Chapter 25 Farewell to Dabai
Back to the police station, still in that white room.
Zhao Siming didn't waste any words and asked directly: "How did you get injured?"
Chu Qiao raised his head, sneered at Zhao Siming, and said, "He was cut by the rope on the lifeboat."
"Describe what happened?"
Chu Qiao calmly told Zhao Siming everything that happened at sea, of course not including the encounter with the shark and the system on his body.
Zhao Siming stared into Chu Qiao's eyes, trying to find some clues, but Chu Qiao's eyes were firm and he didn't dodge at all.
Zhao Siming: "You mean, you survived the storm."
Chu Qiao nodded.
Zhao Siming stood up with his hands on the table, and approached Chu Qiao with his upper body: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Chu Qiao narrowed her eyes. Despite the pressure Zhao Siming exerted on her, she remained calm and composed. "Officer Zhao, I know you doubt my ability, but some people just have good luck. Maybe I'm the lucky one who survived. Is that a problem?"
Zhao Siming remained motionless, maintaining a leaning posture. After a full minute, he sat back in his chair, tapping the table rhythmically with his fingers.
Zhao Siming was playing psychological warfare with Chu Qiao, but for Chu Qiao, this was nothing to worry about.
Each of them has his own thoughts.
Zhao Siming was waiting for Chu Qiao to reveal a flaw. Even if she seemed panicky, he could defeat her. However, Chu Qiao remained calm.
In the end, it was Zhao Siming who spoke first: "Do you still have your ID card?"
Chu Qiao quickly searched for the ID card information in his mind: "The shipwreck sank with the ship."
Zhao Siming: "Where are you from?"
Chu Qiao: "Beijinzhou."
Zhao Siming: "ID number?"
Chu Qiao: ""
Chu Qiao answered fluently, and Zhao Siming couldn't help but feel that he was being too suspicious. He walked out of the room and checked Chu Qiao's identity information in the network system, and it was exactly the same as what Chu Qiao had just said.
More than half an hour later, Zhao Siming walked in with a blue card in his hand. He looked at the card and then at Chu Qiao. After studying it for a long time, he handed the card to Chu Qiao.
"After verification, you are indeed a missing person from the shipwreck. This is a temporary ID card. You can use it to buy plane and train tickets. Return to Beijinzhou and apply for a new ID card as soon as possible."
Chu Qiao took the ID card and put it in his shirt pocket: "Okay, thank you, can I go now?"
Zhao Siming's attitude suddenly changed, and he said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, this is just a routine investigation. I hope I didn't scare you."
Chu Qiao smiled and said, "I understand. Officer Zhao is very dedicated."
Zhao Siming didn't show any of his previous arrogance. He scratched his head and said, "I'll take you to find your bird."
Chu Qiao turned around and waved to the back: "Thank you, no need, I'll go by myself."
After coming out of the police station, Chu Qiao did not rush to the home of the village chief of Kyushu Island. Instead, he found a roadside hotel and changed into the clothes given by the system.
She opened her live broadcast backstage and saw that the platform had taken half of the gifts given by fans, leaving more than 20,000 Beidou coins.
Two buttons, Withdraw and Exit, are displayed on the light screen.
"Withdraw cash."
"You haven't linked your bank card yet. Please link your bank card first."
As far as she could remember, Chu Qiao's bank card was from Beijing Bank. She asked the hotel front desk and went to the nearest branch.
The bank's service efficiency is very high and the card replacement went smoothly.
Chu Qiao excitedly took his card to the ATM to withdraw money, thinking of rewarding himself.
"Sorry, your balance is less than 100 yuan and cannot be withdrawn."
Chu Qiao was dumbfounded and stood there in a daze. What kind of prodigal son was the original owner of this body? How could he be so poor?
Fortunately, she had a backup plan. After binding her bank card to the live broadcast platform, Chu Qiao withdrew all her share in one go, a total of 27,000 yuan, and also withdrew 6,000 yuan in cash.
The food here is much better than on Mars. After Chu Qiao had eaten and drunk his fill, he bought a cell phone and replaced the communication card he had been using before.
He spent money like a tiger, and half a day later, only half of the balance on Chu Qiao's card was left.
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In the afternoon, Chu Qiao boarded a ship bound for Kyushu Island.
Chu Qiao stood on the deck, feeling the sea breeze, his brows furrowed.
She originally thought that the original owner of this body, as a passenger ship attendant, should be from Nanyang City or Beidao City, which are relatively close to the sea. Raising Dabai on the island would be possible.
But in the memories she acquired, her hometown was in Beijinzhou, the capital of Beidou Country.
Located in the heart of Beidou Country, an inland city, how does a seabird live in an inland city?
