Fu Cheng was completely unable to resist at this point. He closed his eyes tightly, letting himself be manipulated, and didn't utter a single word. It was unclear whether he had fainted.

At this moment, Wang Shucheng came up to Liang Deyou and said, "Captain, two more brothers were injured in the explosion just now, one of them is seriously injured and needs to be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately!"

When the grenade exploded, although the team members managed to take cover in time, the space in the yard was limited, and two team members were still hit by shrapnel. One of them was hit in the neck and immediately lost consciousness.

Upon hearing this, Liang Deyou felt a headache coming on. The casualties were too great, with the entire team losing almost a quarter of its members.

"Send all the wounded and Fu Cheng to the military's dedicated hospital. Shi Hong and Shu Cheng, you two take men and keep watch over them. Don't leave for even a moment. There can't be any more accidents until the intelligence personnel come to hand them over!" Liang Deyou instructed.

Turning to Ning Zhiheng, he said in a gentle voice, "Zhiheng, let's call it a day and head back. This time, you'll have to put in a good word for us with the team leader, or we'll really have a hard time explaining ourselves!"

Ning Zhiheng nodded. This time, he really needed to report to Wei Liangbi. Given their relationship as fellow disciples, even though the casualties were quite high, they should be able to explain it away.

With the action team's tasks completed, the martial law on Beihua Street was naturally lifted, and everything returned to normal.

At this moment, the police chief approached with a fawning smile. He noticed that only Liang Deyou and Ning Zhiheng remained as the officers in charge. Seeing that Liang Deyou was older and had a long face, he hesitated to step forward.

He had no choice but to approach Ning Zhiheng with a fawning smile and say, "Sir, what do you think should be done with those two human traffickers and the girl?"

Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise, "How do you usually handle things like this?" He had no experience in this area, and normally ordinary security cases shouldn't be handled by a department like the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The police chief said with a forced smile, "Of course, the human traffickers should be locked up, but I wonder if the superior has any instructions? Also, we need your definite answer regarding the little girl's future arrangements. Only then can the officers proceed!"

Ning Zhiheng suddenly realized that it was fortunate that he was a knowledgeable government official in his previous life. If he were just a fresh graduate in this life, he really wouldn't have been able to understand what the police chief meant.

His meaning was clear: if they caught the two human traffickers themselves, then, as is customary, if they had connections, they would exploit them to the fullest extent of their power before releasing them. If they didn't have connections or powerful backers, then they would be imprisoned, their fate left to chance!

But now that the Military Intelligence Bureau has intervened, the situation is different. First, we need to see what these officers want: whether they want to pursue the matter to the end or let the police department handle it themselves.

What if we take the bribe and release the person, but then the military intelligence department suddenly wants to ask them for the person back?

These privileged departments were terrifying to a small police precinct. You could imagine how terrified the obese police chief was when he heard the words "Military Intelligence Department" mentioned; he practically collapsed to the ground. These officers could crush them with a flick of their fingers.

If we investigate this thoroughly, then those two human traffickers are definitely doomed; they're doomed to die.

If the case is handed over to the police station to handle, then the majority of the profits extracted will naturally go to these big shots. After all, since the intelligence agency has handled it, the rule of taking a cut from every passing goose must be followed.

If they really don't understand, who knows what will happen if they have some complaints and want to settle scores later?

Ning Zhiheng had spent many years in government agencies with complex relationships in his previous life, so he was very clear about the psychology of these low-level civil servants.

Their principle is to avoid mistakes rather than seek merit. They absolutely cannot offend those they shouldn't.

This police chief was clearly a shrewd old fox, well-versed in all the intricacies of the system, and handled matters with meticulous care.

Ning Zhiheng smiled amicably and asked, "What's your name, officer?"

The police chief was flattered and quickly replied, "What kind of officer is that? I'm just a lowly patrol officer in the station. My name is Liu Datong, which means 'big like but different from others.' My colleagues call me by my nickname, 'Big Head.' Please feel free to give me any orders, sir!"

This Liu Datong looked to be in his thirties, and he wore a smile the entire time. As the saying goes, a smile for everyone means you'll always be there for them!

Ning Zhiheng thought for a moment and said, "We must get to the bottom of these two human traffickers, especially where that little girl came from. We must find out. I don't care how much profit you make, but the person must be severely punished in the end. They can't be released!"

Liu Datong immediately understood that this was a death sentence for the two human traffickers. As for the talk about how much profit they could make, that couldn't be taken seriously. After hearing those kinds of words so often, who would dare not offer tribute? Of course, a token of appreciation would be expected later!

"And what do you mean by this little girl?" Liu Datong asked again.

"How did you handle this before?" Ning Zhiheng asked.

“These kinds of cases are the most troublesome. Children who are trafficked like this are usually handed over directly to orphanages, since there aren’t enough police resources to actually search for the children’s parents and relatives. But now our only two orphanages in Nanjing are overcrowded and haven’t accepted any children like this for a long time. We’re really having a headache!” Liu Datong complained, grinning.

He had no choice but to say that. Mainly, there was absolutely nothing to gain from these children, so nobody wanted to take them on. As for finding relatives for the children, that was a joke. These days, with constant warfare, there are countless displaced children. Don't you see how many homeless children are on the streets? How can anyone possibly take care of them all?