Chapter 96 Missed
Speaking of which, although it is speculated that there is a mysterious Chimera gang behind the missing cases.

But to be honest, Li Qing had never met them face to face, and neither side knew each other.

It would be better if we don't end up fighting a battle of wits and courage with the air... Li Qing thought so, but he knew that this idea was probably impossible.

It's really a battle of wits and courage. It's impossible for the system to specifically remind you of the danger of the task.

However, so far, Li Qing has not encountered any substantial danger.

There is not even any decent obstacle.

It's good to be safe and stable...

The first child who got the candy ran back to the crowd, and they gathered together and whispered again.

Since there was nothing to do anyway, Li Qing simply stayed here with Chu Qingcheng.

Just don't run around. Some places in Yucun lead to the deep mountains. It would be bad if you get lost.

Let’s not talk about what Li Qing was thinking, but it was probably because he saw that Chu Qingcheng was not dangerous.

The remaining children followed the first black-faced child and came over to ask for candy.

"Don't worry, everyone has it."

After a while, all the candies in Chu Qingcheng's hand were distributed, and she smiled and took out new ones from her small backpack.

"After receiving a gift from my sister, remember to say thank you." Li Qing smiled and said, "Also, after eating candy, don't throw away paper scraps."

After saying that, Li Qing also took a candy from Chu Qingcheng, peeled off the paper scraps on the outside, and put it into his mouth.

Then he waved the confetti in front of the children, and instead of throwing it directly on the ground, he rolled it up into a small ball.

It is said that one should be grateful for what one has received. The children also followed suit and did not throw things around. They seemed to be a little younger than Su Qianqian and should be in primary school.

"Eh?"

Chu Qingcheng exclaimed softly. Li Qing looked over and saw that some child had taken the candy and left a few small glass beads in Chu Qingcheng's palm.

"Whose is this?"

Chu Qingcheng asked in confusion, she didn't quite know what it was.

The child just watched in silence, and no one responded. Li Qing had no choice but to ask.

"Is this the gift you gave to this sister?"

There was another silence, and after a moment he nodded hesitantly.

This is really difficult... Li Qing thought to himself, but did not show it on the surface.

"Do you usually play alone?" Chu Qingcheng asked tentatively. After all, they were all strangers in front of them, and it would not be a good idea to ask casually.

It could be candy, or it could be seeing that Chu Qingcheng and Li Qing were not in any danger.

The few children around also relaxed and were willing to talk.

"We only hang out when Dad's not around."

"Yeah, dad hasn't been home much lately."

The children chattered and denounced the irresponsible "father", while some were quietly licking the candies, seemingly savoring the taste. However, they finally no longer felt unfamiliar with Li Qing and Chu Qingcheng.

"Dad is busy making money to support the family." Chu Qingcheng was very understanding and said with a smile, "What about your mother?"

Suddenly, there was a pause in the chatter.

One of the children looked at Chu Qingcheng with a puzzled look and asked in confusion:
"Mom...what is it?"

Eh... Chu Qingcheng was stunned, not quite understanding the meaning of this sentence. Is he an orphan? "That's it..."

At this moment, it was a bit difficult for Chu Qingcheng to explain what mother meant. She couldn't just say that it was the woman who gave birth to you.

She thought they might be orphans, having lost their mothers when they were young.

They won't understand if you say that.

"Uh, let me give you an example." Li Qing pondered the words and said, "She will be like this sister, giving you delicious food, caring about you, hugging you, uh... I think it's like this, washing your clothes."

Li Qing tried his best to explain using words that children could understand, but saying this.

He did feel that there were too few women in Yu Village and the gender ratio was a bit unbalanced.

However, he had previously thought that this was because he rarely showed up, so he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, he just wanted to get the crew away quickly.

How could I possibly cause trouble again?

"Yes! Someone who looked similar to her once gave me food!"

After Li Qing said this, one of the children pointed at Chu Qingcheng and said with surprise.

"Then I am a child with a mother!"

It was a false alarm... Before Li Qing's smile disappeared, the child's next sentence came out.

"Then Daddy lied to me! He lied to me that Mommy didn't want me anymore! He lied to me that I didn't want to see Mommy!"

"Mom still loves me! I want to go back to find her!"

'Mom' doesn't want him anymore?
Why didn't 'Dad' let him see 'Mom'?
She is similar to Chu Qingcheng, so how could she be his mother?

Damn it! Li Qing's heart tightened, but he didn't have time to think about it.

He reached out and grabbed the child who wanted to leave, and then ignored the other children who were talking about what "mother" was.

Li Qing looked directly at the child's face. He was a common rural child with a dark complexion and small eyes that were rolling around. He looked very confused. He wanted to go back to find his "mother", but he didn't know why this adult was holding him back.

"What's your name?"

"Wang...Wang Ping."

Very good, at least he knows his name... Li Qing calmed down. Knowing his name proved that he already had the most basic memory ability and roughly knew what others wanted to ask him.

"You said, 'Dad' doesn't want you to see 'Mom', right? Why doesn't he want you to see 'Mom'?"

Li Qing tried his best to make his tone gentle, but it was obvious that Wang Ping still didn't quite understand the meaning of Li Qing's words and just stared at him blankly.

"Okay, Wang Ping, be good." Li Qing patted the child's head and asked calmly, "Wang Ping, do you remember what 'Mom' was like the last time you saw her?"

"No, I don't know. 'Dad' won't let 'Mom' come up."

What does it mean to not let her come up...the person called 'Mom' is usually locked up down there?

basement?
Chu Qingcheng also realized belatedly that it was a bit strange. The word "mother" from Wang Ping's mouth sounded a bit unusual, and Li Qing seemed to know something about it.

Why do the children here not really understand the word "mom", and why did Wang Ping say that his father didn't want him to see his mother.

At this moment, in an invisible place, red dots were faintly flashing on the inside of Li Qing's clothes.

Li Qing slightly adjusted his chest to make sure it could be aimed at Wang Ping and would not fall off later.

Suddenly, a voice with some anxiety sounded.

"What are you doing?!"

(End of this chapter)