After Chapter 38
Chapter 38
Huangdou rolled his black eyes around and ignored him.
Lin Yu smiled and sighed, then subconsciously stroked his face.
The numb feeling dissipated a lot, and my mood calmed down.
Just as I was lost in thought, my cell phone started buzzing. I took it out and saw that it was a message from Song Xianzhe.
He sent me information about the latest developments in the trafficking case.
Because of the special task of cracking down on gangsters and eliminating evil, all departments within the police station can share resources and case information.
After the mastermind and accomplices were arrested, the remaining children were handed over to the anti-trafficking office, which was responsible for finding the relatives of these abducted children.
Several accomplices were suspected of transporting a new type of drug, and the Narcotics Squad took over the case.
Lin Yu frowned and looked carefully at the appearance of the juvenile offenders in the information.
His gaze slowly fell on those young faces, lingered for a moment, and then left.
He had seen too many similar panics and regrets.
In the past, you might have felt regretful and sad.
But this is a real case, so these people made their own choices. Even though they are helpless, they cannot ignore the crime.
The law is merciless.
After carefully examining the information, Lin Yu stopped and stared at the girl in one of the photos for a long time.
The young girl with a young face stared straight at everyone who saw her.
The corners of his lips pursed into a small smile, relief evident in his brown eyes.
Yu Jiayi, 15 years old, is suspected of child abduction and drug trafficking.
Perhaps her smile was too strange, even frightening.
Lin Yu raised his hand and pressed his forehead, asking Song Xianzhe to send over detailed information about her.
"Brother Yu, this little girl is still in the hospital for emergency treatment."
When the information was sent, Song Xianzhe also told him the news.
"Why are you rescuing him in the hospital?" Lin Yu asked him in a deep voice while browsing the information.
"Yu Jiayi committed suicide in the detention center the day before yesterday. The drug enforcement team has been completely busy these past two days because of this. It's really overwhelming."
While sorting out the case information, Song Xianzhe told Lin Yu the latest news from the bureau.
In this case, the trafficking gang's use of minors to transport new drugs caused an uproar in the upper echelons.
The bureau gave the anti-drug team a deadline to solve the case: they must investigate the source of the new drugs and the buyers' transportation channels by the end of the month.
Lin Yu thought about it and realized that the legal sentencing levels and boundaries for juvenile crimes were inherently vague.
He had also tried juvenile offenders, so he knew the difficulty of this type of case.
The first is that the source of information is incomplete, and the testimony of minors is not rigorous and they are prone to retract their confessions.
The second is that the upper limit is unclear. This kind of large-scale group crime should involve a complete chain of interests.
The child who commits a crime is nothing more than a puppet being manipulated.
Therefore, the mastermind behind the scenes must be found out as soon as possible to prevent the situation from escalating.
Yu Jiayi's suicide brought the case to a standstill, and several other suspects involved in the case all remained silent.
"The fact that they dare not speak out shows that those behind the scenes must have issued strict orders, making them feel that the police department is untrustworthy and that they cannot feel protected. The pressure these children bear is greater than we imagined."
If we don't get effective information about drug transportation as soon as possible and find out the source channels and downstream channels, it is difficult to guarantee that the beneficiaries of the interest chain will not escape from this case.
"It's difficult. I heard from colleagues in the drug enforcement team that the ones who were arrested were also drug users themselves and had drug addiction problems in the detention center."
Song Xianzhe sighed deeply and asked Lin Yu, "Brother, why are they so secretive about the case? Don't even the police deserve trust?"
Lin Yu was recording Yu Jiayi's information. After a moment's silence, he replied, "Out of fear. I've come across a similar case before. That kid even told me he'd rather stay in prison forever, saying the outside world was hell. Initially, he kept silent about the mastermind, but later provided evidence. However, not long after his release, he was murdered by the suspect who had escaped."
Song Xianzhe suddenly felt that the sound of his breathing became deafening, and he had a clear understanding of the word fear.
He was forced to commit the crime, but being imprisoned was his salvation.
For these juvenile offenders suspected of serious crimes, regaining their freedom will only push them to a dead end.
Rather than harsh criminal laws, they fear the hidden truth that follows them like a shadow.
"The higher-ups take this special operation very seriously and will definitely conduct a thorough investigation. I wonder if this will make these children truly feel protected."
After Lin Yu finished speaking, Song Xianzhe was silent for a moment and replied, "I think so."
The tone was hesitant and heavy.
After hanging up the phone, the child's face appeared in his mind.
