Chapter 522: Caihua’s Downfall (Part 2)

Beard snorted. "That’s right, that’s pretty much what happened. I have nothing to do with that bitch!"

Su Li slowly exhaled.

Beard studied Su Li’s expression. "Looks like she’s a deeply hated enemy of yours. So? I’ve given her up. Can I see your son now?"

He gritted his teeth after he spoke. "That damned woman got involved, which makes her one of us. Go ahead and arrest her!"

He directed this remark at Mr. Zhang.

"You don’t need to tell us that. We’ll handle it."

Mr. Zhang snorted. "Now, honestly tell us where the girl you abducted by mistake is."

Su Li’s brow twitched, and she also looked at Beard.

Beard sneered. "If I tell you everything, what leverage will I have to negotiate? Let me see your son."

Even in the end, Beard wouldn’t budge.

After Mr. Zhang and Su Li came out, the first thing Mr. Zhang did was immediately order his men to take Qin Shanshan into custody and bring her in.

She hadn’t physically done the deed, but just as Beard said, her actions made her no different from a human trafficker.

Su Li watched the officers hurry away, her expression complex.

Mr. Zhang shook his head and couldn’t help but sigh. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Who could have imagined that this whole series of events had its roots in something from several years ago?

And even more unimaginably, that a hidden mastermind behind it all was Qin Shanshan!

Recalling events from her past and present lives, Su Li sighed softly. "Back then... was the first time she framed me for selling Little Tang Mo."

’Back then, when Qin Shanshan didn’t see Little Tang Mo, she immediately pinned the blame on me for selling him with just a few words.’

’Thinking back on it now, with how quickly Qin Shanshan reacted and how she’d tried to mislead me beforehand... she must have been thinking about this for a long time.’

’Selling Little Tang Mo... This was an idea she’s had for years.’

’After all these years, the moment she found an opportunity, she actually acted on it.’

’It’s... it’s just... ’

Su Li didn’t even know how to describe her feelings.

Mr. Zhang hadn’t quite heard what Su Li murmured, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

"That Qin Shanshan just became a mother herself not long ago. How could she be so vicious?"

Su Li’s gaze flickered.

’After Little Tang Mo went missing, I learned that Qin Shanshan had returned to the Imperial City.’

’Because I was suspicious, I also found out about her situation.’

’She was supposed to be heavily pregnant, waiting to give birth, but she lost the baby. I suppose the shock was too much for her, and that’s what drove her to this madness.’

She was at a loss for words over the matter.

"Mr. Zhang, what will... happen to someone like Qin Shanshan?"

"She certainly won’t get off easy. A case this big will cause a massive sensation once it’s reported in a few days. To appease the public... there will have to be several death sentences."

Su Li understood the rest, even without Mr. Zhang saying it.

’For such deranged human traffickers and so many victims, the death penalty is a must, and there will be no shortage of life sentences.’

’In Qin Shanshan’s case, a life sentence might not be a given, but she couldn’t escape going to prison.’

’Those who harm others ultimately harm themselves. She would soon face her retribution.’

"I never expected we’d uncover someone like her by accident."

Mr. Zhang sighed.

Su Li pulled herself together. "What about Miao Zhi? Otherwise....."

Mr. Zhang shook his head. "Based on my intuition... he’s not going to confess. Either he doesn’t know himself, or he’d rather die than tell us."

"And don’t even think about letting Little Mo see him. It wouldn’t be good for a child to see a man like that. I’m afraid he’d have nightmares."

While Su Li and Mr. Zhang were talking, they had no idea that Little Tang Mo had already gone to see Beard.

Little Tang Mo had been waiting for his mom in Mr. Zhang’s office, accompanied by an adoring female officer.

As it turned out, he ran into a police leader who was preparing to give him a "Little Anti-Trafficking Hero" award. The leader was thrilled to meet Little Tang Mo and chatted with him for a bit, eventually learning that Beard wanted to see him.

The leader was quickly briefed on the interrogation, and when Little Tang Mo learned that Beard wanted to see him and might reveal Miao Zhi’s whereabouts in exchange, he asked the leader for permission to meet him.

Little Tang Mo knew his mother probably wouldn’t want him to go, knowing how protective she was.

But now that he knew, he wanted to go.

Even if there was only a one percent chance, he wanted to take it to save Miao Zhi.

As for what Qin Shanshan had done, Little Tang Mo wasn’t the least bit surprised.

He had seen her true nature long ago.

After Su Li and Mr. Zhang had spoken for just two minutes, she turned to go find Little Tang Mo, but it was too late. He had already gone to see Beard.

When Su Li heard this, she immediately grew anxious.

Meanwhile, the well-behaved Little Tang Mo was sitting across from Beard.

The sight of Little Tang Mo was already a huge shock to Beard. Then, Little Tang Mo very cooperatively gave a simple explanation of what he had done.

And Beard... snapped.

Or rather, he was on the verge of snapping.

He had thought that he and his partners were geniuses, but now he had finally witnessed what a true genius was capable of.

Beard looked down on everyone, especially women and children, but the power that erupted from this small child was more than he could bear.

Beard looked at Little Tang Mo as if he were a demon.

"Impossible, impossible..."

He muttered, struggling violently. "You’re lying to me! It’s all lies!"

"Where is Miao Zhi?" Little Tang Mo asked, his small face stern.

"I don’t know! I’m not telling you! I’ll die before I tell you!" Beard struggled so violently that he toppled over, chair and all.

Su Li had just reached the door when she heard a series of loud CRASHES. She burst in and immediately scooped up Little Tang Mo, who had stood up from his seat.

"Little Mo, are you okay?"

Little Tang Mo shook his head.

"Why did you come in here without telling me? You scared me to death!"

The police leader, standing to the side, got up awkwardly.

Seeing Little Tang Mo held obediently in Su Li’s arms, he belatedly realized that the boy was only eight years old.

Uh... it was mainly because Little Tang Mo had been so incredible earlier that it was hard to remember he was just a child. That was why when Little Tang Mo said he wanted to see Beard to ask about Miao Zhi, the leader had agreed without a second thought.

The leader was a bit embarrassed, but what was done was done.

Su Li knew how headstrong her son was and that he was just as desperate as she was to find Miao Zhi, so in the end, she didn’t say anything more.

Little Tang Mo’s meeting with Beard had a... significant effect, but it wasn’t entirely what they had hoped for.

After this shock, Beard became exceptionally cooperative, answering any and all questions and confessing to many things.

However, the one thing he refused to reveal was where Miao Zhi was.

He shamelessly declared that he was doing it on purpose, deliberately withholding this one piece of information.

He said that since they had driven him mad, Su Li and the others could spend the rest of their lives wracked with guilt. They could all go mad together!

There was nothing anyone could do with Beard in this state.

Beard was the most stubborn of the lot. But with his confession, the case was finally drawing to a close. All that was left was to await sentencing.

Meanwhile, Qin Shanshan had also been arrested with incredible speed.