Chapter Twenty-Four: Slow
It has been almost two months since the incident, and the progress of the investigation has been unusually slow. Ji Si'an sighed helplessly as he listened to the cicadas.
"We have to be patient." Yang Ningning persuaded.
Patience, the most useless thing is patience. Ji Si'an has been patient for nearly twenty years, so what's the use, the murderer of her mother and sister has still not been found.
Yang Ningning saw Ji Si'an's anxiety. "Zhao Di...... Seems to be very distrustful of me. ”
Yang Ningning's words successfully diverted Ji Si'an's attention. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, she didn't want to accept me for counseling. I could feel that she was always reserved when she spoke to me. As we have said before, the work of a counselor requires the cooperation of the client. My information comes entirely from her, if she doesn't trust me...... There's no way I can help her better. Yang Ningning said euphemistically.
"What the hell is she trying to do?" Ji Si'an complained.
Yang Ningning handed her a glass of water. "Don't be in a hurry, you can't solve the problem in a hurry. I suggest you switch to a different consultant. Whatever the reason for Zhao Di's distrust of me, it is not something that can be solved in the short term. The easiest way to do this is to make a substitution. I can recommend my teacher, he is very prestigious in this line of work, and I am sure he will be able to help you. ”
"I'll think again. Thank you. ”
Ji Si'an came back from Yang Ningning with some frustration, but met Yuan Mu on the way.
"Why are you here? What about Zhao Di? Ji Si'an asked.
"The community held an anti-fraud publicity campaign, and I asked Zhao Di to come over to help, and it would be good for her to have more contact with the society." Yuan Mu explained.
Ji Si'an suppressed the anxiety in his heart. Zhao Di is only 9 years old and is still a child, and the two of them are also very bad at talking, and they haven't taken her out to play for so long.
"What? Get up on the wrong side of the bed? Yuan Mu pulled Ji Si'an to sit on a chair next to the square.
Ji Si'an hadn't thought about whether to tell Yuan Mu about Yang Ningning's suggestion. She changed the subject and asked, "Is Zhao Di's father still unwilling to come back?" ”
This question made Yuan Mu's shoulders collapse instantly. "Don't mention it, damn it, I'm angry at the mention of this brute."
"I used to think he was just patriarchal. As a result, his son hid after an accident, and he didn't want to come back, let alone take care of his daughter. ”
It seems that Yuan Mu was so angry that he burst into foul language.
"Then he can always give some clues. Like acquaintances or something? Ji Si'an was already in a bad mood, and he became even more anxious when he heard this.
"Nope. He said there were no close contacts in their family at all. Yuan Mu said a little weakly.
"You believe this nonsense?" Ji Si'an was so angry that he hiccuped.
"Believe."
Ji Si'an almost jumped up when he heard this answer. Yuan Mu grabbed her, "Anyway, I'm also a police officer here, plus the recent visit, he can't fool me."
Ji Si'an forced himself to calm down. "How so?"
"Zhao Di's father is very pretentious, after failing the college entrance examination, he left home alone, wanting to prove himself, but encountered the grind of reality. He always held the pride of being a scholar in his heart, and he was reluctant to associate with the people around the simple house. He treats others as mud-legged ......, and people don't want to associate with them. ”
"Just look at Li Tianlong's dress." Yuan Mu added.
Ji Si'an thought of Zhao Di in the subway station. "But that's not the case with Zhao Di."
"That's because Zhao Di is a girl, and he puts all his hopes on Tianlong......." Yuan Mu said.
"If the clue that an acquaintance committed the crime is ruled out. Who else could there be? Ji Si'an felt that his head was going to be big.
"There must be more ...... that we didn't expect." Although he said this, Yuan Mu was also desperate in his heart.
Ji Si'an felt more and more depressed, she looked at the darkening sky, and walked towards Zhao Di not far away.
"It's not early to recruit Di, come home with me first." Ji Si'an's tone is not good.
"But...... But I want to play a little longer. Unexpectedly, Zhao Di rejected Ji Si'an.
"Next time. It's not early. Ji Si'an was a little impatient.
"I don't want it!" That stubborn Zhao Di seems to be back.
The anger that Ji Si'an had been suppressing was stimulated. She snorted coldly, "So what do you want?" Yes? You tell me what you want? ”
Zhao Di's body trembled slightly, and she clenched her fists angrily and glared at Ji Si'an.
"You don't have to stare at me. I'm not your mother! You can't lose your temper with me. ”
"I ask you, why don't you cooperate with the psychiatrist? Why don't you cooperate?! Don't you want to catch the murderer? Ji Si'an has been physically and mentally exhausted recently, coupled with the accumulation of one thing after another, she finally broke out.
Yuan Mu just pulled Ji Si'an away, but Zhao Di cried out. At this time, the crowd and community workers who participated in the event gathered around ....... Yuan Mu apologized awkwardly while rescuing them from being watched by everyone.
The accusations of the people around her made Ji Si'an's mood even worse, and she could only desperately endure the anger and quickly run to the rental house to ....... Yuan Mu only felt a splitting headache, and pulled Zhao Di to follow closely ....... What they didn't know was that all this was silently recorded by a pair of eyes in the distance.
Ji Si'an locked herself in the kitchen, and the pent-up emotions were menacing, and she tried her best to suppress them so that she was not pulled into the darker abyss.......
"If it's really uncomfortable, cry out loud. It's uncomfortable for everyone to hold it like this. Yuan Mu handed Ji Si'an a towel.
"Zhao Di is asleep?" Ji Si'an's voice was as rough as grit.
Yuan Mu nodded and sat next to her, looking at her distressedly. "Don't suffocate."
"I'm fine......."
"What did Yang Ningning tell you? Zhao Di can't recover? Yuan Mu asked directly.
She said that Zhao Di did not cooperate with her ....... I can't figure it out ....... Ji Si'an knew very well that she was transferring her powerlessness to Zhao Di. Because she is also a cowardly person.......
"I'm sorry...... Today I...... I'm sorry. ”
"Then we will change someone else, in short, there is hope." Yuan Mu comforted her.
"I'll show you a picture." Ji Si'an handed the paper to Yuan Mu.
There are some lines piled up in a corner of the drawing paper, and the drawing method is simple and rough, and it looks like a child's drawing. "Zhao Di painted?"
Ji Si'an nodded. Yang Ningning asked her to paint. That's what she painted. This square, black, and small is the house. There were no windows, and the only door was black and hollow like a monster's mouth....... There is also a dark eye here that seems to be watching them from heaven. ”
"The strangest thing is here. She painted a family of four, and she was the one with the obvious long hair, and she was the farthest away from her mother, but the closest ...... her father. Apparently she has a better affection for her father than for her mother. ”
"Is this Zhaodi? Why is she so small? Yuan Mu asked.
Yang Ningning said that this is a reflection of her heart, and she has infinite inferiority complex in her heart, so ...... That's why I painted myself so small. Ji Si'an explained.
"I think if Zhaodi's father comes, maybe...... She'll be able to recover. Ji Si'an said.
"That's not right. If she had forgotten them all, she shouldn't have remembered them. If the painting is a real reaction....... Yuan Mu's words were not finished, and Ji Si'an already understood what she meant.