The square-faced police officer was named Fang Zheng. At this moment, he was standing at the entrance of Yuling Village with a slightly solemn expression, mainly because the village was too quiet.
Normally, most people in the village should have gone to bed at this time, but it was not normal that there was no light in the village. Moreover, this place was too quiet. Even the rustling of leaves in the mountain breeze could not be heard.
Before on the road, Ling Shuang had a general discussion with everyone, saying that because there were only two people on his side and they were not familiar with the situation in the village, they "had to" use a little trick and "slightly" drugged the villagers.
But she only said that the drug was of ordinary efficacy and would not produce any after-effects when used on humans. She did not say that the drug's effect would last for more than 36 hours.
The police thought it was just an ether-based drug available on the market. They thought it had been almost 10 hours and the effect of the drug should have worn off long ago. Why was the village so silent? Did something happen during this period that they didn't know about?
The square-faced officer asked the question in his mind. Ling Shuang smiled a little awkwardly. She cleared her throat and said, "It looks like there's no electricity here. Perhaps the people in this village still work from sunrise to sunset. Why don't we go in and take a look?"
"Okay!" Fang Zheng and everyone else agreed with Ling Shuang's proposal.
Dozens of people's footsteps made a crackling sound on the bluestone road in Yuling Village, but no one came out of the village and no family lit a candle.
Even the dogs in the village didn't bark.
It’s really unscientific!
It can't be that no one in this village has a dog?
Ling Shuang led the group toward a new, blue-brick house in the village that was noticeably taller and newer than the other houses. She carefully introduced it to Fang Zheng and the others, "Do you see this new brick house? This family's surname is Miao. They're matchmakers in this village. For those in Yuling Village who can't find a wife, Miao Cheng and Qiao Ya can help them find a beautiful young woman from outside the village if they're willing to pay."
To say she was marrying was actually to buy her. Fang Zheng and the noble-looking but silent man beside him exchanged a quick glance. Both of them understood the unspoken meaning in Ling Shuang's words.
Fang Zheng asked, "Did you see the Miao couple today?"
Ling Shuang nodded. "We're lucky today. They happened to be home. Before we left Yuling Village, I had knocked the family unconscious and put them under control. I was about to go down the mountain when I contacted the police to handle the matter. If nothing unexpected happens, the family should still be inside."
Ling Shuang didn't want to reveal too much information, as the more he said, the more mistakes he would make. After all, the source of the information was difficult to explain. But if he didn't say anything, what if the police didn't have enough evidence and let Miao Cheng and Qiao Ya escape? Wouldn't that be like letting a tiger go back to the mountain?
Behind every abducted woman and child, there is one or more broken families. It's unclear how many young girls and their families will be harmed by those two scumbags in the future.
Moreover, the people they trafficked were far more than the thirty or forty unfortunate girls in Yuling Village. The management bureau did not have detailed records of the specific list, so Miao Qiao and the other two must be brought to justice. Once they were in police station, Ling Shuang would help the police make them "tell the truth."
The police carefully entered the Miao family's house and found that Miao Cheng and Qiao Ya were indeed knocked unconscious on the ground as Ling Shuang said. It was obvious that their tendons in their hands and feet had been cut, and because they had missed the best time for suturing, they were likely to be disabled.
Fang Zheng looked at Ling Shuang with a look full of disapproval. No matter what, lynching someone who has lost the ability to move is an illegal act.
He ordered his men to keep an eye on the two men, and also had the family of the abducted girl who had followed them politely stopped outside the Miao family's yard, not allowing them to enter the house, lest they lose control of their emotions after knowing the truth and cause secondary harm to the already disabled and unconscious suspect.
The rest of the people searched the Miao family's house carefully.
After a while, people came to report:
"Team, we've found something." Policeman A found an account book filled with densely packed numbers and scribbles. The contents might have been encrypted, but since it was hidden in the compartment of the wardrobe, there was something wrong at first glance.
"Captain, we found a box of gold bars and a box of cash." Policeman B and Policeman C each carried a box, and they had a great harvest.
"Captain, come quickly, something's happening," Policeman D said urgently.
Fang Zheng followed the sound to the Miao family's backyard and asked, "What did you find?"
Policeman D pointed to several large water tanks in the backyard and said, "I smelled a foul odor as soon as I got here. There must be something going on under these tanks."
Fang Zheng sniffed the air, "Was this where their toilet used to be?"
Police Officer D shook his head firmly. "Boss, I'm a famous nose guy in our department. Believe me, I can tell it's a corpse the moment I smell it. Just move the jar and you'll know. It must be down there."
Fang Zheng frowned and immediately called for people to help move the water tanks. These seven or eight large water tanks, each more than one meter high, were placed closely together and were full of rotten and dirty water. It took more than ten young men half a day to move the water tanks.
Policeman D leaned over and knocked on the ground in various places. Finally, he pointed at the spot under his feet and said, "The sound here is different. It seems empty."
Fang Zheng waved his hand and said, "Dig."
Soon, an iron plate emerged from the ground. Under the iron plate was a dark hole. The smell from the hole surged out after the iron plate was removed, and it was almost suffocating. Fang Zheng no longer had any hope. It couldn't be the corpses of kittens or puppies, because there was no need to suppress them with several large water tanks.
By the light of the torch, Ling Shuang looked down and saw several skeletons.
Okay, the police officer may be able to convict Qiao Yamiaocheng without his help.
Then they went around to other families in the village. There were only about a hundred households in the entire village, and half of them had been involved in human trafficking.
They also found many human bones in a valley behind the village, which was obviously inconsistent with local funeral customs and was likely the remains of abducted women who were tortured and killed.
Everything is under investigation.
But this village will probably become famous throughout the country soon.
After daybreak, Fang Zheng sent someone to the town to call for reinforcements. There were too many suspects and a major murder had occurred, so he had to report to his superiors.
Experts will also be sent to comfort the families of the missing girls who have not found their loved ones. Fang feels that those girls may have met with misfortune...
The police regarded the clues provided by Ling Shuang as the results of the investigation and secretly kept her under surveillance.
The noble man beside Fang Zheng, who had been silent all this time, spoke for the first time. His face was calm, but the two rays of light that shot out of his eyes were as sharp as blades.
He asked Ling Shuang: "How did you know about the Miao couple?
Where did the information you gave to newspapers and the families of many abducted women in Beijing come from?
Also, you hadn't even set foot in your province at the time, so how did you get the detailed list of kidnapped people in this village, as well as their family contact information?"
Ling Shuang: ...
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