ATBWSTBP Chapter 20
by VolareAfter Huzi arrived in Kun City, he went directly to the West District Police Station, where Zhao Chengxi was already waiting at the entrance.
“Brother Zhao!” Huzi said, handing Zhao Chengxi the grass leaves wrapped in a tissue, which had unidentified stains on them.
“Okay, I’ll find someone to help analyze it as soon as possible,” Zhao Chengxi took the tissue packet. “Are there any other clues from Zhaojiaping?”
“Not yet. Brother Xiao set up a reward stand there, but as of my departure, there were no clues.”
“Alright, that’s it. I’ll notify you when I have results!”
“Okay!”
After separating, Zhao Chengxi quickly went to the lab and asked someone to expedite the analysis. He also sent a message to Jin Mo, informing him of the latest situation.
Having received Zhao Chengxi’s message, Jin Mo hadn’t yet emerged from his excitement and shyness.
He went to the bathroom to take a shower, his steps unsteady.
As the hot water poured down on him, he felt dizzy, his body was burning, his thoughts were ethereal, and his legs were weak.
He didn’t know if it was the effect of the hot shower or the influence of his brother.
“Ah!” Jin Mo couldn’t help but roar softly.
“Brother, you really… why didn’t you tell me sooner!”
Jin Mo’s face was burning. He was actually too embarrassed to tell Xu Jiahao that his brother’s photo had also often resided beside his pillow.
In the dead of night, facing Jin Baiyan’s face that fascinated and obsessed him, he too had felt his mind wander and his soul leave his body.
He wondered where his brother was now.
Was he well-fed? Did he have a good place to stay? Had his illness flared up? Had he been criticized? Had he…?
Jin Mo’s heart had already flown out, searching for Jin Baiyan all over the world.
That night, he slept restlessly.
His dreams were filled with Jin Baiyan.
Gentle Jin Baiyan, cold Jin Baiyan, smiling Jin Baiyan, angry Jin Baiyan.
In his dream, Jin Baiyan hugged him tightly, repeatedly calling out, “Little Mo, don’t let me go!”
In his dream, Jin Mo was in tears!
He held onto Jin Baiyan’s neck tightly, shouting hoarsely, “Brother, I’m sorry, come back!”
Having had such dreams all night, Jin Mo felt throbbing pain in his head when he woke up in the morning.
“You’re awake!” Xu Jiahao came out of the bathroom. “You were really scaring people last night! Sometimes shouting, sometimes crying, anyone who didn’t know better would have thought you’d gone crazy!”
Jin Mo raised his hand and threw the pillow at him, then, holding his head, got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom.
Xu Jiahao threw the pillow he caught onto Jin Mo’s bed.
After breakfast, before eight o’clock, the group went to Zhaojiaping again.
The reward stand was still set up. This time, there were more drinks and cigarettes on the table, provided for those who had no clues and came to bum a smoke and a drink.
Until after four o’clock in the afternoon, there were still no useful clues. Everyone was preparing to pack up and continue tomorrow.
Jin Mo led Xu Jiahao, strolling leisurely from the fork in the road.
All day today, the two of them had been sitting by the river, counting ships.
A total of eighteen cargo ships had passed.
They had recorded the names and license plate numbers of the cargo ships.
When the cargo ships passed, the two of them even chatted with the crew, asking where they were going and how often they passed by.
Just as they had predicted.
Five of the eighteen ships made a round trip once a week.
Three ships made a round trip every month and a half.
The longest one was a foreign trade cargo ship, making one round trip every six months!
“It’s not easy to find your brother’s destination!” Xu Jiahao said, plucking roadside weeds.
Jin Mo lowered his head, his eyes on his toes.
It would be a lie to say he wasn’t anxious, especially after what happened yesterday, he couldn’t wait to fly to his brother’s side immediately!
He missed his brother! He missed him so much it ached!
“Yeah, it’s not easy!” Jin Mo raised his head, echoing the sentiment, his eyes falling on a figure not far away.
He narrowed his eyes. It was a girl of about ten years old, carrying a grass basket on her back, filled with cut grass.
The little girl had already cut the grass, but didn’t go straight home, instead, she peeked ahead from time to time, then shrank back to the side of the road.
Jin Mo paused and stopped Xu Jiahao, who was walking forward.
“Wait!”
“What’s up?”
“Look at that little girl!” Jin Mo pointed to the person by the roadside not far away.
Xu Jiahao took two steps to the side.
“What’s that little girl looking at? It seems like she’s looking in the direction of our reward stand?”
Jin Mo nodded slightly, “I feel that way too!”
“Could it be that she has some concerns and doesn’t dare to go over to provide clues?” Xu Jiahao quietly stepped back.
“Here’s what we’ll do, you go around from that side, and I’ll go from this side, let’s intercept her first!”
“Okay!”
After speaking, the two of them darted into the bushes, approaching the little girl slowly from different directions.
Jin Mo saw that Xu Jiahao had already reached behind the little girl, and then walked out.
“Little sister, what are you doing here!” Jin Mo pulled out his “little sheep” persona from within himself and put it on.
The little girl was startled at first, but seeing the gentle and handsome big brother in front of her, she quickly calmed down.
“Big brother, are you here to find someone too?” The little girl asked, pointing to the reward stand not far away, “Are you with those people?”
Jin Mo smiled, walked up to the little girl, and bent down slightly.
“Yes, I’m with them. I’m here to find my brother!”
“Your brother?” The little girl’s voice was a little surprised, “Is the person in the picture your brother?”
“Yes! My brother ran away from home, and I’m afraid he’s in danger, so I’ve been looking for him all the way! Little sister, have you seen that big brother?”
Jin Mo asked gently, taking a chocolate bar from his pocket and handing it to the little girl.
The little girl was a little shy and didn’t dare to take it.
Jin Mo smiled, “It’s okay, take it!” He said, putting the chocolate bar in the little girl’s hand.
“If you provide useful clues, you can get a reward of 100,000, and don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone else that you provided the clues! We’ll keep it a secret for you.”
“Really?” The little girl was excited all of a sudden, her voice suddenly rising a few notches.
“Yes! As long as you don’t say it, and we don’t say it, no one will know that you provided the clues, and bad people won’t be able to find you!”
“You won’t lie to me?” The little girl seemed to be still unsure, and asked again.
“No!” Jin Mo raised his hand and made a swearing gesture, “I swear!”
“Okay! Then I’ll tell you, but you must never tell anyone that I said it, I’m afraid bad people will come to my house!”
The little girl’s eyes were fixed on Jin Mo.
“How about this, if you’re not comfortable, just tell me alone, I won’t let anyone else see you, okay!”
The little girl smiled when she heard this, “Okay!”
Jin Mo led the little girl and went to the bushes next door.
“We’ll talk here, okay? No one can see us here!”
The little girl looked around, and it was indeed safe, so she put down the basket on her back and sat on the grass.
Jin Mo took out his phone and opened the recording function.