Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife-Chapter 114: The Chen Yan You Mentioned—Is It the "Yan" of "Actor"?
Chen Xiao looked at Hu Yue. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
He was very puzzled.
Because from the reactions of Hu Yue and the woman in front of him, it was obvious she had been to the Criminal Police Team many, many times.
Hu Yue came over and explained the reason:
"Her child went missing after the Xiaofeng Village case. When someone goes missing, the local police station will investigate, and the county bureau will also investigate."
"It’s just that I’ve already called the local police station and the county bureau, and I even went there in person. Unfortunately, the child still hasn’t been found. Moreover, because of the Xiaofeng Village case, our city Criminal Police Team really doesn’t have much manpower to spare to search for her child."
After listening to Hu Yue, Chen Xiao understood the general situation.
This situation was indeed very frustrating for Hu Yue.
His energy was entirely focused on the Xiaofeng Village case and other cases.
After all, those were indeed significant cases.
But Hu Yue didn’t expect that even after he personally contacted the police station and went to the local county bureau, the child still hadn’t been found.
Hu Yue sighed and said again, "She’s been here many times, and I really want to help her, but I..."
Chen Xiao nodded slightly, "She probably came to see me this time. Her home is not far from Xiaofeng Village, right?"
"Yeah, she’s from Qingsha Town, right next to Nanqiao Town."
"Let’s bring this lady to our team first, and I’ll talk to her later."
Hu Yue smiled bitterly and was about to explain when he saw the woman excitedly opening the cloth backpack on her back.
"Mr. Chen, you’ll help me find my daughter, right? They all say you’re a wise detective, so you can definitely find her!"
"This is my daughter’s favorite thing, I’m giving it to you, can you please find her for me?"
The woman was excited, but her hands were nimble as she opened the backpack.
In her haste, a pitch-black doll dropped to the ground by Chen Xiao’s feet.
Seeing the black doll, Chen Xiao instinctively froze.
That doll wasn’t the usual white or pink.
Its entire body was black, which was its actual color, not dirtied.
The woman smilingly picked up the doll and stuffed it into Chen Xiao’s hands: "This is my daughter’s most treasured thing, look... isn’t it cute!"
At that moment, Chen Xiao finally understood why Hu Yue had smiled bitterly.
The woman’s mental state seemed not quite right!
Chen Xiao looked at Hu Yue, who said, "Maybe the shock was too much; she rarely has clear moments."
Chen Xiao nodded, holding the doll, and said, "Sister, you go take a rest with Captain Hu, and I’ll think about where your daughter might be, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
The woman nodded energetically as if she had found a lifeline.
Hu Yue quickly led the woman away, and after Chen Xiao let out a long sigh, he didn’t say much and went to the cafeteria with Zhang Xian and the others.
However, the atmosphere in the cafeteria had become somewhat awkward due to the woman’s uproar.
Hu Yue’s superiors, who were about to speak, paused their conversation.
The meal concluded quickly, and after expressing their gratitude to Chen Xiao, the superiors left one after another.
Seeing this, Zhang Xian asked, "What do you plan to do? Are you going to search?"
Chen Xiao didn’t answer but asked back, "If she had found Captain Zhang, would you have agreed?"
Zhang Xian fell into hesitation and finally said, "That hypothesis doesn’t hold. She found you, and the person who gave her hope is also you. Although you didn’t give her this hope voluntarily."
"But I think you should consider this: do you have any more pressing matters at hand? Will staying in Qingxi affect anything?"
As Zhang Xian spoke, he looked at Chen Xiao.
Seeing him smile, Zhang Xian gave a thumbs-up: "If it were me, if there were no orders to return to the team immediately, I would stay and investigate."
"Right, I think we’re on the same page." Chen Xiao smiled.
Zhang Xian sighed, "Anyone, seeing a woman distressed over her missing daughter, would naturally feel sympathy. I’m a policeman, and maybe I’d feel constrained being in a different place. But you are quite suited to look into it. The only concern is, you’re currently in the spotlight in Qingxi, and those reporters saw the woman find you."
"So, if you don’t find her daughter, it’s definitely going to affect you."
"I’m not worried about that; it’s just that the situation came so suddenly. And I have this strange feeling of unease about that black doll."
Chen Xiao voiced his real concern, and Zhang Xian nodded along: "Yes, that black doll is indeed quite eerie. What young girl would like a doll like that?"
"Did you notice the eyes of that doll?" Chen Xiao asked again.
Zhang Xian shook his head. Chen Xiao squinted and replied, "I noticed, the pupils had a red undertone."
Zhang Xian’s eyes widened: "Now that you mention it, I feel uneasy."
"So, I just can’t overthink it; the more I think, the less I can forget about that black doll."
"In that case, let’s get to the bottom of it."
Zhang Xian said, just as Hu Yue returned.
After getting a bowl of food, Hu Yue began eating and said, "Finally managed to calm her down. Every time I see her, I feel so guilty."
"So what’s her situation now?"
"Asleep."
"Asleep?" Chen Xiao was very surprised.
Hu Yue replied, "You don’t understand her. She often carries that doll day and night, walking around. Qingxi and the surrounding areas have been walked through by her long ago. I even bought her shoes before, but I don’t know who bought the ones she’s wearing now."
Chen Xiao understood, and Zhang Xian couldn’t help but ask: "What about her husband? Did he run off, or...?"
"Disappeared the year their child was born. Just sowed the seed and ran, a real scumbag."
Hu Yue cursed, and Zhang Xian frowned: "So he never showed up even after his daughter went missing? And since the missing girl has a father, didn’t the county bureau investigate?"
"Who said they didn’t? When this case first came up, I called the county bureau to investigate that scumbag thoroughly because I was afraid he took her away secretly. But strangely enough, after repeatedly checking the household registration information, there’s no record of such a person!"
"Later I suspected that the bastard was probably living under an alias."
Zhang Xian nodded and instinctively asked, "What is the scumbag’s name? I’ll keep an eye out too."
"Oh... now that you mention it, I remember. That guy’s surname is Chen, with the single character ’Yan’."
Hu Yue finished speaking but continued eating.
But in the next second, he looked up at Chen Xiao and Zhang Xian, seeing them both wide-eyed and shocked.
Hu Yue asked, "What’s wrong with you two?"
Chen Xiao and Zhang Xian almost scrambled to ask, "Did you say his name is Chen Yan? That ’Yan,’ as in the word for ’actor’?"
"Yes!"
