Chapter 30 Chapter 30 An accident occurred while shopping in the mall
"So what's your fault?" Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, Ji Mingcheng asked again.
"My mistake was revealing too much information." Qiu Jiang was cautious. Although she didn't say anything else, she still didn't keep the fact that Li Chengbin was Niu Yong secret.
"Why did you tell her when you knew you couldn't reveal it?"
"I..." Qiu Jiang hesitated.
"Because she was angry that Niu Yong pretended to be someone else's lover and didn't treat her and her daughter well, and she felt sorry for her being kept in the dark?" Ji Mingcheng said it directly for her.
Qiu Jiang pursed her lips and had to admit that he was right. She just couldn't accept it last night when she heard that the child was actually seven years old.
How cruel would it take to make a child thinner than a child two years younger? If this incident hadn't been exposed, would this child have grown up? Even if he had, would he have been physically affected? Would he have suffered psychological trauma?
In the past, on the battlefield, there were swords and sabers every day, and the corpses of soldiers piled up like mountains. People were accustomed to death, so they cherished life more. Every time a baby was born, even if it was not their own child, everyone sincerely wished that child to grow up.
However, Niu Yong watched the child grow up with her own eyes, but he did not show any love to the child. Instead, he bullied the child even more severely. She really could not understand such behavior, let alone accept it, so she acted impulsively.
Hearing that he had guessed her thoughts, Qiu Jiang was filled with shame, "Captain Ji, I'm sorry, I was wrong."
"Qiu Jiang, just like I asked you earlier about your mistake, now that you know you made one, find a way to correct it and try not to make it again. You just started working, so mistakes are inevitable. I don't blame you, but I hope there will be no more."
I had thought he would be very fierce and that I felt I wasn't worthy of being a detective, but I didn't expect to hear him say that. I was immediately moved. "Captain Ji, I get it. I won't do it again."
She made him a solemn promise.
But she didn't mention that Ji Mingcheng was the type who would use courtesy first and then force. "Since you've done something wrong, there must be a punishment. Memorize the confidentiality agreement and copy it ten times, then hand it to my desk when you get to work."
"Ah?" She remembered that the city bureau's confidentiality regulations were very long, a full five or six pages.
"Don't want to?" asked the other side.
Qiu Jiang shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, I copied it."
"Then is there... anything else?" Qiu Jiang asked cautiously. Of course, she was expecting him to say no, but she was destined to be disappointed.
"Since you've asked, let me share my thoughts and experiences."
"...Yes, Captain Ji." Qiu Jiang hung up the phone with tears in her eyes, regretting that she had said too much in the end. However, compared to before she made the call, she felt more relaxed at the moment. Although her left palm was full of sweat because of her nervousness, Captain Ji was right. If you make a mistake, you must correct it. Even if you are punished, she will accept it.
Isn't it just copying it ten times, memorizing it... and then writing down your thoughts...
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
She insisted on brainwashing herself, but the effect was really not good. She hurried to the Municipal Bureau, but was still dumbfounded when she found the confidentiality regulations.
There are still two days of vacation left, so don’t even think about taking it easy.
Qiu Jiang wanted to cry but had no tears, but how could she not admit the mistake she had made?
She returned to her desk to get some manuscript paper, fearing that there wouldn't be enough. After some hesitation, she took another one and went home in misery.
So when Qiu Si'en and Qiu Simiao came home from school, they saw their aunt sitting where they usually did their homework. Seeing her writing furiously, even more seriously than them, they were extremely curious and ran over to ask, "Aunt, do you have homework too?"
"Yes, my aunt has it too." And it's not just today, don't think you'll be idle tomorrow either.
“It turns out I have to do homework even when I’m at work.”
"How pitiful."
Qiu Jiangxin was stabbed by an arrow. Shi Yuexiu saw it and quickly took them away. "Come with me and wash your hands. Don't disturb your aunt from writing."
"Oh well."
