Chapter 7 (Revised) Traditional Criminal Investigation
Sang Baiyu was brought back to the jade shop by Wu Yuanqing.
Wu Yuanqing pushed Sang Baiyu off the motorcycle, took off her helmet, and put it on himself. He glanced at the brightly lit jade shop and said, "Go in quickly and don't run around anymore."
Sang Baiyu said obediently: "You were the ones who took me away."
Wu Yuanqing: “…”
It's over, he is in the wrong in this matter.
Sang Baiyu tried to persuade Wu Yuanqing, "Everything I said is true, not a single lie. Go check her house now, maybe..."
Wu Yuanqing laughed and said, "Do you think I believe it?"
There was the sound of a door being pushed open.
Sang Baiyu turned around happily, but it was Su Lanyi standing at the door.
Su Lanyi saw Sang Baiyu and frowned, "Why did you come home just now? Xiaoman didn't bring you back, and my elder sister and the others went looking for you."
Sang Baiyu knew that Su Lanyi didn't like her, so she stepped back and admitted her mistake honestly.
Wu Yuanqing quickly explained.
"This is our fault. I'm Wu Yuanqing from the police station. We were negligent for a moment and didn't send the person over in time. She saw something she shouldn't have seen. It's our fault." Wu Yuanqing sat down and secretly observed Su Landi.
A few days ago, he had only seen Su Landi from afar, and Su Landi was younger than he had imagined.
Wu Yuanqing said, "Xiaoyu is very well behaved. Please don't make things difficult for the child."
Sang Baiyu glanced at Wu Yuanqing secretly.
Oh, hypocritical sir.
Su Lanyi's answer was also very formulaic, "She is indeed a good child and usually doesn't run around. I will explain it clearly to Big Sister."
Sang Baiyu secretly looked at Su Landi again.
Oh, two hypocritical adults.
Good boy Sang Baiyu straightened his back.
Since everyone said she was well behaved, of course she had to accept the praise.
Su Lanyi could see that Wu Yuanqing had other thoughts, so he took the initiative and asked, "Inspector Wu, you've just arrived at Longxinggang? I don't think I've seen you before."
Wu Yuanqing nodded with a smile, but he was sneering in his heart.
This Su Lanyi is indeed capable. Even without introducing his position, people know that he is a detective.
Su Lanyi said, "The treatment in Longxinggang isn't as good as back home. We've been looking forward to returning home, but Inspector Wu is running away?"
Wu Yuanqing's smile froze for a moment, and he said, "My daughter was kidnapped. I came to find her."
"Oh?" Su Lanyi smiled politely, "She's in Longxinggang? Are there any signs? If we see her, we can tell you in time."
He wanted to defeat Wu Yuanqing.
Sang Baiyu propped up her head and watched their conversation, trying hard to learn the hypocrisy of adults!
Unexpectedly, Wu Yuanqing actually took out a black-and-white photo from his wallet. "She was only 7 when she disappeared. Now she's 13. Her appearance must have changed. If you see her, please contact me."
13 years old.
Su Lanyi was silent for a second and pulled Sang Baiyu behind him.
Stealing my daughter?!
Sang Baiyu knew very well that she had no parents in this era. When she traveled through time, she was wearing a school uniform from the future. She was not a soul traveler as is common in novels, so of course she could not be Wu Yuanqing's daughter.
But Su Lan moved very quickly, pulling Sang Baiyu by the collar and pulling her behind him. Sang Baiyu clutched her clothes and gasped, "Tight, tight..."
Su Lanyi: "Be quiet."
Sang Baiyu: "..."
Wu Yuanqing: "You are..."
Su Lanyi said, "Inspector Wu is a smart man. Talking in circles will only waste our time."
Wu Yuanqing: "I understand, but are you..."
"Everything Inspector Wu has done since taking office has been for the benefit of the people of Longxinggang. I should have supported him, but Inspector Wu has been keeping an eye on our shop for several days. I wonder what his motive is? We are an honest business owner and have not done anything out of line."
Wu Yuanqing raised his brows subtly, "You are still..."
"I'm just a nobody trying to make a living. Inspector Wu, please stay away from me and my family."
Wu Yuanqing's eyes were deep.
Su Lanyi raised an eyebrow, "What do you want to say?"
Wu Yuanqing's targeting was too obvious, and Su Landi and Hui Haiming had discussed it several times in the past few days.
