My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 1056: The Harvest

The news of each victim was laid out in front of Ye Fan and Zhang Lu, the brutality of the acts igniting fury.

Among the names on the list of deaths, some deserved it, while others were innocent.

Zhang Lu’s subordinates remained silent; this was a provocation and a slight to them. Regardless, such blatant killing was truly appalling.

"The leads were cut off just like that. Initially, we hoped to extract some valuable info from the kidnappers, but it was ruthlessly severed," Zhang Lu sighed hopelessly.

"They’re too arrogant, completely lawless," Zhang Lu’s subordinates were enraged.

The clues provided by old man Yu were limited. If we could garner more useful information from the list provided by him, it would be extremely valuable for uncovering the mastermind behind this, yet now we’re hindered.

"The clues aren’t gone; even the dead can tell stories," Ye Fan said calmly. "Retrieve all vehicle and call records of the victims, and seek valuable information from them. Their activities before death could reveal many issues."

Relief spread across Zhang Lu and the others’ faces, and they immediately sprang into action.

Ye Fan fiddled with the computer, starting with the victims’ vehicles. His investigation focused on where these vehicles frequently appeared and cross-referenced with traffic surveillance.

Zhang Lu personally oversaw the filtering and inspection of the victims’ call records and communication messages.

Over three hours later.

Zhang Lu said helplessly, "The victims were all well-trained, very cautious and careful in their calls and messages, leaving no useful clues behind, but they repeatedly mentioned terms like ’designated location’ and ’the usual place.’

"Any findings?" Zhang Lu inquired after Ye Fan paused his keyboard tapping.

"Aggregating the existing information, victims made frequent visits to the Celestial Rainbow Bridge," Ye Fan stated.

"Celestial Rainbow Bridge?" Zhang Lu was puzzled. "The Celestial Rainbow Bridge is near abandoned train tracks on the secluded south side of town, desolate. What’s going on there?"

"Maybe this place is what they referred to as the designated location or the usual place in their messages," Ye Fan analyzed.

"After kidnapping innocent women, they would always be sent somewhere. Perhaps starting from Celestial Rainbow Bridge would be a good idea," Zhang Lu’s eyes lit up.

Ye Fan and Zhang Lu personally took part, heading to the Celestial Rainbow Bridge, a squadron of police discreetly moving in.

The Celestial Rainbow Bridge was in ruins, sewage everywhere.

This place indeed saw very few people, a casualty in economic development, severely polluted.

Beneath the bridge, there were five or six people, behaving nonchalantly, drinking and having fun.

These individuals were permanent residents of the bridge, doing work when there was work; otherwise, they stayed put, waiting for tasks to come.

"Did you hear? Someone below grabbed the wrong person, and now it’s blown out of proportion."

"The police searched everywhere, eventually rescuing the hostage safely."

"Rescue? Yeah right, I believe they released the hostage because the higher-ups feared too much trouble."

"Unbelievable, even the higher-ups have fears; what a rarity."

"Survival of the fittest, that’s the natural law of this world. Regardless of how civilized it becomes, the fundamental elements won’t change; they’ll just evolve into different forms."

"Why bother with so much? We just follow orders and collect our pay."

"Yeah, what good does worrying about all that do?"

The group casually conversed.

In a car at a distance, Zhang Lu asked, "Those people are suspicious, definitely up to something. Should we tail them or arrest them directly? I’m worried if we alert them, things could get complicated."

"They’re in the dark while we’re in the light; we must swiftly deal with these scum. If we wait and they become aware, they’ll hide, and it’ll be much harder to find them, wasting more time and effort," Ye Fan said calmly. "Arrest them. Whether these small fries are innocent or not, we capture them first. Whether it scares the snake or frightens the tiger is yet to be seen."

"That’s true; we’re at a disadvantage now. The masterminds likely don’t know we’ve found the Celestial Rainbow Bridge so quickly. Taking out this base will catch them off guard and leave them clueless about how much we know," Zhang Lu contemplated momentarily and agreed with Ye Fan’s suggestion.

"These small fries might hold some useful clues. After capturing them, begin intense interrogation to extract all their knowledge," Ye Fan suggested.

"Don’t worry, leave this to me," Zhang Lu assured, then directed over the intercom, "Surround them, arrest them, and initiate intense interrogation to make them talk."

"Yes!" The pre-embedded police forces charged, capturing all five or six men fleeing in panic.

The group left the Celestial Rainbow Bridge.

The interrogation task could be handled by Zhang Lu’s subordinates.

Zhang Lu took Ye Fan out for a meal, muttering, "We’ve been busy for half the day; let me treat you to dinner, and then we’ll continue working."

The two slowly finished their dinner.

Before they knew it, it was six in the evening.

Since Xu Qianqian was kidnapped, they had been busy until now, really not having had a proper meal.

The results of the interrogation also came out. A subordinate reported the findings to Zhang Lu: "Captain, those individuals were employees of a company called Hengyuan Logistics Company, responsible for receiving hostages from the kidnappers."

"We also learned the kidnapped women were all turned into surrogate mothers illegally, then sold into the red-light district for filthy business."

"Understood, await my order to prepare for action," upon hearing the results, Zhang Lu was filled with anger.

Undoubtedly, this was a highly organized large-scale crime syndicate, involving numerous individuals, deeply rooted and extremely complex.

Zhang Lu first briefed Ye Fan with the interrogation findings, seeking his opinion: "Should we strike hard, or investigate quietly?"

"Strike hard, and follow the trail to root out the hidden masterminds," Ye Fan’s expression was cold and stern.

The present situation didn’t allow for a prolonged approach. A forceful attack based on existing clues would reveal their true capabilities.

"Are your people reliable? With the opponent’s manifested forceful stance, there’s a high chance of having a mole among us. To ensure the secrecy of the operation, we must act cautiously," Ye Fan warned.

"What seemed like a typical incident has spiraled into something bigger," Zhang Lu said gravely. "I need to gather my entire team, then unleash a fierce assault; I need to see just how deep this water runs."