Chapter 205 Otherwise, why would they believe I'm your father?

Hearing his sister say that, Xiao Zhenwei lowered his head to look.

This was a serious matter. He had just put a lot of effort into putting the roasted sweet potato into his pocket, but in his excitement, he tripped and fell, turning the sweet potato into a sticky mess that was now spreading out in his back pocket.

The shape, including its sticky texture, was exactly as Zhizhi had described.

It's like someone having diarrhea and not being able to find a toilet, and accidentally pooping in their pocket.

Extremely embarrassed and awkward.

"Ah!" Zhenwei exclaimed, "Oh my god! It wasn't me! It was the sweet potato that made it! This isn't my poop!"

Zhizhi looked at it again and again. Although reason told her that it was really just a flattened sweet potato, she couldn't help it. It looked too similar to the naked eye. She couldn't help but silently move her feet and quietly take a big step away from the guy.

Little did he know that his sister's act of distancing herself from him only further aggravated Zhenwei's carefree nature.

He quickly pulled a sweet potato out of his pocket and tried to hand it to her, saying, "Smell it! Smell it, it really smells like a sweet potato! Not that kind of thing!"

"Ah—!" Zhizhi turned and ran outside, shaking her head in refusal as she ran, "I don't want to smell it, I don't want to smell it!"

Zhenwei cried, his tears swaying in the wind like two noodles. He ran very fast, trying to intercept Zhizhi in a flash.

The two children ran out of the courtyard house without realizing they had come to the side of the small garden.

Zhenwei took a big step and stopped Zhizhi.

He was panting, but his voice was especially loud, "Believe me, smell it! This is my innocence, Lord Qingtang, please stand up for me!!!"

“Wo… ..."

Zhizhi covered her nose with both hands, her big eyes filled with helplessness.

The two children's playful fight attracted the attention of elderly people nearby.

After all, they all came from the veterans' sanatorium, and most of them were from the same military unit. They saw each other all the time, so when two unfamiliar young faces appeared, the old folks found it very interesting and couldn't help but look at them with curiosity.

"What are those two kids doing? That little girl is pretty, are they going to fight?"

"Wait a minute, let me find my reading glasses." Another old man said, taking his reading glasses off his neck and putting them on. After seeing clearly, he was stunned. "Eh! That young man is so inconsiderate. It looks like he pooped in his pants, and he's holding poop in his hand to let that pretty little girl smell it!"

"Huh~~~ What's going on? Why is it so filthy?"

Upon hearing this, everyone became interested and stood up to go to the two children.

Zhenwei had his back to the group of grandfathers and grandmothers, completely unaware that someone was looking at him from behind.

He was only focused on showing off, desperately trying to explain that he really hadn't pulled down his pants.

"Please, Zhizhi, just smell it! It's really not it! Oh dear!"

"I really don't want to, I don't have that kind of fetish."

Zhizhi shook her head like a rattle-drum, wishing she could run away on the spot.

Zhenwei was forced into a corner, so he simply gave up.

"Fine! You won't smell it, huh? Then I'll prove it myself!"

After he finished speaking loudly, he stuffed the sweet potato puree he was holding into his mouth without hesitation, making his entire little face covered in it.

"Look, I've eaten it all!"

Zhizhi: "... ..."

She forced herself to suppress her nausea, but after watching for three seconds she still couldn't laugh.

"Brother, ugh... I believe you! I'll never say you're like that again..."

The little cub turned its head away, covered its mouth, and looked like it wanted to vomit.

Zhenwei was on the verge of tears. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a hand pressing down on his shoulder.

He turned his head and found that it was an old man he didn't recognize.

The old man looked displeased, and clearly had a grimace, but his good manners allowed him to hold it in.

"Hey, whose kid are you? No matter how hard life gets, you can't eat shit. What's bothering you? Our retirement home doesn't allow this. Go wash up. Do you still want this little girl to eat it? You wouldn't dare!"

"Yeah, yeah, she's such a pretty little girl, you can't take her with you just because you're eating shit."

The grandmother standing next to her chimed in, clearly unable to stand it any longer.

Although everyone wore concerned expressions, the underlying worry on their faces betrayed them.

