Chapter 346: She Can’t Be a Police Officer Anymore

Madam Xu looked at the photo and sighed. She said, “This is a photo of Xiao Yi when he was eighteen years old. At this time, he had already gone to university. He had managed to get into the medical university when he was just seventeen, and his high school class had taken his graduation photo. The teachers had to call him back for the photo.

“At that time, his parents had just passed away three years ago.”

No wonder he always looked gloomy.

The young man at that time had probably not recovered from the grief of his parents’ passing.

Jiaren Wu suddenly asked, “Can you give me this photo?”

Hearing that, Madam Xu looked at Wei Shuyi.

Wei Shuyi felt that it was strange. He asked Jiaren Wu, “Why do you want this photo?” There were so many embarrassing photos of him, but she strangely chose this one.

Why?

Jiaren Wu said, “It looks good.”

Wei Shuyi looked at her deeply and finally said, “Forget it. I still have many photos at home. If you want them, I’ll give them to you.”

“Fine.”

They didn’t stay for dinner, and the two of them left the Chen Family home around three in the afternoon.

Wei Shuyi brought Jiaren Wu to his home. When he got home, he found the photos. Jiaren Wu sat cross-legged on the sofa and looked through all the photo albums. She was extremely satisfied.

Wei Shuyi was playing a game at the side. When he looked up, he saw Jiaren Wu staring at his photo in a daze.

He got up from the sofa without batting an eyelid and walked behind Jiaren Wu. He noticed that she was looking at a picture of him when he was eighteen or nineteen. This picture was taken in the winter. He had worn a checkered scarf as he abruptly looked back while standing in the Medical University’s field.

He remembered that Zhu Zhen had taken this photo.

That day, the sun was shining brightly. After class, they had agreed to go to the field to bask in the sun. Zhu Zhen had suddenly called for his doctor. Wei Shuyi had turned his head slightly, and Zhu Zhen had caught his picture the moment he looked back.

“Zhu Zhen took this photo for me.”

Wei Shuyi’s voice suddenly rang in her ears, startling Jiaren Wu.

Jiaren Wu looked up at him and asked, “Was Zhu Zhen on good terms with you?”

“Yes, Old Zhu was a good person.” That was why when Old Zhu passed away, he couldn’t accept this news for a few days.

Wei Shuyi took a detour to sit beside Jiaren Wu.

Jiaren Wu looked at the photo while Wei Shuyi looked at her.

Suddenly, she heard Wei Shuyi ask, “I have a question I’ve been wanting to ask for a long time.”

“Yes?” Jiaren Wu shifted her gaze from the photo album to Wei Shuyi’s face, “What?”

Wei Shuyi looked at Jiaren Wu’s beautiful peach blossom eyes and asked, “Did we know each other before?”

Jiaren Wu’s smile faded.

“Why do you ask?” Her natural reaction made Wei Shuyi doubt himself.

Was it just my imagination?

“I don’t know why, but sometimes, I get the feeling you know me…” He trailed off, afraid that Jiaren Wu might misinterpret his meaning. He added, “I mean, we might have met before we met at the bar?”

Instead of answering his question, Jiaren Wu asked. “Wei Shuyi, have you ever liked anyone else before?”

Wei Shuyi narrowed his eyes and shook his head. “I don’t think so.” Perhaps, he had fallen for someone when he was young, but that person had lied to him.

Jiaren Wu said, “We’ve never met before.”

“Is that so?”

Wei Shuyi didn’t ask any more questions. Seeing that it was getting late, he decided to make dinner. He stood up and walked toward the kitchen. As he walked, he asked Jiaren Wu, “What do you want to eat for dinner?”

Jiaren Wu said, “I’ll eat whatever you cook.”

Wei Shuyi nodded and rolled up his sleeves, preparing to scoop the rice.

Jiaren Wu’s gaze fell on the acrylic pendant on the bag.

***

After resting for two days, Jiaren Wu went to work in the bureau in high spirits.

There were a few more young faces in the bureau. The team had lost some brothers, so naturally some new people had joined this new family. Jiaren Wu walked over to Kang Hui and handed him the soy milk she had brought from Wei Shuyi’s house. “It’s fresh from the morning. It’s still warm.”

Kang Hui took the soy milk and took a sip before saying, “Jiaren, Ah Xu’s mother went to the nursing home today.”

Her smile froze. She stood beside Kang Hui and asked him, “What about the parents of the others?”

“Those who have brothers are better off. Those who only have one child, even if they are still active now, will enter a nursing home sooner or later when they are old. Their children are no longer around, so who can they rely on?” Kang Hui drank a mouthful of soy milk, feeling very upset.

“Our brothers died in the line of duty. They received flowers and glory, but their parents had nowhere to go and did not have a good ending.” Kang Hui felt that the soy milk was so bitter that he could not drink it.

No matter how many flowers there were, no matter how high their glory was, those officers’ parents had become people without support.

Jiaren Wu remained silent.

She felt powerless.

In the afternoon, Tang Kemiao, Tang Jiangyun’s niece, came to the police station. She only said one sentence to Kang Hui. “I will contact the lawyer and auction Uncle’s courtyard house. I will pay for the expenses of those uncles going to the nursing home.”

The young lady said in a very low voice, “Just take it as atonement for my uncle.”

Overnight, the young lady whom Tang Jiangyun had doted on suddenly grew up.

Jiaren Wu’s heart ached as she watched the girl leave.

If she knew that she had been poisoned, how much despair would she feel?

When Jiaren Wu returned home that night, she talked to Wei Shuyi over the phone and told him about this. Wei Shuyi asked. “Didn’t the government compensate them?”

“Yes, but it’s not much. At most, that amount can support their parents for a few years.” Jiaren Wu smiled bitterly. “What are they going to do after a few years? Swallow medicine and commit suicide, or hang themselves?”

Wei Shuyi didn’t deny that.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this.” Jiaren Wu also knew that this world had many people that they could not help. She lay on her bed and suddenly felt lonely. “Brother Wei, when are we getting our marriage