Chapter 56 Fairy Aunt

It was only at this time that many people in the courtyard remembered why, every summer, the little siblings always wore long sleeves and pants.

Ironically, the little girl died in the heat of summer, and when the police carried her body out, a gust of wind blew away the white cloth covering her. The onlookers unsurprisingly saw her arms and legs, exposed to the air, covered in blue and purple bruises.

The contrast between new and old injuries was striking and deeply unsettling to those who saw it.

Everyone was deeply saddened by the little girl's death.

The little girl had been abused and beaten to death by her stepmother over a long period. Yet, because the stepmother had a public facade of decency, the neighbors and others in the courtyard had not noticed anything amiss before the incident occurred.