Chapter 174 More Serious
By nine o'clock in the evening, my aunt could no longer sit still. Just as she was about to go out, Qi Shan came out of the room and was about to go out with her.
My aunt, who was changing her shoes at the door, suddenly received a strange phone call. After she finished speaking, the phone slipped and she fell down.
Qi Shan was terrified. She helped her aunt pick up the phone, which was still on the line. It turned out to be the police station calling...
Qi Shan was a little stunned, her face full of sorrow, "They said my cousin got into trouble at the food stall... Now let's go to the hospital."
The barrage is about to get angry.
Qi Shan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She supported her aunt and comforted her in a trembling voice: "Aunt, let's go check the situation first. Don't worry, Xiao Yezi will be fine."
The sound of the ambulance cut through the night sky. Qi Shanyue helped her aunt to the hospital, and she searched everywhere like a headless fly.
In the dim light, Qi Shan saw her cousin Xiao Yezi curled up in the corner of the emergency room. She was covered in wounds, her clothes were torn, her eyes were empty and lifeless, and she was trembling like a frightened little animal. There was a female police officer standing next to her.
When the aunt saw this scene, she could no longer suppress her inner grief. She let out a heart-wrenching cry, rushed forward and hugged Xiao Yezi tightly, tears rolling down her face like pearls from a broken string.
Her hands were trembling, not knowing where to put them. She was not sure how many scars the child had, so she could only let Xiao Yezi lean on her arms, tears streaming down her face.
Qi Shan suppressed her anger and grief, patted her aunt's back gently, and said softly, "Aunt, don't cry. We have to be strong. The most important thing now is to take Xiao Yezi for a checkup."
She must make those bad guys pay the price. The most urgent task now is to let Xiao Yezi protect herself and undergo blocking treatment.
In the hospital corridor, Qi Shan comforted her emotionally broken aunt while encouraging Xiao Yezi to cooperate with the doctor for 24-hour emergency examination and interruption treatment.
Sitting between the two people, she seemed to have become a reassurance pill. At this moment, my aunt was already at a loss. She just knew how to cry and had no idea what to do next.
Xiao Yezi's eyes were filled with fear and helplessness. She held Qi Shan's hand tightly, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Qi Shan's heart ached as if it was cut by a knife. She held Xiao Yezi's hand tightly and said in a firm tone: "Xiao Yezi, don't be afraid. I will always be by your side. We will get through this difficult time together."
Xiao Yezi's body was covered with wounds. She had to give a statement during the treatment, and her wounds were opened again and again. My aunt and Qi Shan could hear Xiao Yezi's terrified cries the whole time.
Until they were discharged from the hospital, the three of them were in a daze, and everything seemed like a dream.
After returning home, the aunt didn't dare to say anything or ask anything. She could only hide in the kitchen to make something to eat for Xiao Yezi.
When Xiao Yezi got home, she went straight to the bathroom. The sound of water hid her sad and desperate cries. The two of them stood at the bathroom door. The aunt fell on Qi Shan's shoulder, covering her mouth and crying. Qi Shan's throat was swollen and painful, but she didn't dare to cry out loud.
However, the nightmare did not end there.
Xiao Yezi's personality changed drastically after that incident. She became taciturn, locked herself in her room all day, and refused to communicate with anyone.
She was afraid to go out, to see strangers, or even to hear any sound related to that incident.
She used to be a lively, cheerful and sunny girl, but now she is like a frightened little bird, hiding in her own world and trembling.
The injuries Xiao Yezi suffered were far more serious than they had imagined.
This incident caused a huge social response, and a nearby stall posted a surveillance video of its own shop entrance.
It was the scene where Xiao Yezi was surrounded and beaten by several people at the door of the food stall where they were eating. Xiao Yezi was lying on the ground, curled up into a ball, holding her head, and three or four people, both men and women, were beating her...
Then one of the men grabbed Xiao Yezi by the hair and dragged her into a dark alley that was not under surveillance...
The surveillance footage ends here, but everyone can imagine what happens next.
As soon as this clip was released, it caused a huge uproar...
Because the number of on-demand views was so astonishing, surrounding shops subsequently released clips about the incident, witnessing the development of the incident from various angles.
Because there is no beginning, various versions of the story have begun to circulate on the Internet...
[These beasts! They have absolutely no humanity! ]
[The murderer must be severely punished and justice must be done to the victim! ]
[How has society become like this? Is it unsafe for girls to go out at night? ]
However, there are also some keyboard warriors who make irresponsible remarks online, causing secondary harm to the victims.
[You deserve to be... if you're dressed like this]
[It must be a frivolous girl, who would...]
[Girls nowadays just don’t respect themselves. They are still hanging out outside so late...]
When my aunt saw these comments, she was so angry that she trembled all over. She was worried that these vicious words would irritate Xiao Yezi and make her even more inferior and painful.
Qi Shan held her aunt's hand tightly and comforted her: "Aunt, don't worry, we will find a lawyer and use the weapon of law to protect Xiao Yezi's rights and interests and make those who hurt her pay the price they deserve!"
However, the development of things was far beyond their expectations.
Due to the incomplete footage on the Internet, everyone tends to believe that the victim is blaming the victim.
Criticizing Xiaoyezi's dress...
Accusing her of being at the food stall so late...
Accusing her of going out to eat barbecue alone late at night...
Some even spliced two unrelated videos together and misattributed them, and there were all kinds of disgusting copywriting...
The most popular version is that Xiao Yezi was a mistress and was beaten by her ex-wife in a barbecue restaurant...
Xiao Yezi went from being a victim to a mistress hated by everyone, and she and her aunt were looked at strangely whenever they went out.
Qi Shan was afraid that her aunt and Xiao Yezi could not handle it, so she took the initiative to look for the shop where the accident happened. The proprietress was a very wealthy woman.
Qi Shan's purpose was simple. She wanted the boss's wife to provide complete surveillance footage of what happened that night. However, the boss's wife was worried about affecting her own business and had been refusing to provide it. She was even more afraid that the group of people who came to make trouble that day would transfer their anger to her shop.
When the police arrived, they claimed that part of the surveillance was broken, and it happened to be the one above the cash register in the store.
The lack of evidence in this case also became a hindrance for the police.
The rumors on the Internet were rampant, and they didn't dare let Xiao Yezi see it. The aunt was also holding on in despair.
[This city is so unsafe that a high school student was attacked while having a barbecue at night. Bad review! ]
[They don’t even dare to release the surveillance data. This is obviously because they are jealous. 】
[The young lady probably wants Master Bai to help reveal the truth. ]
[But this happened in Hwaseong, isn’t it too far away...]