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    Chapter 56 Adoption On a sunny afternoon, Cheng Cheng held a pot of grass…

    On a sunny afternoon, Cheng Cheng held a pot of strawberries and sat cross-legged on the sofa, eating and reading while Aunt Lan sat knitting a sweater.

    “Zizzizi”, the phone suddenly vibrated. Cheng Cheng swallowed the strawberry in his mouth, picked up the phone, and found an unfamiliar Pujiang local number on the screen. He felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.

    “Hello?”

    “Mr. Cheng Cheng? We are the Pujiang Branch. We have found new clues in the case of Qiu Yao falling from the building. We would like to invite you to come over.”

    Cheng Cheng stood up immediately: “Okay, I’ll be there soon.”

    At that time, he was anxious and left his number to the police. But now that the adoption has not been successful, why would they call him?

    After sitting down in the reception room of the police station, Cheng Cheng looked nervously at the serious policeman in front of him: “Hello, did you find anything?”

    The older policeman took a sip of tea, frowned and said to the young policeman: “Xiaoxia, you come and ask.”

    “Okay.” Xiaoxia opened the record, “First of all, we have a few questions to confirm. We found in the system that you and your lover Mr. Wei are now applying to adopt Qiu Yao, but Mr. Wei had applied before. Why was it suddenly canceled?”

    Cheng Cheng’s palms were sweating: “Because at that time, my wife suddenly suffered from an old disease, which was epilepsy. I was afraid that it would delay the child if it could not be cured, so I canceled the application. He has been cured now and is in very good health.”

    Xiaoxia recorded Cheng Cheng’s words and continued to ask: “So Mr. Wei, who persistently requested to adopt Qiu Yao, did he know Qiu Yao before?”

    “Yes.” Cheng Cheng nodded, and the tension in his heart eased a little, “Qiu Yao’s father used to be one of the first batch of old employees of Wei Zhi Company, and they have a good relationship.”

    After Xiaoxia finished recording, she nodded to the old policeman: “Master, they are all in agreement.”

    The old policeman walked forward with his chest in his arms and cleared his throat: “My surname is Jin. Just call me Officer Jin.”

    “Officer Jin,” Cheng Cheng swallowed, “Excuse me, why did you call me here?”

    Officer Jin handed a fingerprint comparison report to Cheng Cheng.

    “During our investigation, we found that the iron railings in front of the window where Qiu Yao fell from the building showed signs of being deliberately damaged. After extracting the fingerprints on the railings, we found the fingerprints of an unrelated person. The owner is Tan Lou, the Tan Lou of the Omega Protection Association.”

    He paused and added: “In addition, we found out that Tan Lou has had large financial transactions with Shengxing Group’s overseas companies over the years. To put it bluntly, he is the connection placed by Shengxing Group in the Omega Protection Association and handles some shady matters for Shengxing.”

    Cheng Cheng held the report and was shocked. Tan Lou actually… didn’t even spare the child.

    He has always felt that Tan Lou is not a good person, but he is not a bad person either, but now…

    A corner of the report was wrinkled by Cheng Cheng. He raised his head and asked calmly: “So he deliberately sabotaged it and took the opportunity to induce other children to bully Qiu Yao?”

    Officer Jin pursed his lips: “We have no evidence whether Tan Lou induced us, but he is indeed suspected. This is why we called you, Mr. Cheng. Mr. Wei wanted to adopt Qiu Yao, but Tan Lou was cruel to Qiu Yao. Qiu Yao is an innocent victim.”

    “We want to know if there is any grudge between Tan Lou and Mr. Wei?”

    Cheng Cheng lowered his head and thought for a moment. He quickly sorted out the causes and consequences in his mind and spoke cautiously: “My wife has recently been promoting an important project, and one of the competitors is a subsidiary of Shengxing Group. I suspect that this is a deliberate revenge by Shengxing. My wife has been in poor health. They may want to use Qiu Yao to intimidate him and force my wife to give up this project and quit when faced with difficulties.”

    Xiao Xia Zai carefully recorded Cheng Cheng’s words and closed the book: “Mr. Cheng, thank you for your cooperation. We also want to tell you one more thing. The adoption procedures between you and Mr. Wei need to be suspended again, because Qiu Yao’s incident has changed from an accident to intentional injury. He is now our protected person, and his custody has been temporarily handed over to the police.”

    Cheng Cheng looked complicated and asked, “Then can I go see him?”

