Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 177 Women
It's hard to imagine that such a thing could happen in modern civilized society.

What did those girls do wrong?

Simply because they are beautiful enough and have ordinary enough backgrounds, they become the perfect commodities in the eyes of greedy businessmen.

They arrived in the city they had longed for, but before they could even envision a better life, they found themselves helplessly adrift in the allure of money and power.

People with power and influence can manipulate other people's lives at will, so how can ordinary people protect themselves?

In a city brimming with desire, temptations and traps abound. Who can guarantee that the next "prey" to be targeted won't be "her" right next to you?
Even the educated and intelligent Pei Dongmei, and the clever and capable Susan, were caught off guard and became lambs on the chopping block, powerless to control their own lives.

Xiaoya, Kele, and other girls who suffered persecution in the hotel are more easily brainwashed by money and fame, and over time, they may even develop distorted values.

Like Xiaoya, she doesn't think it's inappropriate to sell her body for profit; she even longs for this way of making money quickly.

Little did she know that behind the glamorous life she envied lay a living hell rife with filth and corruption.

When evil weaves a vast net, all those trapped within it are imperceptibly corrupted by it.

But we ultimately live under the sun, waiting for that ray of light to shatter the darkness and, with overwhelming force, lead us to the brilliant right path.

Even though the price of chasing the light is so terrible, we still need that little bit of light in our hearts.

Based on the clues provided by Susan and Pei Dongmei, it can be concluded that Hua Rongchang manages most of the hotel's affairs, while Hua Hengchen simply enjoys the money and power that his father has given him.

Compared to the shrewd and calculating Hua Rongchang, Hua Hengchen was rather dim-witted, but he was good at eating, drinking, and having fun, and he often bullied the girls in the hotel.

He made friends with a group of scoundrels, and relying on his good father, he spent his days indulging in debauchery and reckless behavior. He also loved to show off in front of his friends and often took girls from the hotel out on his own to eat, drink, and play with his group of men and women.

That's why he and Pei Dongmei appeared at the restaurant that day.

He had planned everything meticulously, but he hadn't anticipated that Pei Jiacai, who was still in school, had secretly visited his sister's workplace out of concern for her.

He noticed that the people coming in and out of the Liyang Hotel were all acting strangely.

He came again this time and happened to see his sister being taken into a car by Hua Hengchen. Naturally, he followed without hesitation.

With a heavy heart, he followed them all the way to the restaurant, and his worst fears came true.

When he saw the group of people groping Pei Dongmei, he finally couldn't contain his anger. In his youthful arrogance, he immediately rushed forward, which led to the subsequent conflict with Hua Hengchen.

What happened next was beyond his control.

Hua Hengchen probably never expected that his show-off would attract the attention of Lu Jingming and Wei Qingsong.

This spoiled brat, who was used to doing evil, really screwed over his father.

However, there was still one thing that Wei Qingsong didn't understand.

"According to you, Hua Rongchang was just an unknown person two years ago. How exactly did he get in touch with the Yan family?"

Susan thought for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "Actually, I've thought about this too. It seems like all the changes started after the manager appeared."

"Manager?" Wei Qingsong frowned.

After Chen Jin arrived with his men to provide support, they cleaned up the mess.

She was preoccupied with Lu Jingming's injuries and went straight to the hospital after leaving the Liyang Hotel, so she had no idea about the specific details of the arrest at the scene.

She hadn't even had a chance to ask about the results of the on-site investigation regarding the two sniper shots.

She always felt that some details had been overlooked.

“Yes,” Susan nodded, then added, “Speaking of which, there’s something I find a little strange.”

"On the surface, the manager is just part of the hotel's management. However, Hua Rongchang is exceptionally polite to her. And then there's Hua Hengchen, who is such a lecherous man. He has harassed almost every girl in the hotel, but he is incredibly well-behaved in front of the manager."

Wei Qingsong immediately understood her meaning, and his expression became even more solemn.

The actual person in charge of Liyang Hotel appears to be Hua Rongchang, but in reality, it was this manager who connected him with the network.

Moreover, there's a hidden piece of information in Susan's words—this so-called manager is a woman.

"What kind of person is she?" Wei Qingsong asked.

Susan shook her head: "I can't say either. None of us know her name, but she always gives me a creepy feeling. I don't even dare to look her in the eye."

"She's not very old, probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, and she's elusive, not often staying at the hotel. If you want to find her, you have to rely on luck."

"She was very beautiful, with an aggressively beautiful face. She had the face of a snake-like beauty and the heart of a venomous snake. She was even more ruthless than Hua Rongchang."

“To deal with those disobedient girls, Hua Rongchang would resort to violence or threaten them with explicit videos and photos, but the manager did it even more ruthlessly.”

"You and the other officer saw what happened back then. That guy named Zhou Dahu is not someone to be trifled with. He's the manager's right-hand man, and he's done a lot of illegal and criminal things. It's said that in his early years, he was involved in things on the border and had connections with those criminal groups."

"If you hadn't found the hotel in time, I'm afraid Xiaoya and I would have ended up like some of the other girls before us, being violated and then sold to Southeast Asia."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingsong's expression grew even colder and more somber.

I thought that forcing women into prostitution and illegally imprisoning them was already heinous enough, but I never expected that this group of people would also be suspected of human trafficking.

It's like they're constantly pushing her boundaries.

What's even more infuriating is that the manager Susan mentioned was actually a woman.

Doesn't she know what kind of fate awaits those innocent girls who are sold to such places?

No, she knew perfectly well, but she did it anyway. Seeing her fellow women in dire straits, she not only failed to lend a helping hand, but instead pushed them into an even deeper hell.

That woman was truly chilling.

Wei Qingsong stood up, took a deep breath to calm herself, and planned to go out and find a police officer to question her in detail.

As if seeing through her intentions, Susan said calmly, "When the police brought her back, I made a point of noticing that the manager was long gone."

In other words, the real mastermind behind everything had already made a hasty escape before Chen Jin and his men arrived to provide support.

Currently, Chen Jin and Xiao Song are still interrogating Hua Rongchang and his son, and it remains to be seen whether they can extract more information from them.

woman……

Wei Qingsong narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

She took out her phone, pulled up Yan Yun's photo, and showed it to Susan: "Is the manager you're talking about her?"

Upon hearing Susan's description, Wei Qingsong had already sketched out a rough picture in her mind.

This woman is cold-blooded, selfish, and driven by self-interest. She lacks basic empathy, disregards human rights, ignores the law, and has a weak moral compass.

All these characteristics are fully embodied in Yan Yun.

Therefore, Yan Yun was almost the first person she thought of.

If Yan Yun is capable of connecting Hua Rongchang with the Yan family, then she certainly has that ability.

(End of this chapter)