Sister-in-law Chi yawned, then got up from the kang (a heated brick bed). Looking at her anxious mother-in-law outside the window, she said lazily, "No, isn't she playing in the yard?"
Aunt Chi's blood seemed to freeze instantly!
Fear was permeating every part of my body!
Especially when Aunt Chi discovered the rattle drum lying on the ground, with messy footprints next to it!
Boom boom boom!
Aunt Chi felt dizzy and fell to the ground.
"Bang!"
When Sister-in-law Chi saw her mother-in-law fall straight down, she was startled and muttered to herself: Sure enough, only that wretched girl Chi Tang is this old hag's darling!
He pretended to be in a hurry and ran out without even putting on his shoes.
"Mother, Mother, how are you?"
"Tangbao, go ask the neighbors if they've seen Tangbao. If not, go and call your dad and the others back!"
At this point, Aunt Chi had no time to settle scores with Third Sister Chi.
She steeled herself and bit the tip of her tongue.
The excruciating pain instantly brought her to her senses.
Seeing the blood at the corner of her mother-in-law's mouth, Chi San's sister-in-law became frightened and hurriedly ran out to ask.
"Grandma, what's wrong? Where's Auntie?"
An'an pressed her face against the window of the west wing and asked anxiously.
Aunt Chi: "You stay inside and don't cause any trouble."
As for the other questions, there were no answers.
Once her dizziness subsided, Aunt Chi got up and went to look for them.
But the neighbors all said they hadn't seen the pond pear tree!
Before long, everyone in the Chi family returned.
They frantically searched the entire village!
We couldn't find Chi Tang either!
Aunt Chi felt as if her heart was being torn apart by seven or eight people, the pain almost driving her mad.
"Report to the authorities! Dashan, go report to the authorities!"
"Sanhe, go and ask the neighbors if they've seen anyone suspicious?"
"Xiao Wu, find a few more friends and keep searching around the village."
"Old man, find a few people to search the surrounding villages."
"Eldest daughter-in-law, come with me to the Meng family."
Meng Chenyi left a few days ago.
Not only Meng Chenyi, but also Meng Kuo and Mr. Meng have passed away.
However, Meng Chenyi said that the butler, Meng Sanchun, would stay behind.
If you need anything, you can seek help from Meng Sanchun.
When they arrived at the Meng family home, Meng Sanchun was quite surprised upon hearing what had happened.
"I'll send someone to investigate right away, don't worry." Meng Sanchun readily agreed.
After seeing off the Chi family mother and daughter-in-law, Meng Sanchun immediately summoned her bodyguards.
"What happened? Didn't Master leave behind a few guards to protect Tangtang? How could Tangtang have gotten lost?"
Meng Sanchun's face was extremely gloomy.
He can't even handle such a small matter. How will he explain himself when his master returns?
The Indian guard who came out immediately replied, "I'll contact them right now."
After leaping to the top of the locust tree and concealing themselves, several peculiar bird calls emanated from the treetop.
Three times in a row.
A moment later, Ah San appeared before Meng Sanchun, his face grave: "There has been no response."
"What did you say? Quickly, go find them! You must find them! I need to know what happened!"
What could possibly happen in the small village of Dahe that would prevent the two bodyguards from making contact?
Do those people really want to use Tangtang to deal with their master?
That's despicable!
*
With the help of the Meng family, clues were quickly found.
At first, the government was unwilling to get involved. They thought the child had only been missing for a short time, so perhaps someone had taken him away to play?
Meng Sanchun had only been there once, but the county government immediately sent people to look for her.
Meanwhile, some villagers also provided some clues.
"...I think I saw Li Lao Er and his wife. I saw them several times around this street today. They seemed startled when they saw me, acting suspiciously. They wouldn't say what they were doing here when I asked them."
...
"By the way, a few days ago I saw your third daughter-in-law whispering something to Li Lao Er and his wife at the village entrance."
...
Sister-in-law Chi immediately defended herself: "I was just buying things for An'an and we happened to run into each other. They're relatives, after all, and I couldn't just ignore them when they talked to me."
When asked what they talked about, Sister-in-law Chi only recounted some everyday conversations.
There is nothing suspicious.
The Chi family immediately went to the Li family.
However, Mr. Li and his wife, along with their two children, were not at home.
"Where did they go?" Old Man Chi asked anxiously.
Li Cuiliu quickly calmed down the furious Zhou Shi and answered Old Man Chi's question kindly: "Brother, what's wrong?"
"I'm asking you a question, where is Li Lao Er!"
Li Cuiliu was somewhat displeased, but she held back her anger. "This morning, my second brother and sister-in-law said they would take the children back to my sister-in-law's parents' house for a few days."
Visiting one's maternal home is a common occurrence.
What exactly happened?
"Oh no... was this premeditated?"
"Don't talk nonsense. It would be better to go to Li Lao Er's wife's family home to verify this."
Listening to the villagers' words, Old Man Chi's head was buzzing, as if thunder was striking his ears.
Aunt Chi forced herself to remain calm: "Dashan, quick, run to Li Lao Er's wife's parents' house and see if they are there!"
Now, Aunt Chi doesn't know whether she wants Li Lao Er to be here or not.
No matter what the outcome, it would be something she couldn't bear.
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