After Sun Aimin confirmed his current location with the rickshaw driver, he called the police.
He told the other party on the phone: "I found a child who was abducted and trafficked. She is only a few months old and is being abused by the buyer. I hope you can send police to rescue the child as soon as possible."
Influenced by the shocking crime committed by the Zhan gang, a wave of anti-trafficking was set off across the country, and all regions attached great importance to trafficking incidents.
The operator wrote down the specific address given by Sun Aimin, immediately reported the situation, and quickly arranged for the police to respond.
Two hours later, several police officers in plain clothes arrived at the place Sun Aimin mentioned.
Sun Aimin and Jiang Weidong saw those people and thought they were police officers. This was near the suburbs, and the people coming in and out were all from the lowest social classes. Although those police officers were dressed simply, their temperament was better than the average person here.
When those people saw Sun Aimin and Jiang Weidong approaching, they spoke first: "Were you the ones who called just now? Which of you two has the surname Sun?"
Sun Aimin nodded and said, "Comrade, it was me. I made the call. We were talking about that family."
As Sun Aimin spoke, he pointed to a yard not far away where a tricycle was parked at the door.
The plainclothes police officer asked, "What's the situation now? Tell us everything you know."
Sun Aimin said, "We've just confirmed that there are two adults in this house: an old lady and a middle-aged man. The remaining one is the baby.
They used to complain about the child's crying and left him alone in the yard, leaving him to bask in the hot sun."
The police asked, "Are you sure that the child is not his biological child?"
Sun Aimin and Jiang Weidong nodded repeatedly and replied, "Of course, it's definitely not their biological child. The mother and daughter in the room had a fight earlier, both claiming the child wasn't their biological child.
Besides, it’s impossible to treat a child like that, the child is so skinny and dirty that it’s unbearable to look at…”
The plainclothes police understood and said, "Okay, then you two wait here for a while, we'll go over and check it out."
After saying that, several plainclothes policemen walked towards the yard.
They arrived at the door and knocked on it. "Is anyone there?"
The old lady had already taken the child back to the house. When she heard the knock on the door, she came out, opened the gate and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
The plainclothes police officer said, "Auntie, we're doing a census. Please cooperate. How many people are there in your family now? Who are they? Is your household registration here?"
The old lady replied, "I live here with my son and daughter-in-law. My family is in the village downstairs, and I do some small business in the market."
The police officer asked again: "Is there anyone else?"
The old lady was about to say no, but the child in the room started crying again at an inopportune moment. Old Mrs. Lin smiled awkwardly and said, "There's also a nursing baby. A child this young doesn't need to be registered, right?"
The police officer said, "Any citizen of our country, regardless of age, must register. Are your son and daughter-in-law home now?"
The old lady said, "Oh, my son is at home. He's too tired from work and is catching up on his sleep. There's no need to wake him up, right?"
The police officer asked, "Then tell me the names and ID numbers of your family members. Also, have your children been registered?"
Old Mrs. Lin hesitantly said, "My son and daughter-in-law will go and register the household registration when they have time these days."
The police officer, solemnly taking notes in a notebook, said nonchalantly, "Could you please bring the child out so we can see how old he is? If he needs to be registered, you can register him with us first, and we will help you get the child registered."
When it comes to registering the child's household registration, Mrs. Lin was obviously nervous, her eyes a little evasive: "No, no need, we will go and register the child ourselves..."
The child in the house was still crying. The old lady did not rush into the house to comfort the child. Instead, she said to the people outside the door: "Please finish the registration and leave quickly. I still have to comfort the child."
The police said: "We are not in a hurry, go and comfort the child first. Can we go into the house to ask for water and no, the weather is too hot..."
It was noon now, and the sun was scorching. Although several policemen were wearing short-sleeved shirts, they were still sweating.
Old Mrs. Lin has lived in the countryside for many years. She is not wary of others and is actually quite enthusiastic in the village.
She didn't take it seriously and said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll get you some water."
After she finished speaking, she turned and went back into the house. Seeing her close the door, several policemen quietly followed her into the yard.
After the old lady went in, she didn't care about the crying child at all, but went to fetch water first. When she pushed the door open, she found that the strangers who were "investigating the household registration" had already entered the yard and arrived at the door.
The moment the door opened, several policemen grabbed it and went straight into the house.
Mrs. Lin started to get scared at this point, thinking she was being robbed: "What are you doing? Are you trying to rob me? Get out of here... Jianye, get up! There's a robber in the house~"
Mrs. Lin was extremely panicked and started yelling. One of the police officers subdued the old lady, while another picked up the crying child in the stroller and walked straight out the door.
Lin Jianye hadn't slept well because of his child's crying. Now he heard his mother yelling and was very annoyed. He wanted to complain to her again, but he heard her voice was not right, so he got out of bed and opened the door to see what was going on.
As soon as he went out, he saw his mother with her arm pinned by someone, unable to move.
"Who are you? Let my mother go, or I will be rude to you..." Lin Jianye yelled.
The officer holding the child had already left the hospital and ran toward the parking lot. The remaining three officers, seeing the child was safe, released the old woman. They flashed their IDs and said, "We are police officers. We suspect you are involved in a baby trafficking case. Please come with us and cooperate with our investigation."
Lin Jianye naturally knew what these people were talking about. He was now eager to get rid of his suspicion: "I don't understand what you are saying. We are law-abiding citizens. Please don't wrongly accuse good people..."
The police didn't buy his tricks and said to him, "We'll know whether you're a good person or not after we investigate you!"
Seeing that Lin Jianye was unwilling to cooperate, the policemen subdued him without saying a word and escorted him out of the hospital.
Old Mrs. Lin shouted from behind, "Let my son go," but how could the police possibly listen to her?
Finally, Lin Jianye was taken away by the police. As for the police officer holding the child, he left with Sun Aimin and Jiang Weidong on the same tricycle they had taken to get here.
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