Shen Xi handed Yan Yan and the luggage to Butler Wu before taking a quick look around the vicinity of the restroom, discovering an exit leading outside.
She then ran along the corridor to investigate, which led all the way to the large square in front of the airport entrance.
Standing amidst the bustling crowd, she looked around, calling out the two children's names repeatedly.
However, there was no response at all.
With trembling hands, she took out her phone. Just as she was about to dial Chen Chen’s number, she remembered that when boarding the plane in Country B, she had removed their watches to prevent them from being mischievous on board.
What should she do now? Shen Xi gripped her phone tightly, momentarily lost for what to do.
Could Chen Chen and Shuo Shuo really be in trouble, kidnapped by bad guys?
Her heart tightened, and she dared not think further. She turned and ran towards the airport's surveillance room, her only hope now being to find the two children through the surveillance videos.
Just then, Xie Yifei’s call came through.
Shen Xi immediately answered, "Hello?"
"Hello? Xi Xi, where are you? Let's have dinner together tonight." Xie Yifei asked excitedly while driving.
She hadn't seen Shen Xi for over ten days and missed her dearly.
Shen Xi didn't stop running, panting, "I'm still at the airport. Chen Chen and Shuo Shuo are missing. I'm going to check the surveillance footage."
"What? No way!" Xie Yifei’s eyes widened in disbelief. "Don't rush, maybe the two children saw something curious that held them up. They’ll be back soon."
"I hope so." Shen Xi's heart pounded as she continued to run forward. "I can't talk anymore, I have to hang up."
"Qin..." Before Xie Yifei could finish speaking, the call had already ended.
She had wanted to ask, where is Qin Si Ye? Isn't he returning with you?
Is he not with them at the moment?
What exactly is going on?
It seemed she would only know the full situation by going to the scene herself.
Xie Yifei immediately turned the car around and headed towards the airport.
It was a pity that Jian Fan was not in K City at the moment, otherwise, she could have gone with her to help.
In the airport surveillance room, Shen Xi, with the help of the staff, was reviewing the surveillance footage from the vicinity of the restroom a dozen minutes ago.
Unfortunately, it only showed the two children entering the restroom and then walking towards that exit.
The corridor at that exit happened to be a blind spot for the cameras, and nothing inside could be seen.
Shen Xi shivered, her eyes never leaving the videos. "Sir, please help me check the surrounding surveillance again to see if you can find any trace of the two children."
However, after checking the surveillance footage from other areas several times, there was still no success.
One of the security guards turned to her, "Madam, I'm truly sorry, we've done our best. Perhaps you should call the police."
At these words, Shen Xi couldn't help but take a step back, her heart turning cold.
"Sir, can I borrow your loudspeaker to search for the children in the airport?" Shen Xi suddenly thought of another method.
Just then, her phone suddenly rang.
Shen Xi took it out and saw it was an unknown number. She answered without hesitation.
"Hello? Who is this?"
A stranger's voice came from the other end of the line, "Is this Ms. Shen? I know you are anxiously searching for your two sons right now. To be honest, they are in my hands."
"Who are you?" Shen Xi’s heart skipped a beat.
"You don't need to know who I am. If you want to save them, you must reach the location I specify within thirty minutes." The man's voice was very rough.
"Where are you?"
"Happy Farm."
"Happy Farm. Alright, I will arrive there on time. Please don't hurt my children."
"You can. But you can only come alone, and you cannot call the police. Otherwise, I will kill them at any time."
"Okay. Don't worry, I understand." Shen Xi hung up the phone and immediately ran towards the door.
Returning to the lobby, she saw Butler Wu and Yan Yan still waiting for her anxiously. She quickly ran over and said, "Butler Wu, give me the car keys. You take Yan Yan home by taxi."
"Have you found any news about Chen Chen and Shuo Shuo?" Butler Wu handed her the keys he was holding.
"Yes." Shen Xi lowered her head to take them, then looked up at him again. "Remember, don't tell anyone about this for now."
After speaking, she turned and ran towards the main entrance. Yan Yan suddenly shouted behind her, "Mommy. Where did Chen Gege and Shuo Gege go?"