Chapter 51 Stepfather Harms People
This sounded like a bully's words, and the director's temples jumped twice.
The little girl, however, had great trust in this big sister who had rescued her from the man-eating sea. She felt that Jiang Ning was just like the fairy in the cartoon, an omnipotent being. She immediately gained courage, came out from behind Jiang Ning, hugged her legs and said.
"My uncle took me to the seaside. He said my father was in the sea and asked me to reunite with him there."
Why does this sound so wrong?
Jiang Ning looked at Jiang Qing beside her, and she obviously thought so too.
"Is this a deliberate attempt to entice a child into the sea, or is it an attempt to murder?"
The word "murder" is too strong. The director couldn't believe that they were just recording a program and encountered such a thing. He was also worried that it was just a child's careless talk. If they called the police, it would cause a misunderstanding in front of the camera, making them look stupid.
He looked at Jiang Ning, hoping she would know something.
Jiang Ning lived up to expectations and lowered her head to ask the little girl's name.
"What's your name?"
"Shi Beibei, you can call me Beibei, sister." The little girl spoke sweetly and looked well-behaved. Jiang Ning could not imagine that someone would be so cruel as to want to kill her.
After Jiang Ning entered the name into the melon-eating system, the melon that appeared made her brows jump.
Beibei was really taken to the beach on purpose, and it wasn't just today. The stepfather Shi Beibei called uncle had taken her to the beach and left her there seven times already!
Fortunately, Beibei is timid and doesn't dare to get too close to the sea. If the shovel her father bought her today hadn't been washed away by the sea, she wouldn't have fallen into the water.
[Beibei's stepfather, after marrying her mother and having a son, no longer wanted to raise Beibei. So after seeing the news about the girl being washed away and killed on the beach, the stepfather planned to make Beibei disappear in this way. By planning well, he would not be held accountable.]
[That stepfather has wanted Beibei to disappear seven times. He'll definitely do it again. We can't just send Beibei back like this.]
"Director, call the police." Jiang Ning said while holding the thin Shi Beibei.
Even though the director and others had some guesses in their hearts, they felt a chill in their hearts when they heard Jiang Ning's voice.
The director called the police with shaking hands, and looked at Shi Beibei curled up in Jiang Ning's arms with pity in his eyes.
She was framed and harmed seven times by her stepfather. Whether her mother knew it or not, it was proven that she did not care about Shi Beibei at all. With such a stepfather around, Shi Beibei might be better off living in an orphanage than in that family.
At least the welfare homes now have help from the state and society, and the children there live well and are not in danger of their lives.
However, this matter still depends on Shi Beibei's wishes and the police's handling of the matter. No matter how much they pity Shi Beibei, they will not make decisions on her behalf that they think are best for her.
While waiting for the police to arrive, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention sending Shi Beibei to her home, but instead took out a lot of food suitable for children.
"Beibei, are you hungry? Come and eat something." Tang Li handed over a bottle of milk and a butter bread.
"There are also strawberries. Beibei, have some. They are super sweet." Jiang Qing brought the strawberries to Shi Beibei.
Shi Beibei looked at them with her eyes open, sucking milk, and there was less wariness in her eyes, but she was still determined to sit next to Jiang Ning.
She even leaned close to Jiang Ning's ear and whispered, "Sister, are you a fairy?"
Only a fairy could be so powerful as to rescue her from the sea, and she could also hear Jiang Ning's thoughts.
The child's innocent words made Jiang Ning curl her eyes and her voice became soft.
"Yes, Beibei, don't say it."
Shi Beibei quickly covered her mouth with her hands and said, "I won't say it."
Seeing the harmonious atmosphere between Jiang Ning and the other two and Shi Beibei, Qin Ying, who didn't want to communicate with this child who spoke with a country accent, thought of her own scandal, moved her eyes, walked over, and said gently.
"Beibei is so beautiful. If she were my daughter, I would definitely hold her in my hands and pamper her. How could anyone be willing to hurt her?"
Jiang Ning pulled Shi Beibei over to order to prevent her saliva from splashing onto the butter bun.
"If you want a daughter, you can prepare it tonight. Not to mention one, as long as Jin Zhe is strong enough, having seventeen or eighteen daughters is not a problem. You don't have to steal other people's children."
This made Qin Ying's heart jump. She was worried that the audience would think of what happened between her and Jin Zhe yesterday, so she quickly changed the subject.
"I'm just worried that Beibei will be hurt by her stepfather if she goes back, so I want to adopt her."
"Jiang Ning, Beibei likes you so much, don't you worry about her?"
"Are you the worm in my stomach? Am I worried that you know so much?" Jiang Ning was a little annoyed to deal with these little thoughts, so she confronted him directly.
Jiang Qing was also speechless about Qin Ying saying these words in front of the children.
"Qin Ying, if you have so much free time, why don't you go and take care of the seafood we caught? Stop saying nonsense here."
Sun Yanfeng happened to be walking by and heard this. Not knowing how to deal with the seafood, he immediately put the bucket in Qin Ying's hands.
"You want to prepare seafood? Here you go!"
Qin Ying: “…”
Is that intentional?
Qin Ying was unhappy and wanted to say something, but she was dragged away by Jin Zhe, who was afraid that she would say something unpleasant and drag him into it.
After Shi Beibei's belly was bloated after being fed, police officer T also arrived, bringing a man in handcuffs.
The man still had a guilty and fearful look on his face, and when he saw Shi Beibei, he felt even more guilty.
"Uncle?" Shi Beibei's voice made Jiang Ning and others realize that the man was the stepfather who wanted to harm Shi Beibei.
Police: "Gao Jiwei was arrested when he escaped from the fishing village. We have learned that Shi Beibei was murdered by him many times. Miss Jiang, please come with us to take a statement."
Jiang Ning nodded and said yes while thinking, Gao Jiwei just happened to run into a policeman while running away, what a coincidence, this must be God making him pay for what he did.
When she went to take the statement, Xu Guanyi, who had hidden his achievements and fame, also went with her.
The two returned to the small fishing village from the police station, and Jiang Qing came to find her for dinner.
"Luckily, Beibei's grandmother is a good person. After learning about this, she scolded Beibei's mother severely and planned to take Beibei to her home to raise her. She also invited us to dinner to thank us for saving Beibei."
As Jiang Qing was talking, he took Jiang Ning to Grandma Shi's house. When they arrived, Sun Yanfeng and others were bringing out a pot of hot pot from the kitchen, which also included the seafood they had picked up.
Smelling the aroma of food, Jiang Ning also felt hungry.
"This is Xiao Jiang, right? Grandma, thank you for saving Beibei. My daughter is blind and found such a harmful thing. If it weren't for you, I would have lost my son for the second time." The kind-hearted old woman wiped her tears and spoke gratefully while holding Jiang Ning's hand.
Seeing that the old man's love for Shi Beibei was genuine, Jiang Ning also laughed.
"Maybe Uncle Shi is also blessing Beibei, which is why she is safe and sound. With grandma around, Beibei will definitely grow up healthy and free from any disasters."
The old man who had lost his son now wanted to hear most that his child could grow up without any disasters. He looked at Jiang Ning with even more loving eyes, pulled her to sit down, and put a big chicken leg into her and Shi Beibei's bowls.
"This is a home-raised chicken. It tastes delicious. Eat more."
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