Chapter 70: Could she be dead?

Chapter 70: What If She's Dead?

Several teenagers surrounded the couple. One pulled the girl behind him protectively, saying, "Yeah, if this is really your daughter, why cover her face so tightly in the middle of summer? Aren’t you afraid she’ll get heat rash?"

"If she’s really your daughter, why be afraid to show her face? Let us see her! If we’re wrong, we’ll line up and apologize to you one by one."

"Show her face now! I’ve got the photo right here. If this really is the Fu family's Fourth Miss, you’ll never see the outside of a prison cell again!"

The teenagers spoke up one after another. Amid the chaos, someone had already run to security and returned with several guards in tow.

Someone pulled up the recently exposed photo of the Fu family's Fourth Miss.

A tiny figure, crouched in front of the fish tank, staring intently at the small fish inside.

Her sweet, doll-like face was unforgettable at first sight.

The girl peeked out from behind her protector. "If we’re mistaken, we’ll own up and apologize. But if you’re the ones who are wrong..."

She couldn’t bear to dwell on it.

Today, she’d only run into two traffickers—but how many children had they taken before? How many families had they torn apart?

At this thought, the tears she had just managed to hold back started flowing again.

Her lips quivered. She bent down, grabbed her shattered phone from the ground, and flung it at the couple with all her strength.

"If you dare take someone else’s child and ruin their family, not only the Fu family—I’ll make sure you’re locked up for life, never to see the light of day again!"

The phone struck the man’s shoulder with a dull thud.

Backed into a corner, the man’s eyes nearly popped out in fury.

He snarled, his wrinkled face twisted into something terrifying. "This is my daughter! What proof do you have that she’s someone else’s?"

"Back off! If you keep this up, I’ll call the police and report you for disturbing the peace!"

A nearby woman, clutching her own child, had seen enough.

After comparing the child’s skin tone in the woman’s arms to the couple’s, she raised her voice. "If you’re innocent, just show the child’s face. The more you cover up, the guiltier you look."

"There are so many people around. If these kids really made a mistake, we’ll make sure they apologize to you one by one."

The woman’s words quickly resonated with everyone present.

In the summer, the amusement park was filled with either young people or parents with their children.

Many bystanders were parents themselves, and now they, too, grew suspicious.

The couple broke into a cold sweat as they exchanged a glance.

Finally, the woman clenched her jaw and wrenched the child’s head around.

"This is my daughter! Now back the hell off!"

At the same time, the man seized the moment of confusion, suddenly rushing forward and plowing through the crowd, creating a gap.

Just as the couple tried to bolt, a group of men in plain clothes suddenly cut them off.

"Hello, we received a report from the public alleging that you have abducted a child. Please come with us."

Seeing the badge suddenly appear before him, the man who thought he could break through the encirclement felt his vision go black.

The girl who'd been crying uncontrollably, spotting the plainclothes officers, felt a surge of joy and immediately grabbed her friend’s phone to rush forward.

"Hello, I'm the one who called you. I reported that the child they’re carrying isn’t theirs—it’s the Fourth Miss of the Fu Group."

"Here’s a photo of the child released by the Fu Group’s official account. Could you please check if the child they’re holding is this one?"

The plainclothes officer glanced at the photo on the phone. When he reached out to take the little girl from the woman’s arms, she instinctively dodged.

Frowning, the officer said sternly, "Please cooperate with the investigation."

Terrified, the woman went limp and released the little dumpling in her arms.

Despite the commotion outside, the little dumpling’s eyes remained tightly shut.

When the girl caught sight of the little dumpling’s face, she let out a cry of recognition, "That’s her! That’s my daughter!"

Poking the little dumpling’s cheek, the girl’s tears began to fall uncontrollably again.

"Why won’t she wake up? Can you check why she’s not waking up? Is she... is she dead...?"

Having seen so much online, the girl had seen all kinds of awful things.

The thought that such a tiny little dumpling might have met a tragic fate made her cry harder than anyone else. "She’s so small... how could she be dead... waa..."

After confirming that the little dumpling had indeed been abducted, the plainclothes officer turned and saw the girl weeping uncontrollably.

He cracked a smile as he pinched the little dumpling’s cheek and reassured her, "It’s Ether. The child is fine and will wake up soon."

"Are you the child’s guardian?"

Hearing the officer’s question, the girl managed to shake her head through her sobs. "No, she came with her brother. I was right behind them when we entered the park. Her brother is so handsome... waa... I want a brother that hot too."

"Her brother is missing too. What if something happened to him? Such a handsome little boy... waa..."

Even after finishing her college entrance exams and finally freeing herself from all that studying, the girl had never cried this hard. Now, she was sobbing uncontrollably over the missing brother of a child she wasn’t even related to.

Everyone found the scene hilarious.

Some even broke into applause, cheering for the girl’s bravery and decisiveness.

Through her hiccuping sobs, the girl glared at the crowd. "Why are you clapping? Go find him already! If such a handsome little boy goes missing, wouldn’t that be a huge loss for the country?!"

Her words made everyone laugh again.

Soon, people who had been enjoying themselves began moving around the huge indoor playground, searching for the missing boy.

Eventually, someone found Fu Siyuan unconscious in a corner and handed over the handkerchief left behind by the man and woman to the plainclothes officer.

"Let’s get him to the hospital first, then notify the family."

Still cradling the little girl, the officer smiled at the girl, who was still crying uncontrollably. "As for you, kid, you’ll need to come with us to give a statement. Had your fill of rides?"

The girl nodded between sniffles, then shook her head. "I haven’t finished yet... waa... I didn't even get to ride the pendulum... bleh..."

Her friend immediately stepped forward to support her, her face full of exasperation but her tone teasing. "She's all bark and no bite with rides. She’s already thrown up twice before even getting on the pendulum."

"Officer, we’re done here. We’ll go with you now."

The plainclothes officer couldn't help but laugh. Holding the little dumpling, he walked ahead confidently. Just the sight of his back made everyone feel safe.