Baili Jia Jue's legs were slightly crossed, he appeared lazy like he was having his tea time rather than sitting in an interrogation room. His slender fingers were beating on the side of his face, "You can choose not to listen. You can just walk away and see if your Imperial Mother will still like you or not."
Baili Shangxie, ...So you've been pretending and acting like a good person in front of Imperial Mother all this time and never showed your cruel side. That's really enough!
The father and son had always been in disagreement with each other. Now that they were both staying in an interrogation room, the younger one stood next to his father coolly while both of them looked at Liu Hongjiang when he walked in from the door with a pair of bloodshot eyes. There was a bloodthirsty grin at the corners of his mouth, "Your food's here."
Liu Hongjiang had not realized what trouble he was getting himself into in facing this pair. He was thinking that they were the last so he had to pry open their mouths no matter how!
Liu Hongjiang was not talking aggressively anymore like the previous few. After much consideration, he knew that these people who entered the border in a private jet definitely had a certain economic foundation. They were different from those people who wanted to pull him down.
As he thought of this, Liu Hongjiang could not help but cursed the Sixth Brother internally for not handling things well.
He had hinted at him before and asked him to be alert when kidnapping those children. He must not involve those with a wealthy background.
Great, now he had to clean up the mess he had left!
"Sir, I know that what happened on the train has nothing to do with you, but you were in the train carriage when it happened. Someone has accused that Helian Wei Wei and her party possessed guns illegally in the carriage and attempted to rob the train. If your confession is the same as what I know, you will be able to go back soon. First of all, how many people did they hurt? Did they destroy the weapons in their hands afterward?"
Liu Hongjiang had never met the Sixth Brother in order to avoid suspicion. He would not have come to ask these questions to Baili Jia Jue and his son so cluelessly if he did.
Baili Shangxie voiced out with a bright and bloodthirsty smile before Baili Jia Jue could speak, "Is this an enticement of confession?"
Liu Hongjiang froze for a while as he did not expect to hear these words from the mouth of a three-year-old. Then, he looked toward Baili Shangxie, "Hey kid, I'm handling the case and that question was meant for your father."
"It's not illegal for a child to attack the police in the Mainland, am I right?" Baili Shangxie threw a glance at his father, it was clear that he could not care less about what Liu Hongjiang was talking about.
Baili Jia Jue leaned back and nodded while looking at Liu Hongjiang with a spurious smile.
Also, why did this kid ask such a question?
Is this really a question posed by a three-year-old child?
Before Liu Hongjiang could respond, his arm was twisted by a small ceramic-like hand. The heart-wrenching pain caused his knees to give way and he landed on the ground with one knee. He looked up at Baili Shangxie who he thought was only three years old.
From his viewpoint, Baili Shangxie's eyes were so red as if they could make out a faint awn.
The door of the interrogation room was opened and someone rushed in at that exact moment!
Baili Shangxie had to let go of his hand and pity was written all over his little face.
Liu Hongjiang was furious. He swung his left hand in pain and said with a high pitch, "Grab that kid!"
"Well... Chief Secretary, he is only a three-year-old child. According to regulations, we cannot detain him." The man who rushed in said softly, "How about you try to question the elder one?"
Liu Hongjiang gritted his teeth, the pain was real to him. However, there was nothing that he could do to him. That feeling s.u.c.k.e.d!
Since the other party was not going to accept his kindness, he would just take action!
Liu Hongjiang twisted his wrist and made a gesture to the man behind him.
Another man rushed in. Compared with the previous one, the expression on this man's face was obviously different. He approached and whispered a few words into Liu Hongjiang's ear.
Liu Hongjiang's expression changed and he no longer had the heart for interrogation. He then strode out of the interrogation room, "Where's the computer?! Get me the computer!"
The secretary next to him soon passed him a tablet with a layer of cold sweat spilled from his forehead. Apparently, he had seen something.
Liu Hongjiang took the tablet and opened a webpage immediately. Aside from the audio, the display was very clear. Every sentence and every expression on his face was recorded clearly.
Due to the problem of the platform, the retweets and comments were flooding in at a crazy speed. Everyone was scolding him for his beast-like manners!
"I have never seen such a b*stard before. He sees his own child as a treasure, but how about the children of others?"
"He must come up with a statement! Such a person has been in a high position safely for so many years! There was a carriage full of children and they are all the apples of their parents' eyes!"
"In order to reduce human trafficking, we remind our children at all times to make sure they don't take anything from unknown individuals, give directions or even talk to strangers. The innocence of children is destroyed in order to protect them but in fact, it is still not enough. It is not a solution to the problem at all!"
"I feel that things are not that simple. Don't you think that this person is too protective of the human traffickers? Is there some kind of inside story? I request some technical analysis."
Soon enough, an analysis post really appeared online, which was exactly what Liu Hongjiang was most afraid of...
Chapter 928 - 924
The analysis posts on Zhihu were unlike those on Weibo which were only for emotional venting purposes.
They would contain a thorough inspection to capture the attention of the relevant authorities.