    Xiaoxia thought for a while, nodded and said, “We will help you submit the visitation application, and we will notify you after it is approved.”

    “Okay, thank you two officers.”

    Cheng Cheng was sitting on the bus, with the slight cold wind blowing outside the window, which made him feel a little unreal.

    In the evening, Cheng Cheng told Wei Zhi everything about the conversation at the police station. He thought Wei Zhi would be as shocked as him, but he didn’t expect that the other party just glanced at him lightly and uttered four words: “Tie yourself up.”

    Cheng Cheng looked suspicious and approached Wei Zhi: “Brother Wei, have you known about this for a long time?”

    Wei Zhi took off his glasses, rubbed his eyebrows with his fingertips, and said in a calm tone: “When I was investigating Tan Lou’s life experience, I felt that his whereabouts were strange and his background was not simple, so I told the police about the suspicions I found. I didn’t expect that he was really related to Qiu Yao’s case.”

    “Alas.” Cheng Cheng sighed, his eyes full of disappointment, “Tan Lou has been taken away by the police for investigation, and Qiu Yao has also been put under protection. Today the police also said that our adoption procedures will be suspended… I originally planned to take Qiu Yao to buy new toys and new clothes after the procedures are completed. From now on, he will be my biological brother.”

    “Xiao Cheng.” Wei Zhi called him with some hesitation, “I also received news two days ago. It is said that relatives on Qiu Yao’s mother’s side contacted the Omega Protection Association and wanted to regain custody. DNA confirmed that they are indeed Qiu Yao’s distant relatives.”

    Cheng Cheng stood up immediately: “What! Do they really want to adopt? What do they do?”

    Qiu Yao has suffered so much, if he encounters bad people again…

    “Don’t be excited.” Wei Zhi stretched out his hand to hold his shoulders and comforted him, “I have sent someone to find out clearly. The couple are ordinary company employees, and the husband is infertile. The couple has been trying to adopt a child for many years, but they have not found a suitable one. This time Qiu Yao’s case became a big deal, and they found out that they had such a distant relative. They rushed from Bincheng to Pujiang immediately, and their attitude was very sincere.”

    Cheng Cheng sat down slowly and lowered his head, feeling sour and bitter in his heart.

    He and Wei Zhi had been looking forward to it for so long. They were obviously about to wait for the new member Qiu Yao, but now they had to give it up.But he also knew that if the other party was really reliable, it might be a good destination for Qiu Yao.

    “Then can I still see Qiu Yao?” He lowered his head and sat down again.

    Wei Zhi took his waist and tilted his head slightly: “Okay, they will notify us before they leave.”

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    The police acted quickly and notified Wei Zhi and Cheng Cheng that they could visit Qiu Yao a week later.

    Qiu Yao’s new adoptive parents, the Cao family and his wife, will take Qiu Yao to Bincheng the next day, so they should take this opportunity to say goodbye to Qiu Yao.

    Officer Xiao Xia took them outside the room of the police guest house, pointed inside and introduced: “The people inside are Mr. Cao and Mrs. Cao. They love Qiu Yao very much. They often come to stay with him these days and buy her a lot of things.”

    Outside the single-pane glass window, Cheng Cheng saw Qiu Yao sitting solemnly between a couple, with a shy smile on his face.

    Mrs. Cao was peeling an apple and gently handed it to Qiu Yao’s hand. She gently touched his head with her fingertips and whispered something, her tone full of doting.

    I don’t know what interesting story was mentioned, and the three of them all laughed. The laughter spread through the glass, but it made Cheng Cheng feel even more uncomfortable.

    He also saw that the toys and snacks he had bought for Qiu Yao were piled neatly in the corner. They had obviously been carefully put away, but his expectations could no longer be fulfilled.

    Cheng Cheng suddenly felt guilty and felt that he was too selfish.

    He was eager to adopt Qiu Yao, but he ignored that he was still young and failed to think carefully.

    Wei Zhi will have to undergo surgery later, and the results of the surgery are unknown. They can’t give Qiu Yao a stable future at all, and they can’t let a child accompany them to bear these unknown risks.

    What’s more, for Qiu Yao, Pujiang has too many bad memories. Staying away from here may be a better choice…

    Cheng Cheng sniffed, suppressed the sourness in his heart, and opened the door. Wei Zhi followed him silently, with a bit of complexity hidden in his eyes.

