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More and more netizens reached a consensus, feeling that Grandma's behavior was indeed suspicious. Many users rushed to the police station to report the matter, demanding a thorough investigation.
The police acted quickly, soon entering my house with professional equipment.
They meticulously scanned the floors and corners using near-infrared spectroscopy technology. Under the blue light, faint traces of what appeared to be large amounts of blood were revealed, sending chills down one’s spine.
In the surveillance room, the officers reviewed the community's security footage. On the day of Jiajia's disappearance, Grandma Li was seen entering and exiting multiple times, each time carrying a black garbage bag. The footage looked increasingly suspicious.
With this lead, the police quickly summoned Jiajia's Grandmother to the station for questioning.
However, upon arriving in the interrogation room, she feigned innocence and avoided discussing key issues.
Grandma Li sobbed uncontrollably, claiming, "I am truly wronged; she just wants to extort money from me."
Her acting skills were so impressive that if placed in the entertainment industry, she could easily win an award. This infuriated the police, yet they found themselves at a loss; after all, the law emphasizes evidence, and mere words were not enough.
Due to a lack of direct evidence, the case quickly fell into a stalemate, and the police had no choice but to suspend their investigation.
Meanwhile, Jiajia's mother happened to come across my novel. The details described within stirred a strong sense of unease within her.
Those plot points acted like keys, unlocking corners of her memory that had been overlooked.
She recalled Grandma Li's various abnormal behaviors after her daughter went missing. At that time, Grandma Li had used various excuses to prevent her from reporting it to the police. In her anxiety over her daughter’s disappearance, she hadn’t fully considered the oddities.
In fact, after Jiajia went missing, she had secretly gone to the police station to file a report, but was told that a person needed to be missing for over 24 hours for it to be considered a case.
At that time, she still believed Grandma Li’s claim that her daughter was just playing outside and would return soon. However, as one day passed with no sign of her daughter returning, when she prepared to report again, Grandma Li threw a fit—crying and causing a scene—claiming that Jiajia was under her care and that reporting it would only drive her to despair.
Jiajia's Father, overly filial and worried that something might truly happen to his wife, struck her with a slap.
She had already been weak from not eating or resting all day while searching for their daughter, and the blow knocked her unconscious.
When she woke up in the hospital, Jiajia's Father apologized and claimed he had already called the police, which she believed without question.
Now, seeing the novel, she went straight to the police station to inquire about the report. The result shocked her—there was no record of any report at all.
Furious, Jiajia's Mother returned home and confronted her husband, "Why did you lie to me? Our daughter is missing, and you never called the police!"
Jiajia's Father looked guilty and explained, "At that time, when our daughter went missing, Mom was crying and refused to let me call the police. She even said she would rather die if I did. And you were unconscious; I really had no choice but to lie to you about reporting it. I thought it would calm you both down so we could find our daughter together."
When Jiajia's Grandmother learned that things had escalated, she felt anxious.
With a sudden idea, she turned to her son and said, "Let's go to that woman's house. I'll kneel down and beg her, pretending to be pitiful. Maybe she'll stop pursuing this matter, and the online crowd will quiet down."
Jiajia's Father hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded in agreement.
So, Jiajia's Grandmother and her father suddenly appeared at my doorstep.
Grandma knelt down with a thud and began to wail, "Please, young lady, spare us! Those comments online have caused us so much trouble; we are truly innocent!"
Jiajia's Father stood beside her, feigning tears as he said, "Yes, please have mercy on us. Don't torment us any further; if this continues, our family won't be able to survive."
I watched this scene through the peephole, feeling a mix of emotions.
Deep down, I knew that Grandma's display was not a genuine plea for mercy but merely a tactic to quell public opinion.
I opened the door and looked at them coldly. "Do you think pretending to be pitiful will solve the problem? When you were making things difficult for me and turning black into white, did you ever think it would come to this?"
Grandma cried even louder, shouting between sobs, "I was just confused at that time! You are an adult; have a heart and spare us this once!"
Jiajia's Father chimed in, "As long as you don't pursue this any further, we promise not to trouble you again."
I scoffed inwardly and replied, "At this point, it's not enough for you to just say you won't bother me anymore. The truth will always come to light; you know what you've done." With that, I shut the door, leaving them outside to continue their wailing.
Seeing that their pleas were futile, Grandma suddenly seemed to lose her mind and dashed towards the rooftop, shocking everyone. Gasps filled the air.
At the edge of the rooftop, she swayed precariously, crying out, "You all are forcing me! I can't go on living!" The despair in her voice sent a chill through my heart.
Fortunately, the firefighters acted quickly, laying out air cushions and initiating a rescue, preventing a tragedy from occurring.
After successfully saving Grandma Li, she collapsed on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
I stood downstairs watching this scene unfold, my emotions complex. I felt hatred towards her for all the wrongs she had done; yet seeing her pitiful state stirred a twinge of sympathy within me.
At that moment, Su Yao tightly grasped my hand as if trying to convey strength to me.
I clenched my fists and made up my mind: no matter how difficult the road ahead might be, I was determined to uncover the truth and clear my name.
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