funbook-pk Chapter 117 Missing
Chapter 117 Missing
"Er Gou? Er Gou? Where are you?"
Qian Daya couldn't find anyone for a long time, and her voice became louder and louder, waking up everyone sleeping nearby.
Li Ergou's father also heard the noise and came over to grab Qian Daya's wrist.
"Why are you arguing so late at night?"
Qian Daya pulled his sleeve and said in a trembling voice: "Dad, Ergou is missing."
Li Ergou's father's first reaction was disbelief. The child was right under their noses, so how could he just disappear like that?
This place is so small, where can a six-year-old kid run to?
Besides, he knew his son's character. He was timid and wouldn't dare run around.
Qian Daya was obviously worried about Ergouzi, and she explained over and over again.
"Ergou wanted to pee just now, so I told him to go to the side by himself, but he didn't come back for a while."
It was a dark and windy night, and the grove was pitch black, and I couldn't see a thing.
In particular, most people in the village suffer from night blindness due to dietary problems. At night, they are like blind people, and most patrol members can only see their surroundings clearly with torches.
Li Ergou was just a little kid. He left quietly in the dark night and no one could find him.
Li Ergou's father obviously realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately went to discuss it with the patrol captain.
After being awakened, Li Shuming immediately struck the gong.
"Don't sleep, don't sleep, the children are lost."
Everyone was frightened awake and looked around quickly. Only after they saw their children lying beside them safely did they breathe a sigh of relief.
The Jiang Jiang family did the same. They counted carefully, one, two...six, not a single child was missing.
They have all the children missing, so whose child is missing?
"Oh, this has caused no one to sleep well. Qian Daya's daughter's son, Li Goudan, just went to pee nearby by himself and has not come back since."
"It is said that the patrol team went to look for him but couldn't find him. Just think about where a child could have gone and why he suddenly disappeared."
Li Chunhua couldn't sleep, so she brought her grandson to find Jiang Jiang. This was probably the safest place.
After hearing the news about Li Chunhua, Jiang Jiang felt inexplicably irritated.
She thought of the young man she had seen in the evening, and somehow she connected the two events.
Obviously there is not much connection between them.
After searching for more than an hour, they still couldn't find the missing Li Ergou.
Everyone in Daxi Village is in danger, fearing that their children will suddenly disappear like Li Ergou.
That small patch of woods was like a terrifying abyss that specialized in swallowing up children.
Some parents even threaten their children, telling them not to run around or they will be captured by monsters.
What’s worse, some parents would rather let their children pee in their own sleeping area or in their trouser pockets than take them to a faraway place.
Qian Daya's voice is now hoarse from crying, and she is immersed in regret. If she wasn't lazy and wanted to save trouble, how could Ergou go out alone and then disappear.
She knew that the villagers could only help her look for it for one night, as they still had to travel tomorrow. The Zhou family and the entire Daxi Village would not delay their progress for Li Ergou.
Li Shuming was also very puzzled. Such a thing had never happened before.
How could a little child suddenly disappear?
"Sister Jiang Jiang, it's a good thing you're here. Please help me figure out where Li Ergou has gone."
He also searched the area around here, asked the Zhou family and others, and even sent people to ask the people in the ruined temple, but they all said they had not seen Li Ergou.
Jiang Jiang looked solemn, covered his mouth and whispered:
"Don't you think that the people in the dilapidated temple are a little strange?"
"We all trust the Zhou family. They said they didn't see me recognize him. We searched everywhere for a six-year-old child, but couldn't find him."
"The most likely possibility is that Li Ergou did not run away on his own, but was kidnapped by someone."
Li Shuming understood what Jiang Jiang meant, and he pointed in the direction of the ruined temple.
"You suspect it was them?"
Jiang Jiang nodded.
"No matter what, it's best if we can go and search. Even if we don't find the person in the end, it's fine whether we make amends or apologize. If we delay for too long, the consequences may be serious."
Jiang Jiang didn't say it directly, but his meaning was very clear.
She was suspicious of the group of people in the temple.
At this point, this is the only solution.
Without caring whether it was impolite or not, Li Shuming immediately called all the patrol team members over.
They asked the Zhou family to help watch over the remaining people in Daxi Village. Li Shuming and Jiang Jiang brought dozens of young and middle-aged men to the gate of the dilapidated temple in a menacing manner.
Li Shuming still planned to use courtesy before force, so Jiang Jiang followed him.
She stepped forward and knocked on the board at the entrance of the dilapidated temple a few times.
"Boom boom boom!"
No one in the temple responded.
Jiang Jiang became even more certain that there was something fishy going on.
They were resting not far from the dilapidated temple. The incident was so serious that even the Zhou family was woken up. She couldn't believe that everyone in the dilapidated temple was still sleeping so soundly.
Jiang Jiang knocked a few more times.
"Boom boom boom!"
Each sound was particularly dull, as if it was knocking on the heart.
"Is there anyone in there?"
Jiang Jiang asked directly.
Perhaps because they saw that they could not escape, after a few rustlings, someone finally came and moved the board at the temple entrance.
Jiang Jiang, who was standing at the door, immediately covered his nose and frowned.
A very strong taste.
The original owner had a keen sense of smell, which was an advantage, but at this moment, Jiang Jiang felt that it was a punishment from God.
The smell of sweat, feet, and excrement mixed together, and she also smelled the stench of blood and a strange smell of meat.
"Auntie, why are you looking for us so late at night?"
The person who opened the door looked sleepy, as if he had just woken up, and spoke angrily.
Jiang Jiang did not answer. She looked behind the man and saw more than a dozen men lying in the dilapidated temple. Some of them were leaning against the wall, while others were standing up, staring at Jiang Jiang blankly.
"There's a child missing in our village. I want to ask, have you seen him?"
Jiang Jiang looked at the man who opened the door and asked this question expressionlessly.
The man's eyes flashed and he waved his hand.
"Didn't you ask before? No, no, we are all sleeping. How can we pay attention to a child of a few years old? Let's go and don't disturb our rest."
As he said that, the man wanted to move the board back, but Jiang Jiang held the board with one hand.
"How do you know that the child missing from our village is a child of a few years old?"
The man was a little angry and slammed the wooden board to the ground.
"Are you looking for trouble? Don't think I don't hit women!"
"Who dares to hit my mother?"