The heavens set sail from the courtyard

After listening to Wang Gang's story, the old blind man couldn't calm down for a long time. He kept thinking in his mind what would happen to him and his daughter if Duoer was really found.

Du Jiang felt sorry for the old blind man's distraught look and wanted to say something to persuade him, but before he could open his mouth, he was stopped by Wang Gang.

Wang Gang shook his head at Du Jiang and continued to say to the old blind man: "Your daughter was lost when she was two years old. Calculating the time, she is almost an adult, a grown girl.

There are only two possibilities as to why you haven't found him yet.

The first possibility is that something went wrong when the traffickers abducted her, and she may be dead already.”

"No." The old blind man said excitedly: "My Duo'er must still be alive."

Wang Gang said with a sullen face: "That's the second situation. Your daughter has long been sold by human traffickers and given to someone else as a daughter."

The old blind man clenched his fists and tensed his muscles. As a father, he would rather believe that his daughter already had new parents than want her to die.

Du Jiang couldn't help it anymore and said to Wang Gang: "Xiao Wang, don't provoke the old blind man anymore."

Wang Gang said seriously: "I am not trying to provoke him, but I want to tell him a fact. If he himself is not living well, it would be better for him not to find his daughter."

"What do you mean?" Du Jiang was stunned and asked puzzled.

Wang Gang sighed, looked at the old blind man in a sorry state, and said, "Old blind man, you are living like a beggar now. To put it bluntly, even if you really find your daughter, you won't be able to give her a decent life. On the contrary, you will become a burden to her."

The old blind man's face turned pale.

"I just want to know if Duo'er is still alive. I hope she lives well. When that time comes, I will leave." The old blind man murmured foolishly.

Wang Gang snorted coldly: "If that's what you think, I think it would be better for your daughter to die."

"Xiao Wang." Du Jiang shouted: "Stop talking."

Wang Gang knew that Du Jiang sympathized with the old blind man, but some things were like abscesses. The less you punctured them, the more serious they would actually become.

"Master, you are not helping him, you are harming him." Wang Gang said righteously: "His aimless search for his daughter is not only wasting his own time, but also affecting others."

Du Jiang frowned and said, "Don't say anything. The old blind man just loves his daughter dearly."

Wang Gang sneered: "He is in this state now, not because he loves his daughter so much, but because he cannot forgive himself for losing her."

The old blind man's body shook and he began to tremble.

"The loss of his daughter made him fall into endless self-blame, which forced him to search for her year after year. In fact, he had known for so many years that he would never find his daughter." Wang Gang said heartbrokenly.

Du Jiang stood up angrily and shouted to Wang Gang: "Stop talking."

Wang Gang looked at the old blind man calmly and said, "If you really want to find your daughter, I can help you."

The old blind man was surprised and asked: "How can you help me? Do you know where Duo'er is?"

Du Jiang also looked at Wang Gang in shock.

Wang Gang asked: "Do you have a photo of your daughter?"

The old blind man answered subconsciously: "I have a photo of Duo'er when she was a child. It was taken not long after she was born. Our family went to a photo studio to take the photo."

As he spoke, the old blind man reached into his worn-out bag and pulled out a small cloth bag.

Although the small cloth bag was worn out, it was very clean, in stark contrast to the dirty clothes on the old blind man.

He took out a black and white photo from the bag and slowly placed it on the table.

Wang Gang put on gloves and picked up the old photo, fearing that he would damage it.

"I can draw your daughter's current appearance based on her childhood appearance and your and your husband's appearance."

"What?" Du Jiang was shocked, but more than that, he was in disbelief.

Wang Gang said: "Of course, it's impossible to be completely accurate, but it can be about 70% like. It's better to have a portrait to find someone than to smell around randomly like a headless fly!"

The old blind man said suspiciously: "You didn't lie to me." Wang Gang asked back: "Why would I lie to you, or what good would it be for me to lie to you?"

"This?" The old blind man hesitated.

What Wang Gang said was right. The old blind man was just a beggar. What benefit would there be in Wang Gang cheating him?

"I'll draw the portrait. You can make a few copies and post them at various train stations. That will make it easier to find the person, right?" Wang Gang said to the old blind man.

The old blind man asked excitedly: "Why are you helping me?"

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "I am not helping you, but myself. I don't want to see you harassing passengers every time I get on the train, and I don't want to help you solve the problem and increase my workload.

So the only condition for me to paint your portrait is that you don’t climb trains again.”

Du Jiang already understood Wang Gang's purpose at this time.

"Yes! Old blind man, every time you try to climb onto the train, it's not only dangerous for you, but it also brings trouble to our work. Since Xiao Wang has that ability, why don't you give it a try?"

The old blind man thought for a moment and sighed, "Officer Du, Officer Xiao Wang, I know you are doing this to deceive me for my own good, but I still want to find Duo'er in my own way."

Wang Gang raised his lips and said, "It seems that you still don't believe in my ability. How about this, I'll find someone to demonstrate it to you."

"Demonstration? How to demonstrate?" the old blind man asked puzzledly.

Wang Gang turned to Du Jiang and asked, "Master, do you have children?"

"Yes! I have a son who is fifteen years old." Du Jiang said in confusion.

"Then do you have a photo of your child when he was young? I can use the photo to draw what he looks like now to prove my ability."

"I really have one." Du Jiang took out a photo from his shirt pocket and said, "I have a family photo here, taken when my child was four years old. I always carry it with me when I go out in the car."

"I can paint on the spot and show you."

Wang Gang did what he said. He took out a pencil and started drawing on the notebook according to the photo given by Du Jiang.

Du Jiang was still skeptical at first, but when he saw Wang Gang slowly sketching out his son's appearance, he opened his mouth in shock.

Half an hour later, Wang Gang polished the sketch again before showing it to Du Jiang.

"Xiao Wang, you are amazing. Have you seen my son?" Du Jiang was speechless when he saw the sketch that was 90% similar to his son.

"I've only been in the passenger police for a few days, how could I have seen my master's son?" Wang Gang said confidently, "I drew your son's current appearance based on your photo and your and your husband's looks. However, because everyone grows up in different environments and has different heights, weights, and sizes, this guess is only about 70% similar, but it should be enough to find someone."

"It's more than 70%. Except that you drew my son a little thinner, they are exactly the same." Du Jiang sighed.

The old blind man half-believed and half-doubted, "Officer Du, you are not teaming up with Officer Xiao Wang to deceive me, are you?"

"Why would I lie to you!" Du Jiang said, "I just accepted Wang Gang as my apprentice a few days ago. He doesn't even know who you are. How could I lie to him?"

Wang Gang said, "Old blind man, since you haven't found your daughter in all these years, why don't you try my method? You won't lose anything."

This sentence completely touched the old blind man, and he excitedly said to Wang Gang: "Officer Wang, please help me!"

Wang Gang smiled and said, “I will draw your daughter’s current appearance right away, but I have to remind you that copying the portrait and posting it at the train station actually costs money.

And if you post a missing person notice, you must have a way to contact them. If someone really sees your daughter and can't contact you, there's nothing you can do!"

"But I have no money!" said the old blind man with a bitter face.

"If you don't have money, go make some." Wang Gang said, "You don't want to find your daughter and end up becoming a burden to her!"

"What can I, a blind man, do?" the old blind man said unconfidently.

"Don't you have a very sensitive nose? Have you ever thought about using your expertise to find a job?" Wang Gang said.

"Leave the old blind man's job to me," Du Jiang said, patting his chest. (End of this chapter)