“If he confessed, then I don’t need to waste my breath saying anything more. If not… I…” Zhou Mingli stammered, sweat beading on his forehead from nervousness. “Captain Liu, I… I’m saying this to atone for my sins. You won’t arrest me, will you?!”
Captain Liu took a breath. "You've done a good job, and the bureau will reward you. Why would I arrest you?"
What does that plate look like?
Zhou Mingli was overjoyed and quickly told everyone he knew.
"That plate is a bit bluish-green, I can't quite put my finger on what color it is, but I can see clearly that it has bamboo patterns on it! My wife said that plum blossoms, orchids, and bamboo are all elegant things, and the ancients liked to print them on porcelain!"
It's not surprising that Zhou Mingli's wife, a high school student, knows these things.
Captain Liu nodded with a stern face. "I understand. Is there anything else you haven't said?"
Zhou Mingli quickly shook his head, "That's all! I've already told you everything I know!"
As for who the person with Li Hu was, Captain Liu found out as soon as he asked.
Captain Liu didn't just sit there; he immediately got to work.
Li Hu, who had been stubbornly refusing to speak, changed his expression instantly upon hearing about the plate and the archaeological team.
Captain Liu looked at him and said, "If you can confess your accomplices and the people who sold the cultural relics to you, we can reduce your sentence."
"Li Hu, this is an opportunity I'm fighting for you. Even if you don't say anything out of loyalty, as long as we find the artifacts, we won't need you to confess at all. We can close the case without a confession. I'm telling you, don't be ungrateful!"
Li Hu's lips trembled as he finally blurted out everything he knew, albeit with trepidation.
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