At the police station, it was the same few police officers from the afternoon. Chengcheng had only been missing for a few hours, so they couldn't file a case yet. Song Yangmin then promptly added information about Qian Yu'an's encounter with human traffickers at Chenguang Park that day...
Even so, it cannot be concluded that Chengcheng's disappearance is related to Zheng Guangping and his wife. At the time, Qian Yu'an saw a figure through the van window, which vaguely resembled Lei Liangpeng, but he did not see a clear face...
Zhuo Huai was extremely anxious when he heard the police say, "We can't find any criminal records for Zheng Guangping and Lei Liangpeng in our system. If they really are human traffickers, they shouldn't have been caught before, otherwise there would be no record of them."
The police told them to keep searching the neighborhood, including their usual hangout spots and tutoring centers...
After splitting into several groups, Xu Guiying returned to the vicinity of Heping Lane to search.
Old Sun came out of his house. "Still haven't found Chengcheng?"
Xu Guiying shook her head, "No, I don't know where the child went?"
Qian Yu'an and Chen Zhou also came out, followed by Song Jianmin.
It's already dark.
Xu Guiying asked Qian Yu'an, "Yu'an, when Zheng Guangping and his wife came over that day, was there anything unusual?"
Qian Yu'an recalled, "My third brother hadn't come back yet, so I told them to sit and wait in the teahouse."
Old Sun suddenly clapped his hands.
"Speaking of this reminds me of that guy surnamed Zheng you mentioned. He spoke to Chengcheng that day! I was keeping an eye on him. Could it be that he's been staking out Chengcheng these past few days?"
Xu Guiying was startled by the sound and quickly pulled Lao Sun to the police station.
They returned just over twenty minutes after leaving. The police officer asked, "What's wrong? Did you find a clue?"
“Old Sun saw Zheng Guangping and his wife talking to Chengcheng that day! He must have made up his mind that day. He’s been staking out the place for the past two days. No wonder he hasn’t come looking for Lao San these past two days…” Xu Guiying’s face darkened. She looked across at the police officers opposite her. They exchanged glances and immediately opened a case.
Not long after, Qian Yu'an found Song Anmin and Zhuo Huai, and together they called the police station.
Police officers have already checked the intersection surveillance footage. There aren't many places with surveillance cameras now. Apart from some government or military locations or intersections with high pedestrian traffic, there are few other places with surveillance cameras.
Song Anmin felt extremely guilty and frowned as he said, "Sister Zhuo Huai, I'm sorry. It's all because of me... that Chengcheng was targeted. I... I will definitely help find Chengcheng."
No matter how angry Zhuo Huai was, it was no use. The most important thing now was to locate the vehicle and find the child.
Wang Ya was about to go with her mentor to the traffic control center to check the intersection surveillance footage when Song Anmin stopped her. "Officer Wang, I'll go with you... Many hands make light work. There are so many surveillance cameras that we can't keep up. I can do it. I have good eyesight."
Zhuo Huai hurriedly said, "I'll go too! I can watch too!"
Wang Ya looked at her mentor, Officer Zhao, with a troubled expression.
Officer Zhao looked at the group and said, "No, only we can see it. You, the people who reported the case, have no right to enter the monitoring room."
After saying that, Officer Zhao and Wang Ya left.
Before Song Anmin could say much, he followed them out. Wang Ya and the others got into the police car, and Song Anmin rode his bicycle after them.
Song Anmin felt distressed.
Damn it, I've had the worst luck ever! Not only am I being targeted by Zhao Zhao, but I'm also being targeted by human traffickers!
He's having a run of bad luck this year, nothing seems to be going right for him.
If Chengcheng and Guoguo are never found, he should atone with his death!
A few people remained at the police station, but Zhuo Huai was worried, so he also rode his bicycle there.
Qian Yu'an also felt guilty, thinking, "If only I had seen it clearly that day."
Before Song Yangmin could speak, the police officer on duty said, "In that situation, it's already quite good that you were able to bring that girl back. Human traffickers are cautious and never fully open their car windows. It's good that you took a look, otherwise, we might not have suspected Zheng Guangping and the others."
Zheng Guangping and his wife were skilled in committing crimes and must have committed many cases.
Old Sun also said, "If the child hadn't been found, Zhuo Huai... never mind, I won't say anymore. We'll definitely find him; we discovered him so quickly."
Xu Guiying's tightly furrowed brows never relaxed.
Song Xinfu also arrived at the police station at this time. After he returned home, there was no one there. He asked Aunt Wang and the others and found out that Chengcheng had gone missing.
Song Xinfu's face also turned serious. He told Xu Guiying and Song Yangmin and Qian Yu'an to go back and rest first, and that those who needed to go to work should go to work or those who needed to study should go to study tomorrow.
Xu Guiying: "Second brother, you two go back. I'll stay and wait to see how things go."
Song Jianmin: "I'm not leaving either. I'll stay here. Second brother, you guys should go back now."
Song Yangmin told Qian Yu'an and Uncle Sun to go back first, while he stayed behind to wait.
They waited until after 3 a.m., and through the surveillance footage of the nearest road in the jurisdiction, they quickly located a minivan. The monitor was not very clear, but they could identify the couple, Zheng Guangping and her husband, by their body shape and clothing color. Zheng Guangping was also holding a child. After the two got into the car, the minivan drove south.
Colleagues at the traffic control center checked several intersections to the south and quickly determined the direction out of the city...
The group waited at the police station until dawn, and then slept for a while while leaning back in their chairs.
At seven o'clock, Xu Guiying went back to Heping Lane to change her clothes and went to work. Song Yangmin went straight back to the army. Song Xinfu didn't go to work today and continued to wait at the police station. Old Sun, Aunt Wang, and a few other neighbors also came to inquire about the situation.
Song Xinfu's face remained tense until around nine o'clock when the police reported that they had started arresting people along the route out of the city.
Song Xinfu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
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