The office space was cramped, with no less than twenty criminals inside.
As Jiang Ning watched from the side, she suddenly realized that one of the policemen, who stood ramrod straight, looked somewhat familiar.
Ji Haifan was originally talking with a colleague about some related matters. Noticing Jiang Ning’s gaze, Ji Haifan turned his head towards her and walked over, "Hello, I’m Ji Haifan, the captain for this operation."
Jiang Ning nodded, "Hello, thank you for your trouble."
"No trouble at all, it is our duty." Ji Haifan’s lips curled up slightly as if he were smiling, "Don’t you remember me? The fraud gang you caught at People’s Hospital the day before yesterday, that was also an operation I led."
With his reminder, Jiang Ning immediately realized who he was.
No wonder she felt he looked familiar!
Pleasantries between acquaintances greatly lightened the atmosphere.
Jiang Ning asked, "Do you have enough handcuffs?"
"Yes, we do." Ji Haifan nodded, "After your livestream ended, many netizens called the police and specifically asked us to bring extra handcuffs..."
Mentioning the netizens from the livestream, Jiang Ning expressed agreement, "This time, they provided considerable help too."
It wasn’t just about calling the police, but also about their oversight. There was a difference between hosting a livestream and not doing so.
"Miss Jiang, we need a little of your time to take a statement," the recording officer approached with a pen and small notebook.
"Okay." Jiang Ning nodded and went aside to cooperate.
As for giving a statement, Jiang Ning was already well-practiced.
However, when asked why she knew about the nefarious activities Cen Yufang and her group were conducting privately, Jiang Ning hesitated briefly and then spoke honestly, "Someone told me about it; they are staff members here and volunteers fighting human trafficking. They’ve been under cover in the hospital for two years, gathering a lot of evidence, which I now have on my phone... I can send it to you..."
Speaking of which, she had not contacted Li Zhichun before coming today for fear of alerting the suspects.
She wondered if Li Zhichun had received the news and knew what she had done today?
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and felt that he must be aware.
After all, with so many police officers present, a significant commotion had been created at the hospital.
Jiang Ning decided to call Li Zhichun once things here were settled.
The simple statement was quickly completed, and silver bracelets were fastened onto the wrists of Cen Yufang and the others, including Liu Minxia and the other six security guards who had been tied up by Qi Xingzhou.
Ji Haifan instructed some colleagues to take the detainees away first, while he and another colleague remained to deal with other matters.
Just moments ago, in front of a live audience of millions, Cen Yufang had stolen a male infant, and Ji Haifan had to find the baby boy and return him to his biological parents.
The male infant was somewhere in the hospital, easily found if one of the nurses led the way.
Jiang Ning was not worried.
She covertly reminded him of another matter, "Cen Yufang mentioned several times that she had connections; you must thoroughly investigate it."
"Thank you, we certainly will," Ji Haifan nodded.
Everyone was busy with their tasks and parted ways right there in the hallway.
As Jiang Ning watched everyone leaving, she adjusted her face mask, steered clear of the onlookers crowding the hallway, and took out her phone to call Li Zhichun.
Almost the moment Jiang Ning dialed, the call was immediately answered, and Li Zhichun’s somewhat excited voice came through the phone, "Jiang Ning?!"
"Yes, it’s me." Jiang Ning spoke calmly, "Where are you? I’m at your hospital right now..."
"I know all about it!" Li Zhichun’s tone was filled with unrestrained excitement, "I’m in my office right now, the other volunteers have already told me what you and your friend did this morning! Jiang Ning, I am truly grateful to you; if it weren’t for you, who knows when Director Cen and her gang would have been arrested."
At this moment, Li Zhichun was incredibly excited.
When he had sent all the evidence he had to Jiang Ning, it was a last resort, an act of desperation.
Little did he expect that in just two days, Jiang Ning would fulfill her promise.
She had gone live to expose them!
That took immense courage.
Li Zhichun had thought of this approach when his initial reports failed, but ultimately he did not dare to proceed with it due to other concerns.
Yet Jiang Ning not only did what he had wanted, but also achieved unexpectedly positive results.
After learning from other volunteers about Jiang Ning’s live broadcast, Li Zhichun curbed his curiosity and did not go looking for her; instead, he kept watch on Jiang Ning’s live broadcast room, silently following the developments.
Over a million viewers!
And it caused a sensation across the search rankings!
With the whole populace watching, even the powerful backers behind Cen Yufang cannot escape legal punishment.
Li Zhichun and several other volunteers felt as if a great weight they had been carrying for so long was finally lifted.
"No need to mention it. Compared to what you’ve done, my part was small," Jiang Ning spoke into her phone, "When giving the statement just now, the recording officer asked how I knew about the secret doings of Cen Yufang and her crew. I mentioned it briefly, without disclosing your identities without your consent."
"The evils committed by Cen Yufang and her accomplices are severe. If you have any more evidence, you could provide it directly to the police."
"I can give you their contact information."
Li Zhichun’s office was not just occupied by him alone; there were several other volunteers fighting human trafficking with him.
This morning, when they learned that Jiang Ning was secretly live broadcasting from the hospital, they were all excited and rushed to Li Zhichun’s office to share the good news.
When Li Zhichun received the call from Jiang Ning, he turned on the speakerphone, meaning that her words were heard not just by him, but also by the other young volunteers.
After a few seconds of silent eye contact, they all nodded at Li Zhichun.
Li Zhichun said, "The evidence we’ve collected in the hospital over the last two years has already been sent to you. However, a few of the volunteers here have some other evidence about human traffickers. They discovered the hospital’s misdeeds while tracking a group of traffickers two years ago and traced the thread all the way here."
Jiang Ning immediately responded, "Alright, I’ll send you the police contact information."
"My office is on the fifth floor. Do you and your friend have time now? You could come up for a hot cup of tea," Li Zhichun invited Jiang Ning, "I haven’t had the chance to thank you in person for saving Linger before."