One of the smarter children looked at Ning Shu and the others cautiously and asked, "Big brother, are you here to investigate the case by asking about Dong Bao? I heard from my mother that Dong Bao was taken away by bad people. Is that true? "
The children's straightforward questions made Tan Siwei and Huimo look at each other. They were a little surprised and didn't know how to tell these young children what terrible things had happened.
Ning Shu bent her knees and looked at them at eye level. She nodded seriously. "Yes, something bad has happened to Dong Bao. We need your help to save him as soon as possible. Your answer is very important to both us and Dong Bao."
Looking at the quiet and gentle "little brother" in front of them, the children clenched their little fists and said, "Well, as long as we can save Dong Bao, we will … we will definitely do anything!"
Ning Shu squatted down and pinched their chubby little faces. She continued to ask, "Now, please tell me, who is his best friend? Do you know?"
"He's my best friend!"
"No, he often helps me. He's my best friend!"
"You're bragging. Dong Bao's best friend is me!"
Seeing that the children were about to quarrel, Ning Shu quickly asked the next question, "Who did he often play with after school?"
The children quieted down, "Every day, Dong Bao went home after school. We asked him to climb trees and fish, but he never did. He said that he had to hurry back to help his mother make lanterns, otherwise his mother would stay up late again."
"Yes, last time on my birthday, my mother cooked very delicious braised pork. I specially invited him to my house, but he didn't agree. But the next day, he gave me a slingshot made by his father as a gift."
The other children nodded in agreement. Tan Siwei's eyes flashed across the children's innocent faces one by one. Suddenly, he saw a child who had been silent and frowning silently. It seemed that he was struggling with something.
Tan Siwei was very careful and didn't miss this subtle abnormality. He walked to the front of the child and asked, "What's your name? Do you have something to say to us? "
The child looked shy. When he was suddenly asked, he was a little frightened and took a step back.
Tan Siwei smiled and squatted down to wipe the candied fruit stains on the corner of the child's mouth. He said softly, "Don't be afraid. You can tell us what you saw or know. As long as you tell us the truth, Dong Bao and we will be very grateful."
He had a harmless face to begin with, and his temperament was very amiable. At first glance, one could tell that he wasn't a bad person. Moreover, he spoke so gently, so the child quickly let down his guard and whispered, "A few days ago, I saw that Dong Bao didn't go home after school. He was fighting with someone on the street …"
As soon as the child finished speaking, he was attacked by the other children. "What nonsense are you talking about?! Dong Bao had such a good temper and was very loyal to his friends. He had never fought with anyone before! You're not allowed to slander him! "
"Brother! "Brother, don't believe him. He's just a liar. He brags about how rich his family is and how well his parents treat him. Actually, it's all fake. His mother ran away with someone else a long time ago. Last time when we climbed the wall to steal bird eggs, he was the one who told on us and we were severely punished by the teacher. Also, when we were at the temple fair, I saw him stealing candies with my own eyes. He was caught but he didn't admit it! "
"I'm not lying! I'm really not lying this time! " The child became anxious and his eyes became misty. "I really saw Dong Bao fight with someone and he was very fierce. He smashed the other person's head with a stone and ran away after that. I, I swear on my mother's name that if I'm lying, I'll never see my mother again. "
Seeing the child's tears, Ning Shu stood up and lowered the voices of the other children. She asked softly, "Where did it happen and why? Do you know?"
The child wiped his tears. "It happened at Changgan Alley. That day, I didn't want to go home after school, so I wandered on the street and saw it by chance. I don't know why, but at that time, Dong Bao was already fighting with the two people. Dong Bao had several stones in his hand and smashed the two people's faces until they were bleeding. I was afraid that they would beat Dong Bao to death when they caught him, so I hid in the corner and shouted, 'Sir, come quickly, a kidnapper is kidnapping a child!' The two people were scared by me. When I saw Dong Bao take the opportunity to run away, I quickly ran away too. After that, I asked Dong Bao what happened. He said that there was no need to let me know and warned me not to tell anyone, so I didn't say anything … "
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