Huo Rou looked in the direction they had left earlier and said with a smile, "They made friends with the children from City First Elementary and went to play at their secret base."
"They made friends so quickly?" Wang Qian didn't go to look for Ruan Ruan after hearing Huo Rou say that. It was good for her to make more friends.
"How is that child doing? Is his father quite unhappy?" Huo Rou could tell from the principal's attitude when he left that he had no intention of truly punishing Zhou Yang.
Even though he knew Zhou Yang was in the wrong.
Zhou Yang, who grew up in such an extremely protective environment, was still going astray. If this continued, who knows how much worse he would become in the future.
Wang Qian nodded, "Yes. In order to be responsible for the child, I still went to see him."
"Capital is pervasive nowadays. The principal's yielding is the child's downfall. Zhou Yang will have a difficult time ahead."
Although Wang Qian was strict, his heart was truly for the child's well-being.
Upon learning of the principal's surrender, he personally contacted Zhou Yang's father. It was difficult to communicate, and he could only do his best to have a good talk with Zhou Yang, allowing him to accept this punishment.
He wasn't sure what would happen next.
"Mom!" Ling Ling ran quickly from behind the woods, "Mom!!!"
Her voice was anxious, as if something terrible had happened.
Hearing the crying in her daughter's voice, Ling Ling's mother quickly went to meet her. "Ling Ling, Mom is here. What's wrong?"
"An An and Ruan Ruan are missing!" Ling Ling cried continuously. Xiao Luo and Qi Qi, who ran behind her, finished explaining the rest of the situation.
They were originally playing at Ling Ling's secret base. An An wasn't very fond of those games, and Ruan Ruan was too young to play with many things. An An sat aside and talked with Ruan Ruan.
When the others finished their playful romp and returned, An An and Ruan Ruan were gone.
At first, they didn't pay much attention, thinking they had gone to the restroom. It wasn't until Xiao Luo saw a "Save" written not far from where An An had been sitting.
Only then did they feel something was wrong.
Ling Ling was so scared she cried and ran straight back to find her mother. The two boys didn't follow.
"Uncle Qin, hurry and find An An. He must have met bad people," Xiao Luo said, panting and stomping his feet anxiously.
"Take me there," Huo Rou quickly walked in the direction they came from, urging Xiao Luo to follow.
They arrived at the place where they were playing. Several parents were also nervously accompanying the search.
Wang Qian had been on the phone the entire way, describing An An and Ruan Ruan's appearance.
Qin Ningyi and Huo Rou, led by Xiao Luo, saw the "Save" sign.
Huo Rou's expression turned grim. "An An wrote this."
"I've already called the police," Wang Qian hung up the phone and walked over, his heart filled with anxiety upon seeing the words.
Despite An An's intelligence, he was still a child. It would be difficult for him to escape danger, let alone Ruan Ruan.
Qin Ningyi walked over from another direction. "Judging by the footprints, there should be more than three men. Their actions were organized and disciplined, suggesting they had observed for a long time before acting."
"A Rou, don't worry. I've already told people to set up checkpoints and search as quickly as possible," Qin Ningyi said, looking at Huo Rou's slightly pale face with concern.
Huo Rou took out her phone. "I'll check."
She operated her phone quickly, and a moving red dot appeared on the map.
The dot was approaching the airport.
"He's going to take An An and the others onto the plane!" Huo Rou grabbed Qin Ningyi and ran towards the garage. "Can your men intercept them at the airport?"
"Yes, I'll have someone arrange it."
Huo Rou nodded. While Qin Ningyi was on the phone, she also made a call. "Xiao Zhuo, An An is in danger. Yuchang City Southwest Airport. If anyone is nearby, stop them for me quickly."
As soon as Qin Ningyi hung up, he heard her giving instructions to Wang Haozhuo. When he investigated Old Jiang, he had also investigated Wang Haozhuo. This person was one of Old Jiang's men.
Young as he was, he had already gained Old Jiang's trust and was a ruthless character.
"Are you very familiar with this Wang Haozhuo?" Qin Ningyi couldn't help but ask.
"Yes," Huo Rou replied affirmatively. Before Qin Ningyi could ask again, she had already opened the car door. "Quick, let's go."
Qin Ningyi drove very fast towards the Southwest Airport.
The car hadn't reached the Southwest Airport yet when Huo Rou suddenly shouted to stop.
"An An's watch locator is heading in another direction."
"Watch locator?" Qin Ningyi knew An An had a locator, but what did it mean for it to go in another direction?
"I also hid a miniature locator in An An's necklace. Now the necklace's locator is at the airport, but the watch locator is heading towards the suburbs."
Two directions.
Which one to choose was a problem.
Qin Ningyi frowned and thought for a moment, "Could the locator have been discovered?"
After being discovered, the other party took these two tracking devices and headed in two different directions to confuse them.
"Heading towards the suburbs. As long as the distance from the watch reaches a certain point, I can remotely operate and receive the watch's audio."
Huo Rou's fingertips moved rapidly on her phone. It was a bit troublesome. She quickly asked, "Do you have a laptop?"
Qin Ningyi pressed a button, and a table opened up in the back seat. "In the back."
He slowed down a bit to wait for Huo Rou to get the laptop before accelerating again.
Huo Rou's speed on the computer was even more evident. She tracked the location displayed on the screen and directed Qin Ningyi where to drive.
The phone rang.
"Mr. Qin, we haven't found the two children you mentioned."
Huo Rou brought up the necklace's locator. The map showed it moving rapidly, clearly having boarded the plane.
The signal also became intermittent.
"They boarded the plane," Huo Rou said in a deep voice.
The person on the other end of the line was stunned by the clear yet soft female voice.
Silence filled the car.
After a long while, the person on the other end continued, "Someone reported that someone took a little boy onto that flight. The age and appearance didn't match, so they didn't pursue it further."
Huo Rou's mind raced. Qin Ningyi also hung up the phone and continued in the previously decided direction. There was no other option now but to rely on the watch's audio to see if any valuable information could be obtained.
Police cars cleared the way, and Qin Ningyi's speed increased. The distance to that point reached Huo Rou's requirement. She operated the computer, and voices could be heard intermittently.
"Yes, they are circling in the suburbs." The speaker wasn't speaking Chinese, and the voice even sounded familiar.
"What? I've confirmed it's this little boy. What else do you need me to do?" The person sounded excited, yet suppressed by something.
Another voice spoke, this one in Chinese. "The higher-ups said all electronic devices must be disposed of, otherwise that woman will find us."