Chapter 2122 Why did you bury wine jars under the osmanthus tree?
Chapter 2122 Why did you bury wine jars under the osmanthus tree?
"That's right!" The officer slapped his forehead and quickly called the hospital director. They had the director's phone number saved in their phones while they were investigating the case.
After hanging up the phone, he patiently continued to coax the three children, but no matter what he did, they seemed like they were reincarnated crybabies; nothing he said worked. Children's crying is truly terrifying; he vowed never to have children again!
Xiao Xie buried himself in digging, digging deeper and deeper until his shovel hit something. He shouted with delight, "I found it!"
When Zhang Ran led Captain Lu and the others over, they saw Xiao Xie carrying a vegetable jar as he walked out of the pit.
"teacher!"
"Teacher Zhang!"
The children who were crying immediately ran to Zhang Ran, the taller ones hugging her arms and the shorter ones hugging her legs.
"Teacher, they're digging up our osmanthus tree!"
"Teacher! They are bad people! Quickly call the police to arrest them!"
Team leader Lu and his team stood there awkwardly, wondering how they could tell the children that they were police officers.
Liu Ni noticed the scarf wrapped around Zhang Ran's wrist and subconsciously reached out to touch it.
Zhang Ran dodged ahead of time, and smiled at Liu Ni, "They won't damage the osmanthus tree. I'll have them fill the soil back up later. Liu Ni, you're the eldest, take your sisters to play somewhere else."
With red eyes, Liu Ni nodded obediently and called Ba Ni and Jiu Ni back.
She walked away reluctantly, turning back every few steps.
Xiao Xie walked up to Captain Lu with the vegetable jar in his arms, boasting, "Captain Lu, I dug this up under the osmanthus tree."
Captain Lu glanced at the vegetable jar, then looked at Zhang Ran with a complicated expression. "If you confess now, it will still be considered that you surrendered yourself." He had never seen any orphanage raise children so well. Some orphanages only provide two meals a day, or even just one, in order to save money.
Cabbage, radish, and steamed buns—almost no meat in sight—and the children were all emaciated and malnourished.
Zhang Ran runs an orphanage that treats her children like her own. They have food, clothes, toys, and education. Except for the lack of parents, they are happier and more fortunate than most children in the world.
"What should I confess?" Zhang Ran looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Captain Lu was silent for a moment, then asked, "...What's in this jar?"
Zhang Ran's gaze fell on the vegetable jar, "Daughter's Red".
Huh? Daughter's Red wine? Xiao Xie asked in shock, "You're saying this jar contains wine?! Shouldn't it be Erni's ashes?!"
Zhang Ran scoffed and retorted, "If it's not wine, what did you think it was?"
Seeing her so determined, Captain Lu's heart sank. He immediately reached out and opened the vegetable jar in Xiao Xie's hand. A strong aroma of wine immediately filled the air and entered everyone's nostrils.
The entire room fell silent.
Zhang Ran raised the corners of her lips at Captain Lu, revealing a provocative smile.
She did bury Erni's ashes under the osmanthus tree, but how could she sit idly by and wait for Gu Jinhe to dig up Erni's ashes and add another charge of murder to her name after learning that Gu Jinhe had sent people to investigate all cases related to her?
She had already sent someone to dig up Erni's ashes and hand them over to Sini so she could dispose of them as she pleased.
Xiao Xie, holding the wine jar, looked at Zhang Ran speechlessly and questioned, "Why did you bury a wine jar under the osmanthus tree for no reason?"
"Can't I bury it if I have nothing to do? Do you live by the sea? Is it any of your business?"
After being rebuffed, Xiao Xie looked at Captain Lu sheepishly, "This wine jar?"
"Why ask him?" Zhang Ran immediately interjected, "This wine is mine, you should bury it back exactly as you dug it up."
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