Can You See Outside?

"No, you can't leave! What am I supposed to do if you leave?" Bai Qing's mother clung to the chubby police officer's hand and refused to let go.

The officer's head immediately began to ache. Family disputes were what they hated dealing with most when responding to calls. In matters like these, they could usually only talk things out unless someone had been seriously injured and one side adamantly insisted on pressing charges. Otherwise, no one would be detained.

All he could do was continue comforting her. "It's okay, ma'am. You've called the police now. If anything happens again, we'll definitely be able to catch whoever did it."

It would have been better if he had said nothing. His words only made Bai Qing's mother even more upset. "If I'm already dead, what use is it if you catch him?"

The chubby officer hurriedly explained, "No, no, that's not what I meant. I mean, after this, your husband definitely won't dare hurt you again. Otherwise, wouldn't he be the first person suspected?"

Then he turned to the middle-aged man. "You're a grown man. Take the initiative here—apologize to her, write a letter of guarantee, and put her mind at ease."

The middle-aged man frowned at that, but in the end, he still spoke as the officer requested. "What happened this time was my fault. I shouldn't have hit her. I won't hit anyone again."

"There, that's more like it. Making mistakes isn't a big deal. The important thing is knowing you were wrong and changing," said the chubby officer before looking at Bai Qing's mother again. "Ma'am, does that sound all right to you?"

She hesitantly looked toward her husband, her gaze still filled with fear. "I... I don't know."

The chubby officer nearly cried. How could she not know?