The two of them followed their mother, while Qiu Jiang continued to complete her unfinished work. When she was called to eat, she came over rubbing her sore right hand. Seeing her like this, the two children felt particularly sympathetic.
"Auntie, let me feed you."
"I want one too."
Without waiting for Qiu Jiang to speak, the two men sat beside her, one on each side, picked up food and fed it to her, and coaxed her to open her mouth just like they did with Ranran.
"ah……"
Qiu Jiang enjoyed the rare feeling of being taken care of. She patted the two children's heads with satisfaction and said, "Thank you, Miaomiao and Enen. Auntie is done eating. You can have some now."
"Okay~~" they replied to her in a drawn-out voice, and then started eating.
After dinner, she played with the two children for a while, and then did her homework at Shi Yuexiu's urging. Qiu Jiang sat down with them to do her homework. Maybe because they had someone to accompany them today, the two little ones finished their homework very quickly, which was also a good thing.
I thought I could take them for a walk or go shopping during the two-day holiday, but it turned out that they had to copy the confidentiality regulations. Fortunately, she could write with both hands, and she wrote quite quickly by moving her hands back and forth, and everything was done by Wednesday noon.
Since there was still half a day left, she was not idle and prepared to practice riding a bike.
Seeing her working non-stop in the yard, Qiu Hengan was really worried, "Is your shoulder okay?"
"It's okay." Qiu Jiang replied excitedly while riding her bike.
It doesn't look like anything is wrong, but she is too patient. Her shoulder is injured like that but she acts like nothing happened. If Enen hadn't seen it and ran over crying to tell them that her shoulder was swollen and looked very painful, they would not have known about her shoulder injury until now.
Therefore, even though she said that, Qiu Hengan was still worried. While making bamboo products, he would look at her from time to time. Fortunately, she rode quite steadily. After a while, she was able to ride very well and even became more and more courageous.
"Brother, I'm going out for a walk."
Seeing her riding her bike out of the yard, Qiu Hengan was extremely worried and shouted, "Be careful."
"I know—"
After going out, Qiu Jiang didn't ride fast. He really enjoyed the feeling of the wind blowing across his cheeks while riding. Knowing that he had just learned to ride a bike, he didn't go to dangerous places. He went straight and turned with a clear purpose. After passing an intersection, he followed the crowded crowd to park the bike, and then followed their example and pushed a cart into the mall.
Although it was the time for people to go to work, the mall was still full of people, and there were all kinds of hawking and bargaining sounds, and it was almost bustling everywhere.
Qiu Jiang passed by various shops and looked at this place with great curiosity, a place she had only visited once or twice in her memory.
However, in her memory, she usually appeared in places like this, following her brother to deliver goods. This was the first time she came in as a customer.
Especially since he had money in his pocket, he was naturally not panicked and stared intently, looking very lively and smart.
"Pretty little sister, come and take a look at the clothes. The suspenders we have here are definitely the best looking."
The sales lady was wearing a hot red polka dot suspenders, revealing her delicate and smooth arms and slender neck. Her hair was also permed into an eye-catching brown, and there was a faint fragrance. When she saw her looking at me, she turned her around so that she could better appreciate the effect of the suspenders.
Graceful and swaying...
Looking at the charming young lady, Qiu Jiang opened his mouth slightly, finally understanding what these words meant.
Although the customs in the frontier were open, they were not so open that it was acceptable to wear such a small amount of fabric in public. Therefore, Qiu Jiang felt a little embarrassed when she saw her, but she couldn't help but look at her a few more times, her dark eyes full of admiration, "You are so beautiful."
Working in a shopping mall, dealing with all kinds of people all day long, Ding Lingling could see that this girl really thought she was pretty and had no other thoughts at all. Unlike those stinky men whose eyes were full of desire, the more they looked at her, the more they liked her and became more enthusiastic.
"Little sister, come and feel the fabric. It's up to you whether you want to buy it or not."
