Chapter 55: Domestic Violence in the Community
As the night deepened, a few noisy noises came from the quiet community, and Jiang Ning, who was originally sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes.
Half a minute later, the confusion in his eyes gradually dissipated, and Jiang Ning finally heard clearly what those noises were.
A brutal domestic violence was going on in the room next to her! The man's angry shouts and the woman's sobbing begging for mercy came into Jiang Ning's ears through the wall.
Jiang Ning frowned, got up from the bed impatiently and walked to the balcony, while asking in his mind: "System, don't you care about this?"
[This…] The system also heard the noise next door, scanned it, and was a little embarrassed: [He is committing domestic violence, which does not constitute a crime.] Jiang Ning asked back: "Isn't domestic violence intentional injury?"
The system looked down and pointed its fingers: [No, host, the perpetrator can only be convicted of intentional injury if he or she injures the victim to a level 2 injury or above.] Jiang Ning frowned, and while she was chatting with the system, she had already walked out of the balcony.
Standing on the balcony, without the protection of walls and sliding doors, the sound of the man's angry violence was clearer and harsher in the silent night.
Jiang Ning raised her hands and placed them on the balcony, shouting, "What are you doing so late at night! Can't we sleep? Which worthless bastard is beating his wife at home so late at night? If you like to perform so much, why don't you open the door and let everyone in the neighborhood come and watch?!"
As soon as Jiang Ning said this, the next room suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Ning stood on the balcony and waited for a while. After finding that there was indeed no movement, she turned around and went back to her room.
The roar just now drove away Jiang Ning's original sleepiness. She raised her hand to check the time on her watch. It was 1:30 in the morning.
A cowardly man beats his wife at home at 1:30 in the morning. If this happened to Jiang Ning, she would not be named Jiang unless she beat him until he was half paralyzed and kicked him out of the house!
After drinking a glass of warm water, Jiang Ning lay on the bed and continued to sleep.
A dreamless night.
The next morning, Jiang Ning got up early and practiced a set of boxing on the balcony with a great view.
Jiang Ning hadn't practiced these for a long time, but after going to the martial arts gym to stretch his muscles these days, these things that had been sealed in his mind quickly became familiar again.
The sun rises at dawn, and the golden light penetrates the clouds and falls on the city.
Jiang Ning changed his shoes and went out, running ten kilometers around the community with even breathing.
After stretching a little using the facilities downstairs in the community, Jiang Ning slowly walked back.
The sun, which had only quietly emerged when she went out, was now high in the sky, shining brightly. More and more people began to come and go downstairs in the community.
Jiang Ning didn't take the elevator, but walked up the stairs to go home.
She ran ten kilometers and walked up more than ten floors of stairs, so by the time she got home she was sweating profusely.
Jiang Ning pressed the fingerprint lock to open the door. Behind her, a woman with both hands full of things came out.
Seeing Jiang Ning, the woman was slightly startled, then stepped forward, walked in front of Jiang Ning, and asked in a friendly voice: "Would you like some fruit?"
Suddenly there was a stranger next to her. Jiang Ning, who was about to enter the house, tilted her head and glanced at her: "Thank you, I have one at home, no need."
"Thank you for helping me last night." The woman spoke, and Jiang Ning noticed that her face was a little red and swollen, and her hands holding things looked a little unnatural.
She put the things in her hands on the ground, took out one of the bags of apples and handed it to Jiang Ning, her tone was grateful but also a little bit scared: "If it weren't for you, I would have been beaten to death by him last night."
Jiang Ning looked at her: "Did you call back last night?"
Qin Taoran was stunned: "...what?"
"He was about to beat you to death, did you fight back?" Jiang Ning asked.
The scenes that happened last night appeared in front of him. Qin Taoran looked a little scared and frightened. He shook his head subconsciously: "I, I don't dare... Can you help me?"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Qin Taoran almost bit her tongue. She couldn't believe that the second half of the sentence was said by her.
The girl in front of me is obviously only in her twenties, probably still a student.
Even if the other party spoke up bravely and helped her last night, she was just a powerless girl.
How could she have the nerve to ask a little girl for help!
