Chapter 1336 - 842: Waiting in the Rain Curtain (Part 2)

At this moment, he suddenly felt that choosing the Doctor profession was really useless.

If right now he were a Police, maybe he wouldn't be stuck sitting at home waiting for a phone call like this.

The news about the withdrawal hadn't come down yet, but everyone involved in the search knew that the order to pull back would come within a day or two.

Such a massive mobilization of manpower, to be able to last five days already meant Sir Wu's face was big enough.

But no matter how big the face, there was still a limit.

Gong Daoyang understood this as well.

As a grassroots cop, he obeyed the orders from above; as Du Heng's brother, he had also done his utmost.

Listening to the constant crackling from the eaves, watching the puddles in the yard outside being shattered by raindrops, he was deeply worried inside.

In this kind of weather, who knew where Wu Zhou was hiding, whether she was getting drenched; if, by any chance… the Children definitely couldn't take it.

At lunch, Wang Zhenzhen ran from the Health Clinic to the Police station and asked with concern, "Still no news?"

Gong Daoyang slowly ate the Meal Wang Zhenzhen had brought.

The Meals from the Health Clinic that used to smell so fragrant now tasted like wax.

Maybe Wang Zhenzhen didn't understand how serious Things were, but he did.

He knew that once the notice came for Police forces to return to normal, for Du Heng, for Xuanxuan who still had no news, this case would basically be considered over.

"No news yet."

"Ai." Wang Zhenzhen let out a soft sigh. "How did Xiao Heng end up running into something like this."

"The sky is unpredictable and so is fate—disaster can strike any day, that's life!" Gong Daoyang also sighed, then once again slowly started eating the Meal in front of him.

Wang Zhenzhen suddenly said, "Husband, I don't know how Xiao Heng is doing these days. Why don't I go check in on Xiao Heng?"

Gong Daoyang's chopsticks slowed for a moment as he seriously considered Wang Zhenzhen's suggestion.

Would it be appropriate to go now?

Would the comfort of Family and friends' language at this moment be of any use?

Before he could think it through, the door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and Liu Gong, his head dripping with rain, rushed in. "Director Gong, there's news."

The chopsticks in Gong Daoyang's hand stopped outright, and his gaze instantly locked on Liu Gong. "What news?"

Liu Gong, slightly agitated, said, "Just now a shepherd called. He said when he went in the mountain to drive his sheep just now, he saw a woman in Shibangou Primary School, and she was holding a Child, wandering around the School."

Driving sheep?

In this weather, drive what damn sheep.

Besides, all the villages around Shibangou, when they were merged into townships last October, had already been fully relocated out of the Southern Mountain Area, resettled in the newly built residential compound not far from the Police station, so it was impossible for anyone to still be herding sheep there.

Anyone going into the Mountain in this weather wasn't there to herd sheep; they were either going in to catch pheasants or to chase rabbits.

If this had been before, he might've said a few words about it, since the pheasants in the mountain are a nationally protected Class II animal. If they were hunted and eaten, the poacher would definitely be punished—really not worth it.

But now he had no mood to think about that, and instead stared straight at Liu Gong. "You're sure he didn't see wrong?"

Liu Gong rapidly shook his head. "He sounded very sure. Definitely didn't see wrong.

And starting last year, Shibangou Primary School was abandoned. There isn't even a ghost in there—he definitely wouldn't mistake a living, breathing person."

Gong Daoyang stood up in excitement. "Where is he now?"

"Squatting right next to the School, keeping an Eye on them."

"Good, good, this shows our mass work's been done well. Let's go, call the brothers and move out."

Gong Daoyang didn't even bother finishing his Meal. Whether or not it was the Wu Zhouzhou and Xuanxuan they were looking for, he was already too impatient to wait and led the team out.

As Du Heng's Classmate, Liu Gong was also very happy that there was finally news. As he followed Gong Daoyang out the door, he even cracked a joke. "This isn't about our mass base being good, it's that Du's terms are too tempting.

five hundred thousand yuan for providing true and valid news, 1,000,000 yuan for finding the Child.

