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  When I heard the news from Nan Nan, I didn't know whether to be happy or worried, so I just murmured a vague "uh-huh" and continued to wander around with Ye Zhan like headless flies. During this time, we also bumped into bricks several times, and he was frantically searching everywhere, his eyes red as if he wanted to devour someone, whenever Ye Zhan saw him, he would take me far away from him.

  The sun slowly set behind the mountains, and night began to envelop the earth. As soon as it got dark, my nerves were on the verge of collapse, and I was almost 100% sure that Taozi must have had an accident - she would never do anything to make people worry like this. Like a madman, I started grabbing the collars of every shop owner around me, shouting to ask if they had seen Taozi.

  "No... really no... if I had seen him, I would have said so..." The bosses were frightened. They probably hadn't seen a scene of forty or fifty people searching for one person either, but after being missing for twelve hours, why were they in such a hurry?

  I grabbed the throat of the baozi shop owner who was the only one I had seen with a peach, trying to get him to recall something under pressure. Meng Liang suddenly brought people in and saw me saying: "Hao Zi, there's news!" Behind him were several students from the vocational school, as well as a middle-aged woman in her 40s holding a broom, who was a cleaning worker.

  I let go of the baozi shop owner and asked tremblingly: "Where is Taozi?"

  Meng Liang said: "After Taozi had eaten and was walking forward, this cleaning auntie had seen her before."

  The cleaning aunt said: "Yes, the girl we were talking about, I saw her. At that time, I thought, whose daughter is this? She's so pretty and well-behaved. Because I liked her, I took a few more glances. Later, a young man blocked her way, and the two of them were pulling and tugging on the road. I thought, nowadays kids are so precocious, this must be a lovers' quarrel, so I didn't intervene. Later, that young man forcibly dragged the girl away."

  "What does that boy look like?" My heart was pounding and I had an answer in mind but wasn't sure yet.

  "Oh my, he's really quite good-looking, just like a TV star. And he matches that girl pretty well too, so I thought they were a couple." Then the cleaning aunt described the appearance of the young man.

  "Su Xiaobai!" I said with a scowl, punching the wall beside me in anger, my indignation reaching its peak.

  "That bastard." Ye Zhan cursed and said, "Let's go back to school first and see if that guy has class today. Then make a big deal out of this, is it considered kidnapping? Or illegal detention? I don't understand, anyway we have to let him get punished!"

  I said goodbye to Meng Liang, thanked the cleaning aunt, and then hurried back to school with Ye Zhan and Su Wan. It was time for evening self-study, so we peeked through the window of Su Xiaobai's classroom and found him intently reading a book. I was about to kick open the door when Ye Zhan stopped me, saying: "Haozi, don't be impulsive. If we rush in now and Su Xiaobai doesn't confess, what can we do? My suggestion is that we wait until class is over and then follow him home. We'll catch him off guard!"

  "My body trembled with rage: 'Ye Zhan, I can't wait any longer. I don't know how Taozi is now or if she's still in danger. If Su Xiaobai dares to do anything to her, I swear I'll kill him, kill him!'"

  Su Wan also burst into tears: "Will Taozi be okay? Will Taozi be alright?"

  Ye Zhan patted my shoulder: "Haozi, I understand your feelings. But now we must endure, Su Xiaobai is here, he can't escape, we'll keep an eye on him. Call Nan and let her invite those few old cops from the Jing Bureau over, they handle this kind of thing better than us. What if we act impulsively and cause irreversible consequences?"

  My mind was in a mess, and my brain couldn't think of anything. I could only nod my head and listen to Ye Zhan's arrangements. Ye Zhan took out his phone and called Nannan, explaining the situation here. Then, Ye Zhan handed me the phone. I took it over, and a calm voice came from inside: "Wang Hao, do you still remember me? I'm Li Ge."

  "I remember." He had me handcuffed to a radiator all night, how could I forget him?

  "Alright, listen to me. Even if we've confirmed that Su Xiaobai is the one who kidnapped Taozi, we still can't be certain if he has any other accomplices. If we rashly barge in and catch him now, what if his accomplices use Taozi as a threat against us? So, we absolutely cannot alarm them prematurely. Let's keep an eye on Su Xiaobai for now, wait until he finishes class, follow him home, and get a clear understanding of the situation before making our move."

  After listening to Li Ge's words, I felt a wave of fear and realized that my brain was too messy and lost the ability to think. I almost pushed Taozi into a more dangerous situation. I took a deep breath and said: "Okay, are you not coming over?"

  "It's not possible to go now." Li Ge said: "My identity is different, once I enter the school, it will inevitably cause a stir and make it easier to alert others. We must be careful, we can't let Su Xiaobai discover us, we need to stay in touch at all times!"

