Chapter 24
After Sister Qin entered Xu Candong's house for the first time, she said to Chen He with great concern:
"Xu Candong's house is too dirty and messy, and the child is also dirty. Although Xu Candong is not a good person, the child is innocent. Raising a child with leukemia like this may be fatal."
At that time, Chen He was listening to the live broadcast on her mobile phone while Xu Candong was crying while holding the weak child.
She saw one comment flash by: a hematologist.
The doctor only made one comment and then never appeared again, apparently he had been blocked.
Chen He searched for the doctor's account again, communicated with him using a secondary account, and provided Xu Candong's name and address.
Not long after, the doctor called the police.
Sister Qin watched the entire police response process.
When the police from the police station arrived at Xu Candong's house, Sister Qin and a group of neighbors were crowded in the corridor watching the excitement.
Director Wu of the community neighborhood committee led the police to Xu Candong's home.
The police officer told Director Wu that the caller was a doctor at a tertiary hospital in Beijing, thousands of miles away. He had accidentally seen the live broadcast and believed the child wasn't receiving the care he deserved. He left a message to persuade the child, but was blocked.
The doctor reported the incident to the livestreaming platform, which responded that it would investigate, but the process was slow. Meanwhile, the doctor somehow discovered Xu Candong's real address and reported it directly to the local police station, alleging the livestreamer was suspected of child abuse.
After Director Wu and the police knocked on Xu Candong's door and explained their purpose, Xu Candong immediately collapsed, turning into a tragic and fierce storm, and rushed towards the police.
He smashed several bowls on the spot and cried, saying that his ex-wife despised him for being useless and ran away with someone else, leaving him with the child when he was just over one year old.
The child was diagnosed with leukemia, but her mother didn't care at all. Not only did she not pay for the medical expenses, she didn't even contribute a penny for the living expenses.
He worked hard to take care of a sick child and started a live broadcast to seek encouragement, but he was still reported.
The police officer tried to calm him down and asked, "Does the child need to go to the hospital..."
Xu Candong's voice shook the corridor: "I'm heavily in debt for my child's medical treatment. Did you pay for it?"
"If you need help..."
"Of course I need it! Please donate 100,000 yuan to me first!"
"Donations require formalities, so we can..."
"I don't have custody of the child. I don't know where her mother ran off with another man, and I can't contact her at all. How can I go through the formalities? You just want to make things difficult for a poor person like me! You even accuse me of abusing the child. I won't raise her, so you should raise her!"
Xu Candong picked up the sick child and stuffed him into the police officer's arms. The already sick child was so scared that he cried and almost fainted.
Xu Candong almost used his child's body to push the two policemen out of the door.
The door was slammed shut behind them, and the two policemen wiped their cold sweat, feeling very embarrassed.
Director Wu helplessly helped Xu Candong explain: "Men are careless and it's inevitable that they won't be thorough in taking care of children. Honestly, it's good that he can take care of the child. It's better than the mother who doesn't care at all. If you think he's not doing a good job, then who will? People online these days believe everything they hear, and those who called the police are just talking without any hesitation!"
Pointing to the crowd of onlookers in the hallway, he said, "Our neighbors really care about him. Some of them even make dumplings for the father and son. There are so many kindhearted people."
In the end, the matter was settled with the police reporting a mistake.
It was useless; the child couldn't be saved. After that, at Chen He's behest, Sister Qin continued to approach Xu Candong. Convinced that his charm had won over this "silly yet capable" woman's unconditional devotion, Xu Candong increasingly relaxed his guard, even giving her a key and allowing her into the house to cook and clean when he was out.
So Sister Qin discovered more secrets.
Chen He had considered having Sister Qin place a miniature camera in his home. However, there was a risk of discovery, and secondly, if the video was released or handed over to the police, Sister Qin might be exposed. After all, she was the only outsider to enter Xu Candong's home. If Xu Candong came to his senses, he would definitely seek revenge.
Whether now or in the future, Chen He has no intention of exposing Sister Qin.
So she just asked Sister Qin to find an opportunity to take a few photos.
