investigative chronicle

Chapter 94 The Silent Witness
When Luo Li returned home, she was soaked and in a state of embarrassment.While blaming her for her unauthorized actions, her mother called her father to inform him of the news of Luo Li's return.

When my father came back that day, it was completely dark.From the busy figure of her mother, Luo Li could probably guess that her father was even more embarrassed than herself.

She lay on the bed with sore body, tried several times to sit up and explain to her father, but failed because of her dry and hoarse voice.

After his father changed into clean clothes, the first thing he did was to sit beside Luo Li's bed, and he touched Luo Li's hot forehead with his big hand.The cold touch made Luo Li feel so comfortable that she immediately closed her eyes.

"Why is it so hot? Do you want to go to the hospital?" He said to his mother.

"It's raining so hard, and going to the hospital is a pain, so it's better to observe at home. I've already given her medicine, and if the fever subsides, she'll be fine," said the mother.

"Really, where did you pick up the child?" The mother complained slightly.

"The car broke down halfway, and I can't help it. I've been driving all the way, and my body is soaked..." Father explained.

Luo Li felt that their voices were getting farther and farther away, as if they were separated by something, and slowly disappeared, and she gradually fell into a coma under the influence of the medicine.

She didn't sleep well this time, during which she woke up several times uncomfortable, and heard her mother's phone call intermittently.

"Lily is back."

"What? Is Miao Miao home yet?"

"Didn't you hear what she said? She has a fever, coughs, and throws up for half a night. She just fell asleep now."

"When she wakes up in a while, I'll ask her..."

Luo Li wanted to ask her mother what was going on, but her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open them no matter what.

When I woke up again, it was broad daylight, and my mother was lying curled up next to her, it seemed that she hadn't slept all night.As soon as she moved, my mother raised her head vigilantly, "You finally woke up."

"What time is it?" Her voice was so harsh that she couldn't accept it.

"It's 11 o'clock now, let's have some soup later, I made your favorite braised chicken wings." Dad raised his head and said when he heard the movement.

"What day is it today? Don't you... all go to work?" Luo Li asked doubtfully, but her mother hugged her.

It's not the usual perfunctory hug, but the kind that treats you like a treasure, with strong feelings....

Mom held her tightly in her arms, stroked her back with her hands, and kept kissing her forehead... as if she was a baby.

Luo Li was a little puzzled, and she asked her mother carefully: "Did I have some serious illness?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? There are people who curse themselves like this." Mom blamed and let go of her.

"Oh." Luo Li was still a little skeptical.

"Lily, why did you take the bus back yesterday? Who did you ride with?" Mom asked with concern.

"Yesterday, I waited for my father for a long time and didn't come. It was getting dark and it was raining again, and there were few people at the school gate..." Luo Li murmured a lot of reasons, she was afraid that her parents would scold her.

Listening to what her daughter said, the mother hugged her daughter distressedly, and stared sharply at her husband.

Dad was very guilty of being blinded, Jiekou wanted to see if the soup was ready, so he fled to the kitchen like a fly.

Seeing that her mother didn't mean to blame her, Luo Li continued: "Later, Miao Miao came to ask me to take the bus together, and I squeezed into the bus with her. Mom, you don't know, there are more than one person on the bus, We waited for a long time without going up, but a kind uncle helped us to sit up..."

Luo Li was still in the joy of returning home successfully for the first time, excitedly talking about the process of taking the bus, but her mother's face became more and more serious.

"Mom..., what's wrong with you?" Luo Li finally realized something was wrong.

"Lily..., mom tells you something, don't be afraid." Mom looked at her solemnly.

Luo Li nodded ignorantly.

"Miao Miao is dead..."

"What? Impossible, she was fine yesterday. When I got out of the car, she was still waving at me..."

"It's all in the news this morning." Her mother's words broke all her chances.

"Miaomiao didn't come home last night, and her mother even called me to ask me..."

"How did she die? Was it an accident?" Luo Li nervously held her mother's hand, her focus was on Miao Miao's death.

The mother looked hesitantly at her daughter's still immature face.If possible, she didn't want her to know this, but the cruelty of this world is that evil minions can always reach out to the baby she cares for.If you don't let her understand earlier, it will be even more difficult to face in the future.

As if she had made up her mind, she told Luo Li about Miaomiao with a solemn expression. "Miao Miao disappeared after school yesterday. Her mother called the police and mobilized all relatives and friends to look for her. Until this morning, the police found her body..."

"She was killed..."

The mother licked her lips before continuing: "She has been raped... Recently, there was a serial rapist in the Luqiao area. The man targeted young girls, and the police suspected that he was the murderer."

"Lily, mom and dad didn't let you go home alone because this place is not safe..."

Mother's words hit her chest again and again like a heavy hammer.

"When I got off the bus, Miao Miao was still fine... If... If I didn't take the bus with her, if... If I asked her to accompany me and wait for the parents to pick her up, would she not die? ?”

Luo Li fell into deep self-blame.Fear, fear, and self-blame hit her like a dark storm in an instant.

The mother hugged her trembling body, and the father also stepped forward to hug them both.They almost lost the person they loved the most, and the thought alone made them terrified.

"When I left, there was an uncle with her. He was tall in a white shirt and smelled of lavender. He was the one who helped us get on the bus. He was a very nice guy. He also said my name was very special."

"He has been escorting us into the car and helping us block the crowds in the car. With him around, Miao Miao should be fine."

Luo Li was a little demented and kept mumbling and repeating these words.

The parents stood on their heads because of her words, and the daughter said that the person might be the murderer.

Dad calmed down first, and he asked Luo Li to tell him what happened yesterday in detail.

After listening to Luo Li's narration, he could almost confirm that there was something wrong with that person, and the person that person was eyeing first was actually Luo Li.

Fortunately, Luo Li got out of the car first. Fortunately, when Luo Li got out of the car, a middle-aged man got out of the car with her. Fortunately, Luo Li ran to a crowded place after getting out of the car...

So much luck that if one of them went awry, it would be his daughter who lost his life.Thinking of this, he held their hands tightly again.

The mother also felt the father's mood. She hugged her daughter tightly, and she didn't dare to think about what would happen to her if something happened to her daughter.

"Lou Li..., you'll just stay at home these two days, rest well, and wait until you recover from your illness."

"Aren't you afraid that I will fall behind in my studies?" Luo Li looked at her parents a little stupidly. They had held her very tightly in her studies before.

"Learning is not as important as the body. Let's take care of the body first." Mom said.

(End of this chapter)