The north wind blew all night, and the snowflakes also drifted all night.
On the second day, the world between heaven and earth turned into a world covered in silver.
Doudou was so happy. After eating the steaming mutton and green onion dumplings specially cooked by Lin Mai, she took Ah Huang and excitedly went out with Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang to practice Tai Chi with Dad Tao and Mom.
Today is Sunday, Fang Zhuoran has to work overtime, and Fang Zhuoran is going on a date with Niu Lili.
Only Lin Mai and Ke Ziqing are left at home.
Lin Mai and Fang Zhuoran have already agreed that after Ke Ziqing returns to Guangzhou, they will go to Mongolia together.
Fortunately, Fang Zhuoran had a wide network of contacts. Even though he was relying on others, it only took him seven or eight days to get their passports. Otherwise, they would not be able to go to Mongolia during this winter vacation.
Because he had to travel far away, Lin Mai took the time to study whenever he had free time.
Ke Ziqing called Chen Feng and played with her in the snow for a while.
After having enough fun, Chen Feng left.
Ke Ziqing was lying on the sofa, eating snacks and reading a magazine.
In a flash, it was around 11 noon. Lin Mai closed his book and prepared to go downstairs to make lunch.
Aunt Huang has a day off today and has to make lunch by herself.
At this time, the phone on the bedside table kept ringing.
The call was from Tao Zhiyun, who told her with a crying voice on the phone that Qiqi was missing.
Lin Mai hurriedly asked: "Have you called the police?"
"I reported it, but the police haven't come yet."
Lin Mai told her not to worry, she would come right away.
She took a down jacket, put it on, and hurried downstairs.
Ke Ziqing was stuffing biscuits into her mouth. When she saw this, she asked, "Where are you going in this snowy day?"
Lin Mai told her in a few words.
Ke Ziqing was very excited and wanted to follow.
Lin Mai had no choice but to take her with him.
The two of them had just driven out of the courtyard in their Mercedes-Benz. Fang Zhuoyue and Niu Lili came back talking and laughing with a lot of ingredients, preparing for Lin Mai to make a big meal for noon.
Fang Zhuoyue asked casually: "Sister-in-law, it's already noon, and you're still running out."
Lin Mai told him about Qiqi's disappearance.
Fang Zhuoyue's expression became solemn.
He pushed the ingredients he was carrying into Niu Lili's hands and said, "I want to go find Qiqi with my sister-in-law."
After that, he opened the car door, got in, and urged Lin Mai to drive quickly.
Lin Mai did not start the car, looked at the confused Niu Lili outside the car window, and asked Fang Zhuoyue to get out.
"We are here to find Qiqi, so don't follow her. Go and stay with Lily."
Fang Zhuoyue said: "There are many people with equal strength. In this case, if I don't accompany Lily, she won't be angry. She has a broad mind."
Lin Mai said sternly: "People are broad-minded, and that's no reason for you to neglect them.
Get out of the car quickly, don't delay our work."
When Ke Ziqing saw that Fang Zhuoyue was not moving, she simply pulled him out of the car.
Lin Mai was able to take Ke Ziqing and drive to the scene of the accident - Beihu Street Park.
Because this small park is free, nearby residents love to play here.
When Lin Mai and Ke Ziqing arrived, the police had already arrived and were questioning Doudou.
Qiqi disappeared when she was playing with Doudou. She was the first person to discover that Qiqi was missing and the last person to be with Qiqi.
Tao Zhiyun, his parents, Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang, as well as many melon eaters watching the fun, formed a semicircle around Doudou.
Lin Mai and his group walked over and heard Doudou say with a look of panic on his face and a milky voice:
“My great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and Qiqi’s grandpa and grandma did Tai Chi together.
Qiqi and I followed along for a while and found it boring, so we had a snowball fight.
I kept hitting and running from here to there."
She pointed with her little finger near the pavilion, then pointed at a clump of bamboo about a hundred meters away, and continued:
"When I knelt down, pinched a snowball and stood up, ready to throw it at Qiqi, I found that he was gone.
I called his name, but he didn’t show up for a long time, so I told my great-grandfather and great-aunt.”