As she said that, she took the initiative to come forward and took Qiu Jiang's hand to touch the red suspenders on her body.
Qiu Jiang was pulled over by her without her noticing. In her hand was a soft, slightly gauze suspender. As it rose and fell with her breathing, she could even feel the warm temperature of her lower abdomen. Her little face turned red in an instant.
"Hehehe." Ding Lingling was laughing so hard at her appearance that she wanted to tease her even more. "How is it? Doesn't it feel good to touch?"
Her tone was a little teasing, but not annoying. Qiu Jiang's eyes sparkled and she nodded affirmatively.
"Nice touch."
"What a good little girl." Ding Lingling touched her fair and tender cheek, feeling very savorful.
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let me recommend something to you."
The temperature on Qiu Jiang's face gradually cooled down, and he told her what he wanted to buy.
Ding Lingling barely paused as she offered her recommendations in a soft voice, "For little girls' clothes, go to the east side of the second floor. They're all the prettiest little dresses and clothes, cheap and beautiful. I'm sure you'll like them. For children's items, go to the fifth floor. For older clothes, go to Happy Home, the second store to the right after the elevator on the fourth floor. Just tell me my name, Ding Lingling, and I'm sure I can give you a good price."
"Thank you." Qiu Jiang blinked and thanked her repeatedly.
"Hehe, that's so cute, go ahead."
She touched Qiu Jiang's little face again, gave her a gentle push, looked at her with a smile and waved to her, then went to serve other customers.
After being touched twice in succession, Qiu Jiang's face was still flushed even after she walked a long way away. However, the introduction of the young lady just now really saved her a lot of trouble. She went to the second floor first according to the principle of proximity, found the location on the east side with an excellent sense of direction, and walked in along with the cheerful crowd.
As the young lady said, there were rows of shops on both sides, selling everything from scarves, coats, pants, skirts and shoes, all of which were the most fashionable styles.
But after taking two casual glances, she couldn't take her eyes off it. She turned and walked into the store, looking at the goose yellow tulle skirt on the wall, and she was unable to move forward.
The proprietress was a very talkative auntie. She was currently engaged in a eloquent conversation with a customer. When she saw her approach, she even took the time to greet her. "Tell me what you like. We have a fitting room here. We guarantee that you will find the right piece for you and that you will only leave if you like it."
Qiu Jiang's eyes lit up and she pointed at the skirt, "Can I try this?"
"No problem." The proprietress immediately handed her the dress she mentioned after arranging the guests over there. "You are so fair-skinned, this bright color suits you perfectly. You will definitely turn heads in this dress."
Qiu Jiang didn't care about the rate of turning heads, she simply thought the dress looked good. After getting the dress, she went to the fitting room very excitedly, and when she came out, she had changed her look.
The bright goose yellow color is picky, but when worn on her, it not only does not take away her brilliance, but also makes her look bright and sweet.
It was rare to see such a pretty girl. The proprietress was good at praising people, and this time her praise was even more sincere.
"Look at him, look at him, he's so handsome. He looks just as good as the celebrities in Hong Kong."
Qiu Jiang was a little flattered by her praise, and when she looked at herself in the mirror, she really liked the dress. She couldn't help but think about buying it, but her eyes widened when she learned the price of the dress.
One hundred yuan per piece is enough to buy dozens of bowls of beef noodles. The price is a bit too expensive.
"Our prices are a bit high, but the materials are good and they look classy. Look how well they fit and look beautiful. It's worth spending a little more money on them." The proprietress was eloquent, but the price was really unaffordable.
Qiu Jiang liked it very much, but she really couldn't afford the price. However, thinking of the young lady just now, she raised her mouth tentatively. When she heard the name, the proprietress immediately slapped her thigh and said "Huh".
"Little sister, why didn't you tell me earlier? Since Lingling introduced you, just give me seventy."
Wow, he cut off thirty in one go.
