Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 720 One Man Takes the Blame!

Upon noticing Jiang He's reaction, Jia Dongming immediately realized that he had found the right breakthrough point. He hurriedly and earnestly persuaded Jiang He, "Jiang He! Although your eldest sister got married a long time ago, as the older generation says, a married daughter is like water spilled out; she is no longer a member of your Jiang family."

“I believe you are very clear about our household registration system. Based on what you have done over the years, we can completely reclassify your eldest sister’s family’s social status. Do you know what that would mean for your eldest sister’s family?”

If it weren't for Jiang He's eldest sister, who had to work odd jobs outside the home to barely raise him despite the pressure from her husband's family, Jiang He would subconsciously consider her the closest person to him in his life.

Thinking about the impact his actions would have on his older sister, nephews, and nieces, Jiang He could no longer remain calm. He roared at Jia Dongming in a fit of rage, "I will take responsibility for my own actions. Why are you dragging my sister into this?"

Captain Jiang, who was sitting to the side, saw that Jiang He, who had been silent all along, had broken down because of Jia Dongming's few words. He also felt a glimmer of hope, finally seeing the chance to pry open Jiang He's mouth.

Seeing that Jiang He had broken down due to his psychological attack, Jia Dongming's eyes flashed with a wise look. He pressed his advantage and said, "Jiang He! If you want to take the blame for your actions, we can grant your wish. The problem is whether you will cooperate with our work. After all, what you have done is not only murder, but also involves reselling grain from the grain station."

As Jia Dongming said, the reason Jiang He was unwilling to cooperate with the police investigation was mainly because he was convinced that, based on what they had done over the years, even if he cooperated with the police investigation, he would ultimately end up being executed. Rather than being executed for cooperating with the police, he preferred to remain silent and not give in, so that the people behind them would probably give his elder sister some compensation because they refused to confess.

Once he made up his mind, no matter what methods the police used on Jiang He, he gritted his teeth and persevered. He was interrogated by the police for a whole day and night, but he still refused to confess.

Hearing Jia Dongming's threat and thinking about the fate that his elder sister's family would face once their class status was changed, Jiang He could no longer remain calm as before. After weighing the situation in his mind, he asked Jia Dongming, "If I cooperate with your work, can you give me a guarantee that my elder sister's family will absolutely not be involved?"

Seeing that Jiang He was finally willing to cooperate with their interrogation, Jia Dongming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Facing Jiang He's question, Jia Dongming said to Jiang He with a serious expression, "Jiang He! If you are willing to cooperate with our interrogation, I can apply for a meritorious service for you. Although this meritorious service cannot change your fate of being executed, I can assure you that we will absolutely not reclassify your eldest sister's family's status because of your actions. Of course, the premise is that you cooperate with our work."

After hearing Jia Dongming's promise, Jiang He hesitated for a long time before finally making his decision. With a solemn expression, he said to Jia Dongming, "Fine! I will cooperate with your work. I hope you can keep your promise. If I find out that you cannot fulfill your promise, I will haunt you even as a ghost."

Upon hearing Jiang He's reminder, Jia Dongming replied very firmly, "Jiang He! We in the police force always value our promises. As long as you cooperate with our work, we won't report your sister's existence to our superiors, and that way, no one will investigate further." Hearing Jia Dongming's promise, Jiang He finally made up his mind and asked, "Alright! Ask whatever you want. I promise I'll cooperate with your work."

Upon hearing Jiang He's question, Jia Dongming, thinking of the identity of the black market's behind-the-scenes boss, immediately asked Jiang He, "Jiang He! According to Chen Jian and others' confessions, you and Gui Laoqi are both managers of the black market, but you are both working for others. Behind you is a very powerful boss. Now I want to know, what is the identity of this boss?"

Jiang He had already guessed what the police wanted to investigate. Otherwise, based solely on Chen Jian and the others' testimonies, the police wouldn't have needed to waste time with them. Faced with Jia Dongming's question, Jiang He didn't dwell on it this time and directly introduced, "The owner of our black market is named Shen Zhongqing, and he lives near Zhenwu Temple!"

After learning the identity of the black market boss, Jia Dongming immediately instructed Captain Jiang, who was sitting next to him, after hearing Jiang He's confession: "Captain Jiang! You continue the interrogation. I'm going to find Captain Chen now."

Sitting to the side, Captain Jiang saw that after Jia Dongming finished reading Jiang He's information, he immediately found Jiang He's weakness and successfully got Jiang He to talk and cooperate with their interrogation. This made Captain Jiang admire Jia Dongming's ability from the bottom of his heart.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Captain Jiang naturally understood what Jia Dongming was going to do, and said to Jia Dongming with admiration, "Captain Jia! You can rest assured and leave this to me!"

After greeting Captain Jiang, Jia Dongming immediately left the interrogation room and strode to the office door of the Criminal Investigation Detachment. Through the crack in the door, he glanced at Chen Weiguo and the others who were still sleeping. He knocked on the door, then pushed it open and strode into the office. He said to Chen Weiguo, who had just woken up, "Detachment Leader Chen! Jiang He has arrived. Let's set off immediately to arrest the boss behind the black market."

Awakened by the knocking, Chen Weiguo had just opened his eyes when he saw Jia Dongming standing before him. He was about to tell Jia Dongming the results of yesterday's interrogation when he suddenly heard Jia Dongming say that Jiang He had begun to confess. At first, he couldn't believe his ears. The weariness that had enveloped him vanished instantly, and he asked Jia Dongming with a face full of surprise, "Captain Jia! What did you say? Jiang He confessed? Is it true?"

"What! Jiang He confessed?" Jia Dongming's voice woke everyone in the office. Upon hearing the news of Jiang He's confession, everyone's faces showed disbelief, and they all turned their gazes to Jia Dongming.

Upon hearing Chen Weiguo's question and the discussions among the crowd, Jia Dongming replied with certainty, "Captain Chen! Just now, Jiang He confessed, and we now know the identity of the black market's mastermind. Let's set off immediately to Zhenwu Temple to arrest Shen Zhongqing."

(End of this chapter)