Chapter 256: Drag Oil Bottle (Star Landing City Chapter)
Seeing that the little girl didn't react, Zheng Ming didn't pay attention to it, squatted up and began to observe the female corpse.
There were several bruises on the female corpse's face, and a hideous and painful facial expression froze on her face. The face is slightly puffy and purple. There is cyanosis on the lips and other places.
Seeing this, Zheng Ming opened the eyelids of the female corpse, and sure enough, he found that there were small blood vessels ruptured in the conjugal membrane under it, and there was bleeding.
In combination with the bruising of the neck, there is also a significant damage to the cartilage in the area. It can be concluded that the female corpse was choked by the throat and suffocated.
Thinking of this, Zheng Ming picked up the hands of the female corpse, only to see that her fingernails were turned out, there were abrasions, the flesh and blood on her fingertips were blurred, and in addition to Sha Shuo, there were skin tissues and clothes mixed in them.
Seeing this, Zheng Ming seemed to have deduced what had happened based on the scratches on the only relatively intact face of the male corpse.
Finally, after glancing, the female corpse was stained red with blood. To be sure, the blood could not have come from a female corpse with no obvious external injuries. However, what made Zheng Ming care was that the blood stains on the clothes on the right wrist of the female corpse were obviously this kind of penetrating large-scale impregnation that could not be formed by blood spraying during a violent struggle.
"Hmm...... It is likely that the female corpse first stabbed the male corpse in the back of the heart with a dagger. This could also explain the shape of the bloodstains on her cuffs, as well as the stab wounds on the posterior thoracic vertebrae on the male body, which were clearly different from the other injuries.
It should be that the female corpse failed to kill the male corpse with one blow, which caused the male corpse to be furious, and was finally strangled to death by the male corpse. And the male corpse was ......"
Zheng Ming, who was secretly thinking in his heart, glanced at the little girl who was holding the dagger and looked sluggish, and frowned.
But...... Even if the male corpse lost too much blood, coupled with the resistance of the female corpse, which caused him to be weak, he should not be killed by a little girl without injury. Look at the neat and precise wound on the back of the neck...... Is it because of the awakening of power? Or is this a child born with a talent for this?
Thinking of this, Zheng Ming shook his head with a smile. He's not a detective or sheriff, so what does the truth have to do with him? He clapped his hands and stood up, the black gloves condensed on his hands turning into black liquid again.
After throwing off the two slime clones casually and using the devouring ability to dispose of the traces, Zheng Ming walked in front of the little girl.
Her eyes lost focus, and the little girl who was in a daze raised her head in a daze when she saw that it was dark in front of her. In her dark eyes, which were like deep pools, Zheng Ming, who was expressionless, was suddenly reflected.
"You can stay here and wait for the trouble to come, or you can go home early and act like nothing happened."
Zheng Ming pretended to be cold and dropped a sentence, and then stood quietly in place and looked at the little girl. However, after waiting for a long time, the little girl remained motionless and did not react in the slightest. Seeing this, Zheng Ming no longer wasted time, and simply turned around and was about to leave.
But as soon as he walked to the mouth of the alley, the feeling of pity appeared in his heart again. Zheng Ming's face turned cold, Huo Ran turned around, and looked at the little girl's eyes with a sharp flash.
And in his murderous intent and cold eyes, the little girl slowly got up, lowered her head and walked silently in front of Zheng Ming.
Well, it looks like it was because you didn't have full control over the ability yet.
After excusing the little girl in his heart, Zheng Ming's face softened slightly, restrained his killing intent, and asked the little girl, "Are you going to follow me?" ”
After waiting for a long time, seeing that the little girl nodded slightly and did not react at all, Zheng Ming was angry and funny.
"You think I'm going to pick up a random kid on the street and take it home? Go home. Saying that, Zheng Ming had a heartless smiling face in his mind, as well as a pair of fluffy snow-white rabbit ears.
There was another long silence, and the little girl, who had been silent, finally spoke. The faint, delicate and immature child's voice suddenly came into Zheng Ming's ears.
"But...... I had no home and nowhere to go. ”
With the little girl's voice, the pity in Zheng Ming's heart soared, and it almost flooded. Feeling the strong flood of emotions, Zheng Ming's face changed sharply, and he scolded in a deep voice: "Take away the ability!" Let me find out that you have used your power to arouse my emotions without authorization, and I promise you that you will regret it. ”
Zheng Ming was close at hand and scolded loudly, making the little girl tremble. Then she raised her lowered little head and looked at Zheng Ming cautiously.
Seeing Zheng Ming's eyes glowing coldly, and she looked at herself without flinching, the little girl quickly lowered her head again, and at the same time, the emotional turmoil in Zheng Ming's heart also calmed down.
"Tsk, a drag oil bottle. It's hard for me to even support myself. If you don't even want a child, how can you raise a stranger. ”
Zheng Ming's cold self-talk stabbed at the little girl like a sharp sword. These words were not unfamiliar, and she had heard them countless times before.
