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Meng Qingxue saw her grim look and could not help feeling disappointed, too. âWhat happened? Did we not get the license number correctly, or...â
âWe found the carâs location. Itâs a white Baojun 730.â
âThatâs right, but I donât know what the car model is, except that itâs seven seaters; it is very spacious, with the seats in the back dismantled. The car logo is of a horse.â
âThe car drove to the capital before proceeding to Yishan Town.â
âWell... since we already have leads, shouldnât we go after the criminals immediately?â
âThe station director needs to approve the proposal.â
The pregnant lady gazed at her friend in puzzlement. âWhat does that mean?â
âWe are just insignificant folks, so the director wonât pay attention to this case at all. Even though we got hold of the suspectsâ whereabouts, the director wonât use the limited annual funding, issued by the provincial bureau, for a nobody like me. The inter-provincial arrest requires one hundred thousand yuan and I canât afford that amount at all.â
The news was a great shock to Meng Qingxue. She pressed on anxiously. âDo we just sit back and do nothing then? We obviously have a good grasp of the suspectsâ whereabouts, so are we not gonna do anything just because of such a reason?â
âQingxue, this is a very pragmatic and cruel society. Everything depends on your status. Nobody will pay attention to you if youâve got no status.â
She did not know what to say.
âIâll have to think of some other ways.â Chu He sighed.
âI can help you find your son.â Mu Yanchengâs calm voice was heard from behind.
The two women turned their heads over in unison, to see the man calmly walking into the room. âFinding someone is nothing difficult for me; I can help you.â
âReally? Are you so kind to help me?â The policewoman was unconvinced by his gesture of goodwill.
âOf course, thereâs a condition attachedââhis gaze then fell on Meng Qingxueââand thatâs for you to return with me to the capital.â
The policewoman cocked a brow in disapproval. âAre you using my circumstance as a bargaining chip to force Qingxue?â
âThis isnât something like that; itâs simply a condition.â
After saying that, the man stopped looking at Chu He and focused on his ex-girlfriend. âI can help you find the boy but on one condition: You must return to the capital with me.â
The woman on the bed sniggered. âWhy must you insist on me returning to the capital?â
âI canât leave you alone here.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
She bit her lower lip hard for a long time as she gripped the quilt hard. Suddenly, she smiled and nodded faintly. âAlright.â
Chu He was alarmed. âQingxue, donât force yourselfââ
âIâm not forcing myself.â She cut her off with a gentle smile. âItâs alright. Iâm just returning to the capital with him. This isnât a harsh condition. Right now, the most important thing is to find your son.â After saying this, she turned to address Mu Yancheng. âCan you really help us find Baby Chu?â
âYes.â
âAlright, then. As long as youâre able to locate the boy, Iâll return to the capital with you.â
On another end.
At the Gu residence.
In a large bedroom, Baby Chu lay in bed, spread-eagle. He slept extraordinarily well without dreams all night.
He woke up at dawn, but when he opened his eyes, the morning sun was already shining outside the open window.
He sat up and surveyed the surroundings. The spacious room was full of classic, oriental charm, where even the furnishings looked grand and possessed an air of solemn elegance.
He looked down and saw that the dirty clothes on him had been removed. A pile of clothes was neatly folded by the side of the bed, and when he took them, he realized that they were brand new.