He took out the cash from his pocket and returned it to her.
Sasha accepted the money and said, "Oh, it's nothing. You're returning it to me. I'll find an opportunity to donate it to charity again."
Daniel looked at Sasha with great admiration. Thinking of something, he asked, "You're such a good person, but how did your husband commit such a terrible crime? You must be going through a difficult time now, right?"
Sasha hadn't expected that Xie Qining's affairs would be so widely known here. She said with a headache, "Yes, I'm running around dealing with my husband's matters. I never realized he did so many bad things behind my back."
Daniel expressed his deep sympathy and said, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Sasha shook her head and said, "You're a police officer. It's best not to get involved in my husband's affairs, as it might implicate you."
"Looking at the photo of the child who is still missing, as reported by the media, that little girl looks very much like the child with the woman you met last time," Daniel voiced his suspicion.
Sasha didn't pay much attention, thinking that foreign children all looked alike, with blonde hair and blue eyes, they all seemed pretty much the same.
"No way."
She continued eating her cake.
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Daniel took out a photo from his phone and showed it to her. "Look, this is a photo I took with my colleagues when we visited the little girl. This is the photo published by the media. Don't they look very similar? I think it's the same person."
Sasha, seeing his enthusiasm, could only take a look.
But as she looked, she realized they were indeed very similar.
It was easy to get confused when looking at foreign children from an Eastern perspective, but with Daniel putting the two photos side-by-side for comparison, she could tell at a glance that it was the same person. She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "How could this be?"
"If this girl is found, your husband might receive a lighter sentence."
Sasha nodded and said, "Can you send these two photos to my phone?"
"Of course," Daniel quickly sent them to her.
She then asked, "Can the woman who was with the child be found? Where would she have taken the child?"
"I'm also trying to find out her whereabouts. It's likely that because the media is heavily reporting on this child's case, the woman is afraid of being discovered and has gone into hiding with the child," Daniel guessed.
"I think so too. If you find the whereabouts of this woman and child, can you let me know immediately?"
"Okay, no problem."
Sasha said gratefully, "Thank you. It would be great if this child could be found before my husband's final sentencing."
"I'll do my best," Daniel, who only wanted to help the kind Eastern woman in front of him.
After parting ways with Daniel, Sasha looked at the child's photo on her phone again, thinking about how she could make good use of this matter.
As far as she knew, the Xiao Anjing couple were very concerned about their adopted daughter, and this child also had some connection with Gu Susu.
When Sasha returned to the hotel, she found that Feng Rou was no longer in the room. She figured she must have gone to Xie Zhendong's place.
If Xie Zhendong truly abandoned Xie Qining, things would likely get even worse.
Feng Rou must have also realized this.
Sasha found herself with some peace and quiet in the hotel room. She searched online for news about the disappearance of Xiao Anjing's adopted daughter. The more she read, the more it resembled the child with the woman.
She could only hope that Daniel could find the woman's whereabouts. If this child fell into her hands, Gu Susu would never be able to threaten her again.
Just then, Xie Zhendong called her. "Sasha, where are you?"
"Dad, I'm at the hotel. What's wrong?"
"Hurry and persuade your mother-in-law. I can't stop her; she's gone to find Xiao Anjing by herself."
"What is she going to find him for?" Sasha asked, confused.
Xie Zhendong sighed and said, "You'll know when you find her."
"Okay."
After Xie Zhendong hung up, he couldn't help but sigh.
At first, he couldn't accept the idea of Qining going to jail, but now he was coming to terms with the reality.
The matters Qining had committed this time were getting more serious, and in a foreign country like this, there was nothing he could do to help or cover it up.
What he had said to Feng Rou during their argument yesterday was out of anger, but it was also what he truly felt.
He couldn't waste any more time on Qining's affairs. He needed to use this time to work on more projects and make Xie Corporation earn more money.
As for Qining, he could only pretend he didn't have such a son. Although Xie Corporation had no heir, fortunately, he was still healthy and could probably hold on for another ten to twenty years.
...
Feng Rou sat alone in the room, thinking hard. She had contacted her maternal family, hoping they could help with Qining's affairs.
But now her mother was deceased, and her father was old and lived in a nursing home.
Her two brothers were always at odds over property and still relied on her for help when something came up.
Her two cousins, with whom she used to be close, had married into less fortunate families. They could only help boost her morale and were useful for dealing with mistresses.
As for her maternal family, the one doing best now, her aunt who married into the Huangfu family, had no real power in the Huangfu family.
It was only today that she clearly realized she no longer had the capital for pride. This was also why Xie Zhendong dared to speak to her in such a manner.
She still had to do as Sasha suggested, bow her head and apologize to Xie Zhendong, and see if there was any way to save Qining.
When she met Xie Zhendong again, everyone had calmed down considerably.
Xie Zhendong didn't want to keep arguing with her and told her the truth about Qining's current case.
The only glimmer of hope was to have Xiao Anjing reconcile with them and no longer pursue Qining for instigating someone to abduct his adopted daughter.
But he had already met with Xiao Anjing and stated the conditions, which Xiao Anjing completely rejected. Now, they could only do their best and leave the rest to fate.
Upon hearing what he said, Feng Rou seemed to have lost her soul and remained silent.
After all, they had been married for so many years and only had this one son. Xie Zhendong comforted her, "I've put aside so many matters from the group just to save Qining. He is my son, and I can't help but be heartbroken. My mother also doted on Qining immensely. Think calmly, if I could help him, how could I not? Now we can only accept reality..."
"Okay," Feng Rou said, then suddenly stood up and walked to the door of the room, pulled it open, and walked out.
Xie Zhendong chased after her, asking, "Where are you going? I'll have Sasha come over and accompany you back to Lancheng."
"No need," she pressed the down button for the elevator and walked in.
Xie Zhendong wanted to get in the elevator with her, but she pushed him out.
"What are you doing?"
"No matter what, I have to try again. I'm going to apologize to Xiao Anjing, kneel before him, as long as he's willing to let Qining go," she said as the elevator doors closed.
No matter how Xie Zhendong pressed the buttons outside the elevator, it was useless. He had to take another elevator to chase after her. When he reached the hotel entrance, Feng Rou was nowhere to be seen.
Therefore, he contacted Sasha, not wanting to deal with this matter himself anymore.