I put you in charge of the child, and you raised a monster!

The smile on Zhao Lei's face vanished completely.

Bai Sisi's eyes immediately reddened.

Lin Jia instinctively hugged Chen Doudou tightly.

Chen Doudou was confused, but she sensed that something was wrong and didn't dare to speak.

Yang Mi looked down at Shen Ling'er.

Shen Ling'er's face tightened.

She did not speak.

She simply gripped the packet of cookies tightly with her fingers.

He Chuan spoke with difficulty.

"What about Grandma Liu..."

A very soft sigh came from the other end of the phone.

Qin Zheng said, "She already knows the person has been caught."

"At first, she was very excited."

"She kept asking where Xiaobao was."

"But after hearing that they didn't know either..."

Qin Zheng paused.

The sound was even lower.

"Her condition is not good."

The production crew immediately went to the police station.

No one spoke in the car the entire way.

The live stream room became much quieter.

Only the comments slowly floated by, one by one.

"How could this happen..."

"The human traffickers have been caught, but the child's whereabouts are still unknown."

"That's too cruel."

"Human traffickers are just a middleman; how many families are harmed by this entire chain?"

"How can Grandma Liu bear this?"

"Just when there was hope, it was shattered again."

"Please, please continue the investigation."

Inside the police station lobby.

Grandma Liu sat in a chair.

She was still clutching the packet of cookies that Shen Ling'er had given her.

But her eyes were already off.

Last night, she was old, tired, and confused.

But when she saw the portrait, her eyes lit up.

That was the first time in over a decade that I had seen the light of my enemy's face.

Now, that glimmer of light seemed to have been ruthlessly extinguished by something.

She kept muttering to herself.

"Where's Xiaobao?"

"They caught him, but what about Xiaobao?"

"How could they not know?"

"They took it, how could they not know?"

The policewoman squatted down next to her, her eyes were very red.

"Aunt Liu, we will continue our investigation."

"Catching them is only the first step."

There must be more clues behind this.

But Old Mrs. Liu seemed not to hear.

She suddenly stood up and staggered toward the interrogation area.

"I want to ask them."

"I need to ask them where they hid my little treasure."

"They're lying."

"They must know."

"How could they not know..."

The on-duty police officer quickly helped her up.

"Aunt Liu, you can't go in."

Grandma Liu suddenly started to struggle.

She was an old woman, but her strength was frightening.

"I'm looking for my son!"

"Let me go!"

"Xiao Bao is still waiting for me!"

"He's afraid of the dark!"

"He doesn't know the way!"

He needs to hug his teddy bear to sleep at night!

As she shouted, her voice suddenly became shrill.

"wrong!"

"I need to get to the train station!"

"He's definitely still there!"

"I only blinked!"

"I only blinked!"

She felt as if she had completely returned to that moment fifteen years ago.

She returned to the moment the child disappeared from her sight.

She clutched her hair, her eyes unfocused.

"Xiao Bao!"

"Xiao Bao, don't run away!"

"Mom's here!"

"Mom will buy you candied hawthorns!"

The policewoman hugged her while crying.

"Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu, please calm down."

But Grandma Liu could no longer hear.

She would cry one minute and laugh the next.

Looking at the empty hall for a while, I reached out to grab the air.

"Little Bao, Mommy sees you."

"How did you grow so tall?"

"No, you're still too small..."

"Don't be afraid, Mommy will take you home..."

Everyone in the hall fell silent.

Zhao Lei turned his head, his eyes bloodshot.

Bai Sisi covered her mouth, and tears streamed down her face.

Lin Jia held Chen Doudou, preventing him from seeing too much.

Yang Mi squatted down and hugged Shen Ling'er.

Shen Ling'er did not struggle.

She just looked at Old Mrs. Liu.

His small face showed none of arrogance, which was unusual for him.

She asked in a low voice, "Mother."

Yang Mi choked up for a moment.

"Um?"

Shen Ling'er's voice was very soft.

"The person has been caught, so why can't we find them again?"

Yang Mi felt as if her heart had been stabbed.

She didn't know how to answer.

Because some bad things in this world cannot be rectified immediately by catching one person.

Some wounds cannot be soothed by simply saying "we'll find it."

Qin Zheng walked out of the interrogation area.

He hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Seeing Grandma Liu like this, he paused, his fist slowly clenching.

Director Zhou stood to the side, his voice hoarse.

"Contact a doctor."

"Soothe her first."

Qin Zheng nodded.

"I've already contacted them."

Shen Ling'er suddenly got down from Yang Mi's arms.

She walked up to Old Mrs. Liu.

Yang Mi wanted to stop her, but then stopped.

Shen Ling'er stood there, so small.

She looked up at the old man, who was already delirious.

"grandmother."

Grandma Liu looked down at her, her eyes unfocused.

Have you seen Xiaobao?

Shen Ling'er did not speak immediately.

She pushed the small biscuits in her hand forward again.

"You eat first."

Grandma Liu stared blankly at the biscuits.

Shen Ling'er said seriously, "If you don't eat, you won't be able to find him."

Grandma Liu's lips trembled.

Suddenly she started crying again.

"But Grandma searched for a long time..."

