As soon as Bu Ling and Wu Yuanyuan arrived at the gate of the compound, they encountered Qi Yuhuai rushing out of the compound. Upon seeing a bicycle at the gate, Qi Yuhuai panicked for a moment and slipped...
Qi Yuhuai was about to crash into their bicycles when they shouted, "Sister Yuanyuan, get out of the way! She's trying to scam us!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Yuanyuan was startled and used all her strength to slide forward two steps, avoiding the person who was about to stage an accident.
Without the two of them to cushion his fall, Qi Yuhuai collapsed to the ground, crying out, "Ouch!"
Wu Yuanyuan, standing to the side, patted her chest and exclaimed, "That was close!"
Upon hearing her words, Qi Yuhuai quickly jumped up from the ground, glared at the two of them, and ran out of the alley.
"What is she doing? There are no dogs behind her." Wu Yuanyuan wondered.
Bling shrugged: "Who knows?"
Seeing that Wu Yuanyuan was still staring in the direction where Qi Yuhuai had disappeared, she said, "Let's go, who cares about her!"
Wu Yuanyuan looked away: "That's true."
Neither of them took it to heart, thinking it was just a minor incident. However, a few days later, the Qi family in the backyard started making a fuss over the matter.
While they were making a fuss, Buling was fast asleep. She didn't pay any attention to the noise in the backyard, turned over and snuggled into Sangshen's arms to continue sleeping.
Now that the weather is getting cooler, it's so comfortable to sleep with mulberries by my side like a giant fireplace at night. I always say, you need a man to warm the bed in winter! Buling thought to herself happily.
"Ling, wake up! Something terrible has happened!"
Bling sighed, turned over and sat up with her hair all messed up from sleep. Sangshen sat up as well and said, "I'll go take a look."
Bling nodded with her eyes closed, "Mmm." Her voice still had a nasal tone, as if she hadn't woken up yet.
Sangshen got dressed and opened the door. "Comrade Wu, is something wrong so early in the morning?"
Wu Yuanyuan didn't catch Sang Zhen's dissatisfaction at all: "Qi Yuhuai has disappeared!"
"Missing?" Bling's voice came from the room.
Wu Yuanyuan replied, "Yes, he didn't come back all night yesterday, and the Qi family is frantic with worry!"
Buling put on her clothes and ran to the door: "What happened? How could someone just disappear like that?" The disappearance of a young girl in the prime of her life was all that flashed through Buling's mind, along with news reports.
Wu Yuanyuan shook her head: "Sister Xiangru said that she didn't see Qi Yuhuai when she delivered her lunch this morning. After asking around, she found out that Qi Yuhuai was not at home yesterday noon and did not come back in the evening, but no one noticed."
Bling changed out of her slippers and said, "Let's go take a look."
In front of the Qi family's gate, all the neighbors in the courtyard had gathered. When Bu Ling and Sang Shen arrived, Grandpa Wu, the courtyard manager, was organizing people to search for them.
Bu Ling glanced around, but didn't disturb them. Instead, she walked over to Ming Xiangru and quietly asked, "Sister Xiangru, what happened? How could someone just disappear like that?"
Ming Xiangru's eyes were a little red. "I don't know. I just found out that Yu Huai wasn't there when I brought her breakfast this morning, so I asked her about it."
"Wanqing said Yuhuai wasn't there yesterday and last night, that's when we panicked." Ming Xiangru fidgeted with her fingers, feeling somewhat guilty.
"Why didn't you look for him last night when you found he wasn't there?" Aunt Lan asked curiously, coming over as well.
Ming Xiangru lowered her head and murmured softly, "Yu Huai was traumatized before and had been lying in bed, but she has recovered in the past few days and is just like usual, so we didn't pay much attention. Who would have thought, who would have thought that something like this would happen?"
"Where are your mother-in-law and her mother? Why don't they show up for such a big thing? Could it be that she instigated this? Or did the two of them conspire to sell Qi Yuhuai?" Hearing this, Bu Ling knew without turning around that it was Aunt Shen.
"You're talking nonsense! You surnamed Chen, don't spew filth here!" Sure enough, you can't talk badly about people behind their backs, and Aunt Qi responded.
Just as Aunt Shen was about to retort, Uncle Wu scolded, "Alright! What's all the fuss about! The most important thing now is to find the child!"
Then, Grandpa Wu said to Grandma Wu, "You, Jiang...Sheng's mother, and Tian Meizi form a team and head east to search."
"Sister Lan, you, Sister Qi, and Aunt Zhao form a team. Go and ask Yu Huai if she has gone to see her classmate!"
"Xiao Han, go to the police station and ask your colleagues to help look for him!"
When Grandpa Wu had a stern face, he was quite intimidating. The people whose names he called immediately agreed and left the courtyard together.
"Don't complain about the rest of you. Ask around and see if anyone has seen that girl, Yu Huai!" Grandpa Wu added.
The rest of the people agreed. Although there were many disagreements among the neighbors, when it came to a child being lost, no one refused and they all did their best to help.
Bu Ling, Ming Xiangru, and Qin Wanqing formed a team and inquired around the area but found nothing. "Sister Wanqing, think again, did you see Qi Yuhuai yesterday?"
Qin Wanqing frowned and pondered for a moment: "Yes, she was still there when I delivered lunch to Yu Huai yesterday morning."
"So that means she was here in the morning, but not by noon?" (Bling)
Qin Wanqing nodded.
Bu Ling frowned and thought for a moment: "Is anything missing from Qi Yuhuai's room?"
Qin Wanqing and Ming Xiangru exchanged glances at the question, then shook their heads together. Ming Xiangru said, "We...didn't notice!"
Bu Ling pursed her lips and swallowed the unpleasant words: "Let's go back and confirm."
Ming and her sister-in-law nodded hurriedly, and the three of them returned to the courtyard along the same route. Meanwhile, at the Qi family home, Old Madam Qi, Old Master Qi, and Old Madam Shi, who hadn't been involved in the matter, were waiting for news at home. Seeing the three of them return, they hurriedly went up to ask:
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