This sentence undoubtedly implied to Scorpion that he had no other choice but to trust Jiang Cong.
Anyway, he was doomed to die one way or another. Instead of doing nothing, he might as well take a chance. Maybe his elder brother still had a glimmer of hope.
Scorpion gritted his teeth and said determinedly, "Fine, I'll trust you this once. If you dare to deceive me, I haven't been in vain all these years. You know very well what will happen to you!"
"Of course." The smile on Jiang Cong's lips remained nonchalant, but his words made Scorpion subconsciously choose to believe. "The duty of the people's police is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. We are the public servants of the people. Although you and your elder brother have committed many crimes, if your crimes don't deserve death, you are still within the scope of our protection."
To live?
An inextinguishable glimmer of hope rose in Scorpion's eyes. He suddenly had a strong desire to live. He hadn't seen enough of the beautiful scenery in the world. He was not willing to die like this.
"How can I survive?" Scorpion knew that smuggling and drug - trafficking would be severely punished. In the best - case scenario, he might have something to look forward to in prison. In the worst - case scenario, he might be executed.
Jiang Cong didn't paint a rosy picture for Scorpion. He replied calmly, "Your crimes are very serious."
Hearing Jiang Cong's words, Scorpion slumped his head dejectedly. Just when he was on the verge of despair, Jiang Cong's next words seemed to give him an endless source of motivation.
"But as the leader, you are very clear about the distribution of your undercover agents. If you can truthfully confess all of them, and your elder brother is also in our hands, perhaps the law will show leniency and you may have a glimmer of hope."
Scorpion understood the implication of Jiang Cong's unspoken words. He stammered for a while, "Life imprisonment, right?"
Jiang Cong nodded. "This will already be the best result for you. You know very well how many people drugs have harmed and how many families have been broken. Such a punishment is actually quite light."
Yang Heng nodded in agreement. "Yes, China's law punishes drug - dealing very severely in order to form a deterrent effect. I really hope that all the harmful drugs in the world can disappear completely and bring peace to the people."
For some reason, Scorpion felt a deep sense of guilt. He suddenly deeply regretted the crimes he had committed. He had made huge profits, but he had also lost the most basic moral sense and bottom - line as a human being. He had built his own happiness on others' pain.
Since it was a mistake, it was better to stop it. Maybe this could be his last good deed to avoid having too many sins after his death.
"I'll talk. I'll tell you everything." Scorpion lost the will to resist and told them all the strongholds and his past crimes in detail.
While recording, Yang Heng couldn't help but be amazed. If Scorpion hadn't been involved in the drug - dealing business, he might have been called a hero. His precise and ruthless methods were really beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Compared with Yang Heng's deep shock, Jiang Cong felt a sense of the impermanence and sadness of the world.
Once a good person does a bad thing, he will be attacked by everyone, who wish to eat his flesh and drink his blood. But for a bad person, who has committed many crimes in his life, as long as he does one good deed, he will be said to have turned over a new leaf and be forgiven.
Jiang Cong couldn't deny it because this was human nature. He was powerless to change it. All he could do was to try his best to reduce the occurrence of criminal cases, to make the world have more good people and fewer bad people.
Evil can never prevail over good. The just side will always be the final winner.
Thanks to Scorpion's cooperation, the subsequent interrogation went very smoothly. When Director Wang saw the case statement brought by Yang Heng, he was still a bit confused.
He had thought that Scorpion was a tough nut to crack and no one could do it. Unexpectedly, Jiang Cong gave him another big surprise.
"Yang Heng, tell me in detail about the details of Professor Jiang's interrogation. I'd like to learn from it so that I won't be completely at a loss in the future. That would be too embarrassing." Director Wang deeply felt that Jiang Cong was a treasure. But he couldn't just guard the treasure without doing anything. He needed to learn, and the people in their police station also needed to learn from Jiang Cong. Only when they learned it themselves could it truly be their own.
Yang Heng didn't miss a single detail. He vividly described how Jiang Cong had led Scorpion step by step, leaving him with no power to fight back and instead actively cooperating.
"What?" Director Wang's voice cracked. He stared at Yang Heng in disbelief. "The elder brother of the legendary Scorpion was also confessed by him? My goodness, Jiang Cong is amazing!"
Yang Heng had already got used to the successive shocks brought by Jiang Cong. He said casually, "It's normal. Brother Jiang's ability is obvious to all."
The implication was that there was no need to worship Jiang Cong. He had gone beyond the scope of ordinary people and was a real master.
However...
As if thinking of something, Director Wang frowned tightly and asked hesitantly, "Did Jiang Cong really promise Scorpion that he would try his best to keep him alive?"
Yang Heng let out an "ah", scratched his head and tried to recall what had happened at that time. "It seems so. He didn't say it explicitly, but judging from the way they talked, it seemed to be that meaning."
Director Wang's heart sank gradually. Jiang Cong was not a person who would easily make promises. Once he made a promise, he would definitely do his best to fulfill it.
But Scorpion was a major criminal. How could Jiang Cong protect him? Director Wang could almost assert that the probability of Scorpion surviving was almost zero.
Jiang Cong couldn't be unaware of the truth that he himself understood. So, was Jiang Cong setting a trap, luring the enemy out of the den, or was he half - serious and half - joking, acting out a false show for real?
Director Wang fell into deep thought, quickly analyzing Jiang Cong's actions in his mind to figure out his real purpose. In Director Wang's mind, criminals should bear the corresponding punishment. This was the consequence they deserved.
So, in essence, Director Wang was somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang Cong's actions. He thought that Jiang Cong's kindness came at an inappropriate time. It could be said to be a womanish kindness.
"Call Professor Jiang to my office. I have something to ask him." Director Wang sighed and decided to listen to Jiang Cong's explanation.
Yang Heng didn't understand why, but he knew that Director Wang looked very serious at this moment. Obviously, he had something to talk to Jiang Cong about. Connecting it with the matter of Scorpion he had just reported, Yang Heng felt a bit self - reproachful. He seemed to have caused trouble inadvertently.
"Got it." Yang Heng replied in a daze. He walked out of the director's office absent - mindedly and began to worry about how to explain it to Jiang Cong.