Chapter 373: Encountering Difficulties

The Binhai City Police Department was not far from Lin Jingying's villa, and they arrived at their destination very quickly.

Director Wang Tianle of the Binhai City Police Department was already waiting for Lin Feng; seeing Lin Feng and Lin Jingying get out of the car, he immediately invited the two of them into his office and even specially served them hot tea.

"Speak, what's the matter?" Lin Feng asked.

Wang Tianle said: "Last night, most of the children we found at the hideout of that criminal gang have already been sent home."

"What do you mean by 'most'?" Lin Feng asked with a frown.

"The reason I say 'most' is because there is still one child who hasn't been sent back... that child is the little girl, Tong Xiaoxue, whom you and Ms. Lin found."

Wang Tianle gave a wry smile and then explained: "We only know Tong Xiaoxue's name right now; how old she is, where she was born, and who her parents are, we have absolutely no idea."

"And she doesn't have any documents on her that could help prove her identity, so we are really..."

Having said this, Wang Tianle paused.

Lin Feng asked: "Can't you do a genetic comparison?"

"We are already doing a genetic comparison, but there is simply too much data in the gene bank; comparing it one by one against such a large national population is truly a very, very troublesome matter, and I don't know how long it will take before there are results," Wang Tianle said.

"Then what do you mean by this now?" Lin Jingying asked.

Wang Tianle said: "It is really inconvenient for our Police Department to keep a child for a long time, so we intend to find someone to temporarily adopt her. Because that child was found by you, Mr. Lin and Ms. Lin, I thought of you first."

"Of course, if it is inconvenient for you, I can send her to our Binhai City shelter and wait for the gene bank comparison results to come out before taking the next step."

Lin Feng then looked at Lin Jingying.

Lin Jingying looked at Lin Feng with shy annoyance and said: "Why are you looking at me? Director Wang is asking you a question."

"For a big man like me, this kind of thing like adopting a child is really inconvenient, and furthermore, Xiaoxue is a girl, which makes it even more inconvenient. So, Senior Sister, if it is convenient for you..."

Before Lin Feng could finish his sentence, Lin Jingying said: "It is not convenient for me either. Don't forget I am a big star; if I suddenly have a child, it will have a very serious impact on my career."

Lin Feng nodded and took out his phone, seemingly preparing to make a call.

Lin Jingying grabbed Lin Feng's hand and said: "What are you doing? Who are you planning to call?"

"A friend."

Lin Feng said, and after a pause, he added: "Since it is not convenient for you, Senior Sister, then I cannot make things difficult for you. Since that is the case, I will find someone else to help. That friend of mine has already raised a child, so she must have a lot of experience in this regard; there certainly won't be any problem with her temporarily adopting Xiaoxue."

The friend Lin Feng spoke of was, of course, Chen Yilin's mother, Chen Huili.

Chen Huili had already used the money Lin Feng gave her to move, moving to an ordinary residential area with a relatively better environment, and she had even opened a small restaurant; business was quite good.

If Xiaoxue were to go to Chen Huili's place, she certainly wouldn't be wronged, and there wouldn't be any major problems with her living situation.

However, Lin Jingying immediately rejected Lin Feng's proposal: "No, how can we hand over a child we found to someone else?"

"But you aren't willing, so what else do you want?" Lin Feng said irritably.

"I'm just a little hesitant! At least give me some time to consider!" Lin Jingying said angrily.

"Fine, go ahead and consider it," Lin Feng said with a wry smile.

Suddenly, the sound of a little girl crying came from outside, and as soon as Lin Feng heard it, he knew it was Tong Xiaoxue's voice.

So Lin Feng said with displeasure: "What happened? Go and take a look."

"I'll go take a look right away, Mr. Lin, please don't be anxious."

Wang Tianle said hurriedly and rushed out of the office.

Not long after, Wang Tianle returned, and he was holding Tong Xiaoxue by the hand.

Seeing Lin Feng and Lin Jingying, Tong Xiaoxue was suddenly extremely happy; she ran over, hugged Lin Feng's leg, and said: "Uncle, Auntie, are you here to see me?"

"Yes, we are indeed here for you," Lin Feng said with a smile, and he patted Tong Xiaoxue's head.

Tong Xiaoxue had already bathed and changed her clothes; she was now clean and her hair was neat, looking countless times better than the ragged, disheveled appearance she had last night.

Moreover, Tong Xiaoxue's cheeks had been dirty last night, so Lin Feng and Lin Jingying hadn't seen clearly, but at this moment, they realized that Tong Xiaoxue was truly excessively pretty—a classic beauty in the making.

When she grows up, she will definitely be a heart-stealing enchantress.

"Why were you crying just now?" Lin Feng asked.

Tong Xiaoxue's cheeks turned red; she wanted to say something but didn't dare.

Wang Tianle said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, you can rest assured. I wouldn't dare say how well my subordinates treated this little girl, but it definitely wouldn't be bad; this little girl has been doing very well at our Police Department."

"But for some reason, she seems very afraid of us; she hides as soon as she sees us."

Lin Feng frowned and said: "She hides as soon as she sees you?"

"That's right," Wang Tianle said, puzzled.

Lin Jingying looked at the crisp police uniform Wang Tianle was wearing and said: "Could it be that Tong Xiaoxue was bullied by people from the Police Department before, so she gets scared as soon as she sees this uniform of yours?"

"This... I wouldn't know," Wang Tianle said awkwardly.

Lin Feng grabbed Tong Xiaoxue's hand, lifted her up onto his lap, and then asked: "Tell Uncle, why are you afraid of people from the Police Department?"

Tong Xiaoxue hesitated for a moment before finally saying: "My mom said that people from the Police Department are all big bad guys who specifically bully weak women like her."

"How could that be?" Wang Tianle said hurriedly.

Lin Feng waved his hand to signal Wang Tianle not to speak, then asked again: "What kind of work does your mom do, what is her name, and where is she from?"

Tong Xiaoxue shook her head and said: "I don't know where my mom is from. Anyway, my mom and I didn't live in this city before. Her name is A Hong; I've heard other people call her that."

"You still haven't said what your mom does for work," Lin Feng asked again.

Tong Xiaoxue said: "My mom sells meat."

"What? Sells meat?" Lin Feng was completely confused.

Lin Jingying said as if to herself: "Could it be that Tong Xiaoxue's mother runs a butcher shop?"

However, Tong Xiaoxue immediately said: "My mom said herself that she sells meat, but she doesn't like selling meat. She told me many times that when I go to school, I should study hard, and when I grow up, I shouldn't be like her and sell meat..."

Hearing this, Lin Feng and Lin Jingying finally realized what was going on.