Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 396 The True Closed Loop

The police officer in charge of the interrogation immediately repeated what Yu Dazhang had said.

When the words "going to sea" came out of the police officer's mouth, Yang Jieru's face turned deathly pale, as if all the color had been drained from her.

Her eyes widened as she stared intently at the officer, as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"What do you mean by going to sea?"

She clenched her fists, as if trying to hide her fear and anxiety.

But her slightly trembling voice still betrayed her true emotions at that moment:

"I...I don't understand what you're saying."

She avoided eye contact with the police officers as she spoke, clearly trying to avoid something.

The police officers sitting here are naturally experienced in interrogation, and you can tell from Yang Jieru's changing expression that she is panicked.

"The fact that we can say it means that we have sufficient evidence."

The officer's voice was cold and firm, exuding an unquestionable authority:
"I'll ask you one more time, how many times a year do you go out to sea?"

Yang Jieru lowered her head immediately this time, and said in a trembling voice:

"I told you, I don't understand what you're saying, please don't ask me such nonsensical questions."

At this moment, Yu Dazhang's eyes were fixed on Yang Jieru on the surveillance screen.

He took in every change in her expression.

First came fear, then confusion, and finally, terror and unease.

Yu Dazhang quickly transformed these expressions into psychological changes in his mind.

At first, the words "going global" startled her.

But she quickly realized that no one else knew about this, which was why she looked puzzled.

But the police did say those two words, forcing her to believe them, which caused her fear and anxiety.

Then comes the problem.

Why does the phrase "going global" make Yang Jieru so wary?
She knew very well that the crime she had committed would definitely warrant execution.

Given that, what else does she have to be afraid of?

Unless that thing...

God damn it!

What could be worse than enslaving mentally disabled people?

Yu Dazhang's mind raced, considering all the possibilities.

The problem lies with people, specifically with those who have intellectual disabilities.

They must have done something utterly unforgivable to these mentally disabled people.

Arresting, imprisoning, enslaving, destroying evidence...

This is what we already know.

Since it's worse than these, there must be some aspect that I didn't expect.

what is it then?

Yu Dazhang's eyes slowly lost focus, but his mind became increasingly clear...

From the moment the arrest begins, every subsequent step is predictable; the only uncertainty lies in the final, closed-loop process.

That's right, the closed loop isn't comprehensive enough.

Or rather, what the guards told them was only part of the closed loop.

They targeted those who died accidentally or from illness to cover up their deaths.

But there are still some people who need to be cleaned up.

For example, people with extremely low IQs who are unable to perform labor no matter how much training they receive.

There are indeed such people, and quite a few at that.

When these people communicate with others, they often only chuckle foolishly and struggle to even have simple conversations.

For Zhang Chao and his wife, these people had lost their usefulness.

Now that they've already been abducted, it's impossible to send them back to where they were, since no one can be sure if they're just pretending to be stupid.

Therefore, we must take precautions.

These people naturally become the type of people who need to be eliminated.

There are also those who have lost their ability to work for various reasons.

They are disabled, injured, or sick, but none of these injuries are fatal; they simply cannot perform heavy physical labor anymore.

Zhang Chao and his wife definitely won't support them.

Therefore, they also need to be dealt with. However, the statements of those in charge clearly indicate that they had not dealt with such people.

Where did all these people go?
Or rather, how do these people create a closed loop?

Looking at Yang Jieru on the surveillance screen, Yu Dazhang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

I think I guessed it… He picked up the microphone on the table and spoke rapidly:

"Ask her where she took the people after she went out to sea."

In his mind, since there was one missing link in the closed loop, while going overseas was an extra link, then the two links should be combined into one.

It is highly likely that Zhang Chao and his group went to sea to get rid of those who were unable to perform heavy physical labor.

In this way, all the clues can be connected.

Upon hearing this, the police officer in charge of the interrogation immediately relayed it to the others.

"You, you guys..."

This time, Yang Jieru did not deny it, but instead showed an expression of disbelief:

"Impossible, you couldn't possibly know about this. Did Zhang Chao tell you? No, he wouldn't say that."

"No one else knows except the two of us. Where did you get this information from?"

Her expression said it all.

The officers didn't let their guard down and continued to press for answers:

"Now I'm asking you, where did you take them?"

Looking at Yang Jieru on the screen, Yu Dazhang suddenly had a bad feeling.

He had speculated that Zhang Chao and his group would take people to the sea, brutally murder them, and then throw the bodies directly into the ocean.

But doing so would be better than simply destroying the body on the spot; there's no need to go to such lengths.

Since they're willing to risk taking the boat out to sea to resolve this, they must be able to profit from it.

Did they sell people to other countries?

Yu Dazhang knew a little about this human trafficking business and knew that many of these transactions took place at sea.

The problem is that these mentally disabled people who are unable to work cannot fetch a good price.

Those who engage in human trafficking don't accept just anyone.

But Yang Jieru's next words stunned everyone present during the interrogation.

"Hospital ship in international waters".

When Yang Jieru said those words, her head was almost buried in her chest, and her voice was very low.

I was too naive... Yu Dazhang was no longer sure what he was feeling at that moment.

He realized that compared to Yang Jieru, he was like a little white rabbit.

In her, Yu Dazhang saw the purest evil in human nature.

Some people are truly willing to do anything for money, even at the cost of casually toying with the lives of others.

As a criminal police officer, Yu Dazhang certainly knew about hospital ships in international waters; in fact, he had a certain understanding of them.

A high seas hospital ship is a special vessel that provides medical services in international high seas areas.

As for their uses, they can be divided into two categories: legal and illegal.

The legal purpose is to provide free medical services to islands far from the mainland.

The illegal uses are far more extensive.

Organ trafficking, illegal experiments, or collusion with fraud groups to commit crimes by exploiting loopholes in the jurisdiction of the high seas.

Interpol describes it as: the hub of the world's organ trade.

If Yang Jieru said something like that, it must be one of those illegal medical ships disguised as rescue organizations.

"You sold them out?"

The officer in charge of the interrogation even changed his tone of voice, which showed his shock and anger at that moment.

It's not that he's not mentally strong enough; it's just that this kind of thing is so utterly inhumane.

He couldn't imagine the inhumane treatment those sold onto the ship would suffer.

"I have never seen a hospital ship in person."

Yang Jieru replied:
“We just need to bring people to the sea, and there will be a special ship to pick them up, so we don’t have to risk going to the high seas.”

"We still haven't caught all the people..." Yu Dazhang took out his phone and called the head of the provincial department directly.

As soon as the call connected, he said directly:

"Sir, I need the assistance of the Coast Guard."

(End of this chapter)