Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 1627: Chapter 1627: Disappearance

“Old man, what on earth happened?” An Hao stepped forward to ask.

“An Hao, didn’t Qiushu visit your house today? She hasn’t returned home yet, and I came to ask if she’s at your place?” the old man said.

“She hasn’t returned by now? That’s impossible, she left not long after lunch?”

“What? It’s been such a long time since she left your place, but she still hasn’t come back!” The old man was very anxious, his voice trembling a bit.

“Don’t worry.” Qin Jian reassured the old man, “Qiushu is not a child; she couldn’t have just gotten lost. Maybe she had some errand to run on her way?”

“No, that’s not possible.” The old man said very certainly, “If she had something come up on her way, she would have come back to tell me first.”

For many years, Lin Qiushu would always let her family know whatever she was doing.

She would never just leave without saying a word.

Even if she had to go out for evening engagements, she would tell her family where she was, roughly when she would return, and whom she would meet.

This was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

“Are you sure?”

Qin Jian asked.

“I’m sure!” the old man replied.

“Then where might she possibly go?” An Hao calmly analyzed, “Did she mention any other errands before she left your place?” “Yes.” The old man said, “She had already gotten the address of Wang the cripple. She insisted on visiting Wang the cripple’s house this morning, and despite my repeated discouragement. That person, Wang the cripple, is no good at all. I’m really worried that, what if Qiushu runs into trouble!”

“It shouldn’t come to that. Wang the cripple is old now, and besides, Qiushu is so clever; even if she went to find him, she wouldn’t directly expose her intentions, right?” Qin Jian felt this possibility was quite small.

“Then where do you think she could have gone?” the old man said, his eyes becoming a little red, “She’s my only granddaughter. If anything happened to her, this old woman couldn’t go on living.”

“Don’t worry, we’ll go look for her right now.”

Qin Jian felt something was amiss and quickly spoke.

“I’ll come with you.” The old man was not at ease.

“You better not. You’re elderly and not in good health, aren’t you? If you come with us, we’ll have to divide our attention to take care of you. Just wait at home for our news.” An Hao supported the old man’s arm, helping him into the car, “Don’t worry, she is my good friend, and I will do my utmost to help her just like she has helped me.”

“Ah! Alright!” The old man reluctantly nodded and agreed.

She really couldn’t be of any help herself, so that was all she could do.

“We’ll notify you immediately once there’s any news about Qiushu!” Qin Jian added.

“Good. Good!” the old man nodded repeatedly.

The old man took the car back, and Qin Jian and An Hao walked home.

“What do you think? Where could Qiushu possibly be?” An Hao looked up at Qin Jian and asked.

His sharp brows furrowed: “Since the old lady provided a clue, I might as well check out Wang the cripple’s house first.”

“Then I’ll come with you.” An Hao immediately said.

“It’s getting late, better you stay home and take care of the kids.”

Qin Jian disagreed with her going.

“But… I’m really worried about her now.”

“I understand how you feel.” Qin Jian hugged An Hao’s shoulders, bringing her into his embrace, “You have to trust me!”