In the child's room.
"Mum, dad" Mingyu called the moment he saw his parents coming. His eyes got wet as his mother hugged him, crying. "I'm fine, aunty's hurt. She covered me when everything happened."
He looked at his father, "I want to see her, please."
"No, you are not." His mother looked up, "She is bad. She took you from kindergarten without our permission."
Father Ru placed his hand on Mingyu's head, "Your mother's right, you are just a kid and don't understand these things. Let dad handle everything."
Ru Mingyu lowered his head, "What if I had asked her to do that." He had tears in his eyes, "You never listened to me."
"Mingyu!" His mother covered his mouth and showed stern eyes before looking around to make sure someone has not heard it. "I told you sweetheart, everything will be fine. Mum and dad are there for you-"
"Hey, baby bro." A voice sounded.
Mingyu jolted in fear, his expression changed and he looked at his parents with eyes full of hope but got the same unconcerned expression.
"Howz the little brother doing? I was so worried." Mingyu's twelve-year-old elder sister Ru Kim walked to his bed. "You are turning naughty, little one. From now I'll always be with you, isn't it great!?" She placed her hand on Mingyu's plastered leg, "This looks very serious. What sound did it make when it broke?
Mingyu whimpered in fear….
"Kimmy, don't touch it." Mother Ru pushed her hand away instantly, much to the former's displeasure.
*Knock! Knock! Knock!*
"Mr. and Mrs. Ru," A man in his early thirties knocked the door before stepping into the room. "Hello, I'm Bai Xu from social services. This is my team, Miss. Woo Meng and Miss. Yu Mixi. May I have a word with you?"
"It's great you came," Father Ru instantly jumped forward as if already prepared for it, "I want to file a complaint against caretaker Chu Yin hired from XY agency. She not only abducted my youngest in the name of picking him from kindergarten but got him involved in an accident. Look, how injured and emotionally distressed he is."
Social workers glanced at the scared child who was already trying to make his presence as small as possible by scrunching into the corner.
Mingyu: "Aunty…."
"Yes, aunty Chu is bad. Whenever we didn't listen to her, or ask for extra food serving, she used to scold us and called stinky pigs." Ru Kim butted in before Mingyu could say something and complained with teary eyes. Her red wet cheeks and pity face attracted everyone's sympathy.
"Kimmy!?" Mother Ru tried to stop.
"It's all right, let her speak," Bai Xu said, gesturing Woo Meng to take notes, "Tell us, why didn't you complained?"
Getting the wings of encouragement Ru Kim didn't hold herself.
"She has threatened us to set the entire house on fire and kill our parents. And then sell me and Mingyu to bad people for money." She lifted her hands to wipe tears causing the long sleeves to slip down to the elbow revealing the dark red bruises that came from hitting by a stick. "We were so scared that we didn't dare to say a word….. But now I can't hold my silence anymore, look, what she had done to my baby brother. I'm such an irresponsible sister…. I deserve punishment." She sobbed hard.
Woo Meng walked to console the girl softly and rolled her sleeves further to show it to all, "Is this done by her?"
"Y-yes…."
"Atrocious!" Bai Xu looked down on Chu Yin condescendingly and assured the parents, "Don't worry, we have your daughter's statement. We'll inform the police and made sure Chu Yin receives maximum sentence and pay a hefty amount as compensation."
The other social worker Yu Mixi frowned looking at Mingyu's reaction. He wanted to say something, but holding himself. Suddenly her eyes fell on his little chubby hands that were tightly clasped in mother Fu's. Isn't this the old way with which parents scare their kids to keep their mouth shut?
Yu Mixi could not take it anymore and stepped forward. "Sir, I think we should take Chu Yin's statement too."
All these people were just talking against the woman who could not even defend herself right now. Isn't it unfair? They should hear both sides before reaching a conclusion.
"And besides we haven't spoken to the little bun yet…" she took another step closer to Mingyu but mother Fu harshly batted her hand away.
"Stay away from my baby. Can't you see how scared he is? Do you really call yourself a social worker? Disgusting! Set your degree on fire, it's a waste. How could you speak for a criminal?"
Mother Fu's words were offensive, Yu Mixi instantly retorted, "Be careful with your words, you have no right to question my degree. Secondly, I know you are distressed, but that does not give you the authority to pass judgment. Chu Yin is not a convict yet!"
"MIXI, keep your voice low." Bai Xu warned, "You are just an intern, let seniors handle this matter. You just watch it from the side and learn."
Woo Meng: "I think sir is right, we should not question his judgment. After all, you are still at the learning stage. Moreover, evidences are against Chu Yin. Let's not trouble the family anymore."
Woo Meng's smirk and mockery from her voice didn't go unnoticed from Yu Mixi's eyes. She felt disgusted. Is this a way to talk to your fellow worker and that too in front of others? What senior was Bai Xu talking about? This Woo Meng was also an intern, but all she cared about was her points that will be decided by Bai Xu at the end of the internship.
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In the surveillance room Zhao Suyin, Wang Shi, and senior psychiatrist Dr. He Jeff witnessed everything.
"There…. did you both see that?" Dr. He Jeff pointed at the screen, to be precise he pointed at the elder sister.
Wang Shi nodded, "Hm, Mingyu is not repulsive to his parents, but he did flinch when his sister came. And the way his mother reacted when he accused them, its obvious something's wrong."
"Not only that, the child is asking for help…. but parents are unconcerned or maybe they are hiding something. But what?" He Jeff pondered and sounded curious. "Miss Zhao, what are your thoughts?"
Complete silence…...
Wang Shi: "Miss Zhao!"
Zhao Suyin's kept his gaze glued to the monitor, "First I'm going to whip the asses of these two IDIOTS."
Wang Shi "…"
He Jeff "…"
Wang Shi and He Jeff shared a glance, pulling lips inwards to suppress the laughter that was about to broke out.