Chapter 11 Battle of Wits
Under the charm of money and certificates, several old men held down the middle-aged woman together.
The middle-aged woman's cheek was pressed against the ground, her hands tied behind her back. She struggled and yelled, "Shamelessly let me go! If my baby gets lost, I'll fight you to the death."
Jiang Mi, holding Xiao Jiang Bao, shouted beside her, "And the person who just said I was a kidnapper, let's tie them up together. Maybe we're all accomplices of human traffickers. I won't run, I won't move, I'll go with everyone!" She pointed at another person in the crowd, "Catch the man in the flowered shirt, he's also an accomplice of human traffickers! Whoever catches him will get the biggest reward."
This man was just grabbing her.
The man in the flowered shirt shouted as he backed away, "Don't be fooled by her! This human trafficker is cunning. She's trying to make us fight among ourselves. If we let this little girl go, we'll all be criminals."
Xu Lening stood beside Jiang Mi, panting heavily, and shouted, "I won't run away either. I won't run away either. I'll add another fifty yuan reward. Catch them and there will be a share! We'll share it together."
Jiang Mi: You are really rich.
There is another fifty yuan reward, that is one hundred yuan!!!
And looking at the way Xu Lening is dressed, it is obvious that he is very rich.
The man in the flowered shirt was blocked from retreating by two old men, so he raised his legs and kicked, dodging left and right, trying to rush out of the crowd.
Jiang Mi shouted, "One hundred yuan! If we catch them, it's everyone's. We can use it to buy meat, food, and clothes. We can use it as a betrothal gift or a dowry!"
Everyone was excited. Seeing the man in the flowered shirt was like seeing great unity. They blocked him in the middle and watched him reach his hand behind his back.
Jiang Mi: "If he tries to pull out a weapon, kick him. Hold him down."
One hundred yuan! How much meat can I buy with that?
Even if there is danger, there are people who dare to go.
Several people pressed him to the ground, and an old man pulled his belt and tied him up.
Including the middle-aged woman and the man in the flowered shirt, a total of five people were caught and tied up with belts. The middle-aged woman cursed and asked someone to untie her, saying that she was not a kidnapper!
But no one cares about her.
Everyone was also afraid that Jiang Mi and Xu Lening were the human traffickers, so they suggested tying them up as well.
Xu Lening was anxious: "I'll follow you! I have to hold the child by myself."
Jiang Mi: "Then let's see if they are human traffickers and search her pockets."
An old man found a dagger, a bottle of sleeping pills, and a handful of candy in her pocket. "This is the human trafficker! He's hiding sleeping pills! Let's take him to the street office!"
What a human trafficker!
Now that it is confirmed that the middle-aged woman is a human trafficker, there is no need to tie up Jiang Mi.
Jiang Mi saw someone trying to put candy into their pockets. Jiang Mi said, "You can't eat this candy. It must have been drugged. We'll hand it over later."
The middle-aged woman looked at Jiang Mi viciously: "You know, how did you know!"
Jiang Mi ignored her and said, "Let's send someone to the street office."
The man in military uniform panicked and shouted, "This has nothing to do with me. I don't know them. Let me go. I'm innocent."
The middle-aged woman who had tied him up stuffed the towel hanging around his neck into his mouth and said, "Shut up! Whether you're a human trafficker or not, we'll talk about it when we get to the street office."
Jiang Mi put the little sauce bag down, took his hand, reached out to touch the little baby, and said to Xu Lening, "Take off the outer blanket. It's so hot, and you're covering yourself up so tightly. You're going to get prickly heat."
With the help of Jiang Mi, Xu Lening opened the outermost quilt. Inside was a thin cotton quilt with a blue background and small flowers. Inside was a little doll wearing small clothes.
Jiang Mi touched the child's back and found that he was sweating all over. She took a handkerchief and put it on his back to make him feel more comfortable.
An auntie next to him said, "You're sweating. Don't let the wind get in your way. This is a baby in confinement. It's only been born a few days ago."
Jiang Mi: "During the confinement period! Could it be stolen in the hospital?"
Aunt: "It's most likely. Such a young child would not be taken out at home." The only chance to steal it is in the hospital.
The child was so small, gurgling with milk and with a soft body, Xu Lening didn't dare to hold him, and her movements seemed stiff. But she didn't let anyone else hold him, so Jiang Mi asked her to hold him tightly.
Although Jiang Mi was fierce, Xu Lening was used to listening to her.
It seems that it’s always right to listen to her.
Everything went smoothly afterwards. A dozen kind-hearted people followed Jiang Mi and Xu Lening to the street office, and the human traffickers were also dragged over.
An old lady was dragging a man in military uniform. The man in military uniform was whining and was unhappy, so he was lifted up by the old lady.
The old lady is so majestic and strong!
Those who were making the most noise on the road were stuffed with towels so that they couldn't shout anymore.
When the street office heard that the person was an accomplice of the human traffickers, they took it very seriously. However, they could not handle such a big matter, so they quickly sent someone to call the police.