Wu Yuanqing said slowly, "Why don't we call the emergency center first?"
Su Lanyi: “?”
Wu Yuanqing pointed at Sang Baiyu, who was about to roll his eyes.
Su Lanyi lowered his head: "..."
Sang Baiyu: The neighbors weren't lying, their second brother really does have a criminal record!
*
Sang Baiyu rubbed her neck pitifully. Hui Haiming brought the medicine box and scolded her, "It's okay that you usually hit her without restraint, but how old is Xiaoyu? Why don't you be more careful!"
Su Lanyi's handsome face turned pale.
Fang Xiaoman said distressedly: "I just had something to do today, and you got into trouble. I can't let you go by yourself in the future. Look at your little face. You've been working so hard for so long, and you even have dark circles under your eyes. You look like a panda."
Ning Hongying sat aside and read a book.
After Hui Haiming applied medicine to Sang Baiyu, he handed her over to Fang Xiaoman and said, "Take Xiaoyu to bed."
The objects from the 1990s were relatively simple, especially in Longxinggang, where economic development was backward.
Mainland China can still grab imported goods, but Longxinggang's foreign trade business is limited to jade, timber, etc.
There were almost no decorations in Sang Baiyu's room, but Hui Haiming still tried to make it warmer. He placed a Barbie doll at the head of her bed and the sheets were all pink.
Sang Baiyu has no particular preference for colors, but she likes Hui Haiming being nice to her. Her biological parents don't care about the color of her sheets and quilt covers.
She likes it here.
Fang Xiaoman muttered, "Wu Yuanqing brought you back and asked about us. He must have set his sights on us. But we haven't done anything recently. What did he discover?"
If you haven't done it recently, then you have done it before.
Sang Baiyu thought that her new sisters and brothers were indeed not good people. Fortunately, she was smart and knew how to hide it.
She will continue to keep it a secret from now on!
Fang Xiaoman snatched Ning Hongying's book away, "Hongying, you are smart, tell me."
Sang Baiyu looked at the clever Ning Hongying.
Unlike Fang Xiaoman's heroic appearance, Ning Hongying has a gentle appearance and soft features, like a girl from the Jiangnan water town. She walks in the drizzle holding an oil-paper umbrella, creating a unique scenery.
The gentle woman grinned: "Hahaha."
Fang Xiaoman: “?”
Sang Baiyu: "?"
Ning Hongying said, "You just said she looked like a panda. That was hilarious."
Fang Xiaoman: "..., go to sleep!"
Sang Baiyu: "..."
Sister Hongying's reaction time seems to be on the other side of the earth.
After Su Lanyi finished talking with Hui Haiming, she returned to the second floor alone. Seeing Fang Xiaoman coming out in a small vest to get some water, she frowned and reminded him, "You're a grown woman now, and you have a man at home."
Su Lanyi turned his head away and didn't look at Fang Xiaoman.
Fang Xiaoman stretched her neck to observe, "Where, where, where is the man?"
Su Lanyi: "..."
"Just put on the pajamas I bought for you," Su Lanyi asked, "Is Sang Baiyu asleep?"
Fang Xiaoman said: "Brother, the man you are talking about is not you, right? This..."
She looked at Su Lanyi with a hint of disgust.
Her classmates at school all praised her brother for his handsomeness and said that he had an ethereal air. However, she had been with Su Lanyi since she was a child and didn't feel that way.
Even the most celestial being has three urgent needs...
Fang Xiaoman said: "I know, I will wear it. Xiaoyu is asleep. She falls asleep very quickly. She was so happy to see the head today."
Su Lanyi: "..."
Not to mention, Sang Baiyu really has the talent to join them.
Su Lanyi pushed open the bedroom door.
Sang Baiyu was sleeping with his quilt rolled up on his back.
Her long black hair rests on her smooth white skin, and her long eyelashes are noticeable even when her eyes are closed, making her attractive even when she is asleep.
Fang Xiaoman's eyes were filled with joy: "Xiaoyu is so cute and pretty. How could her biological parents not like her? Brother, please stop thinking about driving her away."
Fang Xiaoman is usually carefree, but she can also be thoughtful sometimes. She can feel that Su Landi doesn't want Sang Baiyu to stay.
Su Lanyi frowned slightly and looked at Sang Baiyu for a long time before asking, "Is she still in pain?"
