In another part of the police station, Jin Datong endured torture but did not reveal Wang Ziran's whereabouts.
Of course, he had no way of knowing where Wang Ziran was, or even where his sister had gone.
The President and his wife watched everything happening in the interrogation room from outside. Jin Datong only sneered and remained silent.
The police also shook their heads helplessly, realizing they would gain nothing today.
President: "Turn on the microphone."
The police complied.
President: "Jin Datong."
Hearing the President's voice, Jin Datong in the interrogation room struggled to lift his head, but saw only darkness around him.
President: "Is my son still alive?"
Jin Datong: "I don't know."
The President's wife became agitated, covering her mouth and starting to cry. As a mother, she dared not imagine the worst, yet truly feared a tragedy had occurred.
The police immediately turned off the microphone.
The President supported his wife, and they left the observation room under police escort.
Just as the President and his wife were about to leave, a young police officer rushed in.
Young Officer: "Chief, a lawyer claiming to be Jin Datong's representative is here to see you."
Police Chief: "Who hired a lawyer for Jin Datong!"
Young Officer: "I... I don't know!"
The Chief walked out angrily and met the so-called lawyer.
Police Chief: "Jin Datong is suspected of kidnapping the President's son. He does not need a lawyer to defend him."
Lawyer: "I have a way to help the President find his son. However, before that, please allow me to see Jin Datong."
The Police Chief was skeptical. They had tried everything without success to make Jin Datong speak. Could a lawyer do it?
But the President and his wife were desperate for clues. After a brief discussion, they reluctantly agreed to let the lawyer in.
Police Chief: "Alright, but we must accompany you."
The lawyer nodded. Accompanied by two police officers, the lawyer finally met Jin Datong.
The lawyer took out an agreement and a pen from a folder, placing them neatly opposite Jin Datong.
Jin Datong, who had not looked up, suddenly raised his head upon seeing the pen and stared at the lawyer. The lawyer sensed Jin Datong's question and nodded in understanding.
Lawyer: "Mr. Jin, this debt-to-equity conversion agreement requires your signature."
Jin Datong raised his cuffed hands from under the table and, with a tremor, grasped the pen.
He desperately wanted to ask where Jin Yourui was, and why she had kidnapped Wang Ziran. But he couldn't. He had to bear this burden alone!
The lawyer flipped through the thick agreement page by page, deliberately pausing at each section where Jin Yourui's signature was already present.
Jin Datong understood. These were his sister's signatures. It seemed his sister had not been caught yet, and perhaps had already fled after seeing the news.
Lawyer: "Mr. Jin, according to the agreement, all debts of Datong Group will be converted into shares and transferred to ATL Investment Company. They will then become the largest shareholder of Datong Group. If you have no objections, please sign in these areas."
Jin Datong looked up at the lawyer again. He didn't recognize this so-called lawyer, but he recognized the pen. It was a gift from his sister!
Jin Datong unscrewed the pen cap, gripping it tightly with his left hand while his right hand, trembling, held the pen. He finally broke down, weeping as he signed his name.
This was for the best. If he went to jail, Datong Group's debts wouldn't fall on his sister. How could his sheltered sister bear such pressure!
Jin Datong: "Tell her for me, not to come see me. Never come back, not even in death."
The lawyer packed his belongings and was about to leave when the two police officers stopped him. They hadn't received Jin Datong's information about Wang Ziran's whereabouts, and wouldn't let him go.
The lawyer checked his watch and calmly said, "Let me leave the police station. If you don't get the answer you want by the time I step outside, you can always arrest me again."
After speaking, he precisely looked towards one of the windows. Through the dark glass, he accurately spotted the people watching him from behind it.
The Chief spoke into the microphone, "Open the door," and the lawyer was finally allowed to leave.
But everyone was on edge, fearing the lawyer might have tricks up his sleeve. However, until he was completely out of the police station, everything was still under their control.
The lawyer reached the door. Apart from the persistent chirping of cicadas in the nearby trees, there seemed to be no other sound.
Inside the interrogation room, Jin Datong continued to weep, with no indication that the lawyer's words held any truth.
Just as the police were about to detain the lawyer again, a car sped into the police station entrance. Everyone braced themselves for trouble, but the car braked sharply and stopped at the entrance.
The police surrounded the car and forcefully knocked on the window, demanding the occupant get out.
Jin Yourui unlocked the car door. The moment it swung open, the police apprehended her.
As she was surrounded, the lawyer, in the chaos, exchanged a glance with Jin Yourui. Their tasks were now complete.
Jin Yourui: "Release my brother, and I'll tell you where Wang Ziran is."
As expected, Jin Yourui exchanged her surrender for Jin Datong's freedom.
However, when Jin Datong repeatedly tried to visit his sister, Jin Yourui refused all his requests. After confessing her crimes, she never saw anyone again.
Even stranger, before her surrender, she deleted all her social media posts and posted three apologies to Ou Yunchen, stating she would bear all legal consequences for spreading rumors and slandering Ou Yunchen as a bartender.
Although Jin Yourui kidnapped Wang Ziran, she surrendered voluntarily and showed remorse, receiving a ten-year prison sentence. This was an outcome Jin Datong could have accepted.
But someone, somewhere, speculated online that from the rumor of Ou Yunchen being a bartender to the kidnapping of Wang Ziran, it was all Jin Yourui's plan.
Because Jin Yourui knew Datong Group was heavily indebted and on the verge of bankruptcy, she used her knowledge of Ou Yunchen's identity to threaten ATL into forcibly acquiring Datong Group's debts.
However, Ou Yunchen didn't fall for it, which forced Jin Yourui to kidnap Wang Ziran, hoping to secure a ten-billion-dollar project for assistance.
This seemingly logical explanation allowed the actual instigator, Wang Ziran, to be completely absolved.
Even when ATL truly cleared Datong's debts, all eyes turned back to whether Ou Yunchen was truly the CEO of Swartz.
Just as everyone was about to delve deeper into Jin Yourui's affairs, a piece of news shocked them all.
Jin Yourui, unable to bear life in prison, committed suicide!
Now, in everyone's eyes, the person who truly knew Ou Yunchen's identity had disappeared.
This might be good news, or it might be a harbinger of doom...