Another twenty minutes passed, and it was almost ten o'clock.
Still no results at all.
Downstairs in the old house, the sister-in-law gradually started to panic. The worry that had accumulated all night finally burst out, "Sophie, let me tell you, if Xiaoman has a problem today, I will never end it with you!"
Sophie was startled, but did not dare to argue.
Zhao Dong hurriedly stepped forward to protect her in his arms.
The eldest brother also scolded me, "Look at you, you were fine just now. Why do you fall out so quickly?"
"What does this have to do with Xiao Fei?"
The sister-in-law yelled, "Why doesn't it matter? Why doesn't it matter?"
As she said that, she glared at Sophie angrily, "What qualifications do you have to ask Xiaoman to attend a classmate's birthday party?"
"That's my son. Don't tell me that you are not from the Zhao family. Even if you marry into the Zhao family, you are not qualified to make decisions for me!"
There was a "pop" sound!
The slap was crisp, and the elder brother raised his palm with a scary look.
The sister-in-law covered her cheek and said, "Zhao Qing, you...you dare to hit me? You hit me for an outsider?"
"I'll fight you!"
The eldest brother scolded, "That's enough! Have you had enough trouble?"
"What kind of outsider? Who is the outsider, Xiaodong or Xiaofei? The more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes. We are all a family. Are you talking in human terms?"
"Xiaoman came up with the idea himself, and he also caused the trouble by himself. Even if something good happened today, it was the brat who asked for it himself!"
"What does it have to do with Xiao Fei?"
There was a lot of noise there, and Sophie felt bad.
She pushed Zhao Dong away and walked to the tree alone, holding her shoulders with her hands, holding back her grievances and tears.
The lonely and thin figure looked like a child who had made a mistake.
Zhao Dong also squatted down and said softly: "Sister-in-law is angry, but I don't mean to hurt you!"
Sophie bit her lip tightly, "Sister-in-law is right, it's my fault. I shouldn't have made the decision for Xiaoman, let alone helped him hide it from the family!"
Zhao Dong patted him and said, "I can't blame you. Xiaoman is a big kid. He can make his own decisions on some things."
"If I knew what happened this time, I would definitely do the same thing as you."
Sophie raised her head, her eyes were red, "Zhao Dong, you don't need to comfort me, I'll go apologize to my sister-in-law!"
Zhao Dong grabbed her.
Sophie looked back at him, "What are you doing?"
Zhao Dong pinched her cheek and said, "Sister-in-law is still angry. It's useless for you to apologize now."
"Besides, even if it's an apology, it's me who's going to apologize!"
Sophie looked at him steadily, "I caused the trouble, what does it have to do with you?"
Zhao Dong smiled, "Because we are a family and I am the head of the family. Even if the sky falls, I will be the one to carry it!"
As he said that, he pulled Sophie forward and said, "Sister-in-law, please stop crying. It has already happened. There is no point in crying."
"The top priority now is to find Xiao Man first!"
Subconsciously, the sister-in-law always believed that Zhao Dong was more capable than her husband.
Seeing Zhao Dong speak, she gradually got an idea, and hurriedly took Zhao Dong's hand and said, "Xiaodong, you are the most capable in our family. Xiaoman is your nephew, you must help my sister-in-law find him!"
"
Zhao Dong stopped talking nonsense, "What's the name of the classmate who came out of school with Xiao Man?"
The sister-in-law thought for a while and said, "My name is Hu...Hu Haipeng!"
Zhao Dong immediately dialed the phone, "Mengzi, I just sent you a name. Don't ask anything. Please help me check his home address immediately. The sooner the better!"
Soon, I received a message on my phone.
Zhao Dong glanced at it and then said, "Get in the car!"
…
There were few cars at night, and Zhao Dong drove fast, so he arrived at the place not long after.
The first thing you see is an area of bungalows. The alley is so narrow that cars can't even drive in.
The group of people got off the car at the entrance of the alley.
The snow-white car lights illuminated the entire alley. The address was there, but the neighborhood was so messy and all were shantytowns. The street signs and addresses were from many years ago, so it was really hard to find it if you were not familiar with it.
I have no choice but to go door to door and knock on the door.
At this point, many residents were asleep, and with the knocking on the door, many dogs started barking.
The elder sister-in-law didn't care about that and asked about it from family to family.
Seeing her eldest brother standing there, she was furious, "Zhao Qing, what are you doing? Knock on the door and ask!"
"Why did I marry a good-for-nothing like you? The child is gone, and you are not worried at all!"
Soon, the car lights came on and a police car stopped immediately behind.
Zhao Dong saw this and stepped forward to greet him: "Mengzi, why are you here?"
Wang Meng jumped out of the car and said without asking anything, "I'm on duty today. This area is very chaotic. I'm afraid you won't be able to find it. I'll bring you the nearby police officer."
"This is Xiao Zhang, ask him if anything happens!"
Zhao Dong patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you!"
Wang Meng urged, "You are so polite to me, go get down to business!"
Under the leadership of Xiao Zhang, a group of people went around and found the place quickly.
Darkness is one thing, illegal construction is another.
If Xiao Zhang hadn't been leading him, he probably wouldn't have been able to find it until dawn.
There was a knock on the door, and after a while, an old man came out with a flashlight, "Who is it?"
Xiao Zhang showed his ID and said, "We are the police. Is Hu Haipeng at home?"
As soon as the old man heard this, he entered the house with a broom and said, "You stinky boy, what trouble have you caused? Why did the police even come to your door?"
After a while, two old men came out with a half-year-old boy.
The old man asked worriedly, "Comrade policeman, he didn't make any mistakes, did he?"
Xiao Zhang explained, "It's okay, uncle, we just want to know a little bit about the situation!"
The old man breathed a sigh of relief and then pushed the young man behind him forward.
The sister-in-law hurriedly grabbed him, "Are you classmate Hu? I am Zhao Xiaoman's mother. Did you go together after school today? Where is he now?"
Hu Haipeng saw a crowd of people in front of him, including police officers. The half-grown boy's mental endurance was already weak.
Coupled with the anxious tone of his sister-in-law, he immediately panicked, "No...no...I don't know..."
On the one hand, I don't dare to tell the truth, and on the other hand, it's because of brotherly loyalty.
The sister-in-law almost cried, "No? How could it not be? Your teacher said that you often go home from school together, how could you not know?"
The more she spoke, the more excited she became, with a crying tone in her tone that almost frightened the child opposite.
Zhao Dong motioned to his elder brother to help her aside first, and then gave Wang Meng a motion.
The group of people retreated, leaving only him and Sophie.
Zhao Dong squatted in front of him and said: "Haipeng, I know you and Xiaoman are good friends, but look at it, it's already past ten o'clock and he hasn't come home yet. If you talk about brotherly loyalty, then it's not
Help him, but harm him, you know?"
Hu Haipeng recognized him by the light, "Are you Xiaoman's uncle?"
Zhao Dong was surprised, "Have you seen me?"
Hu Haipeng shook his head, "No, but I often hear Xiao Man mention you. You were the one who got him into trouble. Xiao Man said you were upright!"
"Auntie asked me just now, but I dare not say. Uncle, I think Xiaoman may be in trouble!"