If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1077 - Chapter 1077 Chapter 1077 Miss Bai Somethings Wrong

Chapter 1077: Chapter 1077: Miss Bai, Something’s Wrong Chapter 1077: Chapter 1077: Miss Bai, Something’s Wrong Xiao Mo’s memory was excellent; he could almost remember everything he glanced at.

One image after another surfaced in his mind, and in an instant, the faces of countless children appeared before him. Suddenly, he remembered a file card.

The file card showed that the child was about six months old, but because he thought the child was too young, he glanced at it once and tossed it into a stack of files.

He immediately made a call to his subordinate, “Send me the file of the kid named Xiaobao from the Red Flowers Welfare Home to my cell phone.”

If he remembered correctly, the child’s name was Xiaobao.

“Sure, please hold on.” The subordinate didn’t quite understand Xiao Mo’s intention but complied nonetheless.

Soon, the file was sent to Xiao Mo’s email.

He opened it and saw that it was a very young child, clean and neat. For some reason, he felt a sense of relief at that moment.

These past few days, a sense of worry and tension had been pervading his heart. He had feared that something might have happened to the child.

Although he couldn’t be sure if the child really was Xu Chaomu’s, he still felt a sense of relief.

He zoomed in on the photo and saw that the child’s features were delicate. On closer inspection, the child’s facial structure did bear some resemblance to Shen Chi.

Xiao Mo’s lips curled into a knowing smile. Was this the child?

If this child was really born to Xu Chaomu and Shen Chi, then the video he had received earlier could very likely be fake.

In any case, he had always believed in Xu Chaomu.

At this moment, the rain was pouring heavily, making it difficult to drive with the car windows blurred, and he couldn’t speed up anymore.

As anxious as Xiao Mo was, there was nothing he could do; he couldn’t increase the speed.

He had to call his subordinate, “Any news from the welfare home?”

“Nothing so far.”

“The rain is heavy. Make sure you don’t expose your tracks.”

“Understood, Secretary Xiao.” The subordinate nodded. “But we’ve been watching for half an hour now, and there’s still no movement. Should we go in and check?”

“You can,” Xiao Mo said.

Checking inside wasn’t a bad idea. Although they weren’t desperate yet, if Bai Man was heartless enough not to spare the child’s life, anything was possible.

Half an hour with no movement… Could they have guessed wrong? Was the child not necessarily in this welfare home?

Xiao Mo didn’t think further and simply drove his car towards his destination, silently waiting for news from his subordinates.

Less than five minutes later, his subordinate called him urgently, “Secretary Xiao, something is wrong! When we entered just now, we discovered that those people had taken a back road and left!”

“They left?!” Xiao Mo was grinding his teeth. “How could you let them slip away? They took a back road, and none of you knew?”

“They went through a bamboo grove behind the welfare home. With the heavy rain, it’s impossible to walk there; we didn’t expect…”

“Go after them!”

“Yes, I’ll send people now!”

“Don’t make a big commotion, and also have someone keep an eye on the welfare home to see if any children are missing. This might be a diversion, don’t fall for their trick,” Xiao Mo said calmly.

“Understood. Secretary Xiao, I have to hang up now and make arrangements.”

“Alright,” Xiao Mo responded heavily.

They had let someone get away, and Xiao Mo was frustrated.

He had been to that welfare home before; there was a large bamboo grove behind it, which led towards the west.

Now he didn’t need to head directly to the welfare home; he could chase them west instead!

The heavy rain would hinder their escape; they couldn’t have gone far. Once he caught up with them, he would be able to find out the whereabouts of the child.

As Xiao Mo mulled over this, he turned the steering wheel and headed the car down the road leading west.

If his memory served correctly, there was a pond outside the bamboo grove, to the west of the welfare home, leading to a narrow road.

Just as he was calculating his next move, his subordinate called again, “Secretary Xiao, several children are missing.”

Several children? Xiao Mo clenched his teeth. Bai Man was indeed cunning.

“Send people to inspect the suspicious vehicles and individuals at the end of Gordon Road. Don’t let anyone or any vehicle slip by,” Xiao Mo instructed.

“Received.”

“I’ll be heading there now. Inquire about the situation in the welfare home, but remember not to cause a fuss.”

“Understood.”

“Alright.”

The road was deserted, and Xiao Mo, trusting his instincts, pressed the accelerator and charged forward.

He drove recklessly on the road, with the heavy rain blurring the windshield, the surroundings drenched in rainfall, creating a marshland all along the way.

The car started to speed up, thankfully without any traffic around, so he didn’t have to worry about accidents.

What mattered most, of course, was finding out if Chaomu’s child was among those children.

The face of the child called “Xiaobao” kept flashing before his eyes. Was that child Xu Chaomu’s?

Perhaps because he was indeed driving very fast and took a shortcut, he soon saw a car coming from the direction of the welfare home ahead.

Was it that car?

As he suspected, another car caught up from behind.

He recognized the car behind; it was his subordinate’s.

Only, his subordinates might not recognize the car he was driving.

He quickly made a call, “I’m right behind you, license plate XXX.”

“Got it!”

“Where’s the child?”

“That car ahead is very suspicious. The tire tracks match those by the lake at the welfare home, and the direction fits.”

“Are there any of our people ahead?”

“Yes, ready to intercept at any moment.”

“Good, move a bit further ahead, there are few people there and no surveillance. Make your move there!”

“Received!”

After hanging up, Xiao Mo’s car immediately followed.

The suspect vehicle seemed to realize it was being followed and frantically tried to shake off the pursuing car.

They probably didn’t expect to be tracked during their operation tonight and had virtually no contingency plans. Moreover, they thought they had covered their tracks perfectly, not anticipating the other party to be smarter.

In the torrential rain, Xiao Mo thought he could hear the cries of children, not just one but several.

Bai Man’s assistant hurriedly made a call to Bai Man from the passenger seat of the suspect vehicle, “Miss Bai, we have a problem.”

Bai Man was taking a bath at home, thinking the heavy rain tonight would make their operation convenient and secure.

Hearing the assistant’s words now, she was startled, “What’s the problem?”

“We’ve been followed.”

“Who?”

“Unknown.”

“Xiaobao?”

“Xiaobao is in the car.”

“Idiots!” Bai Man cursed immediately. She had ordered them to take Xiaobao away to the mountains, repeatedly telling them to adapt to the situation, “Didn’t I say that if anything seemed amiss, you should change the plan and either hide him or hold back?”

“But, Miss Bai, we didn’t notice anything wrong,” the assistant said, crestfallen.