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

Yang Mi squatted down: "Ling'er, you were already very tired."

Shen Ling'er nodded: "I won't draw."

She lifted her chin.

"I'll pick the ugly one."

Everyone: "?"

Zhao Lei couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by 'picking the ugly ones'?"

Shen Ling'er pointed at the tablet: "It doesn't look like Xiao Bao's, it's ugly."

Zhao Lei paused for two seconds: "This standard... is simple, but hurtful."

Bai Sisi laughed: "Wouldn't the candidates be very hurt if they knew they were being screened like this by a five-year-old?"

Shen Ling'er said calmly, "Finding the person is the priority."

"Face comes first."

A hint of a smile flashed in Qin Zheng's eyes.

He handed her the tablet.

Shen Ling'er didn't take it, but instead had Yang Mi carry her to sit on the chair.

She pressed her small face close to the screen, looking at each picture one by one.

This time, she didn't expend as much energy as when she was painting.

Just watching.

I looked at one and shook my head.

"no."

Next one.

"no."

Next one.

"This ear is not right."

"Their eyes are too far apart."

"The corner of his mouth is deliberately crooked, not because the bone is crooked."

"This scar is a fresh wound."

Teacher Luo stood to the side, growing more and more silent as she listened.

She didn't just say it casually.

She really noticed the difference.

A young police officer quickly took notes.

Zhao Lei whispered to Bai Sisi, "Why do I feel like she's ordering food?"

Bai Sisi: "What I ordered was the suspect, not the food."

Zhao Lei: "It's even more terrifying now."

The barrage of comments was dense.

"This is so professional!"

"She can even watch a deliberately crooked mouth or a crooked bone?"

"Are Shen Ling'er's eyes scanners?"

"She read it so quickly, Teacher Luo didn't even refute it."

"Shen Fei, what kind of classes did you teach the kids?"

"Now, whenever I see the words 'My dad said', I want to kneel down."

When she saw the nineteenth picture, Shen Ling'er suddenly stopped.

Everyone in the hall held their breath.

On the screen is a young man around twenty years old.

ID photo.

Short hair.

Her face is rather thin.

There is no obvious scar at the left eyebrow tail, but there is a small patch of light-colored skin with poor texture.

The earlobes are very small.

There is also a slight, barely noticeable asymmetry at the right corner of the mouth.

His eyes looked very calm.

They were even a bit cautious.

It's not exactly the same as the portrait of Shen Ling'er's growth.

But that feeling... it's like...

very alike.

Yang Mi's hand tightened suddenly.

Shen Ling'er stared at the photo for a few seconds.

Then he reached out and tapped the screen.

"this."

Qin Zheng immediately approached: "Reason?"

Shen Ling'er pointed to the tail of her left eyebrow.

"here."

"He covered it up."

Teacher Luo immediately zoomed in on the photo.

There are indeed some traces of foundation or photo editing at the tail of the eyebrow, but they are not obvious.

Most people wouldn't even notice.

Shen Ling'er then pointed to the right corner of her mouth.

"There is a misalignment in the bite."

Then there are the ears.

"Small earlobes".

She paused for a moment.

"Their eyes are similar too."

Zhao Lei's voice trembled with nervousness: "Like Xiao Bao?"

Shen Ling'er did not answer immediately.

She looked at the young man in the photo, frowning.

After a few seconds, she said, "Like someone who's lost their way."

The hall suddenly fell silent.

That statement isn't very professional.

Yet it inexplicably made one feel a pang of sadness.

Qin Zheng immediately asked the young police officer, "The files."

The young police officer quickly retrieved the information.

"Name: Zhou Cheng"

"Age 20."

"Place of household registration: Qingshan County, a neighboring province."

"The adoptive parents registered the household registration fifteen years ago."

"Birth certificate is missing."

The reason given for the supplementary registration is that the remote rural areas were not registered in the past.

"My adoptive parents... passed away three years ago."

"Currently, I work at a car repair shop in the southern part of the city."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

The household registration was supplemented 15 years ago.

Age 20.

Birth certificate is missing.

The person is in this city.