Chu Qiao still hadn't made up his mind until he got off the boat.
Before she even entered the village chief's house, Dabai flapped its wings and swooped over to her. Chu Qiao's eyes flickered, and she didn't know how to face it.
Zhao Siming had already explained this to the village chief over the phone, and the village chief came over embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, daughter, I misunderstood."
Chu Qiao smiled faintly and shook his head: "Don't say that, thank you for saving me and taking care of Dabai."
When Dabai was mentioned, the village chief smiled brightly: "This bird is not stupid, it is very smart. Look, look."
The village chief and the aunt beside him pulled Chu Qiao and brought her to the gate. There were more than a dozen fish lying in a bamboo basket at the gate.
Chu Qiao blinked: "Were they all caught by Dabai?"
The village chief nodded proudly: "Yes, the wind was so strong today that I didn't go fishing. No one brought me any fish. As a result, this bird brought one back soon. It's very smart."
Chu Qiao poked Dabai on the cheek and said, "Dabai has become more capable and knows how to please people."
Dabai squeaked, circling around Chuqiao and showing off.
Chu Qiao slowly retracted the corner of her mouth that was raised, and she looked at the beach and the sea behind the house.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west. A group of children were running on the golden beach. A few fishing boats that had not gone out to sea were swaying left and right with the sea water. This place was far away from the city and everyone was very simple. If... Her eyes rolled.
Chu Qiao took Dabai into his arms and asked seriously, "Dabai, do you like it here?"
Dabai nodded and barked a few times to express his happiness.
Seeing that Dabai could still respond, the village chief grinned to his ears and pointed at Dabai: "This bird has become a spirit."
Chu Qiao patted Dabai's head and said, "Village Chief, Dabai is just like a child, very smart. I have a request, I wonder if you can agree to it."
Village chief: "Daughter, just tell me what you want to say."
Chu Qiao: "It's like this. My home is inland, which is not suitable for seabirds to live. I can't always keep it with me. I want to foster it with you. I will visit it often, and of course, I will give you a certain amount of compensation."
The village chief hesitated, rubbing his hands together. Suddenly, the aunt touched the village chief's arm.
The village chief's eyes lit up: "Daughter, I have a way to have the best of both worlds."
"I have a nephew named Dalinzi, who is an excellent fisherman. If you could marry him, you could take care of Dabai yourself."
Chu Qiao was stunned. Dalinzi? Fostering Dabai would cost such a huge price.
Chu Qiao was about to refuse, but the old lady was very smart and immediately saw through Chu Qiao's thoughts. "Oh, old man, you are too impatient and scared your daughter."
As she spoke, the aunt took Chu Qiao's hand and said, "How about this, daughter, you live here steadily and start dating Dalinzi. As a woman, you can find someone who is similar and marry him to live a stable life, right?"
Chu Qiao did not give the village chief and the aunt another chance to speak. She knew that they were not bad people, but she also did not like being led by the nose by others.
"Village Chief, I have no plans to get married."
She rolled her eyes, pretending to be hesitant and embarrassed, and pulled the aunt aside: "Aunt, look at my body, I'm so thin and skinny. Maybe even if I get married, I won't be able to have children. You know how guilty I will be when that happens."
The aunt looked Chu Qiao up and down, then circled around him and said, "This... your hips are too narrow, that's really a problem."
Seeing the aunt hesitate, Chu Qiao immediately said, "That's right, auntie still understands."
She opened her bag, took out the six thousand yuan she had just withdrawn from it, and gave it to the village chief.
"Village Chief, although I can't be your niece's wife, you are my benefactor. I only trust you here, so I still want to ask you to take care of Dabai."
The village chief's eyes widened. This amount of money was what they could earn from fishing in a year.
He liked Dabai very much, and with such a generous reward, he agreed without hesitation: "Dabai is smart, we like him very much."
Chu Qiao promised to give the village chief 1,000 yuan every month as the cost of fostering Dabai. The village chief and the aunt were very happy. The village chief immediately asked the fellow villagers who had attended school in the village to draft an agreement.
Chu Qiao carefully added Dabai's feeding requirements and additional conditions such as prohibiting abandonment and abuse. Only after both parties signed and put their fingerprints on it was it considered complete.
The village chief was very happy and built a small nest for Dabai in the yard overnight to shelter him from the wind and rain.
That night, Chu Qiao hugged Dabai's neck and snuggled in Dabai's arms, as if he had returned to the night when the cold wind was blowing.
Kyushu Island is beautiful, not overdeveloped, with clean beaches and a pleasant climate. Dabai should be able to live a good life here.
The next day, Chu Qiao reluctantly said goodbye to Dabai and returned to Nanyang Province.
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