Chapter 99 Sending Suisui to the Orphanage
“…That’s how it is.”
Tan Yong's face was full of helplessness.
Last week, Sui Sui showed them a clear way, and Tan Yong and other police officers carefully set up traps and finally cracked a major poaching case, which is now a sensational case making headlines on the Internet.
But arresting criminals is not the end. There are still a lot of things to do, such as interrogation, investigation, and collecting evidence.
As the core figure who took the lead in this meritorious service, Tan Yong was required to participate in all these matters and could not get away.
Now, more than a week has passed since the matter finally came to an end.
But Tan Yong failed to bring good news.
Jian Lin sighed:
"There's nothing we can do about it. Sui Sui can't find her parents, and without her guardian's authorization, we have no right to keep her to continue filming. Sending her... to an orphanage is indeed the best option right now."
When Wen Chi took Sui Sui into the courtyard of the program team, he just heard the following sentence!
His first reaction was to cover Sui Sui’s ears!
The dizzy Sui Sui waved his arms:
"Xiao-Xiaochi?"
It seems he didn't hear it.
Wen Chi breathed a sigh of relief.
He ignored Jian Lin and Tan Yong who stood up to look at him, and held Sui Sui's little face in his hands and said to her:
"Go out and wait for me for a while."
"Why can't I stay?"
Sui Sui looked innocent and confused, and her clear eyes hurt Wen Chi.
Wen Chi couldn't tell the truth, so he could only say vaguely:
"There are some things you may not be able to hear."
"My Lord, what trouble."
Sui Sui grumbled a little, then waved his hand and said okay, turned around and walked out of the yard, ready to go find his friends in the village to play with.
The little figure was jumping around, there was no gloom on his face, but he looked very happy.
When Wen Chi saw this, he felt relieved but also lost.
But he soon remembered something else.
After calming down, he turned around and looked at Jian Lin and Tan Yong, his voice surprisingly calm:
"Want to send Sui Sui to an orphanage?"
Tan Yong nodded and repeated to Wen Chi what he had said to Jian Lin.
He could see that Sui Sui and Wen Chi had a good relationship, and he felt that Wen Chi was qualified to know this—
In short, they originally thought Sui Sui had been abducted by human traffickers, and if they caught the poaching gangs, they could follow the clues and find Sui Sui's family...
But that turned out not to be the case.
All the evidence shows that the poaching gangs are indeed not involved in human trafficking, and they have never even heard of the endangered plant Baili Chunlan.
From this, it seems that the origin of Sui Sui is most likely unrelated to them.
In addition, Suisui's information has been registered in the missing children database for many days, but no one has come to inquire about it so far.
Now the case is about to come to an end. According to regulations, Sui Sui cannot continue to stay in the program crew, but will be sent to a welfare home for foster care.
Jian Lin: "We originally planned to find Sui Sui's parents before closing the case, and after some discussion, get them to agree to let Sui Sui stay and continue filming... But now it seems that this plan is clearly not going to work."
Emotionally, Jian Lin really wanted to negotiate with the police and find a way to keep Sui Sui;
But rationally, Jian Lin also understood that keeping Suisui was not a good choice, whether it was interference from the outside world or the harm to Suisui herself due to the lack of a guardian... these were all reasons to prevent Suisui from staying.
Therefore, Jian Lin, with a difficult tone, still chose to persuade Wen Chi:
"Xiaochi, we should let her go."
Jian Lin thought that Suisui and Wen Chi had spent the most time together during this period, and anyone could see that they had a good relationship.
Then Wen Chi must be the person who is most reluctant to leave Sui Sui.
Unexpectedly, she didn't see any sadness or panic on Wen Chi's face.
His dark eyes were cold and calm, and his emotions did not waver at all.
Instead, he nodded and said:
"OK."
"I know you definitely don't want to... huh?"
Jian Lin was stunned and almost thought she had heard it wrong.
Wen Chi didn't get angry and try to stop him, but... agreed happily?
Doesn't he care that Suisui is going to be taken away?
With Suisui leaving, it is very likely that today will be the last time we see each other.
And Wen Chi actually... doesn't care at all?
Jian Lin couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or something else:
"It's best if you can accept it. Sui Sui might be unhappy. You have a good relationship with her, so you should have a good discussion."
"Yes, I will."
Wen Chi's expression was calm.
Jian Lin stared at him for a long time.
Tan Yong on the side felt a little embarrassed.
He originally thought that he would encounter some setbacks before he could accomplish this, but the development of the matter was beyond his expectations.
"In that case, I'll take Sui Sui away today..."
"What? You want to take Sui Sui away? I don't agree!"
Xia Kai suddenly rushed in from outside, looking anxious.
Jian Lin pressed his forehead:
"Don't get excited yet..."
She asked Xia Kai to come and persuade Wen Chi!
Unexpectedly, Wen Chi was calm, but Xia Kai was the first to lose his composure!
But from Xia Kai's perspective, how could he not be excited?
When he arrived, he had already roughly understood what had happened through Jian Lin's news.
So, even though he spoke like a rapid-fire machine gun, the overall logic was still clear:
"The child's guardian isn't around, but shouldn't we consult her opinion? Haven't you ever thought about asking Sui Sui first? What if she wants to stay? Besides, with so many of us taking care of her here, it's definitely better than being in an orphanage with so many other children!"
Tan Yong said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Xia, right? Don't worry, the conditions in our welfare home aren't that bad..."
"I'm not doubting the orphanage, I just can't bear to see it suffer this injustice year after year!"
Xia Kai took a deep breath and said directly,
"Okay! Sui Sui doesn't have a guardian, right? Then I'm willing to be the guardian! I can adopt Sui Sui!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Wen Chi glanced at Xia Kai several times in surprise.
Tan Yong was choked and speechless.
Jian Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Jian Lin said, "Have you asked your girlfriend? Also, a single man like you doesn't meet the adoption requirements at all!"
Xia Kai’s girlfriend knows Jian Lin and they have a good relationship.
Jian Lin said this to calm Xia Kai down.
Unexpectedly, Xia Kai became more and more determined as he spoke:
"I proposed to her right away! And she really likes Sui Sui, so if I proposed, she definitely wouldn't refuse!"
Tan Yong finally couldn't help it:
"It's not like you can adopt a child right after you get married... Besides, Suisui hasn't found her parents yet, so it's impossible to start the adoption process so quickly. Mr. Xia, please calm down."
"Anyway, I can't let you take Sui Sui away!"
Xia Kai simply acted like a rogue!
Wen Chi suddenly spoke:
"Brother Xia, let Sui Sui go."
Xia Kai felt as if he had been stabbed in the back, and looked at Wen Chi in disbelief:
"What are you talking about? Aren't you the one who most wants Sui Sui to stay?"
"But she doesn't belong here."
Wen Chi said expressionlessly.
If you look into his eyes, you will only see a vast and dead silence.
(End of this chapter)
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