Animal Detective

Chapter 149

The house of Zhu Tianshun in Phase 1 of Chun Chao Jiayuan.

It is a three-bedroom apartment.

At this moment, Jiang Wengang and his men had turned the entire house upside down.

"Li Teng, be careful, don't fall."

In the kitchen, Jiang Wengang spoke up to remind him.

There were no drugs found in obvious places.

Jiang Wengang didn't think drug dealers would be that stupid.

Therefore, some hidden places became the focus of the search.

Sure enough, it was found in the kitchen exhaust duct.

A cement nail was driven into the flue, and a rope was tied to it.

In this way, even if you remove the exhaust pipe, you won't notice anything from the outside.

The drugs were hanging from the rope.

Li Teng stretched out his arm and carefully pulled out a black plastic bag.

Hanging in the chimney, it was covered in grease and soot.

"Captain Jiang, there are quite a few."

Li Teng jumped off the counter and opened it for Jiang Wengang to see.

It was a whole package, sealed in a transparent plastic bag, and I estimate it weighed a little over a pound.

The electronic scale showed it weighed over 700 grams.

"At today's market price, it's almost 500,000," Li Teng said.

Jiang Wengang nodded, then carefully picked up a piece, squinted at the window, and examined it closely.

"It doesn't feel like the kind of product you see on the market."

Others gathered around, observing closely.

In the Nanjiang market today, they know and have come into contact with about three types of methamphetamine.

The goods come from different sources.

"Old Geng, what do you think?" Jiang Wengang asked a middle-aged man with gray hair next to him.

His name is Geng Xinliang, and he's a veteran in the anti-drug squad.

His eyes are like rulers, with discerning, all-seeing eyes.

Geng Xinliang examined the refraction of light, then smelled it, and said, "It's a bit different from the products on the market; the crystals are more uniform."

He paused for a moment, then added, "I estimate the purity to be close to 95 percent."

Jiang Wengang nodded; he thought so too.

The three types of methamphetamine they named No. 123 on the market, the highest purity of which was only 93%.

Li Teng clicked his tongue and said, "Then these drug dealers aren't making money, so they're producing such high-purity drugs."

Purity equals profit.

Many drug dealers don't care about the health of addicts and add all sorts of random ingredients in order to make the highest profit with the least amount of drugs.

Of course, more often than not, it's due to insufficient technology to produce high-purity products.

The difficulty increases exponentially with each increase in purity of this stuff.

"Perhaps it's to grab market share," Jiang Wengang scoffed, his expression serious.

Clearly, a new type of methamphetamine has emerged in Nanjiang.

He immediately led his team back.

While handing over the discovered drugs to the laboratory for purity testing, they went to the interrogation room.

"Director Lü."

Inside the monitoring room, Jiang Wengang explained the situation.

Lu Youwei frowned deeply, his expression extremely solemn.

When you find one cockroach, it may already be a widespread infestation.

He pressed a button on the communicator, signaling Chen Chao to come out first.

The murder and dismemberment are a done deal; the more pressing issue now is the drugs.

After saying that, he turned to Jiang Wengang and said, "Give it a try."

Jiang Wengang nodded, went out to take over from Chen Chao, and entered the interrogation room.

"So, is there any new discovery on the drug front?" Chen Chao asked as he walked in.

Sun Zhao nodded: "New stock, quite high purity."

Chen Chao immediately understood and looked at Zhu Tianshun inside, saying, "That's troublesome. This kid has a life on his hands. Knowing he's doomed, he's unlikely to confess."

Sun Zhao nodded slightly, his expression solemn.

Shen Xin, listening nearby, didn't quite understand. Ding Yuwei, on the other hand, understood and explained in a low voice, "If Zhu Tianshun is only a drug dealer, although the amount he trafficked was very high, he should be sentenced to death. But if he redeems himself by helping us catch the upstream seller, he might get a suspended death sentence."

"Moreover, someone of his caliber is only a mid-level member of a drug trafficking network. So often, once they are caught, the smart ones will immediately confess and try to cooperate with us in arresting people in order to get a suspended death sentence."

