Global Film Emperor

Chapter 303 "Finding You" 2
"Teacher Yang, I'm here! Are you Lele's parent? I'm so sorry, Shuangxi, please apologize to the child!"

Before Wang Jian could even pick Shuangxi up from school in the afternoon, he was called to the kindergarten office at noon. The reason was simple: Shuangxi had hit another child.

Faced with Lele's parents' reprimand, Wang Jian bowed deeply, repeatedly nodding and apologizing. He only hoped that the parents wouldn't mention taking the child to the hospital for a checkup or demanding medical expenses, otherwise, he really had no money.

“This is Shuangxi’s fault. I bought some canned food and fruit for the child. I will definitely educate the child properly when I get home, and it will not happen again.”

"Who wants your rubbish? You think you can settle this with two pounds of apples? Let me tell you, no way! Look what your kid did to my Lele, this huge cut on his face. What if it leaves a scar? Go to the hospital! Don't give me any useless advice."

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At this moment, Wang Jian felt truly helpless. He should have taken his child to the hospital for a check-up, but all he had left was a little over a thousand yuan, which was Shuangxi's tuition fee for next month!
Shuangxi had already run off and was sitting on the steps of the outdoor activity area. Wang Jian glanced at him, then turned to look at Teacher Yang with a pleading expression on his face.

"Dad, given Shuangxi's violent tendencies and the fact that he has even harmed other children, in accordance with our kindergarten's rules and regulations, we can only process Shuangxi's withdrawal from school. As for the fact that you only brought your child here today, we will refund your tuition fee in full. I'm sorry, I can no longer teach Shuangxi."

"No, Teacher Yang, I'll definitely give him a beating when I get home. Please don't expel Shuangxi! I'll take Lele to the hospital for a checkup, okay? Teacher Yang, please be magnanimous, Shuangxi should be in school."

"I'm sorry, these are the rules. I'm just a teacher, and it's not up to me to decide. Let's leave it at that for now. I'll go help Wang Shuangxi pack his things, and then Shuangxi's father and Lele's father can continue to discuss the issue of the child's injury."

Teacher Yang did not give Wang Jian any more chances to plead, and turned to leave. Only Lele's mother was left in the office, holding Lele, while the other teachers sat aside watching the show.

Finally, having no other choice, Wang Jian had to accept the fact that he had to take his child to the hospital for a check-up and that Shuangxi had been expelled from school. He picked up Shuangxi's schoolbag, stuffed the 800 yuan tuition fee into his pocket, and walked out with his head hanging low.

"Shuangxi, we're home."

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No one answered. Wang Jian looked up and around, but couldn't see the child. A sense of fear rushed to his head, and he immediately turned around and went into the kindergarten, starting to shout loudly.

"Shuangxi! Shuangxi! Where have you been! Can you hear your father calling you?! Where have you been! Don't be afraid, your father won't hit you. Where are you? Come out quickly, your father won't scold you, come home and your father will take you to eat meat."

"What are you shouting for, parent? The children are taking a nap right now. Please don't disrupt the kindergarten's order, okay?"

"Teacher, my child is missing. Did you see him go inside?"

"Oh, the kid who got into a fight this morning? I saw him go out; I'm sure he didn't go back in."

Gradually, the teacher realized what was going on, her face turned pale, and she gestured to Wang Jian, saying quickly, "Parent, don't worry, I'll notify the principal right away, and we'll check the surveillance footage immediately."

This private kindergarten has no security guards and is located in a storefront on the roadside. The outdoor activity area is just an open space enclosed by an iron fence, occupying the sidewalk. The only man in the entire kindergarten is the cook who prepares meals for the children. The surveillance is also not very good; the spot where Shuangxi was just sitting was already on the edge of the surveillance camera's view.

Wang Jian only saw Shuangxi walk towards the fence as if she had heard someone call her name, only to be quickly picked up by a pair of hands wearing a black cotton-padded coat, and then, nothing more.
"Boom!"

In an instant, Wang Jian was completely unaware of what was happening. He sat there dumbfounded, listening to the principal and several teachers shouting things like calling the police.

"Parents, we have already called the police for you. The police will be here soon. Think carefully about the details and tell the police Shuangxi's detailed characteristics."

"Oh no! I have to go find him. He can't have gone far yet. I have to get my son back!"

"Parents, parents! Hey! Wait a minute!"

Wang Jian was now completely ignoring everyone's advice and was running outside like a madman. Lele's father was standing at the door, and his previously aggressive tone had completely disappeared. Compared to other people's children being lost, or even clearly being abducted, his own child's situation was really nothing.

Even though he was silent and standing quietly at the door, he accidentally bumped into Wang Jian, who was rushing by. Wang Jian grabbed his collar, and looking at Wang Jian's bloodshot eyes and the madness in them, he unconsciously swallowed.

"If my son isn't found, I'll never forgive you!"

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Before Lele's father could say anything more, Wang Jian ran out. Because of his leg disability, he suddenly lost his strength and fell to the ground while going down the steps, scraping his face and body until they bled. But even so, he didn't even brush off the dust and ran straight out of the school.

