139 Unable to Control Her Feelings (2/2)
”Yes, of course.” The old lady went forward and pulled opened the curtains. Dust particles flew down at once.
From the moment that the old lady pulled open the curtains, An Xiaoning cried out in alarm and took two steps back. If Ma Jianguo did not grab hold of her, she would have landed on the ground.
”Team leader… what's wrong?” Ma Jianguo's eyes circled around the house, feeling slightly creeped out.
An Xiaoning composed her emotions and looked towards the wardrobe at one corner. She was sure that she had seen a small figure with two small pigtails drifting there from the window.
If she had not seen wrongly, that small figure was the victim's daughter.
She scanned around the house and realized that the little girl was the only soul present.
An Xiaoning reached out and pinched Ma Jianguo's arm. ”Bring the old lady out, you two go out too.”
Ma Jianguo couldn't be more grateful and went out hurriedly.
An Xiaoning was the only one left in the room at this point.
She looked towards the wardrobe and said, ”Little girl, come out now, I can see you. Sister is not scared of you.”
The little girl did not move. However, An Xiaoning plucked up her courage and went forward.
She stood right before her, with only two inches between them.
An Xiaoning bent down slowly, her hands shaking slightly. Seeing a child like that was unbearable to her inside.
”Listen to Sister, okay? I'm a police officer, here to nab the bad guy who did this to you and your parents. I won't do anything to you.”
The little girl looked at her and only cried. She reached out her hand constantly to wipe her tears away.
An Xiaoning reached out her hand and patted her slowly. ”Don't be scared, Sister will help you. Are your parents still around?”
The little girl shook her head.
An Xiaoning thought that would have been the case and smiled at her. ”Then, why are you still here? Can you tell Sister?”
Her face looked extremely scared. A five-year-old child like her had been staying in that form for so long. If she were still alive, she would have been a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old teenager.”
Seeing that she would not speak, An Xiaoning did not rush to probe her for any answers. Instead, she took out a few sweets and placed them in her palm. Looking at the girl with a wide grin, she assured her, ”Try one, it's very sweet.”
She took a look at An Xiaoning and eventually reached out and put a sweet into her mouth.
An Xiaoning looked at the sweet that remained in her palm. It was originally fine, but after the little girl took it, it instantly turned bad.
Throwing it onto the floor, An Xiaoning asked, ”Is it sweet?”
The little girl nodded.
”Do you want to go with Sister? I'll bring you to have nice food, okay?”
She nodded. After all, she was only a five-year-old child.
An Xiaoning went to the doorway and told Ma Jianguo, ”Quickly, get me a larger umbrella here.”
”Okay.”