"He... He did call me a while ago... I was startled when I got his call. I really hadn't been in touch with him for a long time. When he went abroad, he didn't even tell us. His home was burglarized, and I only found out he'd gone abroad when the police contacted me. When he called, he even tried to play dumb, saying he'd just gone abroad on vacation and asking if I wanted him to bring anything back. Honestly, with him, you'd think he'd married into his wife's family. He doesn't care about his own family at all, and whenever something happens, he thinks of his mother-in-law's side."
"What did he tell you?"
"Nothing much... At first, he rambled on about a bunch of things. Then I scolded him a little, and only after that did he tell me a bit about his situation. He's doing business over there and wants to come back to the country, so he asked about the situation here. If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have known any of this... He must have fled the country back then. His home wasn't really burglarized—it must have been someone coming after him."
"What did he do?"
"I don't know. He didn't say. He just said he'd offended someone, but it definitely wasn't just some minor offense. I don't want to get involved in his affairs."
"Mr. Qian, since you're willing to cooperate with our interview, being so evasive makes this difficult for us. We may have to investigate through other channels to make this report more comprehensive..."
"I..."
"..."
"Ugh, about this... Actually, he started a transport company years ago and smuggled goods."
"What did he smuggle?"
"I don't know. I think it was toys. But it definitely wasn't just toys. His brother-in-law had connections