Every single one of them seems to be tailored to Xiaobao.

He Chuan's voice tightened: "Could this be...?"

Qin Zheng raised his hand, indicating that no conclusions should be drawn yet.

"Uncertain."

He looked at the young police officer: "Check Zhou Cheng's information immediately."

"Contact Chengnan Police Station."

"Don't disturb him."

"Get his high-resolution photos, medical examination records, and dental records."

"Focus on checking the old scar on the left eyebrow and the condition of the teeth."

The young police officer immediately nodded: "Yes!"

Teacher Luo also said in a deep voice, "Compare the bone structure of his photo with that of Ling'er."

"I also included photos from when I was a child."

"Make three comparisons."

The technical team is busy again.

The atmosphere in the hall changed instantly.

That was a long wait.

Now, it's like someone suddenly lit a match in the dark.

It's not lit.

But it is enough to show people the direction.

Zhao Lei was so excited that he spun around twice on the spot.

"One out of twenty-seven."

"Ling'er, your eyes are amazing!"

Shen Ling'er looked up at him: "I only glanced at it."

Zhao Lei: "Isn't that even scarier?"

Shen Ling'er thought for a moment and said seriously, "My father can see it even faster."

Zhao Lei: "..."

He clasped his hands together and bowed to the camera.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the familiar segment is here again."

"Although Mr. Shen Fei was not present, he has already done countless behind-the-scenes displays of prestige through his daughter."

The barrage of comments exploded instantly.

"Hahaha, Zhao Lei finally spoke for everyone!"

Shen Fei: Even if he's not there, he'll still put on a show.

Ling'er: I only glanced at it, but my father was faster.

"What kind of father-daughter Versailles is this?"

"I was so nervous just now, but when she said 'my dad sees things even faster,' she immediately elevated Shen Fei's status to godlike status again."

Just how outrageous is Shenyang Aircraft Corporation?!

Yang Mi was so amused that she felt like crying and laughing at the same time.

She patted Shen Ling'er's head: "You, you never forget to include your father in anything you do."

Shen Ling'er replied confidently, "Because it's true."

"You haven't seen him look at this."

"I've seen it."

Yang Mi was taken aback.

"You've seen it before?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"My dad used to show me a bunch of photos."

"Let me find someone."

Zhao Lei immediately leaned over: "Who are you looking for?"

Shen Ling'er thought for a moment and said, "I don't know."

Zhao Lei: "I don't know how you're going to find it?"

Shen Ling'er: "He said he wanted to find someone who was least like himself."

Everyone: "?"

He Chuan looked bewildered: "The person least like myself?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"My dad said that some people, after they are lost, will try their best to grow into the kind of person others like."

"Wear clothes that someone else made him wear."

"Say what others tell you to say."

Even their laughter is copied from others.

"Therefore, when looking for someone, you can't just look for someone who looks similar."

"We should also look for those who dare not be like themselves."

The hall fell silent once more.

Teacher Luo stood at the door, seemingly frozen in place by those words.

Qin Zheng's gaze also darkened slightly.

That statement is very profound.

If abducted children are instilled with a new identity, a new family, and a new name from a young age, it can be detrimental.

They may suppress their instincts and conform to their foster family environment.

Even after growing up, the appearance remains the same.

But temperament, expression, and habits can all be shaped by life into a different form.

If you only look for people who "look like Xiao Bao," you might miss out on the real Xiao Bao.

Because he may have long since stopped daring to be himself.

The comments section slowed down instantly.

"Some people, after losing something, will try their best to grow into the kind of person others like... I'm devastated."

"Shen Fei's words were too harsh."

"I don't dare to be like myself, sob sob sob."

"This isn't a portrait lesson, it's a life lesson."

"What exactly did Shen Fei go through to understand these things?"

Yang Mi looked at Shen Ling'er.

She increasingly felt that what Shen Fei was teaching his daughter was more than just skills.

Behind those skills lies an understanding of the world.

Even pain.

He seems to have seen too much darkness.

That's why I dissected and crumbled those dark thoughts, and taught them to Shen Ling'er in words that a child could remember.

