"No, you can't go. What should I do if you leave?" Bai Qing's mother held the fat policeman's hand and refused to let go.
The fat policeman was frustrated when he saw this. The most troublesome thing for him to deal with was family disputes. Basically, they could only resort to arguing with each other. Unless one party was seriously injured and the other party insisted, they would not detain anyone.
He could only comfort her again, "It's okay, sister. You have called the police. If anything happens again, we will definitely be able to arrest the culprit."
However, Bai Qing's mother was even sadder when he said that. "I'm dead. It's useless even if you arrest him."
The chubby policeman quickly explained, "No, no. I mean, your husband definitely won't harm you anymore. Otherwise, wouldn't he be the first suspect?"
After that, he said to the middle-aged man, "You're a man. Let's take the initiative and apologize to the big sister. Then, make a letter of guarantee so that she can rest assured."
The middle-aged man frowned when he heard the words, but in the end, he did as the policeman asked. "I'm in the wrong this time. I shouldn't have hit him. I won't hit him again in the future."
"Hey, that's right. It doesn't matter if you make a mistake. The most important thing is to know your mistake and correct it." After that, the fat policeman looked at Bai Qing's mother on the other side, "Sister, what do you think?"
The latter looked at her husband hesitantly, and there was a lot of fear in her eyes. "I … I don't know."
The fat policeman almost cried when he heard this. How could you not know? Don't you know that I have been trying to mediate for so long? However, he had been a policeman for a long time, and he had encountered many strange things. Hence, he was exceptionally patient. He gritted his teeth and comforted her, "It's okay. Our police station is close to each other, and it will only take three to five minutes for the police to arrive. If he wants to hurt you again, you can call us. Either I or my colleagues will come immediately. I have already admitted my mistake. Please give him another chance."
Hearing this, Bai Qing's mother finally relented. "Then … Then I will give him another chance?"
The chubby policeman had been waiting for this sentence. He was so excited that he almost slapped his thigh.
"Husband and wife, if there's anything, discuss it. Don't let it get to your head. Think twice before you do anything. As long as you don't act rashly, everything can be discussed." The chubby policeman tried to persuade him a few more times. The walkie-talkie was already asking him how he was doing and when he could deal with the drunken troublemakers. He wiped the sweat off his face and rushed to another barbecue stall with his colleagues.
After the police car left, the middle-aged man looked at his wife and said coldly, "Are you satisfied now?"
The latter was a little scared and hid behind her daughter.
"Let's go home."
The middle-aged man turned around, swiped his card, and opened the unit's door.
From beginning to end, he didn't even look at Zhang Heng, as if Zhang Heng didn't exist at all.
Bai Qing made an apologetic expression at Zhang Heng and thanked him in a low voice. However, it was not appropriate for her to say anything else at this time. All she could do was help her mother walk into the corridor.
Zhang Heng looked at the figures of Bai Qing's family of three on the other side of the iron gate. He then stayed downstairs for a few seconds, looking around. After that, he left Bai Qing's neighborhood, took a taxi, and returned to his residence.
As soon as Zhang Heng paid with WeChat, he received a message from Bai Qing.
[Have you arrived home?]
Zhang Heng replied with a simple "Yes."
[Sorry for letting you see what happened just now.]
After a while, Bai Qing's second message followed.
[It's okay. Every family in this world has their own troubles.]
[But they shouldn't be as worried as I am about my father killing my mother.]
Bai Qing added a wry smile at the end of the sentence.
[How are they now?]
Zhang Heng asked as he got out of the taxi.
[It's peaceful for the time being, but my mother insists on sleeping on the sofa tonight. She seems to be a little afraid of my father.]
[Is that so? Then lock the door.]
[Huh? Why? Do you think they will fight again tonight? If that's the case, I can't lock the door.]
Bai Qing paused for a moment and added.
[Although I'm a little tired of them fighting all the time, it's the first time they fought like tonight. And to be honest, I didn't expect my father to secretly install so many cameras at home. It shocked me, and I feel a little uncomfortable. He's really becoming more and more unfamiliar to me, especially when he looked at my mother tonight. There was no warmth in his eyes at all. By the way, thank you for stopping him at that time.]
[Actually, I didn't help much. Didn't your mother call the police?]
Zhang Heng said.
[Ah, don't say that. I still feel ashamed when I think about that scene. They were all adults, but they were like children who had just fought in kindergarten, waiting to be mediated. By the way, I'm standing by the window now. Can you see outside?]
[Yes.]
[The moon tonight is very bright, and I can even see its shadow. Unfortunately, it is said that even the United States no longer sends people to the moon. I wonder what it feels like to stand on it.]
It felt quite desolate standing on it. It was a gray world with undulating craters and bottomless ravines everywhere. There was no life, no sound, and only weathered rocks as far as the eye could see. It was an extremely silent world.
Zhang Heng said.
[Well, I just closed my eyes and imagined it. I think I can imagine the scene you described. It's amazing. It's like I'm there. Maybe you can consider becoming a family in the future.]
[A person who makes up stories? That sounds good too.]
Zhang Heng chatted with Bai Qing as he opened the door with his key. It was already past 12 o 'clock, and grandpa had already returned to his bedroom. However, he still left a light in the living room for Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng changed his shoes, brushed his teeth and washed his face quickly, and walked back to his bedroom in slippers.
However, he did not go to bed after that. Instead, he took out another pair of sneakers and sportswear that he bought from under the bed.
He poured out all the textbooks and exercise books in his schoolbag, then replaced them with things that he thought might be useful, especially a pile of assembled Lego bricks. After that, Zhang Heng waited for a while to make sure that grandpa had already fallen asleep again if he was woken up earlier. After that, he tiptoed to the living room and opened the door.
Although Zhang Heng did not know what happened to Bai Qing's parents, he was sure that the previous incident was definitely not the end. It was just the beginning, and the follow-up was likely to happen tonight. That was why he asked Bai Qing to lock the door.
However, compared to herself, Bai Qing was obviously more worried about her parents. So it was difficult for Zhang Heng to leave her alone. Personally, he was curious about how the plot would develop later. The latest chapter of "My Day Has 48 Hours" was posted at:
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