The eyes in the mirror were lifeless, devoid of light and reaction, lacking their former vibrancy; they were utterly dull.
Jiang Ze'an held back his tears and pressed the mirror tightly against his chest. He and she should have had a bright future.
The phone was still ringing when Jiang Zean answered it.
The moment the call connected, a sobbing voice came from the other end, "Ze'an, is the news true? My daughter has been found? Tell me, how cold must she have been there all these years? Why didn't she appear in my dreams?"
Jiang Ze'an calmed himself down and tried to remain composed. "Aunt Lin, it's not confirmed yet. I'm on my way to the processing plant now. I'll let you know when I have any news. Don't worry."
"good."
The couple on the other end of the phone were already at the station.
For so many years, they had no news of their daughter. They searched and waited for a long time, and now they finally have news. Regardless of whether it's true or not, they want to go and see for themselves.
Lin's mother was still touching a bag. She said, "Baby, wait for Mom. Mom brought you your favorite clothes. Mom will definitely be able to take you home this time."
Mr. and Mrs. Lin leaned on each other. They didn't know about this at first. It was someone who claimed to be their daughter's classmate who called, saying that she was also in the game and had seen those things. She thought she would tell them the news.
That processing plant was near that school. They had gone there to look for it and asked the workers there, but they all said they had never seen it.
Three hours later, Jiang Zean arrived at the processing plant.
The police had arrived early, and yellow and white warning tape had been put up nearby.
Jiang Zean got out of the car and walked over. He stopped outside the warning tape and looked at the abandoned processing plant, where the weeds had grown up to waist height.
Now, the weeds have been trampled into a path, which leads directly to the small gate behind the processing plant.
Just then, someone shouted from inside the small door, "Found them!"
A skeleton that had been buried for nineteen years was carefully unearthed.
Jiang Ze'an clenched his fists tightly, trying hard not to let the tears fall.
Just then, a taxi stopped not far away, and Lin's elderly parents, with their white hair, staggered towards them, their voices preceding their arrival, "Have you found it? Is it there?"
Lin's mother, her hands trembling, ran over with Lin's father, supporting each other.
Until she saw the skeleton being carried out, in an instant, a heart-wrenching, extreme cry of pain and endless longing erupted, accompanied by a cry of "My son!"
Tears streaming down her face, Lin's mother wanted to go over to her daughter. It was her daughter, and the bond between mother and daughter was strong. The pain in her heart felt like it was being squeezed, and it was even more heart-wrenching at this moment.
"It's my daughter! It's my daughter! Ah Li! Mommy's here!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, Lin's mother was stopped by Jiang Ze'an and others, while Lin's father also held her, worried that she might faint from crying.
The skeletons that were just unearthed still need to be identified and compared with the missing persons cases from back then. The family members cannot take them back yet.
While holding Lin's mother's hand, Lin's father took a deep breath and slowly said, "Child, you have finally found your way home."
As the sun sets, its afterglow falls upon the desolate processing plant.
As if all their strength had been drained, Lin's father and mother slowly left, accompanied by Jiang Ze'an and his assistant.
They would occasionally look back at the processing plant, considering countless possibilities, including what if they had thought of people more maliciously back then.
Jiang Zean touched the mirror in his pocket and said to Mr. and Mrs. Lin, "Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin, life must go on. Please accept my condolences."
Later, as the investigation deepened, the truth gradually came to light.
Years ago, it wasn't that the girl disappeared, but that she was murdered.
All the workers in the factory back then were found one by one, and the two workers who buried the bodies confessed.
As for those who participated in school bullying back then, only one person was summoned. The others were brain dead and became vegetative. Only their parents could be summoned. When questioned, some remained silent, while others tried to defend themselves.
But in the face of facts and evidence, everything is pale and powerless.
This 19-year-old missing person case has finally been solved. And the missing girl was here, not far from the school, just over a small hill and a half-hour walk from the processing plant…
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