That was a miniature locator that Boss Ya always carried with him.
She shook her phone, and the green dot on the screen was flashing and stopped at a fixed coordinate.
“My colleague has already gone to find the top-quality imperial green jade that you stole.”
"By the way, I might also visit... your old hiding place."
The stall owner's face instantly turned from white to pale, his lips trembling as he tried to argue, "You... what nonsense are you talking about! What old place! I don't know anything about it!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Zhining's phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID—
The local police station.
As early as when Gu Huaiye reminded her that something was wrong with the little boy, she had already used the internal alarm system on her phone.
After Xia Zhining answered the phone, a police officer's slightly excited voice came from the other end: "Expert Xia! Good news!"
"Based on the real-time location and trajectory guidance provided by your detective, we quickly located the target and successfully raided a hideout in the warehouse area of the back alley of the jade market!"
"A large number of counterfeit jadeite rough stones intended for use in switching out other jadeite items were seized at the scene, as well as..."
The police officer paused, then became more serious: "And three minors who have been detained and are suspected of being involved in multiple child abduction cases!"
"We are verifying your identity! Thank you so much for the clue!"
Xia Zhining listened quietly, her gaze never leaving the ashen-faced stall owner.
After the police officer finished speaking, she spoke calmly into the microphone, "Thank you for your hard work, Officer Li. We've caught the suspect red-handed, that's great."
After hanging up the phone, she looked at the stall owner, who was trembling like a leaf, and calmly delivered the final blow:
"Did you hear that? Your hideout is in the mezzanine on the second floor of warehouse number three in the back alley, right?"
With each detail she mentioned, the stall owner's legs went weaker.
"It's been taken down now."
"You can... go and eat your prison food clearly and without any qualms."
The stall owner's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud. The last trace of color drained from his face, leaving only utter despair and bewilderment.
He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how this capable policewoman, who had been sitting in front of the jade stall, had managed to find their gang's hideout!
The surrounding crowd, only now recovering from the series of shocking reversals, erupted in a huge uproar!
From the soaring prices of jade gambling stones to children recognizing their parents, to the stall owner being caught switching items, which incidentally led to the cracking of a jade counterfeiting case and a child trafficking case!
What happened in those short half hours was a hundred times more exciting than the most dramatic TV series!
A while later, the sharp sound of police sirens grew louder as they approached, breaking the noise of the market.
Three police cars drove straight to the stall, and several police officers got out and swiftly handcuffed the ashen-faced stall owner and the two suspects who were "handcuffed" by the fogging teeth.
A police officer leading the team walked up to Xia Zhining, saluted, and said with admiration, "Expert Xia, you really are something... You just came out for a stroll, bought a couple of stones, and effortlessly took down a fraud and child trafficking ring, and even uncovered clues to a child abduction case!"
"This efficiency is even higher than our special task force!"
The crowd that had initially watched the spectacle now looked at Xia Zhining with genuine amazement and admiration, a stark contrast to their initial disdain and curiosity.
The whispers coalesced into clear exclamations of admiration:
"My God, this girl is amazing!"
"His on-the-spot reaction was amazing! If I were being hugged and called 'Mom' by a little boy, I would have been completely stunned!"
"This is a true master, keeping a low profile!"
Xia Zhining was a little embarrassed by the praise. If the greedy owner hadn't been greedy and had operated with integrity, properly delivering the stone to the buyer after finding the top-quality imperial green, this series of events wouldn't have happened.
But remembering how this "miracle hand" group had tried to exploit the chaos and stereotypes of the crowd, she turned to her surroundings and raised her voice:
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