novelraw Chapter 13 Linglong is missing
Chapter 13 Linglong is missing
"Comrade Tong Yuheng, thank you for your courage! I will report the matter truthfully to our leaders and write you a letter of commendation!" the junior police officer said to her.
"You're too kind. This soldier also helped us. It wasn't just my achievement!" Tong Yuheng finally said politely.
The two men left the police station with the woman. The woman sincerely invited them to dinner, but they both declined. They each had their own things to do and felt embarrassed to be treated to a meal.
"That's true, you young people should go to the movies or stroll in the park when you're on a date. I've made things difficult for you!" The auntie clearly misunderstood and thought they were a couple.
"My surname is Wang, and my name is Wang Qiuju. I work at the neighborhood office. Come to me if you need anything! Hahaha, you two are such a perfect match!"
Tong Yuheng: What do you mean? You're planning to issue us a marriage certificate? I don't even know who he is! Can the neighborhood committee just randomly match us up like this?
"Thank you so much! I'll need your help if I need anything!" The man in the green uniform didn't explain further and let Aunt Wang leave first.
"Hello, Comrade Tong Yuheng, I heard that police officer address you that way. My name is Li Chensong, let's get acquainted!"
He generously extended his hand, and Tong Yuheng also generously extended his right hand, gently shaking his hand.
"Tong Yuheng, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Tong Yuheng glanced at the epaulets on his shoulder. He was a company-level officer, looking to be in his early twenties, and seemed quite capable. Although a company-level officer's position wasn't high, becoming a company commander in one's early twenties was no easy feat.
"I see you're quite skilled and not too old. Are you interested in joining the army?" Li Chengsong was impressed by her agile movements and took a liking to her talent.
We're recruiting a batch of soldiers this spring, with 10% of the positions reserved for women. This girl has a strong sense of justice and is also capable in combat; it would be a shame if she didn't join the army.
"I don't have any plans to join the army yet. I'm the eldest child in my family, and I need to help my mom take care of my younger sisters. Li Chengsong, I have to go back now, goodbye!"
Tong Yuheng turned around deftly, and Li Chensong stood there watching her leave until the girl's figure disappeared before he turned around.
"Company commander, who is that girl? Is she your girlfriend? She's quite pretty!" A young soldier, about eighteen or nineteen years old, ran over and asked curiously.
"Stop talking nonsense. I met her while catching a thief. She's a good prospect for the army, but unfortunately she doesn't really want to be one," Li Chensong said with some regret.
"Anyone who doesn't want to join the army these days? Is she worried about her family background?" the young soldier asked. Indeed, what young person these days doesn't want to join the army, unless they're afraid of failing the political vetting process due to their family background?
"Enough with the nonsense, let's go home!"
Li Chengsong led the young soldier to their jeep. The young soldier jumped into the driver's seat first, stepped on the brake, shifted gears, and stepped on the gas. The car sped away in a flash.
After all that commotion, it was past noon. Tong Yuheng went to a nearby state-run restaurant, intending to have a bowl of shredded pork noodles.
My two younger sisters should be eating with their classmates around this time too, and I wonder what kind of friends they've made. Kids these days may be innocent, but early romantic relationships are not uncommon.
Upon entering the restaurant, Tong Yuheng saw five or six middle school students eating noodles and chatting quietly.
They wouldn't dare make a loud noise, otherwise the waiter would let them know why the flowers are so red!
"Hey, Chunyan, didn't my Linglong say she was going to play with you guys? Did they go home?" When Tong Yuheng and the others were out, they always called the third and fourth sisters Linglong, since they were twins.
"Sister Yuheng, we were just about to ask. They agreed to meet at the park at nine o'clock. Why didn't they go?" Su Chunyan was also from a steel factory family and lived in another residential area. She was Linglong's classmate and good friend.
"Didn't you see them either? They left around 8 a.m. and said they'd arranged to come here for noodles with you."
The other boys also shook their heads, indicating they hadn't seen them before. Tong Yuheng's heart sank; she had a bad feeling.
Tong Yuheng suddenly remembered the plot in the original book where the twins were abducted, but that was clearly half a year later, and the original owner had already been falsely accused and imprisoned by then!
Is the plot really that powerful? Did the original events happen ahead of schedule?
It's been over three hours since Yuling and Yulong left home; a lot could have happened in that time. Although the twins are playful, they don't lie; something must have happened to them!
No! We must find them as soon as possible!
Tong Yuheng ran home first. His three younger sisters were already back, and their mother had just gotten off work and was preparing food. The second sister, Yuyao, was probably still "treasure hunting" at the scrap yard. Linglong was really gone!
"Mom, hasn't Linglong come back?" She turned to her three younger sisters and asked, "Have you seen the third and fourth sisters?"
"No, didn't they go out with their classmates? They even teased me, saying they wanted to eat shredded pork noodles, humph!" said the sixth sister, Yu Xuan, with dissatisfaction.
Tong Jiahui noticed the fine sweat on her forehead and wondered what had happened on such a cold day that made her sweat so much.
"What happened to Linglong? Why did you look for them?" Tong Jiahui's heart jumped.
"They weren't with their classmates, and I'm worried the Fan family might plot against them..."
"Then I'll go find them!" Tong Jiahui immediately stopped cutting potatoes and prepared to go find them.
"Mom, I'll go! You stay home and watch over the three of them, make sure they don't go out again. If I'm not back by evening, have Yuyao go find Uncle Gu for help!"
After saying that, Tong Yuheng ran out again, and between Linglong and the place where she had arranged to meet her classmates, she asked who had seen them.
Because of the cold weather and it being lunchtime, there were very few people outside, and most of the elderly people who liked to gather and chat had gone home.
After asking in two alleys, I finally found an old lady and a child who said they saw them doing a good deed, helping an old lady who had twisted her ankle and taking her home.
Beautiful twins dressed alike are a rare sight in the neighborhood, so Tong Yuyao believed the information they provided was reliable.
If it wasn't the old lady who sprained her ankle who had a problem, then it must have been an accident after Linglong took her home, but she was more inclined to believe that the old lady was a human trafficker!
Was her encounter with Linglong accidental and spontaneous, or was it premeditated?
Tong Yuheng wasn't sure, but it was too much of a coincidence, happening right when the Fan family was eyeing them, a widow and her orphan, with predatory intent...
Following the directions given by the two men, Tong Yuheng went door-to-door asking for information, but two hours passed without yielding any valuable clues.
If you can't find it, then try making your own bait!
Whether it's targeting her own family or a spur-of-the-moment decision, she's a young and beautiful girl. What if those people also try to harm her?