Chapter 138 Chapter 138 Fifth Brother, do you want to come with me...
"Can't……"
Bai Qingqing's inner voice echoed in the restaurant, becoming the only sound in the brief silence.
Ao Xinyi's eyes turned red as he looked at his daughter with heartache in his eyes. He did not dare to recall the photos and files of Qingqing's past that he had found at that time.
The Li family has many relatives in Pingnan Village. When Qingqing went to report the case, the local police station just pretended to record it, scared her and drove her away. There was no record of any of Qingqing's past two reports in the police station.
But the photos of her second domestic violence were on the phone of the teacher who went to Pingnanzhuang to teach. She took detailed photos of Qingqing's injuries.
There were a total of forty-one photos, each of which was shocking. She was holding the photos in her hands at the time and had no way of looking at them all.
Now I can't recall the second time.
Ao Xinyi shook his head, his hands and feet weak with nervousness: "You can't go to see them, Qingqing, don't go to see them..."
On the other end of the phone, the police heard the situation and said to Ms. Xu: "This is a serious domestic violence case involving a minor. Regardless of whether the victim reports the case to the police or not, the case will be transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution.
Bai Qingqing does not need to meet with Li Wu and Feng Cuicui, she just needs to face us unilaterally to record a statement. Ms. Ao, you and your husband or others can accompany you. We will try to be gentle when questioning, and try not to cause secondary harm to the victim..."
After Ms. Xu signaled the police to start talking, Ao Xinyi took the phone. He turned his back to the crowd and said in a fierce tone, "What were you doing earlier? When the annual report..."
Ao Xinyi lowered his voice and took two steps away: "...Why didn't you deal with it at that time!"
"Now she is fine and has started a new life. She has nothing to do with them anymore. And you are here to expose her scars again!
"I know what you are thinking. My daughter was helpless and bullied in that poor and remote place, but you didn't care. Now that you know she is my daughter, you want to investigate and sue her again! You want to give our Ao family and Bai family a good deal, right?"
No matter how low Ao Xinyi's voice was, Bai Qingqing sat where she was and still heard everything that was going on between her and the other end of the receiver.
She tapped the table with the fingertips of her left hand, which was placed on the table, and understood.
[This is... because they are afraid that I will be sad. ]
[But since no case was filed and no punishment was imposed, Li Qingqing was truly sad. ]
At the dining table, Bai Shuting and Bai Lincheng both looked up at her. Ao Xinyi suddenly turned his head while talking on the phone, pursed his lips, and looked at Bai Qingqing, whose brows were cold not far away, with red eyes, and tears rolled down like pearls.
She couldn't hide the crying in her voice, and she interrupted the person on the other end of the phone and said hoarsely, "I know, we will cooperate."
"The child's father and I will go, but Qingqing... we won't meet the couple, not even a single one of their family."
The phone call was hung up.
Ms. Xu picked up the phone, handed Ao Xinyi a soft and dry handkerchief, and patted her hand gently.
Bai Siqi and Bai Heyun stood outside the restaurant at some point, both with confused and complicated expressions. They had obviously heard the conversation just now, including...
Qingqing’s voice.
Thinking of what he had just heard, Ao Xinyi's heart ached.
Even when she knew that this world was a novel, she had some vague guesses, but Qingqing's thoughts were sometimes too vague, so she just hoped for the best and didn't dare to think about it any further, let alone tell anyone about her guesses.
In Qingqing's heart, she clearly distinguished herself from the name Li Qingqing.
She… Ao Xinyi wiped his tears, stood far away from them and took a few deep breaths, trying his best to regain his composure, and said to the third and fourth brothers, “Since you are here, please sit down.”
The voice is normal and she can still speak normally.
Ao Xinyi calmed down a little, turned around and went back to Bai Qingqing who had been looking at her, took her hand, gently touched her cheek, and straightened her soft and shiny long hair.
"Qingqing, it was the police station that called just now. I should have heard it."
Ao Xinyi saw Bai Qingqing nod before continuing, "The police want you to make a statement. First, they need more evidence to support their investigation into the domestic violence case of Li Wu and Feng Cuicui against Li Yao. Second, you have called the police twice in Pingnan Village before. The investigation into your case will be reopened, and the procuratorate should prosecute them together."
Bai Qingqing had just heard all of this on the phone. She nodded and said, "What time do you want to go?"
"We can go whenever it's convenient for us and whenever Qingqing is ready. It's all up to you."
Bai Qingqing was thinking about time.
Ao Xinyi thought she was hesitating and held her hand: "Don't be afraid, you won't meet their family, mom and dad will go with you."
Bai Lingcheng: "I will go with you."
