When they returned to the police station, several of the female workers who had previously followed Li Lin in framing Li Meng had already been brought in. Hardly any harsh interrogation tactics were needed; a simple scare was enough for all of them to confess.
Suddenly, one of the female workers, who had been lured to Shenghai by Li Lin earlier that year, broke down completely. She cried out loudly, "I was tricked by this beast Li Lin! Four of them raped me—what else could I do?! Whenever I tried to run away, they would drag me back, beat me half to death, and then keep raping me. They wouldn't even give me food. I just wanted to stay alive!
"They only gave me ten percent of what I made from clients; the rest went straight into their pockets. I worked there for over half a year, and I'd only saved enough for train fare home. I... he threatened that if I didn't smear Li Meng's reputation, he would expose the fact that I'd been working as a prostitute. What choice did I have?"
Chapter 141