  I hung up the phone and looked at Ye Zhan and Su Wan. I took a deep breath and said, "Let's wait."

  I know at this time I mustn't panic, I have to keep a clear head and stay calm in order to rescue the peach safely.

  But thinking of Taozi being trapped by Su Xiaobai for a whole day, my chest felt like it was burning with charcoal. Now I really dare to kill Su Xiaobai. We sat on the stairs at the corner, this angle can monitor the door of Su Xiaobai's classroom, while students coming out from inside can't easily see us. There is still an hour before the end of class, it's really a feeling of years passing like seconds.

  Ye Zhan asked: "Haozi, should we inform others that they don't need to look for her anymore? Should we tell Zhu Tou about the news of Taozi?"

  I sank into thought for a moment, then said: "No need. Let them continue to search and pretend they haven't found the peach yet. Su Xiaobai has a wide network of connections, if our people suddenly stop searching, he will definitely become suspicious. And even more so, we can't tell Brickhead, his personality is such that he doesn't care about anything, he'll just rush in and smash a brick on Su Xiaobai's head."

  Ye Zhan looked at me with satisfaction: "Haozi, that calm and rational one is back, it's still like this that makes me feel at ease."

  "Do you know how much I need to suppress myself in order to maintain my current sanity?" I pulled out a cigarette, lit it up and took a drag.

  Ye Zhan stared at me in shock.

  My hands are shaking like a sheep having an epileptic fit.

  " Peach has three long and two short, I will kill him." I spat out word by word.

  This hour was truly dragging on. A pack of cigarettes was quickly finished, and the floor was littered with cigarette butts. Ye Zhan took out his own cigarettes again, no matter how many I smoked, my trembling hands couldn't calm down.

  Never, never, never have I been so angry.

  Time is measured in seconds. One hour is as long as ten centuries.

  I restrained the urge to rush in time and again, until the long-awaited bell rang. The three of us hid at the corner of the wall, observing the door of that classroom. One by one, students walked out, until almost everyone was gone, before Su Xiaobai slowly came out.

  Ye Qianqian was waiting for him at the door. "Xiao Bai!" Ye Qianqian called out warmly: "Is there nobody home? Can I go back with you?"

  "Goodbye." Su Xiaobai smiled and said: "There's still something today, can we talk about it tomorrow?"

  "Will I still be by your side tomorrow?" Ye Qianqian's eyes were burning with excitement, as if staying by Su Xiaobai's side for a day was the greatest honor. Su Xiaobai stroked Ye Qianqian's cheek, leaned down and gently kissed her: "Of course."

  "Ah!" Ye Qianqian happily turned around and walked in our direction!

  "Huh……" Ye Qianqian looked at us, but before she could speak, Su Wan suddenly grabbed her hair and pulled her into the corner, covering her mouth with her hand. "Dare to speak? Try it!" she growled viciously. I and Ye Zhan glared at her fiercely, Ye Qianqian's body trembled, and she could only nod, not daring to say a word. Su Wan dragged her upstairs, and the sound of slapping echoed down.

  Su Xiaobai looked left and right, didn't notice anything unusual, and slowly walked downstairs. After a while, Ye Zhan and I went down the stairs, following Su Xiaobai from afar. After a while, Su Wan caught up with us and said, "Ye Qianqian doesn't know about Taozi's matter."

  The three of us followed Su Xiaobai out of the school campus, and the direction we were heading was exactly towards Su Xiaobai's home.

  I just heard Ye Qianqian say that Su Xiaobai's house is empty, so it's very likely that Taozi is trapped there.

  Su Xiaobai came out when the students had almost all left, so now it's already passed the peak hour of school dismissal. Su Xiaobai walked for a while and then looked around to see if anyone was following him. The three of us used quite some effort to avoid being seen by him.

  Su Xiaobai's home was in a residential area near the city high, and we followed him into the gate of the residential area. Because Ye Zhan originally knew where Su Xiaobai's home was, it wasn't necessary to follow so closely. Until Su Xiaobai went upstairs, we quickly followed up. I dialed a phone call to Nan Nan, asking Li Ge and others to come here. We then went upstairs, and the door of Su Xiaobai's house was tightly closed.

  This anti-theft door can't be opened even if kicked hard. Ye Zhan put his ear on the door and listened for a while, shaking his head and saying: "I didn't hear any sound, this door's sound insulation is pretty good, unless someone inside is shouting loudly."

  I also put my ear against the door and didn't hear any sound, which made me even more anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

  After simmering for another ten or so minutes, Nannan and Lige finally arrived with four or five people. One of them had a sly look in his eyes and didn't seem like a good person. Lige dragged the man over, pointing at the door and saying: "Open this door, not a sound can be made!"

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