diskusbooks Chapter 142 I Won't Be a Stillborn Baby 1
Chapter 142 I Won't Be a Stillborn Baby 1
Xiao Xiao walked to the bench outside the north gate of the community, sat down, and threw away the bones, which smelled terrible.
The steamed buns have an off smell; they smell like they've gone bad.
She threw it into the trash can too.
"Auntie, will calling the police do any good? You just said that I only have minor injuries. The police will probably just give him a warning and won't take any real punishment."
I want to do it my way.
The system auntie smiled and slowly explained:
"Calling the police is just us, as citizens of this society, giving the law a chance and respecting its dignity. It doesn't mean that we have to obey the law in everything."
It's just us, as human beings, showing respect for the law.
What the system aunt didn't say was that the law, which is supposed to be a sacred thing, will eventually be ruined by humans.
Xiao Xiao's eyes widened slightly; it was the first time she had ever heard of such a claim.
She rubbed her stomach and sighed:
"All right!"
As she spoke, she got up and went to the food stall, looking pitifully at a college student with clear eyes.
This community is a redeveloped resettlement housing area, and many recent college graduates come here to rent apartments because of the cheap rent.
"Brother, can you call the police for me?"
Su Xueheng, who was eating rice noodles, was stunned and looked hesitantly at the dirty three-year-old girl in front of him.
His face was scarred, he was barefoot, and his injured arm was tightly gripping the hem of his t-shirt; he looked extremely nervous.
Are children being trafficked?
Stepparents abusing children?
Father and mother dead, abused by grandmother?
In an instant, several thoughts flashed through my mind.
"Uh--Yes, of course, little friend. What's your name? What happened? Who hit you?"
Xiao Xiao looked at him pitifully and said:
“It was my stepmother who hit me. She wouldn’t let me eat, and she hit and bit me. I miss my mom.”
Xiao Xiao's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke.
In her mind, she saw the video provided by her aunt.
During the months that the original owner was abused, her mother never appeared. It wasn't until her deathbed, in the ICU, that the original owner finally saw her mother at the last moment.
At that time, the original owner was already unconscious and could not open her eyes. When she heard her mother say that her mother had come, she shed two tears.
Unfortunately, it was all too late.
When they met again, they were already separated by death.
She asked the system aunt why the original owner's mother didn't look for her.
After a moment of silence, the system auntie said:
"The original owner's mother was just an ordinary person. She had to work, and the original owner's father promised to take good care of her. So her mother didn't think much of it until the very last moment when she found out the truth."
Xiao Xiao was very sad when she heard this.
How desperate the original owner must have been!
She didn't know how to call the police, and she couldn't remember her mother's phone number, so she could only keep company with the devil all alone.
They were subjected to daily beatings, abuse, and mental intimidation and torture.
She could beg from her neighbors every day and rummage through garbage cans to eat. She lived such a humble life, hoping that her mother would come back to take her away one day.
But how could the demons allow it?
"No, I won't call the police. Thank you, sir."
Xiao Xiao suddenly changed her mind and stopped the boy from dialing 110.
"You little kid, if you keep doing this, you'll probably get beaten up again. Should we call the police? Or have your mom come pick you up?"
"No, brother, thank you. The law is useless against some people."
Xiao Xiao refused the older boy's suggestion to call the police, and also rejected the ideas instilled in her by the system's "auntie".
Why should she give the law face?
Does the face of the law matter?
I gave the law face and called the police!
Will they beat me to death when I get home?
When it comes to death, the law is nothing!
Even after consulting a lawyer, the law cannot provide you with justice.
If you can't provide any real value, why should people respect you?
Do you deserve the respect of the people?
It can be said that from the day the law was born, it has been a tool used by those in power to rule over the common people.
It's not meant to be used to seek justice for ordinary people.
In ancient times, common people said, "The government office faces south; if you have reason but no money, don't come in."
The disciples of ancient sages said, "Rites do not apply to commoners, and punishments do not apply to high officials."
Legal experts nowadays say: An ordinary citizen should never break the law.
Because you broke the law, the law will definitely punish you.
But when you encounter problems and want to seek legal help, the law may not necessarily be able to help you.
Xiao Xiao firmly believes in her own ideas.
After hesitating for a while, the young man put down his phone when he saw that Xiaoxiao insisted, and asked the owner for a basket of steamed buns to give to Xiaoxiao.
After thanking them briefly and having eaten and drunk their fill, they leisurely returned to their apartment building.
In the room, only the stepmother, Zhao Xiaoyan, was at home at noon, throwing and shoving things around.
My father, Huang Xinbo, is still at work and hasn't come home yet.
"Auntie, where's my stun gun?!"
Originally, I was thinking of asking around if anyone had elderly people with insomnia so I could get some sleeping pills.
But since we have stun guns, why go through all that trouble?
"Yes, here you go, but we'll deduct ten yuan for storage."
"All right!"
In the short time it took her to lower her head and sigh, she already had an electric baton in her hand, a gift from her friend in the mission world.
With the stun gun in hand, Xiao Xiao's sense of bravado surged.
He raised one leg and kicked the door hard, bang bang bang.
"Who is it?! I'm going to die!"
Zhao Xiaoyan angrily shuffled in her slippers, flung open the door, and saw Xiao Xiao standing outside. Her face contorted with rage, she went up and kicked her.
"You little beast, you dare to come back?"
Xiao Xiao suddenly stepped back and swung the stun gun on her back, hitting Zhao Xiaoyan's foot.
"what--"
Zhao Xiaoyan screamed and fell to the ground.
The little girl's mind was filled with images of the original owner being beaten. When three-year-old Huang Xiaoxiao was hanging clothes to dry, the clothes were dragging on the ground, and Zhao Xiaoyan picked up a clothes hanger and slapped the little girl hard on the back.
The girl was rolling on the ground in pain from being whipped, begging for mercy, but the whipping wouldn't let go.
They only stopped when they were tired of hitting each other.
Since that's the case, she won't stop.
After several electric shocks, Zhao Xiaoyan's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Xiao Xiao grabbed her hair and used all her strength to drag her into the house.
Then, the security gate was closed, isolating the inside from the outside.
She found transparent tape in the drawer and wrapped Zhao Xiaoyan's hands, feet, and legs with the tape.
Even if Zhao Xiaoyan woke up, she would have no room to struggle.
She took a small breath, looked back, and realized, oh, she forgot, her mouth wasn't sealed shut.
She squatted down and wrapped Zhao Xiaoya's mouth with two more layers of tape, leaving only her nostrils open for breathing.
Then, open the refrigerator and take out the grapes and melon.
These were foods that the original owner of this body had never eaten since arriving in this family.
Every time, I would watch longingly as my father and stepmother sat together, chatting and laughing as they ate fruit.
She was forced to stand barefoot as punishment.
Now, she's going to enjoy a delicious meal.
Zhao Xiaoyan woke up quickly. As Xiaoxiao was eating her second piece of watermelon, she opened her eyes and stared at Xiaoxiao in disbelief.