Chapter 139 Chapter 139 (Updated) His daughter finally...
Bai Qingqing recounted the seventeen years of Li Qingqing that she had seen through the eyes of Li Wu, Feng Cuicui and Li Yao.
Ao Xinyi and Bai Shuting ordered people to visit Pingnan Village, and the information they obtained from them was placed next to her to verify her oral statement.
Each of the light lead characters became a huge weight, weighing heavily on the hands of Sun Shengnan and Liu Shuo.
At the beginning, the two police officers would ask some questions based on Bai Qingqing's narration of the events, but later they realized that they had no way to ask them all, so they stopped talking and just listened to her story quietly along with everyone else in the Bai family.
A transcript is more like a self-narration of a young girl's life over the past 17 years.
In addition to the forty-one photos that recorded Li Qingqing being beaten, there were also some group photos of her at school and a few daily photos of her that were accidentally taken at home.
In addition to these, there are also some of Pingnan Village's environmental features, the primary and secondary schools that Bai Qingqing attended, and the market in the village.
There are nearly a hundred colorful pictures that make Bai Qingqing's story come alive.
It seemed as if I could really see the winding riverbank in front of Lijia Village in Pingnanzhuang, and the beaten girl running fast in the fields.
Everyone present was silent.
Ao Xinyi cried several times while listening to what he said. Bai Shuting's eyes also kept moistening. He clenched his fists tightly to avoid crying in front of others.
Bai Siqi looked at Bai Qingqing lying on the mahogany sofa. Due to his profession, the images in his mind were more real than those of others.
As Bai Qingqing continued to tell her story, I gradually filled in the details of her life in my mind.
He also realized more clearly how different her real life was from the "Bai Qingqing" he saw in the illusion, who was doted on by her whole family.
These are two completely separate lives.
Bai Siqi's pupils reflected Bai Qingqing's profile, and he couldn't look away for a long time.
How could the little sister who used to sleep in the stroller, who was as beautiful as an angel and who he promised to protect all her life and not let her shed a tear, live such a life?
Bai Qingqing spoke calmly without shedding a single tear, as if she was talking about someone else's story.
Li Qingqing's story had come to an end. Bai Qingqing picked up the water cup and took a sip to moisten her slightly dry throat.
One hand is placed on the knee, naturally under the table, with the fingertips making gestures.
She continued, "It's easy to escape. Like any other imprisoned person, as long as you continue to not resist, your captor will let down his guard. Especially since the Li family is short of workers."
"I didn't have any friends in Lijia Village. Someone handed me an axe, and I chopped down the pillar with the chain in the middle of the night, and that's how I escaped."
"When I first escaped from Pingnan Village, I didn't dare to go to Dongshi. I knew they would be waiting for me at the station, so I went to Zhuoxi City first and worked odd jobs in a supermarket warehouse for a month."
"After that, I took a train from Zhuoxi to Dongshi. I had just gotten off the train and wanted to find a school, a job, and a place to stay nearby, but I got into a car accident."
"I was resuscitated once in the ambulance and it felt like I was actually dying."
At this point, Li Qingqing’s life story has been told in its entirety.
It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The director was the first to react. He stood up and poured half a cup of tea into Bai Qingqing's cup.
Officer Sun turned his head away and quickly wiped away his tears.
Officer Liu also blinked his sore eyes while adjusting his glasses.
Bai Qingqing thought that it was good that Li Qingqing died before the story with the Bai family began. This way she would never know that all the choices in the world were closed to her.
She looked around at the Bai family members who had different expressions.
Ao Xinyi was silent, but he didn't know when he turned half of his body to the side, bent over and cried uncontrollably.
The expressions of several brothers in the Bai family were also very solemn.
Even Bai Songxu's eyes, which always looked at her like a wolf cub, were now bloodshot. Bai Qingqing saw that his hands were clenched into fists, as if he had crumpled up a photo.
OK.
All good.
This is what should be done.
Otherwise, I would really think that Li Qingqing lived a fairy-like life in the past.
They were used to seeing good lives, and only knew what Bai Mu Ning was like when he was brought up in the palm of his hand with all the pampering. They had no idea how hellish and tormenting some people's lives were.
Ao Xinyi and Bai Shuting are responsible for not taking good care of the newborn baby.
These brothers are also responsible for treating Li Qingqing, who had finally escaped from hell, like this and trapping her in another sea of fire.
Perhaps because she felt the atmosphere was too heavy, Bai Qingqing took the initiative to smile and picked up the newly added tea in front of her: "You all know the result and follow-up of the car accident. I found my biological parents by accident and have my current life."
