Chapter 65: Is this the primary crime scene?

The grey pigeon was not afraid; the moment Lu Qiaoge walked in earlier, it had recognized her.

She was the Lu Qiaoge who could understand their speech and had healed its injured wing.

It had been waiting excitedly for Lu Qiaoge to ask it questions.

At this moment, it was naturally willing to tell her everything it knew.

"I saw it. An old woman stood at the gate and shouted, 'Cao Cao Zhaodi, Cao Cao Zhaodi, come out for a moment,' and that little girl went out."

"The old woman led the little girl along the road toward the hospital. As they walked, she told the crying little girl that her mother had been hit by a large truck and was already dying, and that they had to hurry."

Lu Qiaoge praised it, "You are truly amazing; you deserve to be the smartest pigeon."

The grey pigeon flew up happily, "Do you need my help? I am very capable. I can even find medicinal herbs for my owner."

Lu Qiaoge curled the corners of her lips. In some respects, these little creatures were much cuter than humans.

Seeing the grey pigeon eager to show off, Lu Qiaoge said to it, "I'll give you the address. Can you find Zhao Qing's house?"

The grey pigeon nodded its little head repeatedly, "I can, I can."

Lu Qiaoge told the grey pigeon where Zhao Qing lived, then instructed it not to be anxious and to secretly listen to what the people in the house were saying.

If no one was there, it should wait; she would be there shortly.

Zhao Xiaobo's nickname was Cao Cao Zhaodi.

That old woman must be Old Lady Zhao, who had tricked the child by saying Sun Qin had been hit by a car and was in the hospital, which was why Zhao Xiaobo had followed her.

An eight-year-old child, dependent on her mother, would follow her grandmother even if she didn't like her, once she heard her mother was in trouble.

A grey pigeon fluttered its wings and flew toward the direction of the Third District tube-style apartment building.

Except for Qin Heng, no one noticed it.

At this time, Qin Heng was already standing at the first intersection, where there was a commuter station.

At ten-thirty, there would be a commuter bus heading to the Workers' Hospital.

Qin Heng narrowed his eyes, watching the grey pigeon, which had already become a small black dot.

He felt as if he had seen this pigeon before.

He calmly withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but turn to look at Lu Qiaoge, who was standing at the school gate talking to someone beside her.

Qin Heng clenched his hands, but his gaze shifted to an abandoned house across the street.

This was a residential area, belonging to the boundary between the tube-style apartments and single-story houses. When the buildings were constructed back then, many single-story houses had been demolished.

Later, the part near the school was planted with many pine trees because the terrain was low-lying.

After more than ten years, a small pine forest had formed.

This abandoned house belonged to the logistics department; it used to be a retail outlet, but now it was derelict.

Qin Heng pushed the door open and went in.

Scanning the area, he saw messy footprints on the ground and scattered strands of hair.

Qin Heng's gaze immediately turned cold. Was this the primary crime scene?

At this time, Lu Qiaoge was talking to Sun Qin, "Sister Sun, the child wouldn't leave school for no reason. It is highly likely that someone she knows came to find her and tricked her out in your name. Let's wait for Representative Qin, and then we will go to Zhao Qing's house together."

Sun Qin wiped away her tears and choked out, "Thank you both."

Lu Qiaoge waved her hand, "This is what we should do."

Shao Le felt excited again and let his imagination run wild, "Could it be that Technician Zhao misses the child but is worried you won't let him see her, so he took her out secretly?"

Sun Qin and Lu Qiaoge looked at Shao Le together.

Shao Le looked at them, puzzled, "Why? Am I wrong?"

Lu Qiaoge nodded, "That is also a possibility." She then told Shao Le, "Go to the school office and call the Fourth Workshop. Have the workshop director tell Zhao Qing that his daughter, Zhao Xiaobo, is missing and that he should come home immediately."

Shao Le agreed, muttering as he walked away, "Why is it always people from the Fourth Workshop?"

Lu Qiaoge also felt there was some truth to that.

At the Spring Breeze Restaurant, the girl Liu Feng brought to eat was the daughter of Deputy Director Wang from the Fourth Workshop. Zhao Qing and Master Liu were both from the Fourth Workshop.

But this was just a passing thought.

Lu Qiaoge looked toward Qin Heng and saw him standing by the side of the road, gesturing for her to come over.

Lu Qiaoge paused for a moment before running over, and subsequently, she saw those items too.

"My analysis is that Zhao Xiaobo's grandmother tricked the child out, and someone was already waiting here. They knocked the child unconscious, then shaved her hair and changed her clothes."

Lu Qiaoge walked out and looked at the commuter station not far away.

She frowned and looked at Qin Heng.

Qin Heng nodded and said in a deep voice, "My analysis is the same as yours."

After changing her clothes, Zhao Xiaobo was taken by someone onto the commuter bus to the Workers' Hospital.

Or perhaps they got off halfway and went somewhere else.

It was very likely that they had already left the military industrial compound.

There was no need to hesitate. Qin Heng returned to the car. There was actually a wireless walkie-talkie inside. With a cold voice, he notified the guard squad of the Military Representative Office to mobilize and also notified the police station...

The arrangements took only a few minutes.

Once out of the military factory, one could head in all directions.

Finding someone at this time was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

They couldn't hesitate; they had to go to Zhao Qing's house immediately.

As he started the car, Lu Qiaoge noticed that the look in his eyes, which had lost its probing quality, now held something else.

Lu Qiaoge couldn't see through his eyes, which were like deep pools; in front of others, he was always composed yet carried a hint of detachment.

The jeep started slowly. Sun Qin was anxious, but she still thanked Qin Heng with gratitude.

The atmosphere inside the car was tense; even the chatterbox Shao Le was on edge, and Sun Qin couldn't stop trembling.

Both Duan Xiaoxiang and Old Lady Zhao were capable of tricking her daughter out of school.

That old woman had never treated her daughter as a human being, cursing the child daily as a "money-losing good" and even giving her the name Cao Cao Zhaodi.

And then there was Duan Xiaoxiang; that woman had viewed her as a thorn in her side ever since she married Zhao Qing. With her recent life not going smoothly, she might very well vent her anger on her again.

When they were sisters-in-law, that woman had often done such things.

Hatred rose from the bottom of her heart; it was truly a habit for them to bully her.

If anything happened to her daughter, she would kill Duan Xiaoxiang and everyone in the Old Zhao family.

None of them would be able to escape.

Lu Qiaoge placed her hand on the back of Sun Qin's hand, which was brimming with murderous intent, and comforted her softly, "Don't be anxious; we will definitely find the child."

When Lu Qiaoge saw the grey pigeon again, she successfully obtained a pile of information.

"Duan Xiaoxiang contacted an old woman called Third Aunt, who was in the business of human trafficking back in the old society."

"Her son is her biological child. The first daughter-in-law was tricked by her and tortured to death; the current one was married in three years ago."

"Duan Xiaoxiang pretended to have a stomachache today and didn't go to work. She and Old Lady Zhao conspired to sell Zhao Xiaobo to Third Aunt for 150 yuan."

"It was Third Aunt who carried away the unconscious Zhao Xiaobo; she has already shaved her hair and changed her into a boy's clothes."

"I have already sent my partners out to scout for information." *** **CHAPTER 66**