Facing the fully armed woman in front of him, Zhou Tao subconsciously wanted to salute, but when he thought that he was off work, he quickly put it down. "Hello, if it's convenient, can you please take off your mask?"
"It's not convenient for me." Anna turned around and prepared to leave, but she didn't expect the other party to follow her.
"I remember this voice. It's you, right? I remember your name is Anna, right? Where did you go before?"
Seeing that the other party had seen through her, Anna took off the mask on her face. "Officer Zhou, is there anything wrong?"
"It's really you, sister. Where did you go that night? Uncle Liu and I were very worried about you." Seeing the girl appear in front of him again, Zhou Tao smiled with relief.
But when he noticed Tuba in Anna's arms and her broken arm tucked into her sleeve, the smile on his face gradually froze. It seemed that she had experienced too much in the past year or so.
"This child is"
Anna certainly knew what the man was thinking. Her eyes suddenly became gentle, and she hugged Tuba and rocked him gently, "My son, is he cute?"
When Zhou Tao heard this, he immediately felt very sorry, as if he saw a perfect work of art being splashed with a layer of mud.
"And what about the child's father?"
Facing Zhou Tao's in-depth questioning, Anna chose not to answer. "Officer Zhou, I don't think it's necessary to tell you these private matters, right?"
Seeing that the other party seemed a little dissatisfied, Zhou Tao patiently persuaded her: "Sister, I really want to help you. Having a baby is a very important matter. You are really too young now. At your age, you should be studying in school."
Then Zhou Tao couldn't help but blame himself. If he had kept a closer eye on the girl, perhaps the girl's good life would not have been ruined.
Without waiting for Anna's reply, Zhou Tao took over and said, "Have you had breakfast? There is a breakfast shop next door, and the food is very good. I know people of your age don't like to be preached. I promise you, after this meal, I promise not to bother you anymore, how about that?"
Anna frowned and looked him up and down, finally nodded. She was afraid that if she rejected him now, he would investigate her privately.
The IMF is now investigating me. I can’t do things the same way as before. I can just kill anyone who annoys me.
Under Zhou Tao's guidance, Anna was taken to a roadside stall two streets away and sat down.
Two steaming bowls of fish noodle soup were brought to the two of them. The milky white soup in the bowl was topped with light yellow noodles, dotted with juicy green vegetables and slightly burnt poached eggs. The white was green, the aroma was fragrant, and it was mouth-watering.
"Try it. This shop has been open for 30 years. Their fish noodle soup is a specialty. Anyone who lives in this city knows their signature dish."
Anna briefly searched Charles's past memories and found that he had no memory of having eaten the fish soup noodles.
I don’t know if my human brain has forgotten or if he simply doesn’t like eating noodles.
After Zhou Tao took a few bites, he found that the woman in front of him didn't even move her chopsticks.
"Officer Zhou, please tell me what you want to say. I have something urgent to do."
"Um, do your family members know that you gave birth to a child?"
"They're dead."
Zhou Tao understood in his heart, yes, if there were family members taking care of the child, she would not have given birth to a child at such a young age.
He spoke softly, fearing to arouse the rebellious psychology of teenagers. "Can you tell me who the father of the child is? I just want to ask, is he the same age as you, or much older?"
If the girl in front of me was cheated, I could come forward to find some child support or compensation for her.
Zhou Tao felt deeply sorry again. It was really unfair of God that such a scum could defile the angel in front of him. The toad only eats swan flesh.
Then Zhou Tao asked a few more questions, and Anna answered them casually.
When Zhou Tao had eaten all the food in his bowl, he knew he should leave. The other party didn't want to pay attention to him, and staying would only be annoying.
Although he is a policeman, there are some things in society that cannot be solved by law. What's more, the relationship between the two is not deep. They only met once and cannot even be considered friends.
He asked the boss lady under the stove for paper and pen. "Sister, this is my phone number. If you have any difficulties in life, you can call me anytime."
After Zhou Tao paid the bill, he left.
"Do you want to eat noodles? If not, feed it to me. It smells so good." Tuba, who had been pretending for so long, began to feel restless.
Anna had never cared about food before, these things were just things to replenish energy for the body.
Seeing the fish soup noodles in front of her, Anna just happened to feel a little hungry, so she leaned over and took a sip of the fish soup.
When the slightly warm and unusually delicious fish soup entered her mouth, Anna couldn't help but feel very surprised. It tasted really good.
She picked up her chopsticks and started eating noodles, one mouthful after another. When she finished one bowl, Anna smacked her lips and turned her head to the steaming iron pot and shouted, "Boss, another bowl, please."
After Zhou Tao's incident, Anna deliberately followed him for a few days. After she found that he really didn't have any abnormal reactions, she finally felt relieved.
During this period, they changed their residence several times. After a month, this ordinary but fearful life was broken by a phone call from Wang Jianshe.
"Come over here, we have found the person you are looking for."
When they arrived at the spacious office, the person Anna was looking for appeared on the computer screen.
They found several people who looked similar to Charles' family.
These people's recent lives were secretly recorded and presented to Anna.
Putting Charles' parents aside for the moment, Anna first focused her attention on the "Charles" found by Wang Jianshe.
They look basically exactly like Charles did as a child.
Wang Jianshe found a total of three "Charles" across the country. These children are all primary school students, and what they presented on the screen was their usual school life.
Anna clicked the mouse and replayed the videos over and over again. But half an hour later, she shook her head slightly at Wang Jianshe and said, "No, these three people are not the ones I'm looking for."
Although they look extremely similar, details such as their personalities and accents do not match. Moreover, if you observe carefully, even their appearances are slightly different. None of these three people is Charles.
Anna's heart suddenly moved, and she recalled the conversation she had had with Zhou Tao before, "Have you checked in the public security system and the household registration system?"
"My network of contacts is far beyond your imagination. I have not only searched there, but also in some places that are difficult to search."
Wang Jianshe pondered for a few seconds, then asked in a low voice: "Although I don't want to ask, but I have used so much effort and still can't find him. Are you sure this person really exists?"
(End of this chapter)