Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Are you also a child from the black cabin?

"We've raised her for eighteen years! What nonsense are you talking about?" the woman shouted.

The man snorted coldly, "We have proof of legal guardianship, complete with both parties' genetic identification codes. You're not a Star Police officer, so why are you treating us like we're being interrogated? Is this meeting legal? I need a lawyer, a lawyer!"

The man and woman obviously knew that there were Star Police outside and they shouted at the one-way glass, but no matter what they did, Tao Ying sat there calmly, her eyes as calm as water, as if she was watching their performance.

There was dead silence outside the one-way glass, and no one responded to their shouts.

Sweat broke out on both of them. Could it be that this frail student had bribed the Star Police? How could a student like her have such power?

Tao Ying knocked on the table to draw their attention back.

"Before questioning the legality of this meeting, please first verify the legitimacy of your guardian's certificate."

Tao Ying threw out a record.

This is the chat record between a man surnamed Ding and the registration office staff, which is about the sale and purchase of guardianship certificates.

Tao Ying crossed his arms: "You bought Nan Gua from the Black Cabin."

The woman didn't even glance at the record, turning her head away and pretending to be dumb. "What black cabin? It doesn't sound like a good place. We don't know."

Man: "You keep saying 'black cabin'. I see you're quite knowledgeable about this stuff. Are you deliberately slandering me?"

They echoed each other, apparently denying the accusation.

The man thought, if this student really has evidence, why would he need to interrogate her? He could just call in the Star Police and have them sign a plea agreement. She must be bluffing! He couldn't fall for it.

Thinking of this, the man raised his chin proudly.

“No matter what you say, we have raised Nan Gua for eighteen years.”

"Raising her? Nan Gua often doesn't have enough to eat, and she has to go out to earn money. If she doesn't have enough money, you'll beat her. In a civilized country, this is usually called abuse, not raising."

The man said confidently, "Our family is poor. What's wrong with her earning some money to supplement the family income? Besides, what child doesn't need to be beaten? How can she be obedient if I don't beat her?"

"Really?" Tao Ying clicked the pen in her hand. "Then you have the same request for the other child?"

The two men fell silent. When they heard Tao Ying mention their son, they turned anxiously and asked, "What did you do to him?"

It turns out that he has a heart.

It just grew crooked.

Tao Ying pretended not to hear them and forced herself to change back to the original topic.

"Nan Gua was born in the Black Cabin. Since you don't know what the Black Cabin is, I'll kindly introduce it to you."

Tao Ying pressed the remote control and the projection screen slowly descended.

The photo of the black cabin was projected in the center of the screen.

In the crowded room, sealed cylindrical glass tanks are placed in a regular pattern on the floor.

Countless fetuses huddled together, sharing the amniotic fluid. Every now and then, when one tried to stir, the entire aquarium would begin to shift, like an indescribable creature with countless eyes and arms, slowly wriggling and twitching. The flesh-colored artificial placenta and umbilical cord clumped together, a terrifying sight.

The ground was littered with genetic specimens, a mess, and a disgusting smell of decay could be smelled through the curtain.

A black cabin refers to an unregistered illegal breeding cabin used for in vitro embryo culture.

Applying for a formal breeding cabin takes time and requires genetic review, and the requirements are very high.

For example, in order to control abandonment, the Population Resources Management Bureau will freeze part of the assets of the applicant citizen in advance and return them when the child reaches adulthood.

For example, if a citizen fails to fulfill his or her child-rearing responsibilities, this part of the assets will be taken over by the interstellar social support agency.

Apparently, some citizens were unwilling to pay such a high cost for reproduction, so they chose the Black Cabin, where they could legally have a child by simply providing their genes and paying a processing fee of 3,000 star coins.

However, due to the low handling fees, the incidence of genetic diseases and abandonment rates of babies bred in black cabins are very high.

And - due to the mixing of genes, bloodline cannot often be traced.

Because genes cannot be traced, the genetic identification code between Nan Gua and these two people is naturally forged.

By taking advantage of this, Nan Gua can completely and thoroughly sever ties with this family.

"The crime of illegally purchasing babies and child abuse...etc." Tao Ying flipped through the documents and took out one.

"Originally, Nan Gua and I each prepared an agreement. She wanted to avoid being too harsh and said that if you showed any signs of repentance, she would give you the agreement. But it seems that you won't be able to use it."

Tao Ying took out the plea agreement he had drafted.

"Sign it. I'll give you ten minutes."

The man kicked the table. "I'll sign if you tell me to. Who are you to judge me?"

"Trial? This is a deal," Tao Ying pushed the agreement out. "Sign this, and you won't be publicly prosecuted."

"So what if we're publicly prosecuted?" the man said unconcernedly. "At worst, we'll be on the Star Network headlines along with Nan Gua. Isn't that what she's afraid of? Do you think I'm uneducated and can't understand? If we sign this agreement, we'll still go to jail, and it's in the Fourth Galaxy. We'll be shackled and forbidden from ever setting foot in the First, Second, or Third Galaxy again! Once we leave the Fourth Galaxy, we'll be electrocuted until we faint!"

This student can’t fool them!

"Oh? I didn't fool you."

Tao Ying looked troubled.

"If the prosecution is made public, your case will be officially handed over to the Yak Federation for handling. Nan Gua will probably have a difficult time if everyone knows his life story. I don't want to see that happen."

A sneer escaped the man's nostrils.

