"Um."
Qin Yaqing responded and briefly explained that Qin Yaxin had ignored her advice and might be dating a male classmate at school.
"Eldest sister, this might just be your guess, but I've remembered what you said. I'll talk to second sister about it when I see her later."
Don't hold a grudge against your second sister just because she didn't listen to your advice. You're sisters, you should get along well, remember that?
After hearing what Qin Yaqing said, Song Lan felt that it was indeed true; her previous guess had come true—her sister-in-law, Qin Yaxin, was indeed dating a male classmate.
But Song Lan was well aware that she was currently in Beijing, and it was unrealistic to expect her to talk to the other party immediately.
Only when she returned to Beijing with her sister-in-law Qin Yaxin for the New Year could she find a time to give her some advice in person.
"I see……"
Qin Yaqing responded.
"How have you been lately?"
Song Lan suddenly asked.
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, sister-in-law!"
It felt so good to be cared for and appreciated. A warm feeling welled up inside Qin Yaqing, and she asked, "Sister-in-law, how have you been lately?"
"I am fine."
Song Lan's gentle voice carried a hint of amusement. Suddenly remembering something, she couldn't help but ask, "By the way, why did you leave work earlier than usual today?"
"These past two days, my department head asked me to run some errands outside. He said that as long as I finished them, I could go straight home after get off work. Today I was lucky and things went smoothly, so I got home before five o'clock."
Qin Yaqing offered an explanation, and upon hearing this, Song Lan said, "I see. Okay, sister-in-law understands. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."
"I have nothing else to say, but does my sister-in-law need me to pass on any message to my brother?"
Her older brother was playing with his two nephews. If he found out that his sister-in-law had called but hadn't said a word to him, he would probably be very disappointed.
After all, in this family, everyone knows how much the eldest brother cares about his sister-in-law!
"..."
Song Lan was silent for a moment, then smiled and said into the microphone, "Then please tell your older brother that I miss Da Bao and Er Bao very much. Also, tell him that I said he's been working hard lately... Okay, that's all. Goodbye!"
After ending the call with Qin Yaqing, Song Lan put the receiver back on the landline. Then, she glanced at the time on her watch, got up to close the office door, and called out to the system in her mind: "Are you there?"
[Ding! The system is online. What can I do for you, host?]
The system responded very quickly.
"Two female educated youths went missing in Shisong Village. Why didn't you tell me about this?"
Song Lan's consciousness entered her sea of consciousness, looking at the small round ball that was flashing light up and down in front of her, her tone revealing neither joy nor anger.
[Host, you only asked this system to keep an eye on Song Jiaojiao to prevent her from doing anything to your family.]
As for the affairs of other people in Shisong Village, since you haven't mentioned them, this system naturally won't disturb your daily life unnecessarily.
The system remained completely calm.
Song Lan was at a loss for words.
After a long while, her voice rang out again in my mind: "The disappearance of those two female educated youths, is it related to Song Jiaojiao?"
[Reply to host: This system is unaware of this!]
The system's response was very straightforward.
Just as I was about to ask something else, the system's mechanical voice sounded again.
All I know is that Song Jiaojiao and a former educated youth named Yang He have been getting close for the past six months.
Do you know what they talk about in their daily interactions?
Song Lan asked.
[Reply to host: I don't know. This system only acts according to the host's orders; it won't interfere in matters unrelated to it!]
It's a system, and although it works for the host, the prerequisite is that the host accumulates merit points. However, it only does what the host instructs, such as keeping an eye on the safety of her family in Shisong Village.
To prevent Song Jiaojiao from secretly causing trouble, and to keep an eye on her sister-in-law Qin Yaxin to prevent her from being schemed against by Song Jiaojiao and causing any accidents.
"I suspect that the disappearance of those two female educated youths is inextricably linked to Song Jiaojiao."
Song Lan revealed her guess.
[Does the host have any instructions?]
The system asked.
"Can you find the whereabouts of those two female educated youths?"
It's not that Song Lan is a saint; it's that the two female educated youths, Yuan Xiaoya and He Xiaomiao, have gone missing. If it's really related to Song Jiaojiao,
So this person is a hidden venomous tongue. If we don't find evidence to bring her to justice, she'll eventually target her family.
Song Lan hadn't forgotten the past grievances between Song Jiaojiao and her, and based on her understanding of Song Jiaojiao, the latter wasn't exactly a forgiving person.
Or rather, if the other party finds an opportunity, they will definitely target her family to maliciously retaliate against her!
[Host, the two female educated youths have gone missing, which means they have fallen into the hands of kidnappers. Even if this system can find out where they are, what can it do?]
Does the host intend to rescue them themselves? But are you sure you can leave?
Furthermore, if the law enforcement in this world asks the host how they discovered the whereabouts of the two female educated youths, have you considered how you would explain it?
The system's explanation stumped Song Lan for a moment.
After a long while, Song Lan said to the system in her mind, "I can call the police."
[It's an anonymous call, right? But have you considered that in this day and age, phone calls need to be transferred? Do you really think law enforcement can't trace you?]
Although the system's words made sense, Song Lan couldn't help but feel displeased. She said, "You're not very capable. Didn't you say you could monitor Song Jiaojiao in real time? Why do you know nothing about what you did to her?"
[Host, you're complaining about this system.]
The system didn't ask a question; it used a declarative sentence directly.
Song Lan responded: "It's your inaction that's causing the problem, not that I have any complaints about you."
[Host, you need to understand, you only asked me to keep an eye on your family and prevent them from being schemed against by Song Jiaojiao.]
The system felt wronged, believing it was even more innocent than Dou E!
"...Alright, I didn't explain it to you clearly before. Now you go find the whereabouts of those two female educated youths. As for what I do next, that's my business."
Trafficking people is a crime, and in her original world, those who were arrested and detained were sentenced to death.
In this world, traffickers who are caught are sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years or more, depending on the severity of the offense. The death penalty is only considered if the offense is particularly serious.
Of course, the current law is as it is, but that doesn't mean it will remain the same in ten or twenty years.
But Song Lan felt that since she had the opportunity to know where Yuan Xiaoya and He Xiaomiao were, she couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Alright, this system will go find the person now.
The system left a message and then disappeared without a trace.
Song Lan withdrew her consciousness from her sea of consciousness. She sat in the chair in front of her desk, tapping her fingers lightly on the surface, pondering how Yang Zhiqing, mentioned by Song Jiaojiao and the system, had managed to make Yuan Xiaoya and He Xiaomiao fall into the hands of kidnappers without them knowing.
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