Bai Qingqing released the hand gestures she had been holding.
The countless causal lines that had been connected to Li Qingqing and still existed in this world now all dispersed from her fingertips, and the last image of Li Qingqing that she could see before her eyes disappeared.
She took a sip of water, put the cup back on the table, and Sun Shengnan held her hand.
"We all understand the situation. Thank you, Miss Bai. It's not easy to say this. You just said that Li Wu and Feng Cuicui's attitude towards you changed when you were six years old, and Li Yao is only four years younger than you..."
Sun Shengnan listened very carefully just now, and when Bai Qingqing was describing the time, she also listed the timeline of some events in her notebook.
She had a vague guess in her mind at this moment: "Perhaps, have you heard Li Wu and Feng Cuicui say anything, or have there been any rumors among the neighbors about your identity? For example, you were adopted."
"Li Wu always suspected that I was not his child, but Feng Cuicui insisted that I was her biological child after ten months of pregnancy. They had quarreled many times. But it is true that they were quite nice to me in the first two years after Li Yao was born. But one day when I was six years old, Li Wu's attitude suddenly changed for the worse."
"Just Li Wu? Feng Cuicui's attitude towards you hasn't changed much?" Sun Shengnan asked.
At this time, Ao Xinyi also realized the implication of Officer Sun's words. He stopped crying, listened to them carefully, and trembled in his heart.
"Li Wu's attitude has changed more. He was mean to me before, but he didn't curse me that badly. After I turned six, he cursed me with all kinds of dirty words."
Bai Qingqing told Li Qingqing the truth based on her experience.
"Okay, thank you very much Miss Bai and Ms. Ao for the information you provided today. We don't have any other questions today."
The police officers waited until the Bai family calmed down and then escorted them out of the reception room.
Before getting in the car, Sun Shengnan spoke a few more words to Bai Qingqing in private.
Although this is something the police should not say and it may seem like an overstepping of authority, her case will most likely be prosecuted, tried in court and ultimately sentenced.
Sun Shengnan said, "Ms. Bai, from the brief time we've been together, I can see that you are a very strong person. That's why you persisted in fighting and tried your best to preserve evidence in such a situation. The evidence in your case is very complete."
Sun Shengnan paused for a moment and continued, "This means that when the court session begins, you... can choose not to go, and the judge will still make the decision."
Bai Qingqing understood that Officer Sun was taking her into consideration as a child.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, Officer Sun. I won't go."
"ah?"
Sun Shengnan was surprised for a moment.
The main reason was Bai Qingqing's tone, which sounded too much like she was saying that she would go.
Seeing her slightly stunned expression, Bai Qingqing took the initiative to hold her hand and said politely, "Thank you, Officer Sun. Call me anytime if you need anything."
Ao Xinyi's eyes were red as he sat in the back seat, watching Bai Qingqing, Sun Shengnan and Liu Shuo shaking hands through the lowered car window.
His gaze rested on Bai Qingqing's face, which looked extremely like his own.
Qingqing...is a good child.
Sun Shengnan personally opened the car door for Bai Qingqing and watched them leave.
After the car drove out of the police station, Ao Xinyi rolled up the car window and was silent for a while. He looked at Bai Qingqing from the corner of his eye and couldn't help asking her, "Qingqing, since you agreed to take the statement today, why don't you want to go to the trial?"
On the passenger seat, Bai Lincheng put down the tablet in his hand and placed it on his knees.
Bai Shuting turned his head slightly without saying a word.
[Except Li Qingqing, no one is qualified to sit in the plaintiff's seat. I...]
"I don't want to go." Bai Qingqing answered silently in her heart, and then she spoke to the others, "The evidence is already very clear. There's no need for me to waste time on them, right?"
Ao Xinyi nodded desperately with tears in his eyes.
He turned around and hugged Bai Qingqing, his voice hoarse: "Thank you Qingqing, thank you."
Bai Qingqing was confused by Ao Xinyi's emotions. As she was held tightly in her arms, she had to hesitantly raise her hand and pat her back to comfort her.
[It's understandable that she's sad or distressed, but why is she thanking me? ]
[Could it be...thank you for growing up well? ]
Ao Xinyi's cheek was pressed against Bai Qingqing's hair, and his thick and curly eyelashes were wet with tears.
Listening to Bai Qingqing's clear voice ringing in her ears, she replied in her heart: "Thank you for everything you have done for Qingqing, Qingqing, thank you so much."
*
The Bai family's convoy drove back to Shengwan, drove into the gate of the Bai family manor, and stopped in front of the villa.
