sbdcsierra Chapter 1214
Chapter 1214
"I'll ask you one more time," Qi Mingyu's voice seemed to come from hell, "Why exactly are your parents out there?"
Du Kuning's lips trembled.
He looked at the loaded gun in Qi Mingyu's hand, then at the patrolmen who were eyeing him menacingly, and his body trembled like a leaf.
"I...I'll talk..." He finally couldn't hold on any longer, his legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground. "I'll talk..."
“They…they weren’t going out to look for work…it was me…it was me who told them to go…”
"Where are you going?" Qi Mingyu's voice was devoid of any warmth.
“Go…go to the breeding pond by the sea…steal fish…” Du Kuning lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye. “I heard…hot spring fish are very valuable…I want them to steal a few…either to eat themselves or to sell them…”
It turns out that Du Kuning's family was very poor, and his parents were very old and unable to do heavy work.
He had previously suffered a serious illness, and after recovering, his health deteriorated, and he was unable to do any work.
We also need to raise a child.
The family of four lived a very difficult life, relying entirely on relief food from the base to survive.
However, this relief food could only guarantee that they wouldn't starve to death; it couldn't allow them to live a comfortable life.
A few days ago, the base distributed a batch of hot spring fish as rewards. Since their family hadn't contributed anything, they didn't receive any!
However, the aroma of hot spring fish, whether grilled or fried, wafting throughout the base made Du Kuning incredibly hungry.
His parents comforted him, saying that once the scale of hot spring fish farming expands in the future, they will definitely no longer rely solely on whale meat.
They will also distribute some hot spring fish, and when the time comes, they will take all of it for him and his children to eat.
But Du Kuning could not bear it!
Hearing that it would rain today, he started thinking up some crooked ideas!
It's just raining, how heavy can it be?
Is it going to be even worse than the previous heatwave and lightning storms?
So he asked his elderly parents to steal a few fish from the marine hot spring fish breeding base to eat.
Hot spring fish are very expensive right now, so maybe we can sell them secretly and stock up on supplies for our family!
Upon hearing this, Du Kuning's parents were immediately tempted!
They had also considered it. Their family of four had no ability to work and their daily diet was very poor.
If we can make a little money from this opportunity, our lives will definitely be better in the future.
It will also satisfy the cravings of the two kids in the family!
So the two of them actually agreed.
However, they did not expect the rain to be so violent and rapid; they could not withstand it and collapsed one after another.
They shouted for help, but no one else could hear them.
They endured unimaginable suffering and died in the scorching downpour.
Qi Mingyu stood across the table, staring intently at the other person.
When he was a special forces soldier, he interrogated many prisoners, so he could tell at a glance if someone was lying.
Is there something else going on in this matter?
After Du Kuning finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Qi Mingyu's expression. Seeing that the other party did not immediately lash out, he suddenly became bolder.
He scrambled to his feet, dusted himself off, and shouted, his voice trembling with fear, "I've told you everything! I've confessed everything, whether I should have or shouldn't have! We didn't manage to steal any fish, and my parents are dead. Can we just let this go? Can you let us leave?"
As he spoke, he quickly glanced at the exit of the interrogation room, clearly wanting to escape this oppressive place as soon as possible.
Qi Mingyu didn't speak, but a cold smile appeared on his lips.
He slowly raised his arm, his thumb rubbing back and forth on the sharp blade. The movement was gentle, yet it carried a chilling sense of oppression.
He looked up at Du Kuning, his gaze as cold as ice: "Calculate? Du Kuning, do you think human life can be so easily calculated?"
He took two steps forward, and the tip of the dagger gently pressed against Du Kuning's chin.
The icy touch startled Du Kuning, causing him to freeze in shock and barely dare to breathe.
"You're saying you just wanted them to steal fish?" Qi Mingyu's voice was low and full of sarcasm. "I'm asking you, the alarm went off for fifteen minutes, it was being broadcast over the base's loudspeaker on a loop, and you didn't hear it? Your parents were gone for so long, weren't you worried at all?"
With a slight pressure from the tip of the dagger, Du Kuning felt a sharp pain in his chin. He could feel a small cut on his skin, and a trickle of warm blood seeped out.
"I'll give you one more chance." Qi Mingyu's eyes suddenly sharpened. "You let them out, really just to steal fish? Or did you have other plans all along?"
With a flick of his wrist, the dagger flashed through the air, grazing Du Kuning's ear and embedding itself in the wall behind him.
Du Kuning was so frightened that his trouser leg was instantly soaked.
He looked at the dagger deeply embedded in the wall, then at Qi Mingyu's cold eyes, and finally broke down completely.
"I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!" He knelt down with a thud, his voice trembling with tears. "I...I know this rain is heavy! I heard from the patrol team that this hot salt rain might be even worse than the last heat storm!"
“My parents are old and can’t work, and I’m sickly. My family lives on relief grain…” Du Kuning said incoherently while crying.
“I was thinking… I was thinking that even if they got caught stealing fish, at worst they'd just be locked up for a few days, but what if… what if they were unlucky and died out there…”
His voice choked with emotion as he spoke, but he still gritted his teeth and continued, "If they die out there, that's the base's responsibility! It's because your patrol team didn't evacuate them properly! The base will definitely provide compensation! Pensions! Relief supplies! It will definitely be much more than the meager monthly rations!"
"I was just thinking... thinking of using their lives to exchange for some money, some food, so that my child and I could live a little better..."
He collapsed to the ground, crying his heart out, but no one could feel any sympathy for him.
Qi Mingyu stood there, his face so gloomy it could drip water.
The other two team members also looked at the man sprawled on the ground with disgust.
They never imagined that people could be so despicable.
For a little bit of supplies, they were willing to push their own parents into the abyss of death.
Qi Mingyu slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on the child who was being restrained by the patrol team members.
The child still stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with resentment beyond his years, fixed on Qi Mingyu like a fierce little wolf cub.
"Do your children know about this?"
His voice had a terrifying calmness that was almost unsettling.
Du Kuning's body trembled violently. He lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly, and he didn't say a word.
The interrogation room was completely silent, except for Du Kuning's suppressed sobs.
The answer is obvious without even asking.