Incineration

Deputy Director Shen brought two acquaintances to visit Chen An, Luo Min and Zhou Chun.

Soon there were only four of them left in the ward.

The day before yesterday afternoon, Cheng Xiaoxiang discovered a convoy leaving Weiyun Villa. After being discovered through surveillance, he quickly led his men to block the provincial checkpoint. Finally, a small bag of unusual substance was found in a truck full of flour. It was sent for testing, and the result just came out, it was white powder.

This matter was of great importance, so he immediately reported it to Deputy Director Shen Changqing. However, Director Shen's face turned ugly after seeing the report.

Once the white powder was discovered, Fu Jiahe was once again invited to the police station. Director Shen personally interrogated him for an hour and a half, but failed to get anything out of him. Fu Jiahe was completely clueless about the matter and only said that he provided the laboratory but had no idea that they were making white powder. He then put the blame on Qu'an University, so several members of Qu'an University's management were also invited to the police station. Their reactions were no different from Fu Jiahe's, and they all said they didn't know and shirked responsibility.

This clearly shows that Qu Ting and Shen Ji's identities are definitely not simple. However, when they further investigate their identities, they discover that their movements and information only date back to their teenage years. It's as if they have never existed in society, leaving no trace.

After Chen An woke up, his guess was confirmed. The molecular formula of the drug was similar to copper nitrate, but not quite the same. Perhaps they wanted to develop drugs with higher purity.

But the focus of the conversation at this moment was not on the progress of drug research and development, but on the informant named Qiao Sen that Qu Ting mentioned at the last moment.

"Qiao Sen..." Shen Changqing frowned, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes moved. Only five years had passed, but recalling those days felt like groping for memories from a past life.

Shen Changqing has entered his fifties this year. After many twists and turns, the chemical plant explosion case has come back to him, and now he knows that there are some things that he has to mention.

Five years ago, Shen Changqing was the director of Zouyang City. He was in the criminal investigation department and had little to do with the Narcotics Division. That was until a drug case caused a stir in a KTV in the city center...

At that time, as the Chinese New Year was approaching, the number of people returning to Zouyang increased sharply, and public security became the most concerned issue during the holidays. When Shen Changqing went to the street for inspection, a malicious injury incident happened in Xingyue KTV. All the parties involved were taken back to the police station. They thought it was just a case of provoking trouble, but a large amount of white powder was found in the KTV, and the severity of the incident increased by more than one degree.

The man, high on cocaine and in a state of disorientation, assaulted a family who were at a karaoke bar. After questioning, they discovered that cocaine had been traded that day. Police arrested a group of drug users and several small-time dealers. Among those involved in the drug trade, the one who escaped was named Qiao Sen.

Shen Changqing got hold of the clue and was determined to capture all the fugitive drug traffickers and keep holding Qiao Sen. So Qiao Qingfeng naturally came to him, and the fact that Qiao Sen was an unregistered informant was also reported to the higher-ups.

When his superiors found out, they were furious and demanded that Qiao Qingfeng recall Qiao Sen immediately. However, by then, Qiao Sen had already gained the trust of the criminal group, and it would be a pity to withdraw at this time. In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and acknowledge Qiao Sen's identity as an informant.

During this period, Qiao Qingfeng vouched for Qiao Sen many times. Qiao Sen and the informant Luo Yan sent by the police station cooperated tacitly, helping the police obtain a lot of information about the criminal group and won several operations against "Ketong".

The chemical plant in Fushui Village was the primary source of the copper they had tracked down. Criminals had incited the entire village to help produce the copper, creating a complete production and distribution chain. Drug trafficking begins with drug production, and Luo Yan painstakingly infiltrated the village. Just as he was about to reel in his operations, his operation failed. The chemical plant exploded, instantly wiping out the entire elite police academy staff, along with the village's elderly, women, and children. Nothing remained.

"Qiao Sen was an informant that Old Joe trusted very much. After the bombing, Qiao Sen disappeared. No one knows where he went. Now he has reappeared, and it is unclear whether he is a friend or foe."

