bestfiction Chapter 479: Shock in the Interrogation Room
Chapter 479: Shock in the Interrogation Room
Qi Tongwei directly stretched out his hand and pushed open the slightly heavy door of the interrogation room. With a "creak",
The sound of the door hinge turning was particularly abrupt in the quiet interrogation room.
In the interrogation room, two young policemen were facing the experienced human trafficker with helpless expressions.
Those two human traffickers were veterans. After years of being involved in crime, they had developed the ability to handle interrogations.
At this moment, he was slumped in the chair, his posture like a puddle of mud, his whole body loose, as if this was not a serious interrogation room, but the kang in his own home.
His head was tilted back, his eyes narrowed into slits, and there was a look of disdain and provocation in his eyes as he looked at the two young policemen in front of him.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was mocking the naivety of the two policemen. His expression was like that of a cunning old fox looking at two chicks that had just left the nest.
As for the two young policemen, although they tried hard to maintain their dignity, a hint of uneasiness and immaturity was still revealed in their eyes and movements.
They sat opposite the human trafficker, trying to pry some useful information out of the old fox's mouth, but the progress was not smooth.
Just then, Qi Tongwei walked in.
The human trafficker, who had originally looked arrogant, suddenly shuddered the moment he saw that the person coming was Qi Tongwei.
Qi Tongwei didn't say anything, just watched quietly, but that silence was more intimidating than any words.
He was obviously not older than the two policemen who were interrogating him, but he had an invisible aura. That aura was like materialized majesty, permeating the entire interrogation room, making everyone unconsciously respect and fear him.
Qi Tongwei slowly picked up a chair. The chair legs made a slight sound as they rubbed against the ground, but the sound was particularly clear in this quiet and somewhat depressing interrogation room.
He put the chair aside, then sat down gracefully, crossing his legs. His posture was relaxed and casual, yet revealed a confidence that he was in control of the overall situation.
He simply said, "Go on."
The prisoner was originally slumped in the chair. Although he was frightened by Qi Tongwei's appearance, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that maybe he could continue to play tricks in front of the two young policemen.
But when he saw Qi Tongwei's calm yet oppressive look, he was immediately frightened.
His face turned pale in an instant, like a piece of white paper, and the arrogant expression on his face disappeared without a trace as if it was blown away by a gust of wind.
His lips began to tremble uncontrollably, his eyes filled with terror, knowing there was nowhere to escape.
His body also curled up unconsciously.
When the police continued to interrogate them and asked them how long the organization had been involved, the man's eyes rolled around. He was habitually looking for an opportunity to lie, trying to make up a seemingly plausible lie to get away with it.
However, Qi Tongwei seemed to see through his thoughts. His body leaned forward slightly. This seemingly unintentional action sounded like a silent command.
The prisoner suddenly felt as if his soul had been sucked out of him, and his body shook violently as if he had suffered a huge blow.
He said tremblingly, "I just got out of prison three years ago, and I came here directly after I got out. People in our line of work are taboo about asking about it, so I really don't know."
After saying that, he looked at Qi Tongwei eagerly, with a look of flattery and proof in his eyes, like a child who had made a mistake explaining to a strict parent.
He almost cried as he said, "I lied to your whole family and killed them. Everything I said was true. I really don't understand."
With this beginning, the subsequent interrogation went extremely smoothly.
When the police asked other questions, the prisoner no longer dared to hide anything.
When the police asked about the main channels through which they abducted and sold children, the criminals quickly replied: "We usually look for targets in remote rural areas or urban-rural fringe areas.
Adults in those places are sometimes busy with work and don't supervise their children as strictly.
We pretended to be kind people passing by, gave the children some snacks or toys, and coaxed them to follow us.
Sometimes I would collude with some local idlers and ask them to help keep an eye on children whose families were in difficult situations and who were more susceptible to temptation.”
The police asked them where the abducted children were sent. The prisoners replied: "Most of them are sent to families without children. Those families will give us a lot of money.
Some are sent to illegal underground factories to work.
That's all I know, really, I wouldn't dare lie to you."
Intimidated by Qi Tongwei's aura, the prisoner spilled the beans like a bamboo tube spilling out, telling everything he knew about the human trafficking organization.
