The ward door was pushed open. Lili walked in in panic with Lavin's support.
She pounced on Zhang Lisheng as soon as she saw him. She hugged her son and took a good look at him. She said nervously, "Baby, baby, are you alright …"
"I'm great, mom. It's Michelle who's not alright. How's she now?"
"The doctor said Michelle was sent to the hospital in time. Her broken … broken limbs have been reconnected …" Lili could not hold back the pain in her heart as she spoke and began sobbing.
"Uncle Lavin, how's Michelle?" Zhang Lisheng hugged his mother softly and turned his head to ask Sullo.
"Michelle's great but she'll need at least a few months of bed rest and at least half a year of recovery training to recover completely if she's not traumatized.
This is considered the best ending. Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you, Lisheng. " Sullo looked at Zhang Lisheng and replied while his eyes were red. He then took a few steps forward and hugged Zhang Lisheng hard, "Thank you, kid. You're such a brave man.
I know how much courage it takes to save Michelle in that … such a terrifying environment. I'm proud of you. "
"It's my duty, Uncle Lavin.
It's great that Michelle's body can recover completely without any disability. Her mental illness can be treated slowly, "Zhang Lisheng was relieved and said calmly.
Sullo let go of him and nodded. He calmed himself down and said out of habit all of a sudden, "Lisheng, you know that you're the only witness who saved the victim from Dr. Fracture's murder scene.
Your statement is very important for the police to capture that devil … "
"Uncle Lavin, I said I could totally record my statement with my mental state but those officers insisted that I go to the hospital for a checkup first. They even said that you or mom must be there when I record my statement."
"Lisheng, this is the legal procedure. Otherwise, any accusation in your statement would be flawed and can't be used in court."
"Uncle Lavin, I really didn't see anything. My statement can't incriminate anyone," Zhang Lisheng said helplessly.
"Lisheng, we, the police, will determine whether your statement is useful or not. You just have to accept the questioning.
I'll record your statement with my colleagues from the Key Case Investigation Unit when you're done resting tomorrow. You should have a good rest now. You should be tired after so many things happened tonight. "
"Alright, Uncle Lavin. Am I not going to school tomorrow?"
"At least not this week. Your mother will ask for leave for you.
Lili, Lisheng is fine. We'll disturb his rest if we stay here … "
"No, Sullo, I'll stay here with him and Michelle tonight, they need me," Lily shook her head hard and said.
"Alright, I'll go home and accompany the other children. They're worried sick."
"Don't go yet, Uncle Lavin. I really don't need anyone to accompany me. Listen to Uncle Lavin … "
"Forget it, Lisheng. You're still too young to understand your mother's wish. Since she insists on staying in the hospital, just let her stay," Sullo walked out of the ward in big steps.
Just like that, Lili stayed in the hospital and accompanied Zhang Lisheng until dawn.
The next morning, Zhang Lisheng, who had slept soundly for the first time in dozens of days, realized that Lili was resting beside his bed when he woke up. He climbed down the bed carefully and opened the door after washing up in the bathroom.
The police officer who was dozing off on the chair immediately woke up when he heard the sound of the door opening.
Zhang Lisheng said while smiling before waiting for him to speak, "Don't be nervous, officer. I'm opening the door to get breakfast."
"Kid, are you hungry?"
"No, my mother has been taking care of me for the entire night. She's asleep now. I'm thinking of getting her breakfast so she can eat it when she wakes up …" Zhang Lisheng saw Sullo and two of his colleagues walking to him with fast food bags as he spoke, "But it seems like I don't need it anymore."
"Even if your mother can't eat the breakfast you bought today, she'll feel the sincerity, kid," The police officer who was guarding the door seemed to be touched by Zhang Lisheng's thoughtfulness and praised him while smiling.
At that moment, Sullo had walked to the door of the ward. He passed the fast food bag to Zhang Lisheng, "Good morning, Lisheng. Beef burger, is that your favorite?"
"Thanks, Uncle Lavin." Although Zhang Lisheng did not actually like beef burgers, he took the bag happily and returned to the ward.
Naturally, Lili woke up when there were many people around. She knew all of Sullo's colleagues. She stood up tiredly and greeted them, "Mike, Boston, you guys are here."
