He immediately ran out of the ward to make a phone call.

The two people next to them were completely shocked this time. They originally thought that the young couple next door would just call the police, but they didn't expect that there were people in the army.

This is difficult to deal with. If they really come, they will investigate me thoroughly and I won’t be able to hide it.

As soon as the discharge staff arrived at work, the two of them took the opportunity to run away.

Zhou Zhiqiang ran back from outside panting:

"Chunchun, I've called my aunt, she's not at home, but my uncle is, and he said he'll get someone to check for me right away."

Sure enough, not long after, the police came again.

Unlike the last time, this time several police officers came and asked them in great detail whether they had had contact with anyone before.

And I plan to visit several obstetric wards.

While Lu Huaijin and his friends were still having dinner, the police knocked on their door.

The police came in and questioned them as usual, recording their daily routine yesterday in detail.

When asked they changed rooms and came to inquire why.

Lu Huaijin showed his military officer ID:

"First, I think my wife is too tired after giving birth and needs a quiet environment. It is not suitable for two families to live together. Second, I think there are too many people and it is difficult to lock the door at night, so safety cannot be guaranteed."

When the police saw that this person was a soldier, they immediately felt a sense of familiarity:

"Then do you remember if there was anything unusual during the time period when the child was lost last night?"

Lu Huaijin hadn't slept yet, and thought about it:

"There was nothing unusual. When I heard the noise, the other side started shouting that their child was lost."

At this time, Aunt Zhou stood at the door carrying a large package:

"Xiao Lu, she's been giving birth every year, but you never called the team. I heard about it from others yesterday, so I rushed here today and brought her some vegetarian soup."

Then I saw the police inside and thought something had happened:

"Hey, what's going on? Is there an accident?"

Mother Lu came forward. She had become familiar with Aunt Zhou during this period in the staff quarters. She took the bowl from her hand and said:

"A child is missing next door, and the police want to ask us some questions."

Aunt Zhou felt relieved when she heard that it was not Xu Niannian's problem.

The police officer who was interrupted by Aunt Zhou just now continued talking to Lu Huaijin:

"Okay, if you can think of anything, you can contact me then."

Lu Huaijin hesitated for a moment:

"Is it a boy who is missing?"

"right."

"When we lived there before, the family next door preferred boys to girls. But when they had a girl, they mentioned exchanging their girl for our boy."

This is all he could remind people of. The specific way to deal with the matter still needs to be investigated by the public security department, and we cannot make unwarranted guesses based on this alone.

The police looked at the notebook handed over by his colleague in the morning, and there was a confession on it.

Most people nowadays prefer boys to girls, so this kind of thing would not attract other people's attention, but when Lu Huaijin said this, it was very subtle.

"They had already been discharged before we arrived."

Zhou Zhiqiang took care of his wife in the ward for a while but still felt worried, so he left.

Seeing the police next door, he leaned inside to look.

Unexpectedly, I saw my aunt and immediately shouted:

"Aunt, why are you here?"

Aunt Zhou was also stunned:

"Isn't your wife due in a month?"

He looks so haggard, as if he hasn't slept well for several days.

Zhou Zhiqiang lowered his head:

"The child was born prematurely. I rushed to the hospital yesterday without any notice, and it was stolen at night."

Aunt Zhou's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the unlucky guy was her own nephew.

Suddenly I became anxious:

"......The one the public security comrade just mentioned who lost the child is you."

The police didn't expect that the person involved was someone they knew. When the director gave them the notice, he asked them to investigate the matter thoroughly.

He had to hurry to other wards to see if there was any gain, and by the way, he had to investigate the family that had left before.

"Then I'll go to the other wards first. If you have anything else you remember, remember to come find me."

Aunt Zhou walked up to him anxiously:

"You kid, you didn't even tell me about this big thing. How can I explain this to your parents? They're not here either."

Zhou Zhiqiang now doesn’t know how to explain to his wife as he is currently preoccupied with the lawsuit.

Lu Huaijin looked at him:

"When you were giving birth yesterday, was there anything unusual in the bed next to you?"

Zhou Zhiqiang tried hard to recall:

"The couple didn't talk to us much. When they came, they just pulled the middle curtain. We heard the child cry occasionally, but didn't notice anything else. It was only when the child was lost that we saw them for the first time."

"Didn't they ask you if the baby was a boy or a girl?"

"No."

Then he slapped his head and said:

"But when we spoke to ourselves, we said it was a boy."

"Were there only two people in their house when you came?"

"When they came out to meet us, and when the police came, there were only the two of them. In the afternoon, there seemed to be an old lady there."

"They were able to take the child away without making any noise at night. I guess they have been observing you. Only the people in the same ward could be so timely. They took advantage of your absence and chose a time when the children and adults were asleep. I think we should check their house, especially the mother-in-law."

Zhou Zhiqiang couldn't believe it:

"But I see that the man in that house is very honest. He doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing?"

"Whether it can be done or not is not up to you. Go call your uncle and ask him to send a few people over here. Be quick. Since they know you are not done with it, if they decide to get rid of the child or ask someone to take him to another place first, it will be even harder to find him."

After thinking about it, even if they sent someone over, it would take two hours. He glanced at Xu Niannian lying on the bed.

Xu Niannian waved at him:

"It's okay, you go and deal with it first, I have someone here with me, don't worry."

Aunt Zhou also made a guarantee:

"That's right. I will definitely stay here for years."

She was very confused and felt that the only person she could rely on was Lu Huaijin.

Lu Huaijin nodded:

"Okay, I'll go out for a while and be back soon."

As he said that, he took people to the infirmary and checked the other party's household registration. Thanks to the policies of that era, a letter of introduction was required to go anywhere. Even if they wanted to run away, they wouldn't be able to run very fast for a while.

Looking at the address on the household registration, it only takes half an hour to drive from the military area.

Lu Huaijin directly borrowed the phone from the hospital leader and reported the matter to Chief Jiang, clearly stating the name and which brigade he was from.

Only then did I feel relieved.

"The next step is to wait. If there is any news, the chief will call us."