The method Wang Baochang suggested is actually quite simple, but also somewhat cruel.

We need to find the biological parents of this sibling pair and use them as bait, hoping to lure the little girl out again.

For the little girl, this is a cruel thing to do. For the parents, it is even more cruel.

But for the sake of the village's stability, we have no choice but to resort to this plan.

In our Hongqi Village alone, this sibling pair has already caused the death of two people, a dog named Er Gou and a monkey named Shui Houzi. If we can't catch them, they will definitely continue to harm others.

The next day, we found Village Chief Yu and asked him to contact the upstream village for assistance in finding out if any family had lost two children.

Based on our preliminary judgment, this sibling pair is from the upstream Liu family village and drifted down here after drowning.

Both children went missing from their home at the same time, which is a unique situation and easy to inquire about. By noon, we received news that this sibling pair is from the Liu family village upstream.

Most of the villagers in Liu family village have the surname Liu. Their father is named Liu Xin, who, along with his wife, works outside all year round and only comes back once a year at most, usually during Chinese New Year. Sometimes they can't buy train tickets or, to save money, they don't even come back for Chinese New Year.

The older sister is named Liu Xiao and she is nine years old, while the younger brother is named Liu Xiaoyong and he is six years old. Their family is known as a difficult household in Liu family village and naturally, they are also known as left-behind children. Because their parents are not at home, they can only live with their grandparents.

The grandfather has a leg ailment and cannot afford medical treatment. His condition worsened last year and he has been bedridden ever since.

Only the grandmother works in the fields, toiling from sunrise to sunset, bending her old back with exhaustion. This is how they barely have enough to eat.

The grandfather cannot get out of bed every day, and the grandmother has no ability to take care of this sibling pair. They can only rely on each other.

About a couple of months ago, just after summer vacation started, the sibling pair went out to play one afternoon and never returned.

The villagers helped search everywhere, but there was no sign of them. Everyone thought they mysteriously disappeared and even brought Liu Xin and his wife back.

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Now upon hearing news about the sibling pair, Liu Xin and his wife rushed to Hongqi Village without stopping.

Under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, we met Liu Xin and his wife.

Liu Xin is only in his thirties, but his temples are already white, making him look like a weathered elderly man in his sixties or seventies.

Liu Xin said that he already had some gray hair from long-term labor, but during these days searching for the sibling pair, he was so worried that in just a few days, all his hair turned white. Now, upon hearing the news of their drowning, Liu Xin was even more grief-stricken and sat under the tree, crying loudly while holding his head.

Liu Hua, his wife, also sobbed uncontrollably, burying her head in her hands, crying in pain. Losing their own children was already an extremely painful experience, but they never expected their children would turn into harmful river spirits. As parents, Liu Xin and Liu Hua didn't know how to face such a cruel reality.

I said, "Both of you, please calm down. I believe you don't want your children to continue hurting others, right?"

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Every person they harm adds to my guilt as a father!"

I continued, "Now that we have subdued Liu Xiaoyong, but Liu Xiao is still out there. We need your full cooperation to lure her out and prevent her from causing harm!"

Liu Xin and Liu Hua are honest and kind-hearted spouses. After hearing our explanation, they expressed their full willingness to cooperate. They also didn't want their daughter to make any more mistakes.

I assured them that once we have captured Liu Xiao, I will return both her and Liu Xiaoyong's remains to them, so they can properly bury them.

Liu Xin and Liu Hua were extremely grateful and expressed their gratitude by kneeling down to us.

I informed Wang Baochang, "They have agreed to cooperate with us in luring out Liu Xiao. How do you plan to proceed? Please explain the plan to them!"

Wang Baochang nodded and pulled Liu Xin and Liu Hua aside, explaining the plan to them in detail.

I saw Liu Xin hanging his head, looking troubled.

Liu Hua said to Liu Xin, "The children...are gone. We couldn't save them, but we have the ability to stop them from making more mistakes and causing harm to others!"

Liu Hua's words brought some relief to Liu Xin, who lifted his head and nodded firmly at Wang Baochang, showing determination. He said, "Alright, Master Wang, let's follow your plan!"