Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Jolted into a Cold Sweat

As the couple was being taken away, all the vendors on both sides clapped and cheered.

Except for the vendor behind Chen Xiao, who stared at him in surprise.

Chen Xiao was in a good mood, and since it was evening, he smiled at the vendor and said, “Boss, give me two sausages!”

“Huh?” The vendor was startled.

“No need for ’huh’, sausages, two! More than that and I won’t be able to eat dinner.”

“Alright, alright, you can have as many as you like, I’ll get it for you right away.”

The vendor cautiously packed the sausages for Chen Xiao, but when he was about to pay, the vendor shook his head vigorously.

“No… no need to pay, from the look of you, you’re not an ordinary person. You made this satisfying thing happen just with a call, the sausages… I’m giving them to you!”

Chen Xiao smiled, taking out money while eating sausages. Then, glancing at the street on both sides of the school, he said, “Previously, the stall from Diandian’s family seemed quite nice, do you need to register to set up stalls here?”

“Initially, no, whoever came early got a good spot. But later on, for easier management, a draw system was implemented. However, a few people were exceptions, Ah Ping being one, because the management saw that it was tough for her, a woman, bringing a small child to set up a stall, so they gave her that spot.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao suddenly frowned.

He always believed in one saying, a saying that seemed very reasonable even when he was a wanderer in his past life.

Where there are people, there is a society; where there is a society, there is conflict.

And the essence of conflict is naturally interests.

Interests vary in size, but they have no upper limit.

Some would massacre an entire family for millions, while others would wield the butcher’s knife for a few dozen bucks.

So, Chen Xiao wondered if a stall could possibly lead to a little girl’s disappearance?

If such a possibility exists, it would be much simpler than investigating in the direction of abduction.

These days, if a child is abducted, finding them would be as difficult as reaching the sky.

No aspect of technology can compare with the future.

So Chen Xiao was in a very contradictory state.

He hoped Xiao Diandian was abducted, as her chances of being alive would be high.

But he worried that if she was indeed abducted, the chances of finding her would be extremely slim.

Now Chen Xiao had another suspicion, could all of this be caused by the fight for stall territories?

Chen Xiao didn’t rush to conclude.

The reason was simple, when the couple was arrested earlier, Chen Xiao only sensed their cunning and shrewdness.

They didn’t seem capable of plotting a case.

Chen Xiao had a certain trust in his Power of Capture, and with Xiao Diandian’s disappearance in the countryside, the distance between places made Chen Xiao give up the thought gradually after strolling down the street.

After finishing the two sausages, Chen Xiao received a call from Hu Yue.

“Hello, Captain Hu, what’s up?”

“Yang Ziping is missing again.”

“Wasn’t someone watching her?”

“Xiaosun was watching her, she saw Yang Ziping was asleep and snoring, Xiaosun couldn’t hold it and went to the bathroom, when she came back Yang Ziping was gone.”

Chen Xiao frowned, “Has this happened before?”

“Yes. We can’t handcuff or confine her, and we often can’t restrict her freedom. After all, she’s just mentally unstable but is clear-headed sometimes.”

“Then let’s not bother for now, I’m too lazy to go to your team, I’ll head straight back to Nanqiao.”

“Alright, I’ll arrange a car to take you back.”

Chen Xiao didn’t refuse, provided his location, and hung up the phone.

Soon, policewoman Xiaosun drove over. After Chen Xiao got in the car, Xiaosun looked self-reproachful.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Chen, I didn’t guard her, but I didn’t expect she would run off just two minutes after I left.”

Chen Xiao nodded slightly, “Where do you think she might go?”

“She used to run to the stall place first, but later she wasn’t there, anyway, now nobody can be sure where she’ll be, she just shows up suddenly.”

Saying this, policewoman Xiaosun pointed to a briefcase on the back seat: “Mr. Chen, inside are the materials from Captain Hu sent over by the county bureau, it’s all the information they’ve gathered so far.”

Chen Xiao quickly opened the briefcase next to him, and quietly began reading through the documents inside.

Until arriving at Nanqiao Town, Chen Xiao finally put down the materials in his hands.

“Pay attention to safety on your way back, I’m getting out now.” Chen Xiao said goodbye, and after repeated confirmations from policewoman Xiaosun, they parted ways.

Returning to the trial point, Luo Dali lay on the recliner, seemingly lost in thought.

Xiaoji and the Xiaoji Knife Man were seated, massaging their shoulders and legs.

Xiaoji: “Brother Dali, shall we go for a foot massage? We’ve been running around all day, I really feel like my legs are going to give out.”

“Not going.”

“Come on, Brother, Nanqiao Town’s living cost is quite low, how about I treat you!” Xiaoji Knife Man couldn’t help but speak up.

“Not going, no interest.” Luo Dali shook his head again.

Xiaoji rolled his eyes: “Brother Dali, what’s wrong with you? When we first came to Nanqiao, you dragged us along to find a bath and massage place. We couldn’t find one, and you got angry and cursed, saying the place was barren and desolate, and now we’re offering to take you but you won’t go.”

“I said no interest and that’s that. You all need to have some ambition; avoid those places if you can, go too often and things will go wrong eventually.”

With that, Luo Dali turned over: “Did you forget what I told you before? Only our Brother Chen was smart enough back then, or he’d have been handcuffed by his wife as soon as possible! After that incident, I felt bath and massage places became uninteresting. People… need to be decent.”

“Bullshit, back then in Dongzhou, you couldn’t go a day without fooling around!”

“Who’s bullshitting, anyway, I’ve said my piece. From now on, I, Luo Dali, will change and become a new person! If anyone sees me going to those places again, don’t hesitate to break my legs!”

“Clap clap clap!”

Chen Xiao clapped his hands as he walked in.

Xiaoji and Xiaoji Knife Man saw him and shouted, “Brother Chen, you’re back!”

Chen Xiao nodded, then started looking around the trial point.

Luo Dali looked anxious, “Brother Chen, what are you doing?”

Chen Xiao didn’t reply, he found a stick and tossed it to Xiaoji Knife Man, smiling, “Remember what he said, if you catch him, don’t be polite, break his leg.”

Luo Dali instantly stood up, saying with resolute pride, “Yes, if I utter a word, I’m not Luo Dali.”

Chen Xiao laughed heartily, but quickly got to the point.

“I have something for you to do. Tomorrow, print this out and send it to each trial point to have them attach it to their cars.”

As he spoke, Chen Xiao took out a missing person flyer.

Seeing this, the three asked, “Who’s this little girl?”

“I met a distressed person in Qingxi, the little girl went missing after the Xiaofeng Village case, her mother asked me to help find her. So, I might stay here a bit longer.”

“Alright, we’ll take care of it first thing tomorrow.” Luo Dali agreed.

Without saying more, Chen Xiao went to bathe and rest.

The night grew deeper, and the trial point became extremely quiet.

Soon, Chen Xiao fell into a deep sleep.

However, not long after he fell asleep, he entered a very strange situation.

He wondered if others had encountered such circumstances, but he was sure he was dreaming.

Yet in the dream, he seemed unwilling to wake up.

Soon, he felt the door to his room being opened.

Then a small, indistinguishable figure slowly walked to his bedside.

He could tell it was a little girl, holding a pitch-black rag doll.

When Chen Xiao’s consciousness in the dream glanced at the doll’s red-tinted eyes, he broke into a cold sweat and woke up abruptly.

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