Chapter 47 Rescuing Mantou (Part 2)
After listening to this, Captain Liu looked at Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan took out a map and spread it on the table. He said, "There are siheyuans all around here, with the first and second courtyards being the main ones. There are only four siheyuans with three courtyards."
Captain Liu called out, "Ke Bin, Zhou Xiaohai."
Ke Bin and Zhou Xiaohai immediately ran over, stood at attention and saluted, "Here, please give us your instructions, Commander."
Captain Liu continued, "You two quickly change your clothes. Each of you will investigate the situation in the two courtyards. Be careful to stay hidden."
"Got it, I promise to complete the mission."
After finishing speaking, Ke Bin and Zhou Xiaohai assigned some tasks and left.
Captain Liu looked at Xiao Qinyun thoughtfully: "You injured your leg yesterday and went straight home after visiting the hospital. How did you get these clues?"
Xiao Qinyun looked at Captain Liu calmly, "What a coincidence! I just discovered yesterday that there's some connection between my triplets. I didn't discover these clues myself, but my two children told me."
Captain Liu stood up suddenly and almost asked Feng Yuanchen to call Ke Bin and Zhou Xiaohai back.
He treated the clue so seriously, yet the source turned out to be so childish. "It's ridiculous. How can you take the words of a child seriously?"
When Qiao Qinglu heard him talking about bean buns and glutinous rice balls, she immediately quit.
She took a deep breath and said, "Captain Liu, you said that we shouldn't take children's words seriously. Then let me ask you, can a two-year-old lie? Doubao and Tangyuan are still blank slates. They tell whatever they see and know, and they will never lie. Mantou is my child, Doubao and Tangyuan's older brother. No one wanted the accident that happened yesterday. We just want to find him as soon as possible."
Feng Yuan, observing the tense atmosphere, quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Xiao Lizhi, Qiao Lizhi, that's not what our captain meant. He just said it, and we've confirmed that Mantou is in this area. We were originally planning to conduct a sweeping investigation today, but because of your phone call and the clues you provided, we've put our plans on hold. Now, the source of the clues you mentioned is truly bizarre, right? That's why Captain Liu said that. We all have the same goal: to rescue Mantou as soon as possible and catch the Fa Zi, right? Come, come, come, sit down, don't let the atmosphere get tangled."
Qiao Qinglu fought back tears and continued, "To be honest, at first, I thought I was crazy, pinning my hopes on two such young children. But I'm a mother, and I watched helplessly as my steamed buns were snatched away. That was my child, born after ten months of pregnancy. He was so young and so sensible. My heart aches, and I almost can't breathe. I really wish this had never happened."
I wanted to save him, but my wife was also injured, and I had two children with me. I couldn't leave Mantou alone; I had to hold on to this family. When I returned home from the hospital and saw Zhou Zhizhi, I couldn't hold on any longer. "My Mantou didn't come back. Mantou, I'm sorry. I gave up on you. How could I ever see you again?" I cried, but quickly wiped away my tears. "What's the point of crying? I have to smile. I can't fall down."
Hearing this, Xiao Qinyun held Qiao Qinglu's hand tightly.
Tangyuan, who was sitting on Qiao Qinglu's body, turned around and hugged her mother, saying, "Mommy is the best, don't cry."
Doubao ran down from the chair, walked over to Qiao Qinglu and said, "Mommy, Doubao, be good. Don't cry."
Qiao Qinglu calmed down and said, "Later, Tangyuan told me, 'Mantou is great,' and Doubao also said, 'Mantou is delicious and good for sleeping.' I saw hope. They are triplets, so maybe there's some connection between them. Aunt Qiu and Zhou Qizhi also said that Tangyuan and Doubao kept talking about mantou after they came back, so I decided to give it a try. So, I brought Doubao and Tangyuan to the gate..."
Qiao Qinglu recounted her movements and conversations with Doubao and Tangyuan yesterday, saying, "After hearing all this, do you still think their words shouldn't be taken seriously? Captain Liu, Feng Xiaozhi, you're all good Xiaozhis. I know you, like me, want to find the child as soon as possible and fight against the Di Tezi.
Just now, Captain Liu said you plan to conduct a sweeping investigation today. Okay, then please tell me, how many courtyard houses are there in this area, how many households live in them, and how long do you plan to complete the investigation? Since you're conducting a sweeping investigation, it will undoubtedly be quite noisy. How can you be sure you won't alert the suspects? Who will guarantee the children's safety then? Also, if during the investigation, someone sends a letter or note demanding that Xiao Qinyun exchange his project data for the children, what should we do? Should we delay until the investigation is complete?"
Captain Liu and Feng Yuan suddenly felt their throats were blocked, and they were left speechless by Qiao Qinglu's questions.
Yes, according to their original plan, it would take at least three days to complete the sweep of this area of courtyards, and no one could guarantee that the other party would not take any action during these three days.
And since it's an investigation, there will be a lot of noise. If something happens to the child because of their mistakes during work, then they will really be unworthy of these clothes.
When they thought of this, their scalps felt numb.
Finally, Captain Liu could only say, "Let's wait until Ke Bin and Zhou Xiaohai come back. There are only four courtyards in total, and they should be back soon."
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