Jiajia reluctantly got into the car: "Where are you taking me? I'm telling you, I'm not going to see my dad."
Li Dawei said, "Let's go to the police station first, then I'll take you home."
Jiajia immediately tensed up and shouted, "I'm not going home! I'm not going home!"
Li Dawei was a little surprised: "If you're not going home, where do you want to go? You just want to stay in this bar?"
Jiajia's eyes reddened: "Don't worry about where I'm going!"
Li Dawei sighed: "Jiajia, from what I've observed, you don't want to do this kind of work, but you're forcing yourself to do it, and now you don't want to go home? There must be a reason for this, right?"
Jiajia tilted her head to one side: "Why should I tell you? Let me get off the bus."
Li Dawei deliberately increased the car's speed: "I've said it countless times, we're like brother and sister, your business is my business, and I'll definitely see it through to the end."
Jiajia was silent for a moment: "Fine, for the money. I've said my piece, let me off the bus!"
Li Dawei tentatively asked, "You live in a big villa, you don't seem to be short of money at all! Besides, if you really don't have any pocket money, you still have my master! Why would you do this? There must be a reason, right?"
Jiajia was both annoyed and aggrieved: "What's it to you?"
Li Dawei said, "Are you angry? I didn't tell you the truth? Your stepfather, Mr. Yu, seems to be very wealthy."
Jiajia got even angrier: "His money is his, what does it have to do with me?"
Li Dawei continued to probe, "What? Don't you get along with Mr. Yu?"
Jiajia glared at him: "Whether it's good or bad is my business, it's none of your concern! Stop the car right now, or I'll jump out!"
Li Dawei deliberately drove faster: "Today, I really have to teach you a lesson."
Jiajia panicked: "What are you going to do? Are you a robber?"
"Nothing much, we'll be there soon."
A wicked smile appeared on Li Dawei's face as he sped towards the police station.
Upon arrival, Li Dawei first let Jiajia rest in the reception hall, and then immediately reported to Li Mu, who was on duty that day.
After recounting what had happened, Li Dawei asked with a puzzled look, "Director Li, I feel like something's not right. Her stepfather lives in a big villa and is so rich, so why does she insist on working at a bar? She seems very reluctant to go back to that home."
"Also, through my conversation with her, I learned that she doesn't dislike her master as much as she claims. On the contrary, she seems quite fearful and wary of going home. Could something have happened to her?"
Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps there is some hidden story. Let's go and take a look."
Upon arriving at the police reception hall, Li Mu looked at Jiajia, smiled, and revealed a kind expression.
"This must be Officer Chen's daughter. She's so cute."
Jingjing rolled her eyes at Li Mu: "I'm eighteen years old, an adult, not a child anymore. Why use the word 'cute'?"
Li Mu smiled a little awkwardly and continued, "Okay, let's chat as friends. I'm your dad's colleague. Is there anything you want to say? I can help you."
Jiajia glanced at him expressionlessly.
Li Mu smiled, unconcerned, and continued, "Have you encountered anything lately? If so, be sure to tell us. We are police officers, and your father's colleagues as well. We will definitely punish the bad guys and protect your safety."
Jiajia stared at Li Mu for a moment, hesitated, and then shook her head.
Seeing this, Li Mu stopped trying; the girl was clearly very wary. Moreover, there were some things she was embarrassed to say in person, especially to a man.
Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Don't you want to go home?"
Jiajia quickly shook her head and said nervously, "No... I'm not going home."
Li Mu said, "Okay, I won't go home today. Do you know Xia Jie?"
Jiajia glanced at him and said, "You mean Sister Xia Jie? Of course I know her. We've known each other since we were little, and she often took me out to play."
Li Mu was not surprised by her answer. Ten years ago, Xia Jie's father was the director of the Balihe Police Station, and Chen Xincheng had also worked in Balihe for one or two decades. At that time, he was a police officer there.
As family members of the police station, the two are only three or four years apart in age. They met when they were young and even played together, so it's not surprising.
Li Mu said, "Alright, since you know Xia Jie, why don't you go to Xia Jie's house to rest today!"
Jiajia thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Mm!"
Li Mu contacted Xia Jie and immediately drove to Xia Jie's house.
Upon seeing Xia Jie, Jiajia exclaimed happily, "Sister Xia Jie?"
Xia Jie happily said, "Jiajia? You're so grown up now. Come on, let's go to my house. My mom went on a trip, so I'm all alone at home. I'll sleep with my sister tonight. We haven't seen each other for years, let's have a good chat."
