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Zhang Xiuyan took Yuan Ning home overnight.

When I got home, the sky was already bright, with many clouds, and the flowers in the garden seemed to be covered with a gray shadow.Yuan Ning slept all the way, looking at the tired Zhang Xiuyan, realized that something very important would happen.

Mr. Zhang also looked very tired, and his brows, which were already tightly frowned on weekdays, were now more tightly frowned, as if they were tied in a dead knot.The heavy feeling in Yuan Ning's heart became clearer.

Did something bad happen?Yuan Ning quietly looked at Zhang Xiuyan, then at Mr. Zhang, and obediently followed Zhang Xiuyan without asking any questions.He knew that there were some things he couldn't say, and there were some things he couldn't say even if he knew them.

Mr. Zhang glanced at Yuan Ning, and didn't tell him to rest. Instead, he said in front of Yuan Ning, "Call Driver Li over here."

Yuan Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Reporter Zhao?

Yuan Ning suddenly thought of that Mr. reporter.Why did Mr. Zhang mention him?

Mr. Zhang glanced at Yuan Ning, and heaved a long sigh of relief: "There is news about Xiuming." Over the past two years, they have experienced countless such things. At first, they were all looking forward to and excited, and slowly So he became calm and rational. When he got the news, he considered hiding Ms. Xue and the others first, and wanted to tell them when he was sure.

It's a pity that every time it is a disappointment.

Mr. Zhang couldn't help reaching out to touch Yuan Ning's head.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Reporter Zhao called you, but his father answered the call. So reporter Zhao told his father the news directly, and he said that if Xiuming was really abroad, he would have found a person with an age and appearance. It's all right." He paused, then looked at the watch on his wrist, "I just talked to reporter Zhao on the phone, and I've made an appointment with him, so it's just right to start now."

Mr. Zhang took Zhang Xiuyan and Yuan Ning to visit the newspaper office in person.Everyone who recognized Mr. Zhang tremblingly came forward to shake hands with Mr. Zhang. The editor-in-chief knew that Mr. Zhang was looking for Reporter Zhao, so he immediately vacated the living room and asked Reporter Zhao to lead the three of Mr. Zhang in. He deliberately did not ask Mr. Zhang to come. What is the matter.

Reporter Zhao was also a little apprehensive seeing Mr. Zhang coming in person, but he knew that Mr. Zhang must be more concerned about the whereabouts of his youngest son at the moment, so he didn't say anything else, and took out a photo directly from the file bag.He said: "During the Chinese New Year, I was not in China. I went to St. Lorenzo to follow up the treatment process for autism. The place I went to was called the St. Lorenzo Rehabilitation Center." Reporter Zhao put the photo on the table, Pointing to the door in the photo, he said, "This is the place."

Zhang Xiuyan's eyes fell on the people in the group photo.

It was Reporter Zhao and his group and a group of children, big and small, each of whom had a volunteer sign hanging around their necks.Is this what Reporter Zhao wants them to see?Soon, Zhang Xiuyan's gaze was caught by the figure of one of the little boys.

Reporter Zhao said: "The first time I saw you two brothers, I thought you were a little familiar, but I couldn't figure out why. Two days ago I went to retrieve the package detained by the customs, and I saw St. Lunburg Rehabilitation Center sent us a group photo. At that time, he did not allow us to take photos, but he said that he would send two photos to each volunteer who came to help as a commemoration-but it was not allowed to be published in the public media." He Pointing to the little boy that Zhang Xiuyan noticed, "After seeing this photo, I remembered that he looks a bit like you two brothers, especially those eyes, which look exactly the same as those of Mr. Zhang."

It is not a secret that Zhang's family lost a child, and Reporter Zhao has also heard about it.He has a keen intuition, and the first thing he felt was that this little boy might be related to the Zhang family!

Reporter Zhao called to talk to Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan about this matter, but Mr. Zhang answered the call.

Neither Mr. Zhang nor Zhang Xiuyan reached out to pick up the photo, but looked at the little boy in the photo together.Regardless of appearance or age, it seems that they can match the number.Although they haven't met each other yet, and haven't confirmed whether this little boy is Zhang Xiuming, both Mr. Zhang and Zhang Xiuyan have a strange certainty, feeling that this is his son (brother)!

Saint Lorenzo?

Mr. Zhang and Zhang Xiuyan looked at each other, both full of anticipation for this new clue that suddenly appeared.

Yuan Ning whispered, "The last time Song Xingchen came to play at home, he seemed to have mentioned this place."

Mr. Zhang and Zhang Xiuyan looked at Yuan Ning together.

Seeing that Mr. Zhang and Zhang Xiuyan didn't refute him, Yuan Ning became more courageous: "He said that Xiaolan's father went there. I remember that the place name he said was indeed 'Saint Lorenzo'." He said He added, "Xiao Lan's father is a very powerful diplomat and often goes abroad."

Of course Mr. Zhang remembered.He still remembered that Yuan Ning asked Hao Xiaolan to ask Hao's father to help keep an eye on Zhang Xiuming's whereabouts, but he didn't have much hope at the time.The group of Father Hao did not stand on any side, nor did they form their own faction. They did not participate in all kinds of open and secret battles, and they would always stride forward, and would never let themselves fall into the quagmire of fighting for power and profit.

Therefore, Father Hao and his group have always been indifferent to utilitarian people like them.

But if they came to the door because of Zhang Xiuming, Father Hao probably wouldn't turn them away.

Mr. Zhang said, "Could you please contact the St. Lorenzo Rehabilitation Center?"

