Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 680 They went to Red Romance

After ending the call, Yu Dazhang returned to the interrogation room.

What price did Zhang Jiangke offer you?

Since Zhang Qian's bottom price for others was 100,000 per person, Zhang Jiangke's price must be even higher.

"120,000 per person, 150,000 for a good quality one," Zhang Qian replied.

“I’ve asked the top experts in this field in other provinces, and they all say the same price.”

"Actually, we don't get much profit because we have to give a commission to the middleman. But the good thing is that the money comes easily. We just need to resell it and we make the money."

"This profit margin isn't high?" Yu Dazhang really didn't know how to comment.

It is common knowledge that retail is definitely not as profitable as wholesale.

Most importantly, at Zhang Qian's level, there's no need to commit crimes personally, which reduces the risk of exposure.

"How do you and Zhang Jiangke usually keep in touch?" Yu Dazhang asked again.

"We'll contact each other by phone," Zhang Qian replied calmly.
"But he always calls me, and the phone number is different each time. He's the one who taught me how to change the phone card."

Changing your phone card may seem simple, but it can effectively prevent you from being tracked.

Her meaning was clear: it was almost impossible to find Zhang Jiangke through location tracking.

"But he has an overseas phone number that he uses frequently."

Zhang Qian continued:
“When he was abroad, he often called me using that number. Once I called back and the call went through.”

"That number is 95988649..."

Starting with 95? In Da Zhang's memory, only Burmese phone numbers have this format.

So, Zhang Jiangke is a human trafficker who has been living in Myanmar for a long time?

Don't assume that everyone over there is involved in telecom fraud.

To put it simply, without those human traffickers, this whole thing wouldn't have been possible in northern Myanmar.

Telecom fraud is based on people; only by having enough people can it be scaled up.

“The last time he contacted me, he used a domestic phone number.”

Zhang Qian added:
"That's why I'm convinced he's still in the country, and with such an attractive price for this deal, he'll definitely take this opportunity to make a killing."

"Make a quick buck?" Yu Dazhang quickly grasped the key point in her words.

So, Zhang Jiangke is also a reseller; his business is reselling, only his business covers the whole country.

It was only at this moment that Yu Dazhang realized he had underestimated the human trafficker profession.

Unlike those small-time criminals who simply hit and run, the real human trafficking network is a vast and complex one.

As long as the money is right, there are plenty of people in this circle willing to risk their lives. At the same time, this network will also bring together these people who have been abducted by human traffickers.

"What exactly does Zhang Jiangke intend to do with all these girls he's acquiring?"

Yu Dazhang guessed that Zhang Qian didn't have an answer to this question either, but he still had to ask it again.

Sure enough, Zhang Qian shook her head after hearing this:
“I don’t know either. The rule in this industry is to hand over people and collect money. Nobody asks what the money is for. I guess Zhang Jiangke doesn’t know where these girls ended up either.”

This answer is interesting... Yu Dazhang immediately understood the implication in her words.

A human trafficker who can buy people nationwide is considered to be at the highest level in this circle, yet even such a person doesn't know the final whereabouts of those girls.

this means……

The person who spent a huge sum of money to buy the girl was not part of the human trafficking network.

The reason is simple: if the other party were an insider, they wouldn't let these human traffickers go through so many hands.

From your perspective, what is the purpose of the person who pays money to buy a girl?

Yu Dazhang wanted to see what Zhang Qian thought.

Although human traffickers don't inquire about the intended use of the goods, they certainly have some suspicions about it, since curiosity is something no one can completely control. "When I first got this job, I also thought about this question."

Zhang Qian thought for a moment and said:
"Most of those who trade with human traffickers do so for the purpose of having offspring, followed by medical purposes. Recently, it has become popular to send people abroad so that these trafficked individuals can engage in illegal and criminal activities."

"However, these transactions are not very expensive, so I really can't figure out the purpose of this offer."

She frowned, paused briefly, and then continued:

"One thing is certain: these girls are not intended for export, because the cost is too high, and besides, if people were to be transported abroad, the other side wouldn't spend money to acquire them domestically."

Yu Dazhang had previously considered the matter using the process of elimination, and now, after Zhang Qian's analysis, he narrowed down the scope to domestic cases.

That's right. If people need to be transported abroad, there's no need for the other party to risk buying them domestically. Human traffickers and smugglers are, in some ways, colleagues and can provide transportation services.

"besides."

Zhang Qian then said:

"I reckon the person who needed the girl only hired Zhang Jiangke to handle this matter, and he certainly has the connections and ability to do so."

“This circle is actually not very big. If the other party had found other people to help, I would definitely have heard about it. But so far, I only know that Zhang Jiangke is doing this.”

At this point, things are becoming clearer.

At the same time, Yu Dazhang quickly went through the cause and effect in his mind.

The initial source was someone who urgently needed a large number of girls, aged between 18 and 35, in good health.

If these two requirements are met, other conditions will be relaxed appropriately, and even women with intellectual disabilities are eligible.

Then that person found Zhang Jiangke, and the two hit it off immediately and began to cooperate.

That person provided the money, while Zhang Jiangke used his connections to make acquisitions nationwide.

Because of the high prices, some human traffickers are willing to take risks to make huge profits.

This includes Ye Haiqiang from N Province and Xie Wei from S Province. Both of them are the greedy type; if they're going to do something, they want to do something big.

This is just the beginning; if left unchecked, similar cases will continue to occur across the country.

It is estimated that there have been many cases of single women going missing, but they have not received enough attention because of the large number of cases.

If things continue to develop like this...

Yu Dazhang suddenly felt the pressure on his shoulders.

The most important thing now is to control the situation and let those human traffickers know that they will be caught if they reach out, and that the police are already watching them.

Just as he was about to continue questioning Zhang Qian, the interrogation room door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Captain Xu leaned in and nodded to Da Zhang.

There's a new development!
Yu Dazhang understood and got up to go outside.

"The second group reported back that the other party had taken the person to a bathhouse in Xicheng City."

Team Leader Xu quickly said:
"It's the kind of entertainment venue that combines dining and lodging. The first floor is for reception and temporary rest, the second floor is for dining, the third floor is for bathing, and the fourth floor..."

"It's basically a mixed and chaotic place, but it's advertised as a bathhouse."

What's on the fourth floor? Yu Dazhang hates people who only say half of what they mean.

Besides, there's no need to go into such detail. Just say "Red Romance," and those who know, know.

He initially thought that places like KTVs and nightclubs would be more likely to be the source of the problem, because those places were chaotic enough.

A bathhouse would be a good option, and it was within the range of his previous guesses.

"correct."

Team Leader Xu added:

"That bathhouse is very close to us."

(End of this chapter)