Chapter 204 Sister Hua
A charred cat corpse was found in the panda house at the Xing City Zoo. If the zoo keepers had found it, they would have simply cursed it as bad luck, thrown it into the trash can, and dealt with it quietly.
But someone called Xia Mufan in advance to inform him, and the nature of the matter changed.
——This is intimidation.
It has been a long time since criminals dared to confront and provoke the police. The top brass of the Xing City Public Security Bureau was furious and immediately ordered: Everyone must cooperate with the Special Operations Department to bring the mastermind behind this incident to justice.
Gu Shaoqi rushed to the scene as soon as possible with two experts from the Criminal Investigation Technology Center of the Provincial Department.
With the addition of Gu Shaoqi, the case investigation was accelerated.
This cat is the most common tabby cat, with gray-black hair, and is a male cat. The food residue in the stomach contained bird bones, but no cat food.
——Judging from the above, it is a wild cat.
The cat was strangled to death and then doused with gasoline and burned to death. The body was then put into a woven bag, tied with a rope and thrown into the bamboo forest.
——The bamboo forest was not the first crime scene.
The rope used to tie the woven bag is about 12 cm long, with an inner core of iron wire and an outer skin of PVC plastic. It is white in color and has good toughness and strength. It is a gardening binding belt.
——The murderer may be a gardener or a gardening enthusiast.
There was a small amount of green paint on the bottom of the woven bag and traces of dragging.
——There was fresh green paint at the first crime scene.
A group of shoe prints were found in the bamboo forest. The results of footprint analysis showed that the person who placed the woven bag in the bamboo forest was a male, 168 cm tall and weighed 63 kg. His right foot had been injured and he walked slowly.
The owner of Miaomiao Grocery Store on Tiezha Road in the north of the city recalled that a young man wearing a baseball cap and a dark jacket did come to the store to make a phone call that morning. After hanging up the phone, he left carrying a snakeskin bag, and he looked a little unsteady as he walked.
Finally, the technical team experts found a complete fingerprint at the opening of the woven bag.
After entering this fingerprint into the newly built information platform of the provincial department, the fingerprint database quickly showed a matching name - Sang Yutie.
When this person's face appeared on the computer screen, Feng Xiaoyu's pupils shrank: "Is it him?"
Gu Shaoqi looked at Feng Xiaoyu: "Do you know this person?"
Feng Xiaoyu nodded: "Yes! When we investigated Cai Zixuan's disappearance in 1997, we uncovered a child trafficking gang. Sang Yutie was the kidnapper who secretly took Cai Zixuan away, causing the two-year-old boy to be separated from his parents for six years."
The division of labor among human trafficking gangs is very clear.
There are people who are responsible for attracting the parents' attention, usually women, who pretend to be harmless old ladies, simple and honest rural sisters, or plain and pure female students. When these people seek help from parents by asking for directions or finding people, kind parents will be happy to lend a helping hand.
The person responsible for snatching the child away when no one is paying attention is usually a young man with a kind face, who can easily make the children feel good about him. At the same time, he is quick and agile, and can snatch the child away in one go and immediately put the child in the car.
There are those who are responsible for the output of violence, commonly known as thugs. They are usually adult males with strong build and bad temper. If they encounter crying children or disobedient women, they will beat them or even cripple them. They are very cruel and ruthless.
There are people who are responsible for contacting buyers, most of whom are rural women, and there are also many migrant workers. They receive the abducted children and then contact buyers to sell the children.
This Sang Yutie was the human trafficker who took the child away. He looked sunny and clean, with a very friendly smile. He was only 17 years old when he took Cai Zixuan away. By the time Xia Mufan captured him, he had already become the most successful leader in the gang.
Xia Mufan frowned and said nothing.
She had a deep impression of Sang Yutie. He cried bitterly during the interrogation and admitted his guilt very well. She thought that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold, and it is not a bad idea for him to repent and start a new life.
I didn't expect him to say one thing in front of you and another behind your back. How hateful!
A colleague at the Information Center checked Sang Yutie's file: "He was sentenced to four years in Rongcheng Prison. He was released early because of his good behavior in prison and was released last month."
Gong Weiguo gritted his teeth in anger: "You're causing trouble right after you got out? It seems like the sentence is too light!"
Sun Xianbing participated in the interrogation of Sang Yutie and had a deep memory of him: "Damn, he was crying and snotting at the time. He wanted to kneel down on the spot, slap himself and confess, saying that he was young and ignorant and was led astray. I didn't expect that he would take revenge as soon as he was released."
Yu Jing looked at Xia Mufan and said, "Director Xia, quickly arrest this Sang. If he dares to kill a cat today, he might kill someone tomorrow."
Gu Shaoqi, who had been standing beside Xia Mufan, stretched out his hand and gently placed it on her arm. The warmth from his palm came through her clothes: "Mufan, be careful."
Human traffickers are extremely vicious and very good at disguising themselves. Xia Mufan has smashed many gangs in the past few years, which has brought revenge from these gangs, which makes Gu Shaoqi a little worried.
Could Sang Yutie be the only one behind this incident? Gu Shaoqi's many years of experience in handling cases told him that this was definitely not the case. The cat corpse thrown out by the other party today is probably just the beginning. This is a warning from the human trafficking gang to Xia Mufan.
Xia Mufan certainly understood Gu Shaoqi's concerns.
Since ancient times, good has never prevailed over evil. How could the police be intimidated by the threats of human traffickers?
If they dare to break the law, she will arrest them!