Reporter Zhao said: "I have contacted, but the rehabilitation center refused to provide relevant information." Reporter Zhao paused, "As you know, foreign countries are very strict in this regard, and it is a crime to disclose other people's private information at will. .Although this kid has been a volunteer there for two weeks, he is not very talkative, so the people I know don’t know him very well, let alone his name and address.”

Mr. Zhang said: "It doesn't matter, this is already very good." Compared with the needle-in-a-haystack search before seeing this photo, this is equivalent to narrowing the scope to Saint Lorenzo.Moreover, the boy in the photo was neatly dressed and had a ruddy complexion. He seemed to be doing well, and he must have been adopted.

Zhang Xiuyan also noticed this.He frowned slightly.His younger brother is doing well, so he is naturally happy.But if the younger brother is really adopted by a very good family in the local area, and the other party has treated him very well in the past two years, it may not be easy for them to bring his younger brother back.

Anyway, after searching for so long, I finally got a clue.Zhang Xiuyan picked up the photo and asked, "Can I take this photo back? My mother and the others are waiting for news."

Reporter Zhao said: "Of course there is no problem."

Mr. Zhang asked Reporter Zhao for the address and phone number of the St. Lorenzo Rehabilitation Center.

After returning home, Mr. Zhang called the rehabilitation center himself, and he still got the same answer: they would not disclose any personal information of the volunteers until they saw the corresponding evidence.

Yuan Ning offered to help and called Hao Xiaolan's home.

After hearing Yuan Ning's request, Hao Xiaolan ran to call Father Hao.Father Hao was entrusted by his daughter last time, asking him to help keep an eye on the six or seven-year-old boy.Hearing that the search has a clue, Father Hao is willing to help: "You prepare some supporting materials. I am very familiar with the people at the embassy in St. Lorenburg. I can ask him to help me find relevant materials and follow up. Who adopted that child."

Mr. Zhang said, "Thank you."

Father Hao said: "You don't have to thank me, I'm also the father of a child. I was worried for a long time even seeing her cry, and I couldn't imagine what would happen if she disappeared." Like Zhang's family, they endured the pain of disappointment and persisted in searching The lost child is easier to impress him than Mr. Zhang promises him any benefits.

There is such a thing that makes Hao's father feel that Mr. Zhang is not the kind of ruthless and profit-oriented person in the rumors.

Mr. Zhang hung up the phone and began to prepare relevant supporting materials.Zhang Xiuming's photos of the previous two years, Zhang Xiuming's birth certificate, etc., were prepared not long after and sent to Father Hao in person.

No matter what, there is finally good news.

Hanseatic state.

Cairns house.

The grand dinner has begun.The Cairns family is the largest family in Hanseatic State, operating industries including finance, electronics, agriculture, catering and so on.One of the oldest is agriculture, which is the root of the Cairns family.

When the Keynes family had the greatest influence in agriculture, they almost took over the supply of seeds from several small countries—those countries depended on the seeds, agricultural tools, pesticides and fertilizers sold to them by the Keynes family. Most of the proceeds belong to the Cairns family.

The state has long cooperated with the Cairns family to help promote the Cairns family's agricultural industry so as to share more benefits.

When Simon Pullman arrived in a wheelchair, the entire venue was almost silent.It was only after seeing the boy hidden behind Simon Pullman's wheelchair that the atmosphere revived.

The boy blinked his eyes, and instead of listening to the discussion, he followed Simon Pullman to get to know the Cairns family.After seeing each other one by one, it seemed that Simon Pullman had something serious to discuss with the Keynes family, and sent the boy to have some snacks and soda drinks by himself.

The boy ran away obediently.

There are blond foreigners everywhere, and the boy feels that the air around him is getting a little thinner.He really didn't like this kind of situation.The boy walked to the long table, took a piece of cake and a glass of soda, and sat in the rest area to the side to taste it.Cairns's pastry chef is obviously very good, and the cake tastes very good.While eating, he paid attention to the people who came to the banquet, guessing their possible identities, politicians, financiers, bankers, wealthy businessmen-everyone's experience will leave marks on them, as long as these marks can be found, naturally You can infer their identities and occupations.

The more people he came into contact with, the more things popped up in his memory.The boy bit the fork with the cream.These things should be taught by his former family members. His family members should be very smart and well-off. Are they still looking for him?If they find him, will he go back with them?What would happen to Simon Pullman if he went back?

Just as the boy was thinking, he heard a probing voice next to him: "Can I sit next to you?"

The boy turned his head to look, stunned for a moment.It was a little boy with black hair and black eyes, about his own age, who spoke fluent English.Were there any Chinese people attending the banquet at the Keynes family?

The boy nodded.

The little boy said: "My grandfather is the adopted son of the Cairns family, and our family is a branch of the Cairns family. My name is Warner Cairns, what about you?"

The boy hesitated, and said, "My name is Ice Pullman."

Warner Keynes said: "Did Simon Pullman adopt you? Was he nice to you? I heard he was a very horrible man."

The boy retorted: "He was very good to me," he said sullenly, like a little grown-up, "Don't listen to the hearsay, he's not a scary person. Of course, if someone tried to step on his head, he would definitely fight back —won't you?"

Warner Keynes said: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that." He changed the subject, "I saw you from afar, and I think you look familiar—"

As soon as Warner Keynes started talking, someone directly inserted into the conversation between them: "Ice Pullman, didn't you say that you are not interested in these banquets? Why did you come to the Hanseatic state to attend here? Banquet!" The boy who spoke had red hair and his face was flushed with anger, "You have been chatting with this yellow-yellow guy for so long! Don't you know? This guy was kidnapped and turned into a beggar. It stinks!"

The boy's face turned cold: "Laughing at others for their suffering, you really look down on me."