Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 578 The Case of the Mass Disappearance of Deaf and Mute Girls

Under the watchful eye of the high-ranking leader, Captain Xu continued:
"It wasn't just the fourteen female students who went missing this time, but also the school bus driver."

“The road surveillance footage shows that the school bus was not attacked or hijacked, but drove all the way to a blind spot in the suburbs without even stopping along the way.”

He paused, then changed the subject:
"But strangely, the school bus driver was just an ordinary person; he didn't have the ability to kidnap fourteen female students."

"So he must have accomplices, or he was threatened and had no choice but to do this."

After he finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the meeting room.

Even the top leader showed a solemn expression.

The incident happened yesterday morning.

A school bus from a special education school in Wuxi picked up fourteen deaf and mute female students but did not drive to the school.

When the school teachers noticed that the students had not arrived at school, they contacted the school bus driver, only to find that his phone was switched off.

The teacher then reported the situation to the school leaders, and the school immediately called the police upon learning of it.

The disappearance of fifteen people, fourteen of whom were deaf and mute female students, would be a major case no matter where it happened.

The police took the case very seriously and, while investigating, reported it up the chain of command, eventually reaching the provincial department.

The provincial department responded quickly, dispatching officers from the provincial headquarters to Wuxi to conduct a full-scale investigation into the disappearance.

As of this morning, the missing student has still not been found.

The school bus was found in an abandoned factory in the suburbs.

The fact that they were able to evade the city's surveillance network and transfer and hide the female student clearly indicates that this was a premeditated kidnapping.

Based on the on-site investigation.

After excluding the footprints of the fourteen girls, the footprints of seven men were found in and around the school bus.

Excluding the school bus driver, there are at least six criminals.

These are all the clues we have so far.

After all, only one day has passed since the incident, and most of that time has been spent on the investigation, so the clues collected are limited to this.

"Set up a special task force immediately, and you will be the leader."

The senior leader ordered Captain Xu:
"You are in charge of all personnel, vehicles, and resources. We must find the missing persons as soon as possible."

Although the top leader did not require Captain Xu to sign a pledge, his tone revealed the importance he attached to the case.

"Yes!" Captain Xu replied immediately.

After the meeting, he immediately gathered people and formed a special task force.

In such situations, the most effective means of investigation is, of course, surveillance and screening.

Although the abandoned factory where the school bus was parked was in a blind spot for surveillance cameras, there were surveillance cameras at the nearby intersections.

From the moment the school bus disappeared, all vehicles that passed through that section of road were investigated, and then suspicious vehicles were compiled for a second, more in-depth investigation.

It's a bit more work, but it's currently the most effective way.

After assigning the task of reviewing the surveillance footage, Captain Xu called a meeting with the members of the special task force.

Even if you're in a rush, you must take the time to analyze the case and then formulate an investigative direction based on the current situation; otherwise, you'll just be running around aimlessly like a headless fly.

The worst thing you can do when solving a case is to lose your composure, so the person in charge of the case must remain calm at this time.

"From now on, we are one team, and our only job is to solve this kidnapping case."

Team Leader Xu looked at the members of the task force and said:
"Everyone, please share your opinions. If you find any doubts, you can bring them up now, and we can discuss them together."

This is a brainstorming process. Soon, a burly member spoke up:
"I think the biggest question right now is the other party's motive."

“They kidnapped fourteen female students at once. I don’t think their purpose in doing this was to extort money.”

His voice was deep yet firm:
"According to the investigation, the families of these fourteen deaf and mute female students are generally in poor financial condition, and they simply cannot afford a large ransom."

"The person who could devise such a kidnapping case wouldn't be so stupid as to extort money from people who are already struggling financially."

"Therefore, they must have had another purpose in kidnapping people."

As he finished speaking, a murmur arose in the room, and the discussion grew louder and louder.

Team Leader Xu, sitting at the head of the conference table, had a furrowed brow and a serious expression.

His gaze swept over each member of the task force, awaiting their next remarks.

The discussion gradually subsided. A member sitting to Xu's right raised his hand and then spoke up:
“I handled a case involving a mass disappearance before, so I have a deep understanding of this area.”

As he spoke, everyone involuntarily turned their heads, their eyes focused on him.

"Most cases of mass disappearances in China involve individuals who deliberately went missing. Many of them chose to disappear due to economic pressure, debt, or mental health issues."

As he recalled, he continued:
“They come together online, hide in remote areas, and even live a secluded life in the mountains.”

"Some people are also lured abroad by groups to engage in illegal activities."

Finally, he concluded with an affirmative tone:
“Cases of mass abductions like this are actually very rare. And the missing girls are all deaf and mute, which means the perpetrators clearly knew their identities and genders in advance.”

After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

At this moment, everyone had the same question: What was the purpose of kidnapping so many deaf and mute girls?
The reason no one has brought it up is because no one has a clear direction.

First, we can rule out the possibility of organized silver sales.

The reason is simple: the profit margin isn't that high.

No one would risk their life to do such a thing.

Moreover, selling silver requires one to be out in public and interact with strangers, and over time, it's inevitable that one will slip up.

Anyone with a brain wouldn't kidnap so many female students and force them into prostitution.

Trafficking can also be ruled out.

Human traffickers' primary targets are indeed women and children, but they don't openly commit abductions.

Moreover, in a sense, being a human trafficker is a skill; they use various methods to deceive naive women and children, but they generally don't directly kidnap people.

To put it simply, in the country, daring to take so many people hostage at once is tantamount to declaring war on the police.

Ordinary criminals wouldn't dare to do that.

unless……

There is sufficient incentive to do so.

For example, everyone knows that drug trafficking is a capital offense, yet many people still take the risk.

The reason for this is that the profits are large enough.

But this kidnapping case has stumped these experienced detectives.

They simply couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do with these deaf and mute girls.

After a moment, Captain Xu proposed a hypothesis:
"Is it possible that the kidnapping of so many people is for organ trafficking?"

(End of this chapter)