"She is so lucky to have such a kind person like you." After hearing what the stall owner said, Yue Chen was stunned for a moment before continuing.
"This little girl is a sophomore in high school in your school. She seems to have moved here a year or two ago. The little girl is very cute and shy. I only started talking to her after we came here a lot."
The boss said.
"Does she come here often?" Seeing that the boss was quite familiar with Huo Ruiyan, he asked quickly.
"Before the summer vacation, I basically came two or three times a week. During the summer vacation, it was much less. But today is the beginning of school for you, right?" the boss asked.
"Yes! So have you seen her today?" Lu Kehan asked quickly.
"Of course! She is my loyal customer." The boss said proudly.
"What time did she come today?" Lu Kehan grasped at straws.
"It was like 6:15 or 6:30," the boss recalled.
"Is the time accurate?" Yue Chen confirmed the time.
"It should be accurate. In summer, we usually open the stall at six-thirty or seven o'clock, but the little girl likes to eat the kind of things I sell, so we usually go to around six o'clock in advance to catch up with the students after school. Today
Not long after she left the stall, she came." The boss nodded firmly.
"What happens next?" Yue Chen continued to ask.
"After that? She bought a piece of fried yogurt and then went back." The boss couldn't provide any more clues.
"Okay, your fried yogurt is really delicious. I will definitely come back in the future." Seeing that he couldn't find any more clues, Yue Chen ended the question.
The four of them gathered at Ximen again.
"Do you have any news? Liu Yingying asked.
"We asked the owner of a fruit shop, and according to his reaction, Huo Ruiyan was buying fruit shops from 6:15 to 6:30." Then Yue Chen briefly described the situation just now.
"Except for finding out in a boutique that Huo Ruiyan often visits, we didn't gain much." Liu Yingying shook her head.
Not long after, news came from Bai Mengge, saying that from nearby surveillance, Huo Ruiyan was not seen again after she entered Zhou Hang Lane.
"Mother Huo, please go home and wait. Maybe the child will go home after a while. If there is no one at home, you will be anxious. We will continue to investigate and help you find the child as soon as possible." Liu Yingying and others
He sent Huo Ruiyan's mother back home and waited until Huo's father came home before leaving.
"If something really happened to the child, it should be in Zhou Hang Lane. It's not yet time to report him missing, so what should we do?" Bai Mengge cast his eyes on Liu Yingying.
"Okay, let's apply in the name of the school. Can the case be filed?" Yue Chen saw Liu Yingying's dilemma.
"Okay, let me call the captain first." Liu Yingying pondered for a moment and dialed Wang Yuanhe's number.
"Xiao Liu, even if this matter is really filed, it's not our turn to take over." After listening to Liu Yingying's story about the incident, Wang Yuanhe replied.
"Captain, I understand the reason, but now it seems that the child may have indeed encountered an accident in Zhou Hang Lane." Liu Yingying was still fighting.
"Xiao Liu, this case is ours." Wang Yuanhe still had to act in accordance with the rules and regulations.
"However, if our delay really delays the rescue, we will regret it for the rest of our lives." Liu Yingying argued with reason.
"Xiao Liu, I understand what you are thinking, but both emotionally and rationally, this matter should not be taken action by our serious crime team." Wang Yuanhe paused for a moment. Liu Yingying wanted to say something more, but Wang Yuanhe continued.
interrupted: "However, the work in the team has been quite leisurely recently. Why don't you bring the newcomers with you to experience how to investigate cases? Others can also cooperate in training the newcomers."
"Thank you, captain, thank you captain! I thank you on behalf of the parents of the child." After hearing Wang Yuanhe's words, Liu Yingying undoubtedly acquiesced to their right to investigate the case and hurriedly thanked you.
"Why are you thanking me? We have to train new people." Wang Yuanhe said and hung up the phone.
Although Wang Yuanhe acquiesced to their right to investigate the case, at this point in the case, except for determining the time of the child's disappearance, there was no other clue at all.
"What should we do now?" Li Kainan also asked Liu Yingying for her opinion.
"All I can think of now is knocking on doors and asking. But..." Liu Yingying hesitated to speak.
"We'll stop here tonight. Tomorrow morning, we will split into two groups and go door to door to inquire about Huo Ruiyan's whereabouts. But don't mention your police identity, just say that you are a teacher from Jinhai Foreign Language School." Yue Chen immediately understood Liu Ying.
Ying was worried about the identity issue. After all, Wang Yuanhe only acquiesced. If the trouble really got bigger, it would be more troublesome.
On the way home at night, Liu Yingying's face was filled with sadness.
"What? Are you feeling uneasy?" Yue Chen stretched out his right hand and touched Liu Yingying's cheek.
"Hey, drive well!" Liu Yingying pressed Yue Chen's hand back on the steering wheel.
"Oh~ Actually, I'm worried too. Teacher Lu told me a lot about Huo Ruiyan, and I have some impressions of this girl. She shouldn't be a child who doesn't go home after school and goes out to play." Yue Chen also felt uneasy.
"If she really encountered an accident, she might be waiting for our rescue now, but we can't do anything." Liu Yingying began to feel ashamed and self-blame again.
"Our society is like this. Public resources are limited, so we have the rule that a missing person can only be registered for 48 hours. Alas~" Yue Chen sighed again.
"Let's leave early tomorrow." Liu Yingying shook her head helplessly.
That night, the two of them tossed and turned, and neither of them slept well. It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that the two of them fell asleep.
Yue Chen felt that not long after he fell asleep, he was pushed awake by Liu Yingying beside him.
"So early?" Yue Chen looked at his watch, it was only half past six.
"The alleys are mostly old people. If you go there early, you might be able to find more clues."
"Okay!" Yue Chen knew Liu Yingying's character and yawned and got up to change clothes.
When the two arrived at Zhou Hang Lane, the time had just reached seven o'clock, but they saw Li Kainan and Bai Mengge already cursing about the photo in the alley and asking aunts and uncles who were coming in and out.
"Your new colleague's style is really similar to yours." Seeing Li Kainan and the others, Yue Chen's gloomy mood cleared up a little.
"Why are you so early?" Liu Yingying walked over to say hello.
"I always feel uneasy. I called him early in the morning and woke him up," Bai Mengge said.
"Eh? You haven't lived together yet?" Yue Chen caught this detail and whispered in Li Kainan's ear.
"The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard." Li Kainan made a clenched fist gesture to cheer.
"What are you talking about working hard for?" two girls asked.
"Ah? You didn't say anything. Didn't the captain ask you to lead the newcomers? Of course the newcomers need to work hard." Yue Chen helped smooth things over.
"Hurry up and help. There is a lot of traffic at the moment. Let's ask at the two doors." Bai Mengge didn't care what they were talking about and handed a few photos to Yue Liuyingying.