Congenital double upper limb loss was a very rare congenital limb deformity. It was mainly a morphological and structural defect caused by embryonic development in the early stages of pregnancy.
There could be many reasons, including a history of radiation exposure, pregnancy medication, family inheritance, close marriage, environmental factors, and so on.
Lin Jing's condition was not hereditary because the Lin family did not have a family history of hereditary diseases. Lin Jing's biological sister, brother, and cousins were all healthy and normal, without any congenital abnormalities. Lin Jing's parents were also not close relatives, and they did not have special exposure to radiation. As for pregnancy medication, Lin Jing's mother said that she had taken painkillers several times, but she did not know if that was the reason.
More than 20 years ago, it was still the old era, and Anfu Village was located in a remote area. At most, pregnant women would go to the town hospital for a prenatal checkup.
Moreover, at that time, there was no such perfect prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy health checks, so it was difficult to prevent the birth of deformed children.
"Ah Jing was born without hands … I didn't know it at first, but the nurse suddenly cried out in surprise. Then, she let me take a look and let me know that he wasn't swapped … I asked the nurse, 'Where are his hands? Where are his hands?' The nurse said … said … he just doesn't have hands … "
Lin Jing's house was an old house less than 50 square meters. It had been built for decades, with a dilapidated red brick wall, a blackened wooden door, and a green security door.
Although there was a security door, there was actually nothing to steal in such a family. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a cramped living room. In front of them was a television cabinet that was half the height of a person. The cabinet doors were so broken that they could not be closed, and they were hanging there. On the cabinet was an old-fashioned television and a lot of messy things.
On the two sides of the living room, there was a coffee table and chairs, and on the other side was a desk and a sundry cabinet.
All the furniture was old and broken. It was unknown if it had been bought for many years, or if it had been discarded by relatives and friends.
At this time, Lin Jing's parents were sitting on the wooden chairs on both sides of the coffee table. His father, Lin Guowei, had a dark face, and scratched his head from time to time. His mother, Chen Shengdi, said these words, her eyes were red, and she wiped away the tears that were about to fall.
Both of them were workers in the local factory, and sometimes they did farming. They were not highly educated, and their income was not high, but they did a lot of work. From their appearance, both of them looked much older than their actual age of less than fifty. They looked like two old men.
With regards to the sudden situation today, a room full of investigators and the entire village alley had been sealed off. They couldn't get used to it and felt uneasy.
"This son of mine …" Chen Shengdi choked on her tears. "When I was pregnant with him, I took so many painkillers … Can you help us find him? I heard he is begging in Eastern State …" She was suddenly overcome with emotion. She wanted to kneel on the floor. "Please, I beg of you …"
"Auntie Chen, please sit down first." Gu Jun supported the middle-aged woman who had lost her child and sat her down on the chair. At the same time, he paid attention to Lin Guowei's expression.
He seemed to have caught a glimpse of a trace of confusion and pain flashing across that tanned face …
Before entering this room, Gu Jun had already sorted out his emotions.
Among the words that he had first heard from the voice of negative choice in the delivery room, there was a part that said, "Those who have made negative choices should be tossed into the trash can, into the wild, into the sea. Either they are humanely destroyed or they are left to fend for themselves."
If that voice was Lin Jing … or it was related to Lin Jing …
"Tossed into the wild", that was similar to a rumor in the village.
Above the living room hung an old dusty green ceiling fan. The walls were plastered with faded cartoon stickers, New Year's stickers, and some school awards. They all belonged to Lin Jing's younger sister and brother. Gu Jun looked around the living room silently. His eyes lit up, and his eyes lit up. His eyes lit up.
There was a picture frame hanging on the wall next to the coffee table. It displayed some pictures. From the looks of it, this was a family of four.
There was not a single picture of Lin Jing. There were no pictures of him, and there were no pictures of him. Lin Jing had disappeared like he had never existed.
But if they were afraid of the heartache, it was not strange for them to hide Lin Jing's picture. In some places, people even tore up all the pictures of the deceased.
"Auntie Chen, can you tell us what happened on the day Ah Jing went missing? Did anything strange happen before that? "
Gu Jun asked. At the same time, there were many colleagues from the Investigation Department who were paying attention to the couple. His old friends, Wang Ke and Cao Yicong, were also there.
Compared to Gu Jun's intuition, Wang Ke and the rest were more experienced and skilled in investigation. They could tell that there was something wrong with Lin Guowei from his micro-expressions. The more they asked and the more Chen Shengdi said, the more Lin Guowei's anxiety was exposed.
As the group looked at each other, a conclusion appeared in their minds.
Did Lin Guowei abandon his eldest son, Lin Jing, without Chen Shengdi's knowledge?
But was that really the case?
"No, no, he was fine all the time." Chen Shengdi's tears did not seem to be fake, and she seemed to be trying hard to remember.
"Nothing happened that morning … I remember I cooked porridge in the morning, and Ah Jing had a good appetite. He even drank two bowls … In the afternoon, I went to work in the field. My sister and brother followed me, and Ah Jing stayed at home to watch TV … When we came back from the field, we didn't see him at home. Usually, he would go out to play in the village, and we didn't need to look after him all the time. At that time, I thought he went out to play …"
At the same time, Lin Guowei's face was tense, and he did not say a word. He looked for a cigarette in his pocket, and when he was about to take one out, he put it back.
"But at night, Ah Jing didn't come back …" Chen Shengdi was about to cry again. "We went out to look for him. We looked everywhere, in the village, in the fields, and in the surrounding mountains. We looked for him for a few days, and the villagers also helped us, but we couldn't find him …"
In fact, Gu Jun had heard this before, and the villagers could confirm most of it.
But it only started from looking for Ah Jing in the evening. What happened that afternoon, no one could say for sure.
"I want to ask you." Gu Jun said, and looked at Lin Guowei. "Uncle Lin, where were you on the afternoon when Ah Jing disappeared?"
Lin Guowei was stunned. Gu Jun, Wang Ke, and the others all looked at him. Their seemingly calm eyes seemed to be able to see through all lies, and they were more vicious than the factory leaders and village leaders that Lin Guowei had met.
"I …" Lin Guowei wanted to say something, but stopped. His face changed, and then became tense again. "I went out of the town that day, and came back at night …"
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