"Xiao Heng, I'll tell you everything. The day before yesterday, around four or five o'clock, I was home alone. A man came looking for Xingwang; he was about your age."

At first, I really didn't say anything, I just said what you told me to say. Later, he said he was your colleague, and he even showed me his ID photo.

So I asked him when Xingwang would be released. He told me he could be released if he behaved well, and I said he'd been detained for over a month, so he should be released soon.

They then questioned her about Yang Xingwang's arrest and forbade her from telling anyone that he had been there. They gave Wang Fengxian a hundred yuan, but the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, yet she dared not tell Xia Zhiheng.

This morning, she mustered up the courage to go to the police station to find Xia Zhiheng and tell him about it, but he wasn't there. Later, Wang Fengxian didn't dare to go anymore.

After leaving his maternal grandparents' house, Xia Zhiheng smoked for several hours in the car. Just as dawn broke, he bought breakfast to take to his grandparents.

Grandparents

There's no use being anxious now. Zhou Weimin is an excellent police officer. All we can do now is wait for Zhou Weimin to contact him. Finding him is almost impossible.

"Xiao Heng, why are you up so early?"

"Grandma, I'm just passing by, I'll buy you breakfast."

Seeing that Grandma Xia was watching TV, Grandpa Xia pulled Xia Zhiheng to the kitchen to talk.

"Grandpa, Qingyan and Xiaochu have been kidnapped."

"What? How could this happen?"

Grandpa Xia paced back and forth, too worried to make a sound.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I know who it is, I will definitely rescue them."

"I'll make a phone call and ask someone for help."

"Grandpa, no, we can't let Grandma know. Besides, the other party is a policeman, we can't act rashly. His target is me, and Qingyan and Xiaochu are still safe until he sees me."

This is also why Xia Zhiheng dared not act rashly; he believed that Zhou Weimin would contact him.

"Then what should we do? Just do nothing and wait?"

Suddenly, with a bang, Grandma Xia's cup fell to the ground.

"grandmother"

Xia Zhiheng came out when he heard the noise and saw his grandmother standing by the kitchen. Grandma Xia wanted to pour herself a glass of water, but then she remembered that her husband had tossed and turned all night and hadn't slept well, so she quietly came over to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Old woman"

Xia Zhiheng helped Grandma Xia, and Grandpa Xia wanted her to sit on the sofa, but she refused.

"What happened to Qingyan and Xiaochu? Tell me quickly."

"They may have been kidnapped."

Xia Zhiheng realized he couldn't hide it any longer and had no choice but to tell the truth.

"grandmother"

Grandma Xia couldn't catch her breath and fainted. Grandpa Xia anxiously pressed her philtrum. After a while, Grandma Xia woke up.

"Quick, don't worry about me, go find Qingyan and Xiaochu."

"Grandma, let me take you to the hospital first."

"No, I'm not going. I'm fine. Xiao Heng, you go find them quickly."

Grandpa Xia also urged Xia Zhiheng to go quickly, but Xia Zhiheng was worried, so after returning to the station he called his mother to come and take care of his grandmother.

Fearing Zhou Weimin would discover their presence, he and Director Wu did not monitor Zhou Weimin's home. They decided to have Xia Zhiheng keep watch in the vicinity the day before Zhou Weimin returned home.

"Director Wu, did you call Zhou Weimin's home?"

"No, he should be at work today, why hasn't he come yet?"

Director Wu wasn't entirely sure either; they shouldn't have given anything away. Zhou Weimin had clearly called him before he got in the car, and everything seemed normal.

"Zhou Weimin may have kidnapped my wife and cousin, but strangely, a whole night has passed and there has been no movement."

"What? How dare Zhou Weimin? He's courting death by doing this."

Frame a colleague, which doesn't cause any real harm, at most you'll be fired and sentenced to a few years. Kidnapping a hostage is a different story; you might end up in serious trouble.

"I'll arrange for someone to talk to his parents right away, but never mind, I'll go myself. Hopefully, his parents will know where he is and be able to persuade him."

