Chapter 72: Our Village Authorities Are in Desperate Need of Someone Like You

Chapter 72: Our Village Authorities Are in Desperate Need of Someone Like You

Xia Zhiqiu sobbed uncontrollably. Ignoring social norms about physical contact between genders, she stumbled and fell into Zhang Chuncheng's arms while holding the baby. "Chuncheng, we almost lost our son, wuwuwu…"

Zhang Chuncheng had no idea what had happened. He had taken an earlier bus out of the island to pick someone up at the train station, but he hadn't met them.

Waiting around wasn't working, so he asked the staff. They said the train had arrived a bit earlier and everyone who was supposed to get off had already left.

He had told Xia Zhiqiu that if he couldn't make it to pick her up due to something urgent, he would arrange for someone else to meet her. If she missed the connection, she should go directly to the central square and take the base's bus to the island. He had coordinated everything beforehand.

Both of them were raised in a big city. Although Xia Zhiqiu hadn't traveled much, it was unlikely she would get lost. Still, he was worried about her managing alone with the child and luggage, so he left work early to pick her up.

But he couldn't find them.

He came to the central square to check things out first. If he couldn't find them, he was planning to go to the police station to report it.

Unexpectedly, something like this had happened.

Su Taotao said, "Don't waste time. You should take the child to the hospital first and check on him. We can deal with other things later."

The couple thanked her profusely before rushing to the hospital.

The police officer asked Fu Zhengtu, "Fu, you're pretty skilled. Did you train before?"

Fu Zhengtu replied, "I trained a little when I was younger."

The police officer nodded and said, "Impressive."

The police officer already knew Fu Zhengtu was a renowned scientist. It was a shame such a promising individual couldn't be recruited into the force.

After that, things became straightforward. The helpful crowd helped escort the two culprits to the police station.

Su Taotao's family went to give their statement. Fu Zhengtu took the opportunity to carry Xia Zhiqiu's belongings back to the police station.

Su Taotao recounted what had happened. At the end, she said, "They tried to lure the child with candy. They probably wanted to steal the child when the adults weren't paying attention, or they tried to gain the adults' trust and asked to hold the child for a moment before taking off with them.

The candy wrappers were very crumpled, as if they had been reused. They probably added some kind of drug to the candy, causing the child to fall into a deep sleep and making it impossible for them to resist.

Also, they probably had an accomplice. I saw the old woman whispering to a younger woman."

The police officer carefully recorded Su Taotao's account and asked, "Do you remember what the accomplice looked like?"

Su Taotao shook her head and said, "I only caught a glimpse. I vaguely remember she was in her forties, with short hair, wearing a faded blue polyester dress."

Fu Yuanhang, who was sitting quietly nearby, timidly raised his hand and interjected, "I remember."

Su Taotao realized, "My brother is good at drawing. Can we get some paper and a pen? Maybe my brother can try to sketch her."

The police officer looked at Fu Yuanhang in surprise. Seeing that he was a shy young boy, the officer felt a little disappointed but still found some paper and a pen for him.

Unexpectedly, Fu Yuanhang began drawing without hesitation. In just a few minutes, a lifelike image of a short-haired middle-aged woman appeared on the paper. Even the patterns on her clothes, the style of her shoe straps, and the mole under her eye were drawn in precise detail.

After finishing, Fu Yuanhang wrote on the paper: "Missing upper right front tooth."

He handed the drawing to the police officer and said, "I noticed that when she spoke, her upper right canine was missing, but I didn't see her smile, so I didn't draw that part."

The police officers were astonished.

Who are these people? Are their abilities proportional to their looks? How come they are all so impressive?

The police officer gave Fu Yuanhang a thumbs up. "You're so impressive for your age, with a bright future ahead. When you grow up, you should join our criminal investigation unit. We desperately need talents like you."

Fu Yuanhang smiled shyly and didn't respond to their offer.

Su Taotao gently patted Fu Yuanhang's head. "As long as we can help, feel free to contact us anytime."

The police officer laughed heartily. "Definitely, you've really helped us a lot. Thank you so much."

He had already planned to create a commendation banner and write a letter of praise to send to Fu Zhengtu's unit.

Su Taotao added, "I noticed that people's vigilance against human traffickers isn't very high. If possible, you could use this incident for a legal education campaign to raise awareness, so more people can be alert and protect women and children."

The police officer looked at Su Taotao with admiration, stood up, and shook her hand. "Ms. Su, your suggestion is fantastic. We also think it's necessary. Thank you so much again."

When leaving the police station, Zhang Chuncheng and Xia Zhiqiu were just returning from the hospital. The two families ran into each other at the door.

Su Taotao didn't know whether to say the world was too small or that the two families were too fated, having accidentally rescued the son of Fu Zhengtu's colleague.

The little boy had woken up and was a spirited child with big, bright eyes and unusually fair skin for an island child, evidently not yet affected by the harsh island sun.

Su Taotao asked proactively, "Is the child okay now?"

"Yes, yes, thank you so much! Dongdong, quickly thank the aunt and uncle. If it weren't for them, mom and dad might not have seen you again," Xia Zhiqiu's voice choked up again as she spoke.

Dongdong wasn't shy and smiled at Su Taotao. "Thank you," he said, then stared at the chubby Chenchen, who was being held by Fu Zhengtu.

Su Taotao pinched her son's chubby hand. "It was nothing. No need to be so polite. This is my son, Chenchen. He should be about the same age as your Dongdong. We can chat more when we get back to the island."

The front of the police station wasn't the place for small talk, and Zhang Chuncheng knew Fu Zhengtu's personality, so there was no need for excessive gratitude.

One family went inside, the other outside, parting ways.

Once they were a bit farther away, Su Taotao took the opportunity to educate Chenchen. "Chenchen was great today for not taking candy from a stranger. Even if mom and dad aren't around, you can't take things from strangers or talk to them, and definitely don't go anywhere with them, okay?

Those swindlers are like the bad aunt just now, giving you candy and asking about your family to trick you. If they trick you, you'll never see mom, dad, or Uncle again."

Chenchen shook his head, hugged his dad’s neck, and puffed out his cheeks. "They can't steal me～～I'll come back by myself～～"

Su Taotao laughed. "How will you come back? Do you know the way? Do you know how to find mom and dad?"

Chenchen's little chubby hand pointed behind them at the police station. "Find the public security uncle～～"

Su Taotao laughed loudly and rose on her tiptoes to pat his head. "Chenchen is great. If you ever get separated, you must go to the police station and ask the public security uncle for help."

Su Taotao playfully patted Fu Yuanhang's head. "Yuanhang, remember that too, okay?"

Fu Yuanhang also smiled. "Sister-in-law, I'm old enough now. They wouldn't dare steal me, and if they did, I'd escape."

Fu Zhengtu held the little guy close, still shaken by what had happened. If he hadn't been there today, things might not have ended so well. In the future, he couldn't let the three of them leave the island alone.

The family chatted and laughed as they walked, when suddenly an elderly voice filled with surprise called out from behind them. "Yuanhang, Chenchen? Is it really you?"

Su Taotao turned around and thought, the world really is small.