Chapter 202 Three Years
A month later, Tao Nianqiao went to the Municipal Public Security Bureau with Mi Tang and her grandmother Chi Juxiang.
Xia Mufan took the banner handed to him by Chi Juxiang with both hands, looked at the four big words "Heroic Case Solving" written on it, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he was in a very happy mood.
It's really fulfilling to be able to help a strong and smart girl and help her start her life again.
After knowing Zhao Qingliu's plan, fifteen-year-old Tao Nianqiao was terrified, cried and resisted at first, but when she calmed down and realized that she could not escape from the Mo family on her own, she began to think of countermeasures.
Tao Nianqiao would rather die than give birth to children for Mo Liangcai.
She didn't believe Zhao Qingliu's lies that he would set her free if she gave birth to a son. If she gave birth to a boy, she was afraid she would die soon.
Tao Nianqiao thought of the health class in junior high school, where the teacher talked about some conditions required for women to become pregnant. Among them, it was mentioned that without a certain amount of fat, it would be difficult for women to produce healthy eggs, and their fertility would be affected.
Tao Nianqiao was a very good student and listened carefully in lectures. She clearly remembered that the teacher mentioned the ratio of 19%, but she didn’t know how to measure it. She could only try to diet and starve herself to lose weight.
Because of poor nutrition, Tao Nianqiao did not get her period until she was sixteen years old.
In the following four years, Tao Nianqiao was extremely thin and her menstruation was often absent, which meant that she ovulated very rarely and naturally could not conceive a healthy child.
Through this extreme dieting method, Tao Nianqiao did not get pregnant and give birth to a child as Mo Liangcai wished, but she also became terribly thin.
Fortunately, Tao Nianqiao is young and has recovered well. After a month, some flesh grew on her face, and her originally skinny body now had feminine curves. Only her overly pale skin still recorded the five years in the dark cellar.
Chi Juxiang pulled Qiao Mei, and they both knelt down in front of Xia Mufan.
Xia Mu hurriedly bent down and stretched out his hand to help the two people up: "It's good that the people are back. Don't be like this."
Chi Juxiang's eyes were filled with tears: "Officer Xia, you helped me find Qiaomei and arrested those bad guys. I really don't know how to thank you. Just let me kowtow to you."
Tao Nianqiao's eyes were filled with determination: "Officer Xia, it was you who carried me out of that cellar and kept me away from those days of fear. You are my savior and my second parent. Please let me kowtow to you."
Xia Mufan looked at Tao Nianqiao and said, "If you live a good life, that will be your greatest thanks to me."
Tao Nianqiao nodded heavily, "Yes, I will. In the past five years, I have done nothing but study the three-year high school textbooks, including Chinese, math, English, politics, history, geography...Except for English, which I cannot read, I have read the rest of the textbooks over and over again. I can memorize every page and answer every question. The No. 1 High School in the county has also accepted my application for re-enrollment, and I will be able to join the senior high school liberal arts class soon."
Feng Xiaoyu listened to this and asked in surprise, "Qiaomei, are you planning to take the college entrance examination this year?"
Tao Nianqiao smiled sheepishly: "Yes, I want to give it a try this year. If I fail this year, I will repeat the year and take the exam again."
With only three months left, Tao Nianqiao had no confidence that she could get high scores. But in the past five years, she has been studying on her own every day, and her only thought is to take the college entrance examination, get into a good university, and go out and see the world.
Although the cellar imprisoned her body, her mind was always wandering in the sea of books, and her dream never changed.
Xia Mufan looked at Tao Nianqiao's sparkling eyes, reached out his hand and patted her shoulder gently: "I believe you can do it, come on!"
Tao Nianqiao smiled after receiving Xia Mufan's encouragement: "Well, thank you, I will definitely try my best."
Gong Weiguo and others did not expect that Tao Nianqiao was so ambitious. She immediately submitted an application to resume her studies as soon as she was released from the hospital. They all sent their blessings to him.
"Tao Nianqiao. Come on!"
"We are waiting for your good news."
"You will definitely be admitted to a good university."
Hearing everyone's blessings, Chi Juxiang smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits, and she kept saying "Thank you! Thank you!" She took out candies from the cloth bag and stuffed them into every policeman's pocket.
Infected by the joy, the policemen in the police hall of the Public Security Bureau did not refuse the old man's kindness. They took the candies with a smile and gave Xia Mufan a thumbs up.
Xiao Yuanfeng, who provided information to Chi Juxiang, also came over to join in the fun: "Old man, am I right?"
Chi Juxiang grabbed Xiao Yuanfeng's hand and nodded excitedly: "Officer Xiao, thank you! You are right, Officer Xia really helped me find Qiao Mei, you police comrades are great!"
Since then, word has spread that the special operations team is good at finding people and solving missing cases.
"The girl had been missing for five years. The local police station spent several months trying to find her but couldn't. In the end, they could only close the case as human trafficking. Unexpectedly, Xia Mufan found her within a few days of taking over. I heard that it was a cat in the girl's home that led the way? It's amazing."
"I heard that with all the evidence, the kidnapper confessed in just one round. That's amazing."
"The cellar where the missing girl hid was very secret. If it weren't for the barking of his dog, no one would have been able to find it. No wonder Xia Mufan allowed pets to go to work. She really has some mysterious connection with animals!"
In the end, even Director Yang and Director Fang of the Municipal Bureau were alarmed and went to the special operations team's office to meet with Xia Mufan's team. They affirmed Xia Mufan's ability to find missing persons and the significance of the special operations team's existence.
