Chapter 271 Xiao Qi's whereabouts
Zhou Yi felt that the voice on the phone sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Well, I'm Zhou Yi. You are..." I knew who he was from the voice, he must be an acquaintance.
"I'm Wang Dequan."
Zhou Yi felt ashamed when he heard this: "It's Director Wang."
The person on the other end of the phone was Director Wang of the Yong'an Township Police Station.
"Zhou Yi, I have good news for you. We have caught the human trafficker Cai Jinhua." Director Wang said with a smile.
"Really?" Zhou Yi was immediately delighted. "That's great."
"Also, we found the little girl named Xiao Qi, who is Jiang Yue."
This is really a series of good things happening one after another.
"But... the current situation is a bit tricky, alas..." Director Wang sighed on the phone.
Zhou Yi was shocked by the other party's words and asked what was going on. Director Wang then told him the details.
Ever since the arrest warrant was issued for Cai Jinhua, Director Wang has been sending people to keep an eye on Cai Jinhua's home. After all, she has a son.
Even when the entire city's police force was deployed to blockade and search for Long Zhiqiang, Chief Wang was still cautious and left one policeman to continue watching Cai Jinhua's house.
It was this decision that ultimately led to the arrest of Cai Jinhua.
On the day the city was closed, Cai Jinhua's son suddenly developed a high fever and was sent to the county hospital. He was diagnosed with acute pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital.
The police officer in charge of surveillance found that after settling the child, Cai Jinhua's father-in-law found a public phone and made a call. He looked a little wary and looked around while dialing.
It was this action that aroused the suspicion of the police.
After the city lockdown ended, the police reported the incident to Director Wang. After analysis, Director Wang believed that the old man was most likely calling Cai Jinhua.
It is very likely that her family has always known her whereabouts, but they are unwilling to kill her relatives for the sake of justice.
Director Wang decided to wait and see, and ambush Cai Jinhua in the hospital. Once he found her, he would arrest her on the spot.
Some police officers doubted whether Cai Jinhua would risk showing up under such circumstances.
Director Wang felt that since the old man called her, it was possible.
So they deployed police at the hospital.
I waited until last night, and just when I was about to give up, a strange woman dressed as a peasant woman walked into the target ward.
The sharp-eyed police officers immediately noticed something was wrong and asked the doctor on duty to go in under the pretext of a ward round to identify whether it was the same person in the photo on the police wanted warrant.
After the doctor on duty confirmed it, he immediately rushed in and carried out the arrest.
He was brought back to the station overnight and interrogated personally by Director Wang.
It was not until the late night that Cai Jinhua could no longer withstand the high-pressure interrogation and confessed to her crimes.
Based on her confession, Director Wang personally led people to the suburbs of Taicheng the next day and found the family that bought Xiaoqi.
Originally, Director Wang and his team left in anger. After all, buying and selling children are both illegal and criminal acts. They decided to rescue the children first, and then notify the Taicheng police to cooperate in the case.
But after finally finding it, Director Wang was in trouble.
Xiaoqi's adoptive parents are a middle-aged couple. The man drives a tractor to transport goods in the local area, and the woman runs a small grocery store. Both of them are honest and decent people.
They were not aware of the matter of buying the child because when Cai Jinhua found them, she lied that Xiaoqi was the child of her distant relative and that her family was too poor to raise one, so she wanted to give him to them to adopt and asked if they were willing.
If you are willing, take the three thousand yuan and lend it to the child's father for medical treatment. When Xiaoqi grows up, you can pay the money back for her parents.
Of the three thousand yuan, Cai Jinhua kept one thousand and gave two thousand to Jiang Aqing.
Of course, the so-called adoption in rural areas cannot have any legal procedures. It is purely an agreement between the two parties and it is considered as a consensual thing.
When the police found them, they were shocked and didn't think that they were bought children.
But this is not the point. The point is that Director Wang and his team discovered that Xiaoqi was living very well in this family.
She was wearing new clothes and new shoes, with two small braids, each with a bow headband. She was clean and had a fair and tender face. She didn't look like a kidnapped child at all.
He was also very close to the couple. When he saw these strangers, he hid behind the couple and grabbed the corner of the woman's clothes.
Even when Chief Wang said he was a police officer and was there to help her and told her not to be afraid and to come over, she just kept shaking her head.
This confused Director Wang and his colleagues.
Logically speaking, an eight-year-old girl is not a good choice for normal trafficking, because she is too old and already has her own thoughts, memories and cognition, and she is a girl.
I wouldn't buy one as old as eight years old because it's difficult to manage.
With such doubts in mind, Director Wang and his team did not take tough measures. Instead, they questioned the couple and visited the surrounding villagers.
It was eventually learned that the couple adopted Xiaoqi because they already had a child, also a girl, who accidentally fell into the river and drowned when she was six years old.