The director of the subdistrict office knew Jiang Mi and Xu Lening. He had just comforted Jiang Mi about being beaten and hospitalized. He was very surprised that the two of them had caught the human traffickers together! His attitude towards Xu Lening also became much better, as if he was looking at a junior.
It can be seen that the bullying of Jiang Mi before was naive and she was taken advantage of.
Seeing that the two people were holding the child and were sweating all over, she asked someone to pour water for them and also poured water for other people.
I also found a bag of biscuits for Xiaojiangbao to eat.
Xu Lening drank a large glass of warm water in one gulp: "Did this child take sleeping pills? Otherwise, why is he sleeping so soundly?"
Jiang Mi: "Yes, but it's definitely okay. A healthy child is more valuable than an unhealthy one." She drank some water and let Xiao Jiangbao drink some.
Xiao Jiangbao excitedly said, "Auntie is a hero."
The police arrived quickly. The director brought the police with him and handed over the several tied-up people to the police.
The towels in their mouths were taken out, and several people were shouting that they were innocent, saying they didn't know the middle-aged woman and they were just passers-by.
One of the men in military uniform howled, "I'm not a human trafficker. My father is Yan Feng, and I'm Yan Yutong. I work at the meat processing plant. "Le Ning, you've seen me."
Jiang Mi: "You know her? Then why did you call for someone to arrest us? Are you an insider for the human traffickers?"
Xu Lening was shocked: "Uncle Yan, how could you do such a thing that would be punished by heaven and earth?"
Yan Yutong was sweating with anxiety, "I'm not an insider, I don't know them."
The Public Security Bureau Chief knew Yan Feng's name, of course. He was an old hero who had fought against the Japanese invaders. He frowned and asked, "Are you really Mr. Yan's son?"
Yan Yutong was so regretful that his intestines turned green. He said, "I didn't recognize Lening just now. Seeing this woman crying miserably and these two children running away with their children, I was afraid that the traffickers had really escaped, so I went to catch them."
Xu Lening seemed to believe it but not quite.
Director: "We all respect the old man. For his sake, I will untie you first, but you can't leave. Cooperate with the follow-up investigation and confirm that you are not involved before you can let you go."
The woman who had previously tied him up said, "I don't think this guy is a good person. Maybe he's an insider."
The director said that no bad guy would be let off.
The director took several people back to the Public Security Bureau. Jiang Mi called everyone to come together: "My sister said that she will add 50 yuan to the reward. When this matter is over, we will divide the reward."
Xu Lening: “…”
Of course, she was willing to pay this money.
The crowd was very excited. There were about seventeen kindhearted people on the scene, and each of them could get a few dollars, so they naturally followed happily.
The director of the street office also followed. When they arrived at the public security bureau, several of the arrested people refused to admit it during the interrogation, saying that they did not know the middle-aged woman at all. They were preparing to sacrifice a pawn to save the car and dig out flesh to heal the wound.
The middle-aged woman also shouted: "I took the medicine myself. I am not a human trafficker."
In fact, it was useless for her to yell, because she knew in her heart that she was in trouble this time.
Killed by two little girls, she looked at Jiang Mi and Xu Lening with vicious eyes. She was finished this time, but she knew that her brother would never let these two dead girls go.
When the time comes, I will definitely kidnap them and sell them to others as common wives. No, I will sell them to the underworld! After they are played with by others, I will break their legs and throw them into the mountains to feed the wolves.
If looks could poison, Jiang Mi and Xu Lening would have been poisoned to death.
A female police officer angrily scolded him, "It's already this late, and you're still stubborn! If you weren't a human trafficker, why did you feed the child sleeping pills? And this child, he was clamoring all the way but you didn't wake him up. How many sleeping pills did you feed him? Who are you looking at? What do you want to do to that little girl? People like you deserve to be shot."
Nowadays, there is a severe crackdown. Anyone caught will be shot.
She took the baby and put it on the table, unwrapped it and looked at the changing pad. The baby had both pooped and peed. She found a clean towel to temporarily use as a diaper for the baby. After re-wrapping it, she prepared to take the baby to the hospital for a check-up.
Xu Lening was relieved to hand the child over to the police.
Jiang Mi stood in front of the middle-aged woman, unfazed by her glare. She'd gotten so many of those looks before when they were filming. She leaned over and looked at her. "You want to kidnap me? Where do you want to sell me to? To a poor area, a brothel, or have me beg for money by breaking my legs?" She pouted. "Don't dream! Your accomplices are all here. No one can fulfill your wish."
The middle-aged woman spat at Jiang Mi, who naturally dodged. Her eyes grew increasingly vicious. "If I could do it again, I would tear the skin off your face. Your life is over!"
Jiang Mi asked back with a grin, "Really?"
The police station was originally noisy, but when Jiang Mi spoke, it became quiet. Everyone looked at the human trafficker. Her eyes were so cruel that they made people's backs cold. Everyone who was swept by her eyes took a step back involuntarily.