"But he has now committed murder and dismemberment, and the circumstances are so heinous that, considering only the murder charge, it is impossible for him to be sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. Therefore, he will most likely not confess."

"Moreover, if he reveals his supplier when he is certain of death, his own family members may also suffer retaliation, and drug dealers' retaliation can be very severe."

At this point, Ding Yuwei's eyes flickered.

He must have been thinking of his father.

Her father worked in the anti-drug field.

"Are you alright?" Shen Xin asked softly.

Ding Yuwei forced a smile and shook her head to indicate that she was fine.

Inside the interrogation room, Jiang Wengang didn't waste any words and went straight to explaining the situation.

“Zhu Tianshun, you know you’re doomed. But you still have a son, right? He’s only 10 years old and in the fourth grade of elementary school.”

“I looked at your phone. You’ve added your ex-wife on WeChat and you often transfer money to her. There’s also your son’s profile picture. Look, he’s quite well-behaved.”

"So give them a chance to help us catch your supplier."

Jiang Wengang got up and went over to light a cigarette for Zhu Tianshun.

Zhu Tianshun took a deep breath, chuckled, and said, "Officer, this isn't the first time I've done this. You don't need to give me this treatment."

"If I don't tell them, they might still have a chance to live. But if I do tell them, they're definitely doomed."

He paused for a moment, then sneered, "But since you're willing to say that to me, I'll give you a heads-up."

"Oh, you say."

Zhu Tianshun chuckled and said, "By this time, my supplier should have already received the news and is preparing to run away, but that's not necessarily true. Maybe he's slow to react, so you still have a chance."

After saying that, he burst into laughter.

Jiang Wengang paused for a moment, then walked straight out of the interrogation room.

He didn't give up and turned to interrogate Tao Yufei.

As Zhu Tianshun's henchman, he might also have access to information about Zhu Tianshun.

Zhu Tianshun has been temporarily detained.

Shortly after, Chen Guanglin, the head of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Narcotics Control Detachment, arrived at the scene.

This was the first time I had met Shen Xin. He was in his forties, with a buzz cut and an average appearance. He was rather ordinary, but his eyes were bright and piercing, and he had an imposing presence.

The anti-drug squad must be quite busy.

Of course, the criminal investigation team is also keeping busy.

Du Xinkai didn't return until almost 7 p.m.

When they met, he complained about Zhao Tianxing, saying that he had been splashed with a whole pot of water, and that it took him ages to shovel it away.

Sun Zhao didn't call everyone to leave work until 10 p.m., after he had been busy until then.

That means the case is solved on the same day. Otherwise, these kinds of cases are always ongoing, and the work doesn't end until the case is solved.

Shen Xin was about to leave with his bag when Zhao Tianxing suddenly tugged at him.

He gestured towards Ding Yuwei, who was packing her things not far away, and whispered, "Kid, have some sense. Can't you see she's in a bad mood? Take her home."

So busy and dizzy, Shen Xin didn't even notice that Ding Yuwei was in a bad mood.

"How about we go out for some late-night snacks together?"

Shen Xin guessed that he had encountered a drug case, which reminded him of his father who had sacrificed his life.

Since you're in a bad mood, why not have a meal?

I was hungry too.

"No, you're disgusting me." Zhao Tianxing simply waved his hand; it would take him several days to recover from being splashed.

After saying that, he quickly left.

Shen Xin hesitated for a moment, then walked up to her and said, "Ding Yuwei, are you alright? How about I take you home? We're not going that way anyway."

It's really not on my way.

Ding Yuwei was stunned for a moment, then laughed at Shen Xin's lame joke.

"I'm fine, you should go home now." Ding Yuwei waved her hand.

"Is it really okay?"

Shen Xin pressed for an answer.

Ding Yuwei nodded.

"Alright then, be careful on your way home."

Shen Xin glanced at Ding Yuwei one last time, then picked up his bag and left.

(End of this chapter)