"Director Wu, by the way, Deputy Director Xia is here too! Xiao Song said an old lady came looking for you yesterday."

"Sister Liu, really? When did this happen? What did she say? Is it my grandmother?"

Wang Fengxian used to visit him frequently; people in the bureau knew her. Xia Zhiheng was afraid of getting his hopes up for nothing, so he decided to ask her directly.

"I don't know either. Xiao Song told me. She said she hadn't seen you and asked me to run into you so she could tell you."

Xiao Song is a new intern who just joined this month. The bureau has been busy lately and short-staffed. Yesterday afternoon, she was kept on duty while the others were busy interrogating and arresting people. She probably doesn't know his grandmother; she hasn't visited him recently.

"Where is she? Take me there quickly."

"In the archives"

Xia Zhiheng rushed off after hearing this, and Director Wu quickly followed.

"Hey, Director Wu, you haven't given me your autograph yet!"

Sister Liu quickly grabbed the documents and followed, unaware of what had happened.

Song Yan

Deputy Director Xia

Song Yan's eyes lit up when she saw him. From the first time she came to the bureau, she had liked Xia Zhiheng. Later, when she learned that he was married, she tried her best to control her feelings, but how can one control their emotions?

"I'm asking you, did an old lady come looking for me yesterday? Do you know her?"

"I don't know her. She said she needed to talk to you, but I told her you weren't here. I even asked her what she needed, but she said nothing."

"And then what?"

"Later she gave me a letter and left."

"Where's the letter? I'm asking you where's the letter? Why didn't you give it to me back then?" Xia Zhiheng questioned loudly.

"Deputy Director Xia, what's wrong with you? You've scared Xiao Song to tears." As soon as Sister Liu arrived, she saw Xia Zhiheng yelling at her.

Song Yan's eyes were red. She deliberately waited until evening to find Xia Zhiheng. She thought that if she found him before leaving get off work, she could spend more time with him. But when evening came, he wasn't there, and everyone said they didn't know where he had gone.

She finally found a chance to talk to Xia Zhiheng and wanted to hand him the letter in person. She couldn't find him last night, so she planned to wait until today. But when she didn't see him at work this morning, she hurriedly told others that an old lady had come looking for Xia Zhiheng yesterday.

"Xiao Song, this matter is extremely serious, involving two lives. Quickly produce the letter." Director Wu could only explain when he saw Song Yan crying because of Xia Zhiheng.

"Hurry up and give me the letter. Why didn't you give it to me yesterday?"

"I...I couldn't find you yesterday. The letter is on my desk, I'll go get it for you."

Song Yan didn't dare delay and ran over to get the letter. Xia Zhiheng took the letter, glanced at it, and his face turned ashen.

"Song Yan, you've almost killed my lover and sister. This isn't over yet, you just wait."

What did the letter say?

Xia Zhiheng didn't say anything, but handed the letter to Director Wu and drove away.

"Director Wu, I didn't mean to. I really couldn't find Deputy Director Xia yesterday. I didn't even read the letter, so I had no idea what happened."

"Xiao Song, Zhiheng's lover and cousin have been kidnapped. The kidnappers said he has to go to the woods in the western suburbs before seven o'clock this morning, or they will kill them."

You should have delivered this letter to Zhiheng immediately. Others might not know where he is, but do you think I wouldn't? Why didn't you come looking for me?

Song Yan glanced at the clock on the wall, her face pale and swaying precariously. It was already past 8:20, and she truly had no idea it was so serious; she only wanted to speak a few words alone with Xia Zhiheng.

She knew that as long as she went to Director Wu, she could find Xia Zhiheng. She could refuse to tell others what she wanted to see Xia Zhiheng for, but she couldn't refuse when Director Wu asked, because that would mean losing the chance to speak with Xia Zhiheng alone.

I have high hopes for her.

"Yes, Director Wu."

Sister Liu looked at Song Yan with sympathy. She had only been in the bureau for half a month and had already caused a major disaster. She hoped that Deputy Director Xia's husband and sister would be alright.

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