The police in Haicheng worked with high efficiency. Moreover, Ning Anmiao and Yin Yiyan were quite rational. They weren't intimidated by the situation and calmly recounted the whole incident.
They even described the looks and physical features of those people in great detail.
Once these important clues were obtained, it became much easier to find the culprits. The culprits were not as vigilant as professional criminals. Within three days, the entire gang was rounded up.
After learning this news, Ning Anmiao felt relieved.
She knew that she and Yin Yiyan were definitely not the first victims of human trafficking. Before them, there might have been many innocent people like them who had suffered.
The police told Ning Anmiao that they would try their best to find out where the gang had sold people before and strive to rescue those who had already been sold.
It was better to save one more person.
Ning Anmiao was gentle and forgiving. She soon forgot the fear and horror she had experienced in the small dark room.
However, their original plan to stay in Haicheng for three days was extended to over a week because of the case.
When they finally returned to Shanghai, Ning Anmiao truly felt a sense of relief after surviving a disaster. Even Bai Jiaying called to ask about her situation.
It turned out that her disappearance in another city had even alarmed the Ning family.
Ning Anmiao reported her safety to Bai Jiaying. Due to their previous argument, she didn't ask about Ning Zhijing's reaction. She just chatted with her mother for a few words and then hung up.
This incident gradually came to an end.
Until one day.
Ning Anmiao was working in the company as usual. Song Qin came over and asked her to go to the CEO's office, saying that General Manager Lu had found out who was behind the scenes.
Ning Anmiao was puzzled. She put down her work and followed Song Qin into the CEO's office. Lu Yan was sitting in front of the desk.
On the computer in front of him, a phone recording was playing.
"Yes, these are the two people. Kidnap them and sell them to the mountains." The phone recording was very clear, and the voice was quite familiar.
Hearing this, Ning Anmiao's heart skipped a beat.
It was Jiang Xixi.
"Do you have any other requests?" The man in the recording seemed to be the "leader" of the human - trafficking gang. He was still asking Jiang Xixi if she had any other requests.
"No. It's better to sell them quickly. The sooner, the better." When saying this, Jiang Xixi sounded a bit impatient. "I don't want them to come back in this lifetime."
"Don't worry. In our line of work, we've never seen anyone who could escape from the poor mountains. Most of them end up as rural wives or like livestock."
"That's great!" Jiang Xixi's joy came through the audio, but every word she said made Ning Anmiao shudder. "That's exactly what I want. Oh, yes, remember to make it clean!"
...
The phone recording ended here.
After listening to the whole content, Ning Anmiao felt as if her heart had turned into ice and was slowly sinking, as if falling into the deep sea.
She never thought that the playmate she had grown up with would secretly hire someone to kill her!
She hadn't recovered from the shock yet. She just instinctively covered her mouth.
Ning Anmiao felt nauseous.
Scenes of her past with Jiang Xixi flashed through her mind, including the good - relationship between the two families. She couldn't help but tremble all over!
Lu Yan slightly raised his eyes and looked at the complex and stunned expression on Ning Anmiao's face. He sneered, "Sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying and hideous than ghosts."
Ning Anmiao opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
The truth was right in front of her. It was Jiang Xixi who had specifically found someone to ruin her and make her die!
"Miaomiao, there's something you need to consider now."
Lu Yan's expression was rather serious, and his voice was calm. "This audio evidence was provided by the police station. It was retrieved from the suspect's phone."
Ning Anmiao nodded blankly.
"About three days later, Jiang Xixi will be detained on suspicion of intentional human trafficking." Lu Yan said word by word. "What you can do is to give the Jiang family an explanation."
In other words, Ning Anmiao was the key person who could plead for Jiang Xixi.
Since Ning Anmiao was the victim, her attitude towards pursuing the responsibility could largely determine Jiang Xixi's guilt.
"I choose to remain silent." Ning Anmiao didn't think for long. She answered very firmly. "I'll leave the responsibility - determination entirely to the police."
She didn't plan to plead for Jiang Xixi.
No one was willing to plead for a criminal, even if it was a childhood friend.
"Are you sure?" Lu Yan asked back. His fingers tapped on the desktop from time to time. He was quite surprised by Ning Anmiao's determination.
He thought that with Ning Anmiao's nostalgic personality, she might choose to forgive Jiang Xixi.
Ning Anmiao nodded. "She's not a child anymore. She needs to be responsible for what she has done."
"Moreover," Ning Anmiao paused and said seriously, "I don't have the right to forgive her on Yiyan's behalf, nor do I have the right to forgive her on behalf of those victims who have been trafficked."
Jiang Xixi knew that this was a wrong behavior. Instead of stopping it, she even encouraged it. To some extent, she was also a suspect in those people's tragedies.
Lu Yan pursed his lips. He pondered for a while and then slowly said, "Good, Miaomiao. You've grown a lot."
Ning Anmiao nodded but didn't say a word.
"Half an hour before you entered this office, Uncle Ning called me to ask about your situation."
Hearing this, Ning Anmiao was stunned.
She didn't expect her father to take the initiative to ask about her situation. "What did you talk about?"
Lu Yan straightened his collar. His voice was calm. "Your kidnapping incident caused quite a stir. Uncle Ning wanted to know the specific details. I sent him the audio that I just played for you."
...
At this moment, Jiang Xixi was in a complete mess.
The police in Haicheng directly called Jiang Xixi and informed her that the police in Shanghai would come from another place to detain her on suspicion of intentional homicide in three days.
She was extremely panicked and begged the police if there was any way to deal with the case leniently.
"Go and find the victim. If the victim doesn't pursue the responsibility, there might be a chance of lenient treatment."
Before Jiang Xixi could ask further, the other side hung up impatiently.
The victim? Wasn't the victim Ning Anmiao?
Jiang Xixi was extremely anxious. She quickly called Ning Anmiao, but the phone was always busy.
She had never experienced such a situation before. She was so scared that she burst into tears. When her eyes were red and swollen from crying, she suddenly remembered that there was someone who could save her.
Uncle Ning. Uncle Ning must be able to save her!