There are usually two ways to travel with children to other places: long-distance buses and trains. However, due to the ongoing snowfall, there are road closures and safety checks on major roads, so the probability of being caught driving a car with children is very high.

There is also uncertainty when long-distance buses travel on highways, because there are many checks for overloading on highways recently. Shuangxi is also relatively old, so it is easy for him to give himself away. If he is caught, he will have no way to escape.

Therefore, compared to the other two options, the safest way is still to take the train. Give the child some sleeping pills, and after two or three hours, get off in another city within the province, find a place to stay, rest for one or two days, and then use the same method to take the child to the next city. In this way, the child can be in the buyer's hands in ten days to half a month. Wang Jian first arrived at the train station, gazing at the vast sea of ​​people, looking around, and shouting Shuangxi's name amidst everyone's strange looks.

Double happiness!

Double happiness!

The sound carried far, but he didn't hear the response he wanted. He limped around the two entrances to the waiting room, searching for any three- or four-year-old children he saw.

"What are you doing? Are you crazy?"

He didn't say a word in the face of the accusations from passersby. It was early spring, and the unusual weather—it had snowed just two days before—had already caused sweat to stream down his forehead, making his neck glisten in the sun.

"What are you doing here? What are you yelling about?"

It wasn't until a police officer from the station came out to ask him that he licked his lips, too anxious to speak, and began gesturing wildly before finally managing to get his words out.

"My son was taken away by someone else. I'm looking for him. He's three and a half years old, almost four. Today he was wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket and black pants. His shoes are coming unglued, and I don't have money to buy him new ones."

Are you sure someone took it? Do you have any photos?

Wang Jian nodded, then shook his head, his breathing heavy as he looked at the crowd, avoiding eye contact with the police, searching through the bustling crowd for the child who was unlikely to be in his sight.

The police officer understood what Wang Jian meant. Every year, there are at least two or three parents looking for their children at the train station, and sometimes as many as five or six. He had seen too many of them. He had also found his children inside the station before, but it was too rare. Most of the time, he returned home disappointed.

But a low probability doesn't mean it's impossible! The police officers couldn't bear to look at the faces of these parents, so they lowered their heads and made a call on their walkie-talkies, hoping that these ticket inspectors, station security guards, and even train police officers who had let human traffickers escape in the past would not miss this child again, even if it was just a possibility.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang, a child has gone missing. Please inform all ticket gates that if you see a child wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket, black pants, and shoes with obvious damage, who looks like they come from a poor family, please keep an eye out. They are about four years old. Also, please inform passengers through the station's public address system to help look for the child. So, are you going to look inside the station or at the entrance?"

"I'll look for it here, thank you. Thank you."

The police waved their hand, returned to the waiting room, and joined the search for the child. Over the years, the abducted child has touched the hearts of everyone, because if the child is not found, the environment they live in may be worse than hell.

Within that short half hour, all the passengers in the station sprang into action, running back and forth in the waiting hall, all for a child they didn't even know what he looked like.

They searched every corner where someone could hide, even every toilet stall, and the question they asked most often was, "Have you seen a child, about four years old, wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket and black pants?"

But of all the missing children in the country, only 0.01% are ever found. Clearly, Wang Shuangxi was not one of the lucky ones. As the sun set and night fell, Wang Jian still did not hear that familiar "Dad".

"Drink some water."

Wang Jian sat on the steps, his eyes still darting around. The policeman from earlier handed Wang Jian a bottle of mineral water, then plopped down next to him and took out a notebook and pen.

"I can tell you didn't call the police before coming here. Let me take your statement beforehand; it'll save you some time at the police station. Name..."

The process of the incident was actually quite simple. Each child was lost in a moment when the parents were not paying attention, so there was not much to say. After a few minutes, the police officer finished taking the statement and handed the notebook to Wang Jian.

"Take this to the police station to get it signed. Just say it was done by Liu Changmin, the police officer on duty at the train station. I have some advice for you: quickly make several copies of your child's photo, and then contact the TV station as soon as possible to mobilize the public to help find him. Sigh, I'm being a bit hindsight here. We were all in a rush at the time, and no one thought of this. You're only in your early thirties. It's not easy raising a child alone. Be strong."

He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out. The police officer patted Wang Jian on the shoulder, returned to the duty room, sat down, took off his hat, and took a sip of tea, but his eyes remained sharp as he stared at the entrance to the waiting room, not daring to blink for even a moment.

How is Wang Jian feeling now? He's completely numb. Following the police officer's advice, he went to the nearest police station to register the child as missing. However, there was no need to make a new statement, as the kindergarten teacher had already explained the details to the police. Wang Jian only needed to register as the father of the missing child, Wang Shuangxi.

City-level media also arrived at the scene, filming Wang Jian, who looked numb, and taking notes from time to time. Seeing Wang Jian's appearance, they saw no need to conduct any further interviews, and left after obtaining a one-inch photo of Wang Shuangxi.

Only Wang Jian went to the printing shop, took the 800 yuan tuition fee he had been refunded from his pocket, and printed out Wang Shuangxi's photo and two square banners for finding his son.

He became a father searching for his son.

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(End of this chapter)