Zhang Lianqing stared coldly at the villagers. "Search," he ordered. "Go door-to-door. Bring any suspicious-looking women to me."
"If you confess now, you'll have a chance at leniency."
Hearing this, the crowd grew fearful...
But they just exchanged glances, still clinging to the hope that they might get away with it.
Chen Yufan shakily reached out a hand. Looking at Zhang Lianqing, he said, "Captain Zhang, my sister... she has a birthmark on the back of her shoulder. Can I... can I see?"
"Alright." He nodded and turned away to give them privacy, while Gu Shengsheng helped from the side.
The moment he saw the birthmark, Chen Yufan emotionally pulled the young girl into a tight embrace.
"It's my sister. It's her, it's really her..."
"My little sister... Yu Xi, Yu Xi..."
He called out his sister's name over and over, but the girl in his arms remained unresponsive, even seeming frightened by him.
She looked to Gu Shengsheng, her eyes pleading for help.
