Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

Bai Wanli handed the telescope to Wu Yongqing, who confirmed after looking at it: "Yes, she is the one I am following."

Now it is confirmed, he brought the child in, and when he came out the child was gone, and he still had some money in his hand. No one would believe him if he said he was not a human trafficker.

However, the fact that this woman sent the child to this abandoned factory and received the money also shows that she is indeed part of a gang. This woman should be just the outermost person in the entire human trafficking gang who is responsible for kidnapping children.

Her boss is the real boss of the gang. These people not only collect children from the lower buyers like this auntie, but also contact the buyers of the children and sell them.

"Director, what should we do next?"

Bai Wanli handed the telescope to Liu Neng and said, "Liu Neng, take two teams of brothers to continue watching here. If someone leaves, send two brothers to follow them. Don't rush to arrest them."

"The rest of the team and Yongqing, follow me. Let's catch that old woman and interrogate her first."

Bai Wanli's attitude towards human traffickers is reflected in his tone and words. However, Liu Neng, who is already a father, can also understand Bai Wanli's feelings.

After assigning the personnel, Bai Wanli and his team followed the aunt.

Although it is easy for people to make noises when walking in the wild grass, the autumn wind is quite strong today, and the wind blowing the wild grass will make a loud rustling sound, which just covers up the voices of Bai Wanli and others.

The lady didn't notice anyone following her at all. She counted the money and happily put it in her pocket.

Bai Wanli led his men to a secluded place, and then he made a gesture, and the security guards who had been waiting for a long time rushed forward like tigers out of a cage.

When Bai Wanli called to notify them, he had said that they were going to arrest someone, so the security guards were well prepared, with ropes to tie people up and rags to gag their mouths. In no time, they caught the woman, tied her hands behind her back with hemp rope, and stuffed her mouth tightly with a piece of rag. The whole process took no more than five seconds.

The woman was forced to kneel in front of Bai Wanli. Wu Yongqing went up to her and took out a stack of banknotes from her pocket.

The aunt made a whimpering sound. Bai Wanli took the money, squatted in front of the aunt, and said, "This female comrade followed you all the way. She can testify that she saw you carrying a child into the abandoned factory building just now, and then walked out with a stack of money. This means that we can now confirm that you are a human trafficker."

"If you are willing to take the initiative to explain how many people are in the human trafficking gang and how many children you have abducted, in order to reduce your guilt and allow the judge to give you a lighter sentence, then nod your head."

"If you don't want to confess, or want to say you are not a human trafficker, then just shake your head."

Chapter 262: Torture and Interrogation

When the aunt heard Bai Wanli say that he had confirmed that she was a human trafficker, she showed a look of horror, then shook her head frantically, and screamed loudly, as if trying to defend herself.

But no one here is stupid, no one believes her reaction

Bai Wanli looked around and found a stone of the right size, half buried in the soil. Bai Wanli dug the stone out and threw it in front of the aunt.

"Put her hands on it and give me the guard stick"

The guards knew that Bai Wanli was going to be tortured. The one closest to him quickly handed his guard stick to Bai Wanli, while the others held down the aunt and pressed her right hand on the stone.

Bai Wanli took aim, then used all his strength to strike down with a stick.

"Woo!!!!"

Because there was a stone underneath, the stick hit harder, and the bones in the aunt's hand were smashed into pieces in an instant. The bone fragments, the protrusions of the stone, and the force of the guard's stick pierced her palm, and blood splattered.

The old lady screamed in pain, but her mouth was blocked and the guards covered her mouth tightly, so her screams and howls turned into painful whimpers.

Bai Wanli coldly hit the auntie with three sticks, smashing her entire right hand into a bloody mess. Every blow made the auntie make a loud noise, and her body convulsed and struggled like a fish out of water.

After three times, the aunt collapsed on the ground like a dead fish, her face pale, sweating profusely, and she didn't even have the strength to resist.

Bai Wanli held the stick against the aunt's head and said:

"Now either you tell the truth or I'll cripple all your arms and legs. If you're willing to tell the truth now, just nod your head. If you still want to continue to hold on, just shake your head."

