My Perfect Female CEO
Chapter 165 - 162 Suspect Emerges

Chapter 165: Chapter 162 Suspect Emerges

In the hospital room, Teacher Liu looked at his crying wife and his bewildered daughter, his heart trembling.

He knew the words of the CEO were for his own good, and indeed, the CEO was right - he was being too stubborn.

If something were to happen to him, how would his wife and daughter live in the future?

"From now on, I will use the rest of my life to make amends for the children. Even though I didn’t take much money, that money was all for the children’s education expenses. Taking that money weighs heavily on my conscience, it would make anyone feel bad," Teacher Liu mused, feeling cornered with no way out; otherwise, he would never have acted against his conscience.

He had also come to understand that, rather than being in jail and having his wife and daughter constantly worried, it was better to stay by their side, accept the CEO’s kindness, and serve the children in the future.

Thinking of the three missing children, his heart ached genuinely, silently praying, "If there is any justice in heaven, let me bear all the guilt and let the three children return home safely."

"What are you doing? Crying like this frightened my precious Yaya," Teacher Liu said, reproaching his wife as he hurried to his daughter’s side. "Yaya, look how hopeless your mommy is, just crying like a crybaby."

"Daddy, tell mommy not to cry," Yaya said pitifully.

His wife hurriedly stopped crying, wiped her tears, and urgently asked, "You didn’t leave with them?"

"The CEO didn’t hold me accountable for what happened. I was foolishly thinking of turning myself in, but the CEO scolded me, and I finally understood," Teacher Liu felt embarrassed.

"Really?" said his wife, breaking into a smile, blaming him, "When will you change that stubborn temper of yours? Being a bit more flexible is good. Just being rigid doesn’t work."

Teacher Liu gave a bitter smile and then said, "The reason you married me is precisely because of that part of me, isn’t it?"

"Stop boasting. You’re like a stone in a latrine, both stinky and hard. I don’t care for this bad temper," his wife said.

"Hehe," Teacher Liu forced a smile.

His wife asked, "Is there something else? The CEO came personally; it couldn’t be just to preach to you, right?"

"Three children from the school are missing," Teacher Liu said worriedly.

"Were they taken by human traffickers? Recently, there have been frequent cases of missing children," his wife followed with concern.

"Yes," Teacher Liu nodded heavily.

"These cursed bad people, harming other people’s children, aren’t they afraid of retribution?" his wife was very anxious. She knew that the police had yet to solve this big case. If a child went missing, there was an eighty percent chance they wouldn’t be found. How could one not worry?

"Daddy, mommy, I’m hungry," Yaya called, seeing that her parents were okay, and she was much happier.

"Wait a while, sweetheart, I’ll go get you something delicious," said the wife as she left, with Teacher Liu taking care of his daughter.

...

Chu Mengyao and her group drove away.

"Principal Wei, regarding Teacher Liu’s matter, let’s pretend it never happened," Chu Mengyao instructed.

"Yes, I understand," Principal Wei said gratefully, "CEO, you are so kind to Teacher Liu."

Chu Mengyao didn’t respond, thinking it was only right to take care of Teacher Liu, then she looked at Ye Fan and Zhang Lu and said, "Are there any other clues worth suspecting? The responsibility of finding the children will be on your shoulders."

Zhang Lu did not speak, casting an expectant look at Ye Fan. Anyway, she was out of ideas.

"Who is he exactly? Why does the CEO have all her hopes on him?" Principal Wei was very puzzled.

"Back at the school, check who the three children came into contact with before leaving campus?" Ye Fan pondered, considering all suspicions and calmly said, "There’s no suspicion towards the elementary teachers. Primarily, inquire with the children, ask if they’ve seen the three leaving school and whom they met. Also, understand the situation in the middle school department thoroughly. I still suspect, given the cleverness of the three children, that they wouldn’t leave campus for no reason; there must be some acquaintance involved."

"Inform Principal Lu to check the situation in the middle school," Chu Mengyao said to Principal Wei, "To save time, you should also call the elementary department teachers. Some kids must have seen them before they left school."

"Yes, I’ll get right on it," Principal Wei started busying himself.

Although Chu Mengyao appeared very calm on the surface, she was anxious at heart. She had promised the children to find the three, and if they couldn’t be found, she couldn’t imagine how sad and desperate the children would be. More importantly, having three children just vanish without a trace was not good at all.

"Don’t worry, I will find the children," Ye Fan read Mengyao’s anxiety and softly comforted her.

"Yes, I believe in you," Chu Mengyao nodded seriously.

Elementary school meeting room.

Chu Mengyao and her group sat catching their breath when the teacher who went to inquire returned, bringing with him a little boy.

"CEO, Xiao Xin said he saw something," the teacher led Xiao Xin in front of Chu Mengyao.

"Xiao Xin, can you tell me what you saw?" Chu Mengyao asked gently.

Xiao Xin tilted his head and said in a child’s voice, "I was in the classroom, and through the window, I saw an older sister from the middle school department say something to Sister Da Niu, then the three of them walked out of the campus."

"Do you know the name of that older sister?" Chu Mengyao asked.

"Yes, she often helps us with homework and plays games with us; she is Sister Meixia," Xiao Xin replied.

"Good boy, go back with the teacher," Chu Mengyao praised softly.

The teacher took Xiao Xin away.

As for the sister named Meixia, she became a new suspect.

"Do you think the information provided by Xiao Xin is useful?" Chu Mengyao asked Ye Fan.

Ye Fan spoke seriously, "I can only be sure after understanding the situation fully. Regarding Meixia’s specific situation, I need detailed records."

Most students at Yucai School don’t have surnames, with everyone called by nicknames. Most of these children grew up from kindergarten and then transitioned to the classroom.

So, few remember their own names.

After being adopted, most children have new names.

Those who remained unadopted continued to be called by their nicknames.

These children would then automatically follow the teachers’ surnames or were directly named with Chu Mengyao’s surname.

"Inform Principal Lu of the middle school department to investigate everything about Meixia," Chu Mengyao instructed.

Principal Wei acted as the messenger.

Zhang Lu was also busy, instructing people on standby to take action, tracing Meixia’s background based on the limited information.

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