Chapter 145: Boss of Human Traffickers

Chapter 145: Boss of Human Traffickers

Liu Xinggang is merely the boss of a massive criminal organization.

He manages a begging racket, engaging in various criminal activities to generate profits for Dong Qi and further the organization’s crimes…

The trail has gone cold!

It’s all because Liu Xinggang’s way of keeping in touch with his boss Dong Qi is incredibly streetwise!

Even though they only communicate via phone, every time Dong Qi sends someone with a SIM card.

Each SIM card carries a specific number.

Only when called from that very SIM and number will Dong Qi answer.

Xiao Yu scoffed, dismissing it as mere show.

Can’t you track someone down?

Surely there must be another method…

Xiao Yu interrogated Liu Xinggang once again.

“I don’t know anything more—I’ve told you everything,”

Liu Xinggang pleaded desperately.

He was terrified of what Xiao Yu might do to him,

just like the terrible things he had done to those children and women in the past.

Xiao Yu glared at him coldly, certain he wasn’t lying.

He simply wouldn’t dare to lie.

Was there truly no way out?

“Oh, by the way, I have something else… it might be useless.”

Under Xiao Yu’s icy stare, Liu Xinggang shuddered and swallowed hard, stammering, “I—I recorded some numbers…”

He was a ruthless, twisted man, yet cunning in his own way.

He had saved every phone number from past calls to Dong Qi.

Even though he knew it was probably pointless.

But Liu Xinggang wondered—what if one day Dong Qi didn’t change his number?

Maybe one of those numbers would still be active?

What was his angle?

Liu Xinggang feared the police might uncover his misdeeds.

So… he hoped to turn his crimes into a redeeming act!

Too bad—although Dong Qi was a madman, he was even more cunning than Liu Xinggang.

A SIM card once used would never be used a second time.

Phone numbers…

What good are they?

They wouldn’t be registered under real names; they were obtained through illicit means.

After one call, they’re discarded. How can you possibly track them… wait a minute.

A surprised smile crept onto Xiao Yu’s face.

No, these phone numbers still held value!

A diary had been recovered by the police and brought before Xiao Yu.

Inside it, dozens of phone numbers were meticulously recorded.

Xiao Yu laughed—a bright, delighted laugh.

What a surprising windfall!

He must be off his rocker, right?

Otherwise, why would he be thrilled over numbers that seemingly couldn’t be used?

Phone numbers useless?

No, they’re extremely useful!

First, you need to understand how phones work.

Wireless phones rely on signal waves transmitted via cell towers for calls and data…

When connecting, a phone automatically hooks up with the nearest tower,

which it uses for internet, messaging, and calling.

Consequently, every tower keeps records.

By tracing the last call made from a SIM, you can pinpoint the tower’s location.

What good are countless SIM cards then?

Can you change the exact location from which you make a call? Can you swap regions?

Would you change numbers and hop from one place to another every time you called?

That’s why, from these numbers, knowing the city and approximate tower range, you can narrow down the suspect’s area.

Isn’t that simple?

It may seem simple, but it’s beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Telecom companies wouldn’t help you either.

But the police can!

Before that though…

Xiao Yu had one more matter to handle…

According to Liu Xinggang’s confession, while he wasn’t involved in human trafficking—only in the begging racket—

he did receive regular deliveries of people.

Mostly unsellable women and children,

whom he would brutally maim,

turning them into beggars!

This lead was much clearer, complete with contact details.

Xiao Yu deduced,

that the criminal gang had a specialized group entirely devoted to human trafficking.

They had to be taken down immediately,

even if it was an hour or a day later.

Otherwise, another woman or child might suffer the horrific fate of abduction!

……

Old Five was just a nickname.

It wasn’t a man at all—it was a woman.

When Xiao Yu met her,

Old Five was in the midst of a square dance.

In her fifties, with a gentle smile that reminded you of a kind neighborly grandmother,

she greeted everyone warmly, spoke softly, and even her attire suggested a well-to-do elder.

Could you believe that such a person was actually a human trafficker?

Would you ever suspect she was the leader of a human trafficking gang?

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Wu Jifang, female, 53 years old…

Xiao Yu stared at Old Five for over fifty minutes before he was sure he hadn’t mistaken her identity.

As the saying goes, you can know a person’s face but not their heart.

And how true that was!

Taking a step forward, Xiao Yu walked over.

Standing before Wu Jifang, he asked, “In this line of work, have you ever worried that your own offspring might be trafficked too?”

Wu Jifang ceased dancing and stared, bewildered, at the handsome young man before her.

All around, countless police, SWAT teams, and Armed Police emerged.

Her expression morphed into one of panic, shock, and fear.

Then, she screamed and tried to flee.

When stopped, she began cursing and throwing a tantrum.

Two female SWAT officers promptly subdued her, cuffing her hands and feet and even shackling her.

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Bystanders—all those square-dancing ladies included—were left dumbfounded.

I mean, isn’t square dancing dangerous these days?

……

The police had searched Wu Jifang’s residence,

but found nothing useful.

Nothing?

Xiao Yu activated Wangdie’s Nose.

Then he left Wu Jifang’s house…

and proceeded to an underground parking lot, stopping before a business van.

The parking spot wasn’t assigned to Wu Jifang.

Though it had been parked for who knows how long, the van reeked of Wu Jifang.

The van was dust-covered except for a spotlessly clean door, clearly opened frequently.

With the door smashed open, Xiao Yu stepped inside.

He discovered a suitcase; when opened, it revealed stacks upon stacks of cash.

It held a whopping two million!

And that wasn’t all.

Next to it lay a handbag containing a tablet.

After bypassing its security, he found a folder inside.

Within that folder were dozens of numbered subfolders.

Opening one at random unveiled a slew of children’s photos…

Xiao Yu’s expression grew cold.

He browsed through the other folders,

this time finding not only children but also women.

The children were mostly from one year old to a few years old,

while the women ranged from thirteen to about seventeen or eighteen.

After cross-referencing with a massive database,

it was confirmed.

They were genuine missing persons and trafficking victims from across the country!