"Of course."

Just as the man was feeling proud, Tao Ying suddenly changed the subject and tilted her head, saying, "So if you don't sign, I don't know what will happen to your son."

"Unfortunately, your son was on his way here, but the shuttle he was on had a system error and broke down halfway."

"He is now trapped in the Thirteenth Beacon Rift awaiting rescue."

Tao Ying pressed the remote control.

A man of about sixteen or seventeen appeared on the screen. He had strong arms, but his eyes were dull and he seemed to have some intellectual problems.

His hands repeatedly patted the wall.

"Mom, Mom, where are you!" "Dad, Dad!"

Just keep repeating the cry for help.

The two of them were stunned for a moment, as if they didn't expect Tao Ying to dare to do such a thing.

Tao Ying smiled and said, "Why, do you think that since I'm helping Nan Gua like this, I must be a good person and won't do anything bad?"

"You, how dare you do this to him!"

The man immediately jumped up and kicked the table hard, making a loud noise.

That’s the thirteenth beacon rift!

The Thirteenth Beacon Rift is located at the border between the Reval Empire and the Ark Federation. It was completely abandoned after a great war with the Zerg. It is a well-known lawless place in the interstellar space. Many people disappear here mysteriously every year and their whereabouts are never found.

"You threaten me with a child like this, do you have any conscience?"

Tao Ying finally put away the smile on her face and leaned back in her chair indifferently: "At sixteen or seventeen, she's not really a child anymore."

"So, do you want to sign or not?"

"You have two choices. One, disappear from Nan Gua's sight forever. Two, your children disappear from your sight forever."

The man hung his head dejectedly.

Three minutes later, Tao Ying walked out of the interrogation room with a plea agreement.

Sitting outside the one-way glass was a plump Star Policewoman. She was eating a thousand-layer pastry, her hands were covered with crumbs, and just as she was about to lick them, she saw Tao Ying come out, quickly shut her mouth, and straightened her appearance.

Aunt Xing, the police officer, cleared her throat, took the confession agreement from her hand, checked it, and stamped it for record.

She said in a deep voice, "A seal of approval is a conviction. Leave the rest to me. I'll make sure they don't harass your friend again."

Tao Ying said sincerely, "Thank you for your help."

The Star Police officer waved his hand generously, "You're welcome. I'm also a child of the Black Cabin. I have genetic diseases all over my body and even have tubes inserted into my stomach. I hate irresponsible parents like this."

"But no one else will know about our meeting here today, understand?"

Tao Ying nodded obediently.

Aunt Star Police patted her on the head and said, "Good girl, you risked your life for your friend and even took the risk of contacting me for cooperation."

In fact, Tao Ying didn't find this sweet-loving Star Police Auntie by chance, but after a series of complex technical investigations...

But there is no need to go into the specific details.

The Star Police aunt continued, "But the fact that you're helping her this much shouldn't just be because you're friends. I think you look like a kid from the Black Cabin."

Tao Ying nodded in agreement.

It's not that she lied.

Tao Ying's earliest memory of life is of searching for food in a rat-infested garbage dump in the third galaxy, and then being picked up and taken home by a kind guardian who couldn't bear to see her.

Taking into account various factors such as time and place, Tao Ying concluded that there was a high probability that she was a baby born in the black cabin and then abandoned.

The Star Policewoman sighed and said, "Yes, you are a child. You are full of genetic diseases. You must have suffered a lot."

She patted Tao Ying's shoulder kindly.

"Everything will be fine."

…

After the incident was over, Nan Gua's mental state improved a lot, but he still had nightmares occasionally in the middle of the night.

Nan Gua and Tao Ying talked about this matter.

"I feel like I'll never be able to get out of the shadow of that family. I know they can't hurt me anymore, but I can't control my heart. I always think of the pain I felt back then, and it takes a long time to recover."

"How long will this feeling last?"

When Tao Ying was asked this, she was drawing a mecha design on the sofa. She paused and put down her pen.

The man moved closer to the sofa.

Tao Ying looked serious and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth?"

Nan Gua curled up in the sofa quilt and nodded.

"The nightmares will stay with you for a long time, maybe never. But the good news is, now they will never appear in front of you again."

"Besides, you know how to wake yourself up from a nightmare so it won't let you fall into the abyss again."

Nan Gua fell into deep thought.

Lin Biege shouted outside the door: "Shadow, don't scare her!"

Nan Gua blinked and shook his head, saying, "Xiaoying didn't scare me. Her words reassured me."

Lin Biege muttered softly, "Will it be reassuring if nightmares never go away? Why can't I understand the way you two communicate? This must be your problem."

After saying that, Lin Biege continued to play ball with the Labrador.

After submitting her homework, Tao Ying wrapped herself in a blanket and sat with Nan Gua on the corridor next to the yard.

It was raining outside, and Tao Ying shrank back inside. Last time, she'd gotten a fever after only twenty seconds of rain, but she wouldn't dare do that again.

She listened to the sound of rain and asked, "The league auditions are about to begin. Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm fine. But your fever, Xiaoying, is really gone?"

"Of course I withdrew. It seems that both of us are fine, so the remaining one..."

They all looked at Lin Biege who was playing tug-of-war with the Labrador in the yard.

"As usual." "It seems there is no problem."

The two high-fived each other: "Good luck in the auditions!"

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The author has something to say: Good luck in the auditions [scatter flowers]