While Zheng Tianming was busy, Xu Mengyu was not idle either. She now handles studio affairs in the morning, studies in the afternoon, and gathers with band members in the evening to compose music and write lyrics.
She was so busy that she almost forgot about Zheng Tianming. By the time she remembered, he had already finished showering and was getting ready for bed.
Zheng Tianming texted and called Xu Mengyu, but she didn't reply. It's almost midnight now, and he's still texting her, asking if he did something wrong.
Passive people are prone to being anxious about gains and losses.
Xu Mengyu picked up her phone, her eyes barely open from sleep: [My dear Zheng brother, is it possible that your Mengyu is really busy? Do you think it's possible...?]
Zheng Tianming sat on the sofa in the living room. Xiao Moli had already fallen asleep. A few days ago, after Liang Dawei came back, he went directly to see a psychologist and enrolled her in school.
Zheng Tianming also communicated with the teacher about her special circumstances, and the teacher expressed understanding and willingness to accept Xiao Moli.
Because of this, Zheng Tianming was afraid that Xu Mengyu would overthink things and think that he really insisted on adopting Xiao Moli, and that he wouldn't even take her back.
Xu Lu has been targeted, and no one else can be around him. He even hires bodyguards to protect him at school.
He is eight years old this year. He already feels guilty for not fulfilling his responsibilities as a father. If he were to bring danger into his life because of his own forgiveness, it would be even worse.
Then his father is not a hero at all, but a self-indulgent "fool" who would not do such a thing.
However, Xu Mengyu has been lukewarm towards him these past two days, replying occasionally but ignoring any further messages.
He dreamt that Xu Mengyu had run off with someone...
How could he not worry? She's so outstanding and excellent, and many people are pursuing her. He constantly feels this sense of crisis.
After receiving Xu Mengyu's reply, Zheng Tianming stood up: [I know you're busy. When do you have time to video chat? I miss you.]
When Xu Mengyu saw the last four words, her face flushed. Before, it was harder than climbing to heaven to get her to say something nice, but now it was easy for her to say.
The video was sent to Zheng Tianming as soon as he entered the house.
Xu Mengyu was lying on the bed with her hair down, and it was clear that she had been very tired lately.
Zheng Tianming sat on the bed, wearing a black bathrobe that complemented his skin tone perfectly: "Put your phone aside, I'll just listen to the sound."
Xu Mengyu squinted: "I don't snore when I sleep, what could you possibly hear?"
Zheng Tianming stared at his phone screen: "Alright, go to sleep early. I'll take whatever I hear." He couldn't bear to let her stay up all night with him.
Xu Mengyu smiled and asked, "Tell me, what do you think of me?"
Zheng Tianming lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth: "Thinking of you, there are different kinds of thinking. Thinking in my heart, thinking in my mind."
Xu Mengyu sat up, holding her phone: [Oh? Just like that, your body doesn't want to?]
Zheng Tianming blew a puff of smoke into his phone: [Hey slut, what are you thinking about all day?] Flirting with me like this in the middle of the night?
It's obvious what she's going to do next.
Xu Mengyu hung up the video call immediately. Isn't he a pervert?
Zheng Tianming replied directly: [Fine, I'm a pervert, okay? Why did you have to post a video for no reason?]
Xu Mengyu suppressed a laugh, her face darkening: "I'm angry, and I can't appease me."
Zheng Tianming, a cigarette dangling from his lips, placed his hand on his bathrobe: "Alright, we grew up sleeping in the same bed. If you want to see, you can."
There's no need to go to great lengths to dig a pit for him; he's already quite self-aware and can jump into it on his own.
Xu Mengyu turned her head away: [Who wants to see this? Hurry up and get dressed, or I'll blame you if I get a sty tomorrow.]
Zheng Tianming, supporting himself with one hand and holding his phone in the other, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, spoke somewhat unclearly: "Are you going to look or not?"
Xu Mengyu: "..."
Why do you have to ask her about something as simple as just turning the camera around? Doesn't he know whether she'll watch it or not?
Seeing Xu Mengyu's reaction, Zheng Tianming immediately turned the video camera towards her: [You didn't even tell me to show it.]
Xu Mengyu spat: "How can you be so shameless?"
Afraid of spilling cigarette smoke on himself, Zheng Tianming stood up: "Yes, Miss is right, I was shameless."
Xu Mengyu saw it more clearly now: [Alright, enough joking around, let's talk about something serious.]
Zheng Tianming hummed in agreement.
While the two were talking, Zheng Tianming's video kept getting turned on; that was the only hobby of the little pervert.
Xu Mengyu felt that she wasn't a very successful person either. She hadn't taken her eyes off her phone for over twenty minutes.
Zheng Tianming cares a lot about his physique, so he keeps it clean and tidy. It's not exactly beautiful, but it's quite cute.
