Siheyuan: I am the God of Cooking, and all the birds are crying with envy!

In this quiet little village, the sun should be shining gently on every inch of land, but today, it seems to be shrouded by a layer of haze.

Xu Xinyue was standing on the path in the village, with a hint of panic and sadness in her eyes when the pair of shoes was handed to her.

Her hands trembled slightly, and then she held the shoes tightly in her arms, muttering to herself:

"This is Yingbao's. These are Yingbao's shoes."

Her heartbeat suddenly quickened, and countless terrible thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant, and fear overwhelmed her like a tide.

She kept praying in her heart that this was just a false alarm and Ying Bao would soon appear in front of her, safe and sound.

Her expression suddenly became a little crazy, her eyes widened, and she took a step forward, grabbing the person who had just picked up the shoes with both hands like pliers, and her voice was trembling and anxious:

"Where did you find it? Take me to see it!"

The man was startled by her sudden action, but seeing her almost desperate look, he quickly pointed in the direction.

After a night of searching, the villagers looked haggard and exhausted.

Their steps became heavy and slow, and their eyes were filled with sleepiness.

He Yuzhu looked at the exhausted faces of the villagers, his heart filled with gratitude and guilt. He took a deep breath, then bowed deeply to the villagers, his waist bent to 90 degrees, and said in a hoarse and sincere voice:

"Thank you for your help in the search, but Yingbao hasn't been found yet, so consider this as a plea to everyone to help me look for her again."

An old man came forward, patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder, and said:

"Zhu Zi, don't be too anxious. We have all watched Ying Bao grow up, and we will definitely do our best to find her."

"This child is well-behaved and cute. Maybe he was led away by some naughty little animal. If we look carefully, we will definitely find him."

Another aunt also echoed:

"Yes, Zhuzi, our village is not big, and there are not many places to hide people. Everyone is here, and we will not ignore it."

He Yuzhu listened to the villagers' comfort, his eyes reddened and he nodded repeatedly.

A group of people dragged their tired bodies, like a group of tired returning geese, and followed the man who picked up the shoes to the outside of the village.

At this time, the canal outside the village was overgrown with weeds. The grass swayed gently in the breeze, as if hiding some secret.

The man stood by the haystack beside the canal, pointed and said, "I probably found it here. These shoes look familiar. I remember Ying Bao wore them."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xinyue and He Yuzhu rushed to the haystack without hesitation.

He Yuzhu squatted down and fiddled quickly in the grass pile with his hands. Every blade of grass was turned over by him. His eyes were full of eagerness and concentration, and beads of sweat on his forehead kept rolling down and dripping onto the grass leaves.

His heart was on fire, and he kept repeating, "Yingbao, where are you? You must be safe."

Xu Xinyue was bending over, staring at the haystack, not missing any corner.

Her hands groped frantically in the grass, her heart filled with fear and anxiety, afraid that she would only find some desperate clues.

When the villagers saw this, they were moved by their persistence and came forward to help.

Some villagers used branches to carefully pick out the weeds in the grass, while others simply pulled out the weeds with their hands. For a while, the area around the haystack was bustling with activity.

"Everyone, please be careful and see if there are any other things left by Ying Bao." An uncle shouted.

"I don't have any here, how about yours?" a young man responded.

However, apart from this shoe, there were no other clues.

He Yuzhu's hands were shaking slightly from using too much force. He gritted his teeth, and his anxiety became even worse. He wanted to lift up the grass.

But still nothing was found.

At this moment, a villager on a ridge not far away shouted desperately: "Come over here, another shoe is found here."

The sound was like a huge rock dropped into a calm lake, and everyone's eyes were instantly focused on the person who picked up the new shoes.

He Yuzhu and Xu Xinyue rolled and crawled towards each other, stirring up the mud under their feet.

When Xu Xinyue saw the shoe, tears welled up in her eyes and her body began to tremble slightly. She recognized that this was also Ying Bao's shoe.

He Yuzhu just lowered his head and thought for a moment, then continued searching nearby.

