When Li Xue arrived at Double Leaf Kindergarten, a man who looked at least fifty percent similar to Duo Duo had already gotten there before her.
Director Huang stood behind the man with his head lowered.
Li Xue looked at the man with reddened eyes. "Zhang Ruoyu, is this the happy childhood you promised me Duo Duo would have?"
Clearly, this man named Zhang Ruoyu was Duo Duo's father.
Li Xue was naturally very beautiful, possessing a striking, elegant sort of beauty. Yet Duo Duo did not look much like her.
Duo Duo had a delicate beauty with a slightly exotic flair, entirely different in style from Li Xue.
"Ms. Li, it's all my fault..."
Director Huang was just about to speak with a guilty expression when Li Xue cut him off.
"Old Huang, don't say anything. I'm asking him!"
Naturally, Li Xue was in no mood to be pleasant to Director Huang right now.
Director Huang had nothing to feel wronged about, either, because Duo Duo had indeed vanished right under his nose.
If he had not been lured away, Teacher Hu would never have had the chance to take Duo Duo away.
In the end, he had simply grown too comfortable and let his guard down.
Only then did Zhang Ruoyu slowly say, "The fact that they arranged for someone to lure Old Huang away beforehand means this was premeditated... They took Duo Duo so they could use her as leverage to negotiate with me. They probably won't hurt her."
"Probably? You're saying probably when it comes to our daughter's safety?"
Li Xue pointed at Zhang Ruoyu. "I'm telling you, Zhang Ruoyu, if Duo Duo suffers even the slightest harm, then you'd better—"
"They found her!"
Zhang Xinyin's voice came from nearby. She had already jumped out of a car and hurried over. "They found Duo Duo!"
Li Xue was instantly overwhelmed with excitement. She grabbed Zhang Xinyin's arm. "Really? How did they find her? Where did they find her? Is Duo Duo okay?"
"Sister-in-law, don't panic. I need to explain this one thing at a time."
After soothing Li Xue, Zhang Xinyin continued, "Duo Duo is completely fine. She's resting over at the Public Security Bureau right now."
"The Public Security Bureau? Since when were they this efficient?" Li Xue found it hard to believe.
Not just her—even Zhang Ruoyu and Director Huang looked stunned.
They still did not know exactly who those people were, but since they had managed to find one of Director Huang's old acquaintances and were specifically targeting Zhang Ruoyu, they were certainly no ordinary bunch.
It was not that they looked down on the Public Security Bureau, but if Duo Duo had really fallen into those people's hands, how could the Bureau's ordinary agents possibly find her?
"It was that little guy Lin Xuan. He thought it was strange when he saw Teacher Hu taking Duo Duo away, so he had Teacher Hu take him along too."
Zhang Xinyin's expression was equally strange. "I don't know exactly what happened along the way yet. Anyway, he found an opportunity to report it, and I heard he even used Brother Lin's title as a detective...
As soon as the Public Security Bureau heard that someone was kidnapping the family member of one of their own, they sealed off the entire area. I heard that in the end, more than ten vehicles escorted the two little ones to Public Security Bureau headquarters."
"What? Xuan Xuan Younger Brother was taken away too?"
Li Xue was taken aback.
They did not know that Lin Xuan was missing as well, because it was currently naptime at the kindergarten.
To avoid alerting the enemy, they had not disturbed the entire kindergarten. They had only investigated the situation in a limited area.
So they had yet to discover that Lin Xuan had disappeared too.
Only when Zhang Xinyin mentioned Lin Xuan did they learn of it.
"That child, he really had it hard!"
Li Xue was emotional. "Duo Duo really has good judgment. If she hadn't talked about Xuan Xuan Younger Brother every day, I wouldn't have had the chance to introduce that child to this kindergarten... I never imagined he would be the one to save Duo Duo in the end!"
"Let's go pick up Duo Duo first. I figure Brother Lin's family has already gone over there too," Zhang Xinyin said from the side.
"Right, right, let's pick up Duo Duo first!" Li Xue nodded repeatedly.
"Let's go. Old Huang, you come with us too—"
Zhang Ruoyu nodded and spoke to Director Huang, who stood beside him.
"Yes."
Director Huang had actually breathed a sigh of relief by now.
When Li Xue and the others arrived at Dragon River City Public Security Bureau headquarters, Ye Hongyu and Lin Hai had indeed reached the Bureau before them.
The couple was thanking their old colleagues one by one. After all, they had heard about the massive deployment from the Public Security Bureau earlier.
When Lin Xuan made the report, the person behind it all might not have realized what was going on yet. But even if they had, seeing more than a dozen Public Security Bureau enforcement vehicles escorting the children would have made them think twice.
Breaking the law was one thing. Openly launching a large-scale attack against Great Xia's Public Security Bureau was another.
Anyone who truly dared to do that would need to consider whether they could withstand a serious punch from Great Xia's authorities.
"Everyone, you really helped us out this time. I'll treat you all to a meal later. Anyone who doesn't come is disrespecting me, Lin!" Lin Hai said as he clasped his fists and thanked everyone around him.
"Old Lin, now you're being too formal. How many people in this Public Security Bureau can claim they've never troubled you before? Your son was kidnapped, which means everyone's son was kidnapped. Broad daylight, under the open sky—those bastards have gone too far!" said a bearded middle-aged man about the same age as Lin Hai.
His name was Fang Dali. He was also a veteran detective with the Public Security Bureau and had once been Lin Hai's partner.
Naturally, the two had an excellent relationship.
After Fang Dali said that, the others quickly echoed that Lin Hai was being too formal.
"Exactly! They dare cause trouble on our Public Security Bureau's turf? Just let us catch those bastards. We won't let them off!"
"Sister Hongyu, the champion of this year's Martial Arts College Entrance Examination in North Heaven is your daughter, right...? You and Old Lin really know how to raise a daughter. I'll make a group chat later—how about you share some parenting tips?" a female detective said with a smile.
"No problem. If any of you have questions, feel free to ask anytime. Old Lin and I will tell you everything we know," Ye Hongyu replied with a gentle smile.
Meanwhile, Lin Xuan and Duo Duo sat off to the side, each holding a cup of hot milk tea as they drank and watched the commotion.
Duo Duo whispered, "Xuan Xuan Younger Brother, your mommy and daddy are so amazing! They know so many uncles and aunties from the Public Security Bureau!"
Lin Xuan's expression immediately turned strange.
He now had a rough idea of Duo Duo's family situation. Compared to hers, his family's circumstances simply could not compare.
But Duo Duo clearly did not know much about such matters, or perhaps her family had deliberately kept her from knowing too much to avoid causing unnecessary worries.
So in Duo Duo's eyes, knowing so many people from the Public Security Bureau was undoubtedly amazing.
"They're not that amazing. They used to work here too, so it's normal for them to know each other."
As Lin Xuan spoke, he noticed Li Xue, Zhang Xinyin, and the others hurrying over from the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, along with Director Huang.
Director Huang was not wearing his signature light-yellow sunglasses at the moment, making him look fiercer than he did at the kindergarten.
"Duo Duo, look—" Lin Xuan reminded her.
"Mommy!"
Duo Duo ran toward Li Xue in delight, and Li Xue swept her into a huge embrace.
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