Chapter 130 Zheng Haihua is really gone
The Zheng family has been so preoccupied with Zheng Haicheng's affairs lately that no one has paid any attention to this little brat, Zheng Haihua.
Once the weight was lifted from her heart, Chang Dafeng suddenly realized that she hadn't seen her youngest son all day.
"Where's Haihua? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
Chang Dafeng glanced at the sky outside. It was already dark. At this time of day, the family should have been having dinner. Why hadn't the child come back yet?
Jiang Qiubai kept her eyes downcast and remained silent. Whether Zheng Haihua returned or not was none of her business. In fact, she thought it best if he never came back, so she wouldn't have to take care of another little brat. It would also be one less person in the family spending Zheng Haiyang's money. Everything Zheng Haiyang owned was his own; why should he give it to these freeloaders in the family?
Zheng Haiyan pouted, "Who knows where this little brat has run off to play again?" Zheng Haiyan was very unhappy that Zheng Haihua was stealing money from the house to buy food. She had a share of the money in the house, so why should she let this little brat Zheng Haihua squander it?
After she said that, Chang Dafeng remembered the stupid thing Zheng Haihua did a few days ago, and Chang Dafeng was a little angry.
However, thinking about the recent rumors about human traffickers, she still felt uneasy. After thinking for a while, she went to the Zou family's house in the front yard empty-handed.
The front yard, the Zou family's yard.
The eldest son of the Zou family was at the military base with his wife and child. There was only one son and one daughter at home. When Chang Dafeng arrived, the four members of the Zou family were sitting around the table eating.
Upon seeing the visitors, Zou Qianjin, Zou Qingshu, and the youngest daughter of the Zou family merely raised their eyelids, showing no intention of paying them any attention. Originally, the two families only maintained a superficial relationship, but after the previous incident of the false accusation, they no longer needed to maintain even that.
However, Chang Dafeng was thick-skinned and didn't think anything of it. She even went up and peeked at the dishes.
Seeing the scrambled eggs and the stir-fried salted pork with dried green beans, she swallowed hard. What she originally wanted to ask Grandpa Zou to help find the person unconsciously turned into, "Grandpa Zou, Lao Hao, your meals are so good! Perfect timing, we haven't eaten yet either."
The implication was clear: Did you hear that? Did you hear that? I haven't eaten yet, so why aren't you treating me to a meal?
At this moment, Chang Dafeng deeply regretted that she had come alone; what a loss!
The Zou family members: "..."
The Zou family all understood, but they were speechless.
How thick-skinned must this person be to say such things so nonchalantly after turning around and extorting money from their own family?
Aunt Hao gave a forced smile. "Oh, Lao Chang, why haven't you eaten yet? Oh well, I didn't prepare any extra food. Why don't you go home and eat first, then come back?"
Chang Dafeng: "..."
Chang Dafeng's lips twitched, inwardly cursing Hao Jingui for being tactless. She had already said so much and given Hao Jingui so much face, yet Hao Jingui still wouldn't invite her to sit down and have a meal.
She was about to be more explicit when she said, "Uncle Zou, your salted meat smells really good, I..."
Zou Qianjin had a bit of a headache and didn't want to listen to her rambling anymore, so he interrupted her and asked indifferently, "Do you have something to say? If not, hurry home!"
Isn't it annoying?
This person is so tactless! Can't they see they're happily eating their meal?
Chang Dafeng pouted, "How stingy!"
Then he remembered his main purpose for coming to the Zou family and said very confidently, "Old Zou, my Haihua is missing again. Hurry up and call the people in the yard to help look for him. My family is waiting for Haihua to come back for dinner."
Zou Qianjin: "..."
The rest of the Zou family: "..."
Zou Qianjin stared at Chang Dafeng, who was standing tall and proud. What was this woman's face made of?
How can it be so thick?
It's quite an eye-opener that he can now so naturally and confidently tell me to find someone.
Seeing that the man wasn't speaking, Chang Dafeng even urged him, "Uncle Zou, hurry up, what are you standing there for?"
Zou Qianjin frowned, clearly displeased, and declined, saying, "Everyone's resting now, how am I supposed to call everyone to look for someone so late at night?"
What kind of person is this, acting like I owe her something!
You even asked everyone to help find someone. Don't you know what you said when people helped you find someone last time? Who would be willing to help you now?
Besides, who knows where Zheng Haihua might be hiding and playing again.
This isn't unprecedented.
Chang Dafeng's face fell. What do you mean you can't find someone? You clearly don't want to find someone!
She glared at Zou Qianjin with hatred, then unleashed her trump card, snarling, "Zou Qianjin, you're in charge of the factory! You can't be so heartless and ignore our family's affairs! We're a widow and her children; if you don't take care of us, aren't you forcing us to die? My husband died for the factory! If you don't care, I'm going to ask the leaders if this is how the factory treats the widows of martyrs!"
Zou Qianjin felt a headache coming on. Here it comes again!
