As soon as the visitor entered the gate of the Gu family courtyard, he immediately introduced himself, "Hello everyone, I was sent by Mr. Dong to deliver some information. The contents of this bag are what Mr. Dong asked me to give to you."
Zhang Meng walked up to take it, opened the briefcase and saw a large stack of documents inside. She took out one of them and took a look, and found that each document represented a case.
It turns out that this seemingly peaceful capital city actually hides many strange cases that people don’t know about.
It's just that due to the suppression by some people, it has remained unknown.
If Zhang Meng hadn't seen these cases this time, she wouldn't have known that the capital city was full of so many dangers.
After the middle-aged man saw that his mission was completed, he immediately stood up and said, "Everyone, I have delivered the information. I will take my leave now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man turned around and left the Gu family courtyard.
As soon as Gu Mingtai entered the hall after sending someone back, his wife, who was looking at the documents inside, called him over anxiously.
"Gu Mingtai, look at this. It turns out there's a strange case happening near us. How come we didn't know anything about it?"
Gu Mingtai took a look at the case in her hand. It was indeed quite close to their home, probably only one or two blocks away.
The case involved a family of five who died overnight in extremely tragic circumstances. This incident had occurred two weeks prior. Gu Mingtai immediately reasoned in his mind and realized why he and his wife hadn't known about the case. It turned out they were out on a mission at the time. Zhang Meng looked a little nervous after reading the case. "Xiao Tao and his friends like to go out and play. We don't know if this case was done by a human or a ghost, but I still think we should warn them."
Speak of the devil, he actually showed up. Four little guys who had been playing all morning came running back from outside, all grinning.
"Come here, the four of you. I have something to remind you." Zhang Meng immediately shouted to the four of them.
When the four little guys heard this, they immediately stopped chasing each other and ran towards Zhang Meng.
After the four of them were seated, Zhang Meng warned them seriously, "It hasn't been very peaceful here lately. You four should try to go out less often. Do you understand?"
"Isn't it unfair? But I don't see anything unfair about it."
Xiaobao scratched his head. Zhang Meng gently touched the top of his head. "If you can find it, then it will really be troublesome. In short, the four of you must be obedient and go out less these days. Don't make grandma and I worry. Do you understand?"
When the four little guys heard that they couldn’t go out to play often, they all looked a little disappointed, but they still agreed to Zhang Meng’s request obediently.
Seeing that they agreed, Zhang Meng smiled and touched their heads one by one.
Only then did she realize that the four of them seemed to have returned half an hour earlier than usual.
Normally these four guys play until dinner time and refuse to come back.
"It's strange. Why did you four come back so early today?" Zhang Meng asked them curiously.
Xiaohu sighed, "It's Xiaopang again. We made an appointment with them to play hide-and-seek in the empty house at the back, but the four of us waited there for over an hour and they didn't show up. Next time we see them, we'll have to give them a good talk."
Zhang Meng smiled after hearing this. At this time, Grandma Zhang's voice came from the kitchen, informing them that it was time to prepare dinner.
"Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner. Grandma has prepared a lot of your favorite dishes for you four today." Zhang Meng patted their heads.
When the four little guys heard that there would be food for them, they were so excited that they forgot about being stood up and ran to the yard excitedly to get water to wash their hands.
Soon, with the help of the family, the food was on the table, and the family sat together, talking and laughing while eating lunch.
Just as the family was enjoying their meal, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the Gu family's courtyard.
"You guys eat, I'll go open the door." Gu Mingtai put down his chopsticks, turned around and walked out.
Not long after, Zhang Meng, who was sitting in the dining room, heard several anxious footsteps outside.
She immediately put down her chopsticks and stared towards the door. Soon, three women hurriedly followed Gu Mingtai in.
"Xiaohu, Xiaotao, these three aunts have something to ask you. If you know anything, you must tell them honestly." Gu Mingtai looked at them and preached.
When Xiao Tao and Xiao Hu heard this, they immediately put down their chopsticks, got off the stools, and obediently called out to the three women, "Hello, Auntie."
"Okay, okay, hello."
One of the women responded anxiously, then immediately grabbed Xiao Tao's arm and asked, "Your name is Xiao Tao, right? Do you know a friend named Xiao Niu who often plays with you?"
Xiao Tao immediately smiled and nodded, "Yes, of course I know her. What's wrong, Auntie?"
"It's like this, have you seen the calf today?" The woman looked at Xiao Tao anxiously.
Xiao Tao shook his head.
The woman got anxious and grabbed Xiao Tao's arm tightly. Xiao Tao frowned slightly when he felt the pain in his arm, but he still held it in.
The woman continued to ask, "Xiao Tao, please help your aunt think about it carefully. Have you really never seen a calf? Have you really never seen one?"
Xiao Tao gently removed her hand from his arm before answering, "Auntie, I really haven't seen Xiao Niu. We had originally agreed to play hide-and-seek in the uninhabited house at the back, but my brothers and I waited there for over an hour, and Xiao Niu and the others didn't show up, so we ended up going home."
When Xiao Niu's mother heard this, her eyes, already red, immediately burst into tears. "How could this happen? Where did they go? They usually go home for dinner at this time. Now it's past dinner time, and they haven't come back yet. How could this happen? Where did they go?"
The other two women asked Xiao Tao and Xiao Hu the same questions as Xiao Niu's mother.
The results were always the same. The three women who had come with a sliver of hope immediately burst into tears and huddled together.
A good lunch would be inedible if these three women disturbed it.
Zhang Meng immediately stood up and led the three of them to the yard to ask them in detail. Only then did she know that their three children usually played nearby, and usually when it was time for dinner, their children would automatically go home.
But today, they waited at home for a long time, but their children did not come back.
"Don't worry, they may have forgotten the time because they were having so much fun. How about this, I'll look for them with you guys, maybe we can find them." The three women wiped their tears and nodded slightly.
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