Compared with the woman in bright clothes, the child's clothes can be said to be shabby. His washed-out short-sleeved shirt and shorts show that he has been treated harshly in life.
The woman was still cursing, and her words were very unpleasant, calling him a bastard and a jinx. Su Ling couldn't bear to listen any more and stepped forward to interrupt her.
"Hello, ma'am, we meet again."
Zhang Man was cursing happily when a pleasant male voice suddenly interrupted her. He turned around and glared fiercely, then met Su Ling's handsome face and was stunned.
Is it him?
The young man who embarrassed her in the dry cleaners!
She was very impressed with him!
She was completely humiliated when the suit she had purchased online for over 50,000 yuan was exposed as a fake. She was particularly humiliated when the other party showed her a genuine suit of the same brand, priced at over 80,000 yuan. Her eyes were red with envy.
That day she left the dry cleaner in disgrace and called the online store to ask for compensation. The customer service staff kicked her around like a ball, so she complained to the platform in anger. After a long argument, she finally succeeded and the merchant refunded her money and paid compensation.
Although the problem was finally solved smoothly and compensation was received, she was still holding a grudge. When she saw the young man again in the pet hospital today, she immediately gave a cold look and glanced at the fat tabby cat in his cat bag with a disdainful expression.
What? It’s actually a local cat with a bad bloodline!
Don't hit a smiling person. Zhang Man asked with a fake smile: "What's the matter?"
Su Ling gently persuaded: "If a child does something wrong, just teach him slowly. Beating and scolding will only backfire."
Zhang Man asked bluntly, "What does my education of my own children have to do with you?"
As he spoke, he pulled the little boy's arm hard. The little boy lost his balance and leaned forward, hitting his forehead against the marble corner of the counter. Su Ling was quick-witted and blocked the attack quickly, saving the child from a broken head.
"As a mother, isn't it inappropriate to be so rough with your own child?" Su Ling asked with a frown. She straightened the little boy and patted his back soothingly. She was slightly startled when she accidentally glanced at the row of tiny, pinprick-like scars on the boy's arms.
This is……
"I was rude? I just pinched his ear, how is that rude?"
"She's not my mother!"
The woman's high-pitched voice contrasted sharply with the child's fierce rebuttal.
Zhang Man was furious when she heard the child's words. "You ungrateful little bastard! I fed you, clothed you, and housed you, and this is how you repay me? Without me adopting you, you'd be an orphan! You killed your grandmother! You killed your parents! Are you trying to kill me too?"
The unbearable cursing made everyone in the hall shake their heads.
Su Ling frowned, took out his cell phone and dialed 110.
Seeing this, Zhang Man stopped cursing and reached out to grab Su Ling's phone. "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
Su Ling stepped back and evaded the attack swiftly. "Call the police."
Zhang Man sneered: "Call the police? I'm his guardian. If the police come, will he believe you or me?"
Obviously, this is not the first time that the police have been called for beating and scolding her children. She was fine before, and now she is even more fearless.
Li Dahai came over with his phone and whispered to Su Ling, "Brother Su, I recorded everything."
Su Ling nodded and said to Zhang Man, "Whether it's useful or not, let's wait until the police arrive."
When Zhang Man heard that the video of her beating and scolding her child was recorded, she rushed to Li Dahai in panic. "Delete it now! Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
Li Dahai was startled and pulled the little boy over and stood behind Su Ling.
Su Ling was tall, and when he became serious, he naturally exuded an intimidating aura. Zhang Man was quite frightened by his sharp eyes, so she took a step back and glared at him resentfully.
At this moment, the doctor arrived, holding a beautiful ragdoll cat in his arms. He ignored the tense atmosphere and said to Zhang Man with a smile, "Ms. Zhang, Jenny is fine. She's not upset, she's in heat. It's normal for female cats to howl frequently and have a decreased appetite when in heat."
Zhang Man's expression changed drastically when she saw the Ragdoll cat. She gently took it in her arms, hugged it tenderly, and kissed it. "Mommy's little darling, you scared me to death! Did you know that? You kept crying all night, and it broke Mommy's heart!"
The little boy hid behind Su Ling, half of his head stuck out, looking up at the ragdoll cat in the woman's arms, his dark eyes revealing infinite grievance.
Su Ling continued to call 110 slowly. After the call was connected, he explained the situation and reported the address of the pet hospital.
After Zhang Man finished making out with the Ragdoll Cat, she used her membership card to settle the medical bill at the counter. She turned around and yelled at the little boy hiding behind Su Ling, "Why don't you come over here quickly?"
The little boy looked at her with a blank face, without any movement.
Although he is young, he can clearly tell who is good to him and who is not.
Su Ling said: "I called the police, you can't leave now."
