when the moon whispers

Chapter 194 Friends-Ups and Downs

case five friends
Two ups and downs
Jiang Molin received special instructions from Gu Xing to help him before going out. From the moment he arrived at the reporter's residence, he had been wandering in the overwhelming rain, snow and mist outside the residential building. Now he was seriously preparing to enter the house to make trouble. Taking advantage of just a few steps to enter the door from the corridor, he quickly looked at the slightly crowded and cramped room.

The old-fashioned storage wall cabinets almost surround the entire living room and are pressed against the ceiling. The varnish on the surface of the wood has become so dull that even the pattern of the wood board cannot be clearly seen.The incandescent lamp brightly blocked out the gloomy night outside the window, and the cold-toned light shrouded the entire living room, making it so pale that it was a bit dazzling and dizzy.

The decoration of the room is a bit old, but it is quite neat and tidy.

Jiang Mo glanced at him and was a little embarrassed to enter. He stood on the floor mat that could barely be called the entrance and rubbed the soles of his shoes that were wet with snow water. He raised his hand to rake away the melted snow particles and ice particles on his hair. Along the way, he dusted his sleeves and tried his best to shake the moisture that had not completely soaked into his clothes to the cement floor outside the threshold.

At this moment, the man sitting in pain and silence on the edge of the wooden bed in the corner of the living room seemed to be stung by the rustling noise of clothing. His fisted arm suddenly made a sound, and his breath suddenly trembled. ——Probably because he was disturbed by a slight noise in the middle of his reflection. His depressed mood suddenly reached the threshold. Without any warning, the man raised his head and glanced at the door. He was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened in a distorted and exaggerated way. Those tired and slender eyes hidden behind the lenses stared at Jiang Mo with a solemn and paranoid gaze, as if the emotions that he had just barely regained calm after a red-faced quarrel with his wife suddenly erupted again, and his whole face turned red. He bounced off the bed, with such force that the wooden frame underneath him creaked. He opened his mouth slightly, but didn't say a word. He just kept his eyes fixed on Jiang Mo. His breath was heavy and sickly, sucking through his nose.

Jiang Mo was startled. He quickly reviewed in his mind whether he had such a familiar enemy, and then blinked a little innocently.

Hu Xu and Wang Hao, who were sitting in front of the man and seemed to be slipping away, were also startled and startled. Their foreheads were still glowing with a dull shine, and their arms had subconsciously stretched out to the man's side to try to distance themselves. Block, his head reacted sluggishly. Before he could speak out to suppress the unexplained agitation on the other side, Jiang Mo, who was standing at the entrance, took the first step. He was keenly aware that the emotional fluctuations under the man's dejected appearance were not normal, so he made a prompt and reckless decision. Team Leader Huang stepped forward and spoke in a calm and ordinary tone.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cao... I was covered in snow and water downstairs just now. I'm really sorry for making the door a little dirty."

Jiang Mo changed the topic a little deliberately, and pretended to stop the man's surging emotions.Cao Hua didn't say anything at first, but looked at Jiang Mo's face a few more times with confusion and judgment. Then she suddenly came back to her senses and looked at Team Leader Huang, who was standing behind her like a black evil spirit, and coughed twice in embarrassment. , holding on to the frame and sitting down again: "I'm sorry, officer, I get tinnitus when I hear noise, and I'm a little bit germy. I don't want mud to flow everywhere. Please be careful."

"Of course, of course, I'm sorry."

Regardless of his intentions, Cao Hua is obviously a duplicitous person who knows how to judge the situation.Jiang Mo took a breath after hearing this, and let go of Huang Xingjun, who was frowning by her. He apologized and quickly walked past the living room that was crowded with table furnishings, and gently pushed open the bedroom. The door was ajar, and he subconsciously glanced at the layout of the room. He stared at the door frame in surprise and didn't rush forward.

The bedroom is not big, probably to provide a relatively closed and quiet space for the children to learn to read.When he opened the door and entered the room, he was faced with a rather large bookshelf, the spines of which were packed tightly together. The inner compartment of the bookshelf was used as a wardrobe, with a set of school uniforms hung vertically to cover it.On the left hand side of the entrance is a glorious photo wall, with faded and brand-new certificates hanging on top of each other. The position of the ceiling light switch is two rows of photos. The top row is a photo of Cao Hua from kindergarten to university, and the bottom row is The space left for Cao Yan has yet to be filled.

The ceiling light in the room is not turned on, and the eye-protecting desk lamp on the desk under the wall of honor emits soft light. Tutorials, textbooks and homework books are neatly piled on the table by subject - only the English tutoring books are not pressed on the loose notebook pages. He was probably brought to the community garden by Cao Yan.

In the middle of the bedroom is a double bed, but there is only a single set of bedding placed at the head of the bed. The bed is so flat that there are almost no indentations. There is a fold and dent on the edge of the side next to the window. It should be that the child's mother has just sat on the edge of the bed—— But now, she was holding the girl's phone and watch tightly, huddled in the corner of the bedside table and the wall by the window, suppressing the trembling of crying, not daring to move.

Jiang Mo turned his head and looked at Huang Xingjun who threw away his cigarette butt and walked into the living room. He nodded slightly and gently closed the door tightly with his hands behind his back.

"Zhao... Xiaohui." Jiang Mo stretched out his hand to the woman who was in a mess from crying, held her arm, and whispered softly: "My surname is Jiang, Jiang Mo. There are Team Leader Huang and others outside. Look, if it’s convenient, let’s have a talk.”

