After returning from the police station, Bai Cuilin naturally couldnât escape a beating.
Even though this meant that Qiao Shuanzhu would definitely lose his bonus this month, and the two kids might have an even harder time, Bai Cuilin surely wouldnât dare to hit them again.
He Jinxuan was cunning. After Qiao Shuanzhu had beaten Bai Cuilin, he approached Qiao Shuanzhu again. Nobody knew what he said, but afterward, Bai Cuilin received another beating.
As for those two families, there was no rush for now. It wouldnât be too late to take action after making inquiries tomorrow. After all, Bai Cuilin was the one who first ran into them, so why not let her bear the burden for now?
*
On the other side of the family housing, at the Qiu Family, Qiu Jouxuan and Huang Yufeng hadnât been able to contact their daughter for days. They were so anxious that they had mouth ulcers.
Huang Yufeng cried with red eyes, "Itâs all your fault, letting our daughter go with them alone. Now look, we canât even contact her."
Qiu Jouxuanâs hands trembled as he took a puff from his water pipe. He regretted deeply now, wondering how he couldâve been so foolish to believe Han Chunliâs words.
After another puff, he sat up straight, "If worst comes to worst, Iâll take our third son and head to the Capital."
Upon hearing this, Huang Yufeng said, "That sounds easy, but in a place where you donât know anyone or anything, where would you start looking?"
Qiu Jouxuan replied, "Mr. Han is a notable person, and as long as we ask around in the Capital, weâre bound to hear something."
He knew that Mr. Han and his long-missing father had known each other. However, he found it curious that ever since his fatherâs disappearance, Mr. Han would bring Han Chunli to visit them every few years, always suggesting that he and Han Chunli should keep in touch in the future.
Because of this connection, when Han Chunli came to them that year with a little girl asking for help, he agreed, albeit also because she offered money generously.
After hearing this, Huang Yufeng also thought it made sense. It was better than sitting at home and waiting for something to happen: "I want to go too."
Qiu Jouxuan frowned, "Youâre not in good health, donât cause more trouble by coming along."
Urgently, Huang Yufeng said, "Itâs better to endure together with you than to suffer at home alone. Donât try to persuade me otherwise."
Just as they were discussing taking leave and heading to the Capital, they received news that their young lady was in trouble.
The Qiu Jouxuan couple no longer cared about bringing their younger son to the Capital. They quickly packed, got an introduction letter, and bought the earliest train tickets to the Capital.
*
Han Jingchen saw Su Jingsong enter, "The message has been sent?"
Su Jingsong put down the fruit he was holding, "Yes, by now they should already be on the train heading to the Capital."
Han Jingchen sneered with a hint of sarcasm, "Good that they are coming. Letâs see what other stories Han Chunli can make up."
However, the hand resting on the back of the chair gripped tightly. He wanted to personally extract the true account of that yearâs events from their mouths and learn about his daughterâs whereabouts directly from Qiu Jouxuan.
If his daughter lives, they live, but their crime wonât go unpunished.
If his daughter dies, they perish.
He was now eager to meet the couple, Qiu Jouxuan and his wife.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, when Qiu Shaocheng came back yet again, Han Chunli was genuinely angry, "Why are you still here? Iâve told you, I wonât acknowledge you. If you donât leave, I have many ways to deal with you."
Qiu Shaocheng, hearing her words, merely laughed, "Donât worry, since I dared to come looking for you, I came prepared. If I go missing, there are people who will send the letters Iâve written to various places. You wonât escape the dual judgment of the law and morality."