Lin Yu subconsciously pressed the pen cap and lowered his eyes to look at the patterns on the table.
"You said you would protect others from getting hurt, but what about us? Who will protect us? Why didn't you protect us in the first place?!"
It was not until they were in desperate situation that they were pulled out of the water in order to find out the truth.
Is justice delayed still justice?
Police, who did you save?
His chest gradually became stuffy, and Lin Yu closed his eyes to suppress his emotions.
I stood up and pushed the window open a little further, and saw lead-gray clouds rolling slowly.
The air was very humid and stuck to the skin like wet cotton.
There are many heavy rains in summer.
It's going to rain.
After tossing and turning for a while, Chen Wan remembered the bouquet of flowers and lunch box that Lin Yu gave her.
After taking it out of the bag, I saw that the curled edges of the lily petals had begun to turn yellow.
So I quickly moved the bouquet to the white porcelain vase on the windowsill.
After changing the water and dealing with the yellowed petals, she pulled out a chair, sat in front of the window, and looked at the flowers in the goose-yellow light.
The thin petals of the red hibiscus drooped, and the lily was no longer as bright as before.
Beautiful things are easy to disappear and wither.
She remembered that when her mother was sick, she and Chen Shan would bring a bouquet of lilies every time they went to the hospital.
Because my mother likes it. She said that lilies have pure beauty and a long flowering period. As long as you change the water frequently, they can stay in bloom for several days without withering.
But once flowers are picked, they will always wither.
Liang Zhaoxi's face faded and withered along with the lilies in the ward.
Liang Chaoxi's life also withered and disappeared.
Thinking of her mother, she felt much heavier in her heart and recalled things related to Chen Shan.
I remembered that the last time I saw him was also in the ward. His hair was mottled gray and black, and he looked as dilapidated as a dead branch in winter.
There was only an empty, slender porcelain vase on the cabinet in front of the bed.
No one offered condolences, so no flowers.
Perhaps because it was about to rain, Chen Wan felt the atmosphere was a bit gloomy.
The plants in the courtyard were a mass of black, their shadows dimly covering the lively hustle and bustle of the day.
She looked at the call records, thought for a moment, and then called Chen Shan.
This time the phone wasn't turned off, nor was there any answer.
The call was connected as soon as the ringing began.
"Hello."
The familiar yet unfamiliar sound clings to my ears like wet moss.
Chen Wan didn't know how to call him for a moment. He couldn't bring himself to call him Dad or Chen Shan.
The unfamiliarity in the intimate relationship made her feel at a loss.
"Wanwan, why haven't you slept yet?" After a moment, Chen Shan broke the silence, "During the day, I forgot to charge my phone..."
Excuse.
Chen Wan actually felt like laughing, and a sarcastic laugh leaked out of his throat.
"It's not the first time you didn't answer the phone. Why did you answer it again today? If you didn't want to contact me, you shouldn't have contacted me after the college entrance examination."
She said this in a cold tone, expressing her complaints, confusion, and even resentment.
There was still an unbearable silence, and she could faintly hear the muffled sound of thunder echoing in the distance.
"I'm sorry, Daddy."
"I was worried about affecting your college entrance exam, so I didn't contact you during that time."
Chen Shan's voice was more suppressed than thunder, compressing all the guilt and regret into the word "I'm sorry".
The back of my hand was resting on my forehead, and the uneven knuckles pressed against my skin, causing a clear sense of pain.
In this delicate pain, Chen Wan regained some of his sanity and asked him, "Where are you now?"
"I'm in the hospital." Chen Shan coughed twice and said, "I have friends I know around me, so you don't have to worry. Why didn't you use the money in the card? It's... from a clean source."
He fell ill, but had no relatives around him and only relied on friends he knew.
There was an indescribable feeling of frustration that tormented Chen Wan.
"Even if you say it's clean, I wouldn't dare use it. I've seen what kind of friends you have. If you don't want to contact me, I won't call you again."
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
The closer you are to someone, the easier it is to lose your temper.
She knew she shouldn't be so impatient and should handle it properly, but she couldn't think of any other way.
Family affection is sometimes a double-edged sword. When it stabs, both parties will be hurt in their hearts.
Chen Shan opened his eyes, and soon he felt his eyes dry, and then slowly turned red and hot.
The word "I'm sorry" and "I want to go home" are like a stone stuck in my throat.
I could never say it again.
Chen Wan sat on the chair with his knees hugged and his eyes closed.