Especially for original videos like this. After all, there was never a shortage of people with proper qualifications on Zhihu.
Liu Hongjiang clicked into the post with his trembling finger and noticed that a user registered as Tang Men sorted out all the relative issues and posed a few relatable questions within 10 minutes.
Yes, questions.
He did not say anything in an affirmative manner but issued six questions in a row.
The title of the post was "Six Questions for the Liu Guy".
"First. Why are you protecting the human traffickers?"
"Second. As the Chief Secretary, how did so many children get past the train station? Did the ticket inspectors not wonder why there were so many children boarding the train at the same time?"
"Third. It wasn't easy for you to bring yourself to the scene and tire yourself out, but which mistress left the kiss mark on your neck? Huh?"
"Fourth. This is obviously a case of child trafficking. Why did you characterize it as a simple fight?"
"Fifth. Before the data was released, there were five main people involved in this case, which means that you brought five people in for interrogation. Can you explain why you skipped the main criminal of the child trafficking case, Wu Liu, and interrogated the other four innocent people who were only there searching for their children?"
"Sixth. What is your relationship with Wu Liu, the main culprit in this child trafficking case?"
"Also, not all traffickers would be executed by shooting in our country. Article 240 of the penal code stipulated that only those who had a particularly serious case of child trafficking shall be sentenced to death and their property shall be confiscated. It seems like the man with the surname Liu should take out his law books for a read."
This analysis post was forwarded by all the fans as soon as it was posted.
It even went viral on the Internet. On the other hand, Liu Hongjiang li
fted the tablet in his hands and threw it on the ground!
"Think of a way to delete these posts now!"
His secretary wiped the sweat off his brow at his side, "The relevant departments have been notified to delete it, but we cannot do this every time as it will soon be discovered by the higher-ups. Also, no matter how many posts we delete, there will be countless more in a few seconds. We can control this topic from getting trending on Weibo, but it is impossible to make it disappear completely. Fortunately, it has not developed further. There is still a chance for redemption as long as you explain yourself to the media about the origin of the video."
"Just go with what you said." Liu Hongjiang calmed himself down, "Think of a way to get another topic up. As long as this topic is not popular anymore, everything will be fine. I will hold a media conference and tell them that there was actually a fight that happened on the train based on the markings. Also, I have never defended the traffickers. I am also one of the parents who were persecuted by traffickers. My Hengheng is also missing so I am standing on their side, which is why I questioned the suspects that way."
After jotting down a few key points quickly, the secretary asked, "You mean to let that woman take the blame?"
"There must be some kind of explanation for such a huge incident. This woman is very cunning and even installed a camera. I will not interrogate her again from now onward. Please monitor the Internet and don't let that post become popular."
"Noted." The secretary was confident that he could do it. After all, it was a s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e issue and it could still be under control for a period of time.
Both Liu Hongjiang and his secretary who was following him shifted their attention toward Helian Wei Wei. They even placed a jammer where she was detained so that there was intermittent noise in her headphones.
However, they were unaware that in fact, the one with the most tricks up his sleeves was not Wei Wei but Baili Jia Jue who was sitting in another interrogation room.
Baili Jia Jue stayed seated on the chair with his legs folded. Flickering noises appeared when he raised his eyes toward the camera.
Without the surveillance, a myriad of dense black fog surged from his back and hidden in the black fog were demons that mortals could not see.
A dark figure appeared in the shape of a human out of thin air and went down on his knees, "Master, that Liu guy seems to be afraid that the video shot by the princess consort will be pushed to under the spotlight. He is going to a press conference now. Shall we stop him?"
"No need for that." Baili Jia Jue's eyes were cold despite the smile on his face, "It's no fun if we stop him now. Take one million out to buy a hot topic. We must get more people to enjoy the video by the princess consort. Since he wanted to hold a press conference to let more people know his dirty deeds, let's lend him a hand." Baili Jia Jue stood up with his suit in his hand and walked toward the door of the interrogation room. The door was originally locked but the lock was twisted into another shape when he walked near.
Click.
Baili Jia Jue's silvery hair flashed a water-like sheen under the sun.
In facing such a man, even death messengers would not dare to appear. It was as if time had stopped in the mortal world.
Those who were walking along the corridor paused without making any movements.
Baili Jia Jue glided past them with grace as Sanskrit chantings dedicated to demons reverberated in the entire hallway.
Baili Shangxie followed behind him, with his eyes brighter than ever.
The two reapers who were wandering there hid by squatting at a corner. They stretched out their necks to take a peek, "Why are these two here? Why did they come out of the interrogation room?"
"Shh, keep your voice down. The Great Demon King might not bother us but the little one might. Us reapers are just as vulnerable as dolls to him. Be quiet!"
The other reaper, ...Why are you asking me to be quiet when your voice is so loud? The Little Demon Prince is standing right behind you, idiot!
"Two reapers?" Baili Shangxie gave them a cool glance and extended his small hand to poke their heads, "I don't really like playing with reapers recently."
The reapers, Thank goodness. You've finally fixed your inhumane hobby!