There was a determination in his eyes and he walked hurriedly, moving back and forth among the surrounding grass and ditches, looking carefully.

But it was not a solution to keep looking like this, so He Yuzhu stopped, frowned, and thought quickly in his mind.

He looked up at the position of the previous shoe, and then connected it with the position of this shoe. If they were connected in a straight line, the target would be the mountain range next to it.

The mountain range looked somewhat mysterious under the sunlight, and the trees on the mountain were lush and green, as if hiding countless unknown secrets.

He Yuzhu took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Everyone, listen to me. Someone must have kidnapped Yingbao and brought her to the mountain. I beg everyone to help me find her on the mountain."

After listening to He Yuzhu's analysis, the villagers felt it made sense and nodded in agreement.

An uncle stepped forward and said, "Everyone help, Ying Bao is so cute, we can't let her get hurt. Everyone go up the mountain in groups of two or three, and shout if you find anything."

Xu Xinyue looked at the two pairs of shoes in her arms, and then looked at the villagers who helped him find his child. She felt mixed emotions. Her legs softened, and she fell to the ground, her voice choking as she said:

"Thank you, thank you. I'll leave Yingbao to you. Please help me find him."

Seeing this, the two aunts hurried forward to help Xu Xinyue up. One of the aunts said softly, "Xinyue, we are all from the same village, there is no need to be so formal. Yingbao is so cute, she must be blessed by heaven, nothing will happen."

From the time Xu Xinyue started looking for her child until now, her tears have been like beads that have broken off the string, and she can't stop crying.

Her voice became hoarse from crying for so long, and her eyes were red and swollen like two ripe peaches.

Just as the two aunts were helping him up, she was finally exhausted to the extreme, her eyes went dark, and she fainted.

The aunt hurriedly supported her and shouted to He Yuzhu who was about to go up the mountain: "Zhuzi, don't go up the mountain yet, your wife has fainted."

He Yuzhu was just about to walk up the mountain when he heard the shout. He stopped abruptly, startled, and quickly trotted back.

He ran to his wife's side, looking at her pale face and red and swollen eyes, and felt as if thousands of needles were stabbing her. The aunt saw that He Yuzhu also had dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were red, as if he had stayed up all night.

She quickly said to He Yuzhu: "Zhu Zi, let us take care of the task of going up the mountain to look for Ying Bao. Take your wife home first, and then think about whether you have offended anyone. It is obvious that she was abducted."

"How could the child's shoes be lost? The ditch here is so shallow that the child would not fall into the water."

He Yuzhu suddenly felt as if he had suddenly been enlightened. Some past people and events flashed through his mind quickly, his brows knitted tightly together, and his lips trembled slightly.

If there is anyone who has a grudge against him, it is Xu Damao, but Xu Damao is still in jail!

Then the only one who wanted to kill him was Yu Haitang.

Yu Haitang has not been caught yet, and no one knows where he is hiding. Considering what happened in the past few days, it is undoubtedly Yu Haitang.

He Yuzhu nodded, bowed deeply to the two aunts, bent his waist very low, and said: "Aunt, I will leave the matter on the mountain to you. I will send my wife back first, and then I will go to the Public Security Bureau and ask the police to help investigate."

The two aunts were quite honest. They nodded and followed the villagers in front of them up the mountain quickly.

He Yuzhu looked at his wife's pale face and patted it gently, but Xu Xinyue was unaware.

He Yuzhu sighed helplessly, and had to pick her up by the waist. He used a little force in his arms to hold her steadily in his arms, and then ran quickly towards home.

His steps were hurried, and every step was filled with worry for his daughter-in-law and longing for his daughter.

When he ran to the door of his house, he was extremely anxious and kicked the door open. With a "bang", the door hit the wall.

He hurriedly carried Xu Xinyue into the house and carefully placed her on the kang.

He stood by the kang, looking at his wife's weak appearance, feeling full of self-blame.

He turned around and looked around the room, picked up a towel, walked to the water tank, scooped a bucket of water, soaked the towel, and then gently placed it on Xu Xinyue's forehead.