Bai Shuting also quickly expressed his opinion: "Yes, we will all accompany you."
Bai Siqi and Bai Heyun sat down in the restaurant and looked at Bai Qingqing with serious expressions on their faces.
Bai Qingqing could understand the feelings of the Bai family as parents and brothers. They felt heavy-hearted, which meant that they cared about Li Qingqing.
Li Qingqing in the book is the one who is ignored and compared after returning to her own home. The whole family revolves around Bai Mu Ning. Even when Bai Mu Ning becomes Jiang Mu Ning and returns to her real family with another pair of parents, the Bai and Ao families still care about her.
Now... she is an outsider who does nothing, but she has the attention and love that Li Qingqing has never received even if she has tried her best.
She doesn't think she's great.
I just felt that God had taken away all the love for Li Qingqing.
Is it just to serve as a control group for Jiang Mu Ning, the Daughter of Heaven?
How could Li Qingqing not go crazy after experiencing such a thing?
Bai Qingqing curled the corners of her mouth, lowered her eyes and sneered softly.
All she knew about Li Qingqing before was from novels. It was not until last night and the day before yesterday that she saw Li Qingqing's experience in person and in its entirety for the first time.
From her point of view, it was difficult to say anything on behalf of Li Qingqing and Bai Ao's families. The only thing she could do was to help Li Qingqing finish the matter.
"Okay, let's go together after breakfast. Third brother, fourth brother, do you two want to come together? And..."
Bai Qingqing turned around and looked at Bai Songxu, who was standing outside the restaurant with sleepy eyes and completely out of the loop. "Fifth brother."
Fifth brother?!
The light and gentle voice of "Fifth Brother" fell into Bai Songxu's ears as softly as a feather, so gentle that it seemed like it was just an illusion.
Bai Songxu's eyes widened, and the heavy sleepiness that had been clinging to his brain and eyelids instantly disappeared. He opened his mouth in astonishment, pointed at himself, and asked Bai Qingqing uncertainly, "Fifth Brother?"
"You call me brother?"
Bai Songxu had a head of messy silver hair that looked like a chicken with its feathers blown off. He walked quickly towards Bai Qingqing in his slippers, looking at the subtle expressions of the whole family in a daze. He intuitively felt that something had happened that he didn't know about.
Bai Qingqing pulled the corners of her mouth without any smile: "Yes, I'm calling you, Fifth Brother."
Bai Siqi looked at Bai Qingqing, wondering what she was up to.
Going to the police station to give a statement was unexpected, but Bai Qingqing's behavior was also very confusing.
Moreover, they were all required to go with him.
Ever since the last illusion, his feelings towards Bai Qingqing had become subtle and complicated. As they got to know each other better, he couldn't help but treat her as his real sister, with whom he had lived for eighteen years. He was quite familiar with her and it was natural for him to say something to her or do something to her.
But this familiarity seemed to be only one-sided on his part.
Every time Bai Qingqing looked at him after regaining consciousness, her eyes would be like a wake-up call, reminding him that his actions were nothing more than a false interpretation in an illusion.
Bai Qingqing had absolutely no intention of treating him as a brother.
But now, not only did he invite him and the fourth child to go to the police station, he even called the fifth child brother...
These two people never get along at home.
Bai Siqi had been distracted these past few days because of Jiang Mu Ning and Zhuang You's blind date, and had not paid much attention to matters at home. Now that his mind had returned, he could not help but start thinking about and exploring Bai Qingqing.
Ao Xinyi and Bai Shuting were also surprised that their daughter would invite Xiaowu to go with them.
Although they were confused at this time, since this was what Qingqing wanted, Ao Xinyi briefly explained that they would go to the police station to record their statements.
Bai Songxu frowned, squatted on a chair with his arms folded across his chest, looked at the expressions and attitudes of the family, and asked Bai Qingqing directly: "What tricks are you going to play now?"
"I'm just going to the police station to give a statement. What tricks can I play? I'm scared when I'm alone. Of course, the more people who accompany me, the better."
Bai Songxu didn't believe it at all.
But who has Bai Songxu ever been afraid of? How could he be afraid of Bai Qingqing?
He followed along to see what Bai Qingqing was up to!
Aunt Qiao served a few more breakfasts. The family sat together to finish their meal, and then moved to the police station together.
…
At around nine o'clock in the morning, a large group of people from the Bai family arrived. They were personally welcomed into the police station by the director of the police station and Officer Liu, who was in charge of Li Wu's domestic violence case, and a separate room was arranged for them to be received.
The director and Officer Liu knew that Movie Queen Ao and Chairman Bai would accompany them, but they didn't expect that the whole family would come along.
