Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Liu Jinshi was kidnapped (first update)...
Back to a few hours ago.
When the bell rang for the end of get off work, Liu Jinshi packed up the documents on the desk, said hello to her colleagues in the office, and walked out briskly.
Walking all the way to the military factory's family compound, she met many colleagues and their families from the factory. Liu Jinshi knew most of them. She greeted them with a smile and then said goodbye politely.
After passing each other, I heard someone who hadn't gone far say, "The Liu family has raised this daughter so well. She's kind, generous, and has a good temper."
Or: "After all, she grew up in our military factory's family compound. She's such a polite and energetic girl. Unlike that biological daughter, she's incompetent and has a bad temper. Her mouth looks like it's been sawed off, and she ignores everyone she meets."
Or, "Don't blame Ding Mingxia for not loving her biological daughter. One is a pearl, the other is a fish eye. If it were me, I would prefer Pearl too. Isn't it obvious which one is more lovable, the one who brings honor to the family or the one who only causes trouble?"
Liu Jinshi raised the corner of her mouth.
After knowing that she was not the biological daughter of the Liu family, she was very confused and uneasy for a while. She always felt that she had become the unnecessary person in the family, and she was also afraid that her parents would ask her to go back to her biological parents' home.
She was no longer afraid after Liu Mianmian came to Nancheng.
Under the influence of her mother Ding Mingxia, Liu Jinshi has been influenced by her mother since childhood and pays great attention to her reputation. She always deliberately creates an image of being well-behaved and sensible in front of others, and she is also very popular in the family compound.
Liu Mianmian is just the opposite.
She was sharp, sensitive, and had a bad temper. Afraid of being looked down upon by the people in the family compound, she never took the initiative to greet or chat with anyone. It didn't take long for her to establish an unpleasant image in the family compound.
Moreover, her brain was not very bright. If anyone provoked her, she would start a quarrel with others. In a short period of time, she offended many people in the family compound.
That's why Ding Mingxia couldn't wait to get married.
Everything was fine originally. As long as Liu Mianmian got married, they could keep to themselves and live their own lives.
Liu Jinshi never expected that the top student from Nanjing University whom she liked was actually Shen Weizhuo's cousin, and Liu Mianmian revealed her secret in front of Shen Weihong.
Liu Jinshi hated Liu Mianmian so much.
In fact, she is not a kind and generous person. She just shows it to others.
Just like her mother Ding Mingxia, Liu Jinshi, as the daughter who has the closest relationship with Ding Mingxia in the family, has known since childhood that her mother is different in public and behind the scenes.
You can appear kind and generous in front of others, but you can also use some covert means behind their backs to fight for what you should fight for and retaliate when you should retaliate.
In Liu Jinshi's view, instigating Zhu Yongqi to cause trouble was just a small form of punishment and revenge.
If Liu Mianmian hadn't been having an affair with Zhu Yongqi, no one else would have had the chance to throw dirty water on her, right?
If anything really happens, Liu Mianmian should blame herself.
Even Zhu Yongqi is a coward. Such a long time has passed, and I haven't heard of any action he has taken.
Liu Jinshi was complaining in her heart about Zhu Yongqi being a coward when Zhu Yongqi suddenly appeared.
He was wearing bell-bottom pants that were dragging on the ground, his hair was permed and messy. He had one hand in his trouser pocket and the other hand in front of Liu Jinshi, saying nonchalantly, "Secretary Liu, can you chat?"
Liu Jinshi glared at him with disgust: "What are you talking about? We don't have anything to talk about. I'm quite busy."
People like Zhu Yongqi are not worth her maintaining her image with a nice tone, but they are now at the gate of the family compound, so Liu Jinshi did not show it too obviously.
"Last time you asked me to go to Qiuzhi Lane, oh, and the military compound to seek an explanation. After thinking it over, I felt that this was a bit too difficult, so I came to ask you for advice again."
Zhu Yongqi stared at Liu Jinshi and smiled mockingly. This woman was really good at pretending. She was clearly full of evil intentions, but she always acted kind, generous, cheerful and bright.
Liu Jinshi frowned and firmly denied: "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever tell you to ask for an explanation?"
Zhu Yongqi sneered, "Alright, even if you didn't tell me, we're neighbors. I have something I want to ask you, right? Actually, I can ask someone else. I see your neighbor Jiang Hongmei and Liu Mianmian have a good relationship. Liu Mianmian even came to see her this morning. I'll go ask her, maybe she can tell me something."
"She came to see Jiang Hongmei?"
Liu Jinshi felt strange. Liu Mianmian and Jiang Hongmei used to dislike each other and were too lazy to pay attention to each other.
Ever since Liu Mianmian came home to ask for a betrothal gift last time, Liu Jinshi discovered that Liu Mianmian seemed different from before.
Liu Jinshi was very curious about what Liu Mianmian wanted to do with Jiang Hongmei. Judging from her own experience, she suspected that Liu Mianmian wanted to deal with her, so she tried to find out information from Zhu Yongqi in a roundabout way.
But Zhu Yongqi was a slippery person. He said some ambiguous words that made Liu Jinshi suspicious. He also said that if Liu Jinshi could help him improve the "plan", he would go to Qiuzhi Lane and the military compound to ask the Shen family for an explanation. Finally, he persuaded Liu Jinshi to go with him to a nearby alley for a "detailed discussion."
In the police station.
