Mr. Su's Love Investigation Report
Chapter 194: Grandma Wants to See You

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Grandma Wants to See You

In that posture, it seemed like she was taking all his burdens into her embrace...

One, two, three, four, five, she silently counted in her heart. Five seconds, and he was still in her embrace.

In the last second, his hand rested on her waist.

Tu Hengsha silently turned around, his gaze calm, as if he hadn’t seen anything.

He no longer stood by the window but paced in the corridor. After a few rounds, he didn’t notice Hao Ren standing in front of him until he couldn’t move forward, and then his vision blurred, realizing who was there.

"Hasn’t she come out yet?" He coughed lightly, steadying his gaze.

"What’s on your mind? Got something troubling you?" Hao Ren stared at him and asked.

"No, I’m worried about the young girl..." His eyes flickered as he denied.

Hao Ren knew it wasn’t the only reason but didn’t expose him, "If you have something to do, you should leave. I’ll wait here and tell you the result."

He shook his head.

"Then sit for a while?" Hao Ren pointed to an empty seat nearby.

He sat down, but only for a few seconds, then stood up again, "I’ll make a call."

He walked aside, dialing Fan Yue, "Yueyue, what exactly happened?"

"Huh? What?" Fan Yue was a bit flustered.

"Is Grandma Xu sick?" Su Ronggui appearing in the hospital was most likely because of this.

"You know?" Fan Yue was slightly surprised.

"I wouldn’t be asking you if I didn’t know!"

"Not sick..." Fan Yue said in a low voice, "She fell, and is hospitalized..."

So, his guess was correct. Su Ronggui was here because of Grandma.

"Okay, I know, Yueyue."

"Little Sha..." Fan Yue suddenly called out to him, "You’ll go see Grandma, won’t you?"

"..." He couldn’t answer.

"If you go..." Fan Yue hesitated for a moment, finally sighed, "Forget it."

"What?"

"Nothing." Fan Yue lightly chuckled at the phone, "Little Sha, goodbye."

"..." Saying goodbye like this? That’s never how they ended their calls before.

Hesitating, Fan Yue already hung up.

Grandma Xu fell, that grandma who knew he was Tu Chenggong’s daughter, still liked him, made him mooncakes, and promised to make him wild vegetable rice next year, was the fall serious? The scene replayed before his eyes, and Su Ronggui, a person who was usually composed and calm, always sitting upright, was squatting on the steps holding his face. He had never seen him like that before...

So, Grandma...

He suppressed his thoughts and went back to Hao Ren’s side.

Time moved slowly like molasses.

Finally, the young girl’s examination ended, and most of the results were available on the spot. Multiple external injuries throughout her body were undoubtedly from heavy blunt force, a two-inch scar sutured on her head hidden under her hair, unnoticed normally, deformed bones at her elbows and knees, and burn marks from cigarette butts on her underdeveloped breasts and private parts.

The reports and photos were shocking one by one.

Ning Shiqian looked at them, so enraged he punched the wall, "That beast!"

Tu Hengsha’s hand holding the camera shook, unable to keep the image steady. She was someone who had never felt the love of a father, who had endless longing and yearning for the word ’father’, yet even as a reporter, she never imagined there could be such a cruel father!

The girl, tormented by all this, was extremely frightened, emotionally unstable. Nothing could be asked, seeing that it was already late, Ning Shiqian contacted the girl’s grandmother, but her grandmother from another place couldn’t arrive in time, so he decided to have a female police officer take care of the girl temporarily.

The group of indignant people dispersed, and when Tu Hengsha went downstairs, she was still furious, asking Hao Ren, "As media, is there any way within our limited power to do something to lighten Liu Hong’s sentence?"

Hao Ren shook his head, "Precedents of media influencing justice aren’t unheard of, but this time it’s tough! The nature is too evident! Liu Hong left home before returning to commit murder, the court might not have judged it yet, but it should be premeditated murder, if she killed at the time of being domestically abused by the deceased, perhaps self-defense could have been argued."

"I know this isn’t self-defense, if it was, would we need to strive? Exactly because it’s difficult, I’m asking if there’s something we can do."

"I will!" Hao Ren said, "I’ll do my best. I just feel that law will eventually remain law, and in clear facts, the influence of public opinion is just that, public opinion."

Tu Hengsha sighed, silent.

"Little Sha, stop thinking, I’m going back to write the article now."

She shook her head, "Hao Ren, I entered this industry full of dreams, always thinking about using my words, my keyboard, my camera to restore the truth, to uphold justice, to punish evil and praise good, but I’m increasingly doubting, what can we actually do? We are always behind the events. What about pneumoconiosis? Even though we reported it, the dead are still dead, and the sick are still struggling. This case? The abused are already scarred, mental harm is even harder to heal, will reporting bring a reversal to their experiences, will they no longer suffer? We can only chase after events..."

"Correct, Little Sha." Hao Ren stopped, "What we do is limited, our job nature dictates that we can only chase after events, but Little Sha, at least, we’re still chasing after events!"

Tu Hengsha paused, relieved, "I was possessed. Yes, at least, we are still chasing events, at least, we can still..."

"Enough, don’t be stubborn, I’ll send you back." Hao Ren took her equipment.

She handed it over but said, "You go first, take this with you, I’m...still having something to do."

Hao Ren didn’t ask further, just nodded, "Alright, be careful."

Tu Hengsha turned towards the inpatient department.

Her steps were heavy, and her heart felt even heavier, but she didn’t hesitate, even if it was for that kind grandma.

As it was a fall injury, she sought in orthopedics and surgery for someone, but after searching every ward, she didn’t see Grandma.

She initially intended to search quietly, but it seemed impossible this way, so she had to inquire at the nurse’s station. Daunted, she didn’t know how to ask, she had always called her Grandma, without asking what her name was...

After describing for a while, a nurse suddenly remembered, "Is the family member a Mr. Su?"

"Yes, yes!" She quickly replied.

The nurse checked, "She was discharged this afternoon."

Discharged, so she was already better, right?

She returned home anxiously, tossing and turning unable to sleep.

At half-past twelve, she glanced at her phone, having no idea what to do with her still-awake self.

Suddenly, someone knocked on her door.

She was startled, who could it be at this late hour? Her instincts told her it wouldn’t be good.

She ran to open the door without even putting on shoes; standing there was him, looking worn out, after only a few days of not seeing him, even his shoulders seemed to have collapsed.

"Grandma wants to see you," he said, his voice hoarse.