I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 221 - 157: Apprehending the Snakehead

"Hello Director Luo, we passed through your territory this time, causing a lot of trouble for your work."

The director personally came to greet him, making him feel valued.

Of course, he also knew that the director was not looking at his face but at the face of the provincial department.

Without that skin, he was nothing.

"It’s no trouble. We’re immensely grateful to have you all in Canglin City. If there’s an opportunity, we also hope you can guide us in our work."

"Can’t say guide, let’s learn together."

"Come on, the office is ready inside."

After the special task force moved everything into the office prepared by Director Luo, they quickly started working.

Nine suspects need to be interrogated, and statements need to be taken from four victims.

The task force actually had a lot to do.

Hua Auntie is just a part of this criminal syndicate. Only she has been arrested for now, but the entire supply chain remains intact. If we don’t dig deeper, another Hua Auntie could emerge within a month.

So, after setting up, Li Xiang organized the task force to separately interrogate the nine suspects.

Li Xiang, with Mao Ji, was responsible for Hua Auntie.

Su Jiayi, with Zhou Man, was responsible for Sister Xia.

Upon Sun Zhidong’s strong request, he wanted to interrogate Da Zhuang, while Hu Zhao was assigned to the task of dealing with Da Niu, who almost attacked him.

In the interrogation room,

Hua Auntie sat there dazed, her makeup completely ruined, looking pitifully awful.

With her current expression, it was truly sinister.

"Name?"

"I don’t remember."

"Is it that you don’t remember or you don’t want to cooperate? It’s fine if you don’t speak, but do you think others won’t expose you for a reduced sentence?"

"Honesty leads to leniency, resistance leads to severity. If others report you, you’d watch them get credit and reduced sentences while you get a heavier penalty even for the same crime. Are you willing to accept that?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Hua Auntie still didn’t speak. Despite Li Xiang’s emotional appeals and logical reasoning, she remained silent, using silence to resist interrogation.

However, Li Xiang was pressed for time.

The best time to capture this criminal network was within 48 hours after Hua Auntie’s arrest.

If time drags, the criminals will become alert, and by then, they’ll all be gone. What can we catch then?

So Li Xiang couldn’t afford a standoff with her.

"Even if you don’t talk, it’s alright. We already have sufficient evidence against you, and coupled with the fact that you were caught red-handed, it’s enough to file charges with the prosecutor. And if you refuse to cooperate with the investigation, just imagine how the court will judge you in the end."

Perhaps thinking of the consequences, Hua Auntie finally asked, "For such a serious crime, will I be executed?"

"That depends on your attitude towards confessing. If you turn yourself in and voluntarily admit your crimes, accept punishment, and report others, your significant contributions might lead to more lenient treatment by the court. Your future is in your own hands, dependent on how you handle it."

"I want to wash my face."

Li Xiang glanced at Mao Ji, who threw his pen aside and muttered, "Women are such nuisances."

But he still left to find a washbasin, then released her handcuffs and said, "Go wash up."

"How am I supposed to wash without makeup remover?"

"Do I have to go buy it for you???"

Mao Ji nearly exploded; not even his wife was this hard to serve, yet this old hag dared to be demanding.

"No need, no need, I have some in my bag."

Hua Auntie was particularly concerned about her appearance, and being in a disheveled state made her uncomfortable.

Mao Ji glared at her but decided to get it.

After Hua Auntie washed her face, Mao Ji set the basin down and cuffed her again: "Can you talk now?"

"Yes, what do you want to know?"

"Your real name, age, and place of origin."

"Yang Caiju, 53, from Nansha."

"When did you start this business?"

Li Xiang conducted a two-hour interrogation with Yang Caiju, during which she confessed all the crimes she could.

She embarked on her criminal path in 2008. Her first case was a child trafficking case, still fresh in her memory, and it marked the beginning of her deep dive into human trafficking.

Later, she earned some notoriety in the field. People looking for children often sought her out. To this day, she doesn’t even know how many kids have passed through her hands.

Truly evil to the core.

In 2014, she met Sister Hong from Fujian and ventured into international dealings.

"How much do you know about Sister Hong?"

"She’s very young, owns an industrial park in Myanmar, and runs three telecom fraud companies. She had me send people over there, and it’s been almost nine years. I don’t know her real identity, but her accent suggests she’s from Fujian."

"Through what channels did you send the victims abroad?"

"We hired snakeheads to take us out. Normally, a person would cost 10,000 for the trip, but since we worked frequently, it was only 5,000 for us."

"What’s the snakehead’s name? Where do they leave from?"

"The departure points are confidential, no one knows. We already agreed to meet at Hongkou today, then he’ll take us out."

As the interrogation continued, Yang Caiju’s phone rang on the right side of Li Xiang.