Chapter 71 Don’t Blame Me
The two of them went downstairs, and Zhao Meiqi hurried over: "Boss, where did you go? Do you have any clues?"
Xiao Jing nodded: "We have found the suspect's address."
"Really? Then let's go find that person now?" Zhao Meiqi said happily.
"Yes." Xiao Jing ordered: "Go and inform Da Zuiwei and the others to prepare to go to Lamma Island."
"Okay, I'll call them right away. Where is the old lady?" Zhao Meiqi asked.
"I'll tell the old lady." Xiao Jing said.
"Okay." Zhao Meiqi asked Lin Zhixian again, "We are going to Lamma Island now. We may not be able to come back tonight. We may have to stay there overnight. Do you want to call the Three Fairies first?"
Lin Zhixian nodded upon hearing this: "Okay."
At that moment, Xiao Jing went to look for Granny Liu, while Lin Zhixian and Zhao Meiqi went to make a phone call.
Zhao Meiqi said to Lin Zhixian, "Please ask San Xiangu to tell my mother, and I won't call back specifically."
"Okay." Lin Zhixian said to the Three Fairies.
The three fairies were very surprised: "You found the clue so quickly?"
He also reminded her: "Don't try to stand out when you get to the countryside. The situation in the countryside is much more complicated than you think. If you really can't handle it, ask the local police to take you there."
San Xiangu has been dealing with the grassroots people for many years and has also been to the countryside to do business. She knows very well that clans are the most important in the countryside. If they still act as tough as they do in the city, they may suffer great losses.
"Got it." Lin Zhixian agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Meiqi also finished her call. Lin Zhixian asked Zhao Meiqi: "How long does it take to get to Lamma Island from here?"
Zhao Meiqi: "I haven't been there, but I estimate it will take more than two hours."
"It's already eleven o'clock, more than two hours away, which means it will take at least an hour to get to Lamma Island. Should we eat something first? Or should we buy some food and drinks and put them in the car so we can eat on the way?" Lin Zhixian asked.
Zhao Meiqi: "Then I'll ask the boss later."
"Then let's buy a few bottles of water first." Lin Zhixian said, "What do you want to drink?"
Lin Zhixian and Zhao Meiqi selected their favorite drinks, bought a few bottles of mineral water, and some snacks such as bread and biscuits.
When we got back to where we parked, Xiao had already returned, and Granny Liu was standing beside him.
Xiao Jing's gaze lingered for a moment on the food and drinks in Lin Zhixian and Zhao Meiqi's hands.
Zhao Meiqi said quickly: "Ah Xian said we can eat in the car."
Xiao finally nodded.
"Grandma, we're leaving." Xiao Jing said to Grandma Liu.
Granny Liu wiped her tears with red eyes: "Sir Xiao, Master, you must rescue my Mingzai."
"We will rescue Mingzai." Xiao Jing promised.
The three of them got in the car. This time, Lin Zhixian did not sit in the passenger seat, but sat in the back seat with Zhao Meiqi.
After the car drove out, Lin Zhixian looked up at the rearview mirror and saw Granny Liu wiping away her tears, turning around and walking towards Granny Wu's building with a fierce look. He didn't know if she was going to settle the score with Granny Wu.
Xiao Jing also looked up at the rearview mirror and happened to meet Lin Zhixian's eyes. Seeing this scene again, he retracted his gaze and explained, "I told Granny Liu the truth because I hope she can watch Mrs. Wu and not let her call Zhou Mei to inform her and cause trouble for us to rescue Mingzai. After all, even if we now know that it was Zhou Mei who kidnapped Mingzai, if we want to accuse Zhou Mei of child trafficking in court, we must have the child as evidence to establish it. If Mrs. Wu informed Zhou Mei before we went to Lamma Island, and Zhou Mei hid Mingzai so that we couldn't find him, we would have no evidence to prove her guilty, and we couldn't arrest her, let alone convict her."
"So if you tell Granny Liu the truth, Granny Liu will naturally go to find trouble with Madam Wu, and Madam Wu will naturally not be able to spare the time to inform Zhou Mei." Lin Zhixian suddenly realized.
Zhao Meiqi said, "Come to think of it, how did you find Mrs. Wu and Zhou Mei so quickly? I was still searching on the street, and I thought it would take a day or two."
Lin Zhixian glanced at Xiao Jing, who didn't turn around and said calmly, "It's just luck."
Lin Zhixian was a little surprised that Xiao Jing didn't reveal herself, but she didn't say anything more.
Zhao Meiqi didn't know anything: "Then you are really lucky."
Soon they met up with Da Zui Wei and the others. Xiao said to them, "Buy some food and drinks to eat on the way. We won't have to stop to eat later."
He was worried that Lam Chih-yan would have some opinions, so he explained to Lam Chih-yan: "We have to get to Lamma Island as soon as possible to find Ming Tsai."
"I know." Lin Zhixian had no objection.
So the group ate and drank in the car, and then took a ferry. It took two or three hours to reach Lamma Island. Xiao Jing asked a local police officer to lead the way, and it took more than half an hour to reach Zhou Mei's village.
This village is located at the southernmost tip of Lamma Island. It is surrounded by mountains and is remote, desolate and poor.
There are not many residents in the village, about thirty or forty households.
They soon found Zhou Mei. Her skin was dark but she was in good spirits. She didn't look sad as Lin Zhixian had just seen in the video. Maybe she felt more confident now that she had a son?
"What do you want from me?" Zhou Mei's eyes flickered when she saw the police. "We are good citizens. We have done nothing illegal."
"You didn't do anything illegal?" Xiao Jing sneered, "Zhou Mei, Mrs. Wu has already testified against you. It was you who took away the Liu family's grandson Mingzi in Happy Valley on July 13th five years ago. Do you still dare to make excuses?!"
Zhou Mei's pupils shrank instantly, and she looked panicked. "I didn't, don't spit blood on me."
"Do you have one? Just ask everyone and you'll know." Xiao Jing looked at the villagers around him and said, "In mid-July five years ago, Zhou Mei went to the city to borrow money and came back with a clean little boy. They said he was their adopted son. I think everyone still remembers him, right?"
Zhou Mei looked even more flustered. She looked at everyone anxiously, "How could I have brought a child back? I already have a son of my own. Why would I adopt someone else's son?"
The villagers looked at each other. It was obvious that they all knew the truth, but after all, Zhou Mei's family was their local people, while Xiao and his family were from the city, outsiders, and they would not help Xiao and his family.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhixian came out, looked at Zhou Mei and said, "On July 13th five years ago, your husband fell seriously ill, but your family had no money to treat your husband, so you went to the city to ask your cousin, Mrs. Wu, to borrow money. You thought Mrs. Wu would have an easy life in the city and could lend you money to save your husband, but you didn't know that Mrs. Wu was weak in character and the family's money was managed by her husband. She could only lend you her own private money and gave you some food. You were dissatisfied but there was nothing you could do. You didn't know that you would see Mingzai alone on the street."