Strange Cards

Chapter 296 Severe Judgment

"But...but..."

"Don't worry, sis, there aren't many 'buts'."

Shi Yu looked at the traffic light, which had turned green, and gently pressed the accelerator, slowly driving along the lane.

"Do you remember the day we went to the hospital to pick up Xiao Jiu?"

"When Xiao Jiu woke up, the first thing she called out to you was 'Mom,' which proves that Xiao Jiu knows you are her mother."

"What if she goes with her biological parents?"

"I'm not worried about her leaving me. What I'm worried about is that after she leaves, she might get some minor illness and be abandoned by those parents again. At that time, we might not be able to run into each other again."

"They dared to abandon Xiao Jiu for a fever caused by encephalitis. I don't even want to think about what would happen if she had a serious illness."

"I've already lost a child once, and I don't want to lose one a second time."

Shi Yu opened the car's built-in refrigerator and handed a bottle of ice-cold mineral water to Liu Andao.

"I'm still here, sis."

"Believe me."

Shi Yu's words seemed to have some kind of magic, gradually calming down the somewhat restless Liu An.

……

Inside the Public Security Bureau.

Beihai, who came to help handle the matter, looked at the two people who had woken up in the police station and were throwing a tantrum. He was already thinking of turning off the body camera and letting them taste the flavor of a police baton.

Beihai had heard a little about Liu Yu's incident back then. After all, it was quite a novel thing for the Public Security Bureau at the time for a hunter to personally adopt and register a child.

Moreover, Bei Hai was also aware that Liu Yu was an abandoned child, because when Liu An submitted the documents, Bei Hai happened to be passing by with a cup of tea and chatting with his colleagues for a while, and he saw the documents that Liu An had left there.

A short while later, Shi Yu and Liu An walked into the police station one after the other. Just as Liu An entered, the woman screamed and pounced on him as if she had seen a formidable enemy.

When Beihai reached out to stop Shigure, he wasn't trying to stop the woman, but rather to stop Shigure.

Seeing the woman rushing towards him, Shigure used a move from his martial arts style to borrow the woman's strength and then flung her back, causing her to slam hard against the wall.

Looking at the frame and public notice that had been shaken down by the woman, Shi Yu embarrassedly opened the black hole and took out a few stacks of money.

"I'm sorry, Captain Beihai, I only reported a tiny bit."

"Here's 30,000 yuan. I'll pay for this thing; the rest I'll donate to you."

Beihai nodded, gesturing for his colleague to take the money from Shiyu's hand.

"That matter is over, but what follows is a bit troublesome."

"After all, if someone is knocked unconscious and there are so many people watching, it will be difficult to deal with them if they start causing trouble."

Shigure calmly removed the golden lotus flower from her collar and turned it into a hunter's identity card.

"Captain Beihai, as a criminal investigator, you should be quite familiar with us hunters, the kind of guys who work with their heads on the line."

"Hunters are not bound by laws and regulations during missions. Even if they break the law, they must wait until the mission is over to report to the chief hunter and the chief, and then a high-level meeting can be held before they can be tried."

"I didn't kill that woman; I just used her momentum to throw her back."

"If I really wanted to kill them, they wouldn't even be able to see me. I have a Nightmare-level Demon King in my possession."

"To be honest, I really don't want to communicate with them."

"My lawyer will be here soon, thank you for your help."

Beihai nodded, and then Shiyu took a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from her pocket and tossed it to Beihai.

Beihai took the cigarette, opened it, and took a puff.

"You can't bribe me with these good cigarettes, kid.

"I am a police officer, although not a public officer, but if this kind of matter is in my hands, I will handle it impartially, and it is impossible for me to do anything for personal gain."

"I know, that's why I never intended to bribe you."

"I just want those two scumbags to go to jail."

"Their life or death is none of my business."

Soon, the lawyer that Shi Yu had called arrived, and Liu An, as if she had lost her backbone, followed closely behind Shi Yu.

Shi Yu looked at her sister, who used to be fearless, patted Liu An on the shoulder, and then started talking to the lawyer.

"Attorney Wang, please help me."

The man known as Law King adjusted his glasses and nodded.

"I will certainly do my best to fulfill Mr. Shi's request."