The little girl looked at the back that kept moving away, like the dark eyes on the surface of a deep pool, and fluctuated violently. The tears finally couldn't stop falling, even if she had just experienced those things, the little girl who had been strong enough to survive was finally drowned by grievances.
On the other side, Zheng Ming, who had already strode around the corner, had his facial expression constantly changing, and his facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.
His footsteps involuntarily stopped, and after a long violent struggle, he sighed in resignation and reflexively walked towards the alley in front of him.
"Nobody really wants me...... Why? I didn't do it voluntarily? Why? Rather than give birth to me and treat me as a garbage burden, it's better not to let me show up in the first place. ”
Just as the little girl was silently wiping her cheeks and muttering to herself, the indifferent voice came from the corner of the alley, "What are you doing in a daze?" Aren't you going to follow me? Say a word and give up? I won't bother to find you if I fall behind......"
The little girl was stunned at first, then wiped the corners of her eyes, bit her lower lip and ran out of the dark alley quickly.
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Zheng Ming's residence.
The stove, which had been idle since he moved in, was turned on for the first time. Zheng Ming stood in front of him, looking at the boiling hot water in the pot, his expression was a little dazed.
Eventually, he picked her up. This is also the source of panic in Zheng Ming's heart. He wasn't ready to have children, or he didn't want to be a father at all.
He didn't have the confidence to do his father's job well. Look at him now, he is greedy for what is in the cup, and he spends most of his time in the house except for the three-day fight when he needs to go out.
The most hated act when he was a child was perfectly reproduced in him. It is precisely because of this that Zheng Ming has always avoided accidents. He can't give him the beautiful childhood he hoped for when he was a child, and he doesn't want to lead to the tragedy of a new life because he is greedy for temporary pleasure.
To this day, he is alone. But the things of the world are so wonderful, he has no children, but he picks one.
"Heh, I'm just thinking too much. Let's find out if there is an agency that has adopted a child. ”
In the end, Zheng Ming shook his head and chuckled, dispelling the surging thoughts. Pick up the ginger water and pour it into a bowl.
At this time, the little girl who had already finished washing was wearing black clothes and hiding in a corner of the hall. The black clothes were condensed by Zheng Ming with black liquid, and although they were slightly loose, they could barely be worn. The little girl's original clothes had been washed by his hands and dried.
"This is ginger water, which is used to ward off the cold. lest thou catch a cold. ”
After handing the ginger water to the little girl, Zheng Ming put the convenient food he bought on the road in front of the little girl.
Living in Starlin, these convenient foods are the cheapest and most prevalent among the poor. In terms of convenience, they are better than buying ingredients to cook alone. On cheap, and far from those takeaways are cheap. And it tastes good, too.
It was evident that the little girl was uneasy and wary of the unfamiliar environment, and did not immediately pick up the food, despite the fact that her stomach had protested more than once.
Seeing this, Zheng Ming didn't pay much attention to it, walked to the spherical soft chair on the side, and lay down.
"The latest news in the fighting arena."
After casually giving a command to the AI of the smart chip, Zheng Ming projected the light screen onto the wall. A short introduction to the fighters in the arena and the latest information were immediately screened.
Zheng Ming's actions were not deliberately ignoring the little girl. Although he has never had children, he has had many cats, including stray cats. The act of a little girl cowering in a corner is also common on stray cats.
At this time, constantly asking for warmth and wanting to get close to the distance will only backfire. Let her get familiar with the environment and give her food on time until she is mentally prepared and can naturally communicate and interact normally.
Zheng Ming didn't know whether this was right or wrong, after all, even cats and cats have very different personalities, let alone people.
But it was the best he could think of at the moment, at least it wouldn't hurt her.
"Oh, so am I...... I actually used the experience of raising cats to raise people. ”
After laughing at himself in his heart, Zheng Ming ignored the little girl's secretly observing his gaze and watched the light screen intently.
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Two more days passed. The little girl was far more patient than Zheng Ming expected, and she was completely stubborn. At this time, he didn't even have the intention of taking the initiative to communicate with Zheng Ming. However, her range of motion also extended from more than half a meter in the corner of the room to near the black soft chair.
This is a very big improvement, at least that's what Zheng Ming thinks. After all, that's nearly a third of the living room range.
At this time, Zheng Ming, who went out to buy ingredients, took the time to get in touch with Tianhao.
"What? Did you pick up a little girl? I'm going to see it. ”
Seeing Tianhao, whose eyes were shining in the projection and his face was full of surprise, Zheng Ming said angrily: "Don't make trouble, that girl is very vigilant." It's finally time to start moving, and when you come over to make a fuss, she's going to shrink in the corner again. ”
"Oh~" Seeing Tianhao's elongated tone full of disappointment, Zheng Ming rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. If it weren't for the fact that he really didn't know anyone in Starland City, he wouldn't have asked Tianhao, who also behaved like a child, to help.