In the entire interrogation room, the only sounds were the prisoner's confession and the rustling of the police recorder, and the interrogation was proceeding smoothly.
Qi Tongwei smiled slightly, but there was no warmth in that smile. Instead, it revealed a chilling deterrent force.
He said slowly: “I didn’t say anything, you continue.
Don't wait for us to ask, just tell us what you know. That will be different from what we get when we ask you."
His voice was as calm as a bottomless lake, but the warning contained in it was like a hidden reef at the bottom of the lake, which could make people terrified if they were not careful.
Two young policemen stood aside, their emotions were very complicated at the moment.
With Qi Tongwei around, they were nervous and worried, and even more afraid of making mistakes.
Qi Tongwei was like a bomb that might explode at any given moment. His powerful aura made the atmosphere in the entire interrogation room extremely depressing.
When the prisoner heard Qi Tongwei's words, his heart skipped a beat.
He knew that if he didn't explain what he knew today, he would definitely suffer the consequences.
So he began to rack his brains to recall everything he knew, and then talked incessantly.
He spoke very quickly, as if he was afraid that Qi Tongwei would interrupt him if he spoke too slowly.
"Hey, let me tell you the truth! Our gang is quite complicated.
We had previously teamed up to steal things. One time, in a residential complex, we discovered that several households were empty during the day, so we planned how to get in.
We first observed their daily routines for several days, and then found an opportunity to climb in through the window.
The security window of that house was a bit loose, and we opened it with just a little effort.
After we got in, we took a lot of valuables, including gold and silver jewelry, and some cash."
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Qi Tongwei. Seeing that Qi Tongwei's face was getting gloomier, his voice unconsciously became a little lower, but he continued: "Another time, we were in a shopping mall and saw a woman carrying a bag that looked very valuable.
We followed her, and in a crowded place, one of the brothers deliberately bumped into her and pretended to apologize. Taking advantage of this opportunity, another brother stole the wallet from her bag.
There were a lot of cards and cash in there, so we threw the cards away and only took the cash.”
He talked a lot about theft, and the two policemen became a little impatient.
Qi Tongwei frowned, his eyes becoming even colder as he said, "Let's not talk about this kind of group theft for now. The most urgent thing is to talk about the trafficking issue."
His voice was not loud, but it sounded like an order, causing the prisoner to shut up instantly.
The prisoner realized that he had said a lot of nonsense. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, quickly changed the subject, and began to talk about the trafficking: "Yes, yes, the trafficking.
When we kidnap children, we first identify our targets.
As I just said, children in remote areas are easier to target.
Sometimes we would cooperate with each other, one of us would attract the adults' attention in front, and the other would take the opportunity to take the child away.
After we take the child away, we will find a place to hide him and send him to the buyer after we contact him."
As he spoke, he looked at Qi Tongwei's expression carefully, fearing that he would say something wrong again.
Qi Tongwei sat there and listened quietly. He knew that the prisoner still had a lot to explain, but at least he was getting to the point.
Qi Tongwei sat in the interrogation room, frowning slightly, carefully sorting out the prisoner's incoherent and illogical words.
It's like looking for useful threads in a tangled ball of yarn, which requires great patience and keen insight.
First of all, the first key information Qi Tongwei summarized was that there were indeed more powerful people behind them.
The prisoner mentioned in his confession that in their dark human trafficking organization, some people with poor health would die here.
This should be an extremely serious matter, but strangely, someone always comes to deal with it.
Qi Tongwei's eyes became deep. He knew that there must be a huge network of power hidden behind this.
These abducted children and those in poor health are like ants in this organization, with their lives and deaths controlled by others.
However, the prisoner had no idea who the person who came to take care of his affairs was.
It's like seeing a faint light in the darkness. Although you know it exists, you cannot touch the truth.
Qi Tongwei speculated that this person or this force must have a very strong background, being able to handle these life-threatening matters quietly, and also making the human trafficking organization so fearful that they dare not reveal any information.
The water behind this is much deeper than he imagined.
Then, Qi Tongwei extracted the second key information from the confession, which was that to be honest, the money earned from this business was not much.