At 7 pm on Sunday, Jiangdong First Middle School was quiet. At this time, the sound of high heels could be heard on the path from the office building to Grade One Class A. It turned out that Teacher Xia had gone to the classroom for night self-study. After a while, Teacher Xia came to Class A's classroom and saw the students reading and writing. She said loudly,"I'll take a few minutes of your time. I have something to say.”
She glanced at Qin Jing's seat and said,"Students, have you seen Qin Jin in the past two days?”
The students were whispering to each other below, buzzing like bees.
No one answered. Teacher Xia gradually became nervous because she asked the security guard to send a message to Qin Zai."" Qin Jin is helping her with her homework." However, she hadn't seen Qin Jin for two days, so it wouldn't be easy for her to report. Moreover, Qin Jin's safety was also her concern.
"Cai Fangfang, do you know where Qin Jin is?" she asked loudly.”
Cai Fangfang stood up and replied," I saw him last Friday after school. I haven't seen him in the past two days."”
Teacher Xia adjusted her breathing and said,"Alright!" I will be on duty at the podium tonight. If you don't understand anything, you can come up and ask me.”
The students went back to reading and doing their homework.
Teacher Xia sat on the podium as if she was sitting on pins and needles. Because there was no news of Qin Jin, she could not explain it to the Qin family. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She walked out of the classroom and paced up and down the corridor.
After thinking for a moment, she walked into the classroom and came to Cai Fangfang's desk. She pointed at her and said,"Come out with me for a while."
Cai Fangfang put down her book and followed the teacher to the corridor.
Teacher Xia said to Cai Fangfang in a begging tone,"Cai Fangfang, if Qin Jin doesn't come to class tomorrow morning, I'd like to trouble you to take a day off and go to a place in the city that Qin Jin is familiar with.”
Cai Fangfang was also very concerned about Qin Jin, so she was naturally happy to help him. She quickly replied,"Alright."
Cai Fangfang returned to her seat.
It turned out that Jia Ming was jealous of Qin Jin, so he simply hid the request for leave and blocked the news. When Qin Jin came back, he would be punished even more, so that the school and the Qin family could have a taste of anxiety. After all, Qin Jin's life was not in danger now, so his actions became bold.
At this moment, Teacher Xia was more distressed. In order to make Grandpa Qin feel at ease, she had lied against her will. If anything happened to Qin Jin, she would have to bear the responsibility.
The bell for the evening self-study session rang. Teacher Xia returned to the office listlessly with a heavy heart. This was probably the first time she had done something bad with good intentions, which made her feel uneasy.
Teacher Xia, who didn't sleep well at night, woke up very early the next morning. When the students were reading, she also entered the classroom. Her eyes were fixed on Qin Jin's seat. It was fine if she didn't look, but the more she looked, the more worried she became.
The morning reading session had just ended. Teacher Xia hurriedly tugged Cai Fangfang's sleeve and pulled her to the corridor of the classroom."You have worked hard today."
"It's alright, I'll go look for him now," Cai Fangfang replied hurriedly.”
Cai Fangfang was the only one in Grade One Class A who was familiar with Qin Jin. She rode her bicycle to the " Shuangbai Bookstore " that Qin Jin frequented the most, the " Boke Restaurant " that Qin Jin liked to go to, and the " Shangming Hall " that Qin Jin liked to play billiards. She went to many places, but Qin Jin was nowhere to be seen.
Cai Fangfang wiped the sweat off her forehead with one hand as she quickly thought about the problem.
After receiving Teacher Xia's instructions, Cai Fangfang quickly rode her bicycle to Shuangbai Bookstore and bought 100 pieces of paper. After a while, the papers were sent into the classroom. Teacher Xia distributed them to the students and asked them to copy according to the blackboard.
There was strength in numbers. A hundred missing person notices were all written in a short while. Cai Fangfang suggested that Bian Lihua go with them to put them up.
Due to the urgency of the situation, Teacher Xia agreed.
Cai Fangfang and Bian Lihua posted many photos in the bustling areas of the city and at the intersection where Qin Jin went home. In the end, the two of them returned to the classroom exhausted.
Two days after the notice was posted, no one came to the school to report Qin Jin's whereabouts on Wednesday. Ms. Xia decided to take a day off and personally go to Qin Jin's house to explain the matter to prevent bigger problems from happening.
At 9:30 in the morning, someone shouted in Qin Zaifa's courtyard in Kanqian Village,""Is anyone home?"
"Auntie, how has Qin Jin been these past two days?" Qin Ergou asked politely.”
"Very good!" Wang Fengzhi said disapprovingly. Last Saturday and Sunday, I helped the teacher mark homework at school. What's wrong?”
"Auntie, I went to the city to sell chickens at 6 am this morning. I saw this notice in the city, so I brought one back for you to see.”
Wang Fengzhi didn't even wash her hands and hurriedly took the note." Missing Person Notice." Qin Jin, male, 16 years old, 1.78 meters tall. She kicked her right foot after reading it." Aiya!”
Wang Fengzhi cursed," Damn old man. How dare he lie to me. I have to go to the fields and find him. I have to go to the city to find Qin Jin."”
Qin Ergou dragged his tired body back to his house.
Wang Fengzhi rushed to the field not far from home. She wanted to find her husband and go to the city to look for her grandson, Qin Jin.
Wang Fengzhi was in tears and snot. She was angry at Qin Zai." You damn old man, how dare you lie to me. Did you see Qin Jin at school?"”
Qin Zaifa realized that he couldn't fool her, so he had to tell her the truth.
The two old men were about to get angry, but they suppressed their anger when they thought of the urgent matter of finding the person. The two of them rushed home, tidied up, and pushed their bicycles out of the courtyard.
As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, she bumped into Cai Fangfang and a bespectacled female teacher.
"Grandpa Qin, where are you guys going?" Cai Fangfang asked when she saw Grandpa Qin.”
Qin Zaifa quickly said," Our neighbor, Qin Ergou, went to sell chickens this morning. He brought this note back from the city. We're going to the city to find Qin Jin!"”
As soon as he said this, Teacher Xia felt guilty and regretted getting involved in this mess.
But after calming down, Teacher Xia still said to him politely,""Uncle Qin, how about this? You and Auntie stay at home. If Qin Jin comes home, ask him to come to our school. If Qin Jing returns to school, I'll ask her to look for you immediately. Do you think that's okay?“
Teacher Xia felt wronged, but she had no choice but to put down her arrogance and said politely to the two elders,""I'm sorry! I'm sorry! But I believe that Qin Jin is a good boy and won't do anything extreme. Please don't be too nervous. In short, we'll inform you as soon as we find Qin Jin's whereabouts in the city, okay?”
Wang Fengzhi said to the bespectacled female teacher,"Since Teacher is here, come in and have a seat! I'll make some snacks for you."
Teacher Xia quickly shook her head and said," Qin Jin hasn't been found. I don't have the mood to do that. Let's rush back to the city to help."”
With that, he led Cai Fangfang back the way they came.
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