When he thought that his daughter had not been found yet, a hint of determination flashed in He Yuzhu's eyes again.

Just as he was about to run out of the yard and go to the Public Security Bureau, he saw the old lady who had spoken before coming to his door.

The old lady stood at the door, her eyes full of concern, and asked, "He Yuzhu. Is your wife sick? Go and do your work first. I'll help you take care of your wife."

When He Yuzhu heard this, a warm current surged in his heart, and his eyes instantly became moist. He bowed deeply, and when he was halfway bent, the old lady supported him. He uttered a hoarse voice: "Thank you, old lady!"

The old lady reached out and patted He Yuzhu's shoulder, saying, "Leave this to me, and find Yingbao as soon as possible."

The old lady entered the room and saw Li Xinyue fainted on the kang. She searched in the cabinets and drawers of He Yuzhu's house for a long time and finally found some sugar water in a corner.

She turned back to the kitchen, took out two eggs from the chicken coop, and skillfully made two cups of egg wash for Xu Xinyue.

Xu Xinyue was too weak, and she was too sad. After staying up all night, her body could no longer bear it.

After asking the old lady to help take care of his wife, He Yuzhu quickly ran to the police station.

He ran all the way, raising clouds of dust under his feet. His breathing was rapid, his chest heaving violently, and he was out of breath when he ran to the police station.

The police officer on duty saw him like this and immediately helped He Yuzhu to a chair, asking with concern, "Comrade, what happened?"

He Yuzhu took the water handed to him by the public security comrade and drank it down with gulps. After waiting for a minute or two, He Yuzhu finally recovered.

He grabbed the hand of a public security officer and said in a tearful voice, "Public security officer, my daughter is missing and I need your help to find her. The most likely scenario is that she was kidnapped. We found her shoes outside the village. The two shoes were carried up the mountain."

When the two public security comrades heard that the child was missing, their faces suddenly became serious and they hurriedly called out to other comrades to come over quickly because something had happened!

The remaining six or seven police officers in the office quickly gathered around. After learning the general situation, the captain of the Public Security Bureau looked at He Yuzhu and asked firmly, "Comrade He Yuzhu, do you have any suspicions?"

He Yuzhu nodded, with a hint of hatred in his eyes, and said: "Comrades from the Public Security Bureau, you also know that Xu Damao was arrested for those things before. I suspect that it was Xu Damao's wife Yu Haitang who did it. If there is anyone I have offended, it is only him."

The police captain nodded and continued, "Any other clues you can provide? Tell us everything, so that we can help you find your daughter as soon as possible."

He Yuzhu said quickly: "Comrade Public Security, I want to meet Xu Damao to see if Xu Damao knows about Yu Haitang's plan or where Yu Haitang is hiding?"

The police captain frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Xu Damao has been detained in the detention center, not the public security bureau. He will be sentenced soon, but saving people is the most important thing now."

The police captain thought for a moment, waved to He Yuzhu, and said, "Come with me."

He Yuzhu stood up slowly. His legs were shaking because of the long hours of running and the high mental tension. Two police officers came forward to support He Yuzhu and followed the captain to the detention center.

After explaining the situation, the captain took He Yuzhu into the detention center and successfully met Xu Damao who was detained.

Since Xu Damao was detained, he looked dispirited, with messy hair sticking to his scalp and empty eyes.

When he saw He Yuzhu, he seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, and a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in his eyes. He knelt on the ground with a plop and begged:

"He Yuzhu, I know I was wrong. Please let me go. Tell the public security comrades that I don't want to die. We all came from 49 cities together. Please help me this time."

He Yuzhu's eyes revealed deep hatred, and he now wished he could strangle Xu Damao and Yu Haitang to death.

He clenched his hands into fists, veins on his arms bulged, and he swung his fist to hit Xu Damao, but was stopped in time by two public security comrades.

The public security officer said seriously: "He will be punished by law sooner or later, and it will be the same if you don't do anything."

He Yuzhu gritted his teeth and suppressed the anger in his heart. He knew that finding his daughter was the most important thing now. He had to calm down and use the power of the police to find Ying Bao!