Qiu Quan sighed: "The situation on Moon Island is complicated, with various black industries rampant. No force that has been entrenched on Moon Island for a long time is not involved in them, including the Moon Island government itself, which is also a link in these industrial chains."
As far as I know, Shunli Ocean Trading Company has close ties with the Tsukishima government's faction. Many unclaimed corpses on Tsukishima... were disposed of by the government and then cleaned up by this company.
Qiu Quan no longer needs to elaborate on how the body should be disposed of.
As a region heavily involved in human trafficking, organ trading, and the gambling, prostitution, and drug industries, Tsukishima is a world-renowned black market.
According to unofficial statistics, more than 50% of the permanent residents of Moon Island are involved in the black market industry.
The trafficked people first end up in various illicit sex and gambling industries. The vast majority of the local population acts as the eyes and ears of various powerful forces, constantly monitoring the words and actions of these "goods." Many of them are descendants of those trafficked here, and their descendants, in order to survive, will also enter the dark path that their ancestors have relied on for generations.
Tsukishima has no slaves in name, yet it is full of people who have no personal freedom or rights.
While alive, they are free labor, serving as a medium for the spread and expansion of the black market; once they die, or if they are still alive but meet the requirements of the "buyer," their lives will end, and the needed parts of their bodies will end in another way.
Such inhumane acts seem quite unbelievable to the people of the Central Plains, but such things have been happening on Moon Island for a century.
And this place, along with Speymagau in the country of Sunny, is just one of the black zones in the world.
The strict security and advanced economic level of the Middle Kingdom make it difficult for most of its people to imagine these shocking realities.
Qiu Quan then gave Chang Le a copy of the internal documents detailing the successful maritime trade they had previously achieved through their cooperation.
After reading through the documents, Chang Le roughly pieced together the whole incident in his mind.
For a long time, the mutants have been hiding in these black market industries that are difficult for the Central Plains government to infiltrate and investigate. Moon Island is likely one of their main hiding places. The people behind the scenes control the mutants by spreading "Heat" within the Moon Island black market supply chain.
But what happened two months ago? Crocodile-like mutants from Moon Island entered the Central Plains and massacred its people.
The reasons that led them to take action in the Middle Kingdom can be summarized into two points.
First, they need parts of human bodies. This means either there's a problem with the available people on Moon Island, forcing them to enter the nearby Middle-earth, which fits the case's description of "crude burial" and "transportation away," or the mastermind deliberately sent the mutants into Middle-earth to test the waters.
Secondly, what they need is "heat." The supply of "heat" on Tsukishima Island may be running out, and they are seeking more heat, or a substitute. Therefore, the human bodies they take may have some connection to "heat."
Regardless of the specific situation, the Central Plains has already begun to be targeted by the mutants, and at the same time, this is also an opportunity for the Central Plains to follow the clues and find the mutants.
"Bones, brain marrow, origin... heat... mutation..."
Chang Le always felt that she had overlooked something, and there was also that flash of inspiration that day. A voice in her heart told her that it was of great importance, but the more she felt that way, the less she could remember it.
She was having a headache when she heard a noise coming from the Dragon Tomb.
Chang Le entered the Dragon Tomb because Shen Xiu had passed the trial grounds and was preparing to begin bloodline purification.
Because this step involves the inheritance of the Dragon Tomb, which is different from the usual purification of supernatural abilities in the new plan, the usual methods will not work. Chang Le, the master of the Dragon Tomb, must assist in the process, which is equivalent to authorizing Shen Xiu at every step.
Chang Le handed over the affairs to Xue Wuwang and the others, and then entered the Dragon Tomb.
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Huanbo accompanied forensic doctor Jiang to visit several more crime scenes, while Captain Hu and other detectives visited the workplaces and relatives of the missing persons.
It wasn't until evening that everyone returned to the mudflats of the triangular harbor.
"The work here is basically finished. We'll go back to the bureau tomorrow, and we'll take all of this with us," said Forensic Doctor Jiang, pointing to all the evidence and the victim's remains.
Huanbo nodded: "Okay, I'll have Xiao Fu pack up too."
Fu Heqing came in at this moment, rubbing his temples.
“You’re here, just in time,” Huanbo said. “You’re going back tomorrow, remember to pack your things.”
Fu Heqing responded, his face showing obvious signs of exhaustion.
The case involves too many things, and the impact of the victims' experiences is too great, so Fu Heqing has barely rested these past few days.
Seeing this, Huanbo handed him a cup of coffee: "Are you still testing that little bit of blood from the mutants?"
Fu Heqing gulped down a few mouthfuls before saying, "That's all. Today we examined the other traces left on these remains, but we didn't find any more clues related to the murderer. This afternoon, Xiao Sun brought over a 'hot pot' for our investigation. He only lent it to us for two days, so I quickly started the analysis."
"Our Cuiwei Academy only has information about this, not the actual object. I don't know much about this kind of thing, so I didn't know where to start and it took a lot of time. However, it wasn't a complete failure."
Team Leader Hu immediately asked, "What new discoveries have you made?"
Fu Heqing said, "I just feel that the composition of 'Hot Fire' is a bit strange. I detected trace amounts of elements such as carbon, calcium, iron, and phosphorus in it. It's a bit unreasonable for these to appear in 'Hot Fire'."
First, it's possible that they mixed it with other things during the sales process. But if we rule that out, I suspect there are other crucial ingredients in the Heat that have been overlooked.
However, the tests conducted in the past few hours have only reached that level. To fully understand the situation, more time is needed, and I don't know if this will even be a useful clue.
With no useful clues, Captain Hu was a little worried, but he was not discouraged. He said to Fu Heqing, "Now we can't let go of any clues. Since we've found something, we'll have to trouble Mr. Fu again."
Fu Heqing smiled and said, "This is what I should do. Everyone hopes to solve the case as soon as possible."
The group chatted about their discoveries during the day, ate a quick bite, and then prepared to rest.
Fu Heqing wasn't too sleepy at the moment, so he continued to study the Heat.
Huanbo, on the other hand, was on night watch with another detective.
Originally, Captain Hu wanted to keep watch, but Uncle Huan knew that he had been under pressure from all sides and was paying attention to the progress of the various teams' operations, so he took over his shift.
Compared to Captain Hu, Huanbo's robust physique and the nocturnal habits of snakes kept him alert.
He was mentally alert, but his eyes were closed as he leaned against a rock. He looked as if he were asleep.
In the dead of night, with the stars and moon silent, the blockaded port was completely still, except for the shimmering sea illuminated by lights, which made a chilling sound with each gentle ripple.
In the cool sea breeze, two warm "things" that landed were magnified infinitely in Huanbo's perception.
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