"How come there's no one here? I'll go look for her. You just stay home and don't go anywhere! I'm afraid I'll lose you too!" Zhao Xingmei asked Jiang Hao to stay in the house, and she went out to look for Jiang Li.
Zhao Xingmei called Jiang Li as she walked.
"Xiao Li, come out quickly! Stop playing hide-and-seek, grandma is getting anxious!"
"Xiao Li! Jiang Li!"
Everyone in the compound heard Zhao Xingmei's cry and came out to ask what had happened.
"Aunt Jiang, have you seen my Xiaoli?"
Aunt Jiang shook her head.
"Hey, Xiaohu! Have you seen my Xiaoli?"
"No, my grandma and I were resting in the house, so I didn't see it."
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"Everyone, please help me find Xiaoli. My Xiaoli is missing! Xiaoli, grandma is sorry for you. I shouldn't have let you go to the toilet alone! It's all grandma's fault! Don't let anything happen to you!"
Zhao Xingmei felt very guilty at this time. After breakfast, Jiang Li said she wanted to go to the toilet. Zhao Xingmei thought it was only a few steps away and there were neighbors around, so she let her go by herself.
Who knew that Jiang Li would never come back after she left.
Zhao Ximei, Aunt Liang, Aunt Jiang and other people in the yard also began to join the team looking for Jiang Li.
Everyone looked everywhere for Jiang Li but couldn't find her.
After hearing everyone's feedback, Zhao Xingmei suddenly collapsed.
She sat down on the ground and started crying loudly.
Jiang Hao wanted to pull his grandmother up, but his strength was too weak, and in the end it was Zhao Ximei who pulled Zhao Xingmei onto the chair.
Jiang Jingshan came back from shopping and heard someone crying in the courtyard. When he got closer, he found it was his wife.
"Why are you crying? Who did you quarrel with again?" Jiang Jingshan thought that Zhao Xingmei had a conflict with someone again.
"Lao Jiang, your Xiaoli is missing! People in our yard helped to look for her but couldn't find her. Could she have been abducted by human traffickers? Should we call the police?" Aunt Liang kindly reminded.
"Oh, my little Li! It's all grandma's fault. Grandma deserves to die!" When Zhao Xingmei heard that Aunt Liang had been abducted by human traffickers, she wanted to die. She stretched out her hands and slapped herself on the face.
"You silly woman! Why don't you call the police? You think you can come back after beating your own child here?" Jiang Jingshan was also angry. After scolding Zhao Xingmei, he went to call the police.
"Grandma, call my parents back too!"
Jiang Hao said with tears in his eyes.
"Yes, yes, look. The kids have thought of it, but we adults are still standing here stupidly. I'll go call Jiang Xun." Zhao Ximei thought Jiang Hao's words made sense, so she hurried out to call Jiang Xun and Ye Li to come back.
Jiang Xun was working at the machinery factory. After receiving Zhao Ximei's call, he didn't even change his work clothes. He called his father-in-law Guan Shipeng and rushed home on a motorcycle.
But Ye Li did not go to work at the weaving factory today, and Zhao Ximei did not notify her.
When Jiang Xun and Guan Shipeng arrived home, the police had already arrived.
"Comrade police officer, you must find my Xiaoli!" Zhao Xingmei's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her cheeks were covered with slap marks from her own slaps.
"Auntie, don't be too sad. We will do our best to help you find it."
After the police left, everyone in the compound looked worried. No matter how the neighbors were on a daily basis, when something as serious as a lost child happened, everyone would lend a hand.
"Mom, Xiaohao, can you two think carefully about where Xiaoli likes to go?"
Jiang Xun felt that he couldn't just search around like a headless fly, he had to find a direction.
"My sister likes to play in the backyard and also likes to play with my aunt. By the way, she also likes to go to the grocery store outside the door. My aunt often takes us there to buy things!" Jiang Hao tilted his head and thought for a moment and said.
"It's not here, I've looked everywhere!" Zhao Xingmei said frustratedly.
After hearing what Jiang Hao said, Jiang Xun stood up and walked out.
Of the three places Jiang Hao mentioned just now, only one was outside the yard. The yard had been searched thoroughly by everyone, so Jiang Xun planned to go to the grocery store again to inquire about the situation and see if there was any important information that had been missed.
Jiang Hao ran out behind Jiang Xun, he was also worried about his sister's safety.
"Xiao Hao, go back. Don't come with me. I don't have time to take care of you." Jiang Xun said with a cold face.
"I will follow you closely and will never lose you. Just in case you have anything else to ask me." Jiang Hao refused to go back. He grabbed Jiang Xun's clothes and insisted on following him.
Seeing this, Jiang Xun stopped driving him away. He held Jiang Hao's hand tightly and went to the grocery store with him.
"Xiaomei, have you seen my Xiaoli this morning? Or have you seen any strange people hanging around our courtyard?" Jiang Xun asked.
"I haven't seen it, so I don't know. My father was in charge of the store this morning, and he went to purchase goods after dinner." Xiaomei shook her head, looking helpless.
"Okay. If your dad comes back, can you ask him?"
"Okay. I'll definitely ask."
Just when Jiang Xun and Jiang Hao came out, Xiaomei's father came back.
"Brother Zhang, have you seen my Xiao Li this morning?"
Jiang Xun quickly took two steps forward and asked.
"Xiao Li, let me think about it."
A lot of people came to the grocery store in the morning, and Lao Zhang didn't remember for a moment.
"Oh! Yes! Your Xiaoli came to my place to look for your sister. Yes, she was looking for Zhang Yulian."
Jiang Xun frowned immediately upon hearing this, realizing that something was wrong.
"What happened next? Did my Xiaoli leave with Zhang Yulian?" Jiang Xun asked, his tone urgent and anxious.
"Yes! They both left together."
"Thank you, Brother Zhang!"
Jiang Xun asked about Jiang Li's whereabouts, and he immediately had a clue. But why did Zhang Yulian take Jiang Li with her? Was it because of what happened two nights ago, to take revenge on him and Ye Li?
Even though he knew Jiang Li and Zhang Yulian were together, Jiang Xun was still in a heavy mood. He pulled Jiang Hao back and prepared to ask Zhao Ximei.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Hao looked up and said to Jiang Xun, "Dad, Xiao Li is not going to take the big plane with Auntie, right?"
Jiang Xun immediately stopped in his tracks. His keen insight told him that Jiang Hao seemed to know something. He squatted down, held Jiang Hao's shoulders and asked, "Why did Xiaoli take a big plane with her aunt? Where are they going on the big plane?"
"The South! I heard about it from my sister. These past two days we made a paper airplane out of candy wrappers, and my sister said she was also going to ride a big plane, and she also mentioned the South. It was my aunt who told Xiaoli all these things. But my aunt never told me these things."
Jiang Hao clearly and logically described the conversation between him and Xiao Li that day, and also brought out the key points.
Jiang Xun hugged Jiang Hao and said, "Thank you, son! You've been a great help."
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