Names: Uncle Zhao Mengsheng, Father-in-law Pei Yihong

The driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror. "Brother, back to visit family?"

"go home."

"Are your wife and kids here?"

Chen Shan smiled and said, "My wife and daughter."

The driver casually said, "I should let you know in advance so I can buy them something."

Chen Shan looked down at his empty hands.

He had originally planned to take his daughter out for a meal.

The little girl loves sweets, but Li Shiya doesn't allow her to eat too much. So, she always sneaks an extra serving when Li Shiya turns away.

Back then, my daughter would hold up her little finger and make a promise with him that she couldn't tell her mother.

Thinking of this, Chen Shan took out his phone from his pocket and sent a message to Li Shiya.

"Shiya, I've arrived and I'm on my way home."

After the message was sent, only a small spinning circle appeared on the screen.

Not delivered.

Chen Shan looked up. "Master, how much longer?"

"Almost there, just turn around up ahead."

The taxi stopped at the entrance of the villa area, and the security guard came out to check.

Chen Shan gave his exit number, and the security guard opened the register and pointed inside.

"Sir, that house has changed owners."

The suitcase in Chen Shan's hand fell to the ground.

"Change owners? Impossible. Absolutely impossible."

The security guard said, "The house has been sold; the transfer of ownership has just been completed."

Who are you looking for?

Chen Shan truthfully replied, "Li Shiya was with a little girl. One is my wife, and the other is my daughter."

The security guard looked down to check the records. "Mr. Zhou and his family are currently living here. The person you mentioned is not here."

Chen Shan walked inside, but the security guard reached out to stop him.

"Sir, you cannot go in."

Chen Shan was furious. "I live here."

"You live here?" The security guard glanced back at the villa, then at Chen Shan. "The name on the registration isn't yours. I'm telling the truth. Being a security guard is tough, please don't make things difficult for me. Otherwise, I'll call the police."

"I won't make things difficult for you. I'll just go and check. If I'm sure it's not, I'll leave immediately." Chen Shan pushed the hand away and handed over three banknotes.

The security guard reluctantly let them through, saying, "Hurry up, you only have ten minutes."

"Okay, thank you." Chen Shan jogged quickly to the front of the villa.

The door number is still the same.

The villa gate was open.

The layout inside remains unchanged.

The flower pots by the wall are still there.

Chen Shan stood on the steps, raised his hand, and stopped in front of the doorbell.

He pressed it down.

Ding dong.

Footsteps could be heard coming from inside the house.

The door opened, and a bespectacled man poked his head out. "Who are you looking for?"

Chen Shan asked, "Where is Li Shiya?"

The man frowned. "You've got the wrong person, you've come to the wrong place."

Chen Shan said, "This is my and Li Shiya's home."

"Li Shiya sold the house to me. I don't know the Li Shiya you're talking about."

The man was about to close the door after he finished speaking.

Chen Shan reached out and blocked the door. "Where are the things inside? Where's my daughter? Where are her things?"

"Most of them were moved away, and I threw the rest away. What are you doing?"

"I'm asking you, where did they go?"

The man showed no mercy to Chen Shan. "Security, someone's causing trouble. Get him out of here."

The security guard ran over and said, "Sir, please leave here."

Chen Shan released his grip and took two steps back.

Hanging in the living room is a children's drawing. It depicts three people: an adult, a woman, and a little girl. Below the drawing are two crookedly written words: "Dad."

Next to those two words, someone had drawn several lines with a black pen.

Chen Shan stared for a long time, then raised his hand and pressed it to his chest.

He knew that painting very well.

It was drawn for my daughter's birthday.

He asked her then why her father drew it so small.

The daughter said that Daddy has to go to work, so he can't draw too big, otherwise the paper won't fit.

The door was closed.

The security guard was still trying to persuade him, "Sir, please don't cause trouble here. Mr. Zhou has already called the police."

Chen Shan turned around. "When did Li Shiya move out?"

The security guard did not answer.

I cannot disclose this information due to privacy concerns.

Did she bring her child?

"I have no idea."

"You've been guarding this place every day, didn't you know?"

"After the house was sold, the original residents left, but I don't know where they went. If you are a family, you can call them and ask."

Chen Shan took out a few more bills from his wallet and handed them over, saying, "Help me ask who came to move these things and where they were taken."

The security guard glanced at the banknotes, then refused to take them. "Sir, I really don't know."

Chen Shan took the money back and turned to leave.

Wandering aimlessly.

Dial Li Shiya's number.

Shut down.

Hit again.

Still turning it off.

Chen Shan stood beside the traffic, listening to the horns, and repeatedly refreshed his contacts.

He then remembered to call Du Bozhong.

The call beeped twice and then automatically ended.

They fought again, and it was the same.

Chen Shan stared at the screen, his finger hovering over the three characters "Du Bozhong".

Du Bozhong used to say a favorite saying: "Between brothers, speak frankly."

At that time, Chen Shan was the director of the Public Security Bureau. Du Bozhong had projects to run and people to bribe. In the middle of a conversation, money and women would be offered to him.

Chen Shan has both refused and accepted.

He kept telling himself that Du Bozhong did these things to make friends and to get something convenient.

Everyone's in this industry, so no one should speak too clearly about anyone else.

I tried calling again, but the call still wouldn't connect.

Chen Shan stood by the roadside, raised his hand to flag down a car, and then stopped.

I went into a mobile phone store and bought a phone card with cash.

Chen Shan walked outside the store and put the card into his phone.

Call Du Bozhong.

It rang a few times before being answered.

"Who is it?"

Du Bozhong's voice came through, tinged with wariness.

Chen Shan remained silent.

"say."

"Old Du, it's me."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

"Chen Shan?"

"it's me."

Du Bozhong realized that Chen Shan was indeed extraordinary. "You're in Hong Kong? Whose phone did you use to make this call?"

It's really fast.

Chen Shan asked, "My affairs are none of your business. Where are Shiya and the child?"

Du Bozhong chuckled, "So you came all the way to Hong Kong to check out the villa?"

Chen Shan gripped his phone tightly. "Where are they?"

Du Bozhong rubbed his nose. "Chen Shan, do you still think you're the Director of the Public Security Bureau?"

Chen Shan's attitude was firm: "I'm asking you where he is."

Du Bozhong looked down on Chen Shan, saying, "I gave you face because you used to have a position. Now you're nothing, so why are you calling me names?"

"Because they are my family." Chen Shan felt this reason was reasonable.

"Family?" Du Bozhong said the word slowly. "Chen Shan, you're nothing but a dog. I used to give you money, women, and entertain you because you were the director of the Public Security Bureau. Now that you're under investigation and don't even dare to stay in Handong anymore, you still dare to put on airs with me?"

Chen Shan realized that without power, he was truly insignificant. "Old Du, I can give up anything."

"I don't want the money or the house. Please, just give me back Shiya and my daughter."

Du Bozhong sneered, "Give it back to you? Damn it, that crazy, infertile old woman Liang Lu is your wife."