Chapter 1796 The Devil of Yekaterinburg

Xiao Peng returned to Vorkuta, but did not return to the hotel. Instead, he stayed in the Vorkuta Hospital.

I have to say that although what Novak did was stupid, he did make a contribution to Vorkuta.

The old hospital in Vorkuta was practically non-existent, but now there's a proper hospital. The old one had fallen into disrepair and was abandoned. The new hospital is the former Soviet Coal Ministry building, the most impressive building in Vorkuta.

Novuf did not regard this place as a government office building but as a hospital, and it was obvious that he was indeed serving the people here.

There was a knock on the door, and it was Desarev who pushed it open.

"Mr. Xiao, what's the situation?" asked Desarev.

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "She was frightened too much. She hasn't recovered yet! Let's go outside and talk."

After a few people left, Desarev said, "We've investigated thoroughly. They were kidnapped. And... the situation is worse than you can imagine."

After he finished speaking, he handed Xiao Peng a report.

Xiao Peng frowned: "Can I see this?"

"Of course," Desarev said. "This matter is related to Chudinov."

"Who?" Xiao Peng jumped up after hearing this. "Chudinov? The 'Devil of Yekaterinburg'?"

DeSalvatore nodded.

Xiao Peng was shocked and said, "Wasn't he arrested? Weren't all his gang members arrested? I remember Chudinov was sentenced to life imprisonment!"

In order to join the European Community, Russia almost abolished the death penalty. For them, life imprisonment is the most serious crime.

Desaryev coughed dryly and said, "He was arrested, but you can guess where he's being held."

Xiao Peng frowned and said, "Shouldn't he be imprisoned in the Black Dolphin?"

On the border between Russia and Kazakhstan lies a prison known as the "Black Dolphin" because of a statue of a black dolphin. For over 400 years, no one has escaped. It currently holds approximately 700 inmates, all of them extremely heinous criminals, each responsible for an average of five lives.

Desaryev replied, "The Black Dolphin can only hold about 700 prisoners. At the time, the number of prisoners exceeded the limit, so some of the less serious prisoners were sent to other prisons."

Xiao Peng's eyes widened. "Is Chudinov considered a prisoner with a lesser crime?"

Desarev smiled bitterly and said, "After all, he poses less of a threat to society. Besides, according to our previous predictions, there's no chance of him escaping from this prison..."

Xiao Peng waved his hand rudely to signal Desarev to stop talking.

He didn't understand the Russians' way of thinking. How could someone like Chudinov be considered to pose little threat to society?

Who is Chudinov? The head of the most brutal human trafficking ring in Russian history!

Between 2002 and 2007, Chudinov's criminal group kidnapped young girls as young as 13 and as old as 25. They sold those who could be sold, and forced those who couldn't be sold...

How many people did they kidnap? No one can give an accurate number! At that time, public security in Russia was horrific. So how was this criminal group discovered?

There is a forest between Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Tagil. The case was discovered when a pet dog from a family in the village of Liaovikha found human bones in the forest.

A police investigation revealed at least thirty female bodies buried in the forest. Due to the severe damage to the remains, the medical examiner was only able to identify fifteen victims. Police insiders revealed that the number of murdered girls could be as high as fifty! This figure doesn't include those rescued by the police or those trafficked by them.

What’s even more terrifying is that the police found the biological daughter of Chudinov, the leader of the criminal gang, among these female corpses!

Chudinov had two daughters, who lived with their mother in the small town of Kushva after their divorce. One of them, the fifteen-year-old daughter Liana, was taken to the forest by Chudinov, raped and then killed by him!

After the case was solved by the Russian police, Chudinov was sentenced to life imprisonment, and his subordinates were all sentenced to prison terms ranging from ten to twenty-four years. However, everyone thought that the sentence was too light - they only confessed to the female corpses and not to anything else - anyway, you don't have evidence, right?

But a set of data can illustrate how terrible the security situation in Russia was back then: Nizhny Tagil, where this criminal group was located, was a small city with a population of 400,000, but 1,409 people went missing in the two years before Chudinov was arrested, of whom 947 were later found, and the other 462 were never heard from again.

This is just a city!

Xiao Peng walked to the stairwell to light a cigarette. "So, Trotsky was in prison providing convenience for Chudinov? Is Chudinov in prison?"

As a result, what Desarev said almost made Xiao Peng confused: "Chudinov was released by Trotsky on the pretext of medical parole. He now lives in Vorkuta and is the underground mastermind of the human trafficking group in Vorkuta."

Xiao Peng's face was gloomy: "Where is he? Don't tell me he ran away!"

Desaryev nodded and said, "He did escape, but the plane unexpectedly crashed in the Komi Forest. All fourteen people on board were killed. The identities of those on the plane have been confirmed. It was indeed Chudinov and his men."

After hearing this, Xiao Peng said angrily, "This is a bargain for them. They died so easily!"

Desaryev said, "So far, all 72 girls kidnapped by them have been rescued. As for what they did, we can only say that we will do our best to investigate. However, Mr. Xiao, the situation of your compatriots seems a little different."

"Different?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly, "What's different?"

Desarev said: "In addition to the 72 people who were kidnapped, there were 24 girls, your compatriot was one of them... I can't explain anything, you should go and see for yourself!"

Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Where can I go?"

"The Vorkuta Theater!" Desarev said, "Well, you should know the answer when you go there."

Xiao Peng nodded after hearing this.

"Hmm?" Only then did he realize something was wrong. "Desalev, didn't you say Chudinov and his men were dead? How did you know this?"

"They are indeed dead!" Desarev said, "It wouldn't be surprising if they told us something before they died, right?"

Xiao Peng put out his cigarette and said, "Indeed, this is Russia, a place where hiding secrets is commonplace. Come on, take me to the Vorkuta Theater!"