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"...Officer Jiang, I heard it just now...Cao Hua might...be in a bad mood."

Probably because she had someone of the same gender and situation to rely on, Zhao Xiaohui sobbed in Jiang Mo's arms and calmed down a little within a few minutes. She sat on the bedside and carefully licked away all the messy hair that was stuck to her face with tears. Well, he barely concealed the fear that had obviously not been completely resolved, and added in a low voice to make up for Cao Hua: "He was seriously injured before, his head was hit, and his fractures were quite serious. It seems that he fell on a rainy day. Until now. My body hurts when it rains or snows, and I get irritable easily. When the weather comes, I can’t stand any noise or earthy smell.”

"I didn't notice it either." Jiang Mo pulled away the chair in front of the desk, squeezed Cao Yan's schoolbag and sat down, "Is he usually like this?"

"..." Zhao Xiaohui was stunned for a few seconds and shook her head vaguely: "He is usually very good, but today he is mainly because of the child... he is a little anxious." Jiang Mo raised his eyebrows, raised his arms without comment, and tilted his head. He read the certificates on the honor wall carefully with his upper body, holding on to his schoolbag, "There are so many outstanding awards, including top ten, top three, winner of the hosting competition... How is her relationship with her classmates at school?"

Zhao Xiaohui raised her eyebrows proudly when listening to Jiang Mo's compliment. Unexpectedly, the police officer suddenly deviated from the track midway through her words. She squeezed the phone and watch in her hand hard and smiled awkwardly: "Officer Jiang, Does this...what does it have to do with it?"

"Is it related? No, I'm just asking casually. The main reason is that today's students are very preoccupied. If there is a situation like this where there is exclusion and people say things behind their backs... we have to take into account the many possibilities of children getting lost -" Jiang Mo He glanced back at Zhao Xiaohui's inexplicably tense expression, bent down slightly, and took out a white tablet of medicine from a dark corner under the table, "After all, the child's condition has reached the point of taking medicine, so it's better to be cautious."

"This... I was thrown to the ground by Cao Hua when I was arguing with him this morning. I didn't see it when I was cleaning it up..."

Zhao Xiaohui didn't seem to expect that the calmness she had repeatedly whitewashed would appear in the eyes of the police to be fragile and inferior, like a bubble that could burst when poked. She took a deep breath and sighed silently and repressedly, as if she was aware of the topic of small talk. He walked towards and sniffed as if giving up: "I don't know if anyone bullied me, but the teacher did say that Cao Yan was a bit withdrawn, and his condition obviously affected his studies. I didn't pay much attention to it before I was diagnosed with depression. There are two After I felt dizzy and fell down during a physical education class, the school doctor made a rough assessment and called me to make suggestions, saying that it would be best to go to the psychiatric department of the hospital for a check-up, just in case."

Jiang Mo nodded slightly: "What did the doctor say? What are the triggers?"

"Xiao Yan is not very cooperative... She is just more obedient and can take medicine on time." Zhao Xiaohui started crying again, swallowing hard twice, and her lips trembled: "You also saw her father when he was angry, Xiao Hui Yan is easily frightened, and we often quarrel because of illness... so I asked her to go out and find a place to stay, but I didn't expect..."

Jiang Mo watched the tears that Zhao Xiaohui had been holding back fall on the back of her hands. He pinched the toilet paper piled up in his pocket and was too embarrassed to take it out: "Where does she usually go?"

"The school library, or find a pavilion to sit in the community." Zhao Xiaohui choked out, lowered her head and rubbed the corners of her eyes: "There used to be a library study room on the street, which was quite close to Xinning East Road. Later, it was closed due to demolition. In the past two or three months, I have been mostly near the community during the winter vacation. I usually carry this with me. I can tell wherever I go..."

Jiang Mo looked at the phone watch that had been rubbed by Zhao Xiaohui without leaving any traces. He put the gloves that were already in his hands back into his pocket. He stood up and squatted beside Zhao Xiaohui and reached out for her: "Has she ever mentioned the usual things? Who do you hang out with more, classmates, friends, etc.?"

"No. She didn't tell me anything..." Zhao Xiaohui finally couldn't help but broke down and cried again. She put the watch in Jiang Mo's palm, and her upper body fell into the crook of her neck: "It was obvious before. She would also ask me... It's all my fault that after I had a fight with her father, she came back to the room and talked to me to comfort me - but I yelled at her... saying that if it weren't for her, I wouldn't stay here at all. Broken place..."

The woman's cry gradually increased in pitch, and the wails spilled along the crack in the door into the living room, raising anxiety everywhere.Jiang Mo vaguely heard the sound of Cao Hua banging the bed board with all his strength, followed by Team Leader Huang shouting like a bell after holding in his breath for a long time.

"What are you smashing?! You do it in front of the police?!"

The air was stagnant for a few seconds, and in the blink of an eye, a sharp and harsh news alert instantly stirred up the atmosphere.

Jiang Mo bared his teeth and felt the sting of tears and salty water rubbing against the broken skin of his neck. He tried to pull Zhao Xiaohui away from her but failed. Huang Xingjun threw open the bedroom door without grace and grabbed Zhao Xiaohui's collar first. He straightened the miserable, tearful person, then reached out to lift Jiang Mo, whose legs were numb from squatting, took out an evidence bag from his trouser pocket, and motioned for her to pack the phone and watch.

"The situation has changed. We have to go back to the team," he said in the car.

　Due to work and physical reasons, I will update every other day temporarily.

　　The Qingming festival brings new life.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)