Upon hearing this, Xu Yan stood up and said crisply, "What's there to worry about? We can just go ask Qiao Lei and find out. If Lin Xiaomei isn't with her, then we can just report to the brigade headquarters!"

Several people quickly got up, dressed, and rushed to find Qiao Lei to find out the details.

After knowing the consequences of favoritism, Qiao Lei also said with a worried look on her face: "Yesterday I heard Sister Xiaomei say that she was going to the commune and didn't even have dinner at my place. At that time, I thought she might solve the problem of eating at the commune, so I didn't ask much. Why did she disappear?"

Xu Yan frowned and asked, "Does Lin Xiaomei have any close friends in the commune? Maybe she stayed at a friend's house last night. Should we go ask her friends first before reporting to the team?"

Qiao Lei shook her head and said, "I don't know her other friends."

Zhao Lanlan was very confident about this and answered firmly, "Of course not! She never stays out overnight. Once, when she went to the commune, it happened to rain heavily. Even in such bad weather, she still braved the rain and walked back at night."

For a moment, everyone looked at each other, and seemed a little at a loss!

The main thing is that I can't make the decision. What if Lin Xiaomei comes back fine and says that everyone is ruining her reputation?

Seeing that Qiao Lei didn't express her opinion, Xu Yan took the lead and went to the brigade headquarters to report the whole matter. If something happened, the longer it took, the more disadvantageous it would be for Lin Xiaomei.

After Secretary Wang learned the news, he picked up the phone on the table and dialed the numbers of the Youth League Office and the Public Security Bureau.

Briefly tell the other party that a young intellectual has gone missing in Shanshui and ask for help in finding him.

Secretary Wang is not at all interested in honors such as the so-called advanced brigade.

What could be more damaging to one's reputation than what Village Chief Zhao did? It doesn't matter if there's one more thing.

It would be better to let the public security handle the missing educated youth case.

If this matter is not handled properly, their team might have a greater responsibility. It would be better to hand it over directly to the higher-ups.

The police quickly arrived at the scene to investigate. Lin Xiaomei had been missing for more than twenty-four hours.

The police first asked everyone if they knew anyone Lin Xiaomei knew in the commune.

Faced with this question, everyone looked at each other in surprise and shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.

Every time everyone went to the commune together, Lin Xiaomei would leave alone. No one knew where she went, let alone where her acquaintances in the commune lived.

The police checked Lin Xiaomei's file again, trying to contact her family to ask if she had returned to her hometown.

Unexpectedly, after some investigation, it was discovered that Lin Xiaomei's household registration had been moved long ago and the relevant files had also been taken away.

Now Secretary Wang, who was in charge of managing the official seal, felt really wronged. As the branch secretary, he didn't even know when Lin Xiaomei moved her household registration. He was derelict in his duty.

Lin Xiaomei never asked him to transfer her household registration, so how did Lin Xiaomei transfer her household registration?

This matter is becoming increasingly confusing.

Fortunately, in the afternoon, cousin Lin came hurriedly with the mother and son of the Lin family. Judging from their posture, they definitely did not come because they received a notice from the Public Security Bureau.

Just as they arrived at the gate of the educated youth center, before they even stepped into the courtyard, Lin's mother yelled at the top of her voice: "Lin Xiaomei, you damned unlucky star! Look at what you have done to our family. If I had known you were born, I should have drowned you to prevent you from bringing disaster to the whole family..."

The loud voice floated in the air, and the lingering sound was heard.

After entering the yard, Lin's mother suddenly saw the public security personnel standing in the yard. Her voice disappeared in an instant, as if someone had suddenly pressed the pause button.

Looking at Lin's mother, she was short, only about 1.5 meters tall, and weighed probably about 130 to 140 kilograms.

But she is quite particular about her clothes and appearance, and she is well-groomed from head to toe. It seems that she lives a good life.

When the public security officer heard her call Lin Xiaomei's name, he walked over without saying a word and asked seriously, "Comrades, please tell me what your relationship with Lin Xiaomei is."

Lin's mother, who had been so arrogant and conceited just now, now became as quiet as a chicken, unable to utter a word, as if someone had pinched her neck.

She looked just like Lin Xiaomei before, always trembling like a frightened quail when something happened.

For a moment, the scene became silent.

Finally, a calm-looking man among them broke the silence and said to the police officer, "Hello, police officer. I'm Lin Xiaomei's cousin. This is her mother, and the one next to her is her brother. I'm wondering what happened to my cousin?"

After carefully verifying their identities, the public security personnel told them about Lin Xiaomei's disappearance and suspected escape.

After hearing these words, Lin's mother's attitude changed drastically.

Completely different from the fierce and timid look she had shown outside just now, she turned into a worried and loving mother in the blink of an eye.

Her tears welled up like a flood, and she sobbed and yelled, "Comrades, you must be mistaken! My daughter Xiaomei has always been a well-behaved and obedient child. She's sensible and understanding, and she's also very hardworking and capable. She's been sending money home all these years. How could such a filial child, who doesn't lack money, be a runaway educated youth?"

If you don’t know, you would think she feels so sorry for Lin Xiaomei.

Faced with Lin's mother's tearful complaints, the public security officer remained calm and patiently explained, "We only have a suspicion right now. We need to investigate further to confirm the details."

But at this moment, Lin's cousin, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up and exposed the activities of Lin Xiaomei and the Zhao family.

He angrily speculated that perhaps the Zhao family had already made up their minds to kill Lin Xiaomei to silence her.

Because Lin Xiaomei had told him before that if something happened to him one day, the Zhao family would definitely be the culprit behind it.

Upon hearing this, the public security organs immediately took action and rushed to Zhao's house for an in-depth investigation. However, after a lot of work, they found nothing.

The affairs between the Zhao family and Lin Xiaomei have long been widely circulated and known to everyone.

In this case, there is no need for them to kill to silence the witnesses.

If the Zhao family really dared to harm Lin Xiaomei, they would definitely become the biggest suspect.

The point is, they have no reason to kill people.

Moreover, except for Zhao Guizhong, who took leave to go to the district to look after his children, no one else in the Zhao family had time to commit the crime.

Unexpectedly, just as the police were about to go to the district to find Zhao Guizhong for questioning, his ex-wife came over first.

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