When a group of grandparents suddenly surrounded him, Zhenwei's eyes widened, and his mouth opened so wide it almost formed an "O" shape, big enough to fit an egg.

no!

Why are so many people here all of a sudden?

Doesn't that mean everything I just did was seen clearly and completely?!

Zhenwei stammered, "So... Grandpa and Grandma, you saw it all just now?"

The second child's voice trembled uncontrollably. He simply couldn't imagine what these grandparents would think, unaware of the cause and effect, only seeing the 'indescribable' yellowish-brown sticky substance in his pocket.

Grandpa Tan sighed helplessly, "He didn't see everything..."

Another vigorous old lady chimed in, "She just happened to see you stuffing the poop from your pants into your mouth and then forcing that young girl to eat it."

"ah--!"

Zhenwei immediately let out a groundhog roar, "I didn't! It's really sweet potato puree! Try it if you don't believe me!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand, desperately trying to prove to everyone that he really didn't have such disgusting and niche hobbies, and that this was truly an accident!

The moment Xiao Zhenwei raised his hand, the crowd scattered. Everyone covered their noses and fled. No one dared to take a bite, let alone smell it.

Zhenwei was so anxious that snot bubbles were practically coming out of his nose.

He could clearly feel the gazes of these grandfathers and grandmothers upon him; their eyes practically screamed:

Cherish life, stay away from children with intellectual disabilities.

He's really embarrassed himself now!

Grandpa Tan shook his head. "Never mind, the child is still young. Let him play with poop. My grandson is always thinking about picking up manure. He listens to that opera on the radio all day long, something about getting up early to collect manure. I don't understand."

"Sigh... Life has really gotten better. We old guys just can't understand the young people anymore. Let's go, let's go."

Chatting, the grandparents, still shaken, helped each other away.

However, as they left, they couldn't help but look back at Zhenwei several times.

The conversation was very quiet, but the perceptive Xiao Zhenwei could still clearly hear their soft chirping.

"Whose children are these? The little girl is so adorable, but this little boy is really something else..."

"It's Old Ji's family. He always brags about how smart and cute his little granddaughter is. Isn't that her? But this 'grabbing poop' thing... well, let's just say we can understand it. No family's ancestral graves can always be emitting auspicious smoke. All of his children are capable, so it's normal for one of them to be a fool."

"That little boy is quite good-looking, it's just a pity."

After watching her grandparents leave, Zhizhi, though still wary, took a deep breath and stepped forward when she saw her brother looking so dejected.

"Hey... bro, how about I take a sniff and vouch for you?"

She wasn't sure whether it was the young man having diarrhea or just some mashed sweet potato that had been smashed.

But she couldn't really break the young man's heart.

After all, if everyone thinks he's a poop-grabbing doll, he might really become completely withdrawn.

Hearing his sister say that, Zhenwei's eyes lit up immediately. "Really? Then smell it! Smell it now!"

Very good!

There are still more good people in the world, and there is still true love among people!

Jiang Zhenwei reached out his hand to her with great anticipation.

Zhizhi's face was contorted in pain, her stomach churning involuntarily. She forced herself to suppress the urge to vomit, quickly stepped forward, and then abruptly retreated.

Then she flashed a big smile, "Wow! It really is sweet potato puree!"

"Waaaaah! Zhizhi, you're the best! You always trust me the most!"

Zhenwei's mood instantly brightened. He snorted, "Don't worry, I'll do whatever you ask me to do from now on. I'll be your little brother. At home, you call me 'brother,' and outside, I'll call you 'sister'! We'll each be your own boss!"

"Uh-huh!"

That's fine too...

Although she didn't smell anything, it wasn't that smelly, so the guy was probably telling the truth.

Zhizhi blinked and nodded with a smile.

"Then let's go back!"

Zhizhi coaxed him to go back together. The temperature was a bit chilly in the evening. The little cub looked up at the bright moon in the sky and suddenly missed her father very much.

Will Dad be cold in that room all by himself? Will he be unable to sleep?

A thought secretly arose in her mind.

Tomorrow, just tomorrow, she will do everything in her power to clear her father's name!

