Surveillance Part 2

Liu Shufeng’s friends complained while fanning themselves with newspapers and cardboard. The hot weather made waiting unbearable, sweat constantly dripping down their faces.

“Wait a bit longer,” Liu Shufeng said. “He should arrive in a day or two. It’s rare to see a man with a three-year-old child. It’ll be obvious.”

Liu Shufeng reassured them, urging them to keep waiting.

“I’m not asking you to do this for nothing,” Liu Shufeng said. “You’ll be rewarded.”

The Xiao family is wealthy and plans to marry into the Dong family, which is also related to the Ji family, bringing significant benefits.

Old Lady Lin and Lin Chenghai went to the town and then to the county seat, planning to leave early for Rongcheng City.

The village head’s family knew that Old Lady Lin and her son had left the village, and they were somewhat suspicious.

“Could it be that Lin Chengshan really isn’t a Lin family member?” The village head’s wife went home, where her daughter-in-law was tidying up their new house.

The village head’s wife found Old Lady Lin’s actions too strange—they seemed to be preparing for a long journey.

“Whether he is or not, it’s none of our business,” the village head said. “We don’t know anything about it.”

The village head sighed. They weren’t accomplices, and they didn’t know what would happen next.

“Some people in the village used to say that Lin Chengshan might not be a Lin family child,” the village head’s wife said.

“That was just idle talk,” the village head said. “There were also others who said various fathers and sons didn’t look alike. We can’t take every rumor seriously. Even if we did, we wouldn’t be able to find those people.”

The village head didn’t expect Old Lady Lin to dare to do something like this. The Lin family had been receiving things sent by that family over the years. If Lin Chengshan really wasn’t a Lin family member, this situation would be significant.

Sigh. They were from the same village as the Lin family, but who would have thought such a thing could really happen? Many people just liked to talk without taking things seriously.

“If he’s not their biological child… that’s better,” the village head’s wife thought. If Lin Chengshan was indeed a Lin family child, they would continue to be entangled with him. If Lin Chengshan wasn’t a Lin family child, it meant the Lin family had done something wrong, and they couldn’t keep making Lin Chengshan provide for them.

The suffering of the past couldn’t be changed. They couldn’t say that the past suffering was just right. They hoped Lin Chengshan was not the Lin family’s biological child.

“Chengshan is a good person,” the village head’s wife said.

“He is a very good person,” the village head agreed.

Liu Shufeng and his group were peering around, occasionally looking toward the exit.

“There’s a train coming from over there in a little over an hour,” someone said. “We haven’t eaten yet. Should we go get something to eat first?”

“Yeah, trains are usually delayed, and there are no early trains,” another person agreed.

“No, we can’t afford to wait for just over an hour,” Liu Shufeng said. “Just grab a bite to eat and make do.”

These people were worried that Lin Chengshan might deliberately stay at the station, which was why they kept a close watch.

Liu Shufeng’s comment made the others reluctant to continue discussing the matter. Liu Shufeng had already instructed them to buy some food, but they all preferred to eat at a nearby restaurant. However, since they were hired to watch, they had to wait there.

The train was nearing the station, and Lin Qingqing woke up, rubbing her eyes.

“Have something to eat,” Lin Chengshan said. The child had just been sleeping and had only eaten a little before sleeping. Lin Chengshan worried about her being hungry, so he peeled a banana and handed it to her, also giving her some water from a thermos. “We’ll be arriving soon.”

“Daddy, are we going to find Mommy?” Lin Qingqing asked, recalling that last time Daddy went to find Mommy.

“We’re not looking for her,” Lin Chengshan said. “Our Qingqing should start kindergarten and go to school. Daddy brought you to the city to study, not to find your Mommy.”

“Does that mean Mommy doesn’t want us anymore?” Lin Qingqing asked, her head slightly lowered.

“Yes, she doesn’t want us anymore,” Lin Chengshan said. He initially wanted to give a vague answer, but he realized that even if he didn’t say it now, Qingqing was smart enough to understand.

Lin Chengshan always tried his best to answer Qingqing’s questions, no matter how childish they were.

When the train arrived at the station and Lin Chengshan was carrying Lin Qingqing out, they heard someone shouting, “Is that him? Is that him? He’s carrying a little girl. It must be him!”