Chapter 270: Investigate Lan Qingman Again

Fu Mingxue was close enough to overhear her mother-in-law asking for Qin Wenhao.

Shocked, she immediately said to the communications soldier, "Excuse me, could you give me the phone? I’m Qin Wenhao’s wife."

The communications soldier couldn’t help but look at Director Xie.

Director Xie nodded. "Give her the phone."

As soon as he gave the order, the communications soldier immediately handed the phone to Fu Mingxue.

The moment Fu Mingxue took the phone, she called out, "Mom, it’s Mingxue. Are you home now?"

Mrs. Qin, who was just about to hang up, was taken aback when she heard her younger daughter-in-law’s voice.

She hadn’t expected such a coincidence—that her younger daughter-in-law would be the one to pick up the phone.

"Mingxue, I’m home, it’s just—"

The moment Mrs. Qin thought of her granddaughter, suffering somewhere unknown, her voice uncontrollably choked up.

On her end, Fu Mingxue immediately noticed something was wrong.

"Mom, what’s wrong? And what’s happened at home? Why are you looking for Wenhao?"

Mrs. Qin could barely hold it together. "—Mingxue, Qiaoqiao... Qiaoqiao, she... she’s missing. She might have been taken by human traffickers..."

Fu Mingxue was utterly shocked. "Mom, you’re saying Qiaoqiao is missing? She was abducted by traffickers?"

Her voice was quite loud, and Director Xie, who was standing nearby, naturally heard it too. His full attention was now on the call.

"Yes, it was four days ago..." Mrs. Qin gave a brief summary.

Fu Mingxue’s heart pounded with fear as she listened.

Her little niece was so young, and she’d already been gone for four days.

’Could she still be in Beijing City?’

She analyzed the situation rationally. "Mom, don’t panic. I’ll go tell Qin Wenhao about this in a moment. Have the police in Beijing City keep investigating."

"Also, have Big Brother go talk to Lan Qingman again and find out exactly how the child went missing. If this wasn’t targeting the Qin family, it wouldn’t be such a coincidence. They would have taken Qin Yue first, or they would have taken both children."

"Or—have Big Brother get someone to tail Lan Qingman and see who she’s meeting with. Is it possible that... Qiaoqiao was hidden away by Lan Qingman herself?"

’When human nature turns ugly, not even the bond between mother and daughter matters.’

’Of course, if Lan Qingman really did have someone take and hide her, then at least the child’s life should be safe.’

’But if not... with the backward transportation and underdeveloped communications of the time...’

’...finding a child would truly be like looking for a needle in a haystack.’

Hearing this, Mrs. Qin felt a deep sense of agreement.

She had also felt that something was very off about Lan Qingman.

They kept saying a mother couldn’t be so cruel. But why would she hide her own child?

"Alright, I understand. That’s all for now, then."

"Okay. Call if there’s any news about the child."

Mrs. Qin agreed and then hung up the phone.

She glared at the father and son. "Go investigate that Lan Qingman again. It’s possible she’s the one who hid Qiaoqiao."

Of course, she was also hoping the child had only been hidden by Lan Qingman.

And not truly abducted by human traffickers.

After Fu Mingxue hung up, she prepared to go to the hospital to tell Qin Wenhao.

A missing child was a major crisis.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Director Xie quickly stopped her. "Wait a minute. Tell me what you just heard on the phone. Also, what does the child look like? I’ll have my people see what they can do to investigate. Qin Wenhao is laid up in the hospital right now; he can’t do much."

Hearing this, Fu Mingxue saw no reason to hide anything.

She immediately repeated what her mother-in-law had told her.

Then she asked, "Do you have a pen and paper? I can draw a sketch of the child for you."