Chapter 118: Girl 12

So Ye Chen and Liang Yu took on the duties of psychological counselors, and sat there listening to the old man talk about Li Jiarong's unhappy childhood life for twenty minutes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"But I heard from her homeroom teacher that the child was doing very well in school and doing well in school." Ye Chen finally caught the moment when the old man was out of breath and coughing, and inserted the topic.

"yes...... yes," the old man gasped, "she's actually inherited her mother's brain, but that woman...... Hmph, my heart is not good. Rong'er is completely different from her, she has been sensible since she was a child, she knows that the old man and I are not in good health, since she was able to put the pot on the table, our family's meals have been made by her, you think about it, such a big child, every day after school, she can't go out with other classmates to play, she runs back with her schoolbag after class, and cooks ......" he said and wiped his eyes, "Whose child is like this...... Today's children, aren't they all grown up with their parents in pain, and it's amazing to bump and bump into them. But our family's Rong'er...... Cooking, such a big bag burned out of his arm, and he didn't say a word, and he didn't tell the old man. Or once the old man saw it and asked her what she said, and she comforted me...... Say 'Grandpa, don't cry, it doesn't hurt', this stupid kid ......"

"It's been a sad day...... Do you have any other relatives or friends who can help you take care of your life? ā€

"Alas...... Little baby, have you ever heard that old saying? No one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains. Tie a high-headed horse in front of the door, not a pro or a pro. A begging stick is placed in front of the door, and relatives and old friends do not come to the door. When her father was still alive, we still had two relatives, and then his father was gone, and the mother ran away again, and our days were not as good as one day, how could there be relatives who came to see you. The old man sighed constantly when he talked about human feelings, and then as if he remembered something, he tilted his head and blinked his heavy eyelids, "Hiss...... But she still has a little uncle...... In fact, it is not a real uncle seriously, it is Rong'er's mother, a distant cousin, but when he was in trouble, Rong'er and her father helped him, and then that kid also has a conscience, and he will come to see our grandfather once or twice a year when he has time, and every time he will buy a bunch of food for Rong'er, and he will buy her clothes, Rong'er is happy to see him. He would play with Rong'er for a while, have a meal with us, and stuff me with money when he left. Every time I said that I didn't want money, what did I want his money for, he mentioned Rong'er and her father's matter, saying that it was to repay the favor. ā€

Clothes...... Ye Chen thought for a while, and asked out of caution: "I see that Li Jiarong is wearing a red dress today, was that dress bought for her by her little uncle?" ā€

"Rong'er's red dress?" The old man recalled, "Oh, yes, she wore it in the morning, he bought it, the long red dress, it looks good, Rong'er likes it very much, and she wears it very carefully." What happened to that dress? ā€

"Not much," Ye Chen smiled comfortingly, and then made a gesture to Liang Yu, asking him to pour a glass of water for the old man first, "How old is that little uncle this year, and what is his name?" ā€

The old man didn't realize for a while that Ye Chen was suspicious of this inexplicable little uncle, Liang Yu found a kettle under the table over there, took out a white porcelain jar from the table, poured a cup of hot water, and stuffed it into his hand, the old man covered the jar, and the warm water vapor floated in the air, which had a slight soothing effect: "His name is ...... Chen Xia, age...... Probably twenty-eight, nine, right? ā€

"Well, you said he comes to see you once or twice a year, so he doesn't live with us, right?"

"yes, he seems to have a little business on his own, and sometimes he stops by to see us. His house seems to be in ...... Province K. ā€

"That's not close, when was the last time he saw you?"

"It's been a few days...... old man remembered it for a while, "maybe...... Three or four months ago? I remember it was quite cold at that time. What do you ask him for? What happened to Chen Xia? ā€

Seeing that the old man realized that something was wrong, Ye Chen quickly changed the topic, "There's no problem, let's just ask, by the way, we live here, are the neighbors okay?" ā€

"The neighborhood is actually okay, but our place," the old man pointed around with a self-deprecating gesture, "You can also see that the old city is not in a mess, but everyone who has a little money has moved away, and those who remain are old men and old ladies like me who really can't help it, so a lot of houses here are rented out, and people who do small business are not sure." ā€

How chaotic this urban area is, Ye Chen saw it when he came, if it wasn't for the fact that there was a Liang Delirium beside her, just by virtue of the street number she got from the school, she really didn't know when she would be able to find the Li family's house, the main reason is that the house layout is very chaotic, no one cares about the renovation everywhere, almost every first floor has a courtyard space, some are used to live, used to be used as a morning stall, this kind of house is often rented to two or three people separately when this kind of house is rented out, so it is even more chaotic.

"Then who has lived for a longer time and has a better relationship with you, and is it more familiar with Li Jiarong?"

"The old Liu in the east, their family is a stall selling wontons, they have been living here, we have known each other for several years, Lao Liu is very good to Rong'er, sometimes the wontons are too much for us to eat, saying that they are doing too much, but in fact, they are also distressed that this child always has to cook by himself. And also...... The family over there, surnamed Wang, seems to be, the family has just moved here for less than two years, from the countryside to work, the child and Rong'er are about the same age, the two children always play together, sometimes the adults are not there, the children come to our house first. The old man counted the familiar residents around him, and suddenly stared at Ye Chen, "Comrade policeman, do you suspect that it was our people who took my family Rong'er away?" ā€

"That's not what we mean," at this time, no conclusion can be made, and if the case is really involved with the surrounding residents, it is inevitable that the direction of the investigation will be exposed now, "It's just that according to our case-handling process, these situations must be understood first, and you see, a little girl of Rong'er's age may not want to tell you something, but she will tell children of the same age." ā€

"Impossible!" The old man reacted quite loudly to this, "We have relied on each other for so many years, and I know everything about Rong'er!" Don't ask me about me here! What's the use! You're the police, you go out to find her! ā€