After she left her father and kept her son, President Pei lost control and knelt down.

Pei Hansheng noticed Qiao Wan's emotional state and took her hand: "What happened?"

Qiao Wan's voice was choked with sobs: "Xiao Bao is lost, can you take me to Xintiandi Shopping Mall?"

"Don't panic, leave it to me."

Pei Hansheng told the driver to drive to the mall immediately, and told Qiao Wan to explain the situation slowly. Then he made a phone call: "Seal off Beijing, find someone, it's a child."

He asked Qiao Wan for a photo of Xiao Bao and sent it to his subordinates.

Upon arriving at the mall, Shen Yingtang reported the incident to the police and is currently reviewing the surveillance footage in the restaurant.

Seeing Qiao Wan approach, she felt extremely guilty: "Xiao Wan, I'm so sorry, I deserve to die, how could I have lost the child?"

As he spoke, he slapped himself twice across the face.

Qiao Wan quickly stopped her, and they hugged each other to comfort each other: "Xiao Bao will definitely come back, let's not panic."

Pei Hansheng was communicating with the police. Xiao Bao was sitting in a blind spot of the surveillance cameras. The surveillance footage at the entrance showed that he walked out of the restaurant alone. It was also possible that the child was just playing around. At this time, the conditions for filing a case were not met.

The man exuded a strong sense of pressure: "Then call Ma Dongsheng here, and I'll ask him myself whether this situation can be formally established."

The staff looked at each other. Ma Dongsheng was the top police officer in Beijing. They learned that Pei Hansheng's grandfather was Director Ma's mentor.

"We will report to our superiors now and set up a special task force as soon as possible to investigate the child's whereabouts."

Pei Hansheng nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

He walked towards Qiao Wan, who was terrified and sitting there trembling. He knelt down in front of her and took her cold hand in his.

"I've already locked down the city. As long as Xiaobao is still in the capital, I can find him."

Qiao Wan's eyes flickered slightly, brimming with tears: "Xiao Bao absolutely cannot be hurt, please."

Pei Hansheng pressed his forehead against hers and whispered comfortingly, "I'm here, don't be afraid."

Qiao Wan's heart calmed down a bit. Suddenly remembering something, she turned to Shen Yingtang and asked, "Xiao Bao wears a phone watch when he goes out, so he can check his location."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yingtang took out her phone to check: "The movement track was always in the mall, and the last location was underground."

Pei Hansheng immediately ordered his men to search for it. Before long, his men found Xiao Bao's electric watch in a trash can in the underground parking lot.

Meanwhile, the security cameras in the underground parking lot showed signs of vandalism.

The man narrowed his eyes and wrapped his watch in a handkerchief: "Go get your fingerprints checked."

It seems this was a premeditated kidnapping. The kidnappers had been eyeing Xiaobao for a long time, just waiting for the right opportunity. No matter how much they tried to prevent it, they couldn't avoid it.

Pei Hansheng picked up Qiao Wan and left the mall.

"Go home and wait for news. Think carefully and see if there's anyone suspicious."

Qiao Wan was consumed by worry and fear, her thoughts in turmoil. Holding Pei Hansheng, her first suspicion fell on the woman beside him.

"If I were to say that I have doubts about Jiang Chunzhi..."

Pei Hansheng denied it: "She didn't know Xiao Bao existed at all, and she spent the whole afternoon at the old house, how could that be?"

Qiao Wan lowered her eyes and pondered deeply.

Xiao Bao has always been well protected. Who would kidnap him, and why?

The child was only three years old and not very brave. When something happened, she would hide in her parents' arms and cry. If she encountered a ruthless person, Qiao Wan didn't dare to think any further, and tears kept falling.

Pei Hansheng felt uncomfortable watching this, so he quickened his pace to put Qiao Wan in the car and turned to Shen Yingtang, saying, "You come back to Tanshu with me. I'm worried about leaving Qiao Wan home alone. You should keep her company."

Shen Yingtang felt incredibly guilty. With red eyes, she got into the car and said, "Xiao Wan, if Xiao Bao is never found, I'll die."

