Chapter 59: The Deadly Smuggling Network

Is he really on his knees?

Facing Wang Hu, Xiao Yu felt puzzled.

Could this be a sign of pragmatic surrender?

No way—he’s the type to take reckless risks.

The case was too huge—if caught, death was inevitable.

Just when everyone thought the suspect had given in and their guard was down,

Suddenly, the kneeling Wang Hu sprang to life and lunged at Xiao Yu.

Not only that, he whipped out a sharp dagger from behind.

The national team hasn’t even qualified for the World Cup, yet he wants to die unfulfilled… oh, never mind, Xiao Yu muttered sarcastically as he launched a kick with his thigh.

Thud!

Before Wang Hu could get close, Xiao Yu’s foot struck his thigh.

“Ugh!”

Wang Hu’s body stiffened as agony twisted his face.

A man’s fatal weakness—a pain that tore at his very soul!

“Think I’m young and easy to bully?”

Xiao Yu glared at the fallen Wang Hu as if he were dimwitted. “You look pretty clueless!”

National Security: …

Armed Police: …

Hey kid, is this really how you handle the streets?

Two National Security agents stepped forward and cuffed the convulsing, groaning Wang Hu.

Xiao Yu and Wang Dong entered the shipping container.

Hiss~

Both inhaled sharply.

Bodies… so many bodies.

They were packed in transparent plastic bags, piled high inside the container.

Every corpse had been frozen; the container was as cold as the depths of winter.

It was obvious—the bodies were meant for smuggling out by Wang Hu.

Is he an idiot?

Hiding here, doesn’t he fear freezing to death?

No.

He had dashed into the container only after suspecting the police might come for him.

But in the end, he failed to hide!

All the containers were opened.

There were twenty-five in all, with five filled to the brim with the deceased.

A total of one hundred bodies!

……

Wang Hu, along with the captain and crew of the freighter, was escorted back to the City Bureau

for questioning.

The freighter was a smuggling ship used by Wang Hu to transport corpses overseas.

Aren’t foreign nations going to investigate?

That was the ingenious twist of the smuggling operation.

Designated vessels in international waters were set to intercept.

Before customs could get involved, the bodies were to be transferred to other ships at sea.

It was an established offshore corpse smuggling channel that had been operating for years…

With the leads clear, dismantling the international smuggling network became feasible.

Through the freighter captain’s and crew’s statements,

they uncovered everything—from the sea rendezvous methods to the identities of the operatives.

Wang Dong contacted the National Security headquarters.

National Security headquarters then reached out to the National Criminal Police.

But what about the overseas smuggling network?

Given Dragon Kingdom’s current global standing and power, this remained a major national case.

No one—not even some nations—

would dare mess with Dragon Kingdom over such a shocking case!

This case was a blatant violation of humanity’s moral boundaries!

It wouldn’t be long before the international criminals were apprehended.

The unfortunate truth was that some of the deceased might never be recovered.

After all, too much time had passed.

Xiao Yu felt helpless about it.

Having just started as a police officer and with this being his first major case,

recovering the remains was simply beyond his ability.

After more than six years, some bodies might have already decayed to nothing.

How could they possibly be exhumed?

Xiao Yu could only promise to bring the main culprit to justice,

to comfort the departed souls!

……

During further interrogation of Wang Hu,

a piece of grim news caused both Xiao Yu and Wang Dong to frown.

The main culprit, Ge Jiyang, originally known as Owen, wasn’t even a local.

This explained why the domestic databases had no record of him.

Yet, Owen’s false identity was indeed genuine.

Using illegal means, he had paid a hefty sum to the original ID holder and assumed their identity.

Some people will do just about anything for money!

Wang Hu continued his confession, revealing that it was Owen who truly masterminded the corpse smuggling.

Everything had been orchestrated by Owen seven years ago.

Wang Hu was only responsible for bribing the crematorium and freighter owners to transport the bodies.

Owen handled the overseas part.

Nonetheless, Wang Hu delivered a piece of good news.

Although Owen had received word about the crematorium mishap, he hadn’t left the country—just wasn’t in the city.

The arrest operation had begun!

Finding this Owen would be simple.

Using the city’s surveillance system,

and noting that using someone else’s ID was merely to ease travel,

hotels and similar establishments would always have surveillance footage.

If all else failed, Wang Hu’s account would do.

Police technicians could also sketch a portrait of Owen.

Meanwhile, National Security alerted all airports and ports nationwide

to prevent Owen from leaving under his real identity, and issued a warrant.

The noose was cast far and wide—how do you plan to escape?

Yet, after two days,

Owen had vanished without a trace!

……

City T.

Xiao Yu and Wang Dong disembarked from the plane.

Owen’s last known appearance was in this city.

In front of a villa within an upscale residential district,

the property had been purchased by Owen using Ge Jiyang’s identity.

Just a day earlier, suspect Owen had entered the compound and was never seen again.

The villa’s door was ajar, and the police had already searched it.

There wasn’t a soul inside—not even a living creature.

The residential security footage was intact.

Technical analysis ruled out any possibility of escape through disguise.

Can a person just vanish into thin air?

If so,

then tell me—what’s your purpose on Earth?