Qin Taoran looked ashamed and quickly tried to make amends: "I was just talking nonsense."
[A random task has been detected. Help Qin Taoran get rid of the domestic violence man Ruan Jiahua. You will be rewarded with 3 days of life and 10 points of merit.] Jiang Ning's eyes darkened when she heard the system's voice. Looking at Qin Taoran who was still anxious to explain for her, Jiang Ning said, "Okay."
Qin Taoran was stunned.
Jiang Ning looked at the large bags she had just placed on the ground and said, "Are you going back to make breakfast? You can come over when you're done and we can figure out what to do."
After being reminded by Jiang Ning, Qin Taoran suddenly realized that the position where they were standing was not suitable for chatting.
Qin Taoran nodded: "Okay, I'll come find you later."
Qin Taoran picked up the things on the ground, and they both went into their own rooms.
About an hour later, Qin Taoran raised his hand and pressed Jiang Ning's doorbell.
Jiang Ning had been at home. After opening the door to let Qin Taoran in, Jiang Ning poured him a cup of hot tea.
Qin Taoran sat on the sofa and looked around Jiang Ning's residence. He found that there were very few things in Jiang Ning's house. Apart from some necessary furniture and appliances, the living room was so clean that it seemed like one could just pack up and leave at any time.
Jiang Ning didn't mind Qin Taoran's scrutiny. She poured herself a cup of hot tea and sat opposite Qin Taoran: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Qin Taoran had a bitter expression on her face as she told everyone about her and her husband Ruan Jiahua.
Qin Taoran grew up in a single-parent family. She didn't want to get married at first, but she couldn't resist her mother's pressure.
When she was 32 years old, her mother was critically ill and her only wish was to see her get married and have a good home.
Qin Taoran was brought up by her mother with great difficulty. It can be said that except for the many conflicts between the mother and daughter over her marriage, the rest of the time they were dependent on each other and had a deep affection.
How could Qin Taoran not be sad when his mother was seriously ill? In order to reassure his mother, Qin Taoran compromised.
As soon as Qin Taoran agreed, his mother immediately asked a matchmaker to find a girl for Qin Taoran, and the matchmaker chose Ruan Jiahua.
After the two met, Qin Taoran discovered that the person introduced by the matchmaker was actually her former elementary school classmate.
Qin Taoran felt a little embarrassed to meet his elementary school classmate on a blind date.
But Ruan Jiahua seemed to be interested in her. He often asked her out and took the initiative to pick her up and drop her off at get off work. After knowing that her mother was ill and hospitalized, he often went to the hospital to visit her with fruits.
Ruan Jiahua is a local. He owns a car and a house. He is handsome, has a decent job, and is about the same age as Qin Taoran.
Qin's mother was very satisfied with Ruan Jiahua.
Qin Taoran had no feelings for Ruan Jiahua at first, but with Ruan Jiahua's enthusiastic pursuit and her mother's strong lobbying, her attitude towards Ruan Jiahua gradually softened.
It took less than three months for the two to meet again through a blind date and get their marriage certificate.
Half a year after the marriage, Qin's mother died of illness.
One year after marriage, Qin Taoran became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.
It was after giving birth to her daughter that Qin Taoran discovered that Ruan Jiahua's attitude towards her gradually changed.
Ruan Jiahua began to become impatient with Qin Taoran, and even cursed at Qin Taoran several times over trivial matters.
Ruan Jiahua, who had just married, was gentle and patient with Qin Taoran, and would take the initiative to share the housework. Now, Ruan Jiahua not only lies on the sofa playing with his phone after work every day, but also leaves all the big and small things to Qin Taoran, and sometimes even stays out all night.
Qin Taoran couldn't help but shed tears as she spoke: "He seems like a different person now."
Jiang Ning got to the point: "How many times did he hit you yesterday?"
Qin Taoran bit his lip, feeling a little embarrassed to speak: "I can't count them all."
She put down the teacup in her hand, raised her hand to lift up her sleeves and hem to show Jiang Ning.
On Qin Taoran's arms, stomach, and waist, all kinds of red, swollen, and purple marks overlapped, which was shocking to the sight.
These were typed out by Ruan Jiahua last night.
(End of this chapter)
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