Captain Zhao immediately went to the prison and interrogated Lao Zhou.
Old Zhou has been in prison for more than three years and has long been used to life inside.
Day after day, year after year, it's all the same.
Perhaps it's because his worries about the outside world have been put to rest, and his wife and children are settled. Not long ago, his wife wrote to say that his son is about to graduate from university.
She even found a boyfriend at school who was good-looking and had a sweet tongue.
After graduation, I'll get married and give him a big, healthy grandson in a few years.
When people have something to look forward to, life becomes easier, and their mindset becomes more peaceful.
Over the years, Old Zhou has not only not become haggard, but has actually gained some weight and become fairer.
All he wants now is to behave well so he can get a reduced sentence, get out as soon as possible, and see his wife, children, and his future big, fat grandson.
Therefore, he panicked when he learned that Captain Zhao was going to interrogate him.
I can't understand why Captain Zhao is still interrogating him after so much time has passed.
The case was already decided, so why are you still looking for him?
With a mix of trepidation and anticipation, Lao Zhou met with Captain Zhao.
Captain Zhao, being the kind of person he is, could tell at a glance that Lao Zhou was nervous and guilty. This further confirmed that something was amiss, and that Lao Zhou was definitely hiding something.
So he deliberately tried to trick Lao Zhou.
"Old Zhou, you're something else! I never knew you were keeping so many things a secret back then."
“If we hadn’t received the report, we wouldn’t have known that you were acting under someone’s orders when you abducted Jiang He.”
"No wonder you didn't abandon Jiang He when you ran away back then, but kept her by your side and raised her for ten years. You said it was to take revenge on Jiang He and deliberately kept her to torment her."
"It's true that you tortured him to vent your anger, but it's also true that you wanted money from him and Jiang Hechuan, right?"
Old Zhou's face immediately turned pale.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, this matter has been uncovered.
He also wondered if Captain Zhao was bluffing him.
There is actually no evidence at all.
The problem is, if Captain Zhao didn't have any evidence, how could he know so much?
Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
He tried desperately to reassure himself that it was definitely a lie; Captain Zhao had no evidence, otherwise he wouldn't be asking him here.
But what Captain Zhao said next shattered all his illusions.
"Tsk tsk tsk, 5 million, Lao Zhou, you didn't just kidnap a tool to vent your anger, you brought along a golden baby that can be exchanged for money."
"You demanded 5 million over ten years. If we hadn't arrested you, would you still be able to hold Jiang He hostage and keep demanding more money?"
Once the exact amount of 5 million was revealed, Lao Zhou no longer dared to harbor any illusions.
Their psychological defenses crumbled instantly.
Of the 5 million, he spent nearly 1 million in small amounts over the years, and the rest was sent to his wife and children.
Let them buy houses and cars, and settle down.
If Captain Zhao knows about this 5 million, he must also know where he spent it.
His wife knew he was a human trafficker and knew his background.
Although I never asked him, I knew that the money was ill-gotten.
So they didn't dare to make a fuss and moved away early, living with their son in a place where no one knew them.
They didn't dare to spend money recklessly; they used it all to buy houses and gold to save up.
Unexpectedly, this misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise. They received a house as compensation for the demolition, and the price of gold also increased, so they made a lot of money.
Now our family is living a prosperous and thriving life.
If Captain Zhao leads his men to our door, then we're finished.
After all, the son had no idea what he was doing.
In his son's heart, his father was an old man who worked hard and risked his life illegally abroad so that his son could have a better life.
We're just waiting for him to quit so he can return home and enjoy family life.
If Captain Zhao goes looking for them, nothing will be kept secret anymore.
He dared not imagine what his son would think of him if he knew what he did, where the money came from, and how his son would feel about him.
What will his neighbors think of him?
And what about his son's girlfriend, his future wife? Will she still have contact with his son? Will she be willing to marry him?
When I had nothing, I was very willing to risk everything.
But now that there's hope for the future, there are also concerns, and he really doesn't dare to gamble.
"Captain Zhao, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything..."
Old Zhou immediately knelt down.
"As long as you don't tell my wife and kids about my affairs, and don't come knocking on my door, I'll tell you whatever you ask me, everything I know."
According to Lao Zhou's confession.
It turns out that he didn't know Jiang Hechuan's identity at first.
All he knew was that someone contacted him, gave him a time and place, and told him to go there and abduct a 5-year-old boy.
Then he would find any buyer and sell the child according to his normal procedure.
After the sale, just send the buyer's identity and address to him.
He'll get 1 million if he handles this matter well.
"Captain Zhao, there's nothing we can do. He just gave us too much. One million over a decade ago was a lot."
"Besides, this is what we do in this line of work. It doesn't matter which child we kidnap. We can not only earn that 1 million from him, but we can also make a profit by selling the child."
"But of course, now that I've been reformed, I know I was wrong. What I did was wrong; it was illegal..."
Old Zhou quickly changed his tune.
Captain Zhao frowned. If he remembered correctly, when the case was first reported, it was said that Jiang He was abducted while protecting Jiang Wenyu.
He asked Lao Zhou about the situation at the time.
Old Zhou replied,
“We didn’t expect that girl to come. We waited there when we got there, and sure enough, we saw the boy in the photo, who was Jiang He.”
"The adult who was with him gave him a toy, and then he was left alone. The little girl behind him was envious of the toy in Jiang He's hand, so she came over to try to snatch it."
“Girls are pretty, and even girls are in high demand. Kidnapping one is the same as kidnapping two. They happened to be alone, so I thought I'd take them both with me.”
"I didn't expect Jiang He to have such a bad temper and be so stubborn. She looks silly like an idiot, but she's actually ruthless. To protect that girl, she bit my wrist and wouldn't let go, almost biting off a piece of my flesh."
"We were afraid of making too much noise and attracting attention, and besides, the girl was just an extra and we didn't necessarily have to take her with us, so we let her go and took Jiang He away."
Captain Zhao didn't speak. He compared the statements with Old Zhou's from back then. Apart from concealing the fact that he was instructed by someone else, everything else was pretty much the same as what he was saying now.
The confessions were similar to those given by Lao Zhou's accomplices who committed the crimes with him at the time.
So he continued to ask.
"Then how did you know Jiang Hechuan's identity?"
"How did you escape when we tried to arrest you?"
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