The police asked: "You two ran behind the bamboo forest. Who did you see there?"
Doudou shook his head: "No one saw it, just the two of us."
The policeman frowned and strode behind the bamboo forest without saying a word.
Everyone followed.
After arriving behind the bamboo forest, the police asked everyone to stop to avoid damaging the scene.
Lin Mai glanced at the open space behind the bamboo forest. There were adult footprints everywhere, and the scene had long been destroyed.
It is estimated that Doudou found that Qiqi was missing and couldn't find her, so she called the adults over, and she was just watching the fun, so now she is trampled like this.
The policeman's frown deepened and he asked Doudou if she heard anything when Qiqi disappeared.
Doudou tilted her little head and thought seriously, shook her head and said, "No."
The police walked up to Tao Zhiyun and others and asked them if they had any enemies.
Qiqi disappeared because of two situations.
When the trafficker saw that the two children were alone, he stole Qiqi away.
After all, Qiqi is young and a boy, so she is valuable.
In the second case, the enemy commits the crime.
Steal away the lonely Qiqi and take revenge.
Everyone thought of Ma Tao in unison.
Tao Zhiyun said emotionally: "It's Ma Tao, only that beast of his!
He wanted to snatch Qiqi away last time so that he could use Qiqi as a bargaining chip to ask for money from me!"
Lin Mai was surprised to find that Fang Zhuoyue had arrived at some point and was still with Tao Zhiyun.
She was suddenly shocked. Could it be that Fang Zhuoyue was interested in Tao Zhiyun?
She looked at them secretly.
Ignoring Tao Zhiyun's previous marriage history, the two of them are a good match in appearance.
Moreover, Tao Zhiyun is only three years older than Fang Zhuomo. She is a junior and holds a gold brick, so her age is also very suitable.
However, if Fang Zhuoyue liked Tao Zhiyun, why would he let himself introduce his girlfriend to him?
Lin Mai was a little confused.
While she was deep in thought, the police asked about the grievances between Tao Zhiyun and Ma Tao, and then asked: "Do you know Ma Tao's address?"
If he knew, he would go investigate Ma Tao now.
Tao Zhiyun shook his head and said: "I don't know~"
The police officer’s eyebrows furrowed even deeper.
In this era, the police's detection technology is very backward, and everything can only be done by manpower.
Unlike in the next few decades, with the support of high technology and big data, it will not be difficult to lock down a suspect.
But now, there are no clues at all, and even finding Ma Tao is not easy.
The policeman was silent for a moment and said to Tao Zhiyun: "If you have a photo of Ma Tao, send one to the police station later.
Our comrades took the photo and visited nearby urban villages to see if they could find him."
Tao Zhiyun suddenly froze and stammered: "Since I divorced Ma Tao, I threw away all his photos."
When the police heard this, they didn't know what expression to make.
Lin Mai interjected: "I can draw, I can draw the general appearance of Ma Tao."
The policeman said: "Then you go back to the police station with me and draw the suspect's portrait."
Then he said to Tao Zhiyun: "Whether it is Ma Tao or someone else who contacts you, as long as it is about Qiqi, you must notify the police as soon as possible."
Although everyone suspected Ma Tao, the police could not rule out the possibility of traffickers stealing children, so they warned Tao Zhiyun.
Tao Zhiyun nodded with a heavy expression.
Lin Mai followed the police to the police station and painted Ma Tao's portrait in less than half an hour.
She was very satisfied with this portrait. It not only accurately restored Ma Tao's appearance, but also showed all the obscene and dark side of his heart.
The day passed quickly. There was no movement from the police, and no one from Tao Zhiyun contacted her.
Lin Maishou stayed by Tao Zhiyun's side to comfort her and make food for her, forcing her to take a few bites even if she couldn't eat it.
Who knows what is going on with Qiqi?
Whether he was taken away by Ma Tao or by human traffickers, no one knows.
If she is kidnapped by a trafficker, how will the trafficker treat Qiqi?
Should we sell him or make him disabled and let him beg to make money?
What would Ma Tao do if he was captured by Ma Tao?
If you just want money, that's the best situation at the moment.
I was afraid that Ma Tao would be so vicious and hurt Qiqi.