You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 321 The Encirclement!

"Fuck your mother, tell me, where did you tie up this child who was smothered to death?"

In interrogation room number two, Yao Weihua pointed at Gangzi's nose and hurled several profanities at him.

In the past two days, whether it's Yang Jinwen, Maozi, or Cai Ting and Qi Bin, they've been swearing all the time.

Although almost three months have passed since the Zhang Chen case, it still lingers in their minds.

They also went to Wujiang County in Deyang in private to try to confirm whether Zhang Chen's daughter had suffered any hardship.

And everyone cares for this child in various ways.

Yang Jinwen anonymously wired a sum of money.

Cai Ting bought a lot of new clothes for the child.

Yao Weihua and Maozi bought a lot of toys and secretly put them in Qu Junping's small supermarket.

Originally, Zhang Chen's case would have implicated Qu Xiaoxin and her adoptive parents.

But this child's fate was completely opposite to her mother's. Her adoptive parents not only did not mistreat her, but also treated her as their own child, treating her incredibly well.

Thanks to Yang Jinwen's efforts, Zhang Chen's daughter and her adoptive parents were not implicated in the case.

When the case was initially transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution, the police, procuratorate, and court officials all tacitly agreed not to allow him to appear in court, which was a good form of protection.

But Qu Xiaoxin is just a tiny minority. Most trafficked children suffer extremely difficult fates, not to mention the inhumane acts of forced labor and mutilation.

Gao Xiaogang swallowed hard, his expression flustered, and he was so shocked that he became incoherent.

"The first time...the first time was at Tongguan, because...because of us..."

His voice trembled as he spoke; he was truly terrified. He could still be tough before entering an interrogation room, but once inside, even a dragon had to coil up and a tiger had to cower.

He simply couldn't handle the intensity of the interrogation.

Yao Weihua demanded, "Why?"

"Because it was our first time doing this, we didn't dare to do it in an unfamiliar place, so the child was a child of a child kidnapped by a friend."

"Whose acquaintance is this?"

"Qiang, an acquaintance of Brother Qiang."

"What is his relationship with the child's parents?"

"Qiang Ge's child, a boy."

"How old?"

Three years old.

"What month and day did this happen?"

"Early February 1995, around the time of the Chinese New Year."

"How many of you did this?"

"Brother Qiang, Jun'er, and me."

"Please elaborate on the details."

"I, I forgot."

Yao Weihua grabbed his hair: "Did you really forget or are you pretending?"

"Let me think about it..."

"Okay, I'll give you thirty seconds. If you don't talk by then, I'll send you to the detention center immediately. The prisoners there are much tougher than you! They'll force you to talk even if you don't open up."

Let me remind you, no one can do anything to you here. But once you're in the detention center, the prisoners won't be so kind to you human traffickers.

To tell you the truth, there are two types of people who will suffer greatly in detention centers: one is people like you, and the other is hardened criminals!
Okay, thirty seconds are up, speak!

“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you… In early February 1995, we were performing in Tongguan Township when a child came backstage. We were poor back then, and it was snowing and very cold.”

We were out of money and were about to break up, but Brother Qiang knew this kid and got the idea to do something wicked.

The child was alone. He ran up to us and said he wanted to sing opera with us; he wanted to play Sun Wukong.

Brother Qiang asked the child where his parents were.
The child said that his parents were watching the play in the front of the stage and didn't know he had come backstage.

Qiang told me and Jun'er to tie up the child and hide him in the van.

Before the play was even over, Brother Qiang led us straight to Dayan City.

On the way, the child cried and made a fuss, and we couldn't do anything about it.

Brother Qiang found a burlap sack, put the person inside, and tied a knot in the sack.

When we crossed into Annam, we realized that the bag was suffocating. We were terrified. As soon as we opened the bag, the child was dead.

"And then? What happened to the body?"

"Brother Qiang just randomly picked a cliff and threw him off."

Which cliff?

"I...I forgot."

Where were you at that time?

"The national highway in Lingmeng County, An'nan City, I can't remember exactly which section, but it's a downhill road."

"What's the child's name?"

"I don't know his last name, Brother Qiang calls him Iron Ball."

What are his parents' names?

"I don't know either."

"And then? You went back to Tongguan?"

"No, Brother Qiang took us to Dayan City, to a place called Xiama Town, and found a gangster named Yu. Brother Qiang borrowed some money from him. Without this money, our opera troupe can't survive."

"Is this the first child you've kidnapped?"

"Yes."

"From 95 onwards, tell me exactly where and when the child was abducted, how old the child was, and where they were taken." Gao Xiaogang swallowed hard and asked cautiously, "Officer, what will happen to someone like me in the end?"

Yao Weihua wanted nothing more than to slap him: "I'll try to get you sentenced to death."

……

……

The interrogation lasted a full day, and the case has now been fully clarified.

Police officers from the anti-trafficking office and Yang Jinwen gathered in the conference room. The case was extremely serious, involving a suspected murder, and the perpetrator was a child.

The child's parents need to be found, the child's whereabouts need to be investigated, and subsequent investigations and arrests need to be carried out.

After Yang Jinwen reported the case to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the Anti-Trafficking Office of the Municipal Public Security Bureau began to investigate the case. A group of criminal suspects entrenched in Dayan City also had to be arrested immediately.

Given that this Yu Dagou is a local gang leader and it's unknown whether he has powerful connections, the An'nan Municipal Public Security Bureau did not want to inform the Dayan Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Besides, the two cities are adjacent, so it's relatively easier to enforce the law in the neighboring city.

