On the edge of the West Lake, Xia Haoran was strolling leisurely by himself.
After visiting the branch of Beauty Group in Hangzhou, Xia Haoran took out his mobile phone and made a call to his former college classmate Adu. Unfortunately, this guy was currently on vacation in a certain country and would not be able to come back soon.
For this reason, Xia Haoran could only regret it.
What has to be said is that after graduation, Du Jianjin studied law across departments, so he did not return to work in the company run by his parents after graduation, but worked in a well-known law firm.
Xia Haoran was not surprised by Adu's choice, because he knew in his heart that among his college roommates, the only one who could keep a cool head at this moment and have an IQ that was almost demonic was the lawyer.
The best choice. Only in this way can it be regarded as 'making the best use of your talents'.
Xia Haoran shook his head while admiring the magnificent scenery of the West Lake, and at the same time, he was thinking about how to find the little girl.
With his cultivation level, it was really not easy to find the other party's roots that day with just a wisp of breath. In addition, Xia Haoran did not have any information about the other party in his hands, which made him in this vast sea of people.
What to do?
"Huh? Xiguan Primary School?"
Xia Haoran suddenly muttered to himself, but then he reached out and patted his head, with an annoyed look on his face.
That’s right!
Xia Haoran vaguely remembered that the little girl was wearing a school uniform that was washed a little white, and the words "Hangcheng Xiguan Primary School" were printed on the chest of the school uniform. However, it was currently in the school summer, that is,
What if he found Xiguan Primary School?
Thinking of this, Xia Haoran took out his mobile phone from the storage ring, opened the smart map and looked at it carefully. After confirming the location of Xiguan Elementary School, he stopped a taxi and went straight to Xiguan Elementary School. Since he had already arrived
, then no matter what, Xia Haoran had to go and verify it himself.
"Village in the city?"
After getting out of the taxi, Xia Haoran couldn't help but frown.
In a narrow sense, urban villages refer to the residential areas that evolved from rural villages during the urbanization process because all or most of the cultivated land was expropriated and farmers continued to live in the original villages after they became residents. It is also called "village in the city".
"; Broadly speaking, urban villages refer to residential areas that lag behind the pace of development in the process of rapid urban development, are outside modern urban management, and have low living standards.
In China, the scale of urban villages in major, medium and small cities is very large. Not to mention the current second-tier cities like Hangzhou, even in those first-tier cities, even super cities like Magic Capital, Beijing, and Huadu,
There are still many remaining urban village tribes.
When talking about urban villages, the first thing that comes to Xia Haoran's mind is low, crowded illegal buildings, dirty environment, mixed flow of people, chaotic public security, unmatched infrastructure, and a special zone that is outside the urban management system. Therefore,
In the eyes of many urbanites, urban villages are even called the "cancer" of the city!
According to the driver's instructions, Xia Haoran knew that Xiguan Primary School was located in the center of this urban village.
"Here's some hot Sichuan noodles. Brother, would you like a bowl?"
"Wu Shan Butter Cake, can you buy one to try?"
“Would you like a bowl of lotus root noodles, West Lake’s special snack?”
…
Along the way, there are all kinds of snack bars on both sides of the dirty streets. Because this is a village in the city, with a huge population and three religions and nine streams, Xia Haoran found that the business of these snack bars on the street is quite good.
Xia Haoran walked forward casually, and from time to time someone came up to greet him and solicit customers for his store. Finally, Xia Haoran randomly chose a small restaurant and walked in. It was said to be a small restaurant, but in fact it was just a restaurant less than 20 years old.
It's a small store measuring square meters, with only three or five dining tables and two or three staff members.
Xia Haoran squinted at the sign nailed to the wall, and then said: "Let's get a cage of steamed buns, a portion of cat ears, a portion of lotus seed soup, and two stacks of side dishes."
"Okay! Brother, please wait a moment."
The boss looked back at Xia Haoran and smiled, showing his honest face and the hot sweat rolling on his forehead.
Xia Haoran found an empty dining table and sat down. For him now, eating does not matter whether it is hygienic or unhygienic. Even if he eats poison, it will not pose any threat to his body. Seeing himself order
The snacks were brought to the table one by one. Xia Haoran tasted them one by one and couldn't help nodding in praise.
It tastes really good!
Generally speaking, Hangzhou is a famous tourist city in China. The greening, sanitation, and environment of the entire city are relatively good, and the local snacks are also well developed. Even in the short few days that Xia Haoran stayed just now,
Within minutes, he saw the "Century Year Old" signs hanging on the doors of several snack bars.
