"Although the Napoleon wrasse is not explicitly defined as a rare animal, it is strictly prohibited to catch it, given its rarity. Do you have any objections to this?"
Mingjing kept her head down, her fingers fidgeting silently.
“I’ll let it slide this time since you were being disobedient. I won’t punish you, just fine you a small amount. But you’re not allowed to catch rare wild animals again,” Wang Yong said with a stern face.
"How much?"
"Eight thousand."
Mingjing immediately objected, saying that it was equivalent to her going out to sea, which was unacceptable.
"Too many, I don't acknowledge them."
Mingjing leaned back in her chair, looking languid. Hearing the rebuttal, the man became angry.
"This is a police station. You think you can just refuse to pay? Do you even want to leave?"
"The police station is pretty good. They provide food and lodging, and even teach you how to use a sewing machine. You can find work as soon as you leave. I don't want to fish anymore; it has no future."
The man clutched his chest, trembling with anger.
"Mingjing, did you go out to sea to fish again today?"
"I went, and you saw it yourself, they didn't catch anything," Mingjing said, glancing sideways at the old policeman.
"Nonsense! You clearly got a lot of seafood, yet you're still trying to deny it. You're using that seafood to pay off your debt? We can all see that."
"Oh, how did you know?"
The man was speechless. The whistleblower was his relative, and he couldn't very well expose his relative, or he would be finished too.
“We…we received a report and went to the village to verify it. Everyone said you made money catching big fish at sea. You can’t even imagine how you built a house and bought a car with those small fish and shrimp.”
"I heard you also acquired a piece of land in the village and are planning to build a villa. Can you build a house without several hundred thousand yuan?"
"Hahaha," Mingjing laughed angrily, his shoulders shaking. "I'm not trying to be mean, officer, but you should go out and see the world. I'll take you out to sea sometime and see if I can make ten thousand in one go."
"I only caught a few groupers today. You know, if you live by the sea and have a little savings, you can build a house with some broken bricks and tiles."
“Everyone knows that my family has made some money by going beachcombing these days and finding a lot of fish. But to say that I made a lot of money by hunting sharks is something I don’t agree with. Who is the whistleblower? I want to confront him.”
"If there is no evidence, then I suspect that you, officer, are colluding with the person who framed me to frame me."
Upon hearing this, the man slammed his fist on the table in anger, his face flushed and his neck thick with rage, "Mingjing, you're talking nonsense!"
"Oh, why are you getting so excited? You'll make me think I'm right. If it's not true, then it's not true."
Mingjing continued, unperturbed, "If you don't believe me, go to the village and find Old Wang, the old man who runs the small shop. He's always doing business there. Go ask him how much money I make."
The old policeman rolled his eyes. "Then dare you say you've never hunted sharks or whales?"
Mingjing snorted coldly, "What a coincidence that we managed to catch a blue shark today."
"No, officer, are you trying to frame me with a fabricated charge?"
Seeing Mingjing's arrogant attitude, Wang Yong immediately tried to smooth things over, "Mingjing, straighten your attitude. Where do you usually sell your seafood?"
"Go ask Sister Wu at the seafood restaurants in the city. She knows me. Also, there are a few seafood restaurants in town. They haven't had much success lately, so most of the seafood is being kept for their own consumption."
Upon hearing this, the man went outside, whispered a few words to the young policeman at the door, and then returned to the interrogation room.
About an hour later, the junior policeman came in with a transcript and handed it to the senior policeman. It contained statements from seafood vendors in the town and the city.
The amount was also specified above, with a maximum of a little over one hundred yuan per transaction.
"Are you sure this is correct? With just over a hundred yuan, she can build a house?" The old policeman couldn't believe it.
"There's no mistake. These people were all doing business at the time, and the people in the know are all in our station. They can't have their stories colluded."
Wang Yong breathed a sigh of relief. With so little money, he would lose money even if he went to sea, let alone go fishing. He might even have to bow and apologize to Mingjing Police Station.
The man's expression changed slightly as he looked at the confession. This little bit of money wasn't even enough to support his family. He had just heard that this girl had a powerful backer.
If he really offends the Hong Kong Police Department and they launch a cross-border investigation, then his life is over.
However, seeing Mingjing like this, and remembering that she had made a lot of money, the old policeman was furious. He had promised his relative to deal with her severely, and he couldn't let it go like this.
“That’s not enough. Go to the island and ask everyone if they know what Mingjing catches when it goes out to sea.”
Wang Yong stood frozen in place, not moving.
"What? Just because your master is on sick leave, I can't order you around anymore?" the old policeman scolded playfully.
Wang Yong turned and left the interrogation room.
It was late at night when Mingjing was so sleepy he kept yawning.
The Ming family was extremely anxious when they learned that Ming Jing and Ming Dahai had been arrested, and they stayed at the police station overnight to wait for news.
Watching Wang Yong come and go, Sun Yunmei felt uneasy.
Although Wang Yong said there was no problem, how could there really be no problem once she was in jail? She was terrified.
"It must be that bastard Fan Yuliang, I'm going to find him!" Mingliang turned around and stormed off.
"Brother, don't cause trouble. What will we do if you go to jail?"
Mingyue pulled Sun Yunmei along, anxiously looking towards the interrogation room.
The group was extremely anxious when they saw the policeman park his police car in the yard, and a group of people got out of the car.
From a distance, Mingliang immediately recognized him as Old Wang, accompanied by Mingxingwang and Old Zhao.
“Xingwang, those are your uncle and your sister. You can’t do something so heartless!” Sun Yunmei cried, grabbing Ming Xingwang.
The police pulled the group into the house. As they left, Ming Xingwang glanced at Sun Yunmei with a gloating expression, which made the group worry.
After all, Mingjing had done many heartless things to Ming Dashan before, and now that Mingjing had fallen into his hands, no one dared to imagine what would happen.
In the interrogation room, the individuals were questioned in turn.
The man said excitedly, "You guys introduce yourselves."
"Wang Xuebing".
"Ming Xingwang".
"Zhao Guoliang, we've met before," Zhao Guoliang said with a fawning expression.
The man chuckled, "I know, all of you tell me, what kind of goods does Mingjing usually sell on the island? Do you sell sharks or anything like that?"
"This could be a criminal offense, so you'd better think carefully before you speak. If you conceal the fact that you know about it, you'll end up in jail."
Wang Xuebing smiled slightly, "Boss, I can vouch for Mingjing. She's a very hardworking girl, but she's just unlucky. She was alright for the first few days, but she managed to pick up some bargains during the typhoon."
"But then it didn't work anymore, we couldn't catch anything, so we went out to sea, but we didn't catch anything either, and we still had to deduct the cost of fuel and the cost of renting the boat."
"She only catches some whelks and small fish. I've never seen her catch any big ones. Officers, you can't wrong an innocent person."
The old policeman turned to Zhao Guoliang and asked, "Zhao Guoliang, when I was visiting the village, I heard that your arrest was related to Mingjing. Can you tell me if Mingjing has been hunting sharks?"
Old Zhao's eyes darted around, and he smiled again, "Leader, don't listen to the villagers' nonsense. Mingjing and I have no grudges. How could a weak woman like her possibly hunt sharks?"
"I buy seafood. The young man just asked me about it. The seafood from Mingjing is the most common. The only slightly valuable items are large abalone and sea cucumbers."
"Her dad has a special skill in touching abalone, and to be honest, I once lied to him about a few abalone."
The old policeman turned to Ming Xingwang in anger and asked, "Ming Xingwang, I've heard that your father has a deep grudge against the Ming family. Tell me, has Ming Jing hunted any sharks?"
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