I deliberately slowed down my pace, and as soon as I came out of the gate of Guozhuang, sure enough, the old man followed me out in a hurry with a cane.
"Hou Sheng, Hou Sheng, don't leave yet!"
The old man said to me: "I'm really sorry. There's an emergency at home. The young lady is in a rage. Don't worry about it. I know it's a bit shameless to say this, but can you please help us find the child?"
I looked surprised: "Master, what do you mean? Looking for a child? Whose child are you looking for?"
"My granddaughter is lost! You saw her yesterday!"
"What!?"
His hands shook and the barrel of oil fell to the ground.
I asked anxiously: "The seven or eight-year-old little girl disappeared yesterday? Where was she lost? Have you called the police?"
"The police have been called. They will probably come over soon, but we can't place all our hopes on the police. We have to find ways to find it ourselves!"
"Of course! Don't worry, uncle, if such a big thing happens at home, I will definitely help!"
"In this case, I will search along the mountain road now and let you know as soon as I have any news."
As soon as I walked away, I saw the police car coming. After stopping for about an hour, the police car left again.
The old lady, who was very old, was also looking along the road with a cane.
As she searched, she cried and shouted: "Granddaughter! Little schoolbag! Where have you been! Grandma is calling you!"
Seeing this scene in the dark, I thought of my grandmother, but I suppressed the thought of the silhouette in an instant.
Those who come out to mix in society will be bullied if they are soft-hearted. Good-hearted people will not make a fortune. This is an iron rule. If you want to get ahead, you must be ruthless.
It's around two o'clock in the afternoon.
The eldest sister kept crying softly, while the old man and the old lady remained silent.
I frowned and said, "Sister, please don't cry first. It's important to look for the child. I've searched everywhere I could find within a dozen miles around here, but I still can't find it. You said... she's such a small child. Where can you run to? What did the police say?"
The old man said: "After asking about the situation and making a record, he said that now we can only report the case, and it will take 48 hours for the case to be filed."
At this moment, the cell phone in the eldest sister's pocket suddenly rang.
The eldest sister's eyes were swollen from crying, and her whole body seemed as if she had lost her soul.
I reminded him to answer the phone first, what if it was news from the police station.
Then she hurriedly took the phone and pressed the answer button.
Just a few seconds after receiving the call, the eldest sister suddenly looked frightened and her face changed drastically.
She said loudly and with a trembling voice: "No! Please don't hurt my daughter! I agree to any conditions!"
Hearing this, the old lady's face changed drastically and she immediately stood up from her chair!
I gestured to the eldest sister to turn on the phone hands-free so that everyone could hear, and she immediately did so.
I heard a man's deep voice coming from the other end of the phone...
"Oh, is she the young lady from Bao's Guozhuang?"
"Listen carefully, it's not easy these days. My brothers only want money and don't want to kill themselves. But if we can't ask for money, I'm afraid you won't be able to see your children in this life."
"Money! I have money! Don't hurt my daughter! I will give you whatever you want!"
On the other end of the phone, the man smiled and said, "The fixed price is 600,000. Remember, you need cash."
"600,000! I...I don't have that much money on hand!"
"Then there's no way."
"don't want!"
"Please don't!"
The eldest sister's face was filled with tears, and she cried: "Don't hurt the child, I will collect money for you right away."