Damn it, damn it, he really wanted to curse!
This old shrew is bringing up someone who's been dead for over a decade again. If he ignores her, and Zheng Haihua really gets into trouble, this old shrew will definitely sue him.
He had no choice but to agree, "Okay, I'll explain the situation to everyone, but I can't force people to go if they don't want to." Anyway, he had done the job, and whether people went to help or not was beyond his control.
Chang Dafeng was about to say something when Zou Qianjin interrupted her, saying sternly, "I'm just a supervisor, I have no right to demand that people go or not help out for free." He emphasized the word "for free," meaning that people didn't owe her anything and there was no need for them to go.
Chang Dafeng pursed her lips reluctantly, but ultimately didn't dare to say anything more.
Zou Qianjin's guess was correct. He gathered everyone in the Second Hospital with a gong and drum and explained the matter.
Everyone made excuses, saying they had something to do today or had to go to work; in short, they were all busy!
Just kidding. They're not bodhisattvas. Last time they kindly helped you, but you not only turned the tables on them, but also tried to extort money from them. Who would be willing to lend a hand this time?
Aren't you afraid of being extorted?
Besides, it's really hard to say whether the child is actually missing.
Wherever Chang Dafeng's gaze falls.
Everyone exclaimed, "!!!" and took three steps back.
Chang Dafeng: "!!!"
Chang Dafeng was so angry her nose was almost crooked. Damn it, damn it!
"You heartless, cruel, ruthless, and deserving-to-die people! How dare you, how dare you stand by and watch my Haicheng die?!"
We've already given them the chance to help find the person, why shouldn't they help?!
Someone rolled their eyes and said, "Aunt Chang, how do you know your Haihua is missing? Maybe he's just gone out to play again! Don't keep bothering us, we still have to go to work tomorrow to earn money to support our families."
Cheng Jiajia was naturally unwilling to go out and endure the cold again. "Aunt Chang, I suggest you report it to the police directly. The police officers are much more professional at finding people than we are. We laymen don't know anything about finding people. It would be bad if we missed some key clues and delayed the opportunity to find the child."
She didn't mind putting in some effort, but she just didn't like being taken advantage of. Cheng Jiajia was sure that even if the people in the courtyard helped find Zheng Haihua this time, Chang Dafeng wouldn't be grateful at all. She might even turn around and accuse them of making her precious son suffer, which would make a lot of people unhappy.
And she wasn't wrong; reporting a missing child to the police is much more efficient than having a group of untrained neighbors search for them.
Many people thought it was a good idea and chimed in, "That's right, Aunt Chang, if you really think your child is missing, hurry up and report it to the police. They'll definitely be able to find your Haihua."
Unexpectedly, Chang Dafeng wilted at the mention of reporting to the police. Her eyes darted around as she said awkwardly, "Hehe, hehe, maybe, maybe Haihua is just visiting a classmate and will be back tomorrow. There's no need to report to the police, no need."
Why call the police?!
She never wanted to set foot in a police station again!
Everyone: "..."
You're the one who says he's missing, and you're also the one who says he's not missing!
So you're the one causing all the trouble, aren't you?
Zou Qianjin rolled his eyes inwardly, but comforted him on the surface, "Don't worry too much, maybe the child has gone to play at another classmate's house again."
"Think about it, has Haihua gone to another classmate's house again? Has he been coming home late lately?"
"Why don't you go check out his classmate's house first?"
Whether it was to comfort herself or not, Chang Dafeng vaguely remembered that Haihua had been going to a classmate's house to play for the past two days and always came back very late.
Could it be that this brat really ran off to the wild?
The more Chang Dafeng thought about it, the more she felt that Zheng Haihua had run off to some classmate's house to hide and play again.
That brat!
Chang Dafeng didn't want to go out and freeze late at night, so she muttered a few words and went back home.
Zheng Haiyang was working the night shift as usual, leaving only the three women at home. Chang Dafeng went back and told Jiang Qiubai and Zheng Haiyan about the matter before going to sleep. She meant that she wanted them to go out and find servants, fearing that Zheng Haihua would suffer in the cold near the house like last time.
Jiang Qiubai and Zheng Haiyan exchanged a glance, both pretending not to have heard.
It's late at night, and it's freezing cold outside. What if something happens to them, a young woman and a young married woman?
They don't want to go. Let Zheng Haihua come back or not, it's up to her.
After Chang Dafeng fell asleep, the two of them washed up and went to bed, not taking the matter to heart at all.
...
To everyone's surprise, Zheng Haihua was still nowhere to be seen the next day, and when Zheng Haiyang returned from get off work, he still hadn't seen her.
Zheng Haiyang knew something was wrong as soon as he heard this, and complained to Chang Dafeng, "Mom, why didn't you look for someone yesterday?"
Chang Dafeng then started to panic, but she was never one to blame herself. She immediately started cursing, "It's all the fault of those cold-blooded and heartless people in the hospital! If they hadn't refused to go find Haihua, this wouldn't have happened!"
