Seeing that Xiao Yang's face was uncertain, Dr. Zhou patiently asked again, and when he was still silent, he took it as a tacit agreement, beckoned to the two policemen, and accompanied them out of the ward and into a separate lounge. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Thank you for your cooperation, kid, first of all, let me introduce you, I'm Officer Bryant, this is my partner Officer Chen, from the San Francisco Police Department, we have some questions we want to ask you, by the way, can I call you Sunny?" The white policeman asked with a smile, and his partner surnamed Chen immediately translated it into the vernacular, but for Xiao Yang now, it is a bit redundant, stained with the light of watching countless Hollywood original movies and American dramas, his English listening level is acceptable, and his oral expression skills are poor, but they are much stronger than the vernacular.

Seeing him nodding blankly, the smile on the white policeman's face became a little kinder, "Okay, Sunny, next, our conversation will take place without your legal guardian present, according to the law, we must get your permission to do this, do you agree to do this?" ”

This question had already been asked by that Doctor Zhou, and Xiao Yang also wanted to find out what had happened to him as soon as possible, so he nodded hesitantly, "I want to ...... No problem? ”

"Good!" The white policeman was satisfied with his attitude, took out the interrogation record book from his pocket, looked him in the eye and asked, "First of all, I want to know, how did the wound on your head come from?" ”

This first question stumped Xiao Yang, I want to know how I got hurt, why do I want you police?

Just as he was hesitating and not knowing how to answer, he heard someone in the corridor call his name loudly in the vernacular: "Yang Zai, Yang Zai, Xiao Yang, where are you?" ”

Listening to the voices of men and women, but not like the voice of Dr. Zhou who had just left the room, Xiao Yang was hesitant to answer, when he heard the door of the lounge being slammed open from the outside, and a pair of middle-aged men and women rushed in in a hurry.

Seeing that in addition to Xiao Yang who was wearing a patient gown, there were also two policemen with loaded guns, and the middle-aged man walking in front of him was stunned, his eyes were a little uncertain, he looked at Xiao Yang and asked, "Yangzai, is this ...... What's going on? ”

Without waiting for Xiao Yang to answer, Officer Chen frowned and asked, "I'm sorry, who are you, sir?" ”

"I'm his father, oh, my surname is Xiao, Xiao Zengfu, this is my ID." Xiao Zengfu bowed his waist slightly, took out his driver's license and handed it over, and then pointed to the woman behind him, "She is my wife." ”

Hearing his introduction, Xiao Yang's heart moved: "It seems that this is my cheap father, but the one next to him is not necessarily my mother, otherwise he should introduce 'this is his mother' instead of 'my wife'." After looking him up and down a few times, he saw that he was nearly forty years old, of medium to chubby stature, wearing a white chef's suit, and a lot of greasy on his sleeves.

At the same time that Xiao Yang peeked at his cheap father, the short and plump woman had already grabbed his hand and asked eagerly: "How are you, Yang Zai, does your head still hurt, why are you walking around before the injury is healed?" Yesterday, I saw that you fell and couldn't wake up, but it scared my aunt to death! ”

Listening to her voice tremble when she spoke, she seemed extremely concerned, Xiao Yang smiled and shook his head, indicating that his injury was not in the way, and at the same time carefully looked at her with his eyelids, her facial features were quite beautiful, and the fine lines on her forehead and the corners of her eyes showed that her age should be around 35 years old, holding her own finger joints was thick and powerful, and her skin was rough, obviously she was often engaged in or had been engaged in manual labor for a long time, her clothes were ordinary, and the faint smell of cheap perfume on her body could tell that her family background should be just average.

Pay close attention to her expression, and see that although her eyebrows are furrowed, her eyes are red, and she is trying to make a sad and joyful expression, a pair of eyes secretly glance at the two patrol officers from time to time, and her weak and anxious look can't be concealed, Xiao Yang's heart suddenly brightened, "Most of my injuries and hospitalization have nothing to do with her, even if I wasn't beaten by her or the two of them, it was definitely not accidentally injured as they claimed." ”

He was secretly thinking about it here, and Xiao Zengfu was still explaining in a snort: "...... The business is relatively busy these two days, sometimes I can't take care of the child, the stairs at home are steep, this child is usually very naughty, accidentally fell down the stairs......"

Officer Chen raised his hand to interrupt him, "Even if it's an accident, why did you just throw the child in the hospital and ignore it?" ”

Xiao Zengfu explained with a bitter face: "Life is not easy, officer, the evening is the best time for the restaurant business, if it is not open for a day, the rent, water, electricity, and taxes will not be paid, and we have no medical insurance, so we have to earn medical expenses for this child, right?" Besides, I didn't ignore it, I heard the doctor say that he only suffered a wound and was not in danger of his life, so he had to go back to entertain guests......

"Okay, okay, we'll get to you later, and now we'd like to hear what Sunny has to say." Officer Bryant waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to explain more, "If you don't mind, please go to the hallway and rest first, and let's get the job done, okay?" ”

Xiao Zengfu also knows some laws, although he is afraid of the authority of the police in his heart, he resolutely refuses the other party's request, "No, as his father, I have the right to be present, and I have the right not to answer your questions!" ”

Bryant immediately grimaced, "Are you trying to obstruct our law enforcement efforts, sir, you know I can arrest you for this!" ”

Xiao Zengfu gritted his teeth, "You can say this to my lawyer, officer, do you need me to call him to come over immediately?" ”

Seeing that the two sides were a little stiff, Officer Chen stood up at the right time to play a round: "Mr. Xiao, why don't we listen to the child's own opinion, right? ”

The two of them closed their voices at the same time and turned their heads to look at Xiao Yang.

Looking at the eager and expectant eyes of both parties, Xiao Yang didn't know how to answer for a while.

He knows that unlike the traditional concept of "filial piety under the stick" of the Chinese people, the protection of minors in the United States law is quite standardized and strict, and there is even a special "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" (CAPTA) for this purpose, because he has not yet reached the age of majority, once it is confirmed that he has suffered domestic violence, even his biological parents will be investigated, prosecuted and even sentenced, and his guardianship will be forcibly confiscated. He will be transferred to a family, friend, or volunteer family by a member of the Social Welfare Department for temporary care, followed by a series of health and psychological examinations, as well as the necessary lie detection procedures to determine whether he is really being abused or lying, which is certainly not the outcome he wants to see when he is approaching the age of 40.