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However, Second Uncle said, ”But I, your son, mother, and I, have searched the entire village, even the surrounding hills, but could not find a shadow. Bright and bright, this child is quite sensible, and normally won't run far away. The kids he was playing with told me that Mingliang had gone to pee at the haystack at the entrance to the village, but he never came back … ”What should we do now, big brother …”
While talking, Second Uncle almost cried out loud. He was truly anxious.
My mother consoled her. ”His second uncle, don't worry. He's already so bright, so he definitely won't be taken away by the traffickers. Don't worry, we'll find him with our help. He definitely won't lose him …”
However, Second Uncle said: ”It's the new year and I'm really in trouble with Big Brother and Sister-in-law. How could I not be worried? A few days ago, I lost a child of Old Zhang's family, but we still haven't found him. His child is about the same age as Liang Liang, and he's lost his bright self now. I'm really afraid that this child won't be able to find him …”
Second Uncle was being consoled by my parents, while I tried to persuade him.
With that, the big guys left the courtyard together. Dad told me to inform my third and fourth uncle that the best course of action would be to trigger everyone in the village to search for them.
On the night of New Year's Eve, it was indeed a surprise to see such a thing happen. Brilliant that this kid was my cousin, quite a quick-witted child, very sensible, and had always been one of the top students in the class. It was impossible for such a sensible child to secretly go out and play, and not even tell his family about it.
I had a vague feeling that something was going to happen.
Even more incredible was the fact that the village had disappeared along with the second child, the kind of person who dealt with peddlers and filmmakers and would normally not have attacked a teenager. They usually looked for children two or three years old who didn't know anything, so that he wouldn't remember where his home was.
It's the first time I've heard of abducting an eleven-year-old boy.
However, no matter what, she is still my younger cousin, so I have to put my heart into it. Even if she is a child in the village, I must do my best to help her.
At this moment, I called out to the eldest senior brother and quickly ran over to Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle's house and explained the situation to them. Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle also felt very shocked when they heard this news and immediately went out to gather some people.
According to what Second Uncle said, the child hasn't been missing for too long, it's just two to three hours. Our village is a mountainous area, so it's not easy to find a car.
Very soon, this event alarmed the entire village. Apart from the elderly, children, and women, all the men were dispatched.
There were people driving cars at home, and some of them were heading toward the main roads. There were also people driving tricycles, which were emitting black smoke as they drove very quickly.
Most of them still held their flashlights and led their big wolfdogs around the village in groups of three or five.
Eldest Martial Brother and I followed Second Uncle and headed towards the place where Mingliang didn't see us at the start.