The few of them ate and chatted as if they were old friends who had reunited for more than ten years. They chatted and laughed, and they fought and joked. It was very lively. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Jin Xiaomao suddenly remembered why he didn't see Tao Tao come with He Li. He pulled He Li over and lowered his head to ask in her ear,"Li Li, why didn't you bring Tao Tao along?”
He Li smiled and said," This morning, Xi Mengyan left with Taotao. He went to Shanghai. He said he was going to take Taotao to some kind of park."”
Jin Xiaomao suddenly remembered that when he went to pick up Xu Dumin in the morning, he heard Xi Mengyan's words in the hotel corridor. He couldn't help but worry.
"Li Li, come out with me for a while. I have something very important to tell you.”Jin Xiao Mao did not want more people to know about this, so he decided to go to a remote place with He Li to tell her.
"What is it? Why is it so mysterious?”He Li was eating happily and reluctantly followed Jin Xiaomao outside.
Jin Xiaomao looked around and saw that there was no one around. He pulled He Li to his side and said,""Li Li, let me tell you something. This morning, I went to pick up Xu Dumin from those small hotels on the east side of South Station. Guess who I met?”
He Li thought for a moment. It seemed that there was a higher chance that Father He would go there for a mission, so he said,"You met my dad?"
Jin Xiaomao shook his head and replied,"No!"”
"My younger brother?" He Li guessed again.
"Not really!" Jin Xiaomao shook his head again.
"I saw Xi Mengyan at that small hotel.”
"What's so strange about seeing him? He must be staying there!”Halfway through his sentence, He Li suddenly felt that something was wrong. She frowned." That's not right. Xi Mengyan is considered a rich man. Why would he stay in a small hotel that costs ten or twenty yuan a night?”
"Yeah, I think so too. I even eavesdropped a few times. That Xi Mengyan seems to still owe him money for his accommodation. He even said that if he completed his plan, he would return the money to him with interest.”Jin Xiaomao told him everything he heard.
"No way, is Xi Mengyan so poor now? He took three million from me when we got divorced!”He Li muttered to himself.
"I heard from you just now that he brought Taotao to Shanghai Resort. He can't even afford the accommodation fees now. How can he have the money to bring her there?”Jin Xiaomao reminded.
"That's right! He Li thought of this and suddenly exclaimed,"He can't be using Tao Tao to threaten me, to threaten me to remarry, or to threaten me to ask for a large sum of money, right?"”
Jin Xiaomao thought for a moment and said,"Right, call Xi Mengyan first and see what he has to say."”
He Li felt that his words made sense and immediately called Xi Mengyan.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is out of service. Please try again later!”The voice came from the phone.
"Oh no, oh no! Tao Tao must have been kidnapped by Xi Mengyan.”He Li was a little nervous when he thought about Xi Mengyan's so-called plan that Jin Xiaomao had eavesdropped on.
"Then what should we do? Do you want us to call the police immediately?"? When Jin Xiao Mao heard this, he also felt that the situation was serious.
"Yes, yes! Go with me to find my dad immediately! He opened a private detective agency on People's Road.”He Li said in a panic.
"Isn't your dad a worker? Why did he open a private detective agency again?”Jin Xiaomao asked.
"I lied to you. Actually, my father has always been running a detective agency.”At this time, He Li no longer cared about whether he was lying or not. He confessed everything.
" You lied again..." Jin Xiaomao was about to blame her, but he suddenly felt that blaming her at this time would make her feel even worse! Moreover, he was already used to being deceived. This little bit of deception now was already insignificant compared to the past. It was not surprising.
The two of them hurriedly went to the street to hail a taxi and went straight to the private detective firm.
Just as the two of them were rushing over, Jin Xiaomao's phone rang at an inappropriate time. It was Wu Tong's voice."Golden Kitten, where did the two of you go? Are you still going to drink with us?”
Jin Xiao Mao looked at He Li who was silent and had a dull expression on his face, then he lowered his voice and said,""Tongtong, something very important has happened here. I have to accompany her to deal with it immediately. The banquet is all up to you. Treat them well. You can pay for it first. I'll pay you later.”