"What are your requirements for this commission?"

Shiyu rubbed her chin for a while, looking at the man who was about to rush over and beat her up but was subdued by Beihai.

"Take them down to their deaths, sentence them to the highest possible level."

"It would be best to kill both of them, since they already have a history of abandoning a child."

Wang Lu nodded, opened the document in his hand, and said.

"I understand Mr. Shi's request."

"However, there is one thing I need to remind you: legally, there is no crime called abandoning a child. According to what you said, that could be considered intentional homicide."

"Please provide me with all the documents from that time. If things really escalate, I'll almost certainly win this lawsuit."

"I can't believe they managed to turn things around."

Shi Yu nodded, and a moment later a mechanical bird controlled by smoke flew in from outside the police station, bringing with it a USB drive containing the video footage recorded by the basic armed forces during Shi Yu's mission to the abandoned hospital.

Shi Yu handed the USB drive to Wang Lu and took Liu An's forearm.

"Thank you for your help."

"My sister is a bit emotionally unstable, so I took her home first."

"I'll give you overtime pay and a late-night snack allowance since it's so late. I've already sent it to your WeChat."

Wang Lu looked at the money Shi Yu transferred but did not accept it. Instead, he carefully put away the USB drive.

"No need, Mr. Shi."

"You've already paid a very generous commission this time. It would be foolish of me to accept any more money."

"You and your sister should go back and rest. Leave everything here to me."

Shi Yu nodded, and after Wang Lu turned around, Shi Yu quickly opened the black hole, took out another wad of money, and threw it to Hokkaido.

"Captain Beihai, I feel a little bad that you guys won't have dinner now."

"Dinner is on me. There's about ten thousand here. Everyone can eat whatever they want."

"After all, it's troublesome for you guys, and you might have to work overtime tonight. If there's any left over after factoring in the late-night snack allowance, I'll donate it to you as usual."

"I'm leaving with my sister first."

As Shi Yu spoke, she pulled Liu An out of the police station, while Bei Hai looked at the money in his hand and put it on the table.

"Did you hear what Brother Shiyu said? I'll use this money to buy takeout for everyone who did this today. If there's any left over, I'll treat everyone to a late-night snack after we finish today's business."

Beihai's words drew cheers from the crowd, and Beihai took another cigarette from the Zhonghua cigarette that Shiyu had given him, lit it, and said.

"I never expected that an eighteen-year-old could be so worldly-wise."

"With this extra money, I have no choice but to work harder to get things done."

Beihai took out a puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled the smoke from his mouth.

"Shigure..."

"Why does this name sound so familiar? Have I ever handled a case related to him before?"

"Now, if you're eighteen, you have to go back three or four years, to around twelve or thirteen years old."

"This kid is so worldly-wise, it's like he's been around the block. No one could find fault with what he did."

"Check it out and see if there are any files related to this kid."

Beihai threw his finished cigarette into the trash can, ordered takeout for everyone, and then returned to his office to start looking through the files.

……

Shi Yu drove quickly to the outside of Jiangtian Haoyuan. Just as Shi Yu was about to drive the car onto the ferry to the island, Liu An suddenly grabbed Shi Yu's arm and said.

"Could we stop for a moment, Xiaoyu?"

"I'm... not sure how to face Xiao Jiu right now."

Shi Yu, seeing Liu An's terrified expression, knew what Liu An was thinking and gently pushed Liu An's hand away.

"Don't worry, Xiao Jiu's temperament and personality are very similar to yours. She's not the kind of person who can't tell the situation apart."

"No matter what Xiao Jiu's biological parents are like, Xiao Jiu calls you 'Mom,' so you are Xiao Jiu's mother."

"It's perfectly normal for a mother to go back to see her daughter, isn't it?"

"Let's go, otherwise it will be difficult for Xiao Jiu to sleep alone tonight if it gets dark."

As Liu An listened to Shi Yu's words, he gradually loosened his grip, while Shi Yu floored the gas pedal and steered the boat onto the ferry, slowly making their way home.

After the two arrived on the island, Shiyu parked the car in the island's parking lot. Then, Shiyu turned around and saw Liuyu sitting at the door of her house, holding two bowls of wontons and waiting patiently.