"She's not afraid of pain. She's already full of energy. She even said she was going to look for the body tomorrow, but I stopped her."
Su Lanyi left Fang Xiaoman 2,000 Ningbi and said, "Buy her some food and two sets of clothes. If the styles here are not good enough, go to the department store in Changxia City."
The official exchange rate between China and Ninglan is 1:20, and 2,000 Ningbian is equivalent to 100 yuan.
100 yuan in the 1990s had considerable purchasing power.
Fang Xiaoman was not satisfied. "Hey brother, you know the black market exchange rate is fluctuating a lot right now. What can I do with 2,000..."
Su Lanyi raised his eyebrows.
Fang Xiaoman immediately pointed at Sang Baiyu and said, "Look at Xiaoyu, is she worth your money?"
Su Lanyi: "..."
Fang Xiaoman took another 4,000 Ningbi from Su Lanyi's pocket.
That night, everyone was happy except Su Lanyi and Wu Yuanqing, whose wallets were empty.
*
Sang Baiyu quickly integrated into the new class, and every teacher would look at her and smile when coming to class.
Zhang Minmin didn’t know why teachers laughed before. During a break, she walked into the classroom and accidentally saw Sang Baiyu’s profile. She instantly smiled like a flower.
Her deskmate was disgusted by her worthless smile and asked, "Did you see gold?"
Zhang Minmin said: "Look at Sang Xiaoyu, how handsome he is."
Deskmate: “?”
She is beautiful, does that have anything to do with being handsome?
Zhang Minmin said: "The way she hit me was so cool!"
My deskmate: "..., you mean, you like her because she looks so handsome when she hits you?"
Zhang Minmin said happily: "It's really rare for me to meet a girl who can beat me."
My deskmate raised his hand, "Teacher! There's a crazy person here!"
Zhang Minmin paid attention to Sang Baiyu, but Sang Baiyu kept paying attention to Min Wen and often glanced over.
Min Wen is quiet and obedient, and is considered a good boy by his teachers and classmates.
Zhang Minmin was very unhappy, "Why does Xiaoyu keep getting close to Min Wen?"
My deskmate: “Something’s up.”
Zhang Minmin: "How am I inferior to Min Wen!"
Deskmate: “…”
Zhang Minmin went to settle the score with Sang Baiyu.
"Xiaoyu!" she asked angrily, "Why don't you look at me!"
The classmate covered his face and couldn't bear to look at Zhang Minmin.
Sang Baiyu frowned slightly. She didn't like children who engaged in school violence.
Zhang Minmin asked, "What's so good about Min Wen?"
Sang Baiyu remembered that Zhang Minmin often had problems with Min Wen. Since they were in contact so often, she should know her quite well, right?
Sang Baiyu beckoned Zhang Minmin to sit down.
Zhang Minmin immediately burst into joy, "You say!"
Sang Baiyu asked, "How is Min Wen's family? Where is his home?"
She was certain that the anonymous letter was posted by Min Wen, who claimed that there was a body in a cellar somewhere in Longxinggang.
Min Wen looks honest and doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing.
Sang Baiyu mentioned Min Wen again. Although Zhang Minmin was disappointed, she still replied, "People are just like that. Home is... Mangzhai, right?"
Sang Baiyu asked his deskmate for confirmation.
Her deskmate nodded, and she whispered, "Mangzhai is a particularly scary place. My parents won't let me go there."
"Horrible? Sounds like just an ordinary village?"
Mangzhai is equivalent to an ordinary village in China.
In Longxinggang, there are countless similar small villages, most of which are located in the mountains or on the edge of the city.
My deskmate muttered, "Haven't you heard? There are many haunted places in Longxinggang, like the mental hospital. This Mangzhai is haunted. My parents said there's a sinkhole over there that eats people."
"I seem to have heard that Mang Village is very spooky and the whole village worships a... ghost? Is it a ghost?"
My deskmate nodded. "It seems to be called the Flying Head God. The whole village worships him together. Flying Head, the head flies off. Isn't that scary?"
The head flew off...
Sang Baiyu's mind moved slightly.
The author has something to say:
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Nata: I told you not to reward her anymore!! [starry eyes]
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Some sensitive topics will be blurred, everyone will understand
It’s not that I didn’t write it clearly on purpose, I was mainly afraid of being reported [burst into tears]
I reiterate that all the words I type out of my red heart are red. My life creed is prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness. [dog head]
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