investigative chronicle

Chapter 12
Ji Si'an opened the bag Yuan Mu gave her, which contained food, drink, and some toiletries...Why does this guy still buy these? It's not like I don't have them here, Ji Si'an took out the old-fashioned grate in a hunchback.A small pink bottle fell along the edge of the plastic bag. Ji Si'an picked up the bottle and couldn't help but glance at Zhaodi who was sitting on the bedside.

The medicine for lice... Ji Si'an suddenly felt itchy all over her body, and she restrained the idea of ​​getting Zhaodi up.After putting the things in the bathroom, he took the slippers and ran out in a hurry. "Zhaodi, come here, I'll take you to take a bath."

Zhao Di didn't seem to hear her words, she still sat with her eyes blank.Ji Si'an had no choice but to step forward, hold her hand and lead her to the bathroom.When her hand touched her blouse, Zhaodi avoided it reflexively.

"Don't be afraid, I'm just helping you change your clothes and take a shower." Ji Si'an tried his best to look kind and patient.

"I'll do it myself, don't worry about it." Although Zhaodi's voice was low, there was a stubbornness in her tone that could not be refuted.

"But, you have lice on your head, and you need someone to clean it up for you." Ji Si'an said.

Zhaodi's face was slightly red but her tone was still tough, resolutely refusing.

Ji Si'an had no experience in traffic with children, and it was the first time he met such a difficult guy. "You have to let me deal with it for you. Lice are contagious."

Zhaodi's face turned even redder, "Then send me back to Officer Yuan, I can stay at the police station."

It was impossible for Ji Si'an to send her back, so under the current situation, he had to find a way to deal with this stubborn little girl.She squatted down and looked at Zhaodi, "I also had lice when I was a child. If you don't deal with them, they will grow more and more, suck your blood, and lay white eggs (lice) on your hair. It’s densely packed. At that time, no one dares to approach you, and your partners are unwilling to play with you. If it’s serious, your scalp will become infected and your hair will fall out, and you may even become bald.”

Zhao Di stroked her messy hair, apparently startled by Ji Si'an's words.However, she did not easily believe Ji Si'an's words.

Ji Si'an sighed, opened her hair carefully, pointed to the white dot hanging on the hair and said, "Did you see it? These are the eggs of lice, also called lice. If it weren't for your long hair, you would have already I can't hide it."

Zhao Di finally compromised.Just now Ji Si'an breathed a sigh of relief, but was shocked by the situation in front of her. She finally understood why Zhao Di didn't want to take off her clothes.

There are many wounds of different shades on the skin that can no longer see the background color, blue, purple, red, oozing blood, not bleeding...Ji Si'an has been in contact with several criminal cases, and he has some judgments about the wounds on Zhaodi's body. These wounds are caused by stick-shaped objects, thin strip-shaped objects, scratches from fingernails, and even scratches from sharp objects...

"Who did this? Ah?! Does Yuan Mu know?"

"No, I have to go find her. I'll take you for an injury test, that bastard has to pay the price..."

Ji Si'an's eyes were red, he had never been so excited before.

"Don't! Auntie, don't!" Zhaodi cried and hugged her thigh.

"Who did that? Tell me!" Ji Si'an said loudly.

Zhao Di lowered her head: "My brother died... It's all because of me... My mother committed suicide... If it was me, she wouldn't have committed suicide... It's all my fault..."

Zhaodi was thinner and shorter than girls of the same age, but she was very strong. She hugged Ji Si'an tightly, and didn't let go until she promised her not to look for Yuan Mu.

Ji Si'an already guessed that the child's injury was probably caused by her father, but under the current situation, even if the child is taken for an injury check, the father's punishment will not be too severe.She is still young and still depends on him to raise her...

"Does he beat you often?" Ji Si'an asked.

Zhaodi shook her head. She was afraid that Ji Si'an would still want to find Yuan Mu, so she said again: "It's just this time. I... I made a mistake... Aunt... Sister... I should hit... If it's me who died How wonderful...".

