"Good timing, we caught her!" He Jinghui handed the person over to Xiao Yuande.
"Thank you, you guys are really something," Xiao Yuande said, extremely respectful in front of the two masters.
"Just basic stuff, we'll head back now!" He Bailing chuckled and left with us.
Back at the provincial department, Huangfu Yelei was immediately thrown into the interrogation room. Her situation warranted it. In fact, we had already conducted a large-scale search of her home and found numerous clues about the Les club on her computer. We discovered that she had not only enticed women from the company but also other women from outside, and even her own relatives.
It was just like a pyramid scheme.
I sat in front of Huangfu Yelei, presenting the evidence of her crimes one by one: "Nothing to say, right? It's time for you to reveal your lair. Otherwise, those girls will be irrecoverably trapped. Do you understand? If they are safe, your sentence might still have a chance."
"I, I don't know anything!"
"Don't know? That's laughable. Don't tell me you were sleepwalking when you talked to those women!" I replied coldly.
Huangfu Yelei remained silent, her lips tightly pursed, as if smeared with glue, refusing to open them.
I presented more evidence and then said sternly: "If you choose to remain silent till the end, the only outcome will be this: the court will attribute all these crimes to you. Coupled with the fact that those girls cannot be found, your situation will be dire!"
"You haven't found them, so how can you say these people are related to me? Did they testify against me?" Suddenly, Huangfu Yelei seemed to have regained some ground.
I sneered, cracking my knuckles: "Testify? Their mothers have pointed the finger at you, saying you harmed them. One, two, three, four, a total of 10 mothers, and likely more. There's also Director Zhang! Do you think the court won't believe them? These are not one or two witnesses, Huangfu Yelei!"
Scolded by me, Huangfu Yelei fell silent again. She always went silent when there was no hope. I was curious, why wouldn't she cooperate? Could she also be under threat?
Zhang Keying, beside me, also said: "Huangfu Yelei, you'd rather bear all these crimes yourself than reveal the mastermind. Could it be that you also... your daughter..."
Huangfu Yelei still remained silent, but her eyebrows twitched when her daughter was mentioned, indicating I had hit a nerve. She simply refused to admit it.
After more attempts, it was the same. It seemed like prying open her mouth would take time. We had no choice but to let Xiao Yuande and Xiahou continue the interrogation, and we left temporarily. Perhaps worried about Liu Yuning, we returned to the quadrangle. This was because Li Zhiliang had called He Xin to say that two professors were coming and asked us to return.
I briefed Xiahou and the others, urging them to try and get something out of Huangfu Yelei, and then drove back to the quadrangle with Zhang Keying.
If Huangfu Yelei truly wouldn't talk, we still had one person who could offer hope, and that was Liu Yuning.
Looking at her state, I suspected she had been to the Les club and had been controlled, otherwise, why would she be like this?
Upon returning to the quadrangle, Dr. Li and two experts were already at my house. They were already conducting hypnotic therapy on Liu Yuning. However, I could see that Yuning still appeared completely unfazed, staring blankly at everyone.
This time, they were conducting the session in an attic on the floor above my house, but I could clearly see the situation from across the way.
For Liu Yuning's sake, I had even cleared out a room in the quadrangle for her treatment. She had been cared for here before. The aunt who was looking after her spoke to me when she saw me: "You don't know, she hasn't spoken to me at all these days. I've never seen a woman like this before. What's wrong with her?"
I explained some of the situation to the aunt, and she sighed: "I hope she recovers quickly, otherwise such a good woman will be lost like this. It's too much of a pity. Everyone wishes for her speedy recovery."
"Thank you for your help during this time, Auntie. We might need your assistance again later," I said politely.
"No problem. Taking care of Officer Liu is such an important matter, I will certainly not slack off. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of her like my own daughter."
This aunt had previously worked at Liu Yuning's home, which was why I had asked her to come. I wouldn't trust anyone else.
Looking towards the attic again, my eyes emitted a deep glow that extended to a point of light in the attic and lingered there for a long time.
Zhang Keying, standing beside me, was also staring intensely in the same direction.
We were all hoping that Dr. Li's treatment methods would be effective.
However, after watching them work for a long time, Liu Yuning still showed no reaction.
When they finally emerged, even the usually confident Li Zhiliang sighed: "We did our best. It seems Liu Yuning's condition is more serious than we imagined. The two experts have examined her and said this is likely a sequela of hypnosis. The victim's body might contain some kind of drug, and under the stimulation of both, the person's body would react this way. Psychological factors alone would not be this severe."
"Yes, Deputy Director He, with our country's current treatment technology, Liu Yuning's condition might..."
One expert said, and another nodded helplessly. My heart felt like it was being torn apart. Was there truly no way?
If Liu Yuning remained unresponsive for the rest of her life, she would absolutely be ruined.
Ignoring Dr. Li and the others, I rushed up to the attic. Looking at Liu Yuning, who was quietly leaning against the massage chair, her eyes closed as if she were a sleeping beauty, I approached her heavily. Suddenly, a surge of anger overcame me, and I gripped her shoulders: "Yuning! What's wrong with you?"
"Is this still you? Do you remember how you used to be? You are Liu Yuning! Our Captain Liu!"
"I know you might have gone through something, but Xiao Yuande has recovered, why are you still lying here? Do you think you're safe by pretending you don't know anything?"
"Even if there's danger, you wouldn't fear, wouldn't be afraid, and certainly wouldn't retreat!"
"What's wrong with you this time? Have you forgotten our mission, the one we agreed upon, to deal with the organization!"