Chapter 268 I Dare Not Resist
"Sister Li, you get up first." I whispered, trying to pull her up from the ground. Her body was stiff, as if she was restrained by some invisible force. Her eyes were still empty, as if her soul had long left this body.
"They said that if they contact you again, they will unplug my son's ventilator..." Her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, as if it was squeezed out from the depths of her throat. Her fingers tightly grasped my sleeves, her knuckles turned white, as if that was her only life-saving straw.
I helped her sit on the bench. Her body was still shaking slightly. I squatted down, picked up the test report scattered on the ground, and scanned the data on it. The child's condition was obviously not optimistic. All indicators were far beyond the normal range. My fingers slid lightly across the paper, as if I could feel the despair hidden behind those cold numbers.
Before that, I found out that there were a lot of fake milk powder, but I mixed the real and fake ones. Last time I wanted to do some testing, but was stopped by Sister Li.
"Sister Li, don't worry, I will help you." I whispered, trying to make my voice sound more resolute. Her eyes were still empty, as if she didn't hear me at all.
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard from the end of the corridor. Xu Sisi ran over breathlessly, holding a bill in her hand, her face frighteningly pale.
"Sister Mo, Li Yunma's child has been transferred to a private hospital!" Her voice was trembling, as if she had just experienced a nightmare. She handed the bill to me, her fingers trembling slightly. "The hospitalization fee was prepaid 300,000 yuan, and the remitter was an overseas shell company."
I took the bill and quickly scanned it. The figure of 300,000 was too dazzling to ignore, and the information of the remitter made me even more suspicious. An offshore shell company, this kind of operation is obviously not something that ordinary people can do. Several possible behind-the-scenes culprits quickly flashed through my mind, but each one gave me a chill.
"Prepare two hundred thousand in cash," I heard myself say, my voice so calm that even I was surprised. "Donate it to the pediatric intensive care unit in the name of the Consumers Association."
Xu Sisi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, turned around and walked away quickly. Her footsteps echoed in the empty corridor and gradually faded away. I turned my gaze back to Li Yunma. Her body was still trembling slightly, and her eyes were still empty.
"Sister Li, don't worry, I will find out everything about this matter." I whispered, trying to make her feel a little relieved. Her fingers were still tightly grasping my sleeves, as if that was her only support.
Just then, my phone vibrated. I took out my phone and saw a new message on the screen. It was from Gu Bai.
"Sister, look at this." Attached to the message was a photo, a screenshot of the surveillance video. In the picture, a man in a baseball cap was stuffing a brown paper bag into Li Yunma's mailbox. The man's sleeves were slightly rolled up, revealing a dark blue tattoo - a coiled python wrapped around Roman numerals.
My pupils contracted slightly, and I slid my finger across the screen to zoom in on the screenshot. The details of the tattoo were clearly visible, the scales of the python were lifelike, and the Roman numerals were particularly dazzling in the dim light.
"The mark of the Jin family bodyguard." Jiang Yichen's voice suddenly sounded behind me, with a hint of chill. I turned around and saw him standing behind me, still with the chill of rushing back from the tax bureau. His eyes were cold, and he stared at the screenshot on my phone.
"In the files of last year's crackdown on organized crime, three henchmen all had the same tattoo."
"Why are you here?"
"I was afraid you were unsafe, so I came here and asked Auntie, but you were not at home."
He continued, his voice low and calm. "It seems that this matter is much more complicated than we thought."
I nodded, feeling a little uneasy. The Jin family is deeply rooted in the local area, and their involvement ranges from real estate to finance, and even extends to some shady gray areas. If this matter is really related to the Jin family, then Li Yunma and her child may have been involved in a dangerous vortex.
"We need more evidence," I whispered, looking back at Li Yunma. Her body was still trembling slightly, and her eyes were still empty, as if she hadn't heard our conversation at all.
"I will check the background of that private hospital." Jiang Yichen said in a calm and firm voice.
"As for that overseas shell company, I will also have someone investigate it."
I raised my head slightly, looked at the pregnant woman Li with a firm gaze, and said in a calm voice with unquestionable strength: "Sister Li, I have found some key clues. The Jin family's methods, and the bribed cleaner... Do you have anything else to say?"
Pregnant Li's face turned pale instantly, her lips trembled, and her eyes were full of fear and hesitation. Her fingers tightly grasped the corner of her clothes, and her knuckles turned white due to the force, as if this could allow her to grasp the last bit of security. Her breathing became rapid, her chest rose and fell violently, and the whole person seemed to be pushed to the edge of a cliff and could fall at any time.
"I...I..." Her voice seemed to come out from the depths of her throat, with a suppressed pain. Her eyes wandered, sometimes looking at me, sometimes dodging, as if she was weighing something. After a moment, she finally broke down, tears welling up in her eyes, her voice sobbing: "I...I was also forced! They threatened me that if I didn't cooperate, they would kill my child...I had no choice, really no choice..."
Her voice became lower and lower, and finally became almost a murmur. Her body trembled slightly, like a dead leaf swaying in the wind, so fragile that it seemed like it would break at the touch. Her fingers unconsciously touched her lower abdomen, where her unborn child was, and also her greatest weakness.
I looked at her, with mixed emotions in my heart. Her fear and helplessness were real, but that was no reason for her to hurt others. I took a deep breath and softened my tone: "Sister Li, I know you have your reasons, but you must confess everything now. Only in this way can we protect you and your child."
Her tears could not stop flowing down, and her voice choked: "I really don't want to hurt anyone...but they...they are too scary. They said that if I don't obey, they will make me and the child disappear forever...I...I don't dare to resist..."
Her voice was full of despair and helplessness, like a bird trapped in a cage, longing for freedom but unable to break free. There was a hint of pleading in her eyes, as if she was begging for my understanding, or seeking a glimmer of hope.
I took a step closer and patted her shoulder gently, saying firmly but gently, "Sister Li, you are not alone now. We will protect you and your child. But you must tell us everything. Only in this way can we solve this problem completely."
Her body stiffened slightly, and then she nodded as if she had finally made up her mind: "Okay... I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."
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