Chapter 1944: Chapter 1942: The Child Is Missing

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Qiaoqiao still nodded and hugged her husband’s lean waist, softly assuring, "Don’t worry, I’m a selfish mother too. No matter the time, I will always put the children first."

However, Qin Yize and Gu Qiaoqiao never thought that the ninth child who suddenly disappeared was Dongdong.

He is Qin Yishan’s son and the elder cousin of Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei.

Eight months older than Xiao Bao.

Since Qin Group held the Chenxing mobile phone press conference in October, Qin Group’s net worth has skyrocketed, and those who rely on Qin Group’s dividends have also seen their fortunes rise. Besides, they hold shares in Qin Group, which Second Uncle Qin never even dreamed of.

Second Uncle Qin once thought that, under his leadership, Qin Group could achieve greatness. He had set goals for this, but he never imagined that his so-called goals paled in comparison to Qin Yize’s achievements, worlds apart.

In the early 1990s, thanks to the advent of Chenxing mobile phones, as one of the shareholders of Qin Group, he now has a net worth over ten million.

What’s more, it will continue to rise in the future.

Qin Group’s products are indeed excellent, and this time, Second Uncle Qin has completely behaved himself. Especially after Qin Yize detained him for a while, feeling the despair and terror, he dared not have any other thoughts. He even felt a bit of regret, thankful that nothing was leaked. Had it leaked, Qin Group would not only have nothing but become a laughingstock.

Therefore, acknowledging his own incompetence, Second Uncle Qin stayed home quietly to care for his grandchildren.

They certainly knew about the missing children in Imperial Capital and took it to heart since Dongdong was just over two years old. Yet nobody expected the child to disappear right from beneath his care.

It was now past eight o’clock in the evening.

After searching for three hours inside and outside the villa, and around the villa neighborhood, Second Uncle Qin came crying to the Qin Family’s Courtyard with Second Aunt Qin.

Before this, Gu Qiaoqiao was unaware, but Second Uncle Qin called Qin Yishan, and naturally Qin Yize also knew, followed by the child’s mother.

Qin Yishan’s wife is named Liu Qiqi.

She has always been somewhat arrogant and seldom interacts with family, but her work is quite special. Especially in the past year, she has been frequently traveling worldwide, leaving the child mostly in Second Aunt Qin’s care.

Recently, she happened to be home, just about to get off work when Second Uncle Qin called her, nearly causing her to faint.

The combined forces of the Qin and Liu families mobilized almost simultaneously, but just like the previous eight missing children, no one saw how the child vanished, nor did anyone take note, yet Second Uncle Qin had been holding his elder grandson’s hand tightly.

Though it’s early winter, children shouldn’t always be confined indoors; they need to go out for fresh air. At this sensitive time, Qin Yishan had given countless reminders.

They actually went out just after three o’clock, and after walking around with the child, Second Uncle Qin forgot about the incident, for not everyone is always vigilant or perpetually tense. Passing acquaintances, bird-walking friends, conversations full of laughter, it was all just like any other day, naturally forgetting the child’s disappearance.

Later, Dongdong wanted to walk on his own, so he put the child down.

Just about to reach the door, two dogs suddenly came running from afar. Second Uncle Qin intended to pick the child up, but unexpectedly, the child was gone the next moment.

Yet terrifyingly there was nothing around except the two dogs that ran far away.

Naturally, no witnesses could be found.

Previously, children disappeared when there were plenty of people around, making it less eerie, but Second Uncle Qin was holding the child right at his villa door, and there were truly only the two of them.

When the previous child went missing, there were many people coming and going at the alley by their neighborhood’s gate. Although none could give accurate testimony, with many voices involved, no one could clearly account for the situation, nor would anyone have any business closely watching other people’s children. So it’s conceivable that amidst the crowd, the child could be taken away, as many human traffickers do.

But this time, Second Uncle Qin found things particularly bizarre.

Consequently, Second Uncle Qin felt both dread and hopelessness, suddenly aging more than a dozen years. Even Second Aunt Qin, usually dominating with her sharp looks, slumped on the sofa weeping constantly.

Dongdong was raised by them since infancy, like a precious gem, so to suddenly lose him is unbearable.

The sight of Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei, who often played with Dongdong, worsened the pain.

Luckily, Second Aunt Qin finally spoke understandably. Receiving the teacup from Gu Qiaoqiao, she rasped, "Qiaoqiao, it’s not that Aunt here is nagging, but you must keep an eye on those two children. The world is incredibly frightening now; children disappear right from under our noses. My... my elder grandson, where are you? Grandma doesn’t want to live anymore..."

As she spoke, tears began to flow.

Although Second Uncle Qin was the victim, he was still spoken to by those above, instructed not to speak recklessly until the truth was uncovered.

Such words could easily stir trouble among some groups and also incite public fear, and once such fear spreads, the consequences are unimaginable.

Although Second Uncle Qin was saddened, he understood this point. Moreover, proclaiming it nationwide wouldn’t make a difference, the child was missing, and the crucial point now was to find the child.

He was waiting for Qin Yize and Qin Yishan, who were searching throughout the city and had yet to return.

He pushed Second Aunt Qin, scolding, "Stop talking about the state of the world; don’t say such things anymore..."

On a usual day, Second Aunt Qin would have argued with Second Uncle Qin. Today, though, she lacked the energy and wiped away her tears. Her throat was parched, so she took a sip of tea, feeling her chilled limbs gradually warm, seemingly calming her emotions.

She looked at the water in the teacup, then at Gu Qiaoqiao, and for some inexplicable reason drank the entire cup. Seeing Second Aunt Qin empty the cup, Second Uncle Qin also felt extremely thirsty and drank his tea to the last drop.

After drinking, he too felt much better.

Despite this, they were in no mood to discern where the tea leaves and water came from. In fact, they were unaware that whenever Gu Qiaoqiao boils water, she adds a drop of water from the Spiritual Spring.

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