Now that he's said all that, it would be unreasonable for Ye Mo to try and keep the person there.
The man in the black jacket looked at Ye Mo with a half-smile, his expression somewhat provocative: he wanted to see what reason Ye Mo could possibly have to keep him here!
Ye Mo thought for a few seconds, then nodded slightly and said, "What you said makes sense. I really have no reason to force you to stay..."
She suddenly smiled and said, "But what can we do? I'm the kind of person who loves to argue. With so many of us, it shouldn't be too difficult to keep the two of you here, right?"
Although they didn't know whether these two were accomplices of Hong Youtian and his wife, and were feeling uneasy, upon hearing Ye Mo's words, Li Kui and Niu Guangping instinctively straightened their backs, some even bending their arms to reveal their powerful muscles, their intention to side with Ye Mo was self-evident.
The man in the black jacket's expression instantly darkened.
He looked around and realized that his chances of breaking out were zero... It can only be said that the Chinese people really love to watch a show. In just over an hour, the Hong Family was surrounded by layers upon layers of people, completely blocked off.
The man in the black jacket. "..."
He didn't understand, was something as exciting as it seemed?
Seeing that he seemed to have given up, Ye Mo said, "Anyway, the police will be here soon, and then the truth will be clear, won't it?"
The wait for the police to arrive was tedious. Ye Mo was holding a child and getting tired of standing, so he simply went to sit down on the sofa in the living room.
Mei Yi:... This is turning the Heavenly Gang upside down!
Anyone who didn't know better would think this person was the owner of the house.
Filled with resentment, Mei Yi looked at the child being held by Ye Mo, a dark glint flashing in her eyes: This brat, sitting so comfortably in a stranger's arms, it's true, you can't raise a child who isn't your own.
You ungrateful brat!
Li Kui and his men had already released Hong Youtian and his wife, but a group of people were watching them intently, so they couldn't do anything they wanted.
What should I do...?
Mei Yi glanced anxiously at her husband, her eyes filled with questioning.
Hong Youtian:... Looking at him is useless. There are so many people, and the entrance is blocked. Even if they wanted to escape, they wouldn't have a chance.
Time passed anxiously with the couple. Not long after, they received a report and five police officers finally arrived. Usually, five police officers wouldn't be needed, but because Shen Yan mentioned on the phone that it might involve human trafficking, it sounded like a big case, so the police station specially sent a few more people.
However, what these five police officers never expected was that as soon as they stepped out of the elevator, they saw a crowd that had already blocked the corridor and was about to reach the elevator entrance.
Five police officers:???
"... What are you doing?" The police officers were a little confused.
One of the police officers stepped forward to inquire about the situation, patted the shoulder of the person blocking the back, and asked, "Hello sir, what are you doing blocking this place?"
The person who was tapped on the shoulder subconsciously turned around and glanced back. In that instant, their eyes lit up—like light bulbs, they lit up in a flash.
Just as the police officers were bewildered, the man turned around and excitedly shouted, "The police are here!"
"The police are here?"
"Oh, the police officers are finally here! Quick, make way for them!"
Amidst the excited shouts of the crowd, the previously completely blocked aisle quickly parted, creating a path just wide enough for one person to walk through. On both sides of this path were people with burning eyes and excited expressions.
The five police officers, looking completely bewildered, were speechless.
All I can say is that after so many years as police officers, this is truly the first time they've ever received such treatment. People who don't know better would think they're some important figures walking down a red carpet.
Chapter 72 The Seventy-Second Melon: What kind of melon is it? It's the one you eat seventy-two times...
This was the first time the five police officers had experienced what it meant to be "welcomed by lining the streets."
Under the eager gaze of a crowd, they walked stiffly down the corridor until they entered the house, where they visibly breathed a sigh of relief—such a warm welcome was still a bit too much for ordinary people like them.
"... Which of you called the police just now?" The police officers, having calmed down, quickly got into character and began asking questions.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yan immediately raised his hand. "I... I was the one who called the police."
He stepped forward and explained the situation to the police officers simply and clearly. The more the five officers listened to him, the stranger their expressions became.
"You mean," a policeman couldn't help but interject after listening, "That one of your friends was scammed online by this Mr. Hong, who was dressed as a woman, so you came to him to get your money back, and then you discovered that another friend of yours had also been scammed, and the scammer is Mr. Hong's wife?"
"Then, you discovered that Ms. Mei was pinching the child, so you suspected that the child wasn't their biological child and that they were involved in human trafficking."
The more the policeman talked, the more complicated the matter seemed. As he spoke, he sorted out the details, saying, "And finally, you suspect that the old gentleman in the gray sweater and the gentleman in the black jacket are in cahoots with them, that they are all con artists? So, is that how it is?"
Shen Yan thought about it carefully and nodded, "That's true."
"... Officer, they've misunderstood. I really'm not with this couple. I live downstairs; I just came up to see what was going on." The old man in the gray sweater, who hadn't spoken until now, was very eager to prove his innocence.
Five police officers, only in their twenties or thirties, were addressed as "Uncle Policeman" by a man in his sixties or seventies. "..."
"Rest assured, we will never wrong any innocent person," the police officer said, then looked at Shen Yan. "You say these two are in cahoots with this couple, what evidence do you have?"
Shen Yan looked troubled. "This..."
"The four of them are in a group chat," Ye Mo said at this moment. "If you get their phones, you can find that group chat, and there should be chat logs in it that prove they're in cahoots..."
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Hong Youtian three changed, and the man in the black jacket subconsciously reached for his phone in his pocket.
Two police officers approached the man in the black jacket and the elderly man in the gray sweater, respectively, and said, "Could you two please take out your phones and let us see them..."
The two. "..."
The expressions on the two men's faces were unpredictable. Just as the old man in the gray sweater was handing the phone to the police, he suddenly turned around and tried to run away. However, there were too many onlookers, and as he turned and rushed forward, his head hit the crowd.
I tried to push forward again, but my head still bumped into the crowd...
Judging from his reaction, everyone knew that Ye Mo was right; the old man in the gray sweater and the man in the black jacket actually...
They're in cahoots with that couple... How did they know that?
For a moment, everyone looked at Ye Mo with surprise and disbelief.
How Ye Mo knew about this was a question that not only everyone was curious about, but Hong Youtian three were even more curious.
"... How exactly did you know we had a group?" The man in the black jacket looked at Ye Mo with a grim expression as he asked, his sharp eyes also sweeping over the other three, as if he suspected that one of them was a traitor who had secretly leaked information to Ye Mo.
Unexpectedly, Ye Mo smiled upon hearing his question and said, "If I said I could tell fortunes, and that all of this was calculated, would you believe me?"