Especially when it's about to vomit water.
After listening to Xu Mengyu's explanation, Zheng Tianming was about to offer his analysis when he noticed her lips move slightly: "Are you craving this?"
Xu Mengyu took a deep breath: [I've been talking for over ten minutes, can't I even get thirsty?] What is he thinking?
Who's craving it!
Zheng Tianming glanced down at it: "You're thirsty, but this won't quench your thirst."
Xu Mengyu hung up the video. What kind of people are these? She needs to cleanse her soul.
Zheng Tianming typed out an analysis for Xu Mengyu, suggesting that she go to He Kai's place for an on-site investigation, since it would involve investing a large sum of money.
Xu Mengyu was worried about the safety of taking Xu Lu out, but she was also concerned about leaving him alone at home. With a child, it was impossible to say that there were no restrictions.
But she didn't see it as a burden; she just wanted to solve the problem reasonably.
It's not safe for Zheng Tianming to come here, and besides, it would take a whole day to go back and forth, so she can't possibly send Xu Lu here.
Xu Mengyu lay on the bed, swinging her legs: "I'll talk to my mom about it and ask her to help me take care of the baby for a couple of days. Having a baby has already put a lot of strain on her, and I feel really bad for her."
Zheng Tianming lay on his side on the bed: "[Should I go back and stay for two days?]"
Xu Mengyu: [?]
Zheng Tianming didn't want to trouble Li Milui, who already had endless work to do, and now that it was finally her weekend, he was making her take care of the child.
Zheng Tianming bought plane tickets immediately: "You support my career, and I support yours too, right? Let's complement each other. The case is important, but we have Captain Liang here; I'm just playing a supporting role for now."
Actually, he just wanted to step back and let Liang Dawei lead the team; otherwise, it would be hard to say who would get the credit once the case was solved.
The authorities wanted him to return to the front lines, but he didn't want to.
Xu Mengyu was surprised that Zheng Tianming could actually put aside his work and go home to take care of the child for two days...
Early in the morning, Zheng Tianming told Xiao Moli about this and also informed the team that someone would pick her up after school.
"Uncle, I don't agree. My brother is older than me. He can stay at home by himself, but I can't. I'm scared." Little Jasmine clutched Zheng Tianming's clothes.
He might not come back if he leaves, and she won't let him go.
Zheng Tianming's other colleague, Li Fengmao, had already driven to pick up Xiao Moli: "Don't worry, your Uncle Zheng will only be gone for two days and will be back soon."
Little Jasmine cried and refused to get in the car: "Uncle, you can't abandon me, please don't go with my brother, boohoo..."
Li Fengmao held Xiao Moli and gently comforted her, "Uncle Zheng will be back soon. Uncle Li and a bunch of uncles and aunts will play with you these next two days, okay?"
"I don't want to, I don't want to, go die!" Little Jasmine struggled, crying her heart out.
Zheng Tianming frowned. Where did she learn that phrase?
Li Fengmao didn't care about anything else and directly carried Xiao Moli into the car.
At first, he didn't understand why they had to bring her out. Later, Captain Liang said that Xiao Moli was related to the missing persons case, and even if Zheng Tianming didn't bring her back, others would have to go to the orphanage to bring her out.
He's the team leader, if he doesn't do it, who will?
Little Jasmine sat in the car and pinched Li Fengmao's hand hard: "You're bad, I want my uncle, I want my uncle, I don't want to go to school, go die, go die."
Li Fengmao endured the pain and stroked Xiao Moli's head. Due to her physical condition, she was abandoned by her parents at an orphanage when she was young and was bullied a lot, which caused her a lot of psychological problems. He couldn't take his anger out on her.
"Your Uncle Zheng will be back soon. How about I take you to see the seals tonight?" His girlfriend was away on a business trip, and he had nothing to do that evening.
Thinking about it carefully, this child is quite pitiful, and the parents are too irresponsible. They didn't do prenatal checkups, and when problems arose, they just abandoned the child.
This is what led to the child becoming like this. If she had stayed in the orphanage, who knows what she would have become.
Little Jasmine threw herself into Li Fengmao's arms: "Waaah, Uncle, I'm sorry, I was so scared."
Li Fengmao patted Xiao Moli's head: "Don't be afraid, you have to believe in us, we will never abandon you."
Little Jasmine wiped away her tears.
Halfway through the drive, Jasmine looked out the window and said, "Lily is just as annoying as her brother, she should just die."
Li Fengmao felt a chill run down his spine. Could this be something a child who was just over four years old but not yet five years old would say?
"You're saying Lily should die?" Li Fengmao had handled many cases and quickly grasped the key point.
Little Jasmine turned to look at Li Fengmao: "Yeah, she had someone to pick her up, but they didn't want me. I hate it."
