Hao Jingde did not immediately return the little elephant sculpture that Qian Zhiqi gave me, but asked me nervously where I got the little elephant sculpture.
Worried about the sudden disconnection of the phone, I kept calling Qian Zhiqi’s phone and replied casually: “I heard from Brother Qian that the little elephant in my hand belongs to his twin sister, but the elephant in my hand belongs to his twin sister.
There is also an identical one, which is said to have been on him before he and his sister were sent to the orphanage."
"Girl, can you contact your big brother Qian for me?" Hao Jingde suddenly grabbed one of my left hands nervously and asked eagerly.
Hao Jingde's behavior made me stunned. I looked up at him and said, "Uncle Hao, why did you suddenly ask about this? I was also in the process of contacting him. Brother Qian just called me suddenly, but the call was disconnected as soon as he opened his mouth.
."
"Did he encounter any danger?" Hao Jingde held my hand, which was shaking slightly with excitement, and pinched my hand until it hurt.
The sudden pain made me calm down a little in panic, and an idea suddenly flashed in my mind.
"Uncle Hao, do you know this little elephant sculpture? Could it be..." I looked at Hao Jingde with some surprise and said, but I didn't ask the rest of the question.
If it is really what I think, Hao Jingde should have understood what I meant.
"I carved this baby elephant sculpture with my own hands when my two children were born. It means peace and auspiciousness, and each brother and sister have one."
Hao Jingde said with trembling lips.
"Girl, try dialing again and see if you can get through to his phone now." As he spoke, Hao Jingde looked at my phone with burning eyes.
"I'll give it a try right now! Don't worry too much. Brother Qian is a nice guy and nothing will happen to him. It's probably just that the phone is out of battery or the signal is not good." I comforted Hao Jingde and pressed the dial button again.
Still prompting the other party to shut down.
The bad premonition in my heart became stronger and stronger, and Hao Jingde kept holding on to one of my hands.
"Hu Ling, how about we have dinner at Uncle Hao's place today and wait for Qian Zhiqi's call." Lu Xiaohonghong said.
"good!"
I looked at Hao Jingde, nodded and said, "Uncle Hao, I'll trouble you!"
Judging from this small elephant sculpture, Qian Zhiqi is most likely Hao Jingde's long-lost son.
Hao Jingde told me that it was his eldest son Hao Fugui who took away the twin brothers and sisters. I don’t know what kind of fate caused the Qian Zhiqi brothers and sisters to be sent to the orphanage.
"No trouble, no trouble, I'll prepare the food right now!" Hao Jingde said repeatedly, smiling gratefully at me and Lu Xiaohong.
At this moment, Hao Jingde, who was originally indifferent, no longer had the unpredictability of a Feng Shui master, and the horrific scars on his face also looked much softer.
At this time, Hao Jingde was just an old and anxious father.
The long-lost children finally have clues, but their whereabouts are unknown and they cannot be contacted.
"Don't be too busy now. It's only three o'clock now and it's still early. Xiaohong and I both like to eat clear soup noodles. We can just order some noodles then!"
I grabbed Hao Jingde who was about to turn around and go into the back room to do some work. I pushed him into a chair and sat down. I poured a cup of jasmine tea and stuffed it into Hao's hand.
"Girl, can you tell me more about him?" Hao Jingde held the tea cup in his hand tightly, and the mist rose up and fell on his face.
"Okay!" I pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Hao Jingde, and slowly told about Qian Zhiqi.
Hao Jingde listened quietly, and the expression on his face changed as I told him, sometimes feeling sad, sometimes smiling lovingly.
As we were talking, my phone rang again.
I quickly picked it up and saw that it was my father Xiao Han's number.
It's been almost a month since he went out. He must have been too busy in the past two days, so he didn't call me much. Occasionally he would send me a simple message.
"Hi, Dad!" I quickly answered the call and put the phone to my ear.
"Hu Ling, it's me, Qian Zhiqi!" Qian Zhiqi's voice came from the mobile phone.
"Brother Qian, are you with my father now?" I raised my voice in surprise, "Is your mobile phone out of battery? I can't get through when I call you after it's disconnected!"
Hao Jingde stood up nervously when he heard the voice on the phone.
"Our mobile phone is broken. I was with Wen Ying and Wen Ying's father. Something happened to Master Xiao. We just found his mobile phone. Can you help us contact Xiao Tianshi's colleagues? We
need help."
Qian Zhiqi was talking quickly on the other end of the phone. The signal was not very good, intermittent, and there was interference from the sizzling sound of electricity from time to time.
"What happened to my dad? Where are you now?"
It was as if a string suddenly broke in my mind, causing a muffled buzzing sound.
A violent electric sound came from the other end of the phone, harsh and sharp, and Qian Zhiqi's voice could not be heard again.
"Hey! Brother Qian! Hey -"
I shouted eagerly into the phone receiver, beads of sweat dripping from my forehead.
"What's wrong?" Lu Xiaohong also looked at me.
"Something seems to have happened to my father..." I said as if something was choking my throat and I couldn't continue.
As these words came out, tears rolled out of his eyes as if they were opening a floodgate.
"Let me pick it up!" Lu Xiaohong said softly, taking the phone from my hand.
"Hello, hello, Qian Zhiqi?" Lu Xiaohong put the phone close to his ear.
Hao Jingde and I looked nervously at Lu Xiaohong.
"Well, okay, I'm Uncle Xiao's colleague. Yes, okay, we'll leave right away!" After a long while, Lu Xiaohong finally spoke into the phone receiver again.
"Hu Ling, Uncle Xiao encountered a small situation in southern Yunnan. We have to go there now." Lu Xiaohong hung up the phone and looked at me and said.
"What happened to my dad?" I nodded and even swallowed my question.
Hao Jingde looked at Lu Xiaohong, then at me, then turned around and entered the back room without saying a word.
Lu Xiaohong was silent, then took my hand and held it in his palm, "I don't know exactly what the situation is now. Uncle Xiao is very capable, so there shouldn't be any big problems.
Don't be too anxious, I'll call Shitou to book the earliest flight today, then send you back to pack your things, and we'll leave for southern Yunnan right away." Lu Xiaohong said.
I was so confused that I nodded to Lu Xiaohong and walked out the door without even bothering to go into the back room to say hello to Hao Jingde.
"Uncle Hao, we have to leave first. I'll see you later!" Lu Xiaohong called to the door of the inner room and walked with me outside while calling Shi Xian.
"Girl, Lu Xiaohong, I will go to southern Yunnan with you!"
As soon as we reached the door of the wooden house, Hao Jingde's voice came from behind us.