Next, Xia Baozhu dragged Li Dapao, who was the easiest to interrogate, to the next room for questioning.
"Tell me all of your home addresses, how many people are in your family, and where you work."
Looking at Li Dapao's troubled expression, Xia Baozhu said coldly, "Don't take any chances. I will ask each of you one by one. If your answer differs from the others in any way, you will lose a finger."
When Li Dapao heard the last sentence, he shuddered, as if his fingers were really about to be crippled.
His fear of this disheveled woman was greater than his fear of a demon.
All six of them had observed the fried chicken shop and envied how much money it made. They came here hoping to make a fortune.
Now he understands why this woman dares to open her own shop and live alone.
She was far superior to all six of them combined.
Thinking of the terrible way the six of them had been beaten, Li Dapao had no will to resist.
The gap is too big.
That's true. If she were easy to deal with, that man wouldn't have spent so much money to hire so many of them.
“You committed armed burglary and attempted murder. Although it was unsuccessful, I will hand you over to the police. You can be imprisoned for ten or twenty years without any problem.”
"You mean if I answer all your questions, you'll let us go?" Li Dapao asked hopefully.
He was filled with immense regret for doing this kind of work. Although it was lucrative, getting caught would be a matter of life and death.
He was already imagining what would happen to his parents, wife, and children after he was arrested. What would others think of him and his children? They would definitely look down on him.
Instead of making money, he became a criminal that everyone hated, and he completely disgraced his ancestors.
He shouldn't have been greedy; if he had known this would happen, he would have just worked honestly and earned money.
One wrong step leads to another.
"Of course, as long as you answer all these questions accurately, I will not hand you over to the police and will release you."
"Fine, I'll tell you." Li Dapao gritted his teeth. If he were arrested, the police could find out about this information anyway, so he might as well take a gamble and tell this woman.
If she lets him go, he will never do anything like that again.
“My name is Li Dapao. I’m from Xiling Village, Dong’an County. My second brother, Li Datu, and I are cousins. My fourth brother, Li Xiaoyang, is from the same place as us. The three of us came out to work last year, but we were robbed on the way. We had to keep walking and looking for work.”
“In the second half of last year, we met our leader, Lin Aijun. He was a local and took pity on us, so he found us a place to stay and introduced us to several short-term jobs.”
"While working, I met the fifth brother Huang Jianguo and the sixth brother Qi Mufei. One of them came from Dong'an County and the other from Nanping County. Both of them were from rural areas."
"But I don't know which village it is exactly."
“Our short-term jobs are unstable; we work a few days and rest a few days. We earn less, but it’s still better than farming at home.”
"How did you come up with the idea of taking on this home invasion and murder job?" Xia Baozhu asked, taking notes in her notebook.
“When we were doing odd jobs before, someone asked us to help fight, and we were paid to do so, so we went.”
"We came this time because the money was good."
"Did you bring your ID card?" Xia Baozhu asked.
"No, no, who would take that out?" Li Dapao quickly denied.
"I'll give you a chance. Tell me where your ID is." Xia Baozhu casually raised her gun and aimed it at Li Dapao's leg.
This attitude and these methods made Li Dapao feel like his soul had been ripped away.
"I...I said, it's...it's in the inside pocket of my shirt." Li Dapao was so scared he almost wet his pants, fearing the gun might go off accidentally.
Xia Baozhu found the ID card and wrote down all of Li Dapao's information in her notebook.
Next, Xia Baozhu interrogated the other five people one by one and obtained their detailed addresses.
She did these things with an idea in mind.
She had wanted to open a branch store before, but it was hard to find a place, and the rent for the place she liked was too expensive, so she had the idea of setting up a stall again, but she knew she wouldn't be able to handle it all by herself.
These people are now motivated by a desire to make money, and since they don't have formal jobs, they don't seem to have completely fallen into depravity and can still be exploited.
Xia Baozhu drew a portrait of each of the six people and had them sign and put their fingerprints on it.
Seeing the portrait that looked exactly like their own, Lin Aijun and the others stared wide-eyed, temporarily forgetting even the pain in their bodies.
“I now have all your information, including this.” Xia Baozhu waved the portrait in her hand.
"My purpose in doing these things is very simple: I want to show you a clear way to make money."
Lin Aijun and the others looked at her in even greater disbelief. Had this woman gone mad?
They came to cause her trouble and rob her, but she not only planned to let them go, but also to give them a way to make money.
Could it be that they're making them do something shady, like they did before?
Xia Baozhu looked at their expressions, raised an eyebrow in the dim light, and chuckled softly.
"Don't worry, it's not a shady job. On the contrary, you'll be dealing with all sorts of people every day."
"Think about my current job, it's similar."
"Don't even think about running away. I have some friends who are really good at finding people."
"I'm going to give you your first test now. Come to my shop in a day when you're all ready."
"If you can pass this test, I'll be half relieved. Then I'll explain the method of making money in detail."
"What if something comes up and you can't go?" Lin Aijun suddenly asked.
"Then let's give it a try." Xia Baozhu waved the portrait in her hand expressionlessly.
Aside from truly desperate criminals, most of them are easily subdued by those who are far more powerful than themselves.
Moreover, this person also has information about their family members; if she wanted revenge, it would be too easy for her.
No one has any more questions.
In their view, escaping this calamity tonight is a blessing from their ancestors for eighteen generations.
As for what happens in the future, we'll see.
Xia Baozhu untied Li Dapao's ropes and told him to release the others.
These people were released, but they didn't run away; they just stood there, bewildered.
"Alright, you can go back now. Don't let anyone see you." Xia Baozhu waved her hand, signaling them to leave.
Lin Aijun glanced at the gun that Xia Baozhu had thrown aside, moved his lips, and stepped out the door first.
The pain all over his body made it very difficult for him to even climb the wall.
He jumped down from the wall, and was covered in sweat from the pain. He really wanted to roll on the ground before he left.
"Big brother, are we really going the day after tomorrow?" The second brother, Li Datu, limped closer and asked.
After earning money by helping someone fight for the first time, they felt they had found a way to get rich.
In retrospect, this was a path leading to the abyss.
One wrong move and you could lose an arm or a leg, not to mention going to jail, your life would be ruined.
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