Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 330 Some things cannot be compromised

If those criminals are brought to justice, the factory's employment will become a link in the criminal chain, and no matter how they explain it, they will not be able to escape legal sanctions.

To put it bluntly, those factory owners still harbored a certain degree of wishful thinking.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Hua Kaiquan continued:

"Even if the truth comes out in the end, it is difficult to convict someone in this kind of case, since there is no evidence of forced labor in the factory, and those mentally disabled people were not kidnapped by them."

"It is estimated that it can be determined as illegal employment, and the legal consequences will be administrative penalties and civil compensation."

The analysis was very thorough… Yu Dazhang nodded after listening.
The most severe administrative penalties are fines or revocation of business licenses.

For those factory owners, this is just a financial loss and they do not need to bear criminal responsibility.

These unscrupulous merchants are just as hateful as criminals, but in the end they still have to be dealt with according to laws and regulations.

"From this perspective, their approach is quite similar to that of the old containment stations."

Another officer spoke up:
"I'm referring to the methods of arresting people. In the earliest days, the detention and repatriation stations would arrest people on the street, and they targeted specific groups of people."

"But it got distorted later on. People who didn't need help were arrested, which eventually led to a death."

His words sparked a debate among the crowd, with some agreeing and others shaking their heads.

Yu Dazhang didn't know much about this; he had only heard of it.

Because the term "shelter station" was used before 2003, when he was still in elementary school, he doesn't have much of an impression of what happened back then.

However, when I was in police academy, I heard my teachers and classmates talk about the detention center from back then.

Shelters are meant to help homeless and begging people who have no means of livelihood.

The intention was good.

But later, for some reason, the scope of the rescue expanded, and they started arresting people from other places as well.

Once arrested, the penalty is a fine; if you don't have the money, your family will have to pay to bail you out.

Until one day in 2003, a young man surnamed Sun was arrested. He refused to submit and was eventually beaten to death in the detention center.

The last line of his epitaph is still: "A person who sacrificed his life to advance the rule of law, worthy of remembrance."

Also in 2003, the shelter was renamed the rescue and management station, and the previous method of arrest was changed to the current method of escort.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

This was a remark made by a police academy teacher about this matter back then, and Yu Dazhang still remembers it to this day.

Listening to everyone's discussion, he began to think about it.

He had previously thought that the other party was imitating the prison entry team, but there was a missing step: the prison entry team does not go out on the street to arrest people.

Arresting, detaining, repatriating...

This process is indeed very similar to the shelters of yesteryear, except that they target different groups and have different purposes.

But this doesn't prevent Yu Dazhang from making speculations.

Is it possible that the person who came up with this process worked in the shelters back then?
If so, that person must be at least 35 years old.

There's still one thing that Yu Dazhang can't understand.

How does the other party close the loop?

With so many mentally disabled people enslaved, how are they dealt with if someone loses their ability to work?
Abandonment is impossible.

There are too many people; even if they were taken to another province and abandoned, it would still attract the attention of the police.

Moreover, people with intellectual disabilities can also communicate.

Given their cautious approach, they wouldn't allow them to contact the police.

There are also cases of illness and death, which are unavoidable since humans eat grains and other foods.

If this happens, what measures will the other party take?
"Okay, everyone, just be quiet."

Hua's sudden interruption of the discussion also brought Yu Dazhang back to his senses.

He tapped the table with the hand holding the cigarette:
"Let's put this issue aside for now."

Upon hearing what Team Leader Hua said, the previously noisy conference room instantly fell silent.

He paused for a moment, and only after everyone's attention was focused on him did he ask:
"Any other ideas?"

It was clear that Hua Kaiquan had a high level of prestige. After he questioned them, the police officers dared not speak up easily, and even their breathing became cautious.

After waiting a while and seeing no one respond, he turned his head and stared at Yu Dazhang's still somewhat immature, chubby face, his mind filled with questions. How could someone so young be so composed?
He vaguely felt that he was being overshadowed by the fat man in terms of presence.

Thinking about it this way, he became even more curious.

Given his status and position, most police officers would show some degree of tension or awe in his presence.

But the fat man in front of him was calm and composed, without the slightest restraint.

He doesn't even respect people at his level?

It's hard to imagine what level of leaders he could possibly come into contact with at his age.

"What do you think should be the next step?" Team Leader Hua asked, staring at Yu Dazhang.

Although his tone was very polite, there was a hint of probing in it.

Clearly, he also wanted to see if the fat man was truly confident or just putting on a show of composure.

"Next, we'll divide into groups," Yu Dazhang said, looking at the officers present.

"Two people are assigned to different locations in the Yancheng Industrial Zone to observe whether any suspicious vehicles are entering."

He paused here and glanced at the officers present.

There are a total of sixteen criminal police officers, who can be divided into eight groups.

Before he could continue, Captain Hua suddenly spoke up:

"Excuse me for interrupting, but what I'm getting is that you're not planning to organize a rescue operation for the time being?"

“That’s right,” Yu Dazhang admitted.
"I plan to wait and see, and catch those responsible for the transport first."

This was something he had planned before, but he couldn't implement it due to a lack of manpower.

Now that we have enough manpower, it's time to get started.

“We can also rescue those mentally disabled people first, and then stake them out.”

Team Hua suggested:
"This way, we can rescue them in advance, and we can also interrogate the factory's manager to get their cooperation in the arrest."

This is actually the safest approach.

Given that it has been confirmed that mentally disabled people are being enslaved, the failure to organize a rescue immediately means that those responsible will undoubtedly be held accountable should problems arise.

To put it bluntly, they will also be held responsible for this.

For example, during this period, some people with intellectual disabilities died unexpectedly.

Is it possible to avoid this situation if a rescue had been carried out earlier?

These are all issues that need to be considered.

Therefore, if we follow Huakaiquan's approach, no matter the outcome, no one will be able to find any fault with it.

They also don't have to bear any responsibility.

"No."

No one in the meeting room expected that Yu Dazhang would directly reject Team Hua's suggestion.

He didn't even hesitate for a moment.

“If we take action against those factories now, no matter how fast we move, there is a possibility that word will get out.”

Yu Dazhang's tone was firm and left no room for argument:
"Moreover, given their cautious nature, they will most likely have spies planted in the industrial zone, so taking any rash action would only alert them."

He knew that the Chinese team was doing it for everyone's good, but there were some things that couldn't be compromised.

Handling a case is handling a case; one cannot be timid and hesitant just because one is afraid of taking responsibility.

Upon hearing this, Hua was momentarily stunned.

Persistence, focus, calmness...

He found it hard to believe that these qualities could appear in a young man in his early twenties.

What he found most unbelievable was that this fat man was also very opinionated.

This kind of independent thinking is a quality that only those who have been guiding case handling for many years possess.

How could someone his age have such a mature mindset and way of handling things!

(End of this chapter)