mtlumby2d Chapter 244: Orphan with Orphaned Parents
Chapter 244: Orphan with Orphaned Parents
When Su Xiaoxiao discovered the photo, Su Xiaoxiao on the other side also found some new clues.
The new clue is about Zhao Wei's assistant Liu Zeyang.
Liu Zeyang should not be his real name.
They found out that Liu Zeyang was not his parents' biological son, but was adopted.
Liu Zeyang's parents had been married for many years but had no children, so they later adopted a boy from an orphanage. Liu Zeyang was eight years old when he was adopted.
They asked Liu Zeyang's father Liu Tao, who said that Liu Zeyang was adopted from the Sunshine Welfare Home. All his relatives had passed away, and because he was too old, no one came to adopt him.
When he and his wife went there to pick the children, he was curled up in the corner. The look in his eyes was like that of a wounded deer, which immediately touched him.
So they brought him back and changed his name to Liu Zeyang. At that time, they were afraid that the child was too old and they couldn't raise him well. Unexpectedly, the child was very sensible and called them "Mom and Dad" every day, which made them feel very comfortable.
Liu Zeyang is not only sensible and good at studying, but also returned to Jingzhong after graduating from university and got a good position in the Zhao Group.
The company also provided him with an apartment. He now lives alone there. Although he doesn't come back often, he sends them money every month.
When Liu Tao mentioned his son, there was pride in his tone.
Liu Zeyang has forgotten his original name. It seems that his surname was Shi, but he can't remember his specific name.
The surname Shi is not that common.
Liu Zeyang's adoptive parents are both alive and well, and apparently have nothing to do with the Zhao Group. In their eyes, the Zhao Group is a good company, and it is an honor for their son to be able to join such a company.
So, the problem definitely does not lie with them. It seems necessary to visit the nursing home.
Su Xiaoxiao reported her idea to the two team leaders and took Xiaoyu to Sunshine Welfare Home.
The Sunshine Welfare Home is located in a very remote area and the conditions are not very good. The original color of the outer wall can no longer be seen and is covered with mottled marks.
Su Xiaoxiao stood at the gate and saw several children playing in the yard under the shade of a tree.
Upon hearing that they were here to see the dean, a staff member took them to the dean's office.
The conditions in the dean's office are also very simple. The dean is an old man in his sixties. He said that this place will soon be gone because someone has taken a fancy to this land and wants to demolish it to build a villa.
"Where will these children go in the future?" Su Xiaoxiao looked at the children playing in the yard.
"They will go to other welfare homes. The government will make arrangements for them."
"Oh, that's good. Dean, we're here today to ask you about a person. This person stayed in your welfare home many years ago, and was later adopted by a couple named Liu Tao. The adoption time was about 18 years ago."
"Eighteen years ago. That's a long time ago. I need to check."
The old dean stood up and walked towards a row of cabinets against the wall. The data of the past ten years had been entered into the computer, while the data from ten years ago were still in the cabinets.
He opened the cabinet and found the items inside were neatly arranged and numbered according to the year. He took out one of the boxes.
"You said that the child's last name is Shi, right?" He took out a bag from the cabinet. "There are not many children with the last name Shi in our welfare home. I still remember the child you mentioned. He came to our welfare home when he was more than six years old. At that time, we all called him Little Stone.
He was really pitiful. He had lost all his family and was sent to us. Adopters prefer young children. He was over six years old at the time, so he was not too old. However, he could already remember things, so it was not easy to find someone to adopt him.
Especially, his parents died in that way, which others think is unlucky. "
Su Xiaoxiao keenly grasped the meaning of the old dean's words, that Xiao Shitou's parents did not die of natural causes.
"I heard that he was killed by someone seeking revenge. He died a miserable death."
"Has the murderer been caught?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.
"I heard that the murderer was caught and committed suicide by jumping off a building after killing them. It's a pity for the child. If someone comes to me later, I usually don't talk about how his parents died. It has a bad influence on the child."
Su Xiaoxiao took photos of the information in the bag. It seemed that she had to go back and investigate the case. The person who jumped off the building to commit suicide might not be the real murderer. Maybe the child saw something back then.
"How long have you been running this welfare home?" Su Xiaoxiao asked casually.
"In fact, if we talk about history, this orphanage has a long history, at least more than 40 years."
"More than forty years, so long?" Su Xiaoxiao was a little surprised.
"Yes, I have been working here all the time. There have been several deans in the past, but I have been here the longest."
"No wonder the yard is a bit shabby. It's been more than 40 years. No wonder."
"This is not a house that was built more than 40 years ago. It was burned down more than 30 years ago, and it was rebuilt on the original site later."
"Why was it burned?"
"The conditions were not as good as they are now, and it was winter. There were stoves burning in the rooms. I don't know how the fire started, and the children were sleeping soundly. When the fire got bigger, we found that many children could not escape, and the staff did not escape either. It was New Year's Eve, and they had drunk and slept soundly.
I had another person who went home that night and saved his life. It was so tragic. Many people were burned to charcoal. "
"Was it man-made or an accident?"
"The final conclusion was an accident. The police arrested the two of us who survived and interrogated us for a long time because we were the only two people alive among the staff members. Everyone else was dead, so we became the biggest suspects.
But that night we both went home and didn’t go out at all, so they investigated and investigated, but in the end they didn’t find anything, so they closed the case as an accident.”
"How many people died?"
"There were about six staff members, and more than a dozen children died. It was tragic. If our place was not so remote, and if we could have discovered it earlier, there wouldn't be so many deaths.
The current house was renovated after that with the money donated by kind-hearted people. It has been renovated several times over the years, and I really feel reluctant to demolish it now."
Su Xiaoxiao felt very sad when she heard that so many people had died, especially many children.
No one knows which will come first, tomorrow or an accident. It's a pity for those children who didn't grow up.
When Su Xiaoxiao and Xiaoyu returned to the office, they found that someone had brought them afternoon tea.
Su Xiaoxiao sent the information to Li Yan. She would check the case files of Xiao Shitou's parents herself, but she needed Li Yan's help to check some residences. She now knew how nice it was to have a computer expert around her.
"Xiangnan is sending afternoon tea again. I think he is pretty good. Would you like to consider it?" Li Yan handed a piece of cake to Su Xiaoxiao.
What? Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment. She had read the chat records and knew that the prodigal son often sent them afternoon tea. So his name was also Xiangnan? !