Leisurely mountain village

Ye Shan was no longer in the mood to argue with his wife. He hurriedly went downstairs to look for his daughter in the neighborhood, asking everyone he met, but no one had ever seen such a young child come back alone.

The security guard also said that no child has returned to the community alone after 4 p.m., because the community is quite good and the access control system is in use, so the security guard would definitely know if a child came back alone.

In a panic, Ye Shan ran to the vicinity of the kindergarten to start searching, while Huang Hui angrily asked in the parents' group if anyone had seen her daughter.

Everyone said they hadn't seen her. A few parents said they saw her after school, but when she turned onto another street with her backpack, she disappeared.

They all knew that Xiao Tangyuan went to school and came to her parents' restaurant by herself every day, so no one bothered to ask her about it.

Huang Hui was also stunned. She called Ye Shan and told him what had happened. Ye Shan promptly reported it to the police. He heard that a little girl under six years old had gone missing.

The local police station didn't say anything about it not being 24 hours, and hurriedly sent out a lot of people to search. Then, based on the clues provided by the parents, they began to carefully investigate the surveillance footage on the street after the turn.

Because they had a specific time, the officers quickly found the surveillance footage at the entrance of a shop and began reviewing it. Kindergarten dismisses at 4:00 PM sharp, and including the time spent lining up and walking, the officers started reviewing the footage at 4:00 PM.

At 4:11, Xiao Tangyuan appeared at the corner with her schoolbag on her back. She walked straight ahead for about a kilometer and then came to Yeshan's small restaurant.

Just 30 meters after Xiao Tangyuan turned the corner, a van parked on the side of the road, which had no windows except for the driver's and passenger's seats, opened its door. A middle-aged man quickly covered Xiao Tangyuan's mouth, put her in the van, and then the van drove away quickly, even passing by Ye Shan's shop.

The police officers urgently checked the license plate, but it was useless; it was a cloned vehicle. They then searched through surveillance footage and discovered that the car had driven all the way into Shenzhou City. By this time, the case had already been filed, so Shenzhou City quickly received a notice for assistance and began a search.

However, all they found was that the van had been abandoned in a remote, deserted construction site; the trail went cold.

Although Shenzhou City is still making efforts to search, everyone knows that it is basically too late now, as three hours have passed since the disappearance.

These traffickers are clearly professionals, so it's highly likely that they're either no longer in Shenzhou City, or they've already crossed the sea to Hong Kong, an island, or anywhere else.

After receiving the report from Shenzhou City relayed by the local police station, Ye Shan immediately fainted, while Huang Hui stared blankly, seemingly lost in thought.

Ye Shan, who had been brought back to his senses by the constables, slapped himself hard across the face, then suddenly remembered something, "There's still a way, there's still a way, Brother Huan, I'll go find Brother Huan."

The constables nearby didn't know what to say. They couldn't possibly believe that anyone could find the little girl by now, but they understood the family's feelings, so they let Ye Shan make the call.

Ye Huan was drinking with Da Zhuang, who was holding his son. Ye Huan looked at the boy and teased him, "This kid is just like you when you were a kid."

Wearing the jade pendant given to her by Ye Huan around her neck, Zhi Hongmei originally did not believe that such a function existed. However, after Mi Yun'er taught her how to take the Youth Preservation Pill, her worldview was overturned. Only now did she realize what kind of reward she had received for deciding to marry Da Zhuang and move into the mountain village.

Coco, standing next to her father, touched her little brother's face with her tiny hand and said, "Daddy, Uncle, my little brother is so cute."

"Haha," everyone laughed.

"Just don't bully your little brother anymore," Ye Huan said, hugging and kissing her daughter.

"No, I'll protect my little brother." Coco waved her little fist, making everyone burst into laughter again.

"Daddy, is the baby in Mommy's tummy a little brother or a little sister?" Coco asked.

Ye Huan shook his head. He didn't let Mi Yun'er have that kind of ultrasound. He had both a son and a daughter, so it didn't matter whether it was a boy or a girl. "You'll know when Mom gives birth at the end of next month, right? Dad won't know either."

“Oh, I like my little sister,” Coco said. “Sister Jingjing is a big sister, and Sister Tangyuan is also a big sister, so I want to be a big sister too.”

When the topic of glutinous rice balls came up, everyone paused for a moment, and then moved on.

"Okay, then let's pray that Mom will give Coco a little sister, okay?" Ye Huan kissed her daughter again and smiled.

"Okay." Coco smiled.

"The Wumeng Mountains connect to mountains beyond mountains..." Ye Huan's phone rang. He put his daughter down, took out his phone, glanced at it, and said, "It's Xiaoshan calling." Then he answered.

"Xiaoshan, is something the matter?"

"Brother Huan, Brother Huan, come quick! Little Tangyuan is missing!" Ye Shan was already crying.

"What?" Ye Huan stood up abruptly. "Little Tangyuan is missing? What happened?" Everyone stared at Ye Huan in astonishment upon hearing his words, waiting for the call to continue.

“Little Tangyuan was kidnapped by a van on her way home from school to our restaurant. Now they say the van has been found in Shenzhou, but the person is missing. Brother Huan, please help Little Tangyuan.”

Ye Huan had no interest in asking why Xiao Tangyuan had learned to walk on her own after school. He simply said, "Wait," and hung up the phone. He then told Da Zhuang, "I'll go over there."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Ye Huan ran out of the cafeteria and teleported away.

He didn't go to Yeshan. He said that she disappeared in Shenzhou. After Ye Huan arrived, he opened his divine sense and searched carefully. Because Xiao Tangyuan was from Ye Family Village, she had the defensive array mark given to her by Ye Huan.

Ye Huan can sense anything within 20 kilometers of him, but he can't now, which means Xiao Tangyuan is no longer here.

He already knew the results of the Six Doors' search, so there was no need for him to ask. Ye Huan was now betting that in about three hours, the other side would take the sea route and go out to sea, instead of turning back to the inland city.

Because if they were going inland, they wouldn't go through Shenzhou City, but instead would go to the neighboring Huizhou City or Guangzhou City.

Since the traffickers have chosen to go through Shenzhou City, their destination must be by sea. Ye Huan has no choice but to gamble, regardless of their origins.

Moreover, his bet wasn't baseless. The other party was clearly not an ordinary human trafficker; their target was quite clear—they were after Xiao Tangyuan. So he bet that Xiao Tangyuan had been chosen.

Combining what he knew about the secrets to the longevity of the wealthy and powerful at home and abroad, with the highly advanced transplantation technology, and recalling the news he had read about operating rooms in international waters, Ye Huan could only place his hopes on the sea.

Ye Huan quickly entered the sea, his divine sense spreading wide. He first went to Hong Kong, but found nothing. Then he went to Taiwan, but still found nothing. Ye Huan began to get anxious.

The longer it dragged on, the more afraid he became. If something happened to Xiao Tangyuan, Ye Huan would blame himself to death.