Chapter 4324 Unexpected Murderer
The destruction of the crime scene will not only affect their ability to solve the case, but will also be very detrimental to those who have motives to commit the crime.
The officer in charge of this matter was a subordinate of Wen Qingming. He naturally knew that Cui Lie and Rong Xianxian were both people the chief of staff valued very much. He really didn't want this matter to implicate them.
"Is there any way to restore that handprint? You..." The officer was about to send his scout back for help.
"Are you looking for the arsonist?" Zhong Yingying seemed relieved when she saw Xia Kai coming. She slowly walked out from the shadow of the van and spoke.
The little girl's clear and pleasant voice instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.
"Yingying, come here to Daddy." Zhong Minglou saw Zhong Yingying before and talked to her, but she didn't say anything. Later, Zhong's mother kept pulling him, so Zhong Minglou ignored Zhong Yingying. At this time, seeing Zhong Yingying standing up, Zhong Minglou felt a little uneasy.
"I set the fire. If you want to arrest someone, arrest me!" Zhong Yingying ignored Zhong Minglou and said to the officer standing in the middle of the field who was responsible for investigating the situation.
"What did you say? You set the fire. Are you trying to cover up for others, you dead girl?" Mother Zhong jumped over and was about to hit Zhong Yingying. When her hand was about to fall on Zhong Yingying, Xia Kai grabbed her arm.
The scout nudged the officer and pointed at Zhong Yingying's hands which were stained with gasoline, which she had accidentally gotten on them when she unscrewed the oil barrel and tipped it over.
The officer looked at the skinny little girl and sighed, "They are all your relatives, why did you set the fire?"
"I don't want to be with them. They killed my grandparents, drugged my mother, and are planning to sell me to human traffickers. If they kill them all, I can leave with my mother." When Zhong Yingying said these words, there was no expression on her face, and even her tone was narrative.
The officer's face changed slightly when he looked at the Zhong family. If what the little girl said was true, then this family was too hateful.
"Your grandparents were bitten to death by a monster. Your mother saw it with her own eyes. As for your mother's illness, if she hadn't taken medicine, she would have died long ago. Selling you is even more impossible. Children will only have wild imaginations. We are the closest people to you in this world. How could we treat you like this?" Father Zhong looked at Zhong Yingying and said slowly. His voice sounded sinister.
"Sir, since this was done by my child, we will not pursue the matter." Father Zhong raised his head and said slowly.
When the officer heard what Mr. Zhong said, he felt relieved. The fire had been put out, and since the victim did not intend to pursue the matter, they could all go back and rest!
"Wait, you don't intend to pursue the matter, but I'm worried about Yingying's safety. Since this has happened, you must be feeling a bit upset. It's better for the child to stay with her mother." Xia Kai looked at Zhong Yingying's panicked eyes and couldn't bear it, so he spoke out immediately.
"Her uncle, are you joking? When our child is naughty and does something wrong, we will definitely educate him/her. It's not that there is a grudge against him/her. Why should adults be angry with children? If he/she needs discipline, just discipline him/her more!" Mother Zhong also realized what Father Zhong was planning at this time, and immediately said in a neither positive nor negative way.
"Oh, uncle, do you care about them abusing the children? Look..." Zhong Yingying rolled up her baggy sleeves, revealing a patch of purple and blue wounds on her arm.
Everyone present looked at the scars all over the thin arms and looked at the Zhong family with some anger in their eyes.
"A child of this age is rebellious and willful. What's wrong for us as parents to discipline him? They are just superficial injuries. They look scary but they will heal in a few days!" Zhong's mother said lightly.
The officer was in a difficult position. Not to mention that they were just a military unit carrying out a temporary mission, even in a safe zone, no one would take care of such family matters.
Xia Kai felt really distressed when he saw the little girl with stubborn eyes. He originally thought that Zhong Yingying was still a child of the Zhong family after all, but he didn't expect it to come to this point.
Although the fire set by Zhong Yingying did not cause any loss of life, it burned most of the Zhong family’s property, including the most valuable fuel in their home.
"Now that things have come to this, just state your conditions directly! I must take the child away today." Xia Kai said coldly to the Zhong family.
"Take her away. Yingying is our Zhong family's child and can only stay with us. As her uncle, if you feel sorry for the child, you can bring some things to see her!" The Zhong family didn't want to make a one-time deal. They still hoped to rely on Zhong Yingying to tie Xia Kai and his sister down!
"If you don't die this time, I don't know if you will be so lucky next time!" Zhong Yingying said resolutely as she looked at Zhong's mother's greedy face.
Mother Zhong was so angry that she wanted to hit her, but Zhong Mingli grabbed her arm. "Mom, give me some conditions!" Zhong Mingli blinked her eyes and hinted fiercely to Mother Zhong.
"Stop it!" Zhong's mother scolded helplessly. She knew what Zhong Mingli wanted. Not to mention that she couldn't say that request in public, even if she proposed it, Xia Kai might not be able to do it, so it would only add to the joke.
Xia Kai was thinking about the advice that Chen Lishu had quietly given him when Sister Rong was treating his sister after they returned. He was a little hesitant at first, but after seeing the shameless faces of the Zhong family today, he secretly made up his mind to let them have their fun first.
"I can stay at home with Yingying for the time being, but I will come to see her every day. When I see any injuries on her, I will make Zhong Minglou get injured in the same place." As soon as Xia Kai finished speaking, Zhong Minglou screamed, covering his arm. Except Cui Lie, no one at the scene saw how Xia Kai did it!
Although Xia Kai's combat power is at the bottom in Rong Xianxian's team, he is a second-level practitioner after all. He is proficient in footwork and good at hidden weapons, so it is effortless for him to deal with an ordinary person.
"Uncle..." Zhong Yingying looked at Xia Kai with tears in her eyes.
"Xia Kai, take the children away and give them a new tent, a tank of gasoline, a car and a car full of supplies." Cui Lie stared at Zhong Minglou and said.
"We don't agree..." Although she was overwhelmed by the conditions offered by Cui Lie, Zhong's mother still instinctively objected and wanted to bargain.
"The child's mother is seriously ill and needs the child's company even more. What does it matter if you disagree? If you don't want something, you don't have to give it up." Cui Lie said calmly.
"Mom, mom, why don't you want the things? The child is still our child, and we can go to see her anytime. Besides, my sister-in-law is in such a situation that if she passes away, we can still get Yingying back." Zhong Mingli persuaded very temptedly.
(End of this chapter)
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