Zhang Man stuffed the cat into a cat bag, put it on the counter, and grabbed the little boy regardless of anything. The little boy turned and ran, running into the hospital.
Zhang Man was stunned for a moment and yelled to the doctor, "Quick, find him out! This kid has dirty hands and feet!"
For a while, the pet hospital was in chaos.
Li Dahai whispered, "Brother Su, that child is so pitiful."
"Yeah." Su Ling pursed his lips. He couldn't bear to see a child like Lin Feng being scolded and slandered like that. Furthermore, the row of needle marks on the child's arm was impossible to ignore.
This is a child who has been abused for a long time.
When the two policemen arrived at the pet hospital, the child was also caught by the doctor and handed over to Zhang Man. Zhang Man, carrying a cat bag, rudely pulled the little boy away, but was stopped by Su Ling.
"Who called the police?" asked the young policeman.
"It's me." Su Ling said politely, "I suspect this child has been abused."
Zhang Man yelled, "Comrade police officer, this guy is completely insane! I'm educating my own child, and he actually accused me of abuse! Ask the other people present if I hit him!"
Everyone in the hall was silent, and no one wanted to get involved in trouble.
The middle-aged policeman asked Su Ling: "Do you have any evidence?"
Li Dahai immediately played the recorded video to the police. After watching it, the two officers shook their heads and said, "Twisting the ears and pushing them doesn't constitute abuse."
"He has needle marks on his body." Su Ling pointed at the boy and said, "I'm going to take him to the hospital for a checkup."
Zhang Man's smug face suddenly froze, and she pursed her lips and said, "Are you...are you kidding me? It's normal for children to have some minor bruises and bumps! You said to take him to the hospital for a checkup, so who are you? Officer, I don't even know this guy. He looks respectable, but he's been pestering me for no apparent reason. Who knows if he has dirty intentions and wants to sexually harass me?"
The middle-aged policeman looked at Zhang Man's face, which couldn't hide the crow's feet even with cosmetics, and then looked at Su Ling's natural, young, handsome and flawless face. He coughed twice and said, "Let me see the child first."
Zhang Man looked reluctant. The young police officer acted quickly and bent down to check the child's arm. A trace of uneasiness flashed in her eyes. Su Ling took the opportunity to lift up the child's sleeve, exposing his upper arm. A row of tiny scars were clearly visible.
"This is..." The young police officer was surprised. Anyone with eyes could tell that these dense "wounds" were caused by needles, some new and some old. They appeared on the body of a five or six-year-old child, which was heartbreaking.
The pinholes crawled all the way to the back. The police turned the child around, lifted his clothes, exposing his back, and more pinholes appeared in front of everyone.
Su Ling's eyes turned red.
With so much, how much harm did the child suffer at that time?
"Brother Liu, look—" the young police officer looked at the middle-aged police officer, who asked Zhang Man seriously, "Are you his mother?"
"No..." Zhang Man explained subconsciously, "I adopted him not long ago. He was like this when he came here. It has nothing to do with me. Really! Officer, if you don't believe me, go ask the people in our community. He's an orphan. I adopted him out of kindness. How could I abuse him?"
The middle-aged police officer pondered and said, "This matter could be big or small. You all should come back to the police station with us."
"I'm not going!" Zhang Man picked up the cat bag on the counter, took the little boy's hand and dragged him out. "I have things to do and don't have time to go to the police station."
Su Ling raised his voice and asked, "Are you in such a hurry to run away because you feel guilty?"
The onlookers were whispering.
"He must be feeling guilty!"
"A normal person would definitely take their child to the hospital for a checkup."
"I felt something was wrong with her just now. How could anyone beat or scold a child like that?"
"Most foster mothers are vicious!"
"The child is so pitiful. He has become an orphan at such a young age."
"I know them. This kid is from our neighborhood. Two months ago, his parents took him on a road trip and they got into a car accident. His parents died instantly, but he's the only one who survived. Poor him! This woman, Zhang Man, is a distant relative of his family, and she came forward to adopt him."
"Really? With her personality, would she be so kind as to do that?"
"Oh, of course not! This kid owns a house worth over two million, and his parents have hundreds of thousands in savings. Just think about it..."
"I see!"
Zhang Man was so angry when she heard these comments that her face turned pale. "Don't slander me! My family has plenty of money, how could I possibly covet other people's money!"
She held the phone tremblingly and called her husband.
"Husband—someone is bullying me!"
Half an hour later, at the Liuxian Town Police Station, a pot-bellied man in a suit slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily, "Were you the one who called the police?"
Su Ling sat calmly, facing the man's anger, and admitted it neither humbly nor arrogantly. "It was me."