Xia Mufan straightened his back and raised the corners of his lips: "I'm not afraid."
Her calmness and courage soon infected everyone present, and everyone in the Special Operations Department said in unison: "We are not afraid either!"
Now that he had found the mastermind who dumped the cat's body and made the phone call, Xia Mufan did not hesitate at all: "Weiguo, apply for an arrest warrant and bring Sang Yutie back immediately."
As a released prisoner, the community had the responsibility to provide resettlement and assistance, and they were very familiar with Sang Yutie's whereabouts, so the municipal bureau personnel quickly arrested Sang Yutie and brought him to justice.
Sang Yutie was very calm when he was brought into the interrogation room.
He seemed to have expected the police to come find him. He looked up at Xia Mufan and grinned, "Officer Xia, we meet again."
Xia Mufan looked at him with sharp eyes, but didn't say anything.
Sang Yutie killed a cat and left it in the bamboo forest, and then called Xia Mufan. If he were to be sent to prison based on this alone, it might not be enough. At most they would be criticized and educated, detained for a few days, and then released.
That's why he dares to be so fearless.
Gong Weiguo snorted coldly: "Sang Yutie, is it an honor to meet us again?"
Sang Yutie pursed his lips and his face twitched.
Ever since he kidnapped Cai Zixuan's two-year-old child at the age of 17, he became more and more skilled in the human trafficking gang until he was captured by Xia Mufan himself six years later.
After three years in prison, Sang Yutie was finally released. However, less than a month later, he was taken out of the car wash by the police again. Is that glorious? It's definitely not glorious.
His parents had passed away long ago, and Sang Yutie was the only one who could feed the whole family. He used to have an organization that could provide him with some false warmth, but now the gang has been wiped out and he is left alone.
After he was released, he finally found a temporary job as a car washer with the help of the community administrator. However, he was arrested just after he was settled. His boss and colleagues who took him in looked at him strangely.
"A dog will always eat shit!"
"I thought he would change for the better, but he was caught by the police again. He must have done something wrong."
"He looks quite honest, but I didn't expect him to be like this... Alas."
The words were still ringing in his ears. Sang Yutie lowered his head and responded sullenly: "Actually, I don't want to either."
Seeing that he had calmed down, Xia Mufan asked, "Tell me, who told you to do this?"
Sang Yutie raised his head, glanced at Xia Mufan quickly, then lowered his head again: "I don't know who he is."
Xia Mufan waited quietly.
Sang Yutie waited for a while, but Xia Mufan didn't ask any more questions. He felt a little uneasy, and after a long while he stammered, "Really! I didn't lie to you."
Xia Mufan still didn't say anything, just looked at Sang Yutie.
After not seeing him for a few years, Sang Yutie has changed a lot.
He looked a little haggard, with short hair, rough skin, and thick calluses on his hands. His once sunny smile was gone forever, and there was a bit of vicissitudes in his eyes. He looked evasive and timid when looking at people.
Xia Mufan's long silence made Sang Yutie more and more unsure. He clasped his hands together, and his relaxed disguise was removed. He began to get nervous.
Suddenly, Xia Mufan asked softly, "What's wrong with your leg?"
It was this sentence that suddenly struck Sang Yutie's heart.
Sang Yutie suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Mufan intently, his lips trembling a little: "Are you, are you concerned about me?"
Xia Mufan's eyes fell on Sang Yutie's right leg and his brows furrowed slightly.
In Sang Yutie's eyes, this expression was interpreted as the police officer's concern.
The grievances in his heart burst out. Sang Yutie suddenly held his head with both hands and began to cry: "I, I don't want to be a human trafficker! I was always beaten by them in prison. They broke my leg. It hurts so much."
Xia Mufan didn't have any sympathy at all and just watched him crying there with cold eyes.
Prison inmates are also divided into different levels, and human traffickers are considered the lowest level among them, and are despised by people. Especially those like Sang Yutie, who look kind but trick children into taking them away, are often punished the most severely.
Sang Yutie is handsome but not very strong in fighting. In addition, he is charged with the crime of being a human trafficker, so he is bullied by his cellmates in prison.
When Sang Yutie had cried enough, Xia Mufan asked, "Do you regret it?"
Sang Yutie wiped the tears from his face and choked up, "I regret it, I regret it so much! I shouldn't have followed them to steal the child. If I knew that I would have to suffer this kind of punishment in jail, I would never have done it."
Xia Mufan asked again: "Can you tell me now who ordered you to do this?"
Sang Yutie shrank his neck, a little hesitant.
Xia Mufan suddenly raised his voice: "Sang Yutie! Do you still want to go to jail?"
Sang Yutie was startled and shook his head hurriedly: "No, no, no, I don't want to."
Xia Mufan's eyes were like lightning, watching his every move: "Speak!"
Judging from Sang Yutie's subconscious reaction, he must be an insider.
With just a few words, Sang Yutie's already fragile defense was instantly defeated, and he confessed everything honestly.
"Sister Hua, it's Sister Hua!"
"She was responsible for connecting with buyers. Several human trafficking organizations contacted her. After they kidnapped children, they handed them over to her, and she then sold the children."
Xia Mufan and Gong Weiguo exchanged glances.
Previously, several human trafficking gangs were smashed, and during the interrogation they all mentioned the name "Sister Hua", but Sister Hua was very cunning and never showed her face in public. No one had ever seen her, so she had remained at large.
Unexpectedly, she now took the initiative to jump out.
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