The duty officer pondered for a moment, then said, "Hey, Xiao Liu, take two people with you and ask them a thorough questioning."
Xiao Liu immediately replied, "Received!"
Jiang Xiaoli shook Chen Jing's hand and said gratefully, "Thank you, leader!"
The supervisor on duty waved his hand, "This is what we should do."
He then explained, "We usually receive quite a few missing persons cases, and many people make wild guesses about suspects out of anxiety. I'm really sorry about that."
Jiang Xiaoli shook her head. "I understand, I understand. We also hope that our classmate hasn't encountered any danger."
About twenty minutes later, the supervisor on duty came to call for them, "Chairman Jiang, Ms. Chen, we might need to trouble you to come with us."
Jiang Xiaoli stood up and asked with concern, "Have you found them?"
The duty officer nodded. "Yes, but she's not in good condition. We'll have to trouble you two to come with us to comfort the victim."
"The victim?" Chen Jing swayed, and asked anxiously, "What happened to Qiao Qiao?"
"Sigh!" The duty officer sighed. "She's sustained some injuries, and we need to take her to the hospital for examination and treatment, but she's very averse to people getting close to her..."
Jiang Xiaoli took a deep breath, "Let's go now!"
They arrived at the residential compound they had just visited. It was already past 8 p.m. The compound was brightly lit, and a group of neighbors had gathered outside to watch the commotion.
Jiang Xiaoli and Chen Jing were led to a room further inside. The moment they pushed open the door, their hearts felt as if something had gripped them tightly.
Chen Jing, who was originally very emotional, suddenly stopped in her tracks and dared not go forward.
Jiang Xiaoli pursed her lips and tentatively took two steps into the house. "Tang Wanqiao, I'm Jiang Xiaoli..."
The girl, huddled in the corner, trembled. She looked up at the doorway and saw two familiar faces. She began to weep silently.
Jiang Xiaoli and the other woman quickly knelt down beside her. Chen Jing wanted to tidy her hair, but as soon as she placed her hand on Tang Wanqiao's head, Tang Wanqiao trembled in pain.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered that large patches of hair on Tang Wanqiao's head had been forcefully torn, exposing chunks of scalp.
Jiang Xiaoli looked up at the ceiling, forcing back her tears, and said, "Tang Wanqiao, it's alright now. There are police everywhere outside. You're safe. Shall we go to the hospital? Let's get your injuries checked and make that beast pay the price he deserves."
Tang Wanqiao didn't speak, but she nodded slightly.
The two women tried to help her stand up, but as soon as they touched her arm, she winced in pain.
The medical staff who had been observing from outside carefully approached. "Her injuries are very serious. Don't move her. We have prepared a stretcher."
With the two of them by her side, Tang Wanqiao no longer resisted the medical staff and was transported to the nearest hospital.
Doctors initially diagnosed Tang Wanqiao with rib fractures, multiple soft tissue injuries, and vocal tract damage.
Outside the emergency room, Chen Jing held Jiang Xiaoli and cried out, "Jiang Jiang, thank goodness, thank goodness the police arrived early, otherwise..."
Otherwise, Tang Wanqiao might really have been beaten to death by this heartless and rotten beast.
Jiang Xiaoli patted her on the back, "Do you have Tang Wanqiao's family's contact information? Such a big thing has happened, we should tell her family."
Chen Jing shook her head. "I don't, but Yuan Man should. Qiao Qiao mentioned before that their parents know each other."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "I'll go make a phone call."
Yuan Man found it a bit strange, "Why are you asking for Qiao Qiao's family's phone number so late at night?"
She didn't explain further, "Just give it to me first. If Tang Wanqiao wants to tell you later, she will."
She couldn't make the decision for Tang Wanqiao in this matter.
After receiving the call, Tang's parents learned about their daughter's situation, expressed their gratitude repeatedly, and said they would take the first flight to Kyoto the next morning.
After hanging up the phone, she thought for a moment and then called Li Guizhi and Zong Jiayu respectively to tell them that she wouldn't be going home that night.
Back outside the emergency room, she said to Chen Jing, "You've been worried all day, go back to school and rest."
Chen Jing shook her head. "I can't sleep if I go back, so let me stay here."
Jiang Xiaoli sighed, "Alright then."
She turned to Cao Jie and said, "Could you buy us some water and some bread or something?"
Cao Jie acted quickly and bought the items in no time.
Jiang Xiaoli handed Chen Jing a small bread roll, saying, "You seemed preoccupied at the restaurant this afternoon and didn't eat much. Have this to tide you over."
Half an hour later, the emergency room door opened, and the doctor came out to explain, "The patient has multiple contusions and fractures, but fortunately, no internal organs were injured."
Chen Jing asked nervously, "What about the audio channel problem? Qiao Qiao couldn't speak just now."
The doctor said, "The patient has vocal cord edema, and the swelling will subside in a couple of days."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "Thank you, doctor."
The policewoman accompanying them told the doctor, "The patient needs a medical examination certificate to assess the extent of her injuries."
The doctor nodded, "Okay, come pick it up tomorrow."
Tang Wanqiao was seriously injured. The doctor gave her painkillers with a sedative effect, but she slept very restlessly and would twitch and tense up from time to time.
Jiang Xiaoli and Chen Jing stayed by her side all night.
The next morning, after Tang Wanqiao woke up, several police officers came to take her statement, and that's when they learned what had happened.
The perpetrator was a scumbag named Qi Liang. His relationship with his wife had broken down, and she filed for divorce and took their child back to her parents' home. As a result, Qi Liang developed a deep-seated aversion to all women.
On Thursday afternoon, Tang Wanqiao went to a bookstore outside the school to buy books and ran into Qi Liang, who was out for a stroll.
She greeted Qi Liang politely, but this aroused his malicious intent.
Qi Liang lied and said that the family matter had been resolved, and hoped that she would go home with him to help their son catch up on the two weeks of missed classes.
Since Tang Wanqiao had been tutoring Qi Liang's son for three months, she did not hesitate to go home with him.
Upon arriving at the Qi family's house and closing the door, Tang Wanqiao's nightmare began.
She was a young girl and no match for the middle-aged man's attack. Soon she was gagged, tied up and her movements were restricted.
He first humiliated her with all sorts of vulgar language, but later felt that verbal humiliation was not enough, so he resorted to physical violence, each blow harder than the last. Tang Wanqiao was knocked unconscious twice during the attack.
Upon hearing her description, even the policewoman standing nearby couldn't help but curse, "Scumbag!"
The officer in charge closed the notebook. "Tang, thank you for your cooperation. We have a clear understanding of the case. We, the police, will handle it properly. Take good care of yourself and we wish you a speedy recovery."
Another officer chimed in, "Tang, you should thank your two classmates. If it weren't for them, we might not have been able to rescue you so quickly."
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