“If the government doesn’t give me the corresponding benefits, I’ll fight for them myself. I not only steal from other people and rob those who withdraw money from bank accounts that aren’t legitimate, but I also buy and sell people. You wouldn’t believe it, would you? If Shanghai weren’t under stricter control, I would have sold all the people in the rural areas here. Anyway, China may not have much else, but it has a lot of people.”
Qi Shan almost couldn't hold back and wanted to curse out loud. Those were his compatriots, how dare Du Hua?
Zhu Fanfan had to spare some mental energy to control Uncle Qi, so as not to let them fail at the last minute. She only let go when she saw that Uncle Qi had calmed down.
Zhu Fanfan tried her best to imitate Uncle Qi's pitiful voice and said, "Those are our own people, how could you do this?"
Du Hua was smug: "Why can't I do this? Do you know how much a person can be sold for? I don't have to do much. I just need to tell the men that they need miners overseas, ten dollars a day, three hundred a month. Lots of young and strong men will sign up, and they all want to pay me before I reluctantly agree. I can sell a young laborer overseas for a thousand dollars, a thousand dollars! Do you know how much a thousand dollars is? I can earn it just by talking. All the money goes into my pocket, and they can only be slaves overseas, never to come back."
Zhu Fanfan was also furious. People who don't value human life deserve retribution. If she could let his whole family live well, she wouldn't be Zhu Fanfan.
"Women are even easier to deal with. Outside, you can lure them away with just a biscuit and a cup of water. Everyone says women are a money-losing commodity, but to me they are a treasure trove. They are worthless in China, but outside, a woman can be sold for at least a thousand yuan, and at most tens of thousands. Unfortunately, I have never met such a top-quality woman."
Hearing the regret in her voice, Zhu Fanfan got serious and used her mental power to speak: "Aren't you afraid of retribution? Those are all our own people. Men who are sold abroad may be abused, but they might have a chance to escape. But what about women? What other way out do they have besides being prostitutes? How can you demean the people of your own country like this?"
Although it's heartbreaking, it's the truth. There's no trade in body organs now. If you go out, you'll be abused and forced into hard labor, but at least you won't die. As long as you hold on, there's still a glimmer of hope.
But what about women? If the trick of hiring female workers were effective, there would be no need for such a complicated trafficking operation. After all, women don't even have the courage to go overseas, so basically no one would sign up. What good can a trafficked woman do in a foreign land?
Unable to speak the language and all alone, they will eventually end up in the sex trade, ruining their lives. Even if they have the chance to come back later, they will be driven to desperation by gossip.
The problem with China is that men are more tolerant than women, and people tend to be more hostile towards women. Men still have the possibility of returning to their roots, but this path is basically cut off for women; they can never go home in their entire lives.
Du Hua laughed: "Didn't you do those things yourself, Qi Shan? I'm just a suppressed deputy director, what can I do? Once I've accumulated enough wealth, I'll leave, and everyone will testify that it was you who did it. You're the one who double-crossed me, and you're the one who trafficked people, while I'm already living a life of luxury overseas."
Qi Shan: ...I can't take it anymore, this guy has to die!
Zhu Fanfan asked again, "Are you going to make me take the blame?"
Du Hua sighed: "I don't want to leave either. Money in China is too easy to make. I really can't bear to leave. But I kidnapped Zhu Fanfan. Her family's influence is too great. Sooner or later, things will come to light. I'm leaving soon. Don't worry, I've prepared all the evidence of Zhu Fanfan's kidnapping for you. You'll be the one to kill her in the future, as a way of repaying me for all the years of suppression you've put me through."
Zhu Fanfan: ...Why is she involved?
Qi Shan hinted to Zhu Fanfan to quickly confess his accomplices, and Zhu Fanfan quickly replied: "There will be uncontrollable aftereffects."
Qi Shan asked if it was Du Hua or her. Zhu Fanfan pointed to Du Hua. If she were in danger, why would she remind him? She simply quit.
Qi Shan nodded, and Zhu Fanfan didn't ask any more questions. She approached Du Hua directly, invaded his mind with her mental energy, and ordered Du Hua to write down the list.
Du Hua strongly resisted the invasion of her mind, and her head began to ache. Just as she was about to regain consciousness, Zhu Fanfan increased the mental energy she received, and she finally succumbed. The light in her eyes faded, and she instinctively began to write her name.
After the long string of names was written down and the writing stopped, Zhu Fanfan asked, "Uncle Qi, should we let him be hypnotized and forget what he said, or should we just lock him up?"
Qi Shan considered for a moment and then said, "Hypnosis."
Zhu Fanfan began the hypnosis session, Du Hua walked to the seat she had just entered in, Qi Shan returned to his seat, folded up the list and put it away, Zhu Fanfan was a little out of sorts and slumped over in her seat.
After regaining her senses, Du Hua said, "Your office is still the biggest, Director, and the seat is more comfortable."
Qi Shan stood up casually and said, "Of course, I am the director, the highest-ranking official in the Public Security Bureau. Otherwise, how could I demonstrate my noble status if I didn't have something different?"
These words immediately perked Zhu Fanfan up and also stunned Du Hua, since Qi Shan wouldn't say something like that given his personality.
In that instant when Du Hua was in a daze, Qi Shan rushed to Du Hua with lightning speed and knocked him unconscious.
Zhu Fanfan asked, puzzled, "Why did you knock him out?"
Qishan naturally replied, "Knock him out and imprison him. I'll deal with his henchmen before releasing him for trial."
Zhu Fanfan was furious: "Then why did you ask me to hypnotize him? Isn't that redundant? It's very mentally taxing, okay?"
Qi Shan explained, "Of course not. Hypnotizing him was just to be on the safe side. He wouldn't know he had confessed, so he would be more composed and wouldn't seek help if he was sure I wouldn't do anything to him. If he remembered that he had confessed, he would have a backup plan."
Having established his presence in Shanghai for so many years, it's impossible that he wasn't on guard. If he discovers his plans have been exposed, he'll become desperate and drastic, making it much more difficult for them to carry out their work.
Zhu Fanfan understood but didn't forgive him. Qi Shan tried to coax him again, calling him "little ancestor" and "grandma" repeatedly. He would say "I was wrong" and "I'll buy you a gift" afterward, which made Zhu Fanfan both angry and amused. Suddenly, he realized that everyone his grandfather had praised was just like him—shameless and using the same tricks to coax people.
Seeing that Zhu Fanfan was no longer angry, Qi Shan instructed, "I'm going to clean up the Public Security Bureau and contact the nearest garrison. Shanghai will be in chaos for a while, and I won't have time to take you out. Don't go out while you're at the Fu family's house, understand?"
I was originally planning to take Fanfan around Shanghai, but I'm going to be busy again. It seems that adopting a child is not a good idea. His job is unstable and it wouldn't be good for the child.
Zhu Fanfan knew that the following activities were not suitable for her to participate in, since she was alone and couldn't manage too much. However, she could take the time to look for the Jing family's treasure. Anyway, it wasn't clean money, so it didn't matter who took it.
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