After seeing his friends off, Pei Tang diligently helped Shen Mingzhu and Pei Ziheng clean up, and Lou Hua also helped.

By the time the lawn was completely cleaned, it was already half past nine.

All that was left to deal with were five large bags of trash.

Lou Hua helped carry away two bags, leaving three bags.

Pei Ziheng sensibly picked up two of the bags and prepared to accompany Shen Mingzhu to throw them away, but Shen Mingzhu asked her daughter to go with her.

The garbage dump is at the back door, about two hundred meters away. Pei Tang had a full belly after a BBQ tonight, so walking around there can be considered as exercise.

Although Pei Tang was too lazy to move, he still obediently picked up a bag of garbage from the ground and followed Shen Mingzhu out the door.

"Mom, can my brother and I come to London to play during the National Day holiday?"

Shen Mingzhu laughed, "You haven't even gone back yet and you're already thinking about next time?"

The garbage was a bit heavy, so Pei Tang bent down and took a breath, then used his other hand to continue following Shen Mingzhu.

"Why don't I just stay in London and study, Mom? What do you think?"

"not good."

"Why? You can study in London, why can't I?"

Shen Mingzhu looked at her: "I will be back in a few months, do you want to stay here alone?"

Pei Tang shook his head: "Of course I'm going with you. If you go back, I'll go back too. If you stay here, I'll stay here too."

As he said this, he moved closer to Shen Mingzhu and rubbed his head against her shoulder in a flattering manner.

"Mom, don't you want me to stay with you? Don't you love me anymore?"

“Love, but not that much.”

"Well, then I don't love you that much anymore!"

After saying that, he threw the garbage bag in his hand onto his shoulder and ran forward.

"Guoguo, wait for mommy."

Although his back was full of anger, Pei Tang still stopped when he heard Shen Mingzhu shouting, turned around and shouted at Shen Mingzhu: "Can't you walk faster!"

"Mom is tired and can't walk anymore."

Hearing her say this, Pei Tang put down the garbage in his hand, ran back to her and stretched out his tender little white hand.

"Then let me help you carry one bag first, and I'll come back later to carry my own bag."

If there is one purest, kindest and most sincere love in the world, it is a child’s love for his mother.

"Guoguo, how can you be so nice? Having a daughter as caring and warm-hearted as you makes me feel like the happiest mother in the world."

Pei Tang didn't buy her flattery, and snorted with a straight face: "You know I'm good, but you don't cherish me!"

Shen Mingzhu lowered her head and kissed her daughter's red cheek, "Mom just lied. Mom actually loves you the most."

Pei Tang blinked and asked a multiple-choice question: "Who do you love most, me or my brother?"

"Mom loves you, and I love you brother as well. You are my lifeblood, and neither of you can be missing. Just like a family needs a dad and a mom, neither can be missing."

Pei Tang hugged her happily, his voice soft, sweet and crisp, "Mom, our family of four will be together forever, and we will always be so happy."

"good."

After throwing away the garbage, Shen Mingzhu took her daughter home.

However, just as he turned around, a burly European and American man suddenly appeared in front of him.

Before she could react, the other party pulled out a pistol and aimed the black muzzle directly at the daughter beside him.

Shen Mingzhu's mind worked faster than her reaction. She reached out to cover her daughter's eyes and quickly said to the other party:

"I can give you all the money, please don't hurt us."

After saying this, the big man still held the gun with an expressionless face.

Shen Mingzhu thought the other party didn't understand English, so she quickly took off all her jewelry.

…

It was ten minutes later when Shen Mingzhu woke up again.

"Mom, you're awake. Where's Guoguo?"

Pei Ziheng half-knelt in front of her, his delicate face lost its usual indifference and was filled with anxiety and concern.

The pain in the back of her head made Shen Mingzhu lose the ability to think, and she could only look blankly at the people surrounding her.

"What's wrong with me?"

Mrs. Henry explained: "Mrs. Pei, you fainted. I came to take out the garbage and found you. I have called an ambulance for you..."

Pei Ziheng interrupted Mrs. Henry anxiously: "Mom, where is Guoguo?"

Guoguo?

Her unfocused pupils trembled suddenly, and with the needle-like pain in the back of her head, Shen Mingzhu remembered what happened before she fainted.

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She grabbed Pei Ziheng fiercely, "Where's Guoguo? Has Guoguo returned home?"

Pei Ziheng shook his head, "Guoguo came out with you to take out the trash and hasn't come back yet."

My daughter was taken away by criminals!? Shen Mingzhu seemed to have her blood drained out in an instant and almost fainted.

"Mom, don't panic, just speak slowly."

Noticing that Shen Mingzhu was breathing rapidly and her face was pale, Pei Ziheng hurriedly patted her back to help her calm down.

Don't panic, your daughter is still waiting for her to rescue her! Shen Mingzhu bit the tip of her tongue hard, using the intense pain to force herself to calm down.

"Call the police quickly, we encountered robbers when we were throwing away the garbage, Guoguo must have been taken away by the robbers!"

I saw bright red blood flowing from the corners of Shen Mingzhu's mouth, which was particularly horrifying in the dim night.

"Mom, are you vomiting blood? Are you hurt?"

Pei Ziheng said this and lowered his head to check her body.

Shen Mingzhu didn't bother to explain that she bit her tongue too hard. She pushed Pei Ziheng away and yelled, "Go call the police! Guoguo might still be nearby!"

Hearing this, Pei Ziheng immediately ran to the telephone booth opposite.

After calling the police, Pei Ziheng, the Zhuang family, and the surrounding enthusiastic residents all scattered to help look for Pei Tang.

Shen Mingzhu was unable to walk due to the injury on the back of her head, so she had to stay where she was and wait for the police.

A few minutes later, the police arrived at the scene.

I don’t know if it was due to lack of manpower or they didn’t take the case seriously, but only two police officers came.

One was taking notes of the interrogation, while the other was wandering around the garbage collection point, under the pretext of investigating the scene.

The behavior of the two London policemen made Shen Mingzhu both desperate and sober.

To find her daughter back, she can only rely on herself!

Before she finished the statement, she ran home despite a splitting headache, took out her contact book, and called her teachers, classmates, friends, and everyone she knew in London.

One more person to help, one more hope for finding her daughter! After making the last call, Shen Mingzhu got up and prepared to go out to look for her daughter. As soon as she reached the door, the phone in the living room rang.

She immediately ran back to pick it up, and fell on the way because she walked too fast.

"Hello, who is this?!"

"Honey, it's me. Why can't I get through on the phone?"

Hearing the man's familiar voice, Shen Mingzhu's tense emotions suddenly collapsed and tears burst out.

"Wife, what's wrong with you?"

"Guoguo is lost. I lost Guoguo. I shouldn't have let her go out with me. It's all my fault. It's all my fault..."

Regret and self-blame were like two sharp blades, stabbing Shen Mingzhu's heart fiercely, making her feel so painful that she wanted to die. (End of this chapter)