AWB Chapter 1620 4 Master
Chapter 1620 4 Master
It seems that I can’t handle this kind of thing by my own strength!
These little beggars in Yanjing City seem to have a tightly woven net behind them, covering them tightly!
Relying on the power of the people to fight against such people, the chances of success are too slim!
Li Xiangnan never expected this.
Just a well-intentioned observation from his wife made him discover such a dirty and ugly underground force hidden in the dark corners of Yanjing City!
These people make money by relying on the children and control them tightly, artificially turning them into various disabled people to attract attention and gain people's sympathy, and create an assembly line-style begging method to make money!
Shocking!
He clenched his fists tightly and swallowed all the anger and tears into his stomach!
Not to mention that Li Xiangnan himself is the criminal investigation consultant of the Yanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau!
Even if he is a normal person, a person with conscience, after seeing this scene, he cannot convince himself to turn a blind eye!
The child just now was only a few years old, and he was beaten like that!
"Zimo, let's go to the Municipal Bureau!"
Li Xiangnan's sense of justice and kindness at this moment made him choose to catch all these people in one fell swoop.
An hour later, several people gathered in Guo Qian's office and told him everything that had happened in the past few days. All the public security comrades who were not on duty were silent.
"I've heard a bit about this," Guo Qian spoke first, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table. "The bureau has received several reports of missing children recently. But strangely, the families later came to withdraw the cases, saying the children returned on their own."
"You came back by yourself?" Xu Qiluo brought in tea and was stunned when he heard this. "Isn't that a good thing?"
"Good news?" Guo Qian smiled bitterly. "The children who came back seemed like changed people. They said they knew nothing when asked, and they had more injuries on their bodies. One parent secretly told me that their child had nightmares in the middle of the night and kept shouting, 'Don't hit me, I'll be obedient.'"
Qin Ruobai sat aside with a frown on his face.
"Over the past two years, there have been so many incidents like this that the city has taken it to heart! I've been coordinating meetings on combating human trafficking lately. As you all know, this situation isn't just prominent in Yanjing City, it's also very noticeable across the country! In Donghai, there have even been cases of children being directed to rob ordinary people..."
The room suddenly became silent.
The evening breeze blew, bringing with it the sound of a distant train whistle, long and sad.
"I have a clue here," Wei Jingfei pondered. "Last month, the neighborhood distributed relief food, and a few children came to collect it. They were all strangers. I asked them where they came from, but they couldn't explain. One of the older children said that 'Fourth Master' had sent them."
"Fourth Master?" Li Xiangnan grasped the word sharply.
"Yes, they all call that leader 'Fourth Master,'" Wei Jingfei said, "but I checked and there's no such person in that area."
As the clues are pieced together bit by bit, a terrifying picture gradually becomes clear: there is a criminal organization hidden in the shadows that specializes in controlling minors to beg, and may even be involved in even more terrifying activities.
"Well, let's focus on the situation that Consultant Li reported! After everyone has sorted out all the cases on hand, we'll focus on this clue! Since we've been asked to cooperate with the anti-trafficking campaign, we must dig deep to uncover the hidden power behind this! Consultant Li, please pay attention too. Be sure to cooperate in gathering clues while protecting your own safety!"
The deployment meeting was carried out, and Li Xiangnan led Song Zimo, Xia Haiyang and Ge Dongxu back to the hospital.
"Brother Nan, I noticed you didn't talk much during the meeting. Do you have any ideas?"
When they arrived at the hospital, Xia Haiyang couldn't help but ask.
"It's not certain yet, wait for my news!"
Li Xiangnan did not answer directly, but decided to take a risk the next day.
He changed into an old work suit, put on a tattered straw hat, rode a borrowed broken tricycle, pretended to be a scrap collector, and headed towards Mianhua Hutong.
The alley is even more secluded than I had imagined.
On both sides are mottled gray walls, with occasional closed wooden doors.
Li Xiangnan pedaled the bike slowly, the bell jingled, but his eyes scanned every corner like a searchlight.
Deep in the alley, he found a strange courtyard.
The gate of the courtyard was ajar, and the familiar 130 truck was parked at the door.
The yard was quiet, but Li Xiangnan keenly heard suppressed crying coming from inside.
He was about to approach when he suddenly heard a sharp shout from behind: "What are you doing!"
Li Xiangnan turned around and saw an old lady wearing a red armband staring at him warily.
"I'm collecting junk." Li Xiangnan said with an apologetic smile, "Auntie, do you have any scrap metal to sell?"
The old lady looked him up and down with a sharp look in her eyes: "There is no waste here, hurry up and leave."
Li Xiangnan had no choice but to pretend to leave with regret.
He ran a long way and waited until there was no one behind him. Then he turned nine corners and came back, then quietly climbed up an old locust tree. From this angle he could just see what was happening in the yard.
This sight made his blood freeze.
In the yard, a dozen children were lined up in two rows. The oldest was no more than a teenager, and the youngest looked only four or five years old.
They were all pale and thin, and their clothes were ragged.
A burly man was giving a lecture, holding a thumb-thick rattan stick in his hand.
"Anyone who doesn't make up the number today," the big man said in a voice like a broken gong, "will miss dinner tonight!"
The children were trembling, and one little girl couldn't help crying.
The big man walked over and hit the girl with a cane. The girl screamed and a bloody mark appeared on her arm.
Li Xiangnan was so angry that he was shaking all over and almost fell from the tree.
He suppressed his anger and continued to observe.
At this time, a skinny old man came out of the house. He was wearing a washed-out Zhongshan suit and holding an account book in his hand.
When the children saw him, they were so scared that they lowered their heads and dared not even cry.
"Old rules." The old man said in a shrill voice, "The disabled group goes to Wangfujing, the girls' group goes to Xidan, and the boys' group goes to Qianmen. Twenty yuan per person, if you don't get enough..."
He sneered and said nothing more, but the children were all frightened.
Li Xiangnan understood.
This is indeed an organized begging gang. They divide the children into groups and even deliberately cause injuries to gain sympathy!
He quietly slipped down the tree, already having a plan in mind.
This den must be eliminated, but we must not alert the enemy.
The other party obviously has a protective umbrella, otherwise they wouldn't dare to be so blatant.
After returning home, Li Xiangnan told Qin Ruobai what he had seen.
The wife's face turned pale when she heard this, and she held her belly tightly with her hands: "Those children...their parents must be so worried!"
Suddenly, she remembered something: "Oh, right, Xu Qiluo told me something today. Her niece teaches at the Central Primary School. She said there's a child in her class who's been skipping classes a lot lately. The parents asked for leave, saying they were sick, but someone saw the child begging on the street!"
Li Xiangnan asked perceptively, "Which child? What's his name?"
"I think his name is...Xiaobing? Yes, Zhao Xiaobing." Qin Ruobai said, "He lives in Zhima Hutong."
Li Xiangnan immediately stood up: "I'll go take a look."
Now, not only are orphans without parents being abducted by those people to be used as tools to make money, but even normal people are being taken away to make money!
The anger in Li Xiangnan's heart was like magma erupting. After getting this clue, he didn't stop at all and rushed to Zhima Hutong immediately.