Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 679 If I don't sleep, nobody else can sleep either.

Yu Dazhang glanced at the camera in the interrogation room and then nodded slightly.

This gesture was made to the officers in the observation room, signaling to them that a full investigation into the man named Zhang Jiangke could begin.

Some tasks can be done simultaneously.

It's not necessary to wait until the interrogation is over before proceeding to the next step.

"Those fourteen deaf-mute girls were transferred from you, weren't they?"

This sentence marks the official start of the case's development phase, but Yu Dazhang believes things won't go too smoothly.

These human traffickers are too cunning; they take precautions at almost every step.

"Yes."

Zhang Qian nodded in agreement:

“More than half a month ago, a human trafficker nicknamed Lao Si contacted me through an intermediary, saying that he had a batch of goods to trade.”

"Just like this time, we agreed on a price, he took the person to the designated location I had prepared, and then I took the person to the villa to wait for Zhang Jiangke to send someone to pick them up."

Yu Dazhang listened quietly, noticing a subtle change in Zhang Qian's tone when she said "the same as this time."

She reacted.

Yu Dazhang could tell that Zhang Qian had already guessed why he had been exposed.

This time, he did not ask any more questions, but got up and walked out of the interrogation room.

Soon, a police officer jogged up to him from the direction of the observation room.

"Notify the officers stationed at the villa."

Yu Dazhang commanded:

"Have them check the surveillance footage inside the villa, starting from the day the deaf-mute girl went missing."

Now that it has been confirmed that the fourteen deaf-mute girls were picked up from the villa, there must be surveillance footage of it.

The villa is covered by surveillance cameras both inside and outside; almost everything except the bedrooms is under surveillance.

The surveillance footage not only recorded the girls being transferred, but also included footage of the people receiving them.

He wanted to ask Zhang Jiangke how the investigation was going, but then he thought that there was too little time. Even with big data analysis, it would still take time.

"How's it going with Group Two?" Yu Dazhang asked.

Has any new information come back?

"Not at the moment," the officer replied.

"Captain Xu is still gathering manpower. He will come back immediately if he receives any new information."

Yu Dazhang took out his phone and checked the time.

It was already 12:20 a.m.

More than half an hour has passed since we started following them to the city, and they still haven't reached their destination, which means they are still taking a detour.

It uses so much gas... Yu Dazhang is now starting to admire their perseverance.

The fact that they were able to take such a roundabout route until now without realizing they were being followed shows how cautious they were.

Back in the interrogation room.

Yu Dazhang slowed down the pace of the interrogation and asked about another case:
"Weren't the seven girls who went missing in Songhai also ones you resold?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhang Qian's eyes widened immediately as she looked across at the other side:
"You're in charge of Songhai's case too?"

“That’s right.” Yu Dazhang nodded, his face serious.

"I know more than you think, so I hope you'll tell me on your own initiative."

He couldn't reveal the details of the case to Zhang Qian, but he could use the existing information to guide her to confess voluntarily.

“Yes,” Zhang Qian said without hesitation. “I went to Songhai this time to complete the handover. Those seven girls were picked up yesterday.”

She then gave the specific address of the temporary base located in Qingpu District, Songhai.

At this moment, Yu Dazhang was certain that the mass disappearances in N Province, S Province, and Songhai were all related to the man named Zhang Jiangke.

In other words, these cases can now be handled together.

"If I don't sleep, nobody else can sleep either..." Yu Dazhang got up again, went to the corridor outside, and dialed Team Leader Hua's number.

"Hey?"

Hua's voice sounded a bit listless, clearly indicating that he had been woken up from his sleep.

"How's your investigation going?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"We've finished investigating the neighborhoods where the girls went missing," Captain Hua reported in a reporting tone.
“According to the surveillance footage from a courier station, the four missing girls and a middle-aged man met in the community and talked for a long time.”

"In the end, they seemed to have reached some kind of agreement and got into a white car in the neighborhood together."

He tried to describe what happened in brief:
"Also, the Criminal Investigation Division in Songhai, the special task force you led, found surveillance footage of three other girls in another residential area."

"After comparison, it was found that they had also been in contact with that middle-aged man."

Finally, Team Hua concluded:
"What is now confirmed is that the seven girls who went missing in Songhai were abducted by the same person."

The progress is a bit slow... Yu Dazhang thought they would find something different.

It now seems that what they are investigating is basically useless.

"Have you found that middle-aged man?" Yu Dazhang pressed.

"Not at the moment," Team Hua explained.

"It's been too short a time, only two days. We've only just confirmed that the two cases were committed by the same person."

"However, we have already found the account used by the middle-aged man through the chat software and have arranged for someone to keep an eye on it. As soon as he goes online, we will immediately lock his IP address."

He took a deep breath and continued:
"We also found out the person's identity information through the license plate number, and we believe we will be able to catch him soon."

“If we bring him to justice, we can get information about his next client from him.”

In his view, the progress was already very fast, and if all went well, it wouldn't be long before they caught the middle-aged man.

But next second...

"The middle-aged man's downstream contact is named Zhang Qian, female, 28 years old, who has been arrested and brought to justice."

Then Yu Dazhang told Team Hua about Zhang Qian's temporary base in Songhai.

The middle-aged man's downstream associates have all been arrested? Hua Kaiquan's head was buzzing, and he thought he had misheard.

But when I thought about the person on the other end being Yu Dazhang, it made perfect sense.

But this is too fast!
He had previously investigated a case with Captain Xu in S Province, but they had managed to destroy the leads.

This fat man has only been gone for two days, and not only has he found new clues, he's even arrested people?
"Was that human trafficker named Xie Wei also caught?" Captain Hua couldn't help but ask.

Back when he was in S Province, the trail went cold with this person.

"of course."

Yu Dazhang replied in a matter-of-fact tone:

"He was arrested first, and then Zhang Qian was caught through him."

That's it... After confirming his thoughts, Team Hua was even more confused.

In other words, the fat man arrested Xie Wei as soon as he arrived in S Province.

While they were still struggling to catch the middle-aged man, they had already followed the clues in S Province and found the man's next contact.

This is the difference.

(End of this chapter)