Chapter Eighty-Three: Zhao Di
Having finally made it to the county town to see her child, Shen Yuming didn't want to leave. She wanted her child to see her, to know that she was her mother. It wasn't that she didn't want her; it was just that she had just given birth and couldn't get up at all.
Otherwise, she would protect her child even at the cost of her life!
"Could I... could I talk to my child? I want to..."
"No, Comrade Shen, it took your sister a long time to get the leader to agree to let you see the child. We need to leave right now, or we'll alert them."
"Sister, Officer Wu is right. What we need to do now is not to hold the police back. When the child comes home, we'll both love her, okay?"
Shen Yu was crying so hard she could barely open her eyes; her heart was aching terribly.
"Okay, okay, I'll be good, I'll be good, let's go, we're going now."
As the group walked forward, the door behind them suddenly opened, and a string of curses erupted, accompanied by Ya Ya's screams and cries.
Shen Yuming had only taken two steps when she tried to run back, but luckily Shen Yuming reacted quickly and caught her.
"Sis, calm down."
"I, uh..."
Before she could speak, Wu Chen covered her mouth, and the two of them together led Shen Yuming out of the alley.
After walking a long way, they finally reached a secluded place, where the two of them released Shen Yuming. As soon as she was released, she collapsed to the ground.
First she sobbed, then she broke down completely, even raising her hand to slap her own face hard.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If only I had been awake, if only I hadn't fallen asleep so quickly. My poor daughter, my poor Yaya, I didn't even get to see her before she was taken away, sob sob..."
"elder sister....."
Shen Yuzhu knelt on the ground and hugged her tightly.
She could empathize with Shen Yuzhu; she had never lost a child, but she had lost a mother.
If the gentle and bright eldest daughter of the Shen family knew from heaven that her own daughter had suffered so much, her heart would ache terribly.
At the cold alley entrance, Wu Chen stood silently by his side. Over the years of handling cases, he had seen many victims suffering and hardship. He thought his heart had long since become numb, but each time he was still moved to tears.
All he could do was silently promise in his heart that he would not let a bad person go unpunished and that the victims would receive the justice they deserved.
Three days later, Shen Yuzhu was supervising the children's studies in the main room when she heard the courtyard gate open. Shen Yuming went out of the kitchen to open the door, but did not come in for a long time.
She peeked out in confusion, then suddenly stood up.
"Xiaojie, Panpan, Qianqian, Qiancheng, come here quickly, your sister is home, your sister is home."
At the entrance of the courtyard, Shen Yuming sobbed as he looked at the little girl hiding behind Wu Chen. The female police officer next to him gently tugged at Ya Ya.
"Don't be afraid, child. This is your biological mother, your mom. She has been looking for you for a long time. From now on, you will live with your mom, and she will treat you well."
Ya Ya opened her big eyes and glanced at Shen Yuming, then quickly lowered her head.
Her small hands gripped Wu Chen's trouser leg tightly, even trying to avoid the female police officer's touch.
Suddenly seeing a lot of people running over, she became even more frightened and grabbed Wu Chen's leg.
"Well, this child is a little shy, but she'll get used to it in a few days. Zhaodi, this is your mother, your aunt, and your older sister and brother. They are all your family. Didn't you ask your uncle what your mother looks like before? Look, this is your mother. She won't hit you, and she won't make you do the laundry or cook. She will love and cherish you."
The little girl glanced at Wu Chen, and then bravely showed her face.
Panpan looked around, took out a candy from her pocket, walked up to Yaya, carefully unwrapped the candy and handed it to her with a flattering smile.
"Little sister, I'm your older sister. Here's some candy for you. I'll save up all the candy for you from now on."
"And me, and me too, I'm your older sister too. I have sponge cake and sesame candy, and I'll give them all to my little sister."
"I have one too, I have comic books, for my sister."
Zhang Jie led her younger siblings by the hand and walked up to Ya Ya. "Little sister, Mom made you new clothes and new shoes. We're just waiting for you to come home. We'll all treat you well from now on."
She was the eldest and always the dumbest. This time, she blushed and spent a long time mentally rehearsing her words before finally saying them.
Perhaps sensing the kindness, Ya Ya, still timid, stepped out from behind Wu Chen.
Shen Yuming couldn't wait any longer. He squatted down, pulled Ya Ya into his arms, and gently stroked her little head.
"My poor daughter, my Yaya, waaaaah... How much suffering have you endured? My poor child, Mommy's here. Mommy will never let you suffer again. My child, my darling, waaaaah..."
Ya Ya was a little flustered, but it took her a while to calm down. She looked up at Wu Chen, then looked down again, and gently patted Shen Yuming's back.
Seeing the child like this, Wu Chen finally felt relieved.
Shen Yuzhu expressed her gratitude to Wu Chen, saying that the child relied on him, which showed that he truly cared for the child.
"That's true. When Wu Chen arrived with his men, the man from that family was beating the child. He took two blows for Zhao Di to snatch her away. Also, our Captain Zeng, when he was taking the child away, the woman from that family slashed his arm with a knife. Fortunately, the injury wasn't serious."
"My God, how dare they?"
"They say Zhao Di's life is precious and they don't want the child to leave. The couple is still in jail at our station."
Shen Yuzhu expressed her gratitude once again.
“Come over in a couple of days. You’re all comrades-in-arms. Let’s have Officer Zeng come over too. Let’s have dinner at my house. It’ll be a good opportunity for you comrades to get together. And this comrade can come along as well, okay?”
The policewoman blinked, thought for a moment, and then refused.
They're all comrades-in-arms, what's the point of her coming here?
Wu Chen readily agreed. After the case was closed, he would have several days off, which would be a good opportunity to see his old comrades.
After the agreement was reached, Shen Yuzhu invited people into the house for ginger and pear tea and asked them many questions about the rescue of Ya Ya, as she had previously felt that this was not an easy task.
But when it was actually put into practice, we realized how difficult it was, and it almost led to a brawl.
Shen Yuming was so grateful that he almost knelt down before Wu Chen. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and realized that the woman looking for the child was Zhou Congsheng's sister-in-law.
If he knew that his sister-in-law had knelt down before him, he would kick him away and spit in his face.
During the recounting, the policewoman kept calling Ya Ya Zhao Di, and Shen Yuzhu glanced at her several times, feeling as if she was doing it on purpose.
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