"Do you know the agency that adopted the child, give me a letter."
Seeing this, Tianhao, who was talking to Zheng Ming on the other side, rolled his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "The child welfare agency knows a little, but why did you send her over?" Aren't you afraid that she will be adopted by bad people? ”
"As long as it's a reliable child welfare agency, it will investigate adopters, right? With the technology that can be queried by all credit records and online records in StarPro City, it is difficult for anyone to hide their nature for decades and act as a good person, right? ”
"That's too. There's always the possibility of something going wrong. Besides, if you hand it over to a welfare agency, how can you cultivate peace of mind by yourself? ”
Zheng Ming also understood what Tianhao meant when he heard this, and he squinted his eyes and looked at Tianhao.
"How...... What's wrong? Am I wrong? ”
The developed technology vividly showed Tianhao's weak expression in front of Zheng Ming, who was separated from the two places.
"I'm really out of my mind, how can I ask him for help? Pain in the skull. After secretly sighing in his heart, Zheng Ming rubbed his temples and said angrily: "I think you just think it's fun, right?" Don't mess around, I don't want to delay the life of other little girls. ”
Seeing Zheng Ming talk about this level, Tianhao finally restrained his smile and showed a solemn look, "Okay, I'll help you check and try to find a reliable institution." ”
Seeing this, Zheng Ming finally nodded with satisfaction. Although Tianhao acts like a child who doesn't grow up most of the time, he is still very reliable when he is serious, otherwise he would not be able to break into his current reputation.
"Oh, yes. My mother has reminded me more than once about you and asked me to take you to my house. Shall I take you over for a family dinner another day? Just to introduce you to some young people of the same age. There are beautiful women~~~"
Seeing that Tianhao had just managed to behave a little more reliably, he broke the gong in a second, Zheng Ming agreed angrily, "Well, okay." Don't forget to contact in advance. I'm home, I'm going to hang. ”
"Hey, just in the near future, remember to take care of it and pay attention to your image. Tsk, look at your current downfall, you really left me, and you degenerated......"
Over there, Tianhao was still expressing his own importance, and Zheng Ming cut off the communication with his middle finger.
He pinched the shredded hair that covered his eyes in front of his forehead and shook his head slightly amusedly. Indeed, after breaking away from Tianhao, he has not paid attention to the image for a long time.
"It's not because you've forgotten things. In order not to embarrass you in front of your colleagues, I had to clean up a little neatly? Zheng Ming muttered and opened the door.
As he walked through the door, there was a rush of noise, and when he walked into the hall, he suddenly found the little girl who had fallen on the side of the spherical soft chair, looking at him at a loss.
Facing the gaze like a frightened little rabbit, Zheng Ming glanced at the little girl with a bewildered face, forcibly held back the smile in his heart, and turned around and walked towards the refrigerator.
"If you like it, use it openly. I didn't see you politely when I was about to come with me. ”
The little girl listened to the flat voice in her ears, the expression on her face gradually converged, and she couldn't help but glance at it again, Zheng Ming pretended to be busy and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
She got up, rubbed her aching arm, and carefully climbed into the center of the soft, spherical chair.
The whole person was wrapped in a soft and warm soft chair, and she couldn't help but show a satisfied expression on her face, and narrowed her eyes comfortably.
"Do you have any foods you taboo or don't like? Tell me before I even start doing it. ”
Zheng Ming's voice made the little girl who squinted her eyes open suddenly. Then she looked at Zheng Ming's back and hesitated for a while, then spoke softly.
"I can eat it all."
"What? I can't hear clearly. Of course, with Zheng Ming's ear power, it was impossible to hear the little girl's voice clearly, he was just looking for an excuse to let the little girl speak.
"Anything goes. I'm not a picky eater. ”
Sure enough, no matter how precocious she was, the age was there, and the little girl simply believed in Zheng Ming, and mustered up the courage to increase her volume.
Although the voice was still a little small, Zheng Ming did not force the other party again, that would only be counterproductive. So he raised his voice as high as he could, and asked again: "Well, I understand." Are you used to eating something a little lighter, or something a little heavier? ”
"Everything."
It seemed that there was still something to be afraid of, and the little girl gave a vague answer, and Zheng Ming didn't say much about it. At least she followed Zheng Ming's tone, and her voice was a few points higher.
"Then you like sweet and sour? Or spicy? ”
"Hmm...... Sweet and sour. ”
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In this way, Zheng Ming was cooking food while talking to the little girl without saying a word. After the little girl followed, the two finally began to talk. Although it was only a question and answer method, Zheng Ming was still very satisfied.
After all, you have to eat the rice one bite at a time, and the road has to be taken step by step, isn't it?
Zheng Ming thought so, and a faint smile appeared on his face with his back to the little girl.