Impatient with all this, Zheng Haiyang said irritably, "Mom, go find Uncle Zou and help us find him. What's the use of cursing at home!"
Chang Dafeng and Zheng Haiyang rushed to the front yard again to ask Zou Qianjin to find someone.
"Uncle Zou, my Haihua is really missing this time! He hasn't come back yet! Please quickly call everyone in the yard to go out and look for him!"
Zou Qianjin was startled. Could it be that this little brat had really disappeared?
He yelled, "What are you still looking for? Go call the police! I told you to call the police last night, but you wouldn't listen. See how much time you've wasted?!"
"Wouldn't more people looking for us mean more hope?"
Zou Qianjin said irritably, "Hurry up and report it to the police. What are you waiting for? The police are good at finding people. You have to report it to the police first and talk about it when you get back!"
Chang Dafeng was stunned by the shouting and had no idea what to do.
Zheng Haiyang gritted his teeth and made the decision: "Mom, Uncle Zou is right, let's go to the police first!" Since things have come to this point, it's better to rely on the police than on the people in the courtyard.
Helpless, Chang Dafeng endured her fear and took her son to the police station to report the crime. She kept cursing and swearing all the way, calling them heartless and unkind to their neighbors. Passersby frowned and looked at the two of them.
"That old lady has absolutely no manners!"
...
After being beaten up by Chang Dafeng, Dong Siwei was very angry, but she wanted to repair her relationship with Zheng Haiyang. So she could only suppress the curses she was cursing Chang Dafeng in her heart and hypnotize herself to forget what happened that day.
Several days passed, and Dong Siwei had almost mentally prepared herself. She was preparing to go with Xu Dongliang to apologize to Zheng Haiyang and restore the relationship between the two sides in the next couple of days. Unexpectedly, she ran into Zheng Haiyang and his mother Chang Dafeng on the way.
Judging from their hurried appearance, they must have encountered some trouble. It's good that they've encountered trouble; I was afraid they wouldn't.
Dong Siwei rolled her eyes and followed, staying close behind the two, able to hear the conversation of the people in front of her clearly.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before she learned from the mother and son's shouting that Zheng Haiyang's youngest brother was missing and the two were preparing to report it to the police.
Dong Siwei was overjoyed; her opportunity had come again!
...
It was only at this time that the neighbors in the compound realized that Zheng Haihua was really missing, and not just hiding like last time.
Everyone felt a little uneasy. If they had helped look for him last night, would Zheng Haihua have been found?
The thought had barely crossed her mind when Chang Dafeng, returning from reporting the incident to the police, stood in the yard with her hands on her hips and began to curse, “You heartless, black-hearted bastards, you deserve to die a horrible death! We’ve lived as neighbors for decades, and you wouldn’t even help look for a child! You ungrateful, heartless, and unforgivable dogs! How can such selfish people deserve to live in this world? Why doesn’t God strike you dead with lightning?! I’m telling you, if anything happens to my Haihua, I’ll make you pay with your lives! You bunch of damned dogs!”
Alright, everyone's guilt has disappeared.
Pooh!
Guilt my ass! It wasn't them who let that brat Zheng Haihua run around and get caught!
It's all because the Zheng family didn't take care of the child that the child went missing!
The Zheng family themselves don't feel guilty, so why should they feel guilty?
If it weren't for the fact that her child was indeed missing, they would have gone out and yelled at her several times!
Just then, Xu Dongliang and Dong Siwei arrived at the compound again.
...
Meanwhile, two men dressed as rural latrine cleaners, one tall and one short, slowly pushed a crammed manure cart out of town. The cart reeked of a foul stench, and pedestrians on the road covered their noses and took a few steps back in disgust.
"Oh my, this smell is terrible! Why are they hauling manure now? It stinks!"
The short, honest-looking man immediately became flustered and apprehensive. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, we'll push the car away right now, right now!"
He kept apologizing to pedestrians while speeding up the pace of pushing the cart.
When they finally left the city, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that no one was around, the short man chuckled and said, "Brother, this batch of goods is not bad, it will definitely fetch a good price."
The tall man frowned. "This isn't a long-term solution. Let's find a proper job after we finish this one."
This line of work is lucrative, but it's also high-risk, much more dangerous than their previous jobs. Once caught, they're finished.
The short man naturally knew all this too. If the things the boss had hidden hadn't gone missing, he wouldn't have taken this risk. He said bitterly, "It's hateful that guy stole the boss's treasure back then. We only got less than ten thousand yuan. We lost a lot of money! If I run into that guy again, I'll beat him to a pulp!"
That's right, these two are the same two who beat up the Zheng family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law after failing to find the treasure. Later, they also stole nearly 10,000 yuan from the Ren family. However, the short guy had a gambling problem and soon lost it all.
It was only through the matchmaking of others that the two of them started doing human trafficking.
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