Song Changzhou looked at his watch and saw that ten minutes had passed. He frowned and decided to wait a little longer.

Fifteen minutes passed and still no call came in, so he picked up the phone and dialed.

"Director Zhang, Director Zhang, I have a call for you. It's from the Southern Military Region Headquarters. Hurry up, it's urgent." An office clerk ran all the way to find Zhang Zhengshan.

Zhang Zhengshan put down the document in his hand, "Ah? You're looking for me. I don't know which military district it is. You've got the wrong person!"

"That's right, I'm talking about Zhang Zhengshan. Is there another one here? Oh, please hurry up! He's waiting for you even before he hangs up! His tone on the phone is very serious."

After saying that, he snatched the documents from Zhang Zhengshan's hand and put them on the table, then pulled him all the way to the phone.

Before Zhang Zhengshan could recover from his daze, the phone was already placed next to his ear. He subconsciously said, "Hello, this is Zhang Zhengshan."

[Hello, my name is Song Changzhou, I am Zhang Yuwan's husband, and I am currently the deputy commander of the Southern Military Region.]

Zhang Zhengshan was in a daze, as if his head was struck by lightning. Before he could react to the new information, the following information was more explosive than the last.

His head is buzzing now, and he doesn't know what to do first or which idea to sort out first.

"Please take some time off and go home to look for her. Whether you have any news or not, call me in half an hour." Song Changzhou reminded him on the other end of the phone.

At this time, Zhang Zhengshan finally reacted and said, "Comrade Song, don't worry. I'll go home and check on him right away."

[Okay, just call me Xiao Song.] Song Changzhou hung up the phone, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes cold.

Zhang Zhengshan ran home in a hurry. There was no one else at home except Zhang Ning. "Where is your sister?"

Zhang Ning looked at Zhang Zhengshan's anxious expression and felt unhappy. She had slept on the sofa in the living room last night and her neck was still sore today. She said angrily, "How should I know where she went? She didn't tell me!"

Zhang Zhengshan ran to the bedroom where Zhang Yuwan was resting, and saw Zhang Yuwan's bag still hanging on the clothes rack and her small suitcase at the base of the wall.

He said to Zhang Ning, "Come with me to look for your sister. She's missing."

Zhang Ning said reluctantly, "She's an adult, not a child. How could she get lost if she ran away?"

"You know shit. Now your sister's boyfriend has called my workplace. Your sister said she would call back at 9:30, but it's almost 11 o'clock now and she still hasn't called. Something must have happened." Zhang Zhengshan was getting anxious and angry, and yelled at Zhang Ning.

Zhang Zhengshan is a scumbag but he has always had a good temper and almost never got angry with his children. This shout made Zhang Ning's eyes red, the corners of her mouth turned down, and she looked stubborn and unconvinced.

"I support your family. With so many children in the family, only your sister went to the countryside, and you are in the city. Now I ask you to do a favor, but you are reluctant. Who are you trying to show your face to? If you are not convinced, you can go out and make a living on your own in the future! My temple is too small to support a big Buddha like you."

Zhang Zhengshan was about to die of anger. Zhang Ning had always been stupid, stubborn and had low emotional intelligence. If she had shown a little concern or empathy for Zhang Yuwan's situation, Zhang Zhengshan would not have felt heartbroken.

Just as Zhang Zhengshan was frantically looking for Zhang Yuwan, she, Zhang Qiaomin and Wu Shiliang were all taking statements at the police station.

"I really am her brother, police officer. This is my work ID. My name is Zhang Qiaomin and her name is Zhang Yuwan. We have the same surname. My father is the office director of a cotton mill, Zhang Zhengshan." Zhang Qiaomin was afraid that the police officer would not believe him, so he explained everything in great detail.

In another interrogation room, Zhang Yuwan seemed to be frightened. She was trembling all over and sobbing softly in the arms of a female police officer. She tried hard to suppress herself and did not dare to cry too loudly. She bit her lips hard, almost biting them to bleed. Her eyes were full of fear and she did not dare to look at anyone. Anyone who saw her thought she was suddenly injured and looked pitiful.

A policeman came in, looked at the trembling Zhang Yuwan, and asked softly, "Comrade Zhang, do you know Zhang Qiaomin? Who is he to you?"

"Ah~ I don't know him! Let him go! Let him go!" Zhang Yuwan started to react with a nervous reaction when he heard about Zhang Qiaomin. "Comrade police, please don't let him get close to me. He wants to sell me to a man named Wu Shiliang. I beg you, don't let them take me away."

Her speech was incoherent, but she told the police the key information. After that, no matter what the police asked her, she kept silent and just shook her head in horror.

Because of Zhang Qiaomin and Wu Shiliang's bad behavior, they were temporarily detained at the police station for further interrogation. As Zhang Yuwan's identity was uncertain, the police checked Zhang Zhengshan's identity and tried to notify him to come over to confirm whether he recognized the person.

When Zhang Zhengshan saw his daughter lying in a corner of the police station, with messy hair, wrinkled clothes, pale face, and empty eyes, as lifeless as a rag doll, his ex-wife's resentful expression suddenly flashed through his mind. That look was like a knife, gouging a big hole in his heart that could not be filled no matter what he did.

When he found out what Zhang Qiaomin was up to, no matter how good his temper was, he wanted to stab the man who bullied his daughter to death. His face seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, his back became hunched, and he asked the police in a hoarse voice, "Comrade police, can I see Zhang Qiaomin?"

Several policemen thought about it and nodded, then took him to the room where Zhang Qiaomin was imprisoned.

Zhang Qiaomin saw the person coming in, as if he had seen a savior. His originally depressed look was now gleaming with excitement in his scarlet eyes. "Dad, that's great! Tell them I'm Zhang Yuwan's brother and tell them to let me go."

"Bang!" Zhang Zhengshan used all his strength to hit Zhang Qiaomin, causing him to crash directly onto the table next to him and fall to the ground. He rubbed his face with one hand and looked at Zhang Zhengshan in astonishment, "Dad?"

"Beast! I'm not your father! You beast! I've been good to your mother and you guys, how dare you bully my daughter?" After saying that, he kicked her a few more times. Zhang Qiaomin hugged his head and curled up to avoid Zhang Zhengshan's crazy punches and kicks, crying and begging for mercy.

Zhang Zhengshan was sweating from the fight. Seeing the chair next to him, he grabbed it with both hands, raised it high and was about to smash it down. The police behind him stopped him in time, "Hey, comrade, this is the property of our police station. You have to pay for the damage."

The police officer took the chair and said, "That's enough. The lesson has been given. Do you want to sign and take him home, or..."

Seeing Zhang Zhengshan's puzzled expression, the police explained, "They haven't committed hooliganism yet. After all, there's no evidence of it. We'll release them after they've been detained for a sufficient period of time!"

"Then lock them up! I don't have this son. I raised them mother and son for several years. I must have been blind. I won't sign." Zhang Zhengshan said with disgust.

He tidied Zhang Yuwan's hair, brushed off the dust on her body, and said softly, "Follow Dad."

When Zhang Zhengshan took his daughter's hand, he clearly felt her resistance, which made his heart tighten. His eyes turned red, and he turned his head, wiped his face and said, "Let's go home first!"

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