Later, the couple tried many times but failed to get pregnant, so they thought about adopting a baby girl.
Although Xiaoqi is eight years old, his height and weight are far below those of an eight-year-old child due to the difficult living environment and malnutrition he has lived in since childhood. He looks like a child over six years old.
She is also lacking in cognitive ability, so it is not inappropriate to say that she is six years old.
After looking at the photo given by Cai Jinhua, the couple felt that Xiaoqi looked very similar to their daughter who drowned, and immediately decided to adopt her.
After Xiaoqi came into this family, the couple treated her like their own daughter.
Xiaoqi was also very well behaved and didn't make any noise. After knowing that the two of them were treating him well, one night he suddenly called out "Mommy and Daddy".
The couple was so happy that they hugged Xiaoqi and kissed him again and again.
The villagers also confirmed their words, they were indeed very nice to Xiaoqi.
We have already contacted the nearby primary school and will send Xiaoqi to the first grade in September.
When Director Wang said this, Zhou Yi already knew what was troubling him.
Xiaoqi's original family has been shattered. His father is in the detention center awaiting sentencing, his mother is receiving treatment in a mental hospital, and he is afraid that he cannot support his brothers and sisters. The eldest one is even disabled.
The family that bought her treated her as their own child. There, she had enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear, and lived like a normal child.
Logically speaking, it would undoubtedly be the best outcome for Xiaoqi if she stayed with the couple in Taicheng.
But for Chief Wang, this was a human trafficking case after all. If he just let it go, he would be failing in his duties as a police officer.
But it would be against his conscience to forcibly "rescue" Xiaoqi according to the regulations and send her back to her original home.
That's why I was in a dilemma and told him that things were a bit tricky.
"Director Wang, I guess you didn't bring Xiaoqi back today?" Zhou Yi asked.
"The main thing is that the child won't go with us. If we force him to leave, then... doesn't that make us the bad guys?"
Zhou Yi smiled. This was indeed the Director Wang he knew.
"Zhou Yi, do you think there is any solution to this problem?"
What Director Wang meant by a method, of course, was how to properly place Xiaoqi and rationalize the adoption of Xiaoqi.
After all, staying in that family's home is the best outcome for the little girl.
"Director Wang, I think, first of all, the couple was definitely unaware of the situation and was deceived by Cai Jinhua. Look, they said Cai Jinhua's excuse for asking for money was to lend it to Xiaoqi's father for medical treatment. So, lending money is not illegal, it's just that there was no specific agreement on when to repay it."
"Hmm..." Director Wang nodded thoughtfully on the other end of the phone.
"Then, Xiaoqi's parents are now clearly unable to raise the child, and Jiang Aqing's family doesn't have any close relatives. If the child is forcibly sent back, it will hurt both parties."
"Yes, yes, yes." Director Wang nodded repeatedly.
"Generally, in situations like this, you can apply to the civil affairs department, and they'll designate a guardian. At this point, we absolutely must respect Xiaoqi's wishes. After all, she's a grown-up child with her own judgment. Let her choose for herself, whether to choose that couple or the welfare home. We'll have to listen to the little girl herself. Director Wang, do you think what I'm saying makes sense?"
Director Wang on the other end of the phone was beaming, nodding frantically. "That's right, that's right. Oh, Zhou Yi, you're absolutely right. That's exactly what's going on. Just do as you say, just as you say."
Zhou Yi told Director Wang that after they had dealt with the matter, he would find time to pick up Xiaoqi and her adoptive parents and go to the juvenile detention center to see Hu Zi.
After all, he had promised him before, but this happened, especially since Xiao Qi was missing. In this situation, Zhou Yi didn't know how to explain it to Hu Zi.
Now Xiaoqi has been found and has such a good home. This is the best thing that could happen, and it will motivate Hu Zi to be a good person.
Although Yang Xiujuan's identity has not been verified yet, Cai Jinhua has been captured and Xiaoqi has been found, and the matter in Sanpo Village can be considered to have come to a gratifying conclusion.
Upon hearing this news, Zhou Yi's mood suddenly improved.
He happily picked up the phone and called Wu Yongcheng.
The phone rang for a long time before Wu Yongcheng picked up the phone. "Hello, this is Wu Yongcheng."
Zhou Yi couldn't wait to say, "Captain Wu, I'm Zhou Yi, and I have two good news to tell you."
"Two?" Wu Yongcheng was stunned.
Then Zhou Yixian gave Wu Yongcheng a detailed report on the resolution of the Donghai Community case.
After listening to this, Wu Yongcheng fell silent. The case was not complicated, but it was very distressing, especially since the victim was a newborn baby.
"Well, although the case has been solved, I always feel that this is not good news." Wu Yongcheng sighed.
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