Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Zhang Hui has been a detective for half his life, and honestly, this is the first time he’s heard of such a thing.

He remembers seeing something on the news a few years ago.

There was information about female college students being harmed while volunteering to teach in remote villages.

He never expected to encounter something like this himself now.

It’s often said that treacherous people come from poor and harsh lands, but in this case, calling the people in this village treacherous seems insufficient.

Police can’t even rescue people after going in?

Is there no law and order here?

"Hasn’t the local area thought of any solutions?"

If such things happened twenty years ago, Lu Chuan wouldn’t be surprised, but what era are we in now?

How could such things still exist?

"The county government and township government have considered many solutions, even thinking of relocating this village, offering them land outside to build new houses."

"But it’s still in the planning stages, and it’s not something that can be accomplished overnight."

"Also, the people in the village are afraid of being held accountable if they leave, so their enthusiasm is low."

"The rescue operation needs to be carefully planned..."

...

Hotel.

Zhang Hui was discussing what to do in Lu Chuan’s room.

"We can’t count on local efforts it seems."

Zhang Hui fully understood Chen Yang’s earlier words. The rescue operation is something they can help with, and they can deploy police, but the chances of success are not high.

"We don’t understand the local situation. Captain Chen Yang might not have told us everything."

Lu Chuan suspected that the other side may have conducted more than one or two operations.

Confronted with a trafficking case where they know the location of the victims but can’t rescue them, the pressure is certainly immense.

"It’s possible they had intense conflicts with the villagers during their operations."

"So now, Chen Yang and his team may be acting with caution."

"Moreover, the safety of the trafficking victims must be considered."

"What should we do then?"

Zhang Hui was also troubled: "Should we just wait patiently?"

Wait?

Lu Chuan shook his head.

"There are two things we must solve now."

"First is the rescue operation. We can’t just go in blatantly."

Chen Yang’s team learned from past experiences where hundreds of people, including armed police, went in but only caused more conflicts. It didn’t help the rescue at all.

"So we need to conduct a secret operation, sneak into the village, and rescue the people."

The village has several hundred households and over a thousand people who can’t all live together. They must be scattered throughout the village.

Therefore, Lu Chuan decided they must act quietly.

The primary mission this time is to rescue the children first. As for pursuing the suspects’ criminal responsibility, that can wait until after the rescue.

"Second is the problem of how to leave after the rescue."

Getting from West Valley Town to West Gourd Village is all mountain roads, and it requires walking an entire day.

Besides the long duration, the mountain paths are steep, posing potential safety hazards.

So unless we solve the problem of how to leave, even if we rescue people, it will be difficult to escape.

"About this issue..."

Zhang Hui knew Lu Chuan was right.

But Zhang Hui had already understood the terrain over there.

From West Valley Town to Gourd Village, it’s all cliffs and precipices.

The mountain routes are extremely dangerous.

The government’s inability to build roads after so many years clearly indicates that the terrain is unsuitable for road construction.

"I’ll find a way."

Others may not be able to, but that doesn’t mean Lu Chuan can’t.

If there are no roads on the mountains, we’ll go over them from the sky.

Get a couple of helicopters, and everything’s solved.

It’s just a matter of spending some money.

"Let’s split up and act."

"Tomorrow morning, you go and gather detailed information about the trafficked people from Chenyang, besides the few kids, what about the others?"

"This time, we’re not just going in to rescue the children."

"If possible, we also need to rescue others."

"I’ll arrange for helicopters so that when we come out of the mountains, we won’t have to climb the paths. Taking the helicopter will ensure they can’t catch up?"

Zhang Hui clicked his tongue, giving Lu Chuan a thumbs up.

"Having money is really awesome!"

Early the next morning, Zhang Hui went to find Chen Yang.

"Here’s our plan: sneak into the village, rescue the people, and then evacuate them by helicopter!"

Helicopter?

Chen Yang was stunned.

"What did you say? Helicopter?"

Chen Yang had only seen those on TV and had never encountered one in real life.

"Captain Lu arranged for it yesterday, requesting two helicopters from Qingzhou City to assist in the rescue operation."

"The two of us discussed and made an initial plan to send some elite personnel into the village at night, secretly rescue the trafficked children and other trafficked individuals, and then leave by helicopter."

"Your previous operation failed because the victims were physically unable to walk the mountain paths and were caught by the villagers."

"But with helicopters this time, the problem is solved."

"The current issue is, we don’t understand the situation inside the village. We don’t know whose house the children are kept in or where the trafficked individuals are, making it hard to plan the rescue. This remains our biggest problem."

After listening to Zhang Hui for a long time, Chen Yang was still bewildered.

Helicopter?!

Damn!

Is this really something that can be arranged just like that?

"Captain Zhang, wait a moment. The helicopter you mentioned... is it real?"

"Of course it’s real. Captain Lu arranged it last night. The helicopters are on their way now and should arrive soon."

Zhang Hui sighed once more, marveling at the benefit of having money.

Damn!

Chen Yang confirmed the information, exclaiming!

"If we truly have helicopters, then everything else is no longer a problem."

"We’ve already investigated the situation inside the village thoroughly."

"There are still good people within the village, and we’ve long known the specifics. We know where the trafficked people are kept."

"If Captain Lu really has helicopters coming, then, as you said, we can send a few soldiers in and simultaneously rescue everyone and fly away by helicopter."

"This is excellent!"

Life hasn’t been easy for Chen Yang these past years.

He has several trafficking cases weighing on him, knowing where the victims are but unable to rescue them, the pressure is immense.

But now, with this plan, we might solve several cases at once.

Three adults and two children!

As long as the trafficked individuals are rescued from Gourd Village, with no hostages at risk...

Chen Yang can lead a team and flatten the village!