Ji Si'an didn't care about the lice either, hugging Zhaodi, "Don't do this...it's not your fault. No one should die...".

Ji Si'an didn't expect that this bath would take a whole afternoon, not to mention the injuries on the child's body, the thick mud on her body would also take a lot of effort.

How long has it been since he didn't take a bath, Ji Si'an sighed inwardly, after finally cleaning up the child and applying medicine to the wound on her body.Her long hair became a problem again, and Ji Si'an didn't dare to comb it hard for fear of hurting the child.Zhao Di asked her to leave it alone, and after a few skillful moves, it became a ball again.

"It can't be like this. It's because you don't comb your hair well every time, so your hair gets tangled. Come here, I'll do it for you again." Ji Si'an was so tired that he leaned back on the chair, but when he saw Zhaodi's hair, he still insisted. Concentrate on helping her tidy up slowly.

After tossing and tossing like this for a long time, they were all tired. After a simple dinner, Zhao Di fell into a deep sleep.Ji Si'an sighed secretly, but luckily the little girl's injuries were not serious.

She was still hesitating whether to tell Yuan Mu about the child's situation.If she knew, she would definitely not let the father of the child go with her temper, but what if she pursued it?She thought about when she was a child, no matter how sympathetic others were, wouldn't she still have to rely on him to raise her?
When her stepmother came, she was eight years old, one year younger than Zhaodi. Grandma dressed her up early and repeatedly told her to be sweet and pleasing.Ji Si'an knew in his heart that this day would come sooner or later, and his father had waited for five years, in the eyes of others, it was considered as the utmost benevolence.

She put on the bright red dress very well that day, and even the smile on her face was adjusted to be as festive as the new house.But she only took one look at her and said, "The child's eyes are too creepy and unlucky."

Father winked at grandma, and she was taken out by grandma amidst everyone's discussion.She was sitting alone in a somewhat dilapidated old house, and the brand new red dress on her body was out of place with her surroundings.It was already past lunch time, and the new house was very lively, and she could even hear the voice of her father talking loudly when toasting...He completely forgot about her...

When the wooden door creaked harshly, Ji Si'an was lying on the wooden table and counting ants... "Xiao An, come on, are you hungry? Grandma made you a bowl of noodles." Grandma walked towards her tremblingly holding the bowl in both hands.

Ji Si'an rushed to meet him, wanting to take the bowl, but grandma avoided him. "Be careful, it's hot, I'll do it."

Grandma put the noodles on the table and urged her to eat quickly. "Eat it while it's hot, I even put an egg in it for you."

Ji Si'an was also very hungry, and wolfed down the noodles to his mouth.Grandma pinned her long hair behind her ears, and said lovingly, "Today is our Xiaoan's eighth birthday, grandma will remember it. From now on, Grandma will celebrate Xiaoan's birthday for you..."

Thinking of this, Ji Si'an wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes...Grandma broke her promise....

Yuan Mu came to pick up the child early the next morning, and Ji Si'an babbled a lot.Although the child only lived with her for one day, she found that she still had a lot of bad habits, so she had to ask them one by one.

Yuan Mu was frightened by her mother-in-law's strength, and complained: "Ji Si'an, you are so young, why are you so wordy."

Ji Si'an pulled her aside indifferently, and handed her a small bag, which was full of medicine for trauma.Yuan Mu understood what was going on just by looking at it. She raised her eyebrows and was about to explode when she was stopped by Ji Si'an. "The child won't let me talk. She said it's just this time. You should pay attention first, impulsiveness can't solve the problem."

Yuan Mu understands the key point, the child will return to his home after all...All she can do is pay more attention to her.If he dared to beat the child in the future, he would definitely not let him go.Yuan Mu secretly made up his mind in his heart, and then adjusted his state to pick Zhaodi away.

Ji Si'an breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want to break her promise, but she didn't want the person who beat the child to go unpunished.This problem had to be left to Yuan Mu to solve.

(End of this chapter)