The old lady was dumbfounded as she watched him walk away, hastily shouting, "Hey, wait, help me to the side first, otherwise I’ll be blocking the way for others right here in the middle of the road..."
"I can’t help you, it’s better to call someone. If you think you’ll be blocking the way," Qin Yu said crisply, "then just wait for a passerby to come and help you."
After saying that, he took a big step backward.
The old lady watched his movement, fuming inside.
She nearly couldn’t maintain her composed expression.
"Young man, it’s okay if you can’t help, just you and your sister help me together... I just want to sit by the roadside..."
Qin Yu decisively refused, "That won’t do, my sister is frail and should not be involved, you’d better wait a while longer, I’ll have someone come."
Qin Mei wanted to say she could manage since it was just helping an old lady and wouldn’t require much effort.
But before she could open her mouth, she saw her second brother running towards her while gesturing with his eyes, so she swallowed back her words.
"Lil sis, let’s go..."
Qin Mei wanted to ask where.
Qin Yu didn’t speak, just pulled her and walked away.
The old lady saw the two kids about to run off and screamed sharply, "What are you waiting for, hurry up and grab them!"
She had initially planned that when these two came to help her, she would knock them out and take them away.
But she hadn’t expected this brat to be so slippery.
At her shout, two sturdy men popped out from both sides of the road.
And Qin Yu was quick on his feet; upon hearing the old lady’s shout,
he immediately grabbed his sister’s hand without looking back.
Qin Mei was pulled along as they ran.
But how could they outrun the two robust men? They hadn’t run far when the siblings were caught.
Qin Mei didn’t even get a chance to struggle before her mouth was covered, and she passed out.
Whereas, because Qin Yu fought back fiercely, the man couldn’t cover his mouth and instead, Qin Yu bit the man’s arm fiercely.
Pain caused the man to let go, and Qin Yu immediately broke free and ran far, shouting as he ran, "Help! Help! Someone is kidnapping kids... Help!"
The man chased a few steps but couldn’t catch up, and seeing the situation turning unfavorable, the old lady promptly shouted, "Forget that brat, let’s go."
Upon hearing her, the two men didn’t waste any more time and quickly retreated to their hiding spot...
Meanwhile, the old lady, who was now nimble, quickly caught up with the two men.
By the time Qin Yu ran back to the spot, those three together with his sister had already disappeared under the cover of roadside brush.
Tears instantly streamed down Qin Yu’s cheeks. "Lil sis, lil sis..."
He called out several times with no response. He knew he could not delay any longer and also knew that even if he could catch up, he wouldn’t be able to handle it alone.
So, wiping his tears with his sleeve, he quickly ran towards the town.
Lost about where his elder brother and sister-in-law might be and unable to search blindly, he ran straight towards the police station...
As he arrived at the police station, he nearly collided with Xiao Li.
Xiao Li timely caught the onrushing boy, "Why are you running so frantically?"
Qin Yu grabbed Xiao Li’s hand, his tone urgent, "Comrade, help, my sister has been kidnapped by bad guys..."
When Xiao Li heard this, alarm bells rang.
He looked at the boy, recognizing him, "Aren’t you... Qin Family’s Team Qin Ye’s younger brother?"
He had visited Qin Family’s Team several times with Captain Lu due to their frequent involvement recently, so he still remembered the boy.
"Yes, I am my elder brother’s younger brother, comrade, three bad men have taken my little sister, you must bring her back..."
As Qin Yu talked, tears uncontrollably streamed down again.
His little sister was timid, and being taken by those bad people, she must be very scared.
Xiao Li’s expression changed drastically, "You need to explain precisely what happened."
Qin Yu narrated the event about encountering the old lady on the road out of town, how two men tried to snatch them, and how he managed to escape.
"...Comrade, can you hurry? If we are late, they’ll get away."
Fear and urgency were apparent in Qin Yu’s tone.
"Don’t panic, I’ll call out some others." Xiao Li quickly entered the hall.
Shortly after, he emerged with several others, including Captain Lu who was yet to leave.
He glanced at Qin Yu, seeing the boy’s face pale, eyes red and swollen with tears, his body trembling.
Clearly, he was truly terrified.
"Does your elder brother know about this?"
Qin Yu shook his head, "He doesn’t know, he told me he wouldn’t return to the village tonight because of some work, and I don’t even know where he is..."
His response stunned both Captain Lu and Xiao Li.
Captain Lu turned to Xiao Li, "You go inform Qin Ye now, and I’ll take him to look for the people."
"Alright." Recognizing the gravity of the situation and that there was no time to lose, Xiao Li didn’t hesitate and immediately rode off on his bicycle.
"You come with me." Captain Lu took Qin Yu onto his own bicycle, swiftly reaching the scene of the incident with Qin Yu’s guidance.
"This is the place, that old lady was lying in the middle of the road... those two men sprang out from these sides, then they ran towards this left side..."
This time Captain Lu brought three people with him; hearing Qin Yu’s account, he immediately directed them to start searching.
Then he asked Qin Yu, "Do you want to return to the police station, or wait here for your elder brother?"
"I’ll wait here for elder brother." Qin Yu dared not leave.