Chapter 5 Calf Protection
Tang Wan felt a fever on her face and unconsciously avoided Zhou Jiyao's sharp gaze, because taking her son to the mall and entertainment city was one of the secret methods of the man's secret meeting, and she herself felt that this method was both safe and secret.
Therefore, she went there eight times in four months, twice a month on average. In this way, her lover was still too little, and she almost killed her every time she met, and she also let herself feel at ease with no worries.
However, this matter can be known to the husband, but it must not be known to the father-in-law. If he knows that he lost his son while he was fooling with another man, it would not be as simple as being kicked out of the wealthy family. Maybe his whole family will suffer.
"I can't remember exactly, it's about four or five times." Tang Wan thought about it deliberately and said, and said half of the times, as if a few words could reduce her sins a little.
At this time, Zhou Jiyao's security minister Sun Gan interrupted: "Does anyone in the mall know your identity?"
Tang Wan shook her head quickly and said, "I don't know, I don't know, I haven't talked much to the mall teachers. They only know that I am a full-time housewife who takes care of children at home."
Sun Gan hesitated for a moment and continued, "Since I've been there four or five times, maybe the teacher there should have some impression of Xiaohu. As you said just now, it's unlikely that strangers want to pick up Xiaohu, but why was Xiaohu still picked up?"
"You mean Xiaohu must know the person who took him away?" Tang Wan asked with a trembling body.
Lu Gang nodded and said, "It should be so. Although Xiaohu is only five years old, he is very smart and there is little chance of being cheated by strangers. Besides, there are still several teachers watching him."
Tang Wan said in a trembling voice: "But my son has no particularly familiar people except his family."
"Can they be someone who knows Xiaohu?" Sun Gan asked.
Tang Wan was startled and instantly passed the few best friends who had contact with Xiaohu in her mind, then shook her head and said, "Impossible, impossible, there are only a few friends who have actually been to home and are familiar with Xiaohu, and they can count them even with their fingers."
Sun Gan hesitated: "We have to consider various possibilities. Wait a while and you will write me the names and contact information of these friends."
Yu Houhong interrupted: "Minister Sun's suspicion is not without reason. After all, Jay Chou is one of the top rich people in the country, and there are many people who have the idea of him.
In my opinion, this incident should be a premeditated crime. Judging from the time point, Xiaohu should have been taken away before the entertainment city was closed.
If you missed the time to pick up someone, the manager will definitely ask Xiaohu for his family's phone number, so that no one can pick him up.
So, I suspect that this person has mastered your whereabouts. He should have known for a long time that you often take Xiaohu to the entertainment city to play, and that you should be familiar with Xiaohu. Think about it carefully, have there been people who deliberately approached you and Xiaohu in the past six months or a year?"
Tang Wan sat there and was stunned for a while, and said with a blank look on her face: "I really can't remember any suspicious person." After saying that, the shadow of her lover flashed through her mind, thinking that he was the only one who met the condition of "decisively approaching herself in the past year."
At this time, Zhou Jiyao's vice president Lu Gang said cautiously: "If it is a kidnapping, there should be news soon. No matter who kidnapped Xiaohu, the word "money" is always inseparable from the word "money". Otherwise, why did they hijack a child? Didn't they come for the chairman's money bag?"
Zhou Jianwei, who had not spoken out, guessed: "Can it be the criminal group in this city that trafficked women and children? It is said that there have been many such cases in the city recently. These people are very brave and dare to take other people's children directly on the street."
Zhou Jiyao frowned and pondered for a while, and said slowly: "If Xiaohu falls into the hands of criminals who abduct children, they will not be able to figure out Xiaohu's identity soon.
How much can a child sell? When they understand Xiaohu's value, they will immediately realize that it is better to ask his parents to blackmail them a little money than to sell Xiaohu. In this way, no matter who Xiaohu falls into his hands, it will eventually become a kidnapping case."
Lu Gang nodded and said, "If the person who kidnapped Xiaohu just for money, this matter will be much simpler. We just need to wait for news about the kidnappers and there is no need to call the police. We can settle this matter ourselves, but what I am worried about is whether there will be a third possibility."
"What do you mean?" Zhou Jiyao asked, squeezing out the cigarette butts in the ashtray.
Lu Gang hesitated: "I'm worried that it would be your enemy who did it."
Zhou Jiyao closed his eyes for a while and said slowly, "I have many enemies. Will they attack a five-year-old child?"
A silence.
When Tang Wan saw a few people sitting here just speculating and reasoning and not trying to find a way to find the child, she suddenly became a little anxious and couldn't help but say, "Dad, if it really doesn't work, please call the police, after all, there are many police officers.
If the murderer takes Xiaohu away from Nanzhao City, it will be even more difficult to find. At least he has to go to the mall to ask the teachers to see if they have any impression that Xiaohu was picked up by someone. It is better than sitting here and guessing, right?"
Zhou Jiyao closed his eyes and said, "How do you know that I didn't send someone to find the teacher in the mall? Keep calm, we must wait for news about the kidnappers first, and we should come soon."
Tang Wan was stunned and understood what her father-in-law meant. It turned out that he was waiting for the kidnapper's call. To be honest, it would be great if he could use money to redeem his son. After all, for the Zhou family, money is nothing, and no matter how much money is, it is not as good as his grandson's life.
However, Tang Wan immediately realized that there was another loophole that she had not had time to make up for, that was the beauty salon. If her father-in-law or husband sent someone to the beauty salon to investigate, wouldn’t her lie be exposed? Fortunately, they have not asked which beauty salon they were going to yet.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the heavy rain outside seemed to have stopped. The ticking sound of rain came from outside the window from time to time. After all the possibilities were summarized, everyone fell into silence.
