Just as Liu Hai and the staff were struggling over Tuantuan and about to accidentally hurt him, Si Konghuai let out a cold shout and rushed forward in time.
Clenching his fist, Si Konghuai threw a heavy punch straight at Liu Hai’s face!
“Ah! Damn it!”
The blow was like a thousand-pound weight. Liu Hai cried out in pain and instinctively let go of Tuantuan.
Si Konghuai immediately pulled Tuantuan into his arms.
“Take him down!”
He cast Liu Hai a cold glance and gave the order.
“Yes, sir!”
His subordinates instantly pinned Liu Hai to the ground, leaving him no chance to resist.
Hearing that Si Konghuai was a superior officer, Liu Hai thought he was Qiao Hongye’s superior and panicked.
“Sir, this has nothing to do with me! Hongye told me to bring the child to you! I’m really not a bad person!”
He shouted desperately, but no one paid him any attention.
The onlookers, seeing the identical faces, began whispering among themselves.
That must be the child’s real father, right?
When father and son share the same face, it’s easy to recognize!
Ignoring the noise around him, Si Konghuai lowered his head and met the gaze of the soft little boy in his arms.
Those grape-like black eyes, sharp brows, high nose bridge, delicate features—even the shape of his lips looked exactly like his own when he was a child.
Si Konghuai was deeply shaken. Now he finally understood why Lu Ning had sounded so absurd earlier.
Tuantuan was also studying him.
He pressed his lips together, eyes wide with vigilance.
This uncle who appeared out of nowhere looked just like him—like looking into a mirror.
How annoying—he’s taller and stronger than me. I lost!
Of course, that was only in his thoughts—he wouldn’t say it out loud.
Blinking his big eyes, Tuantuan cleverly asked,
“Uncle, are you here to take me home?”
“We look so alike—it must be fate! You’ll definitely send me home, right? You look like a very good person!”
He sweetly praised him, placing Si Konghuai on a moral pedestal.
Not sending him home now would feel wrong after such praise.
Si Konghuai chuckled softly, then nodded seriously.
“Yes, I’m a good person. I’ll take you home. Don’t be afraid.”
“Let me confirm—your name is Tuantuan, you’re four years old, and you have a twin brother named Yuanyuan who looks just like you, right?”
“Yes! Uncle, you know me!”
Tuantuan’s eyes lit up.
Not afraid of strangers, he immediately wrapped his arms around Si Konghuai’s neck, lifting his little bottom so he could sit more comfortably.
“Did my mom ask you to come find me?”
“Yes.”
Si Konghuai nodded—more or less.
He planned to take Tuantuan back first. The child had been on the train all night, and he had clearly heard his stomach growling.
But although Tuantuan seemed to believe him, he didn’t fully trust him.
Pointing at the staff, he said clearly,
“Then, uncle, buy a ticket from this uncle and send me home!”
“I want to take Train No. 16!”
Tuantuan could read and had a good memory.
He thought he came on Train No. 16, so he should take the same one back.
“This kid is quite smart.”
The staff member praised him, then corrected him,
“You came on Train No. 16. To go back, you need Train No. 15.”
“But there are fewer runs today. The earliest one isn’t until 7 PM.”
It was only 11 AM—he would have to wait eight hours.
“Ah~~~”
Tuantuan counted on his chubby little fingers and let out a disappointed sound, his big eyes starting to glisten.
No matter how smart he was, he was still just a child—fear began to creep in.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m not a bad person. I can take you to call your mom first.”
“I’ll take you on the 7 PM train.”
“If you’re still worried, I can call the police to prove my identity.”
Si Konghuai patiently explained, his usually stern face softening.
He knew exactly what Tuantuan was afraid of, so he gently reassured him, not wanting him to develop any trauma.
“Wouldn’t that be too much trouble for you, uncle?”
“Then it’s settled!”
Tuantuan said sweetly, flashing a cute smile that revealed two tiny sharp canine teeth.
He spoke politely, but never forgot to protect his own interests.
When in trouble—find the police!
Tuantuan firmly believed in that principle.
“Little smart cookie.”
Si Konghuai pinched his cheek.
He wasn’t someone who smiled often, yet in just a few minutes, Tuantuan had already made him laugh twice.
He couldn’t help but wonder what kind of woman could raise such an adorable child.
He even began to hope—these twins really were his children.
“Hehe.”
Tuantuan giggled shyly, then leaned forward and planted a kiss on Si Konghuai’s handsome face, hoping he wouldn’t mind.
The gesture melted Si Konghuai’s heart. He gently patted the boy’s round little head—how could he possibly mind?
Besides, whether Liu Hai was a trafficker still needed police verification. Calling the police was the best course of action.
Si Konghuai immediately sent someone to get the officers.
Knowing Tuantuan was hungry, he also had someone buy food.
Tuantuan happily swung his legs while eating, waiting for Si Konghuai to call the southern province.
Meanwhile, after understanding everything, Lu Ning was just about to call Si Konghuai to provide more details—
But at that moment, Si Konghuai’s call came first.
“I found Tuantuan.”
Straight to the point, he told Lu Ning to get the child’s mother on the phone.
“What? Really? That fast?!”
Lu Ning was shocked.
As expected of his own son—so attentive!
“Comrade Xia, our chief says he found your son.”
Lu Ning handed the phone to Xia Mingyu.
She had prepared so many words to beg for help, but before she could say anything—her son had already been found.
Stunned for a second, she quickly grabbed the phone.
“Tuantuan?”
“Is that you? It’s mom! Are you okay? Did anyone hurt you?”
She asked anxiously, gripping the phone tightly, her eyes brimming with tears.
On the other end, Tuantuan hesitated upon hearing her voice.
“My mom can’t talk… Is this a scammer?”
He doubted everything.
Pressing his lips together, he instinctively looked up at Si Konghuai, beginning to rely on him.
Can’t talk?
Si Konghuai frowned.
Hearing Tuantuan’s muttering, Xia Mingyu didn’t know how to explain it right away.
So she simply lifted Yuanyuan and handed him the phone.
“Yuanyuan, talk to your brother.”
Yuanyuan had been waiting eagerly. The moment he held the phone, he burst into tears.
“Waaah, brother, where are you!”
“Come back soon, I miss you! I earned lots of candy from uncle—I saved it all for you!”
“I don’t want you to be someone else’s son! I want you to be my brother, waaah!”