Shen Changqing was in a heavy mood. If what Qu Ting said was true, and everything they did today was instructed by Qiao Sen, then could the explosion that year be his betrayal of the police force and Qiao Qingfeng?

"Before the Floating Island case, Qu Mengting said that she was rescued by someone, and that person was also called Qiao Sen. I wonder if it's the same person." Chen An calmed down and carefully analyzed Qiao Sen's life experience. He had been to Fanquan Township before, and Qiao Qingfeng only took away a man named Qiu Ke. According to the year, this person is very likely the current Qiao Sen.

Qiu Ke's grandfather was killed by drugs. Would he become a drug offender because of his hatred for drugs? In his opinion, this is very likely.

Honestly speaking, he didn't want his teacher to make a mistake in choosing someone. It was very painful to die at the hands of someone you trusted. The word "betrayal" was more painful than a heartache. Without any evidence, he didn't want to label Qiao Sen a "traitor" so quickly.

"We're here today not only to express our condolences, but also to tell you something very important." Luo Min pulled out a document from his file bag. "The Floating Island case was closed by the Qu'an City Bureau, but not by the Special Case Investigation Team. Last time I said the Floating Island was part of the Black Hole industry chain, but in fact, there's also 'Copper Gram'."

Next, Luo Min briefly outlined the investigation team’s findings regarding the deeper forces behind the floating island case.

"Our investigation revealed that the group behind the YJ logo is called 'Yao Jin' in Chinese and is registered in Southeast Asia. While publicly operating as a pharmaceutical company, they secretly have a financial consortium backing their work. This power is currently unclear, but over the past few years we have gained a general understanding of 'Yao Jin's' internal operations."

Unlike other high-rise buildings in the picture, the pharmaceutical company "Yaojin" is not tall and is small in scale. Standing among the many buildings, it looks extremely gray and dilapidated.

Although it is small in scale, the economic value it creates every day is not low, most of which comes from those gray and black industries, Floating Island and Copper are among them, and the factional struggles within the group have never stopped.

Previously, the industry developed by the radical faction represented by the Qian family was named "Black Hole". Its specific businesses included floating islands known for human trafficking and prostitution, organ trafficking, d-pregnancy, and the drug "Copper Ke".

The conservatives represented by Shen developed dark web live streaming. They developed an industry called "Balance of Judgment", in which dark web streamers act as hunters, helping employers to accurately find prey and present the prey.

"You've also come into contact with this."

In fact, after the floating island, Luo Min has been paying attention to the cases happening around Chen An. The Wu Danyun case and the Zheng Tong case were both the work of BOJ.

"Furthermore, a major upheaval occurred within Yaojin. Around four years ago, the head of the Shen family, who controlled the entire company, was assassinated, and the group fell into chaos. However, a new figure soon emerged and put an end to the chaos. It's said that this figure came from the conservative faction, which had been violently suppressed at the time. Upon taking office, he eliminated the radical faction's pride and joy, the white powder industry, for the sake of prestige. Captured radical faction members say that the formula for 'Copper Ke' was lost during that time."

Chen An said, "So Qu Ting and Shen Ji rented Weiyun Villa and set up a laboratory to restore 'copper gram'."

Luo Min nodded, "Most likely."

"We've noticed this organization might be connected to the chemical plant explosion five years ago, and since you're Qiao Qingfeng's student, so..." Luo Min and Zhou Chun exchanged a glance, then stood up and finally revealed the fundamental purpose of their visit. "So, on behalf of the investigation team, we solemnly invite you to join the investigation into the Yaojin Group's transnational crimes!"

When he was in college, everyone said that he had the best chance of joining the special case investigation team. The chemical plant explosion interrupted his fate with the investigation team. Now, five years have passed, and after many twists and turns, he still ended up on this path.

Chen An looked up and held Luo Min's hand, his eyes burning with the determination he had just graduated from the police academy!