Qiu Jiang opened her mouth in shock, but the proprietress acted calm and asked with a smile, "Then let me wrap it for you?"
Qiu Jiang seemed to have opened up her Ren and Du meridians, and her eyes rolled around. "Auntie, how about two for 120?"
This time, the aunt was careless and lost the battle. She was so shocked that she slapped her thighs and said, "Oh, you little girl, how can you be so smart? You got me today. It's a loss, it's a loss. Well, just consider it as a repeat customer. Please come more often in the future."
Her face was full of pain, but she was still packing the clothes very quickly. She asked her again, "What color do you want?"
"The beige one." Siyu is very gentle and suits beige. She also likes this color and should like this skirt. Then the two of them can wear sister outfits, oh no, aunt and niece outfits.
"Okay, I'll pack both for you." As she collected the money, the aunt kept emphasizing, "It's because you're close to my heart and you're Lingling's friend that I'm selling it to you at a loss. And don't tell anyone else that you got it at this price."
Even though she knew it was a lie and that it was just professional rhetoric, she was sure she would make some money. However, being able to buy two pieces of clothing she liked at this price was still quite a surprise. Qiu Jiang immediately smiled and agreed, her voice sweet, "Of course."
After paying the money and receiving the goods, Qiu Jiang happily ran to the place where leggings were sold, carrying the clothes. After all, the clothes looked really good, but they were really not warm. It was okay to wear them in the mall to keep warm, but if she dared to wear them outside, she would definitely freeze to death. She has never been the type of person who would rather look stylish than warm, so naturally she had to equip herself with leggings before she dared to wear this skirt out.
Fortunately, leggings are all similar, and she is not picky as long as the fabric is soft. She bought two and went straight to the next destination.
She walked from the first floor to the fourth floor, and in just over two hours, her hands were full of things.
I bought a long cotton coat for my eldest brother, a camel coat for my sister-in-law, a pair of shoes for my eldest nephew and my youngest nephew, and a puffy skirt for my youngest niece.
Although her wallet was bleeding, she felt particularly happy when she thought about how happy her family would be when they received the gifts.
She walked downstairs happily carrying the bag. When she reached the first floor, she thought about thanking the sister, otherwise she would not be able to buy all these things with a month's salary. However, she frowned as soon as she got there.
"Miss, is it difficult to recommend a suspender? My wife has a similar figure to yours, let me compare it." A man in a suit wearing big black sunglasses surrounded Ding Lingling, holding a suspender in his hand and gesturing at her. His oily voice made people uncomfortable even on the escalator.
"Sir, all sizes here are one size fits all. If your wife is similar to me, this size will be fine. Which one do you want? I'll pack it for you." Even though Ding Lingling was so angry that she couldn't even keep smiling, she still tried hard to speak.
Seeing her avoid him again, the man in the suit continued to pester her, "Although our figures are similar, there are still some differences..."
Even through his sunglasses, one could notice his eyes glued to someone's chest. There were so many people around, but no one came forward to pull the bastard away. They just watched and whispered. There were a few people who thought he was going too far and told him to leave quickly and not embarrass himself here, but he pretended not to hear and continued to chase Ding Lingling and gesture up and down.
It was truly insulting, and Ding Lingling was not one to be trifled with. Her face immediately turned cold, and she screamed, "If you want to buy it, buy it. If not, get out. Don't be so shameless."
"Oh, you have quite a temper, but I like girls with a strong temper like you."
“Snap—”
The man in the suit was slapped hard in the face, his glasses were knocked off, revealing his purple eye sockets. His first reaction was not to scold her or hit her back, but to hurriedly pick up his glasses from the ground, and then started cursing.
"I'm showing it to you because I think highly of you, but you're actually taking advantage of me. Do you know who I am? Believe it or not, I'll make you get out of this mall." He said viciously, grabbing her wrist and dragging her out.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh——save me, save me——" Ding Lingling, who was being dragged away, became frightened and screamed immediately.
