Chapter 668: No One Would Swallow This Insult

Beating not only causes physical injury but also inflicts psychological trauma on the victim.

Moreover, this psychological trauma is the hardest to heal and often accompanies the victim for life.

In its later stages, it leads to anxiety and depression, eventually causing the victim to develop a hatred of life, even suicide.

In Yu Dazhang's view, Zhang Qian's current state shows signs of a hatred of life.

"Go by myself?"

Ye Zhiyu on the other end of the phone sounded somewhat reluctant:

"It's late at night; can't you send a car to pick me up?"

He was out of town, and it was indeed very late, so his request was not excessive.

"Alright," Yu Dazhang agreed:

"Wait at the hotel entrance; I'll have someone go pick you up now."

With people already available, of course, they should be put to use.

If Zhang Qian refused to speak, Ye Zhiyu would come in handy.

Afterwards, he briefed Captain Xu, sent an officer to the hotel to pick up Ye Zhiyu, and Yu Dazhang returned to the interrogation room.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

This time Yu Dazhang returned with a much softer tone, no longer as stiff as before:

"You're right; life has many templates, and the things you've experienced are indeed things I haven't experienced."

"However, that cannot be your reason for breaking the law, and you have no right to impose your own suffering on others."

By saying this, he was essentially telling Zhang Qian: We know everything about your situation.

Zhang Qian seemed to have expected this, yet she still showed a look of surprise:

"Your efficiency is too high; you've figured out everything about me in such a short time. It seems you're not ordinary criminal police."

Are criminal police divided into different ranks... Yu Dazhang didn't respond to her remark and instead asked:

"Why did you choose this profession?"

Interrogation must proceed step by step; one must first clarify the facts before following that lead further.

Without understanding the full story, asking immediately how to find the next buyer makes one very vulnerable to the suspect's traps.

Have the police ever fallen into criminals' traps?

Countless times.

This is a bit too negative, so I can't give an example; please understand.

"That's a very strange question."

Zhang Qian looked up at him:

"Must one do this profession for some reason?"

"Can't it just be my personal hobby? Money doesn't matter; I just love this profession; if I don't traffic people, I feel uncomfortable all over."

Is that even human speech... Yu Dazhang could sense she had strong rebellious tendencies, and it seemed this topic triggered a stress response in her.

But if not this, what else could he ask?

Sitting across from him was a human trafficker; no matter how they talked, they couldn't avoid the topic of human trafficking.

No.

Yu Dazhang suddenly realized his focus seemed slightly off.

Even if this human trafficker Zhang Qian had psychological trauma, she shouldn't develop rebellious tendencies toward the topic of human trafficking.

She herself works in this field.

Even if sensitive about this topic, her reaction should have been avoidance or fear.

Yet she didn't; instead, she boldly questioned and defied him.

Could it be...

She was also trafficked?

The moment this thought appeared in his mind, it instantly became incredibly clear.

Earlier, when Yu Dazhang saw Zhang Qian's medical records, a question had always lingered in his mind.

She was beaten by her husband to that extent; why didn't she escape?

Judging from Zhang Qian's speech and conduct, she should be an educated person, and with a fairly high level of education.

She married that husband at age twenty-four, and that same year marked the beginning of her nightmare.

But that age is also the most rebellious; no matter how one looks at it, she was not a person who passively accepted fate.

It was too abnormal.