The new case is also a human trafficking case. Since the previous "Third Brother" had not been caught, their criminal investigation team has been paying more attention to human trafficking cases since then.
Upon hearing that a case had been reported at the local police station, they immediately got involved to see if it was related to "Third Brother".
However, after looking at it, Su He realized that it might not be a big deal.
Compared to a human trafficking case, this is more like a family dispute.
Moreover, it is quite similar to the case of Liu Ying, where a body was found in the woods. The person who was trafficked was named Zhao Xiaoxue, who is 18 years old this year and also comes from a blended family.
Even the reasons for being sold were somewhat similar.
The Zhao family has four children in total. Zhao Xiaoxue and her brother Zhao Xiaosong are their father's children, while Zhao Xiaoyun is a child brought in by their stepmother.
After Zhao's father and stepmother got married, they had a son named Zhao Xiaobao.
Zhao Xiaosong went to the countryside when he reached a certain age and has been there for three years. This year, Zhao Xiaoxue also graduated from high school. If she can't find a job, she will also have to go to the countryside.
Zhao Xiaosong, who lived in the countryside, was worried that his younger sister wouldn't be able to handle rural life, so he introduced her to his good friend Peng Wen. Peng Wen was a good person, and more importantly, his family was well-off and he was a cadre. After Zhao Xiaoxue married him, she wouldn't have to go to the countryside anymore.
The two were quite satisfied with each other after their blind date, so their families agreed on a wedding date.
But Zhao Xiaoxue disappeared before the wedding!
When Zhao Xiaosong returned from the countryside to attend the wedding after taking leave, he didn't see his sister. He only heard his stepmother say that Zhao Xiaoxue had eloped with someone!
Peng Wen was humiliated by this and was furious. He broke off the relationship with him and planned to marry his stepmother's daughter, Zhao Xiaoyun.
However, Zhao Xiaosong didn't believe it. He knew what kind of person his sister was. The two often corresponded, and his sister didn't have anyone she liked. How could she possibly elope?
So they immediately reported it to the police.
After receiving the report, the police investigated Zhao Xiaoxue but found no evidence that she was close to any man.
Even the last time she was seen was when she went back to her parents' home with her stepmother, and then she disappeared.
The police then suspected that her disappearance was related to her stepmother.
An investigation was immediately launched into Zhao Xiaoxue's stepmother.
Sure enough, it was later discovered that Zhao Xiaoxue had been sold out by her.
Because this matter involved human traffickers, and the Municipal Bureau had previously stated that any cases of human traffickers should be reported, Su He and his Criminal Investigation Team quickly learned about it.
Meanwhile, the police station quickly discovered that the person who bought Zhao Xiaoxue had not left Beijing but was hiding in the suburbs. So while waiting for news from the municipal bureau, they also laid a tight net in the vicinity to closely monitor the area and try to prevent them from escaping.
So when Su He and the others found out, they immediately decided to go and take a look.
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The human traffickers are currently hiding in a dilapidated house in the suburbs that is no longer inhabited.
Because of the cold weather, Su He and the others didn't ride bikes but took the bus, which still took more than an hour to get there. It was really far; it felt like they were almost out of Beijing.
When Su He and his group arrived at the agreed-upon location outside the supply and marketing cooperative, they did not see the police officers.
Just as I was about to go into the supply and marketing cooperative to see if they were waiting inside, I saw a man come out from inside.
Su He and the others thought he was from the police station, so they looked over, only to be stunned by what they saw.
He paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and hurried away in a fluster.
Seeing this, Su He and the others realized that this person was probably not him. Because they had come out in a hurry, and were still wearing police uniforms, they were probably frightened by this person.
Nobody thought much of it at first.
But then, a desperate shout suddenly came from inside the supply and marketing cooperative: "Robbery! Thief!"
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