    Qiu Yao’s eyes lit up when he saw Cheng Cheng, and he immediately broke away from Mrs. Cao’s hand and said loudly: “Brother Xiaocheng!”

    He threw himself into Chengcheng’s arms and said in a muffled voice, “I thought you didn’t want me anymore.”

    The Cao family and his wife were stunned when they heard this and looked at Cheng Cheng and Wei Zhi with some embarrassment.They had not told Qiu Yao about the adoption as required by the police, but they did not want to suddenly meet the former adopter.

    Cheng Cheng gently patted Qiu Yao’s back. His throat was tight. He suppressed the sourness in his heart and comforted softly: “I didn’t reject you. How could brother Xiao Cheng reject you? I came this time because I have something to tell you.”

    He knelt down and looked at Qiu Yao: “The police uncle should have told you that these two are your mother’s cousin and cousin-in-law, and they are your relatives. From now on, you will go to live with them in Bincheng, where there will be a new school, new friends, and a lot of delicious food and fun.”

    Qiu Yao’s eyes were filled with tears instantly, and his eyes were red. He looked at Cheng Cheng in disbelief: “Why? Didn’t we agree that you and Uncle Wei would adopt me? I only eat a little of the snacks you sent every day, and I just waited for them to be eaten up before you came to pick me up…”

    His voice was choked, and the more he spoke, the more aggrieved he became, and tears fell down his cheeks.

    Cheng Cheng didn’t know how to answer and was very confused.

    Seeing that Cheng Cheng didn’t speak, Qiu Yao became even more panicked. He grabbed Cheng Cheng’s arm tightly with both hands and shook it desperately: “I don’t want to go with them. I don’t want to go to Bincheng. I just want to be with Brother Xiaocheng and Uncle Wei. Please…”

    Qiu Yao turned around and looked at the Cao family and his wife with tears in his eyes. His eyes were full of resistance. He should have thought that these two people came with such a purpose!

    Mrs. Cao also shed tears. She reached out to take Qiu Yao’s hand and persuaded softly: “Yao Yao, be obedient. Bincheng is really nice. We will take good care of you and love you like our own children. We will take you to parks and amusement parks, okay?”

    “I don’t want it!” Qiu Yao suddenly shook off Mrs. Cao’s hand and held onto the corner of Cheng Cheng’s clothes tightly, refusing to let go. She cried more and more aggrievedly, “I only want Brother Xiaocheng and Uncle Wei!”

    Wei Zhi couldn’t stand it anymore and freed Qiu Yao’s arm from Mrs. Cao’s hand. He looked at her politely but without doubt: “I’m sorry, both of you, we have to think about Qiu Yao’s adoption again. Can we have a few words with Qiu Yao first?”

    Mr. Cao nodded quickly, took his wife, who was still wiping her tears, and said softly, “Talk slowly,” then turned and left the room.

    Wei Zhi looked at the backs of the two people leaving, thoughtfully.

    He turned the wheelchair to the other side of Qiu Yao and blocked the one-way viewing mirror: “Did your father say anything special to you before he was alive?”

    Qiu Yao stopped crying suddenly and slowly raised his head. His eyes were round and he looked at Wei Zhi in shock: “You…how do you know? Dad did say something to me, telling me not to tell others.”

    Wei Zhi looked at him with gentle but determined eyes: “It doesn’t matter. Tell uncle, this sentence is very important to us. It can help us find the bad people who hurt your father and you. If you don’t want to say it, don’t force it.”

    Qiu Yao sniffed and spoke with sobs: “He, he said, let me not trust anyone, except…except Wei Zhi.”

    After saying that, he couldn’t help but blush, missing his father’s gentle look and being afraid of those who had hurt him.

    Sure enough.

    Qiu Yao rejected other adopters. Those seemingly high-sounding reasons were not valid. Only this sentence was true.

    It seems that Qiu Xinyu’s suicide was not that simple at that time, and maybe it was also the handiwork of Shengxing Entertainment.

    Could it be that he had some leverage on Shengxing Entertainment… If that was the case, it would be reasonable for them to want to deal with Qiu Yao.

    Although Qiu Yao was still a child, he still remembered things. They were not sure whether Qiu Xinyu had told Qiu Yao any secrets, so they wanted to root out the situation.

    The reason why Tan Lou dealt with Qiu Yao was mainly because of this.

    “Qiu Yao, don’t be afraid, we will adopt you and take you back today.” Wei Zhi said loudly.