Because there were so many people coming, two more chairs were brought in from outside before all seven people could be properly accommodated.
Bai Qingqing asked as soon as she sat down: "Where are Li Wu and Feng Cuicui? How far has the case progressed?"
Officer Liu originally thought that Bai Qingqing would be in an evasive state. Many victims of domestic violence cases are like this, especially since Bai's entire family is accompanying them.
But Bai Qingqing's tone of voice was indeed somewhat unexpected.
Officer Liu glanced at the director who was watching from the sidelines, and carefully controlled his attitude towards questioning the victim, and replied: "The case has been determined. Now there is complete evidence that Li Wu and Feng Cuicui committed domestic violence against Li Yao. The case will be transferred to the procuratorate this afternoon."
"Now Li Yao refuses to admit that it was his parents who committed domestic violence. He insists that we release his parents. He also uh..." He said that Li Wu and Feng Cuicui would beat him. He was completely controlled by Bai Qingqing.
The director coughed twice.
Officer Sun, who was in charge of a domestic violence case, secretly stepped on Officer Liu's foot, interrupting the second half of his sentence.
"In short, we have some information that we need to briefly share with you. Miss Bai, your domestic violence case should also be handled by me and my colleagues. Hello, Miss Bai, my last name is Liu, Liu Shuo, and this is my colleague, Sun Shengnan."
Bai Qingqing shook hands with the two police officers.
Officer Liu was the type who didn't watch entertainment programs, because Bai Qingqing had just gotten to know her a little bit and realized that she was also a celebrity in the entertainment industry, but she was on a metaphysics variety show, and she was almost deified in it.
Even outside the show, Bai Qingqing's fans on Weibo use her photos to ward off evil spirits, and to pray for wealth, career, and passing exams.
Officer Liu thought it was reasonable for such a person to ask him about the progress of the case in such a tone.
But will such a person be subjected to domestic violence?
It doesn’t look like…
After the two sides shook hands and the tea was served, Bai Qingqing went straight to the point and said, "Okay, let's get started."
Bai Qingqing has never known how to stand or sit properly at home, and she is the youngest child in the family.
Her family was used to her lazy appearance, and this was the first time they saw her talking seriously. Especially in such a serious environment as the reception room of the police station, it seemed even more unfamiliar.
Bai Songxu couldn't help laughing, turned his head away and secretly imitated Bai Qingqing's words, with a weird expression and silently said: Let's just start~
Bai Si slapped his brother on the head.
The rest of the people were focused on the case and were worried, so no one noticed the brothers' little movements.
Officer Liu quickly learned about Li Yao's case.
The two sides also established a preliminary understanding.
Soon it was time for the part about Bai Qingqing's case, and the main person questioning her was replaced by a female police officer, Sun Shengnan.
During this day, before deciding to reopen the case, the police first roughly learned some information from Pingnan Village. However, the information sent back was limited, so they asked Bai Qingqing to talk about their previous relationship.
Before Bai Qingqing started, Ao Xinyi placed a document he brought with him on the desk.
The folder is not thin, and it feels heavy when placed on the brown-red table.
Ao Xinyi spoke for her: "Officer Liu, you should also know that Qingqing is the child that my husband and I found after 18 years of separation. We have also made some simple understanding of Qingqing's past. Why don't you take a look at this document first, and then ask my daughter in a targeted manner."
Bai Songxu was distracted and secretly playing with his mobile phone while sitting at the farthest point. When he heard Ao Xinyi talking, he glanced at the folder and became curious.
Bai Heyun is away from home all year round and has even less time to spend with his biological sister, so he is a little curious at this time.
Sun Shengnan opened the seal of the folder, reached into the paper bag, and grasped a thick stack of papers.
When he pulled it out, he took out the first photo. After just glancing at a corner of it, he and Liu Shuo fell silent.
Bai Qingqing's calm voice sounded from the other side: "It just so happened that Officer Liu just asked me about Li Yao, which made my memory much clearer.
Since it is a record, of course it should be complete, so I will start from the beginning. "
The complete set of documents was pulled out of the paper bag. Sun Shengnan failed to catch the thick stack of photos, which accidentally slipped onto the table and almost covered the entire table.
Everyone sitting around the long table was stunned.
Bai Songxu and Bai Heyun also unconsciously restrained their expressions and couldn't take their eyes off the photo on the desktop.
Bai Qingqing picked up one of them at random. The girl's shoulders and back were bony, with a clear purple-red footprint on the back of her neck, and long red whip marks all over the lower part of her neck. It was easy to imagine how she was stepped on heavily by someone, and how she was beaten severely with a belt.
"Let's start with this photo. This piece of evidence should be the most complete and most effective for sentencing."
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