So that she won't be afraid when she encounters it in the future.

But what about himself?

Where is he now?

Yang Mi suddenly felt a tightness in his heart.

She lowered her head and asked, "Ling'er."

"Um?"

Do you miss your dad?

Shen Ling'er glanced at her.

Her little face still had that stubborn look.

"think."

She spoke very softly.

Then he added another sentence.

"But I won't cry."

Yang Mi's eyes welled up with tears: "Why?"

Shen Ling'er hugged her little arms.

"My dad said it's okay to cry."

"But you have to get things done after you've finished crying."

"I'm working right now."

Yang Mi could no longer speak.

She pulled Shen Ling'er into her arms.

The barrage of comments was also completely overwhelmed.

"Ling'er is so sensible."

"It's not that she's not sad; it's that she remembers what her father taught her."

"After crying, you have to get things done. That's a good saying for Shen Fei."

"Shen Fei, where are you? Your daughter is really amazing, and she really misses you."

Just then.

Suddenly, a suppressed shout came from the technical team.

"Captain Qin!"

Everyone looked up abruptly.

A young police officer rushed out with a tablet in his hand.

"We've found Zhou Cheng's information!"

Qin Zheng immediately stepped forward: "Speak."

The young police officer said quickly, "We contacted the Chengnan Police Station and got his medical examination photo from when he joined the auto repair shop last year."

"There is indeed an old scar at the end of my left eyebrow!"

"It's very shallow; you can hardly see it unless you look closely."

"In addition, the auto repair shop owner said that he doesn't bite down hard on his right side, and he usually avoids eating hard foods on his right side."

Teacher Luo's eyes lit up: "The aftereffects of a tooth chip?"

The young police officer nodded: "Very likely!"

Qin Zheng asked in a deep voice, "Anything else?"

The young police officer took a deep breath.

"More importantly, we found that the person who handled Zhou Cheng's household registration back then had connections with an intermediary mentioned in Zhao Jinhu's confession."

The hall fell into a deathly silence.

The next second, Zhao Lei suddenly stood up.

"Isn't it connected now?!"

Qin Zheng's eyes sharpened: "It can't be definitively confirmed yet."

"But he is the person who most resembles Xiaobao right now."

Shen Ling'er stood beside Yang Mi, her small hands slowly clenching.

She looked at the photos of young people on the tablet.

After a few seconds, he whispered:

"Little Bao has grown up."

As soon as those words were spoken...

Yang Mi burst into tears.

Bai Sisi also covered her mouth, her shoulders trembling slightly.

He Chuan's eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse when he spoke to the camera.

"Dear viewers, based on the adult portrait drawn by Shen Ling'er and the screening recommendations, the police have identified a young man who is highly suspected to be Xiao Bao."

"The final result still needs further verification."

"But at least..."

He paused for a moment.

"That line really did move forward."

The barrage of comments exploded.

"Aaaaaah, we've actually found a potential target!"

"Little Bao has grown up! I cried so much when I heard that!"

"Ling'er is amazing! Absolutely amazing!"

"Shen Fei's method of reversing the extremes really worked!"

"This isn't a variety show, this is a miracle live."

"What kind of father is Shen Fei?!"

"He didn't show up, yet he turned the impossible into possible time and time again!"

Shen Ling'er remained calm as she looked at the excited adults filling the hall.

She simply looked up at Qin Zheng.

"uncle."

Qin Zheng lowered his head and said, "Mm."

Shen Ling'er said earnestly, "Don't scare him."

Qin Zheng was startled.

Shen Ling'er said, "If he really is Xiao Bao, he probably wouldn't know that he is Xiao Bao."

"If you tell him suddenly, he'll be scared."

Qin Zheng paused for two seconds, then nodded solemnly.

"I know."

Shen Ling'er added, "Don't tell Grandma yet."

"If it's not, she'll shatter."

This time, the entire hall fell silent.

A five-year-old child.

I just drew a possible version of Xiao Bao.

I just helped the police find a highly suspected target.

But I still remember not to let the old lady break it again.

Yang Mi looked down at her daughter, her eyes red and swollen.

