Feng Qingqing, growing uneasy, checked each of the rooms one by one. After a long while, she reached a conclusion: the house was completely empty. This caught her by surprise, but it only deepened her anxiety.
She puzzled over the house being deserted. If this really was the lair of those criminals, their absence suggested that either they hadn't yet returned after snatching Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, or they had handed the children over to an accomplice immediately after the kidnapping. If this group was merely the first link in a chain, it was a terrifying prospect. The more time that passed, the greater the risks and uncertainties became.
Just as she was sweating with anxiety, torn between waiting longer or leaving to find another way, a sound suddenly came from the front gate. Feng Qingqing started, wondering if someone had returned. She quickly found a place to hide and listened intently.
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