The director stood in front of Jiang Mi with a cold expression: "You can talk about these things in your next life."
Jiang Mi: "Uncle, aunt, brother, sister, if we catch them, they will definitely remember us. If they are really human traffickers, they will seek revenge if we let them go. Who doesn't have a few children?"
The enthusiastic crowd, who had already been frightened by the middle-aged woman's eyes, were now also afraid, especially those who had just helped to tie the person up.
These people must stay in jail. If they are released... you can't guard against thieves for a thousand years, and the thieves will steal children.
An old man said, "The man in the flowered shirt looks shifty, he must be a human trafficker." The belt of the man in the flowered shirt he tied up was still tied around him.
Others also agreed.
The director turned his head and glanced at Jiang Mi. Is this why she gathered everyone here? Jiang Mi smiled at him: "Uncle, you will definitely protect our safety, right? Otherwise, who would dare to do good deeds in the future?"
The director nodded solemnly: "I have been investigating cases for half my life and will not let any bad guy go. Ladies, how did you know this was a human trafficker?"
Jiang Mi expressed her relief: "All the suspicious people have been arrested. If they have done something dirty, their hands must be dirty. I believe the director will not let a bad guy go." Then she replied, "What a coincidence! Xu Lening treated us to soda. We sat in front of the store to drink soda. After we finished, we returned the bottle and saw the human trafficker holding the child. He was also strange. He was wearing thin clothes and sweating all over his forehead, but he wrapped the baby very tightly, using a cotton quilt in the middle of summer. He kept looking at the three of us, especially my eldest nephew. His eyes were shining."
She pointed at Xu Lening again and said, "Lening was kind enough to stop her and offer her a soda. She drank the soda, but she kept asking for information about my eldest nephew. She even tried to trick us into following her. If she wasn't a human trafficker, we'd have to go to the police station. We'd rather kill the wrong person than let him go."
Xu Lening raised his chin proudly, indicating that what Jiang Mi said was right.
Jiang Mi pointed at the other people and said, "These people are trying to deceive kind-hearted people, saying that the trafficker is a victim and that we are traffickers." Pointing at the man in the flowered shirt, "He tried to arrest me, but I hit him in the face with a melon seed."
Director: “You were running with your child in your arms, and you were also keeping an eye on these people.”
Jiang Mi: "Of course. I ran with the child in my arms and didn't fight with the trafficker right then and there. I just wanted to see who else was around. What if we only caught the trafficker and not the gang? What if they retaliate against us?" She added firmly: "Everyone, including us, will be investigated. I'm afraid there are accomplices hiding among them. Traffickers are so vicious and ruthless. Who doesn't have a few children?"
A kind-hearted person said: "Little girl, don't talk nonsense. We arrested human traffickers before, and you might turn the tables on us. If we were human traffickers, would we still arrest people?"
Jiang Mi: "We are all living Lei Fengs, so we are definitely not afraid of investigation, but the human traffickers are afraid! There will be rewards for catching human traffickers, and there will be certificates of merit, right?" The latter sentence was asked to the director.
A young man said, "It's better to kill someone wrongly than to let him go! We should investigate thoroughly." He first gave his name and work unit, and then explained why he passed that street before. "I walk this way every day on my way home from get off work."
The director signaled the police officer next to him to close the door. Since they were going to investigate, they had to investigate thoroughly.
What he hates most is human traffickers!
Jiang Mi was also observing the people in the crowd, looking for anyone with a guilty conscience. Well, there really was one. Furthermore, his identity was unclear.
Jiang Mi looked at the honest-looking old farmer, then at the middle-aged woman. "Don't you two look a bit alike? I didn't think so just now, but the more I look at you, the more similar you seem. Especially your noses and mouths. I can't say they're exactly the same, but they're pretty close. Brother and sister? Sister and brother? Or a couple?"
The middle-aged woman almost shrank and shook her head desperately: "Don't talk nonsense."
The old farmer said in a dull way, "I...I just came to the county to sell grain. I will go back to the village after selling the grain."
Jiang Mi looked at the middle-aged woman and said, "Auntie, you said before that my life was over. Did you want your partner to kill me?" She asked with a smile, "Now, tell me, can my life still be over?"
The middle-aged woman rushed towards Jiang Mi and was held tightly by two police officers.
Jiang Mi: "You're anxious, you're anxious. There probably aren't any other gangs left. Your wish may not come true in this life, maybe in the next."
The middle-aged woman's expression was out of control and she was almost going crazy.
The old farmer knelt down before the director on the spot and said, "I just arrested this man. If I were a kidnapper, why would I arrest him?"
The man in work clothes cried, "I'm not a human trafficker. I'm just a caring citizen who said something I shouldn't have said. I'm not guilty. I'm innocent."
Everyone: ...
Jiang Mi looked at the man with snot and tears: "I may believe that you are innocent now."
The old farmer knelt down and kowtowed to the director, "Unjust, unjust."
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