Jiajia said, "Thank you, Sister Xia Jie!"
……
On the way back, Li Dawei said, "Jiajia is acting a bit strangely. Something must be wrong. Why don't we take this opportunity to ask her properly?"
Li Mu said, "She's just a little girl, and she won't even talk about her father. It's normal for her to be wary of us. It'll be too difficult to get anything out of her. But Xia Jie is her childhood friend and playmate. We should be able to get some information out of her."
"I've already told Xia Jie to subtly inquire and find out what's going on."
Li Dawei nodded in sudden realization: "I see. I'll come over tomorrow morning and find out more about it."
……
However, as night deepened, everyone drifted off to sleep.
Xia Jie was awakened from her sleep by a crying sound. She opened her eyes groggily and found that Jiajia was lying next to her, sobbing softly.
Xia Jie hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Jiajia? Why are you crying?"
Jiajia didn't react at all, her eyes tightly closed, tears streaming down her face, pleading frantically and helplessly, "No...don't do this..."
Xia Jie looked puzzled and gently shook Jiajia awake: "Jiajia!"
Jiajia woke up with tears streaming down her face, still gripped by fear.
Xia Jie hugged Jiajia tightly: "Jiajia, don't be afraid, you're at your sister's house."
Jiajia suddenly burst into tears.
Xia Jie patted her back and gently comforted her, "Tell me what's wrong, and I'll help you."
Jiajia left Xia Jie's embrace, took out her phone from beside her pillow, and found a video. The video was obviously secretly filmed, with the camera pointed at Jiajia herself.
In the picture, Jiajia is sitting there drawing when suddenly the tightly closed door is opened and Mr. Yu walks in: "What are you doing, Jiajia?"
Jiajia immediately became alert, her body stiffening: "Draw."
Mr. Yu approached Jiajia and asked, "Is this the homework the teacher assigned?"
Jiajia's voice trembled: "Yes."
Mr. Yu leaned down behind Jiajia and put his arm around her, saying, "You've improved! Are you cold?"
Jiajia was resisting fiercely when the camera suddenly went black, clearly the phone had been bumped. Only Jiajia's voice was recorded: "What are you doing? If you do that again, I'll scream! Auntie, Auntie!"
The sound stopped.
Xia Jie froze, her hands and feet turning ice-cold!
……
The next morning, in order to find out what had happened, Li Dawei arrived at Xia Jie's door early.
Xia Jie knocked on the door and quickly opened it.
"Shhh-keep it down."
Li Dawei looked at her in confusion: "What's going on?"
Xia Jie looked hesitant and found it difficult to speak.
Li Dawei said, "What exactly happened? Tell me!"
Xia Jie said, "It's Jiajia..."
Li Dawei immediately became serious: "Jiajia? What happened to her? We couldn't get a answer from her yesterday?"
Xia Jie sighed and said, "Promise me first that you calm down and listen to me calmly."
Li Dawei's expression immediately turned serious. He took a deep breath and said, "Go ahead and tell me. What haven't I seen? I can handle this much."
Xia Jie hesitated for a moment before saying, "Last night, Jiajia was awakened by a nightmare and showed me her phone. It showed..."
After hearing Xia Jie's account, Li Dawei flew into a rage: "That beast! Damn it! I think he's tired of living!"
Xia Jie quickly grabbed Li Dawei's arm: "Li Dawei, you just promised to stay calm!"
Li Dawei shook off Xia Jie's hand: "Calm down! How can I stay calm with this kind of scum! Watch how I deal with him!"
Xia Jie grabbed Li Dawei's arm again and whispered, "Li Dawei, what are you doing!"
Li Dawei's eyes turned red with anger, and he gritted his teeth.
"I'm going to settle accounts with that scumbag. I'm going to make him pay the price."
Xia Jie said, "You have to think about Jiajia! Jiajia repeatedly told me not to tell anyone."
"I'm calm. I'm calm," Li Dawei said as he rushed out of Xia Jie's house, started the car, and drove off, heading towards the villa he had visited the previous night.
Xia Jie knew he would definitely cause trouble for that person. She had watched the video last night and also wanted to beat Mr. Yu up right away. However, as a police officer, and a trainee officer at that, if Li Dawei really beat someone up, it would be difficult to handle the situation, and he might not even pass the probationary period.
After thinking for a moment, he quickly dialed Li Mu's number.
After working a night shift, Li Mu had just lain down to sleep for a while when he received a call from Xia Jie.
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