Seeing Liu Mianmian, Ding Mingxia was stunned for a moment, then stood up, wiped her tear-stained face with the back of her hand, rushed to Liu Mianmian, and sobbed, "Mianmian, Jinshi is missing. Jinshi has been kidnapped! Wuuwuwu, we made lunch and waited and waited, but no one came. Your father and your brother went to work, so your sister-in-law and I went to look for her, but we searched for a long time and couldn't find her. Later, wuuwuwu, the police came and said she had been kidnapped."
Ying Xiaofen added: "A child nearby saw it with his own eyes. The police arranged to check with the family compound, and we just happened to run into him at the gate."
The children in the nearby alley were playing hide-and-seek. One child was particularly mischievous and hid in a large banyan tree at the bottom of the alley. The banyan tree had dense branches, and the child could not be seen from below.
The little boy was hiding on a big tree branch, almost falling asleep while waiting for his friends to catch him, when he suddenly heard a clamor of footsteps coming from under the tree. He thought it was his friends looking for someone, so he hid even more tightly. But he was curious, so he quietly pulled aside the branches to take a look.
This was a startling sight. He saw a fierce-looking man covering the mouth of an older woman with a towel. The woman struggled at first, but soon became motionless. The man then put her in a sack and placed her on a nearby cart. He piled some straw on top and then drove the cart away as if nothing had happened.
The child huddled in the tree, shaking with fear all over, covering his mouth and not daring to scream or cry. After a while, his pants were soaked with urine.
He was so scared that his legs went weak. He didn't know how long it took before he carefully came down from the tree. He ran home and told the adults what had happened.
His family members were also scared to death. Fortunately, the child was smart. If he had made any sound or noise at that time, his life would have been in danger.
The adults discussed it and decided not to make a big fuss for fear of retaliation. They changed the child's clothes and pretended to go out to buy candy, but actually ran to the police station to report the case.
The police immediately split into two groups, one to investigate and track the man pulling the cart, and the other to investigate the victim based on the physical description provided by the child.
Ding Mingxia stepped forward and grabbed Liu Mianmian's hand: "Mianmian, please help Mom and Jinshi. Ask your son-in-law to ask his grandfather for help. Let the army find him. There are so many people in the army, and they have so many comrades. There is strength in numbers, and they are definitely more reliable than the police."
After hearing this, Zhao Gongan, who came to pick up the fat man, couldn't help but roll his eyes, but considering that she was a relative of the victim, it was understandable that she spoke nonsense in a hurry, so he endured it.
He simply reminded them, "Each state agency and department has its own responsibilities. Your case is under the jurisdiction of the public security department. There's no point in asking the military."
Ding Mingxia frowned and retorted, "How can you know it's useless if you haven't tried it? Do you know who my son-in-law's grandfather is? My son-in-law's grandfather lives in the Little Red Building. Do you think it's useful?"
When she said this, before anyone else reacted, the fat man who was being escorted by the comrades from the Fertilizer Plant's Security Department trembled all over and his face suddenly turned pale.
Liu Mianmian glanced at the fat man, then turned to Ding Mingxia and said sternly, "Comrade Ding Mingxia, your idea of privilege is extremely dangerous. Just like what this public security comrade said, each agency and department has its own responsibilities, and it's not up to anyone to act arbitrarily. It's the same even if you live in heaven, let alone the Little Red Mansion."
She said earnestly: "You have to trust the public security comrades."
Ding Mingxia shook off her hand and glared at her angrily: "Everyone can say high-sounding words, but if you don't want to help Jinshi, just say it directly. You are so cruel. Even if you blame me for being partial to Jinshi, this is a matter of life and death, and you can actually watch her die without helping her. You are so cruel, so cruel!"
It's really hard to persuade this damn ghost with kind words.
Liu Mianmian sneered: "So you admit that you are partial to Liu Jinshi?"
Ding Mingxia said bitterly, "You are such a selfish ungrateful person, what right do you have to blame me for being partial to Jinshi?"
Liu Mianmian nodded: "Then what right do you have to ask me for this and that?"
After saying that, she ignored Ding Mingxia and turned to Zhao Gongan: "Should we take a statement?"
Zhao Gongan, who had taken a big bite of the melon, nodded quickly: "Right, come with me."
The comrade from the Fertilizer Plant's Security Department pushed the fat man, and he woke up as if from a dream, and started yelling again: "I'm innocent, I didn't do anything, I just boasted, why did you arrest me? Public Security comrades, they are arresting people arbitrarily, you must stand up for me, I really didn't do anything——"
The security comrade kicked him and said, "Why are you running away when you're being wronged? Your fox tail has fallen out, and you're still crying foul. Behave yourself!"
They took the man into a room in the corridor.
Liu Mianmian slowed down and called out to Zhao Gongan: "Comrade Gongan, there is a situation I would like to report to you privately."
Zhao Gongan paused and turned to walk into another room: "My last name is Zhao, let's talk here."
He looked at Shen Weizhou who followed him in and asked Liu Mianmian, "Are you reporting this to me alone, or to you all?"
Liu Mianmian: "...Let's go together."
Zhao Gongan nodded and closed the door: "Okay, sit down and talk."
This was an interrogation room, and there were exactly three chairs. Liu Mianmian pulled one out and dragged it to the side, so she wouldn't look like a prisoner being interrogated. She was a little tired from walking, so she sat down to catch her breath before saying, "I suspect this fat guy we sent here is part of a human trafficking gang, and maybe even the same group that kidnapped Liu Jinshi."
Zhao Gongan, who had just sat down, stood up again: "What?!"
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