Tang Wan secretly glanced at her father-in-law, and saw him leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, wondering if the old man would fall asleep. When she looked at her husband, she saw him staring at her shoes in a daze, and didn't know what she was thinking.
However, one thing she is sure of is that her husband loves her children very much. Now that she is suddenly kidnapped, she must be as sad as herself. If her son really has a few shortcomings, the marriage will definitely come to an end.
For some reason, when I thought that he and Zhou Jianwei might divorce, I felt a little relaxed, but then I thought about his son's safety and became heavier again, and I couldn't help but lower my head.
At the same time, another man flashed through his mind, and suddenly there was a strange feeling in his heart. Just a few hours ago, the handsome face of the man was fascinated by her, but now she suddenly felt that the face became abominable.
Because, without him, this incident would not have happened today. If it weren't for the bad idea, how could he take Xiaohu to such a ghost place to play?
However, he immediately began to blame himself, feeling that his son was kidnapped by himself. If he hadn't been itchy, how could he be tempted by that man? How could his son be kidnapped?
Thinking of this, he pinched his thighs with regret. When he thought of his son's cute appearance, he felt ashamed and guilty. He couldn't help but feel sad. He threw himself on the sofa and started crying, while sobbing: "If Xiaohu has any problems, I won't live anymore."
Zhou Jiyao opened his eyes to look at his daughter-in-law, but said nothing. Yu Houhong walked over and patted Tang Wan on the shoulder, comforting him: "Auspicious people have their own appearance, don't worry, aren't everyone trying to figure out a way?"
As he was talking, Tang Wan's cell phone suddenly rang, and everyone seemed to have heard the alarm and immediately sat upright. However, Tang Wan did not react.
"Whose phone?" Zhou Jiyao asked.
Tang Wan realized that it was her cell phone ringtone. She wiped her tears and stood up. She picked up the cell phone and took a look, but didn't answer. Zhou Jiyao said alertly: "Whose phone number?"
Tang Wan sobbed and said, "My father called. When I first came back, I thought it was Xiaohu he went to pick him up, so I called him."
Zhou Jiyao breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment, waved his hand and said, "No need to hide it, you can't hide it, so tell them."
Tang Wan then connected her cell phone and said in a crying voice: "Dad, Xiaohu has been kidnapped."
Although it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening, Tang Bin and Ouyang Yunsu rushed over in less than half an hour. The old couple had only one grandson, which usually seemed to be more expensive than their own lives. When they first heard that they were kidnapped, the degree of shock was imaginable.
Fortunately, the old couple are both old horses who have been through the battlefield for a long time, especially Tang Bin, who served as deputy secretary of the municipal party committee before his retirement. His calmness is not comparable to ordinary people, so despite being shocked, he was not panicked.
Because Tang Bin got married late, although his daughter was two years younger than Zhou Jianwei, he was six years older than Zhou Jiyao, and 8 years older than his wife Ouyang Yunsu. He is already 62 years older this year.
Therefore, Zhou Jiyao did not dare to be arrogant in front of Tang Bin for the sake of his children's in-laws or for the respect of his old leaders. When he saw the old couple coming in, he hurriedly stood up and took Tang Bin's hand and said, "Old Tang, you have a bad heart, don't worry. We are all thinking of ways to find Xiaohu back."
After saying that, the two of them sat down on the sofa. Tang Bin glanced at each other. Except for his daughter and son-in-law, he only knew Vice President Lu Gang, and the other man and woman did not know each other. However, since Zhou Jiyao could bring them, he guessed that he should be a trustworthy person.
"I think this matter is probably coming to you." Tang Bin said to the point when he was a leading cadre.
Zhou Jiyao nodded and said, "It should be for money, but it's best if it's the case. If they haven't obtained the money, they shouldn't do anything to Xiaohu."
Tang Bin had already quit smoking, but when he saw Zhou Jiyao's cigarette on the coffee table, he couldn't help but take out one, but Ouyang Yunsu did not stop it for the first time.
Zhou Jiyao picked up a lighter to help Tang Bin light a cigarette, and lit one himself, saying, "Now, wait for news about the kidnappers first. If it's really for the money, it should be called soon."
Tang Bin said in surprise: "So? Are you not going to call the police?"
Zhou Jiyao shook his head and said, "It's not the time yet. I'm worried that if I call the police rashly, it may kill Xiaohu's life. Besides, it may not be useful to find the police in this way."
Ouyang Yunsu expressed his agreement and echoed: "It's better to find out the conditions of the kidnappers first."
Tang Bin covered his head and took a few sips of cigarettes, raised his head and stared at his daughter and scolded, "What did you do? Such a young child should not let him leave the adults' sight. You should just leave the child in the entertainment city and ignore it. How could you be a mother like this?"
Seeing her husband blame her daughter, Ouyang Yunsu immediately walked over and hugged Tang Wan in her arms, stared at her husband and complained: "What's the use of getting angry? Hurry up and find a way to save Xiaohu. Is it useful to blame her daughter?"
After saying that, he turned his head and said to his son-in-law Zhou Jianwei: "Jianwei, yesterday was the weekend, Wan'er had a class reunion in the evening. Didn't I call you to send Xiaohu to me? If you sent him here yesterday, how could such a thing happen? It's only half an hour away, are you so busy?"
Zhou Jianwei was stunned and suddenly couldn't speak, because his mother-in-law missed his grandson yesterday afternoon, and he had indeed called him and asked him to take time to send Xiaohu over, but he finally forgot about this matter.
Chapter completed!