    Cheng Cheng looked at him in surprise: “Brother Wei…”

    Wei Zhi nodded lightly towards him: “I will take care of it. Qiu Yao must go back with us today.”

    He had asked Qiu Yao if he had any relatives a few years ago, but he had never found any. Why did a distant relative suddenly appear now?

    I think it was deliberately arranged by someone. Their coming today may have aroused suspicion. Qiu Yao is in danger anytime and anywhere.

    Cheng Cheng nodded blankly and held Qiu Yao’s hand tightly.

    He waited in the room with Qiu Yao. It didn’t take long for him to find that the Cao family and his wife had disappeared. Apparently they sensed something was wrong and left early.

    Wei Zhi went out and made a few calls. He spoke concisely and arranged the follow-up matters. He came back soon, took Cheng Cheng and Qiu Yao, and followed the people who came to meet him out of the police guest house.

    Along the way, there was silence, and anxiety lingered in the air.

    Qiu Yao was full of joy, but also a little uneasy. She sat between Wei Zhi and Cheng Cheng, holding the corners of their clothes tightly with her little hands. She was keenly aware of Wei Zhi’s solemnity and couldn’t help but curiously asked: “Uncle Wei, did something happen? You don’t look happy.”

    Wei Zhi hesitated for a while, but decided not to hide it: “The two people who came today are bad people. They want to take you away for a reason.”

    Cheng Cheng suddenly looked at Wei Zhi, shocked.Those two people obviously seemed very kind.

    But Qiu Yao seemed to suddenly understand something: “Did they kill dad? Now they want to harm me?”

    He was smart and realized something was wrong from the moment he was taken away by the police.

    Wei Zhi curled his fingers and shook his head: “It’s not the two people you saw today, but the people behind them. However, Qiu Yao, what Uncle Wei is doing now is to deal with those bad people. I won’t hide it from you, and I hope you won’t be trapped by these.”

    Qiu Yao opened his eyes wide and couldn’t help but cry. He missed his father.

    His eyes were swollen from crying, and by the time he got home, he was so tired that he fell asleep.

    Cheng Cheng only had one pair of hands and could not carry Wei Zhi out of the car after holding Qiu Yao. He whispered: “Brother Wei, you can get out of the car by yourself today.”

    Wei Zhi paused for two seconds, not expecting Cheng Cheng to say something specifically to him.He remembered the last time he pestered Cheng Cheng to hug him and blushed slightly.

    After returning home, Aunt Lan urgently packed up the guest room and let Qiu Yao move in.

    Cheng Cheng was worried that Qiu Yao would wake up in the middle of the night, so he decided to sleep with him the first night.

    Wei Zhi could only guard the empty room alone.

    He looked helplessly at the half-empty bed, trying to regain his sense and stop thinking.But he couldn’t control his mind. He lay on his back and looked at the dark ceiling, unable to help but miss Cheng Cheng’s warm body.

    Having a hug and then losing it is really a grinding thing.

    Cheng Cheng’s prediction was indeed correct. In the middle of the night, Qiu Yao was frightened by the nightmare and woke up, screaming loudly.

    He quickly turned on the light, held Qiu Yao in his arms and comforted him: “It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t be afraid…”

    Qiu Yao opened his eyes again in confusion, and the orchid-flavored pheromones overflowed involuntarily, and the glands in the back of his neck swelled and hurt.

    When he found himself in Cheng Cheng’s arms, he immediately hugged her tighter and sobbed: “Brother Xiao Cheng, my neck hurts so much.”

    “Neck pain?” Cheng Cheng lifted the quilt and took a look, seeing horrifyingly swollen glands.

    Fortunately, he studied the basics of medicine during this period and memorized the physiological knowledge. He understood that this was caused by gland swelling due to emotional ups and downs, and he could just put on the inhibitor patch in time.

    After struggling for a while, he finally lay down again. In the darkness, the two of them nestled together, smelling the scent of Cheng Cheng. Qiu Yao felt extremely at ease and slowly fell asleep.

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    The author has something to say: I feel like I can’t finish 25w, and I can’t even finish the main text. I’m confused whether I should cut the outline…

    It’s getting more and more deviated from the outline. I’ve been working on this chapter for a long time. At the beginning, Qiu Yao was going to be adopted by others, but now it’s not bad. QAQ

    Banxia novel, a lot of fun

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