With terms like that, all our Villagers have green light shooting from their Eyes. Now when they look at everyone, it's like they're looking at thieves."

Even Gong Daoyang couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, Xiao Heng really went all in this time."

But his face quickly turned serious again. "Hurry up, let's move."

Shibangou Village was small, on the outermost edge of Central Lake, and also the deepest point in the mountain.

Of course, it had the fewest households, only around a dozen.

Three Years ago, Du Heng's first stop when he went down to the countryside was Mubangou, right next to Shibangou.

The two villages' names differed by only one character, but they were separated by a ridge, and the number of households on each side was quite different.

So Shiban Village Primary School was a School in name only—there were just three classes: preschool, first grade, and second grade, and the School itself had only four small rooms and a courtyard of about a hundred square meters.

As soon as they reached the entrance to the village, Gong Daoyang had the Car stop. The group got out and walked straight toward the School in the rain.

Although they still weren't sure whether the ones inside were the people they were looking for, to be safe, Gong Daoyang had Everyone hide far from the School, then called Liu Gong over and told him to bring the caller here.

Not even a minute after Liu Gong finished the phone call, a middle-aged man wearing a raincoat and carrying an old homemade shotgun suddenly appeared at Gong Daoyang's side, startling him into stepping back.

"Fellow townsman, you can't just be carrying that thing around," Gong Daoyang said calmly, staring at the old shotgun in the man's hand.

The fellow townsman looked quite simple and honest. "Hehe, it's just for fun. There used to be too many people going into the Mountain, so I didn't dare use it. Now that there's no one up there, I took it out to shoot a couple of rabbits to sell, so I can buy a Bag for the kid."

"Carrying this thing around now is against the law. Are you going to hand it over to us now, or wait until we come looking for you later?"

"Here, I'll hand it over now."

The fellow townsman grinned awkwardly as he handed over the gun, and Liu Gong, standing nearby, immediately reached out and took it.

Watching his treasure being confiscated just like that, the fellow townsman felt awful inside.

He hadn't even fired a shot yet, hadn't even had his fun, and he'd already run right into the muzzle.

Knowing full well these were Police, he should've hidden the thing just now.

The fellow townsman felt a bit regretful; he blamed himself for getting carried away by the prospect of Hundreds of thousands in reward money.

Thinking of the reward money, the fellow townsman hurriedly asked, "Leader, if this really is the person you're looking for, then the money…"

Seeing that the gun was now in Liu Gong's hand, Gong Daoyang quietly let out a breath of relief. Hearing the fellow townsman's question, he said directly, "Don't worry. As long as it's the person we're after, you'll get every last cent.

You know the former Dean of the Health Clinic, right? He's the one putting up the money. His character is solid; he keeps his word, and he's not hurting for that bit of cash."

The fellow townsman laughed, but then, a little embarrassed, asked, "So does this count as providing news, or as having actually found the person?"

Glancing at the awkwardly smiling fellow townsman in front of him, Gong Daoyang made the decision on Du Heng's behalf on the spot. "As long as the ones inside are who we're looking for, and the Child is there too, you'll get the highest reward."

"What if the Child is dead or…"

"Don't talk nonsense. As long as you've got the right people, the money won't be docked a single fen." Gong Daoyang's face darkened as he said directly, "Tell me what the School looks like now, and then tell me what it's like inside."

Seeing Gong Daoyang's face darken, the fellow townsman promptly shut his mouth, not daring to say anything unlucky, and began to describe what the School looked like now and what he'd seen.

After listening to the description, Gong Daoyang was basically certain that the people inside were the ones they were looking for.

Wu Zhouzhou really was something—she'd actually managed to slip through layer after layer of blockades and hide herself out in this desolate place.

If it hadn't rained today, the woman might have carried the Child right over the Mountain and then disappeared without a trace.

Only this time, timing, geography, and people were all on Du Heng's side—there was no way she was getting away today.

Worried that their sudden appearance might provoke Wu Zhouzhou into hurting the Child, he didn't rush forward, but stayed hidden in the curtain of rain, waiting for the right moment.