"If you don't want your son to come, it's okay to replace him with someone else."
This line of small text appeared on the phone, and the people present were all stunned.
The head nurse looked at the numbers on the phone tremblingly, then looked up at Zuo Mu. "What... what does he mean?"
Ever since Zuo Mu saw that line of text, he subconsciously turned to look at Tang Tang.
Tang Tang frowned imperceptibly, but only for a split - second. Then she changed her expression and stood there obediently. She quickly exchanged a glance with Zuo Mu.
Zuo Mu turned to look at Chief Li. "Apart from the task of tracing the signal source, who else knows about today's incident?"
Chief Li had been in the police station for many years and was extremely adept at reading people. From just Zuo Mu's few words, he knew what was going on.
It was likely that while they were desperately trying to trace the other party's address here, the other side had already known.
Otherwise, it couldn't be such a coincidence that Shen Tian hung up the phone just one second before they could trace him.
They were all old foxes. Chief Li immediately realized their current situation.
"Quite a few people know," Chief Li looked at Zuo Mu and suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. "I happened to be on overtime when I came here."
Zuo Mu, "..."
On overtime... It was hard to say how many people were in the office.
Zuo Mu knew it wasn't suitable to discuss further today. He looked at the head nurse. "You should stay calm first. Wait for Chief Li to come up with a countermeasure."
But the head nurse looked pale and seemed dazed looking at the phone. "Does he... does he mean that someone can go in place of my son?"
Tang Tang couldn't bear to see the head nurse like this. She raised her hand and patted the head nurse's shoulder but said nothing.
Seeing the head nurse in this state, Chief Li arranged for someone to send her home. Meanwhile, he had her two sons put under surveillance. All those who knew about this today were properly taken care of.
Zuo Mu, the well - known Dr. Zuo in the hospital who was about to be promoted to the director, showed no sense of responsibility for overtime work in the hospital. After seeing Chief Li had arranged everything properly, he took Tang Tang and left.
Chief Li couldn't even bear to look at him. "Aren't you going to stay here?"
Zuo Mu glanced at the junior nurse on duty for the head nurse on the second floor and pointed her out to Chief Li. "Isn't she here?"
Chief Li, "..."
Maybe Zuo Mu was too calm. In the end, Chief Li couldn't find a single thing to criticize. He just let Zuo Mu openly hold Tang Tang's hand and walk out of the hospital gate.
Tang Tang was very tired today. She had been on high - alert until after twelve o'clock.
In the past, she would have gone to bed by then. She had been holding on until she got into Zuo Mu's car. As soon as she sat in, her tense nerves relaxed.
She leaned back in the passenger seat and watched the scenery outside the window recede. She couldn't help but say, "Brother."
"Don't even think about it."
Zuo Mu didn't need to look to know what Tang Tang was thinking. "This is obviously a trap. We don't even know where his people are. You saw today that there were only a few of us in the hospital building. We don't know where his people are. They're in the dark and we're in the open. We have no initiative at all."
Tang Tang frowned. "But those kids..."
Zuo Mu frowned too. "Chief Li will consider this. Aren't you about to have your final exams?"
At the mention of exams, Tang Tang immediately wilted and slumped in the passenger seat. "Because I was involved in a case before, I've fallen behind in many classes this semester. The exams will probably be postponed."
Zuo Mu gave a soft grunt and said no more. At the next traffic light, he reached out and gently pinched Tang Tang's earlobe. "Take a nap. We'll be home soon."
Tang Tang let out a soft "um" and obediently closed her eyes.
Since Zuo Mu decided that Tang Tang shouldn't get involved in this matter, he was determined. After that, he never told Tang Tang the details of this case again.
Perhaps due to the approaching finals, Tang Tang felt that her homework was increasing.
Huang Xiaoli complained several times. "This is not the homework for a sophomore in high school. Are we still students? Do these teachers even treat us like human beings?"
Tang Tang said with a smile, "Keep your voice down. The class teacher likes to peek through the back door these days."
Hearing this, Huang Xiaoli quickly shut up. She scooted from her seat in the front to Tang Tang's seat. "Hey, I learned how to make cookies from my mom yesterday. It's going to be the weekend the day after tomorrow. How about I make some cookies and send them to the kids?"
Tang Tang's eyes were on the English test paper in her hand. She filled in a "C" for the option at the back without even looking up. "Probably not. Brother has been quizzing me on vocabulary and grammar these days. I feel like I'm going bald."
Huang Xiaoli lovingly stroked Tang Tang's hair and said seriously, "No wonder it doesn't feel as thick as before."
"Get out of here,"
Tang Tang's eyes were still on the test paper. She accurately elbowed Huang Xiaoli in the abdomen. "I'm just complaining. And you're joining in. Hey, look at this question. Is this the right answer?"
Huang Xiaoli's eyes weren't on the question. She nodded vaguely at Tang Tang's words. "Maybe."
"Hey, are you going or not? Fatty called me on the dean's phone yesterday and said he missed me."
Tang Tang looked back at Huang Xiaoli. "What else did he say?"
"What else could he say? He's just a little kid. His words are all jumbled up. But he did say he missed me quite clearly."
When Huang Xiaoli said this, she looked very proud, as if to say, "See, there are people who miss me."
Tang Tang didn't want to waste time on these things. And she didn't want to involve Huang Xiaoli in the details of this case. She just tapped on the English test paper with her hand. Although her eyes were on the question, she couldn't concentrate. She asked absent - mindedly, "Did he say he missed me?"
Hearing Tang Tang's aggrieved voice, Huang Xiaoli felt inexplicably satisfied. "You didn't play with him for long. How could he miss you? But those two kids, what were their names? They miss you."
Tang Tang slowly let out a sigh of relief. "Really?"
Huang Xiaoli nodded. "Yes. It seems you're quite popular."
"By the way, Fatty told me that those two kids were taken away by Teacher Li."
Huang Xiaoli looked down at Tang Tang's test paper. "Hey, what are you doing? You can't choose A for this question. It's obviously an attributive clause. What are you thinking?"
But after hearing Huang Xiaoli's words, Tang Tang no longer looked at the test paper. She turned to look at Huang Xiaoli. "What did you say? Those two kids were taken away by Teacher Li?"
Huang Xiaoli didn't understand why Tang Tang was so excited. "Yes," she said while her eyes were still on Tang Tang's test paper. "Hey, you should change your answer."
Tang Tang looked at Huang Xiaoli, her voice trembling. "How long have those two kids been taken away?"
"I don't know. Maybe about a week?"
As soon as Huang Xiaoli finished speaking, Tang Tang stood up directly. "Hey, where are you going?"