Director Yang smiled and patted Director Fang on the shoulder: "I suggest that the Archives Department hand over all the missing persons cases that have not been solved in recent years to the Special Operations Team."
Director Fang certainly had no objection and nodded in agreement with a smile: "Okay, I'll ask the Archives Department to hand over the files later."
The missing persons are mainly women and children.
Their disappearance has left their loved ones sleepless at night and heartbroken, with all they wanting is to find them.
If we could make use of Xia Mufan's special abilities and utilize those intelligent cats, dogs, birds, and even other small animals to transmit information, we might be able to achieve some results.
Next, Xia Mufan led the team to search for people.
Tao Nianqiao also successfully took the college entrance examination.
In August 1997, Tao Nianqiao and her grandmother came to announce the good news that she was admitted to the law department of Jiangcheng University with an excellent score of 570.
Tao Nianqiao hugged Xia Mufan excitedly, and said with a choked voice: "Sister Xia, thank you! It's you who gave me a new life."
Xia Mufan was also very happy for her, especially because she chose to study law, which made Xia Mufan feel the girl's inner tenacity and courage.
Tao Nianqiao solemnly promised Xia Mufan: "Sister Xia, I will study hard and become a qualified lawyer after graduation. I will speak for the disadvantaged groups and declare war on evil forces!"
Tao Nianqiao's words were like a stream of clear spring water that flowed into the hearts of everyone in the special operations team.
When you give someone a rose, the fragrance lingers on your hands.
We saved a girl, and this girl will grow up to be a warrior, fighting alongside us to protect kind people from harm.
This reward is enough to withstand any hardship.
Xia Mufan didn't say anything, but just hugged Tao Nianqiao back.
I hope this girl grows up quickly.
I also hope that more girls will grow up.
Although there is injustice and ugliness in this world, it is precisely because of these kind people that the world remains beautiful and bright.
Next, Tao Nianqiao entered Jiangcheng University, and Xia Mufan led the team to fully investigate the missing persons case.
At the end of 1997, the special operations team solved a child disappearance case that occurred six years ago.
Although the child's face has changed a lot, his dog will never mistake the little master's scent.
Xue Gao and his pet dog worked hard together and finally found the child in a neighboring province. They also uncovered an inter-provincial child trafficking gang and rescued twelve abducted children.
In early 1998, the special operations team solved a missing baby case that occurred four years ago.
The pet cat in the girl's home provided important clues, and it was discovered that the baby's grandmother was a major suspect. Based on this clue, Xia Mufan and Meihui found the sold child, and by the way, they uncovered a group of human traffickers and rescued several abducted babies.
In June 1998, the special operations team solved a missing girl case three years ago.
The girl was killed by her fellow villagers and her body was buried in the bamboo forest behind the village.
The murderer thought that no one would notice him, but the clear chirping of the white-rumped magpie robin in the bamboo forest announced the existence of a murder case.
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In 2000, the special operations team won the first-class collective merit. Because of their outstanding performance, the Municipal Public Security Bureau separated the special operations team from the Criminal Investigation Department and established a special operations department to specifically handle unsolved cases, suspicious cases, and major cases.
Xia Mufan was promoted to director and was promoted ahead of schedule due to his significant contributions. After becoming the youngest criminal investigation expert in the provincial department, he once again became the youngest second-level police inspector in the Public Security Bureau.
Gong Weiguo, Feng Xiaoyu, Yu Jing and Sun Xianbing were all promoted to first-class police inspectors and served as the heads of the External Relations Section, Internal Affairs Section, Physical Evidence Section and Investigation Section respectively.
In these three years, everyone's life has undergone new changes.
Feng Xiaoyu had a lovely baby girl, who was born early in the morning on New Year's Day and was named Ye Yuanchen. Gong Weiguo has also become a father. His son is three months younger than Ye Yuanchen and is named Gong Haoran. Both babies are so cute, like pink balls, that everyone who sees them wants to hug them.
Yu Jing and Sun Xianbing got married in 1999. Yu Jing's wife Miao Yanwan is a teacher at the kindergarten affiliated to the Municipal Bureau. She is gentle and beautiful; Sun Xianbing's wife Liao Ya is a colleague in the Archives Department. She is lively and cheerful. The two young couples are loving and harmonious, and they live a happy life.
Xia Mufan and Gu Shaoqi got married during the Spring Festival of 2000, and moved their family to a three-bedroom, one-living-room, yard-equipped collective housing unit allocated by the provincial department.
Coal Ash and Ice Cream ran around the yard with joy when they saw it. The starling also stopped on the pomegranate tree in the corner of the courtyard wall and chirped. Only the steady Ruyi sat under the eaves, squinting his eyes, watching everything in front of him leisurely and contentedly.
The documentary novel "Me and Them" written by Xu Shumei has been published. Professor Yu from the Chinese Department of Hunan University, as the father of the abducted girl Yu Qiwen, wrote the preface himself. The novel has received enthusiastic response as soon as it was published.
Xu Shumei, an unknown country peasant woman, suddenly became a member of the provincial writers' association and was named a writer.
Originally, Xu Shumei wanted to let the young couple live separately and she would buy a small house outside to live in, but she couldn't resist Xia Muchan's nagging and finally agreed to live with her daughter and son-in-law.
Xia Mufan and Gu Shaoqi are usually busy with work and don't have much time to take care of the family. With Xu Shumei in charge, the two can let go and focus on their careers.
Everything is moving in a good direction.
Until one day in August, Xia Mufan received a call.
A deliberately low voice came from the other end of the line: "Xing City Zoo, Panda Pavilion, southwest corner, a woven bag."
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