don't sacrifice

Early summer is hot, just like the summer before three reincarnations.Zhou Qichen suddenly realized that he was not a qualified policeman.If he could have questioned Xiaobai more carefully back then, or could have seen something in Xiaobai's unspoken eyes, then things would not have turned out like this.

"So...you mean, you two were threatened by a group of people back then, and then you had to...steal the 1 yuan?" Dusk has come, and the sultry summer mood has remained in this dusk middle.Zhou Qichen's brows were tightly knit together, and his thoughts fell into what Xiaobai told him just now.Xiaobai sat on Shen Luli's bed, looking at him with bright eyes.

Shen Luli brought out a glass of water from the kitchen and handed it to Xiao Bai on the bed.He thanked him and took it.Just now after they got out of the car, Shen Luli also got out of the car. Seeing Xiao Bai passed out on the street, he asked Zhou Qichen to take him back to her home.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai swallowed water, his face softened a little, "Three years ago, they asked my sister to give them 3000 yuan a month as a hush money. The price is getting higher and higher. My sister has been working three jobs in order to pay them hush money. She was so tired that she got sick and was hospitalized a few days ago. But they still don’t let go. I really don’t know what to do... just... "

"Hush money?" Shen Luli asked curiously from the side, "Did you have any reason to be caught by them?"

"This..." Xiaobai's face showed embarrassment, Zhou Qichen said to Shen Luli when he saw this, "I think you should go and buy some food for Xiaobai, it seems that he hasn't eaten properly for a long time." she leaves.

"Oh, yes, I'll go right away." Shen Luli understood, turned to Xiaobai and said, "Do you like cold noodle? This is the only one near our house, but it's quite delicious!"

"Well, thank you, sister." Xiaobai smiled at Shen Luli, showing the little canine teeth at the corners of his mouth.

"You're welcome, then I'll go down!"

After speaking, Shen Luli went out.Seeing that she was gone, Zhou Qichen got up and went directly to Xiaobai's bed and sat down, looked up at Xiaobai, and Xiaobai looked at him too.Looking into Xiaobai's eyes, he suddenly felt an inexplicable distress.

"Then the scar on your hand is also because of..."

"They came to ask for money a while ago, but we didn't have any money to give them...so that's it." Xiao Bai gradually lowered his head while talking.

"Why, didn't you tell me that time?" Zhou Qichen asked softly.

"Because they said that if we call the police, our life will be worse."

"You're stupid, which criminal doesn't threaten others like that!" Zhou Qichen was a little excited and raised his voice, "You should believe that our police are capable of protecting you!"

"Police?" Xiaobai suddenly sneered with disdain, "Do you think I haven't reported to the police in the past three years? As a result, isn't it still the same?"

"...Where did you report to the police? Our police station?" Zhou Qichen asked suspiciously, "Why don't I know..."

"Of course you don't know. The one who knows about this is the bad guy who threatened us." When Xiaobai said this, his face showed a sad look that shouldn't belong to his age, "They don't want to care about it."

His expression was too sad, which made Zhou Qichen feel a tear in his heart.I was really confused back then, he condemned himself fiercely in his heart.

"Well, if you think I can be trusted, tell me the ins and outs of this matter." Zhou Qichen suddenly took Xiao Bai's hand, his palm was quite warm, making Xiao Bai tremble slightly, "Your matter... ...Leave it to me."

Xiao Bai looked at Zhou Qichen.His eye sockets turned reddish again.He was not a strong person in the first place, but after hearing this, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.He never told Zhou Qichen about it. In fact, every time he called the police in the past three years, he hoped that the person on the other end of the phone would be him.For some reason, this man who only met once gave him an inexplicable trust.Now it seems that it is so.

"Don't cry, don't cry, you're like a girl again." Zhou Qichen smiled and pinched his nose.

Xiaobai also gave a rare smile, sniffed, and began to talk about his past under Zhou Qichen's concerned eyes.

"Actually, the person who threatened us was our biological father... His name is Bai Bacheng, and they all call him Baye. You should be familiar with this name. It was the one that robbed the largest building in Beihai 16 years ago. The leader of the Huaxia Bank. When they robbed the bank, they were caught by the police. My mother took the initiative to take the blame and shot him. He is also very powerful. He only started to resell drugs after a few years of stability. I owed a whole lot of debt and had my right leg cut off."

"Then he became disabled, and he couldn't do the same kind of business anymore. I lost my income, and then I thought of our siblings. My sister was already twelve when my mother died. He kicked us out, and we I survived with the help of a distant relative. I thought I would never have any contact with him again, but one day he took the initiative to find my sister after he lost his leg. He didn’t know where he got it from Knowing that my sister is going to get married, and the man’s family is quite rich, he threatened my sister that if he doesn’t help him pay off the debt every month, he will tell the man that my sister is the daughter of a robber.”

"My sister had no choice but to agree, and ended up getting divorced in the first month of marriage. But she had already agreed to usury, and if she didn't pay back, the debt collector would come to us, so she had to bite the bullet and help the man pay off the debt. This matter I only found out later, that's why I went to steal the 1 yuan... I also told my sister that I would call the police, but the man still has a little power, and the police were afraid of causing trouble, so they ignored us..."

Listening to his intermittent memories, Zhou Qichen bit his lips tightly.He didn't know much about what happened 16 years ago, but he had heard a little about Baye.They were all chatted up occasionally by a few old policemen in the bureau. At that time, I really didn't expect to have something to do with Xiaobai.

"You, can you really help me?" Seeing that Zhou Qichen was silent, Xiao Bai asked him softly.

"Silly boy, you should have decided to believe me when you decided to tell me these things." Zhou Qichen glanced at him and put his arm around his shoulders, "The old people in the bureau don't want to cause trouble because they are about to retire. Do you want to serve the people desperately!"

Bai Huaijin was taken aback by his sudden and intimate action, and her face turned a little red. "Thank you," he whispered.

"Thank you when things are done." At this time Zhou Qichen heard the sound of Shen Luli opening the door with a key, "Your food is bought, I'll get it for you while you sit down." Then he got up and went to the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he was dragged to the kitchen by Shen Luli who had just entered, and Shen Luli pinched him with one hand.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Qichen asked Lu Li with a puzzled expression in pain.

"I heard it at the door, why are you meddling in your own business!" Lu Li deliberately lowered his voice and said excitedly, "Why do you believe what he said so much? Isn't he a thief? Besides, even if it is true, the old policeman in your bureau It doesn't matter, what do you care!"

Zhou Qichen frowned, he didn't expect Shen Luli to say such a thing. "Why don't you trust him?"

"Because he's a thief!" Shen Luli was anxious.

He was also a little angry, took a deep breath, grabbed Lu Li's wrist and said, "Yes, he is a thief. But I choose to believe him, because his eyes are not deceiving, I believe he has difficulties, as long as it is resolved Naturally, he won’t steal things anymore.”

"Okay, okay, go and trust his eyes!" Shen Luli shook off his hand, angrily took out a bowl from the cupboard and put Liangpi on it, "Give it to him!"

Zhou Qichen didn't answer her, and walked out of the kitchen with the bowl in hand.As soon as he went out, he saw Bai Huaijin standing at the door. Seeing him coming out, he avoided his eyes in a panic, "I just want to help in the kitchen..."

His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he raised his head, with apology and other complicated things in his black and white eyes.

"Stupid boy." Seeing his embarrassed look, Zhou Qichen suddenly laughed, "Why are you standing there, let's eat."