Over there, Hu Laosan's wife also started wailing and wiping away her tears. "That's right! My son is a college student with a state-assigned job, and my daughter is a teacher. They're both state cadres! You must have the wrong people. Let them go!"
"No hysterics!" a stern-faced police officer barked. "Do you think we have nothing better to do? We only act and make arrests when we have solid evidence. We've already explained everything. If you have something to say, save it for the official interrogation. Now, shut up! You two, be quiet!"
Glared at by the officer, Mrs. Hu and the two crying girls stifled their sobs. Hu Laosan sized up the smiling plainclothes officer and asked cautiously, "Officer, Xinghua... have you really found her?"
The plainclothes officer nodded. "We found her. How else could we have dismantled the human trafficking ring and followed the trail to you?"
"Um, is Xinghua okay? She's my granddaughter! We didn't traffic her, really!"