"What exactly is it? Why do you have to deal with it when you're drinking?”Wu Tong asked curiously over the phone.
"Don't ask. This matter can't be explained in a short time. We'll tell you when it's settled.”
"Alright, alright, I won't ask anymore. Take good care of Dian Lili.”Wu Tong hung up the phone after she finished speaking.
After a while, the two of them arrived at the private detective firm. Father He had already received a call from He Li on the way and was waiting for them in the lounge downstairs.
"Li Li, what happened?" Father He glanced at Jin Xiaomao and turned to ask his daughter.
He Li sobbed and told Father He everything that Jin Xiaomao had seen and thought.
"Dad, I can't even get through to Xi Mengyan's phone now. I didn't agree to remarry him, so he kidnapped Tao Tao to threaten me.”
"Daughter, don't be anxious. Listen to your father's analysis.”Father He paced back and forth as he thought about it." Xi Mengyan has no money. He wants to come back and remarry you. It seems that he's right." Although you rejected him, he wouldn't go so far as to kidnap his own child, right? After all, they're all highly educated people. If he really wanted to kidnap Tao Tao, he would have already succeeded. He would have called you and told you his conditions. However, it was the opposite now. She couldn't contact him on his phone. This meant that he might not have kidnapped Tao Tao to threaten her.”
"Uncle, do you think there will be such an extreme situation? For example, a person feels that he has nothing left. The world is over for him. He wants to leave this world with the people closest to him…"
Before Jin Xiaomao could finish his sentence, He Li punched him hard.""What nonsense are you talking about? It definitely won't be like this, absolutely not!”
Father He pondered for a while and said,"It's hard to say. It's also possible." Why don't we do this? Didn't he say that he wanted to bring Taotao to Shanghai Resort? Then you guys go there and look for him first. I'll find someone in the unit here to locate his phone and see where he took Tao Tao, okay?”
He Li nodded and asked,"In that case, should we go to the police station to report the case first?"”
"Under normal circumstances, you can only report a missing person after 24 years. Tao Tao's situation is a little special. How about this? I'll send a few people to you guys. I'll contact the detective later and ask them to go to Shanghai with you. We'll cooperate with the local authorities to find Xi Mengyan. Hopefully, nothing extreme will happen.”
"Okay, Dad, then help me contact him immediately!”He Li said anxiously.
Not long after, a few people rushed in from outside. They were all fully armed. The leader was a woman. He Li and Jin Xiaomao felt like they had seen her somewhere before, but they couldn't remember where they had seen her before.
"Which one of you is the family member of the missing child?”The woman asked without looking up.
He Li and Jin Xiaomao stepped forward and said in unison,""I am, I am."
The woman looked up at them and said coldly,""Jin Xiaomao, when did you become a family member of someone else's child? Don't you have any shame?"
Jin Xiaomao and He Li were both stunned. How did she know his name? Hence, the two of them carefully sized up the female detective. She had big eyes, curved eyebrows, and a small cherry-like mouth. Jin Xiaomao and He Li screamed almost at the same time,""Yuwen…Jingxue?"
"Hehe, not bad! You can even call out my name. Your memory is not bad!”Yuwen Jingxue teased him. Suddenly, she stared at He Li suspiciously and asked," It's fine if Jin Xiaomao knows my name, but how do you know my name? I don't remember telling you!"？”
He Li immediately recalled the time when he blacklisted the name Yuwen Jingxue from Jin Xiaomao's contact list. Perhaps that was when she remembered this name! However, how could he say the reason? Hence, He Li smiled awkwardly and said,""Did I say your name? " No, Jin Xiaomao was the only one who called your name just now. You must have heard wrongly."”
Yuwen Jingxue exaggeratedly dug his ears and said to himself,""That's not right. My ears aren't ringing. It's very normal.”Then, she immediately felt a trace of shame for her loss of composure. She stood up straight and said,"Let's not talk about these trivial matters with you two. We'll gather and set off immediately.”
"Where are we going?" He Li asked.
"I think the suspect and the child are still in Shanghai. Let's go to Shanghai immediately and save the child.”
Thus, the group got into the car and headed straight for Shanghai along the Nanjing-Shanghai highway.
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