When the aunt heard this, it seemed as if some kind of stress response was triggered. She nodded frantically with all her strength, as if she was afraid that Bai Wanli would not notice.

In fact, the aunt regretted it after the first blow and wanted to confess, but Bai Wanli acted too quickly and hit her three times in a row, not giving her a chance to beg for mercy and admit her fault immediately.

'Let her talk'

After receiving Bai Wanli's order, a security guard pulled the rag out of the aunt's mouth.

"Now I ask, you answer, you are a human trafficker, and the people who are trading children with you are in that abandoned factory just now, right?"

The pain of her smashed and shattered palm was beyond the aunt's endurance. Now she didn't dare to argue anymore and admitted with her head down: "Yes..."

"How many people are there in that factory now? How many children are there?"

Bai Wanli did not ask how many children the aunt had trafficked in the past. Anyway, these questions could be slowly investigated later. The most important thing now was to find out the number of traffickers and children in the factory to facilitate arrest and rescue.

"There were four of them in total. One of them was guarding the door. I wasn't sure how many children there were, maybe twelve or thirteen, all gathered in a corner."

"Gathered in the corner? Didn't they keep the kids in a separate room?"

"No, they are just locked up in the factory and under guard."

Bai Wanli imagined what the abandoned factory building would look like based on the appearance of a steel rolling mill. As long as the original equipment inside was removed, the factory building should be a huge house with only walls and ceilings, empty.

It is indeed time-consuming and laborious to separate a room to lock up children. In addition, large factories have another feature, that is, the windows are usually opened three or four meters above the ground. It is impossible to climb out without equipment such as ladders. In other words, as long as the door is guarded, the children inside cannot escape.

Bai Wanli picked up a small stone and drew a rectangle on a piece of land as the floor plan of the factory, and then drew the location of the door.

“Where do the kidnapped children gather?”

The old lady pointed to the spot with her uninjured left hand, and Bai Wanli used a stone to make a cross as a mark.

"There's someone guarding the door. Does that mean we need to communicate with each other inside and outside for a secret signal before the door can be opened?"

"Yes, the code is to knock on the door nine times in a row, and then someone inside will ask you what you want. If you answer "Guanyin has descended to the world", the door will open."

Guanyin descended to the world? The fucking Guanyin who brings children, right? This is the worst time Guanyin has been criticized.

"Did those people have any weapons?"

"Yes, each of them carries a hatchet, and they look scary."

"Are there any weapons like pistols?"

"I don't know. I'm just a businessman. How dare I ask about this?"

"You still have the nerve to say you're a businessman?!" Bai Wanli laughed in anger, and couldn't help but raise his voice to ask back, "Forget it, forget it, do you have anything else you want to confess? The more you confess, the easier it will be for you to fight for a commutation of sentence in front of the judge in the future."

Auntie has said so much, there is no way to regret it now

"I know that they spend about half a month in the city to collect children, and then sell the children in the second half of the month. After that, they go back to the city to collect children."

"So how long will it take them to collect the children this time?"

"Until the day after tomorrow"

That won’t be long… Although according to the rules the aunt said, they will come back to collect the children after selling them, but Bai Wanli has already started to act. Who knows if they will notice any danger and just run away after selling the children this time?

Speed ​​is of the essence. It seems we have to arrest them all before they kill these kids.

"Is there nothing else to say?"

"My dear leader, I have told you everything I know. Please let me go this time."

"Whether to let you go or not is the judge's job. My job is just to send you to see the judge. You two, gag her and take her back and lock her up. The rest of you, come with me to meet Liu Neng."

Bai Wanli led his men back to the location outside the factory, but when they came back, they did not see Liu Neng.

"Where's Liu Neng?"

A security guard replied: "Reporting to the director, Chief Liu took a telescope to find a high place to observe whether there are people from outside the criminal gang following him. He said he will be back soon."

Although the aunt said that there were only four people in the human trafficker gang, it would be difficult for her to know if someone was watching from a high place. Liu Neng's observation was exactly what Bai Wanli wanted.

"Then wait for Liu Neng's news."

A group of people waited in the weeds for more than ten minutes, and Liu Neng came back with a telescope.