“...”
What does this sentence mean?
Li Fengmao quickly took out his phone and sent a text message to Zheng Tianming: [Captain, Xiao Moli just said that Lili should die, and the people who came to pick her up don't want her.]
Zheng Tianming had already left for the airport. After receiving this message, he immediately stopped the car and carefully reviewed the surveillance footage.
If Lily and Jasmine were lying on the ground, their body shapes would be about the same.
He felt a chill run down his spine. He sent this message to Liang Dawei: "Brother Liang, go check the orphanage quickly. See if there are any suspicious signs, like a buried body or something."
Liang Dawei received the text message just as he was leaving the hospital: "[Okay, I'll go check it out now.]"
He had no money, and Zheng Tianming paid for his medical expenses. He said he would pay him back when he made a great contribution and earned a lot of money.
His wife was seriously ill, and he could only owe her this favor. Even if he only lived one more day, he had done his best and had no regrets.
Upon hearing the news, the orphanage director immediately flew into a rage and nearly got into a fight with Liang Dawei: "What do you mean by that? Huh?"
"Is this how you investigate cases? Four years old? She's only four years old, how can she kill someone? If you can't find out, then find someone else!" The dean's face turned red with anger.
What's wrong with them? They actually suspect a four-year-old child of murder. Anyone with a brain wouldn't think like that. It's a shame they're wearing those clothes.
"What are you shouting for? Don't we have to investigate to find out? Why are you so quick to talk? Can't you just shut up?" Liang Dawei was puzzled. He didn't say anything, just said he would bring the technical team to investigate.
Look how angry she is, it's like she's robbed her ancestral grave.
The dean was so angry that he wanted to call the police to report it. There is no case in the world where a four-year-old child commits murder. How mature must she be to do such a thing?
At four years old, he still can't wipe his bottom properly after using the toilet. He just started kindergarten and is only a little over 1.1 meters tall. Sometimes he needs to be fed and he can't even hold chopsticks.
These people get paid but don't do their jobs properly; if word gets out, people will laugh their heads off.
Liang Dawei and his men began investigating the orphanage, but they made no progress until noon. Perhaps Xiao Moli was just talking nonsense.
"Captain, a child that young wouldn't be that meticulous, and she's not that strong either," a teammate said.
This sounds absurd. His four-year-old can't even put on his shoes and is illiterate. Clearly, they're investigating in the wrong direction.
How could a missing person case turn into a murder case involving a four-year-old child?
That's outrageous.
Liang Dawei sat in a chair, smoking a cigarette. He sent Zheng Tianming a update on the situation: "You're knowledgeable and experienced, tell me what's going on."
Zheng Tianming promised Xu Mengyu that he would go back to take care of the child, but an unexpected situation arose here, and the child needed someone to take care of him. He had already boarded the plane.
He decided it based on the order of arrival.
After receiving Liang Dawei's text message, Zheng Tianming fell into deep thought. Was he being too sensitive? Was Xiao Moli really too young?
We've been stuck in a stalemate for too long.
Zheng Tianming looked at his phone. Xiao Moli had indeed been abandoned in the orphanage since she was a child, and the director had never changed. The information on the records was incorrect, but the director would not have made a mistake.
Um--
Zheng Tianming rubbed his temples. After a while, he asked Liang Dawei to check the kitchen or the sewers, as these were potential sources.
If none of these apply, then it means they've gone astray.
If so, then...
Little Jasmine's condition is more than just a mental illness.
They could confirm that Lily did get into the car, as the surveillance footage did not show anyone crawling back through the dog hole.
“...”
Zheng Tianming took out his phone and sent Liang Dawei a message: "Check if Xiao Moli was at the orphanage gate on the morning Lily disappeared."
Maybe she didn't crawl back through the dog hole at all; she might have walked back openly.
Liang Dawei stood up, feeling a chill run down his spine: "No need to investigate anymore, I've already seen the surveillance footage from that day."
There are many children, and the security guards sometimes can't keep an eye on them all. Some of the older ones run away and then come back the next day.
Security guards, worried about taking responsibility and having their wages docked, will usually give the person a few words of reprimand and then let them in.
Little Jasmine is so young, and the security guard didn't see her when she went out. He was even more worried that his salary would be docked. In addition, the child had recently gone missing, so he didn't dare to tell the director.
Liang Dawei reviewed the security footage and saw a child. The security guard explained that she was asked to go out and retrieve something, but because the video footage was not clear, they couldn't see when the child went out.
But Liang Dawei didn't know that the child was Xiao Moli. It was still dark, and there were only vague figures. Seeing that the security guard was in a difficult position, he didn't continue to ask.
If Zheng Tianming said that, then isn't that Little Jasmine?
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