He Jinbo's idea was to wait until his people arrived at the location, conduct an immediate investigation to ascertain the situation, and then notify the Dayan City Public Security Bureau before making any arrests, so as not to alert the suspects.

However, Yang Jinwen believes that Yu Kai, nicknamed "Big Dog Yu," has about ten men under his command who are armed and may be holding hostages, making his capture difficult. Therefore, the cooperation of armed police officers is needed for a joint arrest operation.

We can only send criminal police officers from our side; the armed police officers must be arranged by Dayan City, so it's better to notify them first.

Besides He Jinbo, the other person in charge of the An'nan Municipal Public Security Bureau is Party Wei, and the deputy director in charge of criminal investigation. No one has been assigned to the post yet.

Yang Jinwen's suggestion was approved, and his Major Crimes Unit and the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Chengbei Branch went over.

Instead of notifying the Dayan City Bureau by phone, go there and first communicate with the relevant leaders to reassure them.

So the next morning.

The three cars headed to Dayan City. In addition to Yang Jinwen and his group, there were about ten people from the Chengbei Branch Bureau, led by Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang.

As soon as they arrived at the Dayan City Bureau, Yang Jinwen took Maozi to the bureau, while Yao Weihua rented two vans with local license plates at the used car market and headed straight to Xiama Town with the people from the Chengbei Branch Bureau.

Yang Jinwen was received by an old acquaintance, Gao Feng, the head of the Dayan City branch.

More than a year ago, during the bus robbery case in Lingmeng County, the Chengbei Branch of the Public Security Bureau had dealings with the five fugitives when they were arresting them.

"Yu Kai from Xiama Town?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "That's the person."

"Xiama Town is just west of our city. That area is full of horse farms. Wait a moment, I'll go ask someone."

Yang Jinwen asked, "Won't there be any mishaps?"

Gao Feng raised an eyebrow: "These words came from my mouth. If anyone dares to leak the case, I'll skin them alive. If you don't trust us, you can go and arrest them yourself."

"Alright then." Yang Jinwen stood up, picked up his briefcase, and prepared to leave with the cat.

"Hey, hey, why are you so stubborn!" Gao Feng shouted.

"Captain Gao, some cases can be put on hold for a while, and we can find out more details before taking action. I have no objection."

But for a special case like this, involving a large criminal gang, my opinion is to arrest them without asking anyone else, and deal with the rest later.

"What if we make a mistake?"

"How could there be a mistake? If these people are innocent, they won't resist at all. If they dare to resist, then there's something wrong with them."

Our investigation confirms that the opera troupe always gave the kidnapped children to Yu Kai; this is beyond doubt.

There was another child they killed. It was a case from 95, and it's been three years now; they might not even find the body. Why not arrest them sooner, weigh the pros and cons before taking action? What's the point?"

Gao Feng blushed and his neck turned red from his words: "Do you...do you even know the rules?"

"I don't understand, I only know what it means to serve the people."

Yang Jinwen stared at him with neither arrogance nor servility, her face showing no fear.

Gao Feng compromised. He understood that the other party was not joking. Back then, it was Yang Jinwen who led the arrest of the fugitive who robbed the bus. At that time, he was just an ordinary criminal police officer.

Anan City and Dayang City are adjacent to each other, and both sides are aware of any major cases that are successfully solved.

Yang Jinwen's track record is verifiable; he became the deputy captain of the city's criminal investigation team in just one year, so he certainly has the right to be disrespected.

"Okay, okay, I'll notify the Armed Police detachment, is that alright?"

Yang Jinwen sat back down on the sofa and nodded, saying, "Thank you, Captain Gao. Once my men have gathered information, we'll make a joint arrest."

Gao Feng sighed, stepped out of the office, and prepared to call for reinforcements.

A few hours later, Yao Weihua called. He and the people from the Chengbei branch had already set their sights on the dog farm in Xiama Town. Yu Kai and seven or eight other people were in a bungalow. However, the dog farm was home to dozens of large dogs, making it difficult to capture them and increasing the risk of being bitten.

Yang Jinwen told Gao Feng the news, and the latter made a phone call.

The People's Armed Police Detachment and the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Public Security Bureau were immediately dispatched.

As darkness fell, a long line of police cars with flashing red and blue lights headed straight for Shuangshepo, south of Xiama Town.

The so-called Twin Snake Slope is two snake-shaped hills that meander down from a mountain and run side by side on the plain.

The location of the two snake heads is the target point: the dog farm.

On the outskirts of Xiama Town, Yao Weihua boarded the vehicle and reported the details of the investigation. Then, all the police lights were turned off. One kilometer away from the dog farm, everyone got out of the vehicle and proceeded on foot.

When the arresting officers arrived at the east side of the dog farm, they saw a large flat area surrounded by barbed wire, with a low, long bungalow in the middle, and the sound of dogs barking coming from inside.

In front of the two-story building to the west, a Jinbei van and a Mitsubishi SUV were parked. A V-shaped pattern of colored lights hung outside, and a man singing into a microphone could be heard from inside.

"Wolves rush and wolves flow, the mighty river never ceases its flow..."

Yang Jinwen pulled out a pistol from his back waist and snapped the hammer open.

The commander of the armed police detachment waved his hand and ordered a three-way encirclement and capture operation.

The glowing strips from that small building cast long shadows of the arresting officers.

The barking in the kennel grew increasingly intense...

"Wang, wang..."

(End of this chapter)