At 1 p.m., Qin Manshu roughly guessed that Jiang Jianian had confirmed her location, so she quickly found a place in advance.
Ye Zhiwei was blindfolded again and put into the car.
She was forced into the car, and Uncle Qi watched her from the side.
Behind it is a carriage, which must have been modified, with seats on both sides, all in darkness.
Uncle Qi didn't say anything at first.
Ye Zhiwei didn't say anything either.
After the car had driven a short distance, Ye Zhiwei clenched her hands and asked, "Where are we going now?"
It was dark everywhere, and she couldn't see anything. Her eyes were covered, and she felt very insecure. At noon, she clearly understood from Qin Manshu's words that she would see Jiang Jianian soon. Qin Manshu's urgent move to another place also suggested that Jiang Jianian might be looking for her here.
But why did Qin Manshu move to a new location so urgently?
When Uncle Qi heard Ye Zhiwei's words, he replied curtly, "I don't know."
Ye Zhiwei could tell that Uncle Qi kept his distance from her. He was sometimes very nervous when he spoke. Ye Zhiwei could roughly guess that he hadn't been in this line of work for long and that he had a daughter.
He must have a family. Normally, criminals don't care about their families, and many don't even start families. Even if they have children, they don't have much affection for them. But Uncle Qi still keeps his child's photo with him, which shows that he hasn't been in this line of work for long. Even if he did commit some crimes before, they were probably just petty thefts, so that people wouldn't bother to go to his home.
Finally, he shouldn't be a particularly vicious person.
After making these guesses, Ye Zhiwei took a deep breath, smiled, and said to Uncle Qi, "Anyway, we're bored on the road. Uncle, would you like to chat with me?"
"No." A cold refusal. "Behave yourself!"
Ye Zhiwei sighed, "Sigh, Uncle's daughter should be on summer vacation now. She looks like a junior high student who's about to enter high school. I remember the school from the photos I saw yesterday. It's a good school, so her grades should be pretty good. And I think she seems a bit shy. Girls who don't have their fathers around for a long time are often like that."
Uncle Qi raised his voice, "Behave yourself!"
He listened, but still warned Ye Zhiwei to behave herself.
Ye Zhiwei racked her brains, trying to recall some true stories she had heard in this life or the last. After organizing her thoughts, she continued, "Our criminal psychology professor mentioned that some heinous crimes are not hereditary. Generally speaking, the environment has a greater impact on children. Some children may always be kind, but because of their parents or because of the harsh words they receive from classmates at school, they will definitely experience some psychological changes in such an environment—"
"Stop talking." Uncle Qi seemed somewhat moved.
Ye Zhiwei smiled and didn't say anything more.
But this targeted approach did indeed have benefits. After all, he was a parent, and he had come to this point for the sake of his family. The family was broke, his wife's health was poor, and his daughter's schooling required a large sum of money. He had originally worked as an honest and law-abiding security guard, but later the company underwent restructuring and staff reductions. Although he received a compensation payment, it was far from enough to support his family.
He was unemployed and stayed at home, so he applied for subsistence allowance, but it was delayed.
My daughter cried and said she didn't want to go to school anymore and wanted to go to work.
He was deeply moved.
It turns out that poverty can affect one's next generation. His wife's health is deteriorating, and the medicine she needs is becoming increasingly expensive. Although his daughter's schooling is compulsory and free, she still needs some living expenses. Once, he received a call from the teacher saying that his daughter had stolen class funds.
He immediately went to the school. His daughter kept saying that he hadn't stolen anything, but the domineering female class monitor, who was in charge of the class funds, pointed at his daughter and said, "I saw you secretly taking things from your deskmate's drawer last time, and it must have been you this time too!"
Last time it was true. My daughter was so hungry. There was a leftover sponge cake in her deskmate's drawer from that morning. The aroma made her almost go crazy with hunger. The next class was PE, so she pretended to be feeling unwell and asked for leave, all she could think about was her deskmate's cake.
She tried to secretly break off a piece to eat, just to relieve her hunger, but the class monitor saw her.
The class monitor came back to get the rope. The teacher had arranged for everyone to jump rope together in this class, but several students had forgotten to bring their ropes. The teacher asked the class monitor to come and get them all. Unexpectedly, when she came back, she saw her sneaking around. The female class monitor, who had excellent grades, was always eager to take credit. At this moment, she grabbed the girl and shouted disdainfully, "Qi Lu, you're stealing!"
She was caught stealing.
The second time, the class funds were lost. The female class monitor in charge of the money was almost in tears. When she saw Qi Lu, her first thought was: She stole it. She even steals the food her deskmate eats. How could she not steal money?
There is no evidence, but Qi Lu's previous theft has already deeply impressed people.
The man looked at his daughter and shouted that he was really too hungry last time, it wasn't intentional, she's not bad, she really didn't steal the class money.
There is no evidence.
Even though there was no evidence, the man insisted that his daughter had stolen it. He called his daughter over and asked her, "Did you steal it? If you did, just admit it. Were you too hungry and wanted to buy something to eat? Or did you want to ease the family's financial situation?"
Because of poverty, he subconsciously felt that his daughter would do such a thing.
The female class monitor pointed at the girl and shouted, "Look, even your dad thinks you stole it."
The girl was ostracized by her classmates for a long time until one day the class monitor discovered that the money had fallen into the corner of her drawer, which she hadn't noticed when she was counting the money.
The girl was not isolated, but the female class monitor did not apologize to her either. The teacher only offered a few perfunctory words of comfort. The girl became increasingly withdrawn and even wrote in her diary: "Does being poor mean I have no dignity?"
The man stood there for a long time, staring at the diary.
Later, the daughter said she didn't want to study anymore, but this child's grades had always been quite good.
He sensed his daughter's pain, saw her secretly wiping away tears, and ultimately, by a twist of fate, he started engaging in some shady dealings—starting with theft and later fraud.
Then, by a twist of fate, he was chosen by Qin Manshu and joined Qin Manshu's kidnapping operation.
He sent money home but never returned, only occasionally glancing at his daughter from afar.
Finally, Uncle Qi concluded: "It's all because of poverty, therefore—"
Ye Zhiwei listened for a long time, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Poverty may be the trigger, but have you ever thought that it might not be because of poverty, but because of your feeling of poverty? Your despair about poverty affected your daughter. Even when she was accused of stealing money, you didn't believe your daughter. You thought that your daughter did bad things because she was poor."
Uncle Qi didn't say anything.
Ye Zhiwei originally only wanted to persuade Uncle Qi to find a way to help her, but after hearing what he said, Ye Zhiwei's emotions were extremely complicated. She stared at Uncle Qi for a long time and asked seriously, "You don't think that all the crimes you committed were for your daughter, do you?"
Uncle Qi did not speak.
Ye Zhiwei continued, "Did you do these things because they were quick money, or were you really desperate? I think your daughter would never have wanted her father to go down this path, right? What she wrote in her diary was about dignity, a signal that she wanted to be respected, not that she would abandon all principles for money."
Uncle Qi remained silent.
The car arrived at the new detention location. Ye Zhiwei was pushed out of the car and taken back into a room. As Uncle Qi was about to come out, he said to Ye Zhiwei apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss Ye, I don't have any communication devices on me, and Miss Qin is keeping a close eye on me. I probably can't help you with anything."
Ye Zhiwei: ...
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