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and the whole family must have a reunion!

*

next day

Zhizhi got up very early. Just as dawn was breaking, she dressed and washed up, then sat on a small stool in the living room, clutching her plush rabbit bag, waiting for her uncle.

"Zhizhi?"

As soon as Ji Yanjing opened the bedroom door, he saw the little cub and was secretly surprised. "What are you doing here instead of sleeping?"

Zhizhi didn't dare say that she was there to ambush her uncle. She pursed her lips and blinked her eyes, "Uncle, Dad is going to be questioned today, can I go with you?"

She knew that many non-commissioned officers in the army were already on leave at this time.

Almost everyone who was able to visit during the Lunar New Year holiday was there to discuss the outcome of Dad's situation.

Ji Yanjing glanced back at the bed and saw that Su Xuetong was still fast asleep.

He tiptoed over to Zhizhi and squatted down. "Zhizhi, this is official business, not child's play. Besides, even if you go, you can't change the outcome. So your uncle can't take you. Just stay home and wait for the result. No matter how things develop, your uncle will explain everything to you as soon as possible, okay?"

What Ji Yanjing dared not tell Zhizhi was that this matter was too big; even the highest levels of government in the capital had been alarmed.

Although it is not the first case in the capital, it is said that Jiang Anchao's original name was involved in high-level confidentiality regulations.

Therefore, the entire incident has risen to an unprecedented level.

He discussed it with his father last night. Jiang Anchao's actions were not due to his own subjective fault. Although the Ji family has no direct kinship with Jiang Anchao.

But they absolutely cannot sit idly by.

Seeing that the Jiang family had no established connections in the army, and that Sister-in-law Deng's family couldn't offer any help,

After all, he was the best person to Zhizhi, so if the Jiang family was in trouble, it would be the Ji family's problem, and they couldn't possibly not help.

Zhizhi tugged at her uncle's sleeve anxiously, "Can't I really go? Even if I can't help, I still want to see it for myself."

Today, the special commissioner will be going to determine the nature of Dad's case.

If we can minimize the impact of a major issue, that would certainly be the best approach.

But what if it's serious?

Ji Yanjing sighed silently and slowly took her small hand away.

Zhizhi lowered her eyes and nodded, "Okay, I understand."

Clutching her little bunny bag, she silently turned and went back to her bedroom.

As the sound of the car outside faded into the distance, the little girl grew increasingly uneasy. She simply rolled out of bed, carefully slipped past her aunt's door, and tiptoed outside.

Unlike yesterday's escape, this time Zhizhi didn't choose a rickshaw, but instead went to a small shop to make a phone call.

She picked up the phone, and the familiar number in her mind allowed her to type it in almost without thinking.

The call was answered very quickly.

"Hello?"

"Hey... Dad's going to be formally interrogated today. You said before that Uncle Han is up to something. Do you have any way to save Dad?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

After a long time, a rustling sound came from the other end, and then Zhizhi heard another sound from the receiver.

"I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the military dependents' compound. The plan is risky, and I need your cooperation."

After briefly saying that, the call was disconnected.

Zhizhi clutched the red phone tightly, then took out some money from her pocket and placed it on the table.

"Thank you, auntie boss, here's the money."

After hanging up the phone, she practically ran outside with abandon.

Fortunately, she was already familiar with the terrain, so the little one chose the bus this time. In less than twenty minutes, she could see her familiar home through the bus window.

At the entrance of the alley outside the house, a tall, slender man leaned against a tree and smoked.

Through the car window, Zhizhi met his gaze.

He quickly turned around and stubbed out his cigarette.

"We've arrived at the stop. Those who need to get off, please move to the back."

As the ticket seller reminded her, Zhizhi snapped out of her daze and quickly got off the bus.

She rushed towards him, her large eyes filled with anger. "Why are you dressed like this?"

Jiang Yan remained calm, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever because of her words, as if she had expected her to be angry about her clothes.

He bent down and reached out his hand to her.

Under the cub's angry yet confused gaze, Jiang Yan spoke indifferently, "You probably don't want your dad to spend his whole life in jail, right? Then play the father-daughter duo well, otherwise how will others believe I'm your father?"