dognovel Chapter 222 Traces of An Xiaozhen disappeared
Chapter 222 Traces of An Xiaozhen disappeared
Anjia Restaurant is on holiday.
Huang Xiaomei, who has been busy for half a year, can finally rest comfortably and prepare for the New Year.
After breakfast in the morning, she carried a vegetable basket and prepared to go out: "I'm going to buy vegetables. What do you want to eat?"
A few people who didn't have to go out all said, "Everything you make tastes delicious. You can buy whatever you want to eat."
An Zhi drank a large bottle of milk, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and said, "I'll drive you there."
"No need." Huang Xiaomei shook her head, "It's not far from the vegetable market. I'll just stroll there slowly. When you have time, make a list of New Year's goods and write down everything you want to buy. We'll go shopping together tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You don't have to worry about money. matter."
Then she took her vegetable basket and walked out slowly.
Nancheng's population is dominated by immigrants, with less than half being native-born. Many people's hometowns are still in the countryside. During the Chinese New Year, the entire city becomes particularly deserted.
The same is true for the Mid-Levels Garden. Huang Xiaomei walked out and saw few people.
It wasn't until we arrived at the vegetable market that the surroundings became lively.
She was just about to go to the aquatic area to pick some fish and shrimp when her cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.
Isn't it a scam call or a sales call?
When she hesitated, someone squeezed past her and quietly stuffed a "button" into her pocket.
She didn't notice this kind of detail. After thinking about it, she pressed the answer button: "Hello, how are you?"
As soon as the other party opened his mouth, he said, "Are you a family member of An Xiaozhen, who disappeared 13 years ago?"
Huang Xiaomei's eyes suddenly widened and her breathing became rapid. After a few seconds, she said in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes. I am her mother. Do you know Xiaozhen's whereabouts?"
"Do you have any news about her?"
The other party said: "I accidentally saw a photo of a seven or eight-year-old girl who looked very much like An Xiaozhen, whom I had seen on TV. But An Xiaozhen's case has been going on for so many years. I'm not sure about them." Is it the same person?"
"Do you have a photo of An Xiaozhen? If so, can you send it to me so I can compare it."
"Yes, yes, there are many..." Huang Xiaomei's voice was trembling, her words were incoherent, and she touched her body with one hand reflexively, "I will give it to you now, you wait..."
After finishing speaking, her body stiffened.
Where is the photo of Xiaozhen on her body?
In order to avoid being emotional, she did not save Xiaozhen's photos in her mobile phone.
For the same reason and after many years, other An family members did not store Xiaozhen's photos in their mobile phones.
She is now asking her family members for Xiaozhen's photos, but they are unable to send them to her right away.
She could only plead with the other party: "No, I'm sorry, I'm out shopping for groceries right now. I don't have any photos of Xiaozhen on my phone. I'll go home and look for you now. Can you wait ten minutes?"
She said in an almost pleading tone: "It's just ten minutes, I won't keep you waiting..."
The other party said considerately: "Don't worry, you can save my number and send it to me when you find the photo."
Huang Xiaomei burst into tears with gratitude: "Thank you, thank you so much. You are really a good person. I, I will go find the photos now..."
"Okay, I'll wait for your photo." After the other party said that, he hung up the phone.
Huang Xiaomei was so excited that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.
After walking around in circles for a few times, she finally regained consciousness. She muttered, "Go home quickly and look for photos." She quickly walked to the roadside, got into a taxi, and headed straight to Mid-Levels Garden.
On the way, she sent a message in the group: "Are Xiaozhen's photos still in the old house? I need them urgently."
An Jingwei replied: "Last time Xiaoyuan asked me for Xiaozhen's photo, I told her, she may have taken the photo away."
Huang Xiaomei immediately called Anyuan and asked about the photo.
An Yuan was busy and did not check the WeChat group. He immediately replied: "I took the photo from the old house and put it back under the bed. Do you want Xiaozhen's photo now?"
Huang Xiaomei recounted the phone call she received at the market, and then said: "I'm going to get the photos now."
Anyuan felt something was not right and said calmly: "Mom, Anyuan Community is far away. I'll drive there. Give me that person's phone number and I'll send him the photo after I find it."
Huang Xiaomei was not suspicious and immediately gave her the mobile phone number of the "good Samaritan" and specially told her: "No matter what the result is, you must tell your mother."
Anyuan wrote down the number: "Okay, I'll go now."
After hanging up the phone, she put on her coat, picked up her bag, and thought as she went downstairs, this was so strange.
Aren’t An Xiaozhen’s photos available online?
Also, her mother’s mobile phone number has been changed a long time ago. Why does that “good Samaritan” have her mother’s mobile phone number?
What exactly does the other party want to do?
She suddenly thought of something and quickly used her mobile phone to go online and search for An Xiaozhen's photos.
Something weird happened.
She couldn't find any photos of An Xiaozhen!
Not only that, all the reports and articles about An Xiaozhen and the An family's loss of twin daughters were all gone.
It was like a strong wind blew up on the Internet overnight, blowing away everything related to An Xiaozhen.
"It seems that someone wants to erase the disappearance of An Xiaozhen and doesn't want anyone to recognize and find An Xiaozhen."
"This is a bit tricky..."
She looked at the gloomy sky and murmured: "Do you want to investigate this matter further?"
At the same time, Joey heard the conversation between Huang Xiaomei and Anyuan through the bug on Huang Xiaomei's body. He immediately stepped on the accelerator and drove quickly to Anyuan Community.
As New Year's Eve approaches, there are fewer pedestrians and fewer cars on the streets.
She had a smooth journey and arrived at Anyuan Community within a short time.
Anyuan community is also deserted. Looking around, there are basically no people in sight.
The uncle who was still on duty at the gate of the community was sitting at the gate and taking a nap, not noticing Joey's car at all.
Based on the information she gathered, Joey quickly found Building [-], parked the car downstairs, then picked the lock and went upstairs.
She wore a dark hat and a black mask, so even if someone saw her, her face couldn't be seen.
She quickly reached the sixth floor and stopped in front of An's old house.
The combination lock is not a problem for her.
She took out a small bottle of spray and sprayed it on the number keys of the combination lock.
Immediately, the color of the five digital keys became darker, adding a thin layer of oily sheen.
This shows that these 5 digital keys are pressed more often.
Generally speaking, the door lock password is set according to the birthday of someone in the family, either forward or backward.
These 5 numeric keys may be 6 digits, but one of the digits is repeated.
She went through the birthdays of the An family in her mind, and after confirming that the five numbers matched Xiaojiu's birthday, she pressed them in the order of "year, month, day".
wrong.
Then press in the order of "day, month and year".
The door opened.
She sneaked into the house, walked into the room, looked under the bed with the flashlight of her mobile phone, and saw a small box.
He dug out the small box and pried open the lock. There was a USB flash drive and a large stack of photos inside.
Sure enough, it was a photo of An Xiaozhen.
All are plasticized and in very good condition.
She looked at the photos in silence, her eyes wavering slightly.
But this wavering only lasted for a short ten seconds, and soon returned to calmness.
She carried the box into the bathroom, burned the photos one by one with a lighter, and flushed the ashes into the toilet.
Burned until no one was left.
Even the USB flash drive was flushed into the toilet.
"There's nothing left."
She murmured and locked the box, put it back under the bed, then walked out of the house, closed the door, and strode downstairs.
Looking around, there was still no one.
She left as quietly as she came.
In the corner diagonally across from Building No. [-], under the big tree, An Yuan watched her walk out of the building quietly, watched her get into the car, and then watched her go away, never making a sound.