lcionline Chapter 47 Adapting Now is the Best Choice
Chapter 47 Adapting Now is the Best Choice
She was just as ordinary as she was in her previous life; she remained an ordinary person with little worldly experience.
She hopes to live a good life with her husband, just like the song says: I want to grow old with you, until we can't go anywhere, and you still treat me like a treasure in your palm.
She is a mother, and like most mothers, she still deeply loves her children no matter how they treat her.
So even though her child hurt her in her past life, she still only wanted to change the child through her own parenting methods, rather than abandon the child.
It's even less likely that they would hate their own children like they do in TV shows or scripts.
Like many ordinary people, she was afraid of getting into trouble and subconsciously held the attitude of "it's none of my business."
So she discovered something strange about the new house, but kept quiet because she was afraid of retaliation and that others would harm her family.
Now, thanks to Old Zhao's suggestion, she emerged from the vortex of debating whether her rebirth was meaningful. Qin Yanlin was a family man, a doting father; he loved his family more than himself, otherwise he wouldn't have exhausted himself like that in his previous life.
Deng Xiuzhen firmly believed that he would not run away from home.
Because she deeply believed this, from the moment she couldn't find Qin Yanlin, she subconsciously thought that Qin Yanlin must have had an accident or been murdered and would never come back.
Old Zhao's words made her start to think rationally and also gave her hope: Qin Yanlin might not be dead, he just wouldn't be coming back.
To bring him back, we need to find him, or find out why he can't come back.
As Old Zhao said, helping the police solve the case might lead to clues.
Thinking of this, Deng Xiuzhen immediately wanted to go to the police station.
Old Zhao stopped him, saying, "What's the rush? It's New Year's Day today, let's have a proper New Year's meal first. I haven't had such a lively New Year in decades!"
"Reporting the case to the police sooner might lead to its resolution sooner," Deng Xiuzhen said.
Old Zhao smiled and said, "After we eat, I'll go with you to see Chief Tian. Right now, the police station probably only has one person on duty. It's not a very urgent case. Even if you go, it'll just sit there, and they might even forget about it."
With hope in her heart, she naturally relaxed and became more receptive to advice, turning around to help with the cooking.
"Xiuzhen, bring this dish to the table, and then go get the wine from my cupboard. There are other people coming over to celebrate the New Year later," Old Zhao instructed Deng Xiuzhen, handing her the plate.
"Who else?" Deng Xiuzhen asked.
"Old Li and his son, and Xiao Bao."
"Oh," Deng Xiuzhen agreed and went to get the wine. Although Li Huzi had brought her firewood and helped her out of a predicament, she still didn't like him.
Old Zhao glanced at it but didn't say anything.
After Deng Xiuzhen brought the wine to the table and came in, he asked, "Don't you like Huzi?"
"Mmm," Deng Xiuzhen responded.
Do you know why Tiger swears?
Deng Xiuzhen was taken aback and did not answer, but looked at Old Man Zhao instead.
"Tiger's mother suffered a traumatic experience when she was young, and she became somewhat mentally unstable. People in the village often bullied her and cursed her with all sorts of nasty words. Tiger protected his mother, so he learned to curse back, and then he learned to curse people himself."
After his mother passed away, he stopped swearing so much. Actually, he hardly swears anymore.
"He doesn't swear much?" Deng Xiuzhen felt that this sounded a bit awkward, as if he was being sarcastic, but Old Zhao's tone didn't seem to match.
"He only knows how to scold Honglian; he doesn't scold the others much," Old Zhao said with a laugh.
Just as Deng Xiuzhen was about to ask what was going on, she heard voices coming from the doorway.
Old Zhao went out to greet them.
Deng Xiuzhen saw Li Huzi leading Xiao Bao and following behind Old Man Li as they walked in.
During the New Year, everyone speaks auspicious words and avoids talking about unhappy things. Although the meal is long, lively, and filled with conversation, it's all about congratulations; no one says anything else.
Deng Xiuzhen could only suppress her doubts.
After finishing their meal, Old Li and the others went back, while Deng Xiuzhen and Old Zhao went to the alley in the ancient city to find Tian Guoqiang.
Deng Xiuzhen and Tian Guoqiang were talking when Old Zhao said he was going to find Xiaobao and left.
Deng Xiuzhen recounted everything she had seen in Chenjiawan, the strange things she had discovered in the house, and the fact that she had seen the child wearing an exquisite keychain around his waist.
Tian Guoqiang took out his pen and carefully wrote it down.
After saying that, Deng Xiuzhen felt a sense of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her heart.
"Well, this matter probably won't have a result so quickly. However, in my personal opinion, Qin Yanlin is most likely out of danger," Tian Guoqiang said softly.
"Huh?" Deng Xiuzhen's eyes lit up. She suddenly thought of undercover agents in TV dramas. Could it be that Qin Yanlin went to do that?
“Recently, we discovered a fraud gang that specializes in kidnapping people and using various methods to coerce them into participating in honey traps and other scams. Qin Yanlin’s sudden disappearance fits the characteristics of these people who kidnap people…” Tian Guoqiang didn’t continue.
But this was enough to reassure Deng Xiuzhen. The information conveyed in those words was substantial: Qin Yanlin might have been captured by this gang, and the police had already taken notice of the gang.
Deng Xiuzhen thanked her repeatedly and promised to keep it a secret before leaving with peace of mind.
Tian Guoqiang watched her retreating figure and sighed inwardly. They were investigating a honey trap gang, but the people involved weren't arrested; they actively sought out victims. They had gathered the basic information and identified the suspects, and were currently collecting evidence. There was no information linking them to Qin Yanlin.
He said all this in the hope of giving her some hope so that she could live a good life.
Perhaps one day Qin Yanlin will really come back, or perhaps he will never come back.
Regardless of the outcome, adapting is the best option now.
Thinking she had obtained useful information, Deng Xiuzhen happily went to find Old Man Zhao.
As she walked to the door she had seen during her last follow, she suddenly heard a frantic roar coming from inside, followed by the sound of things scattering on the ground.
She instinctively backed away, trying to hide. But she found there was nowhere to hide at all.
She was about to run away when the door opened and Old Zhao ran out. Seeing her, he said, "Quickly go and call Guoqiang!"
He turned and ran inside again.
Deng Xiuzhen hurriedly ran to find Tian Guoqiang and told him that Old Zhao had asked her to come and call him.
Upon hearing this, Tian Guoqiang remained calm, turned around, went back into the house, grabbed his coat, and strode towards Xiao Bao's house.
Deng Xiuzhen quickly followed. When she arrived...
They saw Li Huzi and Tian Guoqiang holding down a disheveled woman, while Old Zhao and Old Li tied her up with rope. Xiao Bao called for his mother from behind. Behind Xiao Bao, someone sat motionless at the doorway.
"Xiuzhen, take Xiaobao to my house, we'll take her to the hospital," Old Zhao said to Deng Xiuzhen, his hands still moving.