At eight o’clock in the evening, Luo Ning and her father, husband, and child rushed to the police center after receiving notification from the police.
According to the police officers, her mother, Yang ifeng, was the one who organized the gambling. She had convened three accomplices and chosen Manager Wang’s residence to hold the group gambling, with substantial amounts at stake, to the tune of over one hundred twenty thousand yuan seized on the spot.
Initially, Yang ifeng refused to admit it, claiming that it was Manager Wang who had organized the gambling. She insisted that Manager Wang had set her up and that she was the victim.
However, the wechat chat records on Yang ifeng’s phone, as well as the testimonies of those present, indicated that she was indeed the one who had organized the gambling.
According to Jiuzhou’s laws, those who host and lead group gambling activities, especially those with serious involvent and refusal to cooperate with the investigation, could face fixed-term imprisonnt of six months to three years.
Clearly, Yang ifeng fell into this category.
In the detention room, Yang ifeng, holding the phone and separated by glass, cried and scread at her daughter.
She had never imagined that rely playing a ga of mahjong and losing a few tens of thousands, not only would she be detained, but she also got the impression from the prison guards that she might be locked up for over a year.
Hearing that her mother might be detained for such a long ti, Luo Ning was sowhat stunned. After comforting her mother briefly, she quickly found the person in charge here, Wang Se.
"Wang Se, could you please consider the fact that my mother is a first-ti offender and spare her?"
In the reception room, Luo Ning looked at Wang Se with a pleading face, her tone filled with helplessness.
Wang Se glanced at Mo Han and noticed a slight nod before he slowly began, "Miss Luo, I can understand your feelings, but you must realize that your mother has broken the law. If everyone acted as you do, how could we carry out our work here?"
"Moreover, what you just said isn’t true. Your mother is not a first-ti offender; she’s a repeat offender!"
"Investigations show that over the past six months, your mother has gambled almost every day, with stakes never less than three thousand yuan."
"Before you ca, your mother had already confessed that she has lost about four hundred fifty thousand in gambling over the last six months."
He sighed and said slowly, "I’ve seen a fair number of people as addicted to gambling as your mother. In her case, if we don’t impose so control, it’s going to be extrely difficult for her and for your family."
"My advice would be for you to have a serious talk with her, get her to admit to her mistakes, so that I can attempt to secure a more lenient sentence for her, perhaps six months of incarceration."
"If she continues to be in denial and refuses to admit it, she could be facing three years..."
Wang Se’s words were clear: if her mother cooperated with the investigation and admitted her wrongdoing, she might only need to stay inside for half a year; if she resisted, refusing to cooperate, she might be sentenced to three years.
Luo Ning’s face turned a shade paler as she murmured, "Mom... is Mom really going to prison?"
Luo Shanchuan’s expression turned a bit complex.
Yang ifeng had always treated him very poorly, and now that she was caught and would be locked up for at least six months, Luo Shanchuan felt a small surge of excitent—see how you bullied usually.
But then he thought about not seeing Yang ifeng for half a year, and sohow, that felt a bit uncomfortable too.
He glanced at Mo Han, shook his head slightly, and for a mont didn’t know what to say.
After all, he had witnessed Mo Han making the whistleblowing call that led to Yang ifeng’s arrest.
"Ning’er, do you think Mom’s current behavior is normal?"
Mo Han sighed and spoke slowly, "She goes out to play mahjong right after eating every day, and that can last an entire afternoon, sotis even until late at night. And when she loses, it’s always several thousand."
"Even if our family is quite wealthy, we can’t sustain such squandering, right? Not to ntion, playing cards every day isn’t good for one’s health either."
"I actually think that spending so ti here might lead Mom to so self-realization and a chance at a fresh start."
Luo Ning expressed her concern, "But Mom has a bit of a temper, I’m worried about how she’ll cope inside..."
"Miss Luo, you don’t need to worry about that," Wang Se interjected, "Our East City police detention center runs a very regular service, and there will definitely be no bullying inside."
"Regarding your mother’s condition, we will assign a psychological expert to regularly provide her with counseling and education, and create a systematic course to quit gambling."
"In six months’ ti, your mother should be able to kick this bad gambling habit."
Having heard Wang Se’s words, Luo Ning no longer had any psychological burden.
Just as Mo Han had said, her mother’s condition was very abnormal, completely consud by gambling.
It was better to have her monitored by specialists than to let her continue gambling unchecked.
Though she would lose her freedom during this ti, if it could really cure her mother’s gambling addiction, Luo Ning felt it would be worth it.
With this thought, Luo Ning nodded.
Inside the glass room, Yang ifeng, with her legs crossed, was waiting for her family to pull so strings for her release.
In her view, since her daughter and the General Manager of Shengtian Group, Ling Yuzhu, were close friends, just a word from Ling Yuzhu could surely secure her release.
Although her son-in-law, Mo Han, had not been very capable before, he had recently learned so Feng Shui tricks and had fooled several important figures. With a few phone calls, maybe he could get her out too.
Beep...
At that mont, Luo Ning on the other side of the glass picked up the phone, "Mom, please take care of yourself inside, your daughter will co to see you often..."
"What?!!"
Yang ifeng was dumbfounded, her voice soaring tenfold, "Ning’er, what did you just say?"
"You want to stay in here? With these dirty criminals?"
"Mom, it’s not , it’s the law of Jiuzhou!"
Luo Ning shook her head and sighed, "I have just discussed with the person in charge. The text ssages in your phone, the chat histories, and the statents from the other three have all confird your gambling offense."
"There’s no way to deny this."
"Mom, listen to , better tell the truth to Sir and others, co clean with the situation. That way, you’d only have to stay here half a year, otherwise, you could face three years..."
Yang ifeng grew frantic, her eyes red as she said, "Impossible! Aren’t you acquainted with Ling Yuzhu? Doesn’t Mo Han also know so influential people? You need to call them, pull so strings for !"
"Mom, you’re overestimating us."
Luo Ning had already seen through the situation, and how could she really make those calls? She gave a bitter smile, pretending to be troubled, "They were just being polite with us, did you really think they would take us seriously?"
"Take good care of yourself inside. When I have ti, Dad, Mo Han, Chen Chen, and I will co to see you."
"You... take care of yourself."
After speaking, Luo Ning hung up the phone. She looked at her mother on the other side of the glass with remorse, stood up, and finally left with determination.
"Ning’er! Ning’er!"
Seeing her daughter getting up to leave, Yang ifeng, who had been sitting with her legs crossed, suddenly beca panicked. She quickly got up, frantically pounding on the glass, screaming, "Ning’er, don’t go! If you go, what will Mom do..."
"Luo Shanchuan! Luo Shanchuan, you bastard, co in and speak for ..."
"Mo Han! Good son-in-law, hurry and figure out a way to get Mom out..."
"Chen Chen, quickly talk to your dad and mom, tell them to save Grandma. Grandma won’t hit or scold you anymore..."
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