The lean, short, Asian man among Sullo's colleagues apologized with a pained expression, "Lili, we should've arrived last night but we had to deal with the scene, you know …"
"Don't worry Mike, we're fine now. The scariest accident is over.
We … we … oh, I went to the intensive care unit six to seven times last night. T-They didn't let me see Michelle … Oh god, what did we do wrong?
God, what have we done wrong? Why are you punishing us like this! "
Boston, the other muscular black detective in the ward, said empathically after hearing that, "Don't worry Lili, we'll definitely catch that bastard who hurt Michelle. Don't be sad.
Hey, Sullo, come and talk to Lili. You know I'm a tough guy but I can't stand this kind of situation. My heart is breaking when I see Lili and think of the cute Michelle. "
"Don't be sad my dear. Michelle and Lisheng are fine, what more do we want …" Lili calmed down slowly after Sullo comforted her.
Seeing that she was calm, Sullo said again, "My dear, you should go home and rest. Do you think I can take care of the kids on my own if you're exhausted?"
Zhang Lisheng who was standing aside seized the opportunity to say, "That's right mom, I'm completely fine now. You should go home and rest."
"No, I still have to accompany you to record the statement," Lili said while caressing Zhang Lisheng's face.
"But I'm here and Boston and Mike are the ones taking the statement …"
"Sullo, as a mother, I should be there when my underage child is being questioned by the police. This has nothing to do with anything else," Lili insisted.
"Okay, since that's what you want, you can stay here. However, you must promise me to send you home to rest after Lisheng is done with his statement."
Lili nodded while smiling. Sullo said to the two of his colleagues, "Boston, Mike, I think you guys can start now."
"Okay," Mike pulled a chair over and sat before Zhang Lisheng. He said while looking serious, "Lisheng, I'm going to ask you a few questions and I need you to answer truthfully.
I hope you understand that this is a serious matter. You must listen carefully and recall carefully. "
Zhang Lisheng who was mentally prepared nodded in all seriousness, "I understand, Officer Mike," He had been calling all of Sullo's colleagues by their names politely and out of practice.
"Why didn't you go home along the main road after you were done with Dan Souza Butcher Shop last night? Instead, you turned into the alley."
"I encountered a girl who was pestering me.
I saved her once by accident when I was living in China. She saw me at Lowbige yesterday and wanted to thank me but I don't need it. "
"Can you be more specific? What's the girl's name? Why did she …" Mike asked one question after another. Lili, who was standing aside, frowned all of a sudden and shouted, "Stop, stop Mike, are you interrogating my son?!"
"Of course not, Lili. I'm just taking a statement," Mike cursed secretly and said pretending to be innocent.
"That's enough. Do you think the daughter of a senior state appellate court judge can't tell the difference between taking a statement and interrogating?
You should be asking Lisheng what he saw instead of asking him what he was doing and asking him to prove it, "Lili said angrily," Listen, I'm doing it for the safety of Michelle and the millions of New York families. That's why I agreed to let my underage child recall the terrifying experience last night.
However, you've betrayed my kindness as a citizen by interrogating my child like a suspect. Therefore, from now on, I'll do my duty as a mother and forbid the police from asking my child any more questions.
If necessary, I'll get my lawyer to apply for a restraining order from the judge. "
The atmosphere in the ward dropped to a freezing point.
Mike fell into silence for a moment and made up his mind. He said honestly, "I admit, Lili, what I asked earlier was a little inappropriate.
However, if your child really acted like what you said and felt that what happened last night was terrifying, I wouldn't ask him like that.
"The reality is, since the crime happened until now, more than ten police officers saw this child acting as if he had just attended a tea party. He was quiet, peaceful and at ease.
"Looking at the surveillance camera in the ward, he even revised his homework for a while before he saw you last night. Do you think that's normal?"
Mike's words made Lili's expression turn more and more terrible. She said forcefully, "T-Perhaps he's too scared. It's a psychological reaction so he acted normally instead …"
Mike sighed and said, "Lili, I can't help it if you think that way.
Listen, I'm not suspecting Lisheng as a suspect. I just think he might have something that he's not willing to tell, I hope … "
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