"A small part of the finger was not found, so Dandan's hand could not be completely stitched up!" The old lady took a long time to calm down, then wiped her tears and continued, "When the doctor was operating on Dandan's finger, Dandan's father knelt before the doctor and said that no matter what, Dandan's hand could not be disabled. That was our family's only hope!
"But … after the operation, the doctor still told us that Dandan's finger tendon was severely damaged and could not be repaired. The child's middle finger's flexion and extension would be severely affected!
"Do you know what this means to a child whose life is the piano? Not being able to flex or extend her finger was equivalent to sentencing her to death!
"Hearing this bad news, the child's father had a heart attack and passed out on the spot! If not for the timely rescue, the old man might have left us! "
"Then … what happened after that?" Zhao Yu heard the old lady's story. Other than feeling sympathy for the child prodigy's family, he also had a bigger question in his mind.
"After that, of course, I went to the organizing committee and called the police!" The old lady said with a blank face, "But at that time, the finals of the piano competition had already started. There were so many provincial and city leaders, as well as experts from various universities. The organizing committee did not want Dandan's matter to affect the other contestants, so they suppressed the matter and told the police to investigate after the competition!
"I was just a woman who did not know anything. My child and her father were both lying in the hospital bed. What else could I do? Other than listening to their arrangements, what else could I do?! " The old lady's face was full of regret. "After the competition was over, the people would have left, and the tea would have cooled down. The police only asked about the case symbolically, and from then on, there was no further news!
"The only thing we knew was that the thing that cut my daughter's finger was a sharp and hard blade. The blade was placed upside down in the gap between the black piano keys!
"According to Dandan's memory, the position where the blade was placed was not a commonly used position. Only the song that Dandan chose would be played there, and it was a rather strong accent!"
"Oh? So, the person who placed the blade was specifically targeting your daughter? "Zhao Yu asked.
"Probably. Even if the other contestants played there, it was not an accent. Even if they were cut by the blade, it would not be as serious as my daughter's!" the old lady answered.
"If that's the case, the person who placed the blade must be one of the other nine contestants in the finals! Someone did this because they were jealous of your daughter's talent or worried that your daughter's grades were better than his! This move is too vicious! " Zhao Yu said indignantly. "When your daughter's hand was cut, this person must have been watching in the dark! As soon as you left, he ran out to erase the traces and took the blade. He didn't even leave half of your daughter's finger! This person is too sinister! "
"We knew that was the case." The old man shook his head helplessly. "But there were no surveillance cameras in that era, and the murder weapon was not found. Plus, it had been too long. Fingerprints and bloodstains were long gone. Without any evidence, how could we continue investigating? Although the old man appealed to the higher authorities many times after he recovered, the case was still left unsettled. "
Tsk tsk …
Zhao Yu thought to himself, "If this happened today, I would definitely be able to find that treacherous person. This kind of person is too despicable!
"At first, although Dandan's finger was injured," the old man continued to recount. "But after a period of physical therapy, she recovered quite well. Not only did the missing part grow back, but the finger was not completely unable to move, it was just a little more strenuous. "
"However, it wasn't until a long time later that her father and I realized that Dandan had not only injured her finger, but also her heart!"
"The incident of her hand being cut caused Dandan to develop a serious fear in her heart! At first, she could still try to play the piano a few times, but gradually, she didn't dare to play anymore. At the most serious time, she would even tremble when she saw the piano! Her father and I spent a lot of money to hire a lot of psychologists, but Dandan's illness could not be cured. "
"After a few years, our family of three was exhausted, and we spent all our money. There was no hope at all. This incident was a huge blow to Dandan's father. The old man fell ill and couldn't get better. Not long after, he passed away and left us! "
"Sigh!" The old man let out a long sigh. "This is all fate! Fortunately, my daughter is constantly striving to improve herself and is not afraid of hardships and tiredness. The two of us managed to support the family! But now … "
The old man might have wanted to mention that he had cancer, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it. Instead, he changed the topic and said, "Officer, you see, when you see my daughter, you mustn't mention the piano! Just think of it as doing a good deed! "
Speaking of the sad part, the old man choked and sobbed again.
Zhao Yu nodded. He sympathized with the family. If they had been born poor, it would have been fine. But they had a bright future ahead of them, and unfortunately, it had been destroyed. Such an experience was even more regrettable.
If they had not had their hand cut, perhaps their family could have lived like Luo Meina or Li Xinhua, or even better!
"If that's the case," Zhao Yu asked again, "why didn't you go back to your hometown? The situation was so difficult, and you didn't find any relatives to help? "
"You don't know!" The old man said helplessly. "Dandan's father is too stubborn. He offended all of our relatives. When he sold the ancestral home, he came out in one breath! How could he have the face to go back? "
Oh …
No wonder the girl prodigy's family seemed to have disappeared after the piano competition! It turned out that this was the real situation. This was something that Zhao Yu had never expected.
But even though the girl prodigy's incident was unexpected, the Lost Hand Case was the exact opposite. Everything the old man said was enough to prove that Zhao Yu's investigation was not wrong.
Through the old man's words, the girl prodigy was already listed by Zhao Yu as the number one suspect in the Lost Hand Case!
His reason was more than sufficient. Li Dan's entire life had been ruined at the piano competition. She had every reason to take revenge on those who might have framed her!
Li Dan had injured her right hand. All the victims of the Lost Hand Case had their right hands chopped off! There could not be no connection between the two, right?
Zhao Yu had seen Li Dan's mother's medical record. Her mother had undergone surgery in May of last year, right after the two Lost Hand Cases had ended. After nine months of chemotherapy, her mother had entered her recovery period, so she had a chance to strike again, and carried out the third Lost Hand Case!
Furthermore, she had worked in a performing troupe, and her family lived in such a sensitive location.
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