"But my brother will definitely like it. He hasn't played with reapers before." Baili Shangxie's tone was serious, "Let me keep them first, I'll give them to him later."
The reapers, Since when did you have a younger brother? This isn't normal! One Little Demon Prince is already enough but now there is a second one? Oh no!
After all, Baili Shangxie was still a qualified elder brother who was always thinking of Little Qingchen. He then dragged the two reapers with him as he kept up with the pace of his father...
Chapter 929 - His Highness Took Action
Baili Jia Jue glanced at his son before speaking with his faint voice, "You aren't young anymore, why are you still playing with such childish things?"
The reapers, Child...childish? How could the Great Demon King use such a word to describe them? They are the reapers, the ghostbusters. They embodied power and arrogance!
Baili Shangxie remained cool, "I'm catching them for younger brother."
Baili Jia Jue had no comments after knowing that these were for Qingchen. The reapers are indeed a practical toy for little demons given that they are indestructible.
The reapers almost shed a tear upon prying into the thoughts of the Great Demon King. So the reason they had been favored by the Little Demon Prince for so long was thar they could not be killed?!! Such a bully! All along they thought that Little Demon Prince valued them because of their beauty!
Noticing the face of both the reapers that got clouded, Baili Shangxie poked their heads with his small hand and commanded, "My brother wouldn't like it. Smile."
The reapers immediately forced themselves to smile like a blossom. Piercing teeth and ghastly pale faces, it made them look funny.
Baili Shangxie bent his waist and observed them for a moment. His tone was overbearing, "Forget it, keep your normal expression. Both of you look too ugly with a smile, it's going to scare my brother off."
The reapers were about to vomit blood! They regretted coming over to catch the dead souls. Sobs, we miss the netherworld. Although the Son of the King of Hell is a vicious person as well, he is obsessed with his wife. His life-long d.e.s.i.r.e is to chase after his wife, leaving no time for him to prank on them. This Little Demon Prince is different. He has indeed treated them as Barbie dolls! Oh life, how could it be so tough!
All the way toward the press conference, Baili Shangxie was dragging the two reapers along, which as a plus, gave a good effect in clearing the way. As they arrived, everyone felt an inexplicable cold breeze. They could not figure out why the cozy hall had suddenly become colder.
"You guys must have waited for a long time." Liu Hongjiang acted the same way as before, he sighed elegantly, "Fire away."
The reporters certainly would not miss this opportunity. However, these were the same reporters who had come into contact with Liu Hongjiang before. They basically sided with Liu Hongjiang as they rained their questions on him, "What do you think of the online posts?"
"Being a part of the top management, these problems are inevitable for us. Malicious speculations will only push me to set higher standards for myself. In fact, from the beginning, I have defined this case as a human trafficking case. Yet, there was no suspect being arrested for trading at the scene. As there was insufficient evidence, I interrogated the suspect on the sidelines to prevent alerting the criminals." Liu Hongjiang was obviously trying to speak for himself.
The reporters did not seem to notice, they asked again following Liu Hongjiang's statement, "Do you mean that the real human trafficker is the female prisoner you have interrogated?"
"That's right." Liu Hongjiang looked toward the camera. He intentionally chose a live broadcast to regain control of the public opinion, "Most people on the internet do not have a clear
understanding of the truth and judged me based on one short video. My child has indeed gone missing. When I was fighting against these lawless human traffickers, I had mentally prepared myself for the worst, but I did not expect their revenge to come so quickly. In order to force me to compromise, they have abducted my son and intended to use the internet to confuse the public by controlling the things that could be seen and heard. I am also a victim, I am more anxious than anyone else for losing my son. Nonetheless, I am aware that if I want to bring all of them to justice, I must bite the bullet and continue the investigation. This is all I can say for now."
Liu Hongjiang's remarks were passionate and touching. Some audiences in front of the television could not help but wonder if they were wrong. Perhaps they had misunderstood Liu Hongjiang, after all, the reputation of this Chief Secretary had always been excellent.
Now, he was suffering from reprisal for carrying out an investigation on the human traffickers. Not only did he lose his son, but his reputation had been greatly damaged by others.
Fortunately, they were able to learn the truth in time. Otherwise, there would be one less decent Chief Secretary who took care of the people's welfare.
Some netizens had begun to speak for Liu Hongjiang, they started typing and leaving comments on the internet, "These human traffickers are so cunning!"
They began to whitewash Liu Hongjiang, "Native of Yun City here. Those who are familiar with Chief Secretary Liu would know that he is an extremely approachable person. Everything he did was for the good of Yun City. I couldn't believe he is being vilified for fighting crime."
"We should be rational. We can't let ourselves be played off by others especially in this period of time. Believe in the Chief Secretary, he will give us a satisfactory answer."
"As soon as this incident came out, I knew that someone had deliberately slandered the Chief Secretary in order to get away with the crime. The Chief Secretary has always been rigorous, he loves and cares for his wife, thus he would never associate himself with anyone else. In fact, what's worth questioning is the presence of the camera in the interrogation room. This is basically a plot designed by the human traffickers!"
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