Qiao Wan grabbed her hand: "Don't say that. You love Xiaobao more than I do. If you have to blame someone, blame me. I gave all my attention to others and didn't give him enough love or fulfill my responsibilities as a mother."

Pei Hansheng placed his hand on the car door, his eyes filled with complex emotions. He closed the door and instructed the driver, "Drive slowly and get the person back to Tanshu safely."

"Yes, Mr. Pei."

Pei Hansheng stood at the mall entrance, watching the car leave.

He got into his subordinate's car and said, "Young Master Pei, we've spotted a suspicious vehicle."

The subordinate sent Pei Hansheng a video clip from a road surveillance camera.

A BMW 7 Series stopped at the cake shop, and a woman led Xiaobao in and out of the shop.

Xiao Bao was eating an egg tart and holding a small cake in his hand, looking around without any fear or fright.

He took a screenshot and sent it to Shen Yingtang.

[Ask Qiao Wan if she knows this woman?]

Qiao Wan looked at the picture and said, "It looks like Xu Qiangwei."

Xu Qiangwei had previously suspected Xiao Bao's identity and even sent him photos to test him.

She took out her phone and pulled Pei Hansheng's phone number out of the blacklist.

"This woman's name is Xu Qiangwei. She was my college classmate and roommate. Her husband is a businessman."

"Okay, I'll take Xiaobao home now."

After hanging up the phone, his subordinates had already found the car owner's information. Following the car's trail, they found the child at Xu Qiangwei's house.

Pei Hansheng vaguely remembered the name. The second phase of the hotel project was awarded to a man surnamed Yan. When the hotel opened, Yan brought his wife along. The woman introduced herself in a flamboyant manner, saying that she graduated from the School of Foreign Languages ​​at Beijing University and was in the same school and major as Qiao Wan. He took a second look at her.

Recently, her husband's project resulted in a murder case. The shoddy construction with substandard materials cost more than a dozen lives, and the man was imprisoned and his family was financially ruined.

The kidnapping of Xiaobao was probably for money.

When Pei Hansheng arrived at Xu Qiangwei's house, he heard a child crying inside.

"Who wants your little cake? I want to go home! I want to find Mommy! Waaaaah!"

"You don't get to eat my food for free. Tell me, is your daddy Pei Hansheng or not? If he is, you can have all the good food in my house."

Little Bao was rubbing his eyes because he was sleepy. This auntie said she was Mommy's friend and even showed him a photo of herself with Mommy, saying she would take him to find Daddy. That's how she tricked him into coming here.

"I don't know, I want to sleep, sob sob, call Qiao Xiaowan and have her pick me up so I can go home to sleep."

Xu Qiangwei, annoyed by the crying, said, "Qiao Wan really is your mother? Tell her to give me fifty million, or I'll sell you!"

Xiao Bao blinked: "Even if you sell Xiao Bao, Qiao Xiaowan won't get that much money."

"Her husband is rich. If you were their child, you'd be a walking ATM."

Xu Qiangwei stared at Xiaobao's face with a greedy look, as if she were looking at a god of wealth.

Her door was kicked open from the outside, and several bodyguards in black armed with weapons rushed in. Pei Hansheng stepped in.

Xiao Bao pounced on him, and Pei Hansheng scooped the little guy up and held him in his arms. The little dumpling was soft and small, and it smelled of milk.

She cried out in the man's broad chest, looking wronged:

"Waaaaah, this woman is a big liar! She said she would take Xiaobao to find his daddy, but she never did! Waaaaah!"

Pei Hansheng wiped away Xiaobao's tears: "Are you hurt anywhere?"

Little Bao touched his round belly. "Is it hurt? It's just a little full."

No.

Pei Hansheng glanced at his subordinates: "Hand over the kidnappers and the evidence to the police."

He carried the baby into the car and took him back to Tanshu. Rong Wenying called.

"Hansheng, your father knows that you sealed off an entire city for the sake of a child, and that you have angered the officials in the capital. He is furious."

"Yes, I'll handle the aftermath."

"Who is that child? He's a complete stranger, why are you making such a fuss?"

Pei Hansheng lowered his eyes. Xiao Bao was fast asleep on his shoulder, his drool soaking his suit. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

"I'll stop here and explain when I get back to the old house."