Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Start All Over Again at Worst
On this side, Wen Chi had already pictured in his mind his miserable life in the future: being arrested and sent to prison, being estranged from his family, and being all alone after getting out of prison. On the other side, the two experts were so busy dealing with the orchid that they were dizzy. They were giving emergency treatment, contacting the institute to send people over, and reporting the situation to the leaders. No one dared to disturb them.
Seeing that the experts wouldn't be free for a while, Police Officer Tan Yong didn't want to just stand around. Probably because of Wen Chi's question earlier, Tan Yong walked up to Jian Lin.
"It seems that the experts have confirmed that this is definitely the extinct rare plant. May I ask, where did these orchids come from?"
Tan Yong looked friendly, as if he was just asking casually. But Jian Lin didn't dare to relax at all and answered carefully, "We don't really know."
It was the truth, but Tan Yong didn't believe it. He was smiling on the face but already thinking about how to investigate this matter...
"It's me!"
Tan Yong looked down and saw a pretty and lovely little face. The skin was as white as the first snow in winter, and the big eyes were so dark and full of life. It was really adorable.
Tan Yong had a four-year-old son at home and had always been regretful for not having a daughter. Seeing Sui Sui looking up with her head tilted, his heart almost melted. The serious look on him faded a lot and he squatted down in front of Sui Sui.
"Little friend, what's your name?"
"Sui Sui."
"Oh, Sui Sui, what a nice name." Tan Yong praised sincerely. But he didn't forget his task. He thought that the little kid might be a good breakthrough and was thinking about how to get closer to Sui Sui and make her tell what she knew.
Then, he saw Sui Sui looking eager for praise:
"I dug the grass!" She looked so proud that she almost had "I did it" written on her forehead!
Tan Yong was stunned. "You, you dug it?"
Jian Lin was also surprised. Yesterday when Wen Chi took out the grass from his bag, the live stream was off, so she didn't know either.
"Yes! Only I, Sui Sui, can find it in this mountain!"
She even used this grass to make juice for the destined one and cured his foot injury! She was really amazing!
Unfortunately, in everyone's eyes, no matter how powerful the little ginseng spirit was, she was just a three-year-old kid.
Tan Yong had just heard the experts say that there had never been any trace of Baishan Chunlan in this spring mountain. If there was any, it would only be in the deep mountains where people hardly dared to go! It was a "dead zone"! Even experienced wilderness survival experts might not be able to survive there. Could a three-year-old kid do it?
Tan Yong suspected that someone had instigated the little kid to take the blame. What a wicked thought!
Jian Lin saw the situation and thought it was going to be bad. She was just about to explain when Sui Sui got unhappy first.
"You don't believe me!" Sui Sui's little face puffed up.
Tan Yong quickly put on a perfunctory smile. "How could I not believe you? Uncle believes you. You're so great!"
This insincere praise couldn't fool Sui Sui. She stamped her feet in a hurry, not understanding why no one believed her.
"It was really her who brought it."
Someone stood up. It was Wen Chi. He had a complicated look on his face and gave Sui Sui a deep look. Then, facing the surprised and doubtful looks of Tan Yong and Jian Lin, he told the whole story of how he found this "grass" yesterday, including the part that Sui Sui made juice for him to drink.
At the end, he added, "If you don't believe it, you can check the shooting footage. Although the live stream was off yesterday, the camera was still on."
Wen Chi said these words completely with the intention of turning himself in. His voice was low and depressed.
Sui Sui was different. Her little tuft of hair was almost standing up. She proudly crossed her arms and blinked her eyes: See? See? It was her!
The moods of the two were in such a strong contrast!
Tan Yong and Jian Lin also had mixed feelings.
Tan Yong: "... Can we watch the video?"
Jian Lin: "... Of course."
Then, everyone fell silent again.
Tan Yong had a sudden thought and remembered the strangeness of these people when he first came.
"By the way, before you misunderstood the purpose of our visit, that means..."
Seeing that things had come to this, Jian Lin simply told everything about Sui Sui.
Tan Yong nodded while listening.
"So, you don't know the identity and home address of this child either?"
"Yes."
Tan Yong thought about it and shifted the suspicion to Sui Sui's mysterious family. What if her family were the poachers of rare plants and they found the Baishan Chunlan in the deep mountains and Sui Sui brought it out without knowing...
Whether it was the case or not, the most urgent thing now was to find out Sui Sui's identity.
As the team leader, Tan Yong began to assign tasks to his subordinates. Check the video, investigate Sui Sui's identity, take notes...
Jian Lin naturally cooperated and asked everyone to fully assist the police.
Halfway through, a staff member whispered something to Jian Lin. Her complexion changed and she walked out in a hurry.
After Wen Chi finished making the temporary record, he turned around and saw Xia Kai looking at him with teary eyes.
A muscular man was crying so hard. Wen Chi didn't feel touched but got goosebumps instead.
Xia Kai: "The 'thank you for the past two years' you said was for this?"
Wen Chi pressed his temple. "Not really."
Xia Kai: "You're just going to turn yourself in like this. Didn't you think about me, the people who support you, your fans?"
Wen Chi's attention shifted: "I still have fans?"
"That's not important!"
Xia Kai hugged his head and thought hard for a while, then suddenly said:
"If we turn ourselves in voluntarily, will we get a lighter sentence?"
"Maybe..."
"Don't worry! I'll get you the best lawyer!"
"Do you have the money?"
"No! But even if I have to sleep on the floor in the boss's office, I'll beg them to get you the most expensive lawyer! Let's try to get probation!"
Wen Chi almost laughed. It was really something that he could laugh at this moment.
"Okay, I don't have to go to such extremes to get a lawyer. I have money."
Xia Kai didn't believe it. His first reaction was: "Are you going to sell your house?"
Wen Chi wondered why he thought like that.
"I..."
Before he could finish, Xia Kai was already crying his eyes out.
"Why sell the house! The company should pay for the lawyer's fees! It's in the contract!"
"But..."
"Damn company! They don't even think about how much money you've made for them!"
"..."
"Don't be afraid. Even if we can't get probation, Brother Xia will be waiting for you outside. Start all over again if necessary!"
Wen Chi suddenly felt that his life wasn't a complete failure after all.