"Xiao Qi, according to your instructions, I asked my brothers to look through the history of the Qi family and found a very interesting place. The industry registered by the Qi family in the Yamen is cloth production and sales. There is a dye house sixty miles outside the city. There are more than 700 registered workers in the stall. I took a few brothers to go there and found that the stall was very strange."
"Tell me carefully."
Shen Hao had a few simple drinks and dishes in front of him, and while eating, he listened to Wang Jian's report.
"Generally speaking, places like cloth stalls are more popular the more skilled workers they have, and the longer the cloth stalls are open, the more skilled workers there will be. But more than half of the Qijia's cloth stalls are apprentices."
Shen Hao didn't say anything. He knew Wang Jian's ability. Things couldn't be that simple. There must be a follow-up.
Sure enough, Wang Jian continued: "None of those apprentices are from around Wuyang City. The closest ones are from the Haixia Mountain area, and some are further away, including people from outside Zhuhuo Pass. And they are all over ten years old. Between the ages of three and sixteen, they are all half-grown-ups.
I checked the monthly roster and found that, except for the skilled workers, all apprentices had a huge change in personnel. Basically, they would all be replaced every three months.
According to the introduction of skilled workers in the cloth stall, the reason why the apprentices change frequently is that the boss wants them to work in other cloth stall towns. However, although the Qi family has a large business, it does not have so many stalls and cannot use so many workers. And I have never heard of the Qi family sending workers to other places.
So why does the Qi family take so much trouble to recruit new apprentices? "
Why?
"I suspect that the Qi family is recruiting workers on the surface, but secretly they are engaged in the business of human traffickers."
"Human traffickers? Where is the channel? Where is the place of trafficking? Once every three months, there are so many people every time. It is impossible to keep the fire for a long time. This is illogical." Shen Hao shook his head and said that this speculation was a bit unfair. appropriate.
"Xiaoqi, you said that when we investigate cases, we need to make bold guesses and verify evidence carefully. I think what the Qi family is doing is probably not ordinary human traffickers."
"oh?"
Shen Hao continued to eat and drink when he saw Wang Jian take out a ledger from his pocket, flip to one page and put it on the table, motioning for him to take a look.
Then Wang Jian continued: "Xiao Qi, please take a look. This is the Yin and Yang ledger I found out before at the Qijia. There is a kind of goods sold in units of "tans" without names. Every three months, the Qijia I can sell thirty altars of this kind of thing and make a profit of three hundred thousand taels. I'm afraid this thing is more expensive than gold."
"So? What does this kind of thing have to do with those apprentices?"
"Xiao Qi, I suspect that these "jars" contain the blood of those apprentices. The Qi family are not only human traffickers but also extremely vicious human blood traffickers!"
Blood dealer? This made Shen Hao put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands.
"Xiao Qi, I am not just guessing out of thin air. I have two bases. The first is the doubtful points I just told you, and the second is the prohibited materials in the Qijia warehouse that I found out before. I have two reasons for this: At that time, someone checked the origin of the prohibited materials and found that they were almost the same as the raw materials for making an evil toy called "Yin Tofu". The only thing missing was "boy's blood", which happened to be the same as the one in the cloth file. The missing apprentices have their origins...
Therefore, I believe that the Qi family are not only doing the business of human traffickers behind the scenes, but also killing innocent people, manufacturing and selling evil things. "
Shen Hao couldn't help frowning when he heard this. Although Wang Jian's reasoning is somewhat taken for granted, there are no problems with the logic and key nodes, which means that this is a high-probability "possibility."
And thinking of the small fragment of the evil talisman he had found in the Qi family's kitchen, Shen Hao felt that part of the fog on the case seemed to have dissipated.
After standing up and walking for a long time, Shen Hao made a decision.
Now that the case has a main direction of attack, it is best to be more direct to avoid further mishaps.
Shen Hao said sternly to Wang Jian: "Wang Jian, follow the rules and immediately issue a "martial law order" to the Wuyang City Yamen and ask them to send people to guard Wuyang City inside and outside first, and then you can go to the guardhouse overnight. Applying for one hundred ordinary soldiers to come over, I have a hunch that there will be some digging behind the Qi family.
Also, for all the Qi family's associates, the more frequently they come into contact with the Qi family, the more they must not be let go. Not only must their backgrounds be checked, but also their social circles must be found out. Once any suspicion is discovered, measures must be taken immediately. Remember not to leave anyone behind. !
In addition, there should be traces of various business transactions in the Qi family's yin and yang account books. These should be sorted out and handed over to the case record department of the health station for filing, and let them coordinate with colleagues from other stations to help with the investigation.
Also, go to Fengyuan Inn and ask them to list all the guests who have stayed in the hotel in the past half month, focusing on those who come in and out of the inn and who often come into contact with homeless people..."
Shen Hao not only made arrangements based on Wang Jian's judgment, but also handed over the information he found about Xie Shan, Ma Jiu, and Chen Erniu.
Wang Jian was ordered to leave in a hurry.
Sitting back on the chair, he grabbed the wine bottle on the table and took a sip. Shen Hao looked at the gloomy atrium of Qi Mansion and said secretly: "The motive, I still haven't found the motive. But I feel that it is not too far away."
...
The third day after the incident.
Just when Wang Jian was too busy to touch the ground, Shen Hao returned to Licheng alone again and entered the Xuanqing Guards Station. He needed to report the progress of the case to the general commander Chen Tianwen.
However, as soon as he stepped into the gate of the guardhouse, he met someone who made Shen Hao a little annoying.
Wu Qing, a small flag official of Group A and Group B, is a real well-connected household. His father is an old friend of the 100-year-old tester. Relying on this relationship, he always likes to be domineering in the guard station and has always been at odds with Shen Hao.
"Oh, Shen Hao, are you busy again? I heard that you just finished your previous case and took on a new one? Is your boss treating you like a cow? Tsk tsk, aren't you afraid of your sudden death?"
"Wu Xiaoqi, I don't need you to worry about it. I have something else to do, so go ahead." Shen Hao didn't bother to talk nonsense with this guy and walked sideways past him.
"Tsk, this bastard..." Wu Qing looked at Shen Hao's back and seemed to suddenly think of something. He rolled his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
...
In Chen Tianwen's public house.
After listening to Shen Hao's report, Chen Tianwen's face was not only filled with surprise, but also rare joy. This time we really encountered a big case. Not only was an evil talisman found at the scene of the crime that is likely to be related to that group of people, but also a person who was behind the scenes who might be doing "killing innocent people, manufacturing and selling evil things" was discovered. "The Qi family hooked up.
Seeing that the major case was going to be reported in a few days, Chen Tianwen felt that if this matter was handled properly, he would be able to show his face at the meeting, which was great news for him.
"I have approved the note Wang Jian handed over last night. I will directly dispatch one hundred soldiers and twenty warriors from my subordinates to Wuyang City for you to dispatch. In addition, I will also personally help you with the paperwork department. However, Shen Hao You can't let me down, you have to handle this case beautifully for me, do you understand?"
