Lin Chuchu never expected that the pregnant woman they casually rescued would actually be a family member of a martyr.
The group pooled their money to pay the hospital fees, and bought two cans of milk powder, a can of malted milk powder, and fabric suitable for making baby clothes.
When Xiao Lu and Lin Chuchu brought the things over, they saw Captain Qin holding the child helplessly.
The pregnant woman did not come out.
The baby was very small, looking like a premature infant. The doctor was talking to Captain Qin at that moment.
Seeing Lin Chuchu and Xiao Lu come over, Captain Qin handed the child to Lin Chuchu, since Lin Chuchu had given birth to two children and had experience holding babies.
Lin Chuchu hadn't held a baby in a long time, especially a newborn, and she was immediately at a loss.
Lin Chuchu was about to say something, but she was stunned by the doctor's next sentence and stood there dumbfounded.
"We're sorry, the pregnant woman suffered severe postpartum hemorrhage and couldn't be saved. We'd like to ask what to do with her body?"
"Are you taking the body away or to the funeral home?"
The pregnant woman died? She died in less than three hours? And they actually asked them what to do with the body? They're not even family members.
Lin Chuchu's head was throbbing, and she felt sorry for women. Her husband died, and she died of massive bleeding before she could even see her newborn child.
Only one poor child is left in the world. What will happen to the child in the future?
Team Leader Qin was also a bit troubled, but since things had already come to this point, he couldn't just leave it unresolved.
Besides, the woman is a martyr's family member, and the child is a martyr's orphan. As a soldier, he can't just ignore it.
They couldn't handle this privately, so they ultimately chose to call the police.
It just so happens that Mu Chen was leading the team today. When Mu Chen arrived, he learned what had happened and remained silent for a while.
"Leave this to me."
They all knew the firefighter who died; he even paid his respects at the funeral.
The family was heartbroken and cried their hearts out. They thought those people were good people, but they never expected that they would be chased out by a pregnant woman shortly after the person died.
Doesn't that mean that the martyrs' pension was also taken by that group of people?
Mu Chen's face turned ashen, and the other police officers gritted their teeth. Just imagine, if one day they were to sacrifice themselves, their wives and children would be bullied, and their children would not be able to be supported. Their spirits in heaven would not be willing to close their eyes in peace.
We should also inform the fire department about this.
Under pressure from the public security, fire department, and government, most of the martyrs' compensation was recovered, while others were stripped of their right to raise the martyrs' orphans.
Once the child's custody is determined, this compensation will be carefully stored and saved for the child to use when they grow up.
The woman's body was properly buried, alongside her husband.
So now the question is, who will raise the child?
Orphans of martyrs should not be bullied anymore. They should ideally be raised by childless families with sufficient financial means.
However, families without children are only temporarily childless, not unable to have children. When they have their own children in the future, will they still be good to them?
Moreover, with the one-child policy in place, which family would be willing to abandon their own child in order to raise a child with whom they have no blood relation?
If it's given to a family that already has children, since they aren't their biological children, they'll definitely treat them differently.
If someone were to embezzle the compensation money and abuse the child, the child's life would be ruined.
These past few days, Mu Chen and his friends have been running around trying to find a suitable family for this matter, but they haven't been able to find one yet.
Since Lin Chuchu returned, her two children have been clinging to her every day. Apart from going to the shop, she has been staying at home the whole time.
She didn't want to go anywhere; she just wanted to stay with her family.
That day, Mu Chen returned home, carrying a small baby in his arms.
Lin Chuchu was taken aback, then stepped forward and took the child. "Why did you bring Xiao Ping'an home? Didn't you find a family willing to adopt him?"
Mu Chen nodded and then shook his head. "Many families have come to us these past two days, but none of them are genuinely interested in adopting the child. I don't know who leaked the information about the compensation, but they keep asking how much the compensation is and when they can receive it all."
Mu Chen said helplessly as he took off his police uniform.
“There is a family with six children. The youngest is less than a year old and is a boy. The rest are girls.”
“Three of the girls were unregistered. When we visited the family, we learned their purpose: they wanted to switch their child with Xiao Ping’an and then have Xiao Ping’an die accidentally.”
Lin Chuchu frowned and snorted coldly.
"What a clever plan! Aren't they afraid of divine retribution for treating the orphans of martyrs this way?"
Lin Chuchu gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't want to adopt, then don't adopt. But you're actually planning to kill people. What a bunch of scourges."
Mu Chen sat next to her, watching his two sons play with Xiao Ping'an, his gaze falling on Lin Chuchu.
He asked tentatively.
"Chuchu, what do you think about us adopting this child?"
They visited so many places, but none of them were suitable. Not only were the welfare homes dirty and chaotic, but their medical conditions were also poor, so he dared not send Xiao Ping'an to one.
Lin Chuchu had already guessed Mu Chen's thoughts and had been waiting for him to speak first for the past few days.
Her expression was calm. "Have you thought about who will take care of this child? You and I are both very busy with work, and Mom and Dad have to manage the shop. Grandma is already exhausted from taking care of the two children. Do you want to add to her burden?"
Seeing that Lin Chuchu didn't completely oppose it, Mu Chen was delighted, but he also thought about the problem Lin Chuchu had mentioned.
Everyone in the family is busy with work, and my maternal grandmother is too old to take care of the baby.
He sat dejectedly in the chair, feeling frustrated after days of setbacks, and today he suddenly had the idea of adopting Xiao Ping'an.
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