When she saw the several medicine bottles that Sister Qin took pictures of, she realized that she had underestimated Xu Candong's evil.
Xixi was not sick at all. He had destroyed a healthy child.
No wonder he only accepts tips and direct transfers from livestream viewers, but refuses formal support and donations, as that would require providing diagnosis certificates and medical records, which he simply cannot produce.
Chen He asked Sister Qin to do a few things: replace all the medicine in the bottle with vitamins.
Build trust with Xixi and teach her to pretend to sleep every time after taking medicine.
As Xixi stopped taking the medication, her health improved and she gained strength. While Xu Candong was away, she learned to walk under the guidance of Sister Qin. But Sister Qin half-coaxed her, saying that her father didn't like her walking and that she shouldn't stand up in front of him.
Xixi was afraid that her father would be angry, so she nodded repeatedly, and her obedience was heartbreaking.
Xixi's bleeding symptoms became less and less severe, and the bruises on her body gradually disappeared. Sister Qin then used purple paint to mark her body, successfully deceiving Xu Candong, who was indifferent to the child.
Chen He had been trying to contact Xixi's mother, Zou Li, so that she could take the child away. However, Zou Li worked everywhere and changed her phone number, so she could not be found.
At this critical juncture, Qiu Yue's body was discovered beneath the red spider lily. This was the battle cry Chen He had been waiting for.
Zou Li also showed up at the right time. She wanted to see her child, but was afraid of Xu Candong. While wandering downstairs, she happened to be encountered by Qin Jie. Without a word, Qin Jie pulled her into her home and hid her there. Then, while Xu Candong was out, she used her key to unlock his door.
Zou Li left a note saying "I've taken the child away" and took Xixi away. However, she did not leave, but hid at Qin Jie's house across the street for a whole week.
The timing of everything is so perfect, as if there is a spirit in heaven and retribution is inevitable.
Chen He's comics are also updated as scheduled.
Sister Qin looked down at her phone. The scratched phone film was a little blurry, but it did not affect the clarity of the black and white comics.
Five minutes later, Sister Qin looked up. Chen He couldn't help but sigh: The artist worked hard for a week, and the reader finished reading it in five minutes.
There was no one else in the public area. The light coming through the window fell on her face, and her eyes were clear and deep. She asked, "Sister Qin, how is my painting?"
Sister Qin's eyes were not as dull as usual, but full of anger.
"It's a really good painting. The first part is very realistic."
The look on Xixi's mother's face when she was knocked down by that beast was as if Chen He had seen it with his own eyes.
Chen He smiled a little tiredly: "We draw comics, so we have rich imaginations. Besides, we have some photos you secretly took as reference, so how can it not look like it?"
"What about the latter part?" Sister Qin asked, almost gritting her teeth, "Can it become a reality?"
"The latter part..." Chen He held the transparent glass, thinking.
Five years ago, the evidence was destroyed in a fire at the base.
Was Teacher Feng the victim or the arsonist? Was she beaten first and then burned to death? It's impossible to prove. Everything depends on the words of "eyewitness" Xu Candong.
She speculated on the process of Teacher Feng's murder in the comic in order to stir up social discussion, attract the attention of the police, and guide the direction of the investigation.
This is certainly not the end.
The execution of "Xu San" in the comics is the author's power of life and death in the world he created.
It is also a deterrent to those hiding in the dark.
She believed that as the comics and reality became more and more connected, more people would become restless. She wanted to force the real murderer of Qiu Yue to the surface and drive him to his doom.
This is a later story.
Based on her impression of Chang Ting, the message conveyed in the comics will definitely make him re-examine the Teacher Feng case and bring Xu Candong to justice first.
Sister Qin didn't wait for Chen He's answer. She looked down at the back of "Teacher Feng" in the comic and whispered, "My mother's spirit in heaven will definitely make sure Xu Candong gets the punishment he deserves!"
Chen He said as if praying, "I will definitely do it."
Sister Qin’s name is Qin Xiuzhu, and she is Teacher Feng’s daughter.
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