The three of them decided to visit the Duan family's master in the village the next morning. They had to find out if this family had anything to do with Qiu Shi.
Qiu Shi looked at the moon outside the window, her thoughts running wild.
The moon has been very round recently! He didn't feel that he was too round! Peeking at the world like an eye, what was there to see?!
Sigh! Could the baby girl who was called the "jinx" in the village be me?
During the day, Qiu Shi clearly saw Uncle Chen frowning, but in the blink of an eye, he was smiling at her. She felt a wave of sadness in her heart. She did not know what Mr. Carson was thinking or what he was worried about.
Sigh! It was really unexpected that such a result would happen. At this moment, she did not know whether she should pray that her origin came from that village or pray that there was another new answer. Qiu Shi's heart was filled with endless conflict.
Dali Street was still crowded in early winter. The three of them finished their breakfast and prepared to go to their destination.
After getting out of the car, the group arrived at the wilderness. As far as the eye could see, there were mountains surrounded by clouds and mist.
"You'll see it after crossing this mountain. With her walking speed, it'll take about three hours.”Little Wang was a little proud that he had not failed his mission to find such a remote village and obtain that precious news.
"This road is really difficult to walk. It's really hard on you!”Xiao Chen looked at him and said.
" Why aren't you saying anything? You don't seem very happy…" Xiao Chen lowered his head and observed the thin girl beside him. She had been pursing her lips and not saying a word since she left the house.
"Mr. Carson, let's go back. I'm not looking for Daddy anymore.”Tears immediately welled up in Qiu Shi's eyes as she pleaded. "Because I've heard some things about myself. The village where my mother lived back then, and the name of my biological father. I was certain that the baby girl who was rumored to be a jinx was me.”
Little Chen and Little Wang were stunned. They looked at each other but were speechless.
"So my arrival was such an ominous omen. So it was because of me that Mom lost her happiness. So I was a veritable jinx. So this was the reason why Mom rejected me so much…"
Qiu Shi kept talking about the grief in her heart. She was afraid! She was afraid that she would confirm the indisputable fact. She did not want to confirm it.
Xiao Chen sighed and squatted on the ground for a long time without saying a word.
"Since that's the case, I'll respect your wishes. Let's go back!”Xiao Chen's tone was rather heavy. Although he tried his best to hide himself, he could not completely hide his tracks.
After Xiao Chen's report, Commander Xu found out about Qiu Shi.
He opened his mouth in surprise and did not close it for a long time.
Captain's Office
"Do you know more about your father? If he really is your father, you should be proud of him!”Captain Xu's eyes were filled with reverence as he looked at Qiu Shi.
Qiu Shi shook her head blankly, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"That person is called Duan Hongxiang. He and I are comrades, brothers! I don't know how to describe the brilliance of that person. He is a very handsome man. He had a sense of responsibility, ideals, and aspirations.”Captain Xu held Qiu Shi's hand and sat on the sofa, reminiscing.
"He rushed back to the team the day he received the notice from the station, but he didn't report to his superiors that his wife had given birth prematurely. Just as he was preparing to fight again at work, his premature daughter was in critical condition at the Xiaguan Prefecture Women and Children Health Hospital. When the old captain learned of this matter, he immediately arranged for me to replace him. He rushed back from Kunming to Xiaguan. At the Xiaguan bus station, he met two robbers from Sichuan and snatched an old man's bag. The bag he took back for the old man contained 1130 yuan for the old man to buy a house in the city.”
Qiu Shi quietly listened to Captain Xu's long explanation.
The complicated emotions in his eyes filled the entire room. Captain Xu sighed sadly for a while and lit a cigarette."My good brother, my good comrade, was stabbed seven times by one of the criminals in that fight. At that moment, his daughter was still waiting for him in the hospital. His wife was also like an ant on a hot tin roof. The two criminals were caught while escaping. I wished I could personally execute them to avenge the hatred in my heart.”
"It's all because of me. It's all my fault! If it weren't for me, Daddy wouldn't have died!”Qiu Shi's heart was filled with emotions. She could not hold it in any longer. She hated herself. She hated herself. She finally admitted that she was the most unnecessary person in the world! "If only I had never been born! Why am I still alive? Why did I come to this world? Why? Why-why-"
"Qiu Shi, Qiu Shi!"
Qiu Shi's hands trembled as she slapped her own head. Her face turned pale. Her actions shocked Captain Xu so much that he did not know what to do."Hongxiang is a police officer. Protecting the property and safety of the people is an unavoidable mission! So, this isn't your fault. It really isn't your fault! Calm down!"
Was this child really just a child?
After learning everything, Qiu Shi sat on the wire bed like a doll. She really wished that she had heard someone else's story. Was this her experience? This was the pain that his mother had suffered. Because of her, all his relatives had experienced the pain of life and death.
Her father was so brave, so what was she now?
"Wherever I appear, I will bring disaster and trouble to the people around me. If only I had never been born. Why am I still a child until now? Why can't I become an adult immediately? However, even if I become an adult, what can I do?”
Qiu Shi really wanted to go to her father's grave to take a look, even if she did not know if the child who had been seriously ill back then was dead or alive. Since he was already here, he had to face the past, even if-even if-
It was already midnight. Qiu Shi opened the door and rummaged through the cabinet as if she was looking for a treasure. She finally found Commander Xu.
She told Captain Xu her wish.
"Okay! I'll personally accompany you, but after you're done, you must obediently return to Chongqing. When you grow up, you must be as brave and outstanding as your father.”Captain Xu said.
"Xiao Chen, you should come too! We'll set off now. After we finish what we need to do, we can also relieve you of one of your worries! Qiu Shi, you have to live well in the future and live strong!”Captain Xu started the car. He planned to go to his old friend's hometown overnight. In the blink of an eye, he had not gone to pay his respects for several years. Was that guy complaining about his fickleness?
On the way, Qiu Shi was not sleepy at all. Captain Xu and Xiao Chen took turns driving the car. Qiu Shi remained silent. She thought of the hardships she had gone through and the search for her father. However, he received such an answer. I thought that I would be hugged tightly by my father and loved. I thought that after being separated from my father for more than ten years, I would receive a fatherly love that belonged to me. He thought that he could call her "Daddy" in an upright manner!”But…
The heavens did not even give her such an opportunity. The journey was bumpy, the slope was steep, and the road was bumpy. The group finally arrived at the foot of the tea mountain.
Following the winding mountain road, they walked towards the lonely graveyard.
Qiu Shi knelt in front of her father's grave and cried her heart out. On the high mountain, the heart-wrenching wails startled the birds and sent them flying everywhere.
Captain Xu also burned a box of his favorite cigarettes for his old friend with tears in his eyes. This was the only thing Qiu Shi could touch her father as the daughter of the person lying in the grave. She had carved that name deep in her heart.
"I don't want to see my grandmother and other relatives now. I'll complete this matter when I grow up!”Qiu Shi rejected Captain Xu's request.
He thought that if the old man knew that his granddaughter had traveled thousands of miles to find her family and returned to her hometown, he would write off the past. However, the scene of how the weak woman with a white cloth around her head was pushed to the ground by the Duan family again and again flashed in his mind.
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