Qin Man held Xiao Yunyang in the hall, instructing him on arithmetic problems in the second grade of elementary school.
Xiao's mother was busy preparing everyone's dinner ingredients, but she didn't know what she found in the mountains.
Father Xiao followed Jiang Lian to the parking lot at the foot of the mountain, saying they were going to buy something nearby together, but they haven't come back yet.
Everyone felt dull and had no appetite to eat when meal time came.
Qin Man took advantage of Xiao Yunyang's time to clean up his homework and go to find Xiao's mother. He was so angry that he reminded everyone.
"Everyone is wearing a face, are they afraid that Mother Xiao won't be able to tell?"
Finally someone couldn't help it and said, "I can't eat anymore, so I'm going to go up and rest first."
Qin Man ignored him. She stood up and stretched her muscles, which was rare.
"Before the final result comes out, cheer me up, eat when I need to eat, do what I need to do, and stay in good shape until Captain Jiang arranges the next step."
"If you can't do that, go to bed and don't be embarrassed here."
Someone was awakened and looked at her blankly, "Sister..."
Qin Man ignored it and went directly to the kitchen to help Xiao's mother.
In Jiang Lian's absence, if a pack of wolves lost its backbone, she would have to take action to prevent the situation from getting out of control.
There were many fewer people at dinner today, but Qin Man still had a lot of fun with her children, and she could always find topics to attract Mother Xiao's attention, preventing her from thinking about anything else.
After dinner, she was sitting alone under the star lights of yesterday's barbecue, admiring the flower field in front of her. The lights and fireflies echoed each other. She looked at the ring on her hand in a daze.
Xiao Yunyang carefully brought over a glass of freshly squeezed juice.
"Sister, this is what mommy gave you specially."
Qin Man touched his head and took the glass of juice, "Thank you."
"Mom also said, thank you for taking care of me."
Qin Man took a sip silently. Even if everyone wanted to hide it, Xiao's mother knew it in her heart. She just endured it because she didn't want to cause any more trouble to everyone.
"Is my sister waiting for that policeman brother to come back?"
Qin Man nodded, "Yeah."
"Mom is also waiting for dad to come back."
Xiao Yunyang moved a small stool and sat next to Qin Man. In his hand was his favorite horror picture book. He was very well-behaved. In the past two days, he was neither noisy nor fussy, and he was very reasonable.
"I'm waiting here for my brother to come back."
Xiao Yunyang said such a sentence in a childish voice, which made Qin Man break his guard instantly, turned his head and exhaled deeply, his eyes were filled with soreness, and his heart was turned upside down.
She put down the juice in her hand, hugged Xiao Yunyang to her, and put her arms around the child.
"Xiao Yunyang, what if my brother doesn't come back?"
Xiao Yunyang was in trouble.
"I don't know either, but I think my mother will keep waiting for my dad to come back, and I have to wait until my brother comes back. Sister, if it were you, you would also keep waiting for that policeman brother, right?"
Qin Man curled his lips and nodded, "Yes, I will wait until he comes back."
She patted Xiao Yunyang's belly to coax the child, and even put herself to sleep. When she woke up, the child had been taken back by Xiao's mother, and there was an extra blanket on him.
Looking at the time, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening. The lights on the plank road going up the mountain were dimly lit, and mosquitoes were visible to the naked eye.
The lights inside the resort were almost extinguished, with only a few lights left on. One side of the lobby was also lit, reflecting a lonely figure inside.
Qin Man knew that it was Xiao's mother who was also waiting for someone to come back.
The roar of the car engine at the foot of the mountain was particularly obvious in the quiet night. She lifted the blanket and stood up. Also reacting at the same time was Xiao's mother.
They looked forward eagerly as they watched the two figures climbing up the stairs from the foot of the mountain.
"Old Xiao!"
Xiao's mother's nerves collapsed the moment she saw her husband. Qin Man went up to help her, but she couldn't stand at all.
Father Xiao rushed up the stairs and fell down. When Jiang Lian stretched out his hand, he had already gotten up by himself, holding on to his knees and continuing to climb.
The couple hugged each other and cried softly, and Xiao's mother, who had been holding it in for a day, even let out her anger and hung on her husband's back.
"Old Xiao, they won't tell me, tell me if they have found Leilei, right?!"
Father Xiao choked, "Yes, I saw Leile."
Mother Xiao was still beating him, "Then why doesn't he come back to see mother? Why don't you, the father, bring him back!"
The hands on the clock all pointed to twelve o'clock. Jiang Lian was sitting on the single sofa. Qin Man was leaning on the side of the sofa with his hands folded across his chest. Finally, he waited until Mother Xiao's mood relaxed a little.
Father Xiao: "Baby, my mother, originally, I didn't plan to tell you, but I think about it, you are Leilei's mother, no matter what, you have to see him for the last time."
"Otherwise, you will have to talk about me for the rest of your life..."
After speaking, she choked again. Mother Xiao cried until her eyes were red and swollen, and she was dull. Two more tears ran across the red and swollen skin, and after a short pause, they dripped on her clothes, without caring about her image at all.
Father Xiao: "Don't cry. When daybreak comes, you can tidy up and we can go see him together."
Father Xiao suddenly knelt on his knees and kowtowed to the ground.
"You have helped my Xiao family a lot, so why bother to take care of our youngest son? He is still too young..."
Jiang Lian pulled him up and said, "It's getting late. You two should rest quickly. I'll send someone to take you there tomorrow morning."
As soon as Xiao's father was pulled up, Xiao's mother hit the floor tiles with a plop.
"We, husband and wife, have no skills. You are leaders from a large provincial capital. Please, please catch the murderer who killed Leilei. I beg you!"
The scene got out of control for a while, and Qin Man stepped forward and forcibly carried Xiao's mother, who was kneeling on her knees, back to the sofa.
"Mother Xiao, Xiao Yunyang is still sleeping, let's not wake him up."
Mother Xiao wiped her face hard, "Yes, yes, Xiaoyi doesn't know anything. I'll go up and see him."
A mother who has lost one child places all her emotions on the other child. At this moment, only Xiao Yunyang can make them cheer up again.
The Xiao family's parents helped each other go upstairs. Jiang Liancai let out a long sigh, let go of his tense back, and fell into the soft backrest of the sofa.
Qin Man: "Isn't it going well?"
Since the Xiao family's parents were away, he had nothing to hide.
"It is indeed a bit troublesome. I learned from the local police that there are thousands of missing persons in Qingcheng every year, and most of them are young people between the ages of 15 and 30. This is very strange."
Qin Man: "How to say?"
"Generally speaking, the distribution ratio of missing people is hourglass-shaped. Children under 10 years old and elderly people over 60 years old account for the largest proportion, followed by women of marriageable and childbearing age, and the rest of young adults are rare. From 15 to 30 years old,
It is the age when you are the strongest in all aspects, so there should not be a large number of disappearances. There is a problem with the missing population ratio in Qingcheng. I think someone is deliberately causing trouble behind the scenes."
Qin Man: "Xiao Yunlei is a senior in high school, and he happens to be in this age group. When we found him, his organs were almost empty. We specifically target people of this age. Could it be that he wants those fresh and healthy organs..."
Jiang Lian nodded slightly in agreement.
"Xiao Yunlei is not the first, nor will he be the last."
"The murder case in Qingcheng was originally not within my jurisdiction, but this matter is not trivial. There must be a secret and powerful organization behind it. Qingcheng cannot solve it by itself. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many missing cases hanging there.
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"You go back and rest first, I'll make a few calls."