After more than an hour, Ao Xinyi's mood calmed down a lot and he stopped crying.
But Bai Qingqing, who was watching from the side, always felt that the couple's emotions were a little too...
grief?
In another car, the three brothers of the Bai family got out and immediately looked at Bai Qingqing, with complicated and unexplainable emotions in their eyes.
Bai Heyun walked up to Bai Qingqing, bent down and held her hand.
"Qingqing, just tell Fourth Brother what you want. Even if you want the stars in the sky, Fourth Brother can find them for you."
Bai Songxu also followed Bai Heyun and moved over silently. He twisted his body as if he was pierced by needles. His mouth opened slightly and made an unclear sound, "Well... your show will be finished soon. If you want to record another show, or sing or film a movie, just tell me and I will help you."
Bai Qingqing nodded to the two of them: "Well, I'll think about it."
Ao Xinyi watched the brothers and sisters talking with a faint smile on her face. She turned back and tugged at her husband's sleeve, and said with red eyes, "Let's go in."
The couple’s master bedroom on the second floor.
There is an extra vase on the windowsill.
When Ms. Xu knocked on the door and brought in a large bunch of white chrysanthemums, avoiding the children, I thought the lady was going to attend a funeral.
Unexpectedly, the gentleman and the lady both changed into black clothes and asked her to take down the bouquet. She wanted to put the white chrysanthemums in the vase on the windowsill.
Ms. Xu was stunned for a moment, and somehow she thought of the flower on the windowsill in Bai Qingqing's room.
She followed his instructions, untied the ribbon on the bouquet, removed the base, and couldn't help asking, "Madam, has anyone... passed away?"
Ao Xinyi stood up from the bed, his eyes were red and swollen as if he had just cried a lot.
She wasn't like this when she went out this morning. How could she cry like this in just three hours?
Ms. Xu was thinking about finding a patch for her eyes later while dealing with the bouquet of flowers in her hands.
Ao Xinyi took the white chrysanthemum from her hand and said, "Let me do it. I have to plant this flower myself."
Ms. Xu then let go and assisted Ao Xinyi from the side.
Ao Xinyi: "Starting tomorrow, please send fresh white chrysanthemums to my room every morning. Keep it away from the children so they don't see it."
Ms. Xu remembered that the chrysanthemums in Bai Qingqing's room had been there for a month, so she said, "Miss Qingqing also had white chrysanthemums on the windowsill of her room for more than a month."
Ao Xinyi paused: "When did it happen?"
"It was not long ago, in July," Ms. Xu recalled. "I remember that Miss Qingqing did a live broadcast of fortune-telling in the cemetery. Later, the police solved the bone pit case, moved the grave and reburied the victim. Her family also held a new funeral for her."
"Miss Qingqing also attended. On the morning of the day she returned from the funeral, she brought back a bunch of white chrysanthemums and asked me for a vase. She also placed it on the windowsill next to the bed and kept it there until the flowers wilted."
"The flower actually bloomed for quite a long time. Ordinary white chrysanthemums don't last that long. I was thinking at the time that Miss Qingqing didn't like fresh flowers in her room, but she took good care of that white chrysanthemum."
Ao Xinyi's tears rolled down his cheeks and he understood it all at once.
The white chrysanthemum that Qingqing holds is for Qingqing.
But she knew nothing all along. She didn't even know that her biological daughter had long passed away, and she was still loving someone else's child and letting her Qingqing suffer injustice.
All those voices that I didn’t understand before, I now understand.
Even Qingqing felt sorry for her Qingqing...
Ao Xinyi bent over and grabbed the windowsill, adjusting his mood: "Anyone can see that I put the white chrysanthemums in the room, but don't let Qingqing know."
Ms. Xu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, Madam."
A vase full of white chrysanthemums was placed on the windowsill. Ms. Xu left the room. Bai Shuting put his arm around his wife's shoulders and stood in front of the windowsill, staring at the chrysanthemums. "In fact, Qingqing has always known everything. She is a good child. Even if she knew that we were commemorating Qingqing, she would only be relieved."
Ao Xinyi had been extremely sad for the entire morning. He didn't even have the strength to cry. He said weakly but firmly, "No, Brother Ting. From now on, Qingqing is my biological daughter."
"Even if we know that she is... not your own, you still have to treat her as your own."
"Do you understand, Bai Shuting?"
Bai Shuting nodded: "I will."
Qingqing is a valley covered with dense bamboos and trees, which is prosperous and full of vitality.
But his daughter never grew into a lush and upright bamboo forest.
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