Lin Xiang’s hand tightly grasped Lin Yun’s hem, "Then you..."
Lin Yun caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye that the people in the alley had been dragged away, then he spoke to Lin Xiang, "I still have a task to carry out, can’t be delayed for long. I’ll take you ho first."
Walking through this alley, you’ll reach the Ge Family, just a minute or two away on foot.
Lin Xiang turned her head several tis to look at Lin Yun, but seeing his brows deeply furrowed, she could only suppress her questions.
Just as they reached the Ge Family’s door, it creaked open.
"Let’s split up and search, you go east, and I’ll go west."
Mrs. Lin and Aunt Ge each took a flashlight, splitting into two groups, seemingly to look for Lin Xiang.
Lin Yun raised a hand to ruffle Lin Xiang’s hair, "You go ho first, I’ll visit you when I get a chance."
After saying this, without waiting for Lin Xiang to react, Lin Yun disappeared into the night.
Lin Xiang pouted, "What kind of person, acting all mysterious."
Lin Xiang waited for a while, ensuring Lin Yun had gone far, before following the direction her mother walked to find people.
"You child, don’t co ho after school, what are you doing ssing around outside! You worry and Aunt Ge sick!"
As soon as Mrs. Lin saw Lin Xiang, she smacked her on the back, making Lin Xiang wince in pain, "I didn’t know senior year had night classes, forgot to tell you beforehand."
"Let’s go, we’ll find your Aunt Ge first."
At night, Lin Xiang lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Lin Yun hadn’t replied to her letter, probably because he was out on a task and didn’t receive it.
But Lin Xiang couldn’t figure out why Lin Yun, who had already gone to the Beijing military unit, would co back to Mianyang Town for a task, and the location happened to be near ho?
Also, the targets of those hefty n were directly aid at Ge Yuanxin, and although Ge Yuanxin wasn’t from the Beijing military unit, he was also a soldier who had injured his legs during a mission and was forced to retire.
All these things mixed together, Lin Xiang couldn’t even get a handle on her thoughts.
She could only cover her head with the quilt, not knowing when she fell asleep.
In the following days, Lin Xiang didn’t encounter any more tracking incidents.
Nor did she see Lin Yun again.
Just when she thought Lin Yun had finished his task and returned to the unit, Ge Yuanxin went missing.
That morning, Lin Xiang was in the classroom working on a test paper, when Yu Xiui suddenly ca to find her.
"Lin Xiang, your mother is here to see you, says there’s sothing urgent, you should go with her."
Lin Xiang knew that with her mother’s personality, she would never co to school suddenly, having no idea what had happened.
She shoved the test paper into the desk hole, strapped on her backpack, and walked out the door.
At the school gate, Mrs. Lin was pacing back and forth.
Seeing Lin Xiang co out, she rushed to her as if seeing her backbone, not waiting for her to ask, said directly, "Girl, Ge Yuanxin is missing."
Lin Xiang froze, instinctively asking, "I heard Aunt Ge ntion repeatedly, Ge Yuanxin’s legs had problems and couldn’t walk, how could he disappear?"
The anxious expression on Mrs. Lin’s face seed genuine, with a hint of tears, "I don’t know either! This morning, when I brought breakfast in, he was still in his room, later I went to your room to get the test paper for Ge Yuanyi, then went back to my room for a nap. When I woke up to make lunch, and brought it to the room, I found Ge Yuanxin was gone."
"Where’s Ge Yuanyi?"
"She’s still there. But when I went in, she was still asleep. When I woke her, she didn’t know where Ge Yuanxin had gone either!"
Mrs. Lin’s tears fell pattering down, "Girl, Aunt Lin asked repeatedly to take care of the two kids while she went to the big market, now that Ge Yuanxin is gone, how do I explain to Aunt Lin!"
"Co on, let’s go ho!" Lin Xiang grabbed the trembling Mrs. Lin and they returned to the Ge Family.
Aunt Ge was still at the big market selling pancakes, not back yet.
Surprisingly, Ge Yuanyi finally left her room and was sitting in the yard.
Seeing Lin Xiang and Mrs. Lin return, she quickly stood up, anxiously asking, "Aunt Lin, did you find my brother?"
Mrs. Lin shook her head, not daring to et Ge Yuanyi’s eyes.
This was Lin Xiang’s first face-to-face encounter with Ge Yuanyi.
Perhaps due to not having seen the sun for a long ti, Ge Yuanyi’s skin was unnaturally pale.
Ge Yuanyi’s gaze fell on Lin Xiang, then quickly shifted, showing so guilt.
"Can we talk?" Lin Xiang directly, "Regarding Ge Yuanxin’s disappearance, I have so thoughts to discuss with you."
Ge Yuanyi paused for a mont, then nodded.
Lin Xiang led Ge Yuanyi into her room.
"Have a seat." She invited Ge Yuanyi to sit on the stool, and Lin Xiang sat on the bed, "There’s sothing I haven’t told you all, three nights ago, I was followed. The pursuers were a few bulky n, asking to make an excuse to lure Ge Yuanxin out."
"However, they were being watched, and I was saved by the police." In her words, Lin Xiang blurred Lin Yun’s involvent.
As she spoke, she observed Ge Yuanyi, and sure enough, when she ntioned being followed and the request to lure Ge Yuanxin out, Ge Yuanyi’s body trembled slightly.
"I don’t want to make you revisit all the unpleasant things that happened to you, but the situation is unusual now. Ge Yuanxin’s injured legs prevent him from moving freely, yet he’s inexplicably missing, there’s certainly a human factor behind this. With my current knowledge, it’s difficult for to find him."
"Ge Yuanyi, if you want to find your brother, can you tell if there’s any hidden truth behind this?"
Ge Yuanyi tightly bit her lip, a hesitant look flickering in her eyes, seemingly unsure whether to speak.
Lin Xiang pressed her advantage, "We can’t confirm yet whether Ge Yuanxin’s disappearance was forced or voluntary. If he was taken away forcibly, a lot could have happened during these few hours of his disappearance. Ti waits for no one, the sooner we find him, the sooner we can get him out of danger, don’t you think?"
After saying this, Lin Xiang fell silent, quietly waiting.
To Ge Yuanyi, the past events were evidently too painful to speak of, it was the greatest heartbreak etched on her heart. Now, to address this shadow in front of a stranger, she needed great courage.
Therefore, Lin Xiang refrained from pushing, leaving it up to Ge Yuanyi to decide.
Ge Yuanyi was silent for about three minutes, eventually deciding to tell Lin Xiang the truth.
She took several deep breaths, then slowly spoke, "My brother’s disappearance is most likely voluntary."
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