The call Zhao Qingshan received was a bit illogical. First of all, the time of the call was wrong; it was too early.
Not many families had telephones in those days. To be able to use a telephone, one not only had to be rich, but also had to have certain social connections. Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to pass the application process to install a telephone.
The call came in around seven in the morning. At this time, most offices were still closed, so it can be concluded that the middle-aged woman who made the call knew that it was a private call.
Relatives who could afford a private phone were likely well-off. According to Zhao Qingshan, the caller was desperately short of money. Her husband was a gambler who had gambled away all the family's money, and her son was in the hospital, desperate for money to save his life.
At such a critical moment, wouldn't a mother like her call a wealthy relative to simply ask for money? Who would have time to ramble on about their husbands? Furthermore, phone calls weren't cheap these days, costing around a dollar a minute. Zhou Yuanyuan found it illogical that a middle-aged woman desperate for money would pay such a high price for a call and then complain instead of discussing her business.
In this day and age, there is a chance of dialing the wrong number, but it is not high. When making a phone call, most people will always ask: "Hello, is this XXX?" After confirming, they will continue talking. If they dialed the wrong number, they will hang up immediately.
This morning, the middle-aged woman didn't ask anything, but just started complaining a lot, and kept nagging.
Zhao Qingshan was reminded by Zhou Yuanyuan and recalled the content of the phone call. Indeed, the woman had not mentioned borrowing money for her child's medical treatment. So... if that person didn't call to borrow money, could it be that she called just to call him?
Zhao Qingshan shuddered at the thought. He remembered that just as the call came in, Sister Liu had come over and told him she had diarrhea and needed to go to the bathroom. Sister Liu hadn't been to the bathroom long ago, but why did she say she needed to go when he answered the phone? Was Sister Liu really going to the bathroom because of diarrhea? Or was she trying to tell the person on the other end of the line something?
Sister Liu had worked in the Zhao family for so many years, and she knew they weren't mean-spirited. She'd been sick before, and every time, she'd just gone straight back to her room and taken a nap. And today, he even had to report to the bathroom? Was he being played for a fool by these two women?
Thinking of this, Zhao Qingshan glared at Sister Liu angrily.
Sister Liu looked a little panicked. Seeing Zhao Qingshan glaring at her fiercely, she forced a smile that was uglier than crying.
If Zhao Qingshan hadn't had a stick in his hand, he would have hit himself on the head. At this point, if Zhao Qingshan still couldn't see that there was something wrong with Sister Liu, then he had lived in vain for so many years.
Zhao Qingshan couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuanyuan. Xiaojiu was smart. If Xiaojiu hadn't reminded him, he would have really missed that something was wrong with Sister Liu.
Zhou Yuanyuan nodded and gave Zhao Qingshan a sly smile, meaning that you are right.
From the moment Zhou Yuanyuan entered the room, Sister Liu's words and actions revealed many flaws. Zhou Yuanyuan concluded that even if Sister Liu, the nanny, was not the direct culprit behind Zhao Yu's disappearance, she must have been an insider.
"Sister Liu, do you think Xiaoyu will be abused? I heard that there are many human traffickers who abuse children nowadays." Zhou Yuanyuan turned her head and asked Sister Liu with a smile.
"Ah? Oh, he said he wouldn't hurt Xiaoyu." Sister Liu was a little frightened by Zhao Qingshan's stare, and when Zhou Yuanyuan asked her, she answered casually in a daze.
"Huh? It seems that Sister Liu knows who took Xiaoyu away?" Although Zhou Yuanyuan had a smile on her face, there was a cold light in her eyes.
Damn it! Xiaoyu's matter is really related to this Sister Liu. If there weren't so many people around, Zhou Yuanyuan would have wanted to beat Sister Liu up so hard that she couldn't take care of herself! Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but burst out with murderous intent.
Xiaoyu is only two years old and was raised by Sister Liu. Sister Liu is not a good person as she can do such harm to a two-year-old child!
"I...I...I don't know anything." Sister Liu finally realized what she had said and shook her head in horror.
"Sister Liu, I advise you to tell the truth. The policeman just now has suspicion on you. Do you want to confess and seek leniency? Or do you want to spend the rest of your life in jail?" Zhou Yuanyuan noticed that Sister Liu looked very nervous when the policeman looked at her just now. Now she brought out the truth to scare Sister Liu, and Zhou Yuanyuan didn't feel any pressure at all.
"I, I..." Sister Liu didn't know what to say, and suddenly burst into tears.
"You...you ungrateful bastard! I've been so good to you, yet you still have bad intentions towards my Xiaoyu!" Yu Meiru was furious and wanted to pounce on Sister Liu and scratch her face until it was covered in bruises.
Liu's family lives in the suburbs of Kyoto. They have a son and a daughter. Her husband is a truck driver, often traveling for transportation. Liu's children, now in middle school, have been cared for by their parents-in-law.
Yu Meiru was a generous person. Since Sister Liu lived nearby, she gave her four days off a month so she could go home and spend time with her family. She also paid her well. Other nannies only made 40 or 50 yuan a month, but Sister Liu had to take care of two children on her own. Yu Meiru gave her 200 yuan a month.
Sister Liu earns such a high salary, how could she do such a thing?
Yu Meiru really couldn't understand. If she was a mean employer, and Sister Liu colluded with outsiders to take Zhao Yu away, Yu Meiru would be more convinced.
"Xiaoru, don't be impulsive. Let's see what Xiaojiu does first." Zhao Guohui hugged the excited Yu Meiru. He could see that his niece was not only very strong in fighting, but also had her own way of forcing confessions.
Sure enough, Zhou Yuanyuan resorted to threats this time.
"Uncle, go call those two police officers and ask them to come back and tell them that the accomplice who took Xiaoyu away has been found. It's the nanny of Xiaoyu and her sister. Ask them to bring that person back to the police station for interrogation." Zhou Yuanyuan's face was as gloomy as water. She told Zhao Guohui to make the call while she kept a close eye on Sister Liu, fearing that she would do something extreme. Some people may look honest on the surface, but when they are in desperate situations, they may become desperate and do something desperate. Zhou Yuanyuan was still holding her little cousin in her arms!
"No, don't arrest me." When Sister Liu heard Zhou Yuanyuan asking Zhao Guohui to call the police, she knelt on the ground and hugged one of Zhao Guohui's legs to prevent him from making the call.
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