The gate to the house was ajar, and the yard was empty except for a few chickens catching insects.
Shen Sisi rushed in anxiously and saw Xu Hongying looking like a headless fly. She visibly panicked.
"Mom, where's Niu Niu?"
When Xu Hongying saw them, she slapped her thighs in a panic: "I was cooking in the kitchen, and Niu Niu was playing with building blocks in the living room. Who knew that she would disappear in the blink of an eye!"
Thinking it over, he reached the courtyard gate and quickly asked, "Mom, was the gate open before?"
"It's not open, I'm sure it's closed."
Chen Sisi's heart suddenly tightened, as if a huge rock was pressing down on it, and her legs almost gave way: "Oh no, the front door was open just now, Niu Niu might have run out."
Niu Niu has always been very well-behaved. Before, when she was in the rural youth settlement, she would never open the door and run out if no one was watching her.
Not to mention that Xu Hongying was watching over things and the courtyard gate was closed.
Her intuition told her that Niu Niu would never run out of the house on her own; something outside must be tempting her.
Could they be human traffickers?
These days, human traffickers are still rampant, but they generally don't dare to come to military compounds.
If not human traffickers, then who are they?
Whoever it is, Niu Niu is so young, she doesn't know anyone here, and she's sick. If she gets lost, I'm afraid...
I dared not think about it; my blood was almost flowing backwards.
Gu Chengfeng was also anxious, but he maintained the composure of a soldier and first checked the door lock.
"Don't panic, there are no signs of the door lock being pried open, Niu Niu opened the door and went out by herself."
“Niu Niu usually doesn’t open the door for just anyone; she must know them.”
"By the way, Mom? How long has Niu Niu been missing?"
Xu Hongying sobbed, "It'll only be a few minutes. I just went to wash the rice and cook it."
“That was just a few minutes ago,” Gu Chengfeng calmly analyzed. “Sisi and I came in through the gate and didn’t see Niu Niu along the way. They should still be in the compound.”
His words calmed Shen Sisi down a bit and made her feel much more at ease.
"Mom, you stay home. What if Niu Niu comes back on her own? Feng Ge and I will split up and look for her!"
He called out "Brother Feng" so naturally that even Chen Sisi herself didn't realize it.
Gu Chengfeng's gaze was subtle: "Just like you said, Mom stays behind, I'll go to the gate and get the soldiers on duty, you go look in the direction of the stadium first..."
“Okay…” Chen Sisi jogged towards the basketball court.
She ran and asked around, but everyone said they hadn't seen anything. However, an old lady who was relaxing in the shade gave Shen Sisi a clue, saying that she thought she saw a few children heading towards the back of the mountain.
Chen Sisi quickly changed direction and ran towards the back mountain, where she happened to run into Li Wenhui, who was on her way to collect herbs.
She carried a small basket on her back, walking along while munching on a roasted sweet potato, her mouth stuffed full.
"Sisi, what are you doing? Why are you running so fast?" It was the first time she had ever seen Shen Sisi like this. She looked like she had lost her soul, her hair was disheveled, and her shoes were almost off.
Exhausted and out of breath, Chen Sisi asked, "Wen...Wen Hui, Niu Niu is missing. Have you seen her?"
"What? Niu Niu is missing!" Li Wenhui nearly choked on her sweet potato, coughing for a while: "I...I haven't seen her. Did she go to the back mountain? I'll look for her with you..."
The two linked arms and rushed towards the back of the mountain as fast as they could.
As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, we heard Niu Niu crying.
There were also sounds of several little boys playing around.
"You little bastard, you're a little bastard, you don't have a father..."
Niu Niu burst into tears, yelling at them, "I have a father, I'm not a bastard... I'm not... Shut up..."
"Lulu~ I won't shut up! I'm going to keep talking..."
"You're a bastard, and you're carrying a virus..."
"Get out of the residential compound..."
Several men dragged her towards the mountains.
"Niu Niu..." Shen Sisi cried out in a low voice, her eyes bloodshot as she stared at the distance.
Four little boys pushed Niu Niu to the ground and kept throwing mud and pebbles at her.
Niu Niu was covered in mud, and had a big bump on her head. She was in so much pain that she couldn't catch her breath.
Even when bullied, she refused to back down, crying as she loudly retorted that she was not a wild child, not a bastard.
This scene was like a knife, viciously gouging at her heart and piercing her nerves, which were on the verge of collapse.
Without thinking, she rushed forward, grabbing a child by the ear with each hand, almost lifting the child up.
"Get out of my way..." She flung one of them away with one hand, and the two chubby little boys were slammed to the ground by her, bursting into tears.
Chen Sisi knelt on the ground, hugging Niu Niu tightly, her whole body trembling: "It's okay, it's okay... Mommy's here..."
Niu Niu had inhaled a lot of mud and ash, and now she was coughing so hard it was heartbreaking, her face covered in snot and tears.
Mom is finally here, sob sob sob...
She opened her short arms and wrapped them around her mother's neck.
Shen Sisi gently patted her back to help her catch her breath, fighting back tears: "It's alright, it's alright..."
Seeing this, Li Wenhui was so angry that she threw down the sweet potato, rolled up her sleeves, picked up a small twig, and whipped the boys a few times.
"You've bullied me, you've lied to me..."
The chubby boy, who was in the lead, shoved Li Wenhui aside: "Who are you? How dare you hit me? Do you know who my dad is?"
Li Wenhui staggered a few steps. This chubby boy was quite strong, and his tone was even more arrogant: "I was just about to ask, when did such a little brat come to the military compound?"
"You're the little brat..."
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