SWDnovel Chapter 180 Xia Miaomiao’s adoptive parents
Chapter 180 Xia Miaomiao’s adoptive parents
Gu Yanxi watched the boy rush towards her, grabbed his arm and removed one of his arms, then quickly raised his knee and hit the other man's abdomen.
"what--"
The boy's whole face wrinkled up in pain, and he knelt on the ground clutching his stomach in pain.
"You also know that the bowl of noodles is dirty? Then who made it dirty?" Gu Yanxi knelt down and looked straight at the other party with his dark eyes.
She picked up the stone, and moved the sharp stone tip little by little, aiming at the boy's hand that was gripping the ground tightly.
"If I remember correctly, he threw the cigarette butt with this hand, right?" Gu Yanxi blinked a few times, "I really owe it to you, can I waste it for you?"
The cold stone tip touched the back of his hand. The boy shivered and quickly retracted his hand.
He stared at Gu Yanxi in fear, the last bit of his arrogance completely shattered by this extremely terrifying oppressive momentum.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't have..." He was so anxious that tears almost fell. The corners of his lips kept trembling, and he couldn't say a complete sentence.
"What shouldn't be done? Huh?" Gu Yanxi asked in a gentle tone.
"You shouldn't throw cigarette butts."
"What else?" Gu Yanxi smiled.
The boy trembled and said, "I shouldn't have refused to apologize after I bumped into you."
"Can we reconcile now?"
The boy was stunned for a moment, not daring to refute anything, and nodded repeatedly.
Gu Yanxi stood up and raised his chin towards Ren Qing, who was standing not far away.
Ren Qing understood, immediately turned around and went back to the store, brought over the half bowl of noodles still filled with cigarette butts, and placed it in front of the boy.
Gu Yanxi raised her eyelids and looked at him, "Then let's reconcile."
Her tone was calm, but it made people shudder inexplicably.
The boy picked up the chopsticks in panic, raised his face with red eyes and stuffed it into his mouth, making a queasy whimper as he swallowed.
Gu Yanxi looked at this scene and smiled, "Don't be so rude next time, Ang."
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Gu Yanxi returned to the shop.
Ren Qing followed closely and closed the store door.
In just a few minutes, the store was cleared.
The shop owner saw them coming and looked over nervously.
Just now, the woman wearing black-rimmed glasses gave him a full ten thousand banknotes and asked him to clear out the store, saying that she wanted to inquire about something. This was the first time he had seen this battle.
As he sat here, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
Gu Yanxi walked over, took out a stool and sat down opposite him, and said bluntly: "Xia Miaomiao, do you know her?"
When the store owner heard this, he immediately affirmed: "I have an impression. She is a girl who worked part-time in my store before!"
As he said that, the store owner shouted to the back room: "Honey, was there a girl named Xia Miaomiao who worked part-time in our store a few years ago?"
Not long after, a woman came out and said with a strong local accent: "Xia Miaomiao... I have an impression. A few years ago, one winter, that girl was wearing a thin coat and walked along this line. House after house on the street asked if they could help out in exchange for a meal."
"Ah, yes!" After hearing what the woman said, the boss also remembered, "My wife saw that this little girl was pitiful, so she called her to the store and brought her a bowl of hot noodle soup."
"That girl is very pitiful. She is so young, only about 45 years old." The landlady frowned as she said it, "She has no family! She is an orphan."
The boss echoed from the side: "Yes, yes, she is an orphan. She grew up in Sunshine Welfare Home. This is Xia Miaomiao, the name given to her by the dean."
"She came to you as a part-time job five years ago, right?" Ren Qing asked.
"almost."
Gu Yanxi frowned slightly, "Recruiting child labor is against the rules, right?"
The proprietress looked around the small store and sighed, "Why does this small store need help? I saw that the little girl had nowhere to go, so I left the people in the store to wash dishes and mop the floor. Mopping the floor...she works very hard and is very sensible. I have a child myself, and I can't bear to see the little girl having to eat outside."
Just think of it as charity.
"Has Xia Miaomiao ever mentioned her life experience to you?"
"She said she grew up in an orphanage and was later adopted by a couple."
"Then she is now at the home of her adoptive parents?" Ren Qing asked subconsciously.
The store owner suddenly slammed the table and cursed angrily: "What adoptive parents? The couple who adopted her are nothing at all!"
Gu Yanxi was stunned for a moment, "Why do you say that?"
"That couple is a habitual child trafficker. In the name of adoption, they take those poor children out of the orphanage and sell them to the mountains at a high price. They are doing dirty things!" The proprietress said emotionally, His chest rose and fell slightly.
"Don't the orphanages have strict review procedures for adoptees?"
"We can't prevent someone in the welfare home from tampering with this. Anyone who can do such a thing must have been colluding with the people in the welfare home!"
"So before Xia Miaomiao came here..."
Before Gu Yanxi could finish speaking, the woman said anxiously: "Yes, that poor child was sold to the mountains by her adoptive parents and escaped."
Gu Yanxi was a little confused.
Ren Qing glanced at her and whispered: "But back then, Xia Miaomiao reported the case to the Shanghai Police Station and clearly stated that she was kidnapped by Jiang Bing and Hu San, and did not mention her adoptive parents."
So was Xia Miaomiao kidnapped by Jiang Bing and Hu San for trafficking, or was she sold to the mountains by her adoptive parents?
"Has Xia Miaomiao mentioned to you that she reported a crime at the Shanghai Police Station five years ago?"
After hearing this, the two couples thought about it and said in unison: "No."
Gu Yanxi narrowed her eyes, "How long has Xia Miaomiao worked part-time here with you? Where did she go after that?"
"She stayed here for less than three months and then left."
"Do you know where she is going?"
"do not know."
Ren Qing frowned as he listened, "Think carefully, before she left, did she tell you any place she might go?"
Without a clue, finding someone with just a name is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
What's more, they couldn't even confirm whether Xia Miaomiao was still using this name.
The landlady thought for a moment and then added: "During those three months, her two non-human adoptive parents came to her and wanted Xia Miaomiao to go back with them."
The other party has an adoption agreement and certificate, and is still Xia Miaomiao's adoptive parents at a legal level.
"That's right, my wife had a dispute with the couple at that time. The couple insisted that they did not sell Xia Miaomiao to anyone, saying that it was all a joke made by an ignorant child, but we didn't believe it at all!"
"During that time, the couple came to make trouble every day, and even said they wanted to report the crime, saying that we had robbed their daughter! As soon as Xia Miaomiao left, the couple never came again, and they never asked us about Xia Miaomiao's whereabouts. They I must know where Xia Miaomiao went!"
Ren Qing paused and asked, "Do you know the couple's address or name?"
"I know this. The couple is from the nearby Stone Village. The man's name is Shi Wenbin. You can find out by going to Stone Village and asking around."
Ren Qing took out a business card and turned it to the back. He took out a pen from his coat pocket and handed the business card and pen to the boss, "Write down your contact information."
"it is good."
The boss quickly wrote down his number and handed it over.
As soon as Ren Qing took the business card, he listened to Gu Yanxi's instructions: "Drive to Stone Village and inquire about the news. I'll wait for you here."
"it is good."
Ren Qing left quickly.
Gu Yanxi took a deep look at the boss and his wife, "We came to you to ask about Xia Miaomiao. We can't let anyone know. If anyone comes to you to inquire about Xia Miaomiao, please inform me immediately. Can it be done?”
"No problem." The boss was trembling with fear from this look.
Where is the aura that a little girl can have?