alley with him.
The alley was deserted, not a soul in sight. The houses in Zhangshu Hutong were clustered one after another, each occupying several hundred square meters. There were only about ten households in the entire alley, and apart from the residents, few people walked through it.
Zhao Qingshan chased all the way outside, and after passing two houses, he saw a palm-sized toy tiger thrown alone on the ground at the corner of the wall. It looked very much like the one Zhao Yu usually liked to play with.
Zhao Qingshan's heart skipped a beat. He walked over and picked up the cloth tiger on the ground. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Zhao Yu's. Ten minutes earlier, while Zhao Qingshan was on the phone, he had seen Zhao Yu holding the cloth tiger and playing with her sister, Zhao Xia, in the living room.
Zhao Qingshan chased for about ten meters and came to the entrance of the alley. The street was busy with traffic and people were riding bicycles or walking to work everywhere. Zhao Qingshan looked around in confusion, but there was no sign of Zhao Yu on the street.
Zhao Qingshan's head was buzzing. If he hadn't seen the cloth tiger, he'd have thought little Zhao Yu was hiding somewhere in the house, waiting for him to find her. But after seeing the cloth tiger, Zhao Qingshan's hopes were completely dashed. The cloth tiger, which had been in Zhao Yu's hand ten minutes ago, suddenly appeared in the alley. Anyone with a brain could tell what had happened to Zhao Yu.
His little Yu, was she taken away by someone? Zhao Qingshan was filled with fear and sadness.
At the entrance of the alley, Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru were walking back after a walk. They saw Zhao Qingshan holding Zhao Xia and standing at the entrance of the alley in a daze, and couldn't help feeling a little strange.
"Dad, why are you holding Xiaoxia here?" Zhao Guohui asked.
"Xiaoyu ran out to play and disappeared." Zhao Qingshan replied with a wry smile.
Damn the phone call! Why did he pay attention to a stranger's call and neglect Xiaoyu! Zhao Qingshan was very upset. If he could go back in time, Zhao Qingshan would rather not have received that nonsensical call. Whatever the other person wanted to do, no matter how much he loved her, it was none of his business!
Zhao Yu's disappearance was his negligence. However, regardless of whether his son and daughter-in-law would blame him or not, Zhao Qingshan would tell them about his grandson as soon as possible. After all, they were Zhao Yu's parents and had the right to know what happened.
"What?" Yu Meiru exclaimed, her body shaking involuntarily. How could such a thing happen in less than half an hour after she and Zhao Guohui went out?
"Xiaoru, don't worry, let's go home and talk about it." Zhao Guohui saw this and hurriedly supported Yu Meiru. When giving birth to the twins, the babies were too big and Yu Meiru suffered a lot. After two years of recuperation, Yu Meiru's body could not recover. Zhao Guohui was really afraid that Yu Meiru would get angry and her body would collapse again.
After they returned home, Zhao Qingshan recounted what had just happened and his conclusions. Yu Meiru couldn't help crying. Children are the flesh and blood of their mothers. How could her Xiaoyu have encountered such a thing?
"Boss, I'm... I'm sorry, it's my fault. If I hadn't had diarrhea..." Sister Liu said timidly when she saw Yu Meiru crying so sadly.
When Zhao Qingshan and his friends returned home, Sister Liu had already come out of the bathroom. When Zhao Qingshan was talking to Zhao Guohui and his wife, Sister Liu was standing aside. She lowered her head and looked a little embarrassed.
"Don't blame you, Sister Liu. Xiaoyu was just too naughty." Zhao Guohui saw Yu Meiru crying uncontrollably, and replied to Sister Liu with a sigh. It wasn't Sister Liu's will that she had diarrhea. Zhao Guohui couldn't bring himself to blame Zhao Yu's disappearance on Sister Liu.
With Zhao Yu's disappearance, Zhao Guohui could expect that the family would be in chaos for a while. Zhao Lei and Zhao Ting could take care of themselves, but Zhao Xia was still young and needed Sister Liu's care! Zhao Guohui was not the kind of person who would vent his anger on others, so he had to appease Sister Liu.
Sister Liu's face turned a little redder. When she heard Zhao Qingshan say that Zhao Yu was missing, Sister Liu's face turned pale and even her lips trembled.
"Let's call the police!" Zhao Qingshan made the decision immediately. The child was missing, so he had to call the police first to see if the police could track Zhao Yu's whereabouts.
"No!" When Sister Liu heard Zhao Qingshan say to call the police, she screamed in a sharp voice.
Seeing Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Guohui, Yu Meiru's eyes were focused on her. Sister Liu swallowed her saliva and asked carefully: "Will I be killed if I call the police? I heard...I heard that some criminals are very vicious."
"No matter what, call the police first, otherwise it will be more difficult to find clues after a long time." Zhao Qingshan thought for a few seconds and made a decision directly. The safety of the child is important, and the whereabouts of the child are equally important. Zhao Qingshan thinks it is better to call the police before receiving the ransom call. Besides, the child was abducted, and it is unknown what the criminals want. It is easy to ask for money, but I am afraid that the kind of criminals who want to take the child away will not even make a ransom call.
Oh, why did Sister Liu bring up kidnapping? Zhao Qingshan frowned, temporarily putting aside the strange feeling in his heart, picked up the phone and called the Gongqiao Public Security Bureau to report the incident.
The police arrived very quickly. It took less than ten minutes from receiving the call to dispatching the police.
What happened next was what Zhou Yuanyuan saw: Zhao Qingshan was talking to the public security comrades in the yard, and Sister Liu was standing in the corridor holding Zhao Xia.
After listening to everyone's stories, Zhou Yuanyuan began to spin around in the yard with Zhao Xia in her arms. Sister Liu tried several times to take Zhao Xia from Zhou Yuanyuan's arms, but Zhao Xia twisted and turned, her arms tightly around Zhou Yuanyuan's neck, refusing to let go. Zhao Xia thought her cousin had a pleasant scent and enjoyed her embrace.
Seeing this, Sister Liu had no choice but to retreat and stand in the corridor.
Zhou Yuanyuan walked around holding Zhao Xia, and her mind was busy thinking. Among the things that happened in the Zhao family this morning, there were two things that made Zhou Yuanyuan feel that something was wrong.
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