Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 834 - 829: Suspecting Zhou Yunmei

"So it's you again, Zhou Yunmei, you troublemaker." Li Yuchun saw Zhou Yunmei there too, and her anger bubbled up uncontrollably. With a sudden clarity, she looked sarcastically at Luo Zhiming, "Luo Zhiming, I suspect it's not you who lost the child, but your mother who sold my grandson."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei's words were not entirely accurate, but they were at least half correct. Especially for Zhou Yunmei, who was panicking at that moment, she knew that if she had taken out some money in front of Xu He, perhaps Haohao would not have been taken away by Xu He. Or if she wasn't so selfish, only thinking about her affairs being discovered by Luo Zhiming, and immediately told Zhiming the truth about Haohao being taken, Haohao might have been retrieved by Luo Zhiming. So when Li Yuchun said this, Zhou Yunmei's face changed, as if something choked her, and she didn't know how to respond.

After a while, her face turned red, and she replied to Zhou Yunmei, not as eloquent as usual, "You...what do you mean, why would I sell my grandson?"

Zhou Yunmei's sudden faltering tone shocked Fang Pingying's heart, and no matter why, whether it was prejudice or intuition, she felt that Zhou Yunmei might be connected to this matter somehow.

But then she thought, although Zhou Yunmei had done terrible things to them, she genuinely had deep affection for Luo Zhiming. Now that she knew Haohao was Luo Zhiming's biological son, her own grandson, and possibly her only grandchild in this lifetime, even if she were mad, she shouldn't have done such a thing, right?

Therefore, although Fang Pingying had a slight suspicion in her heart, she didn't voice it. She just glanced at Zhou Yunmei and then stopped Li Yuchun, "Mom, stop making a fuss, let's focus on solving the issue of Haohao first."

"Right, making a fuss won't help now; finding Haohao is the key." Luo Zhiyong pondered for a moment, then organized the group, "I'll report to the police, Xiuer and Pingying, go with Guangsheng to the place where Haohao went missing and ask around if any child traffickers have appeared there. We'll keep in touch."

Everyone agreed and was about to set off when Luo Zhiming, who had been crouching in the corner silently after being hit by Li Yuchun, suddenly stood up and shouted to everyone, "I'll go too."

Even though Fang Xiu didn't do anything to Luo Zhiming when she arrived, in her heart, she resented him. After all, Haohao went missing because Luo Zhiming took him out, so she glared fiercely at him, pushed him aside, and said, with reddened eyes, "Luo Zhiming, you don't need to go. I only ask you, once we find Haohao, to keep your distance from us and let us live in peace for a few days."

"I..." Luo Zhiming knew he was at fault and didn't dare to say much. Instead, he pleaded with Luo Zhiyong, "Big brother, I beg you, no matter what, let me go with you to find Haohao. After all, Haohao is my son too, and if I can't find him, I'd rather die."

Luo Zhiyong looked at Luo Zhiming, sighed silently, and thought that he wasn't sure what had happened today, didn't know whether to blame Luo Zhiming, but with Fang Xiu's attitude, he was stuck in the middle and had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Fang Pingying pulled Fang Xiu aside and then looked at Luo Zhiming, "Alright, let him come with us; only he knows the whole process of Haohao going missing, and he might provide some clues."

Hearing Fang Pingying's words, Fang Xiu said nothing more, which was considered consent.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiming immediately thanked Fang Pingying, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Walking down the road, Fang Pingying couldn't help but recall Zhou Yunmei's expression earlier, so she asked Luo Zhiming, "Luo Zhiming, explain again, how did Haohao go missing? I know Haohao is not a kid who would wander off. How could you and your mother, two grown-ups, not keep an eye on one child?"

"My mom wasn't there; it was just me..." Concerned about Haohao's situation, Luo Zhiming spoke hastily and naturally omitted mentioning that Zhou Yunmei had gone to the bathroom for quite a while, so he just spoke the truth.

Actually, with this, there seemed to be no flaw in Luo Zhiming's words; if human traffickers had been targeting them, they would have taken action when there were fewer people. However, when Luo Zhiming mentioned that Zhou Yunmei went to the bathroom, Fang Pingying squinted her eyes a little.

She felt that going to the bathroom at that moment might be too coincidental.

When they arrived at the place where Haohao was lost, they split up to ask the residents nearby. The people there unanimously said clearly that because the place was relatively secluded, not many people lived there, and it was always quiet. The residents felt safe enough to let their children play downstairs, and there had never been a case of a child being taken away. When they heard about a child being lost there, they were all quite surprised.

They spent the whole afternoon there until nightfall, without any findings.

Meanwhile, Luo Zhiyong reported to the Police Station, and the police there followed the lead on child traffickers but found no clues.

Captain Huang, who was somewhat acquainted with Fang Pingying, took over the case. In the evening, he came to Fang Pingying's home with Luo Zhiyong and explained the day's investigation results to them in detail.

Afterward, relying on his case-handling experience, Captain Huang muttered softly, "The situation is really strange; it feels like the child disappeared inexplicably, as if someone was specifically waiting for your child to take him away."

Fang Pingying caught the implication in Captain Huang's words and asked, "Captain Huang, what do you mean by that?"

Captain Huang hesitated for a while before tentatively saying, "Sister Fang, forgive me, but I'm wondering if you've offended anyone; could the child have been kidnapped?"

Upon hearing Captain Huang's suggestion, Fang Pingying, without knowing why, felt a stronger suspicion regarding Zhou Yunmei, but this was merely an instinct. She wouldn't randomly voice it and just shook her head at Captain Huang.

Instantly, Luo Zhiyong also quickly said, "It shouldn't be... In a kidnapping case, the kidnapper usually demands something, calls to extort, or makes other requests."

Agreeing with Luo Zhiyong, Captain Huang nodded after some thought, "True."

The situation had now formed a deadlock, and further discussion led to no progress. Captain Huang stayed for a while longer before taking his leave, assuring them that they would intensify the search and inform them if there was any news.

Captain Huang left, but his words made Fang Pingying's suspicion grow increasingly vivid and certain.