Shocking! The young educated youth had just arrived and was already clashing with spies.

Chapter 442 Are they being used as suckers?

Pan Di's home was in Ganqiao Brigade, a subordinate brigade of Tong* County, which was about 100 miles away from the provincial capital.

When the police arrived, the family was shrouded in gloom and despair.

Because of the extra ten yuan they got from selling Pandi, the family's breadwinner had his leg broken. It was a devastating disaster, and Pandi's mother cried almost every day.

What's bizarre is that neither of the couple reflected on their own actions. Instead, they resented Pan Di for being a jinx, saying that even after being sold off, he still managed to cause trouble and implicate the family.

"If I had known she would be so unfilial, I should have strangled her when she was born!"

This phrase has practically become the couple's mantra, which shows how deep their resentment runs.

But when faced with the police officers in uniform, the couple felt extremely guilty.

"That's how it is. Comrade Pan Di is now saved and is still in the hospital in the provincial capital. You two should come back with me as soon as possible to bring her back."

The police officer looked serious, and there was no indication that what he said was untrue.

Before he arrived, his superiors specifically instructed him to first find out what kind of family they were. If they showed remorse, he should tell the truth; if they didn't act like parents, he should tell a different story.

Before he even got to the brigade, someone told him what kind of life Pan Di had lived at home. They said even the tenants of landlords were better off than her, as she worked hard but wasn't given food. Everyone knew what was going on.

Especially after Pan Di disappeared, and the man in the family was beaten and crippled, the couple went around saying that their daughter had run off with someone. Their own parents were even more gossipy about their own daughter than outsiders.

The task assigned by the leader then had to be developed in a different direction.

The helpless couple were extremely unwilling when they heard that they would have to pay the hospital out of their own pockets. "We don't have any money. There's no one in the family who can earn money now. Where would we get so much money?"

"That's right, her dad is still worried about not having enough money to treat her leg. Even if he sells us, there's nothing he can do."

The couple were of one mind and didn't even want to pretend anymore.

The police officers held them in even greater contempt. If it weren't for wanting a letter of severance, they would have been arrested and imprisoned for a few days just for selling their child, even if their legs were broken.

“Well, Pan Di told us the truth about how she was abducted. You may not understand, but even if she were your own daughter, you would still be held legally responsible.”

What legal responsibilities?

Pan Di's mother's heart immediately pounded with anxiety. "How can you take a child's nonsense seriously?"

The police were just waiting for her to respond. "You thought she really drank the drugged water? You were wrong. She was conscious when she was taken away."

Seeing the couple's guilty conscience and cold sweat, the police officer continued, "You didn't want to support her, and she knew that herself, which is why she didn't say anything. But now that the human trafficking den has been raided, she has nowhere to go. Isn't that still your responsibility?"

They're really bold. They're just going to pretend they didn't sell their daughter since the police didn't expose them!

I'm really sorry, but he came here specifically to tear off our masks. And let me tell you, it was much more satisfying than when he was seriously investigating a case.

Pan Di's father nervously grabbed his leg. The pain brought him back to his senses, and his expression became even more disgusted.

"Since she doesn't want to stay in this house, then let's trouble the police to find her a place to work and support herself so she can pay back the hospital bills."

We, as a couple, have had a tough time. We barely earn any money all year round. She has two younger brothers to feed. They say a half-grown son can eat his father out of house and home. We were truly broke, which is why we made a foolish mistake. Otherwise, who would sell their own flesh and blood?

Pan Di's mother also wiped away tears. Whether she was sincere or not, the police didn't see her look up. "If that's really the case, there's nothing we can do. Please, officers, have mercy and give her some food."

“I came here because Pan Di said you might not be willing to pay that money. Since you’re determined not to want her, then just sever all ties with her.”

The police officer, in a businesslike manner, pulled a piece of paper from his briefcase.

"It's clearly written on it that she will have nothing to do with your family from now on. This was a special request made by Pan Di."

Of course, this is also the condition on which she will not pursue charges of human trafficking against you.

The couple both froze, so there was no more relationship between them?

How can that work.

If the police find that brat a good job, then at least someone in their family will have a secure job in the future.

This way, Pan Di can support her family first, and when her younger brother grows up, she can hand over her job to him, and then marry Pan Di off and receive a dowry. This is the perfect plan.

It's really interesting that they've imagined the police finding a job for Pan Di, and this is still just a pipe dream, yet they've already planned out his future.

The police officer's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably as he listened; no wonder the young girl didn't want to come back.

She immediately became less polite, saying, "Our police station isn't a charity, you think we'd find you jobs? Besides, don't forget she has the right to pursue legal action against you!"

"Tell me, what do you want to choose!"

Stunned, the couple dared not push their luck any further. "Then, can we ask her how much money she owes the hospital?"

The police officer secretly breathed a sigh of relief; dealing with people like this, whose minds were full of malice, really tested his patience.

"Forty-five yuan, but she also ate several meals at the provincial government guesthouse for free. They keep track of the bill there, so it must have cost her at least twenty yuan over the past two days!"

Of course, Chu Xin made the extra charge for the meals at the guesthouse.

As for the forty-five yuan, well, the police officer's ears turned slightly red; it was a small amount he had taken from all the traffickers' medical expenses and reimbursed.

Anyway, there are receipts, so they can be verified.

"What?!"

The couple were immediately dumbfounded.

Adding the ten yuan that broke her father's leg, Pan Di only sold for sixty yuan. This brat managed to make sixty-five yuan in just two days?!

Are they even alive?

Pan Di's father was so anxious he almost stood up. "Why doesn't she just fly to the moon? She even went to eat at the provincial government's guesthouse! She has no money, not a single penny!"

Is this a deliberate act of revenge against one's parents, treating them like suckers?

To say whether the police are telling the truth.

That's absolutely not true.

Firstly, the solemnity represented by that uniform naturally left the couple without any doubt.

Secondly, how capable could Pan Di possibly be? Why would the police go to such lengths to lie to them?

"Yes, that's right. We have no money, so what if we cut ties? We'll cut ties, that's fine."

Pandi's mother is illiterate. She grabbed the piece of paper from the policeman's hand and looked at it over and over again, not even realizing that it was upside down. Pandi's father, on the other hand, had the same expression.

Okay, so the couple is both illiterate.

They'd rather pretend to know than not, and they wouldn't even bother to find someone literate to look at their daughters. They probably know that selling one's daughter has a bad reputation, so they wouldn't dare.

The police wouldn't lie about this. He took the paper back and read it to them word by word, then asked, "Is there anything you don't understand? If not, then put your fingerprint on it."

"Also, this letter of severance is in duplicate. It takes effect immediately upon pressing your fingerprints. You get one copy, and she will keep one for herself. Don't try to back out later if you're ever confused; that's impossible."

"See this? This is the stamp from the Provincial Public Security Bureau, and this is the stamp from your county Public Security Bureau. It has far more legal effect than having a guarantor at your local police station put their fingerprint on it."

Now that the Public Security Bureau has taken over this case, they absolutely cannot allow anyone to exploit loopholes later.