"What's going on? Is there anyone who can take care of this?"
"Where's the security? Find the security quickly."
"In broad daylight, you're dragging people down like this. Do you still want the law?"
"Hush, didn't you hear what he just said? If he wants to make it impossible for me to work here, he must know someone in this mall. What can we do?"
"That can't be the case."
"Perhaps one is willing to fight and the other to be beaten?"
Qiu Jiang was pushing her way out of the crowd when she heard this remark. She was so angry that she yelled back, "You're the one who wants to be beaten."
The young man who said this was only in his twenties and looked sunny and cheerful, but the words he spoke were really hard to connect with his appearance.
The man was scolded by her and was about to scold her back, but he was a little at a loss when he saw her face.
Qiu Jiang glared at him fiercely and continued to squeeze through the crowd towards Ding Lingling.
Seeing that the man in the suit was about to drag the man out, Qiu Jiang felt that the things in his hands were too cumbersome, so he threw them to the ground and ran as fast as he could. Finally, when he arrived at the time when he was about to drag the man out, he grabbed Ding Lingling's hand and hit the man's elbow hard. When he felt the pain, he quickly pulled Ding Lingling over to protect him behind him.
"What are you doing? Do they want to go with you?" she asked coldly.
"Hey, does this have anything to do with you?" The man in the suit was obviously angry, but after seeing her face, he chuckled, "Since you don't want her to go with me, then just go with me."
As he spoke, his dirty claws were about to grab her.
Qiu Jiang was furious. She immediately revealed her identity and shouted, imitating the same harsh words she had used in Captain Guo's interrogation room. "I'm a police officer. How dare you take me away? You want to go to jail, right?"
I don’t know if I really scared him, but when he heard the word “police”, Qiu Jiang felt his body tremble. He was obviously panicked for a second, and ran out without caring whether she was real or fake.
Seeing him run away, her pounding heart finally calmed down. With her cold hands and feet, she pulled Ding Lingling, who had collapsed on the ground, and asked her carefully, "Are you okay?"
"I... I'm fine." Seeing that she was out of danger, Ding Lingling, who was holding on, burst into tears. She cried so hard that her makeup was smudged, and she kept thanking her.
"Thank you, thank you, otherwise I would..." She cried breathlessly and was obviously frightened. Qiu Jiang's hands were shaking, but she still didn't forget to comfort her.
"It's okay, it's okay."
After a long time, the mall manager and security finally arrived as if they had just received the news. Qiu Jiang was so angry that she was speechless.
Thinking about what the man just said, I feel more suspicious about the relationship between the man in the suit and this shopping mall, but I have no evidence.
At this time, the mall manager looked very apologetic and kept bowing to apologize, saying, "Comrade police, it's our fault that we received the news too late. We will definitely improve next time and ensure that this kind of thing will never happen again."
His eyes flickered back and forth, obviously playing tricks on her. Qiu Jiang dared to guarantee that they must know that person and were very familiar with him, otherwise they would not be so protective of him. But all of this was just her guess and could not be used as evidence. What's more, these matters were not under their team's jurisdiction. Qiu Jiang did not argue with them for long and took Ding Lingling out with another shop owner who had a good relationship with her to calm her down.
In a roadside beverage shop, Ding Lingling cried for a long time holding the cup in her hands, and the older sister who followed her kept comforting her.
"What's going on? What's happening?" Ding Lingling cried for a while, and she felt much better after venting her emotions. She held Qiu Jiang's hand and thanked her again and again.
"Thank you, little sister. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened."
When she talked about this, she couldn't stop crying and seemed to be very scared.
Qiu Jiang also comforted her, "It's okay, that person didn't run away, he probably won't come back, it's okay, everything is over."
Ding Lingling nodded with tears in her eyes.
Only the older sister seemed to be worried, and she wanted to say something but stopped herself several times, as if she knew something.
Does she know who the man in the suit is?
Qiu Jiang couldn't help but think.
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