"Old Liu, how is the situation?"

"I've seen it all. The factory building is very run-down. I used a telescope to see a large crack on the ceiling from a distance. It looked like it could collapse at any time. Probably because of this, they didn't dare to send anyone to monitor it. Outside, there was no one in the broken house that had collapsed to the point where only two walls were left."

If we send people to patrol this abandoned factory building with no sign of ghosts all year round, it would give people the impression that there is something fishy going on.

After hearing this, Bai Wanli shared the news he had just received with Liu Neng, and then began to think about the action strategy.

Chapter 263: Arrest! Human traffickers don’t deserve to live

Bai Wanli took a stone and drew a floor plan of the factory on the ground, then marked the corner where the children gathered, the location of the door, and the location of the human trafficker guarding behind the door.

"According to the one we just caught, there are four people inside, one is guarding the door, and this one poses the least threat."

"But the problem is the remaining three. They may be walking around freely in the factory. If one of them happens to be with the child when we rush in, they may immediately take the child as hostage. Such an action would be very risky and may result in the death of one or more children."

The killing of hostages, especially children, is a very serious problem.

If they don't handle it well, the Security Department will be accused of acting rashly, being arrogant and careless, and killing the hostages. They will also be hated by the families of the victims for the rest of their lives. It's hard for Bai Wanli to bear such a responsibility.

"Director, what should we do?"

Bai Wanli picked up the telescope again and observed the abandoned factory building. He said, "There are windows on top of the factory building. I can climb up and observe the situation inside. I can confirm that all the human traffickers are far away from the children and cannot take the children hostage in the first place. I will notify you to take action."

Normally, it is difficult to climb up to a height of four or five meters without the help of tools and relying solely on human power.

But this factory has been abandoned for many years, and there are many potholes on the outer wall. A skilled person might be able to climb up to the window sill by using these potholes as leverage.

However, this mission is still extremely dangerous. The main purpose of climbing up to the window sill is to observe the actions of the traffickers inside, so as to seize the exact moment for the security department to launch an attack. However, the actions of the traffickers are unpredictable. If the traffickers keep circling around the child and cannot move, then the person who climbs up will have to hang on it all the time. The sound made by falling to the ground rashly is likely to attract the attention of the traffickers inside, which will be even more dangerous.

"Director, let me take care of this task!" Liu Neng volunteered

"Are you as skilled and strong as me? Needless to say, I will do this myself. Liu Neng, you will take your men to lurk in that position and wait for my gestures... By the way, you should not be able to see my gestures clearly from that distance, so just look at my arms. If I swing my arms down once, it means immediate action. If I swing them down twice, it means there is an emergency, such as human traffickers about to go out and may discover you. You should immediately retreat to your current position and lurk again."

Bai Wanli rejected Liu Neng's offer. Although Liu Neng had rich combat experience, his physical fitness could not compare with Bai Wanli's. It was more appropriate for Bai Wanli to do this.

It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. Bai Wanli insisted on this, and Liu Neng had no choice.

"Yongqing, when you see my gesture, please knock on the door as directed. You are a woman, so their vigilance should be lowered."

"I understand, Director Bai. I originally thought that the Security Department's actions in catching criminals were effective."

"Okay, let's split up."

After Bai Wanli gave the order, he was the first to run towards the factory, came to the position under the window, observed the bumpy position on the wall, took two light steps and then jumped. With his amazing physical fitness, he exceeded the world record in one jump, and then used his hands and feet to pull himself under the window sill in two jumps.

Bai Wanli would make some noise when climbing the wall, but firstly, the noise was not loud. Secondly, brick walls cannot transmit sound as well as metal. Thirdly, it was windy outside. Fourthly, the whole factory was also very large. Therefore, Bai Wanli's noise did not attract any attention from inside.

The factory building had been in disrepair for many years, and the windows were badly damaged. All the windows were broken, leaving broken glass of varying sizes. Bai Wanli peered inside from the cracks in the window and saw four people, including the human trafficker who had moved a chair to guard the door.

However, due to the angle, if there was someone directly below the window in the factory, Bai Wanli would not be able to see it.