Qin Zheng looked at Shen Ling'er with an extremely complex expression.

Finally, he whispered, "Okay."

"We'll be careful."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

Then, as if he had finally accomplished something great, he leaned into Yang Mi's arms.

"daughter."

"Um?"

I'm hungry.

Yang Mi: "..."

Zhao Lei burst out laughing before he could even wipe away his tears.

"That transition was so fast!"

Shen Ling'er looked up, her voice full of righteous indignation.

"Finding someone takes a lot of brainpower."

"Eating nourishes the brain."

Zhao Lei shrugged and said, "No problem."

He Chuan was both amused and exasperated: "Shall we eat first?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"It has to be hot."

She paused, then added.

"Don't add ginger too early."

Everyone: "..."

The comments section was filled with laughter.

"Hahaha, you still remember Jiang!"

"Old Li from the cafeteria: Suddenly a chill ran down my spine."

"She was crying her eyes out just now, but Ling'er's words about Jiang Xiao have brought her back to life."

"This is the real Shen Ling'er; she needs to solve cases, but she also needs to eat."

"Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's educational achievement: Even if the sky falls, eat first."

In the police station lobby, the heavy atmosphere was finally lifted by those words.

Xiao Bao's identity has not yet been finalized.

The DNA test hasn't been done yet.

Zhou Cheng has not yet met him.

Grandma Liu was unaware that the child she had waited for for fifteen years might have actually grown up in this city.

But everyone knows that.

Things have changed.

That portrait of an adult drawn by a five-year-old child, that phrase "look for bones," and that young man who was singled out from twenty-seven photos.

All of this has given this road, which had been closed for fifteen years, a new direction.

Shen Ling'er, sitting in Yang Mi's lap, dangling her short legs, had already begun to seriously consider what to have for dinner.

It was as if she wasn't the one who had just stunned the entire police station.

Zhao Lei looked at her and couldn't help but sigh:

"Ling'er, I really want to ask you a question now."

Shen Ling'er looked at him: "Ask."

Zhao Lei took a deep breath.

"What else hasn't your father taught you?"

Shen Ling'er thought about it seriously.

This time, she thought about it for a long time.

Everyone fell silent.

The comments section started scrolling wildly.

"Here it comes, the ultimate question!"

"What else hasn't Shen Fei taught us?"

I guess not.

"Shen Ling'er wouldn't say that her father taught her how to fly a plane, would she?"

Don't make promises you can't keep!

Shen Ling'er finally raised her head.

Her little face was serious.

"He didn't teach me how to get him to come home earlier."

The hall fell silent.

Yang Mi's heart suddenly ached.

Zhao Lei's smile also faded.

But the next second, Shen Ling'er raised her chin again, her voice crisp and clear.

"But when he gets back, I'll make him take extra lessons."

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Zhao Lei was the first to laugh.

"Okay! This lesson definitely needs to be made up!"

Bai Sisi smiled, wiping her eyes, "And you have to exaggerate it a bit."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"Um."

"You also have to treat me to chicken drumsticks."

Yang Mi finally stopped crying and started laughing.

"All you remember is the chicken leg."

Shen Ling'er said in a serious tone:

"Chicken legs are my life."

The comments section was instantly filled with both laughter and tears.

"Waaaa, she's still thinking about her dad coming back for extra lessons."

"Shen Fei, come back soon. I owe your daughter a lesson and a chicken leg."

"Chicken legs are my life, hahaha."

"Shen Ling'er is so cute, she's strong, arrogant, and soft at the same time."

"Shen Fei's behind-the-scenes posturing continues to escalate, but now all I want is for him to go home as soon as possible."

Night had not yet fallen.

The lights in the police station had already been turned on ahead of time.

The technical team is continuing its investigation.

Qin Zheng has already led his men to prepare to go to the south of the city.

Teacher Luo held the portrait as if it were a piece of evidence that would shine.

Shen Ling'er nestled in Yang Mi's arms, muttering softly that she wanted to eat a chicken leg.

At that moment, everyone had a feeling.

Xiao Bao, perhaps you really will be going home soon.