Chapter 97 Long-Planned

"I brought...I brought it before, what's wrong?"

"Then come with me. I need your help with something."

Lu Xiaoshuang followed Zhou Yi into the Municipal Bureau and went straight to the duty room.

Zhou Yi pointed at Xu Xinxin who was sitting there in a daze and briefly explained the situation.

"Let me give it a try. I've tutored my cousin before, and even worked as a tutor for a few months last year."

"Well, give it a try. After all, you are still a student. You must be more friendly to children than us."

Lu Xiaoshuang nodded, but did not walk towards Xu Xinxin immediately. Instead, she took out a notebook from her schoolbag, tore off a piece of paper and began to fold it.

Zhou Yi felt strange. In the blink of an eye, Lu Xiaoshuang had folded a thousand paper cranes.

Then he walked up to the little girl, squatted down and said with a smile: "Are you Xinxin?"

The little girl heard the voice and looked at her blankly.

"Xinxin, can I give you a little toy?"

As she spoke, she took the little girl's hand and placed the paper crane in her palm.

"Xinxin, do you think this paper crane is pretty?"

The little girl looked down at the paper cranes and didn't react.

Just when Zhou Yi thought it was no use, he suddenly heard the little girl say, "It looks good."

Lu Xiaoshuang looked back at Zhou Yi in surprise, and Zhou Yi immediately gave her a thumbs up.

Lu Xiaoshuang continued, "Xinxin, do you want to make a thousand paper cranes yourself? I can teach you."

After a pause of a few seconds, the little girl said, "Yes."

"Great, then sister will teach you, we can make a lot of paper cranes, and then string them together with a piece of string, it will look beautiful."

"Um...thank you, sis."

"Wow, you're welcome. Xinxin is so good."

Zhou Yi folded his arms over his chest, leaned against the door, and watched the scene, feeling relieved.

He was not afraid of any vicious criminal, but he was a little helpless when it came to dealing with children.

Although Xu Xinxin's nerves were damaged and her reaction was slow due to being fed sleeping pills for a long time, she did respond to Lu Xiaoshuang's words.

This proves that Xu Xinxin's condition is not so serious as to cause intellectual impairment, and as long as there is enough patience, communication is possible.

Of course, Lu Xiaoshuang's innocent appearance, coupled with the appeal of the origami game, was also a key factor, otherwise why would he not respond when the policewoman tried to coax him?

But at the same time, it further shows that in the eyes of Xu Jiaguang and Zhang Hui, this child is just their accessory, and they don’t care about her.

For Xu Xinxin, such a life is too sad.

"Isn't this Lu Xiaoshuang?" Wu Yongcheng's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Shh. Captain Wu, don't disturb them."

"What's going on?" Wu Yongcheng asked in a low voice.

"I found a babysitter for the little girl."

"Sure, you know what, that really solves this urgent problem. Let's arrange for them to stay in the guesthouse next door tonight, and then we can take the child away tomorrow after we contact Xu Xinxin's grandmother."

Zhou Yi nodded: "I'll talk to Lu Xiaoshuang later."

"By the way, Captain Wu, how do we thank them?"

Wu Yongcheng was stunned. "How about you treat them to a nice meal on behalf of our Third Brigade? I'll pay for it."

"No, I'm just a simple college student. Eating a big meal would only put a psychological burden on me."

"So what do you say we should do?"

"How about this? She was harassed by Zhao Bin and the others at the barbecue restaurant because she was working to earn a living. How about you find her an internship so she can earn some living expenses? For example, at the tax bureau next door. After all, she's a student at Hongda University and she's studying finance, so her major is quite suitable."

"The tax bureau next door? I know Lao Ji, the chief of their personnel department... There must be no problem with Hongda's academic qualifications... It's just that Lu Xiaoshuang is only a freshman..." Wu Yongcheng pondered.

"It's about talent reserve. It's impossible for me not to give this little face to the outstanding talent recommended by you, Deputy Captain Wu." Zhou Yi went with the flow and flattered him.

Wu Yongcheng suddenly understood: "Have you been planning this for a long time?"

"Captain Wu, you've wronged me." Zhou Yi pointed inside the room and said, "Could I have orchestrated this? I'm not a god."

"The number one hero in the 316 case, a city hero who publicly reformed juvenile offenders and saved hostages. Now, thanks to your persistence, we've uncovered the biggest dismemberment case in Hongcheng in years. You..."

Wu Yongcheng patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder: "You're almost a god."

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After listening to Zhou Yi's words, Lu Xiaoshuang asked cautiously, "Does the guesthouse cost money?"

"No, it's ours at the bureau, so it's free. I'm sorry for the trouble, but please do me a favor tonight."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm glad I could help you. It's just over at school..."

"I'll call your school later and tell them you're assisting the city bureau with the case, and everything will be fine."

"Okay, thank you Brother Zhou." Lu Xiaoshuang said with a smile.

"Silly, I should be the one thanking you."

"Xinxin is a very cute child. I like her very much."

"Oh, by the way, this is for you, your labor fee." Zhou Yi said, taking out twenty yuan and handing it over.

"No, Brother Zhou, I can't take your money."

"Hi, it's not my money. It's a subsidy from the bureau for assisting in the case. Thank you." Zhou Yi said with a smile.

"real?"

"What, you don't believe me?"

"No, no, I will definitely believe what you say. Thank you, Brother Zhou. I will treat you to a meal in the cafeteria later, hehe." Lu Xiaoshuang took the two ten-dollar bills and put them away carefully.

Zhou Yi nodded: "Okay, then it's a deal. It's a good opportunity to try out the cafeteria at this key university."

What Zhou Yi really cares about is to be able to enter Hongda, enter the environment where Lu Xiaoshuang lives and studies, and investigate more information.

After settling Xu Xinxin, Zhou Yi returned to the office and called home.

He said he was calling home, but in fact he was calling the message room downstairs.

Apart from cadres, the only people who could be allocated dormitories in the steel plant were dual-income families in the steel plant, so everyone's economic level was similar and none of them had telephones.

There was only one phone, which was at the switchboard room downstairs. Every time there was a call for someone, the gatekeeper would run downstairs and shout to the people upstairs: There's a call from so-and-so's house.

Then the victim quickly ran downstairs to answer the phone.

Anyway, as long as someone has a phone, the whole dormitory will know.

However, Zhou Yi did not intend to waste any more words. He just asked the gatekeeper to tell his family that he had a case to handle tonight and probably would not be going back, so they should not wait for him.

The mother went to Hongda to find Lu Xiaoshuang, and she would settle the score with him when he came home.

Zhou Yi then realized that he had not eaten yet, so he ran to the cafeteria and took a few bites to satisfy his stomach.

As soon as he arrived at the office door, Chen Yan called out, "Zhou Yi, Captain Wu said we're going to have a case analysis meeting. Sister Qiao and Brother Biao are back."

"Okay, did you find anything?"

"Brother Biao seems to have made a major discovery."