Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

The crying of the old lady in the waiting room immediately attracted the attention of the staff. After coming over to briefly inquire about the situation, they asked the people in the broadcasting room to make an in-station broadcast to help the old lady find her grandson.

Soon, all the passengers in the square in front of the station and in the waiting room knew that someone's child was missing. Parents with children held their children in their arms or held their hands tightly, fearing that their own children would disappear in the blink of an eye.

The old lady's situation attracted the special attention of two passengers, Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun, because they came here to find their lost children.

The two families were from the same village. Nine years ago, in 9, it was the busy farming season. The adults in the family went to the fields to work, and the children were playing outside alone, unattended. When they returned home, the sons of both families were missing.

At that time, Wu Xing's son was three years old and Zhao Hongjun's son was four years old.

Such a big thing happened that the village chief mobilized all the villagers to turn the entire village upside down, but there was no sign of the child.

Wu Xing's mother cried all day long because her grandson was lost, and she almost cried until her eyes went blind. His wife also became very depressed. At that time, there was a little daughter at home, who was just one year old. He didn't know how to raise the child.

At the beginning, he and Zhao Hongjun went out blindly to look for the child. The country is so big, they just went wherever they could without any clue. They just felt that only by being on the road could they do justice to the lost child.

After two or three years, the family became poorer and poorer, and even having enough food to eat became a problem.

Wu Xing came to his senses at this time and brought his wife and children to the city. The couple worked hard like animals to run a snack stand, selling breakfast in the morning and boxed lunches during the day. Their lives gradually improved, and they established themselves in the city. They also had some spare money to support him to go to more places to look for his children.

Zhao Hongjun's situation was not much better than Wu Xing's. He was the eldest son in the family and was not well-liked by his parents. His parents also looked down on his wife and children. Therefore, when the child was lost, except for the couple who were anxious and angry, the rest of the Zhao family acted as if nothing had happened. The second son's wife would even make some sarcastic remarks from time to time.

There was nothing left to be nostalgic about in that home in the village, so Zhao Hongjun took his wife and left, and they didn't go back for many years.

Although the two families have different livelihoods, they have now settled down in the city. When they hear any clues about the child, they inform each other. Going out together several times a year to look for the child has become a part of their daily life.

Now, they have traveled to many cities and villages across the country. Recently, they heard that there was a case of child trafficking in Mafang City, so they came here to try their luck after settling down their family.

The two kept missing person notices with their children's photos and their home phone numbers in their backpacks all year round. In the Huozhe Station, a place with a high turnover of people, the two distributed many missing person notices.

Then they left the train station and asked passers-by how to get to the nearby rural areas.

Because family planning was very strict in this era, those who had more children than allowed were generally rural residents. City dwellers, regardless of whether the first child was a boy or a girl, basically had only one child in order to keep their jobs, unless they were unable to have any more children, and would only think of buying a child.

But it is different for people in rural areas. Firstly, many rural people still have relatively feudal ideas. They believe that only by having a son can there be someone to inherit the family line and carry on the family line. Only then will there be someone to burn paper for their grave after they die, so they must have a son. Secondly, the price they pay for having more children than allowed is much lower than that for people in cities, especially for those extremely poor families. There is no limit to the punishment, and if they act like a spoiled brat, they will just have a child.

If they really can't give birth to a son, they will think of buying a son to raise. No matter whose son he is, as long as he takes their family's surname, he will become the root of their family.

Coincidentally, after walking a distance, Sun Aimin turned back quietly and saw the man with the suitcase enter the noodle shop. He then planned to keep an eye on the door of the noodle shop nearby. If he didn't come out after 20 minutes like last time, he would rent a car and wait at the back door to see if he could run into the mysterious van again. At this time, he met Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun who were asking for directions to post a missing person notice.

"Brother, can we ask how to get to the nearest village by bus?" Wu Xing asked a random passerby.

The passerby felt that the two people opposite were a little puzzled and asked, "There are so many villages around here. Which village are you going to? It must have a name, right?"

Wu Xing quickly stuffed a missing-family flyer into his hand and explained, "We are here to look for our child. The child was abducted by human traffickers. We don't know where to look, so we can only ask around."

After listening to Wu Xing's explanation, passers-by felt very sympathetic about their situation and told them several minibus routes to nearby villages.

After listening to what they said, Sun Aimin had some ideas in mind. He was now fighting alone, and he couldn't watch the front and back doors of the noodle shop at the same time. And even if he got lucky and found the lair of these people, he couldn't deal with the whole gang alone.

Yuan Jie said that Zhan Jinhua and Qian Jindou had a large network of connections in the local area. If they had not had a protective umbrella, they would not have been able to engage in this business so rampantly for decades. Later, even though the two and their accomplices had solid evidence to convict them, they continued to remain at large for more than ten years.

Therefore, let alone Sun Aimin not daring to call the police when he was not sure what the other party had done, even if he had information about the other party abducting children, he would not dare to call the police. If he fell into the trap of Zhan Jinhua's protection, his child, whose whereabouts were unknown, would be implicated and in danger.

If we could get help from these two parents looking for their children, things would be much easier.

So after the passers-by left, Sun Aimin quickly called out to the two men: "Two brothers, are you here to look for the child?"

Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun looked back at Sun Aimin. They had just noticed Sun Aimin standing in the corner, peeking out, with his face covered tightly by a hat and mask. He didn't look like a good person.

The two have been looking for their son for many years and have met all kinds of people. Some people have even used false information to cheat them of their money, so they are very vigilant when faced with strangers who actively approach them.

Zhao Hongjun took the initiative and asked, "What can I do for you?"

Sun Aimin didn't keep the secret and said directly: "I am here to look for my child just like you. To tell you the truth, I have been waiting here for two days!"

He raised his chin in the direction of the noodle shop and said, "See that noodle shop? I think they are a little abnormal."

Afterwards, Sun Aimin reported his observations of the past two days to Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun one by one.