NOVEL WEB Chapter 59
Chapter 59: Comfort the Souls of the Deceased
He just knelt?
Looking at Wang Hu in front of him, Xiao Yu was puzzled.
Is he someone who knows when to submit?
Impossible, such people thrive on taking risks.
The case is huge; being caught means certain death.
Just as everyone thought the suspect was surrendering and started to relax.
Suddenly, Wang Hu, who was kneeling, moved and lunged at Xiao Yu.
Not only that, he pulled out a sharp knife from behind.
The national football team hasn’t entered the World Cup, I can’t die yet… Oh, scratch that, Xiao Yu thought sarcastically as he kicked out his leg.
Bang!
Before Wang Hu got close, Xiao Yu’s foot had already struck his groin.
“Ugh!”
Wang Hu’s body stiffened; the intense pain distorted his face.
A man’s fatal weakness, the kind of pain that tears into the soul!
“Did you think I’m young and easy to bully?”
Xiao Yu looked at the fallen Wang Hu as if he were an idiot, “You don’t seem very smart!”
National Security: …
Armed Police: …
Little brother, are you always this streetwise?
Two National Security officers walked over, handcuffed the writhing and wailing Wang Hu on the ground.
Xiao Yu and Wang Dong entered the container.
Hiss~
Both took a sharp breath.
Bodies, so many bodies.
Each packed in a transparent plastic bag, stacked inside the container.
All the bodies had been frozen, making the container as cold as winter.
No need to guess, these were the bodies Wang Hu intended to smuggle out.
Is he an idiot?
Hiding here, not afraid of freezing to death?
No.
He ran into the container after realizing the police might come for him.
But he didn’t manage to hide!
All the containers were opened.
A total of twenty-five containers, five filled with deceased bodies.
A total of one hundred bodies!
…
Wang Hu and the crew from the vessel were escorted back to the municipal bureau.
Through interrogation.
The cargo ship was a smuggling vessel, specifically transporting bodies overseas for Wang Hu.
Don’t other countries inspect?
This is the clever part of smuggling.
Special boats in international waters would meet them.
Without reaching customs, bodies would be transferred to other boats on the sea.
It was a body smuggling route that had operated for years…
With clear leads, dealing with the overseas smuggling chain became easier.
Through the confessions of the ship’s captain and crew.
The method of rendezvous at sea and information about the involved personnel were all extracted.
Wang Dong contacted National Security headquarters.
National Security contacted Interpol.
What about the overseas smuggling chain?
Given the Dragon Country’s current global status and strength, especially in such an international major case.
No one, not even certain countries.
Would dare to obstruct the Dragon Country in such a horrifying case.
Because this case completely tramples on the bottom line of humanity!
It wouldn’t be long before the overseas criminals were captured.
Unfortunately, some deceased bodies might never be recovered.
After all, too much time had passed.
Xiao Yu felt helpless about this too.
Having just become a police officer and dealing with this case.
Recovering bodies was entirely beyond his capability.
Over six years, some bodies might have already turned to dust.
How could they be brought back?
Xiao Yu could only ensure to bring the main criminals to justice.
To comfort the souls of the deceased!
***
Through continued interrogation of Wang Hu.
A piece of bad news made Xiao Yu and Wang Dong frown.
The main criminal, Ge Jiyang, was not a national but a Chinese-American, originally named Owen.
This explained why the national database had no record of him.
Owen’s fake identity was real.
Through illegal means, he provided the original ID owner with a large amount of money and used their identity.
Some people would do anything for money!
Wang Hu continued to confess; Owen was the mastermind behind the body smuggling.
Everything was planned by Owen seven years ago.
Wang Hu was responsible for bribing the crematorium staff and the cargo ship owner to transport the bodies.
Owen handled everything overseas.
However, Wang Hu did provide good news.
Although Owen received news about the crematorium incident, he hadn’t left the country but wasn’t in the local city.
The manhunt began!
Finding Owen was simple.
Using the city’s surveillance system.
Using someone else’s ID for convenient travel.
For example, hotels would leave surveillance footage.
At worst, through Wang Hu’s description.
Police technicians could sketch Owen’s likeness.
Simultaneously, National Security notified airports and ports nationwide.
To prevent Owen from leaving the country using his original identity, a wanted order was issued.
With a net cast so wide, how could he escape?
Two days passed.
Owen vanished without a trace!
***
T City.
Xiao Yu and Wang Dong got off the plane.
Owen was last seen in this city.
In a high-end residential area, in front of a villa.
This house was bought using Ge Jiyang’s identity.
One day ago, the suspect Owen entered this community and never appeared again.
The villa’s door was open; the police had already searched it.
Not a single person or even a living thing inside.
The community’s surveillance footage was intact.
Technical analysis ruled out the possibility of a disguised exit.
Can a person vanish into thin air?
If they can.
Say, what is your purpose on Earth?