Lisa's public outburst and self-incriminating rant at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau became the final sledgehammer that shattered Veronica's carefully constructed façade.
The police wasted zero time digging into the case. When I went to give my statement later, the investigating officer told me that the second Lisa saw the cold metal cuffs and heard the felony charge of trafficking a pregnant woman, all her sad, useless bluster crumbled completely, like a sandcastle hit by a wave. She spilled every last detail of her scheme to seize the bereavement pension and force me to remarry to pay off debts. She didn't stop there, either. Inside the interrogation room, she ratted Veronica out completely, laying out exactly how Veronica had ordered her around and sent her hush money.
Barel