"Grandma really can't be found anymore..."

Shen Ling'er's face was tense.

After a long pause, he finally said, "Then I'll remember it for you."

Grandma Liu stared at her blankly.

Shen Ling'er said, word by word, "If you've forgotten, I'll remember it for you."

"You're tired, let the police help you find it."

"You need to eat."

"When Xiao Bao comes back, you still need to hold him."

Grandma Liu looked at her.

Tears streamed down my face.

She seemed to understand.

It's like they didn't understand.

In the end, she just clutched the bag of cookies tightly to her chest, muttering to herself.

"Xiao Bao wants something sweet."

"Xiao Bao loves sweets the most..."

Shen Ling'er stood still, her fingers curling slightly.

Yang Mi went over and gently carried her back.

Shen Ling'er buried her face in Yang Mi's arms and whispered, "Mother."

"Um."

"I don't like human traffickers."

Yang Mi burst into tears.

She hugged her daughter tightly.

"Mom doesn't like it either."

Shen Ling'er said sullenly, "My father doesn't like it either."

Qin Zheng looked up at her after hearing those words.

Shen Fei.

It's Shen Fei again.

The man who never appeared taught his daughter to draw people, to observe people, and to remember that if someone is lost, someone will always be looking for them.

But if he were here.

What will he do?

Qin Zheng didn't know.

But suddenly he had a very strong feeling.

If Shen Fei really knew about this line.

If he really makes a move.

This matter may not be over yet.

The chat in the live stream has completely changed.

Nobody's laughing anymore.

No one is using the meme anymore.

The screen was filled with words that suppressed emotions.

"Catching the human traffickers isn't enough; we must also uncover the entire chain."

Where exactly is Xiaobao?

"Grandma Liu really can't hold on any longer."

"Just when a glimmer of hope had appeared, it was shattered again."

"Human traffickers don't just ruin a child; they ruin a mother's fifteen years of life."

"I cried so much when Ling'er said 'I'll remember this for you'."

"Shen Fei, where are you? The daughter you raised is already doing amazing things for you."

He Chuan stood in front of the camera, his eyes red.

He took a deep breath, his voice low.

"Today, the police have arrested two key suspects in a cold case from years ago."

"But Xiao Bao's whereabouts are still unknown."

"We believe the police will not stop."

"We also hope that more people will pay attention to abducted children and to families who are still waiting to be reunited with their children."

He paused for a moment after saying this.

He looked at Shen Ling'er.

The little girl was held in Yang Mi's arms, her face buried in her mother's shoulder.

Unlike that arrogant little devil from yesterday.

It's not like that genius who stunned the portrait artist with a single sentence.

She was just a five-year-old child at that moment.

A child who doesn't understand why the bad guys have been caught, but the child hasn't come home yet.

He Chuan said softly, "I hope all the lost children can go home."

In the hall, Old Mrs. Liu's sobs gradually subsided.

The doctor arrived and took her to rest.

She left still clutching that bag of cookies.

He kept muttering it.

"Xiao Bao".

"Mom saved the sweet one for you."

Shen Ling'er watched her retreating figure, then suddenly lifted her head from Yang Mi's embrace.

She looked at Qin Zheng.

"uncle."

Qin Zheng walked over.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Ling'er's eyes were a little red, but her voice remained steady.

"Just because they don't know doesn't mean nobody knows."

Qin Zheng's expression hardened.

Shen Ling'er clenched her little fists.

"My dad said that if you do something bad, you'll leave a trail behind."

"It's just that some of their tails are well hidden."

She lifted her little face.

"You must continue searching."

Qin Zheng looked at her.

After a few seconds, he nodded very seriously.

"meeting."

Shen Ling'er added another sentence.

"I'll get angry if I can't find it."

Qin Zheng was startled.

Zhao Lei, whose eyes were still red, almost lost his composure after hearing those words.

"Ling'er, what happens when you get angry?"

Shen Ling'er glanced at him.

A familiar arrogance resurfaced on her small face.

"I will tell my father."

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Then, the live chat exploded with comments.

"Holy crap! Why did this line suddenly get so popular!"

"I'll tell my dad! Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is the ultimate deterrent!"

"Although it's sad, Ling'er's words really have the feel of a big shot calling for reinforcements."

"Shenfei hasn't even appeared yet, but it's already become the ultimate weapon."

"The human trafficking chain should pray that Shen Fei doesn't come back."

"Here comes another behind-the-scenes show-off, but this time I hope Shen Fei will actually make a move."

Qin Zheng looked at Shen Ling'er and remained silent for a long time.

Finally, he whispered, "Then we need to hurry."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"Um."

She took Yang Mi's hand again.

The little hands are so warm.

But her eyes were a little brighter than yesterday.

The human traffickers have been caught.

Xiao Bao hasn't been found yet.

The old woman went mad.

This should have been a heavy, suffocating ending.

But for some reason, everyone who looked at Shen Ling'er's tense little face felt that this matter was not over yet.

Because she still remembers.

Because the police are still investigating.

Also because of that man who never appeared, yet has been mentioned countless times by everyone.

Shen Fei.

His daughter said.

If she can't find it, she'll tell her dad.