These days, although the names such as "century-old store" and "Chinese time-honored brand" seem a bit pretentious, and most of them are not worthy of their names, it has to be said that the more inconspicuous street shops, the more you can say, the better.
The cooking skills of the chefs there are not much worse than those of chefs in star hotels.
While Xia Haoran was enjoying the delicious food, his consciousness quietly spread out, and hundreds of kilometers in the area were instantly displayed in his mind.
It seems that what he thought before was right!
Xiguan Elementary School is less than a kilometer away from the small shop where he is dining at the moment. However, it is the school summer at this time, and the entire campus is quiet. Except for the three or two security personnel left behind, Xia Haoran does not
See even one teacher and student.
what to do?
If he had gone through the official channels, Xia Haoran would have been able to get the phone number of the girl's class teacher and find out her detailed address in seconds. However, Xia Haoran had no intention of doing that at the moment.
correct!
Xia Haoran finished off a small steamed bun in one gulp, and he suddenly realized a small link that he had not paid attention to before. Since the girl studied in Xiguan Primary School, her residence should be near the school; and, according to what he knew, there was less than one
A small dwelling of ten square meters and extremely poorly decorated is probably the only masterpiece of a village in the city.
Since then, the scope has undoubtedly been reduced a lot.
Xia Haoran continued to enjoy the delicious food, while mobilizing the huge consciousness in his mind, and centered on Xiguan Primary School, he began to investigate the entire urban village one by one.
One minute.
Two minutes.
five minutes.
…
In the blink of an eye, ten minutes have passed. Xia Haoran has also cleared away all the food on the table in front of him, but the little girl is still missing.
"impossible!"
Xia Haoran muttered something subconsciously.
"Brother, is it that the food in the store doesn't suit my taste?" Hearing Xia Haoran's muttering, the boss who was busy ran over quickly and asked with his head bowed.
"Well……"
Xia Haoran was slightly stunned. Obviously, the boss must have misunderstood his performance just now. He quickly said: "No! Boss, the food in your store is very good." Seeing the boss next to him, Xia Haoran's
He rolled his eyes and then said again: "Boss, I want to ask you something." After saying that, Xia Haoran took out a thousand yuan and handed it over.
"Ah? This..."
The boss looked at the handful of dimes in his hand, with a look of panic on his face: "Brother, this is absolutely impossible! You don't have that much to spend. Besides, even if you need to ask about something, as long as
I know what I know, old man, and I will definitely tell you everything!"
"Boss, please don't be humble, there are others watching here." Xia Haoran smiled and said: "That's it, I have a distant relative, a little girl about ten years old, she rents a house by herself
In this urban village, I want to ask the boss, how can I find her quickly?"
"A little girl about ten years old? Living here alone?" The boss was slightly stunned, and then he pondered for a few seconds and asked: "Brother, are you sure that the little girl lives in this urban village?
?”
"Sure!"
Xia Haoran nodded and said in a deep voice: "The news I got is that she is currently studying in Xiguan Primary School in front of me. However, this little girl has been separated from her family for many years, and I don't know how she has lived these years.
.”
"What?"
After listening to Xia Haoran's words, the boss seemed to suddenly think of something, and suddenly said loudly: "This little brother, can you be sure that she is a little girl about ten years old? She has been separated from her family for many years? She is currently studying in Xiguan Primary School.
?And you live in this urban village?”
When Xia Haoran started asking questions, he had already placed a soundproof barrier around the two of them. Otherwise, if they were yelled at by this old guy, it wouldn't have caused a huge commotion!
"Yes!" Xia Haoran nodded affirmatively.
Seeing Xia Haoran's affirmative expression, the boss thought for a moment and said: "Little old man, I have been in this small shop for nearly 20 years, so as long as people who often pass by here, I will basically go there.
They all look familiar. Unfortunately, about a year ago, I happened to meet a lonely little girl." After that, the boss told Xia Haoran what happened at that time.
The little girl was dressed simply and was dirty. When he saw her, she was holding a snakeskin bag in her hand. But seeing her sallow and listless appearance, the old man knew that she was malnourished and
It was caused by starvation for a long time. At that time, he kindly invited the little girl to the store to get some food. Later, he saw her picking up garbage in the village many times carrying a snakeskin bag. After a long time, he finally
I learned from others that the little girl was alone.
"Boss, take a closer look. Does the little girl in front of you look the same as the little girl you just mentioned?"
Xia Haoran had an idea, and a light curtain instantly appeared in front of the two people, and what was reflected in the light curtain was the image of Liu Mengmeng that he had traced through the paper man's aura.