Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

After listening to the village director's description, the investigators asked, "Did you find anything unusual about him? Or, are there any rumors about him in the village?"

The village director thought about it and said quickly, "As for abnormalities, I don't know much about them. But many people in the village want to know how he made his fortune. When someone asked, he said that he did some small business outside, but the risks were too great and he didn't want to do it anymore, so he came back to the village to find something to do."

The investigator asked again: "Where does Cao Wang live now?"

The village director replied, "Cao Wang has been dead for more than ten years, and his wife also passed away a few years ago. His eldest son also went out to make money and has not been seen for many years. This second son is called Cao Yong, and we are used to calling him Cao Wang's second son."

The investigators frowned. If that was the case, it meant that he had no roots in this village?

Then they asked the village director: "Does he have any other relatives?"

The village director thought for a moment and said, "His grandparents had three daughters and only one son, his father. His three aunts all married far away and are more than ten years older than his father. I wonder if they are still alive now."

It seems that Cao Yong has no family ties to him anymore, so he can only go back and check his household registration to see if he has a wife and children.

The public security officer took a piece of paper, wrote a string of numbers on it, and told the village director: "If Cao Yong and his two buddies return to the village, call us immediately."

The village chief readily agreed and sent the two police officers away like a door god, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. The reason why he was so nervous was because of what the police said about Cao Yong being suspected of human trafficking.

Because there were families in the village who bought children and wives, as the village director, he naturally knew which family had a new member.

But they all lived in the same village, and even if they were not related, they were all neighbors. If anyone dared to report it, they would be retaliated. So these village cadres usually turned a blind eye.

In Mafang City, although Zhan Jinhua and his family have fled, it cannot be said that nothing was found.

In the back kitchen of the noodle shop, they found a basement, but they didn't know when it was dug. According to the landlord, the couple who rented the shop had been running the shop there for three years. Since they paid the rent on time every year, there was no fuss, so the landlord didn't pay much attention to the situation of the shop.

Merchants nearby commented that this noodle shop was not doing business in a legitimate manner and was only interested in ripping off customers.

By visiting and investigating the Renminli community where Zhan Jinhua's family lives, we gained a general understanding of their family situation, which was very similar to the information provided by Sun Aimin.

According to neighbors, the family moved here three years ago. At that time, the couple brought their eldest daughter and their newborn son. The older son was only brought here recently and was mainly asked to take care of the younger son. The child has not been seen going to school.

His daughter, however, is in junior high school at a nearby school, and the school has not officially started on September 9. However, the child is now in the third year of junior high school, and the holiday is short, so school will start in the next few days.

As for the couple’s names, the neighbors were not quite sure. They only heard someone calling the woman "Sister Hua" and heard that they opened a shop near the train station.

Putting these pieces of information together, it is basically confirmed that the female owner of the noodle shop is Zhan Jinhua.

Afterwards, the police officers went to the school where Qian Niandi studied to find out more about the situation.

Qian Niandi’s homeroom teacher said: “She was in school in the morning, but at noon, her father came to pick her up, saying that an elderly person in the family had passed away and he had to go home to attend the funeral, so he asked for a few days off.”

Oh, this is really a coincidence. If it was an ordinary family asking for leave for their children for such a thing, it would be understandable, but isn't this too coincidental? The police naturally would not easily believe the words of Zhan Jinhua and his wife.

If it weren't for the clues provided by Sun Aimin, finding these two people would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. After all, there was no advanced technology such as the Skynet system and facial recognition in that era.

Since they said they were going back to their hometown to attend the funeral, let's go to Qian Jindou's hometown first. He is from Mafang City, and his hometown is in a rural area far away from the city.

At this time, Sun Aimin discussed with several companions and decided to set the next destination as Qian Jindou's hometown, Luojiagou. After they finished taking statements at the police station, it was already late, so they decided to find a hotel in the county town to stay and set off the next day.

At the hotel, several people called home to report that they were safe.

Sun Aimin was not at home these two days, so Yuan Jie was taken care of by her father and mother during the day, and Yuan Rui took over at night.

Sun Aimin called home and his mother-in-law answered the phone.

Sun Aimin first asked about Yuan Jie's condition, and then said that he would go back in two days. Finally, he told his mother-in-law: "Mom, don't take Xiaohao to the hospital these days. The air in the hospital is not good. Please take care of Xiaosi. Let her stay in the hospital for a few more days for observation. I will find time to call you again in the next two days.

Oh, yes. And Professor Fan, try not to let him contact Xiao Si again. Please also inform Big Sister about this matter. I feel that Professor Fan is just a name for nothing. "

Sun Aimin hung up the phone only after he explained what he was worried about.

That night, the Qian family in Luojiagou was not at peace. Although it was not as Qian Jindou and Qian Niandi's class teacher said, an old man had passed away, but the old lady of the Qian family was not much better off than dead. This matter had to start with the movie shown in the village tonight.

Nowadays, although television is no longer a rarity in rural areas, open-air movies still have a strong appeal to men, women, and children in the village.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, after every household finished their meal, everyone carried a small stool to the village brigade.

The old lady of the Qian family would naturally not miss such a lively and free event. There were two movies being shown in the village today, and according to the old lady of the Qian family's personality, she would definitely watch both movies before going home.

She didn't know what she had eaten wrong tonight. Not long after the movie started, she felt a rumbling in her stomach and couldn't help but let out a series of farts, which made people around her fan themselves with palm-leaf fans.

The Zhang family's eldest aunt even joked, "Auntie, they say the more delicious the food, the stinkier the farts. What delicious food did you eat so late at night?"

As soon as the words came out, everyone around him burst into laughter.

The old lady of the Qian family didn't have time to waste talking to them at this moment. She had to find a place to solve her physiological problem quickly.