Traveling Back to 1994 (21)

Something was wrong.

Li Maiyi was still alive.

Lian Chi sharply noticed that Li Maiyi's legs were still twitching slightly.

Therefore, he immediately tossed the baby in his arms to Auntie Zhou, who was standing unsteadily nearby.

Auntie Zhou instinctively reached out to catch Chen Du.

When she saw the child's face clearly, her suspended heart finally returned to her chest, and her groggy mind instantly cleared up.

At this moment, she could not afford to collapse.

Then, they heard Lian Chi shout loudly, "Quick, get her down!"

Shen Jianshe hurriedly looked around and quickly brought two chairs from the corner of the wall.

Yang Xiao also jumped onto a chair first, holding Li Maiyi's legs.

Working together, they quickly brought Li Maiyi down.

Shen Jianshe also noticed that her carotid artery was still pulsing. "She's still breathing."

"Quick, give her CPR!"

Then, everyone fell silent.

Firstly, they were all men, and on paper, they were all married. Secondly...

Fortunately, a second later, an auntie stepped forward. "I know how to do artificial respiration."

And so, that auntie knelt on the ground to perform artificial respiration on Li Maiyi.

The neighborhood committee staff and several elderly people nearby quickly ran over.

All of their faces were pale. "We thought that no matter what, she is Old Man Li's biological daughter. Besides, she secretly gave us two thousand yuan later, asking us to handle Old Man Li's funeral, so we didn't forbid her from coming to pay her respects..."

Yet, Li Maiyi ended up causing such a scene.

Not long after, Li Maiyi regained consciousness.

At first, she thought she was dead and in the underworld, so she couldn't help but smile.

But immediately after, she caught sight of over a dozen pale faces, causing her already white complexion to lose what little color it had left.

Seeing her in this state, the elders couldn't help but sigh, their anger finally subsiding a little.

"At least you showed some backbone this time, finally acting like a human being."

But even so, their voices did not soften: "But is what you are doing now what a child should do?"

"This is your father's funeral..."

"Hanging yourself here, do you want your father to be unable to rest in peace in the underworld?"

"Or do you want everyone to know about this and say that you were driven to death by us old folks?"

"Do you want us to have no face to meet your father after we die?"

In reality, if Li Maiyi had actually died here today, Lian Chi and the others probably wouldn't have escaped responsibility either.

After all, before this, Lian Chi and his teammates had scolded Li Maiyi more than once.

It was just that these elders had taken all the responsibility upon themselves.

Lian Chi immediately began to reflect on himself.

He was still too emotional.

He needed to learn to control his emotions better.

As for when he would learn...

He would figure that out later.

Hearing the elders' words, Li Maiyi was first stunned, then burst into loud sobs.

She wanted to say she didn't mean it.

She didn't want to take revenge on them.

She just knew she was wrong.

So she truly didn't want to live anymore.

But for some reason, she could only emit hoarse, grating whimpers.

The elders couldn't help but sigh again.

They believed that Li Maiyi truly didn't want to live anymore, because if Lian Chi and the others hadn't come today, or if they hadn't offered to help after arriving, they wouldn't have made this trip.

By the time they discovered Li Maiyi, her body would probably have already gone cold.

Therefore, they only said, "It's good that you know you were wrong."

"Everyone makes mistakes."

"But we hope this is the biggest mistake you will ever make in your life."

"Don't do anything foolish again. We believe your father also hopes you can continue to live."

"If you truly feel guilty, then follow your father's example in the future. Do more good deeds, which can also accumulate some karmic merit for him."

"Waaah..."

Hearing these words, Li Maiyi cried even harder.

But she still couldn't make any normal sound.

Lian Chi frowned. "After handling Old Man Li's funeral, take her to the hospital for an examination."

Du Zhiqiang: "Alright."

Old Man Li's coffin was carried out of the house at nine o'clock in the morning, arriving at the cemetery at exactly ten.

After that, there was nothing left for Lian Chi and his teammates to do.

According to the customs of Chang City, the burial would take place tomorrow morning, at which time only family members needed to be present.

Therefore, after having lunch, they could head back.

But the elders held them back. "Please wait a moment, the three comrade police officers. We will have the children come and kowtow to thank you."

Lian Chi and the others hurriedly said, "No need, really, there's no need."

The elders said, "It is only right."

"This time, if you hadn't exposed the true face of that beast Di Xueming, Old Man Li would have carried a bad reputation to his grave."

"So today, we must let the children kowtow to thank you."

While they were speaking, the students arrived.

They bowed and kowtowed, giving Lian Chi and his teammates no chance to refuse.

"Thank you, Officer Lian, Officer Shen, Officer Yang."

"We will remember your kindness in our hearts for the rest of our lives."

Finally, they escorted Lian Chi all the way to the car.

At the same time, they also brought Lian Chi some news: "Uncle Du has returned after taking Li Maiyi to the hospital."

"Because she hung from the beam for too long, Li Maiyi's vocal cords were damaged. The doctor said her vocal cords might be difficult to recover."

In other words, Li Maiyi was mute.

So, this matter could finally come to an end, Yang Xiao and the others thought.

After the car started moving, Shen Jianshe said, "As it turns out, good deeds are rewarded. When I die in the future, I might not even have four filial children holding mourning staffs for me."

Yang Xiao showed a helpless expression. "Anyway, I feel ashamed receiving those kowtows."

"Because from the very beginning, I intended to close the case as Old Man Li's suicide."

Shen Jianshe also said, "Indeed, this case is all thanks to Brother Lian."

"Otherwise, in less than two years, Li Maiyi would probably have gone to the grave to reunite with Old Man Li, while Di Xueming would be laughing triumphantly, clutching the Li family's fortune."

The speaker meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart.

Hearing these words, Lian Chi froze.

That's right.

If he hadn't transmigrated here, this case would probably have been concluded as Old Man Li's suicide.

In another month, when all the surveillance footage of Chang City Commercial Bank was deleted and replaced with new data, there would be no chance of reopening this case.

Was this the purpose for which the restroom door had brought him here?

To make him execute justice?

Could it be that heaven really had eyes?

Lian Chi chuckled softly.