The man in the suit glared at him disdainfully and said to the middle-aged policeman, "Hello, police comrade. I am the legal representative of Xinghong Company and her husband. This child is called Fang Qi and is our adopted son. The property left by his parents is temporarily in our custody and will be given to him when he turns eighteen. Here are the notarized property documents and the adoption certificate. Please take a look. As for the child's injuries, they were already there when he arrived, and we were not sure what they were. We took him to the hospital, and the doctor said they were nothing serious, so we didn't take it seriously. This gentleman's accusation that my wife abused the child is completely false!"
Li Dahai tugged at Su Ling's clothes, looking worried.
Su Ling patted his hands and told him to calm down.
Zhang Man choked with sobs, feeling wronged. "Jenny suddenly became ill and wouldn't even eat cat food. I thought Xiaoqi had fed her something she shouldn't have, so I got anxious and scolded her. But then this gentleman called the police."
She squeezed the little boy's wrist tightly and coaxed him gently: "Xiaoqi, tell me yourself, are we good to you? If we hadn't adopted you, you would have almost starved to death, right?"
The little boy shrank back and didn't answer.
The man in the suit reached out and touched the little boy's head, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, your uncle is here."
The little boy hunched his shoulders, fear in his eyes, and quickly lowered his head without saying a word.
The man in the suit said kindly, "Don't be shy. Explain clearly to the police officer. Don't let others misunderstand your aunt."
The little boy said tremblingly: "...Okay..."
"Comrade police, listen, the children have said it." said the man in the suit.
The police officer looked at Su Ling helplessly. "This matter...can't be filed. It's normal for adoptive parents to discipline their children."
Su Ling said: "The child is injured, I think it is necessary to go to the hospital."
The man in the suit snorted coldly: "Don't bother with that, we'll take you there ourselves."
With her husband's support, Zhang Man felt more confident. "We're not related, so what does it have to do with you? We're lucky we didn't sue you for defamation!"
The police officer tried to smooth things over: "This gentleman is also very kind. If you beat and scold a child for a cat, it will inevitably be misunderstood. I think we can forget about this matter and go home. Don't forget to take the child to the hospital for a physical examination."
The man in the suit patted his belly and promised, "Of course, of course!"
Zhang Man pointed at Li Dahai and said, "He recorded the video, it must be deleted!"
Li Dahai was so angry that he deleted the video on his mobile phone under the watchful eyes of the police.
Before leaving, Zhang Man sneered at Su Ling: "Don't meddle in other people's business in the future. If you do it again, I will sue you!"
She pulled the child over, got into the car of the man in the suit proudly, and left.
Su Ling stood at the door of the police station, watched the car leave, and wrote down the license plate number.
Li Dahai was dejected: "Brother Su, are we just going to let it go like this?"
That child is so pitiful, his entire back is covered with needles. That woman is so fierce and scary!
"Of course not," Su Ling said solemnly. It was clear the child was being abused, but they had no evidence and couldn't file a case. They had legal adoption documents and property notarization, so the police were naturally more willing to believe them.
It was getting dark, so the two of them got in the car and headed back to Shixi Village.
Li Dahai fiddled with his phone and opened WeChat. Fortunately, he was quick and forwarded the video to Brother Su early.
When they arrived at Shixi Village, it was completely dark. Su Ling first sent Li Dahai home and then returned to his own home.
When I saw the black car on the basketball court, I knew that Lin Feng was back.
After parking his car and walking to the gate of the courtyard, the door was opened from the inside, revealing the tall figure of Lin Feng.
"Why are you so late?" Lin Feng took the cat bag from his hand and glanced at the fat tabby cat sleeping soundly inside.
"Something delayed me. Let's talk inside." Su Ling hugged his arm. "Are you hungry? I'll go cook first."
"Well, no rush."
The two returned to the living room, King wagging his tail and barking. Su Ling took Lion out of the cat bag and gently placed him in the cat bed, letting him continue to sleep. Seeing that his little friend had fallen asleep, King lay down beside him and rubbed against him.
"I met a kid who looks a lot like you." Su Ling opened WeChat and played the video Li Dahai sent him.
Lin Feng frowned when he heard the woman's scolding and beating.
Su Ling lowered the volume and pointed at the little boy in the corner and said, "Look carefully at this child. Does he look like you?"
Lin Feng took the phone and stared at the video.
The child did not cry when being beaten and scolded by the woman. Instead, his face was tense and his eyes were stubborn. There was indeed some resemblance between his eyebrows and his.
The author has something to say: When Su Ling was at the Lin family's ancestral home, he came across an old photo album.
Su Ling: Were you this serious when you were little? Your little face was puffy, so cute. Ha, in this photo, it's just the butt!
Lin Feng: ...This is my brother.
Su Ling: ???
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