She pinched her knuckles hard, took a few deep breaths, and then cried in grievance.
She hated Chen Shan for abandoning her and hated being treated as incompetent.
But unfortunately, she is powerless now.
In fact, she almost said, "You should go home. The pomegranates are ripe."
But I missed the opportunity to say this.
Important words have no meaning once they expire.
It will only add to the regret.
.....
When he woke up, it was a rainy day and Lin Yu couldn't go for a morning run.
After washing up, he went to the front hall to have breakfast. After he sat down, the old lady joked that he got up earlier than the little girl today.
This is quite rare. Chen Wan's biological clock is so punctual that it amazes even a professionally trained person like him.
After breakfast, Lin Yu knocked on Chen Wan’s door with a plate of steamed dumplings and a cup of soy milk.
"Wanzi, are you awake?"
When Chen Wan heard Lin Yu's voice, he opened his eyes in a daze and subconsciously raised his hand to smooth his hair.
As a result, the white porcelain bottle fell to the ground and hit the wooden floor with a dull sound.
She was tired from crying last night and fell asleep directly on the windowsill.
The raindrops fell on her face, and the cool touch made her much more sober.
Chen Wan wanted to pick up the porcelain vase, but his calves were so numb that he couldn't stand.
It fell directly to the ground, causing another dull sound.
Lin Yu heard the noise outside the door and raised his voice a few notches, "Wanzi, what's wrong with you?"
He held the door handle, hesitantly "I'm coming in?"
Chen Wan rubbed his knees, looked at the door, calmed down for a moment, stood up with the help of the windowsill and went to open the door.
The door opened, and a draft swept through the room, blowing the curtains up and making the light and shadows much brighter.
Lin Yu saw her messy and loose hair, and a faint red mark on her face, which was obviously caused by sleeping.
After looking at her for a moment, he met her drowsy gaze.
At such a close distance, should I find a suitable topic?
Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, thinking about his opening remarks, and then he acted before thinking and handed the breakfast to her.
"I saw you weren't up yet, so I brought breakfast over."
Chen Wan looked at his gentle smile, his pupils as clear as the sky.
She lowered her eyes, suppressed her smile, and was about to reach out to take it when her hair slid restlessly to her ears and almost fell into the soy milk.
Only then did Chen Wan realize that he had not brushed his teeth or washed his face, his hair was disheveled, and his clothes were full of wrinkles.
The morning sets the tone for the day, but the image is completely lost.
She took the breakfast and didn't dare to look at Lin Yu at all.
He said thank you in a vague tone, and then said, "I...will close the door...first."
Lin Yu was amused by her hesitant words and took two steps back.
Before he could sew the door shut, he remembered the chaotic noises in the room just now.
Leaning forward to block the door from closing, he asked, "What happened just now? Did you fall?"
The pain in his calves had eased considerably. Chen Wan shook his head, "It's nothing. It was just raining and the wind blew the vase over."
Lin Yu stared at Chen Wan's knees thoughtfully. The bright blue knee-length skirt she wore made her fair skin stand out even more.
Therefore, the redness and swelling of the knees cannot be ignored.
Seeing his eyes linger on her knees, Chen Wan pulled up the hem of her skirt to cover some.
"I dropped a vase when I went to pick it up. It's nothing." She explained with a wry smile.
Lin Yu looked at her seriously, with a hint of helplessness in his tone. "Be careful, it's just a bouquet of flowers. I'll give it to you later."
Sending her later means that she will be in his future.
Although it was an unintentional remark, Chen Wan couldn't help but repeat it in his mind.
Because of the rain and fog, the house was dim, but Chen Wan felt as if it was illuminated by light, with a bright warmth.
"Then wash up first and have breakfast. I want to discuss something with you later."
After Lin Yu finished speaking, he took Chen Wan's slight awkwardness into consideration, turned around and left with a smile.
Thoughts: Sorry ladies, I'm late with the update. I can't explain it much, but I've been watching the game "The Rebels" lately. It's so good, I highly recommend it, so I'm late with the update. Sorry.
Starting from this chapter, the family storyline will return, and the foreshadowing will be slowly unraveled. It won't be a brain-burning storyline. I didn't intend to write a brain-burning plot. But a little spice can be added to the long-term flow. I hope you don't mind! ! ! !
I love Mingmingyue, I love Youran, I love Weiyang, I love Liuhua, thank you for the nutrient solution, and the Heji, and the thorns, and the pillow, and Tangtangzi for urging me to update more! ! ! !
I will continue coding tonight!!!
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