Song Ning stepped forward and helped her up. "Godmother, I understand how you feel. I also believe that my godfather isn't a bad person at heart; he's just stuck in a psychological state. Why don't we try to reform him? Maybe he'll change for the better after he gets out?"
Zhu Meifen still held a sliver of hope. She knelt down immediately, pleading, "Zhu Yichen knows he was wrong. Why not give him a chance? Once he goes to jail, his life is ruined..."
"Even if I agreed, godmother, the parents of those imprisoned girls wouldn't agree, would they?"
"It's alright, I'll settle things with money..."
Song Ning sighed, feeling that she was beyond help. "Godmother, you may not understand the law. This crime of illegal detention is a public prosecution offense. It's not that he's innocent just because we don't pursue it. Even if we don't pursue it, the public security organs will. People always have to pay the price for their actions."
"Ah, this..." Zhu Meifen collapsed to the ground.
What should we do? Is our son really going to be imprisoned for the rest of his life?
After leaving Song Ning's house, Zhu Meifen was completely distraught.
She felt like the sky was falling.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side, Qiu Ya's mother...
Ever since she went to the dark market to beg the boss, she was convinced that her daughter had been rescued.
Then she stayed home waiting for news, but after waiting for a long time, she still didn't hear from Qiu Ya. Later, she went to where Qiu Ya lived and heard that she had returned some time ago, but then disappeared again.
She assumed Qiu Ya had gone to the leader of the Dark Night gang, so she didn't think too much about it, since that was the condition her daughter had been given when she was rescued.
But on that day, she received a call from the police.
"Hello, we recently rescued a group of imprisoned women. One of them looks like Qiu Ya, but we need your family members to come and identify her."
"What?"
Qiu Ya's mother collapsed to the ground. Wasn't Qiu Ya rescued? What happened with the imprisonment...?
Or was she imprisoned by the leader of the Dark Night?
She hurriedly rushed to the police station.
The moment she saw Qiu Ya, she was completely stunned. Qiu Ya's eyes were lifeless, she seemed mentally unstable, and her body was covered with various signs of abuse.
She rushed forward and hugged her, crying, "My daughter..."
Qiu Ya pushed her away, saying, "Who are you? Don't touch me..." Then she trembled and hugged herself, her eyes filled with terror.
Upon seeing this, Qiu Ya's mother burst into tears and wept uncontrollably.
She deeply regretted agreeing to the demands of that underworld boss, which ultimately led to her daughter's death.
But it was too late for regrets...
Meanwhile, at the police station, Zhu Yichen was being interrogated.
But no matter how the police questioned him, he remained silent.
The criminal investigation captain was speechless. "Zhu Yichen, confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely. Continuing to be uncooperative won't help. All the evidence points to you, so you'd better confess honestly and try to get lenient treatment."
Zhu Yichen, handcuffed, narrowed his long eyes slightly and leaned back in his chair, his tone disdainful, "Since you've investigated everything, what else do you want me to explain?"
"Confess what else you did besides imprisoning those women. For example, was you the one who caused Lian Sicheng's car accident?"
Zhu Yichen chuckled, "No, it was Lian Sino who did it, it has nothing to do with me."
The officer in charge of taking notes quickly wrote it down.
"Besides imprisoning women and causing car accidents, what else have you done? Tell us honestly."
"That's all." Zhu Yichen's voice was indifferent.
"Impossible. How could the boss of the dark market be so easily fooled?"
Zhu Yichen raised his head, his voice suddenly lowered, and he chuckled softly: "You think you've won just because you caught me? The dark market is much more complicated than you think."
The captain looked up and exchanged glances with the officers, immediately realizing that things might not be so simple. This guy had set up an underground market; he must have done a lot of heinous things. Pulling up one radish brings up another; if they could get him to talk, many cold cases could probably be solved.
But no matter how the captain asked him afterward, he barely spoke.
The captain was so angry he wanted to punch him, but he held back. "Let's stop the interrogation here for today."
Over the next few days, the sheriff led his team to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth investigation into the past of Lian Sino and Zhu Yichen.
They discovered that Lian Sino and Zhu Yichen had had several secret contacts years ago, involving large sums of money. The flow of these funds was highly suspicious and likely related to illegal transactions in the black market.
Meanwhile, several people who had previously done business with Lian Sino and Zhu Yichen were also located. After some questioning, these people revealed some key information, confirming that there was a close cooperative relationship between Lian Sino and Zhu Yichen, and that they were involved in some illegal and criminal activities.
He then called Lian Sicheng, saying, "Mr. Lian, Zhu Yichen confessed that Lian Sino was responsible for your car accident. The tire tracks left at the scene of your accident match perfectly with the spare tire of a car in the Lian family's garage. And that car is registered under Lian Sino's name."
"Okay, I understand, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Huo Beian prepared to go see Lian Sino first.
After all, he had always suspected that Lian Sino had orchestrated the car accident. Now that Zhu Yichen was caught, he had implicated him. He wanted to see what else he had to say!
The moment he saw her, he grabbed Lian Sino's collar and said viciously, "Lian Sino, it really was you who caused the car accident to kill me!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lian Sino's heart tightened.
"The boss of the dark market, Zhu Yichen, has already confessed that you were the one who hired the killer! Lian Sino, we're supposed to be brothers. I will definitely bring you to justice!"
"What did you say? Zhu Yichen is the boss of the dark market?" Lian Sino asked guiltily.
He had met Zhu Yichen before. That guy was actually the infamous underworld boss? How could that be?
It's unbelievable.
"Yes, it's him. He's been caught and has implicated you. Lian Sino, what else do you have to say?"
Lian Sino scoffed and shouted, "You're spouting nonsense! Maybe Zhu Yichen is trying to drag me down to lessen his own guilt! Lian Sicheng, you think you can fool me? No way!"
After saying that, he sent a WeChat message to his assistant: "Please investigate Zhu Yichen's current situation for me."
Soon, his assistant sent him a message: "[Zhu Yichen has recently been arrested for alleged criminal activity.]"
Lian Sino's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. The boss had actually been arrested... and it really was Zhu Yichen...
Zhu Yichen actually betrayed him, so he'll probably be next...
But he calmed himself down, knowing he could use the time to destroy evidence or find another scapegoat.
If all else fails, he'll run away, he'll run away today!
He immediately sent a WeChat message to his assistant: "Book me a flight to Canada right away."
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