Chapter 2165: Chapter 2165: 2166: Emerging from the Water

“I have a feeling that the industry chain behind this, must be more complex than we imagine, and it also has its uniqueness, no matter the cost, we must crack this case!”

“Lin Bro, I just thought of something.”

“Go ahead.”

“Dong Wanjia died four days ago, but based on the time Li Youlan rented the apartment, Dong Wanjia should have been in trouble six days ago,” Zhang Zixin paused and then continued:

“If, according to your analysis, this place is a transfer station, Dong Wanjia should have been brought here after the incident, and sold in a very short time to a buyer from Zhong Hai, but she was a local from Zhong Hai herself, why would they go to such lengths?”

“That’s what I haven’t figured out either.”

Lin Yi said seriously:

“Dong Wanjia is from Zhong Hai, logically, it’s impossible to pass her off to a Zhong Hai buyer. It’s very risky as she could be easily recognized, which is extremely unsafe.”

“Exactly, she should have been taken somewhere far away.”

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“So this is quite bizarre, it really doesn’t make any sense.”

“Is it possible that these two cases only look similar, but are not related at all, and we’ve been misled from the start?”

“It’s possible, but it’s very unlikely,” Lin Yi said:

“Life isn’t a mathematical formula, many things can’t be pre-arranged, especially cases like ours, the similarities that emerge are very likely to be connected.”

“I see, Lin Bro.”

Buzz buzz buzz——

While they were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of a motorcycle coming from behind them.

They turned around and saw a man in a black vest riding an electric motorcycle from behind.

Instinctively, the man on the motorcycle also glanced at Lin Yi and Zhang Zixin, his eyes showing wariness.

But the eye contact lasted only briefly, and the man sped past on his motorcycle without any further interaction.

“Lin Bro, why do I feel like the people here are very wary of us, almost like guarding against thieves?” Zhang Zixin wondered:

“Could it be like you said, this place is a transfer station, and seeing strangers coming over makes them nervous and defensive?”

“That’s not necessarily the case, even if it’s a so-called transfer station, it might only involve a few people, not the whole village,” Lin Yi said:

“The reason they act this way is because life here is too closed off, they hardly see strangers or new faces, it’s like being isolated from the world, now that we are here, it’s natural for them to want to have a good look.”

“Lin Bro, how do you know so much?”

“Because my grandfather’s village was just like this, it’s a common occurrence.”

While speaking, the two turned off the path, Zhang Zixin said:

“Hey, isn’t that the motorcycle we just saw? This family seems quite wealthy, not only do they have a motorcycle, but also a van, though it looks a bit different from the target van.”

Lin Yi followed his gaze and saw a household about twenty meters away.

In front of the house was a large courtyard, around two hundred square meters in size.

Behind it was a red-brick house, but it looked rather old and slightly rundown.

Zhang Zixin’s words, to some extent, served as a reminder to Lin Yi.

This village was rather poor, and the mountainous terrain behind it significantly shrank the living space of the village, making the living area of each household very limited.

Yet this household not only had a car but also a large yard, which really stood out in Victory Village.

“Let’s go, let’s take a look.”

“Lin Bro, do you suspect this household?”

“Not really suspect, after all, we’re here to gather clues, we can’t just wander around forever, we have to do some real work.”

Zhang Zixin nodded and peered ahead curiously.

“And the situation of this household is somewhat odd, having a car and a courtyard in the village definitely makes them one of the wealthier families, but the house they live in is very ordinary. Normally, if you have money, you would renovate the house first, it seems like this family got their priorities backward.”

“That’s why we need to go in and take a look.”

“Let’s go.”

Meanwhile, the sound of shuffling mahjong tiles came from inside the red-brick house.

Inside, four men were playing mahjong, smoking cigarettes, speaking an unintelligible dialect, all laughing heartily, in high spirits.

Just then, the man who had been riding the motorcycle hurried back into the house.

“Brother Li, it’s not good. I saw a few people come here with pictures of some kids, asking around. I think they’ve discovered us.”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the four playing mahjong turned anxious, and they promptly stood up, looking outside the window, but they seemed to notice nothing unusual.

“Did you get a good look at those people, are they police or the kids’ relatives?”

The one being called Brother Li, whose name was Zhou Li and who led the group, spoke:

“It looks like they might be police.”

“Damn, they actually found their way here, they’re pretty impressive.”

Zhou Li cursed and then said to the others:

“Don’t be nervous, let’s continue our game of mahjong. If they had evidence, they wouldn’t have come looking for people this way.”

“Are we just going to ignore everything now?” said the man in the black vest:

“I guess only a part of them came here, maybe others went to Permanent Village too, that would be dangerous.”

“Don’t panic yet, I’ll call the boss and check on their situation.”

While speaking, Zhou Li took out his phone, his eyes continually darting towards the window.

“Boss, it’s Zhou Li.”

“Did you find the right target yet?” the person on the other end of the call asked.

“Not yet, but a few police have come to the village, I wanted to check if any police went to your place.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“It’s very quiet over here, but that’s not a good sign.”

“Don’t worry boss, we’ll hide well here, definitely won’t give ourselves away.”

“I remember correctly, you still have one that hasn’t been sent out, right?”

“It’s stored in the cellar.”

“Keep an eye on it, I think the police are just making a sweep, just don’t let them find the kids.”

“Understood.”

“Go back to what you were doing, no need to panic.”

After briefly instructing, the person on the other end hung up the call, and Zhou Li also told the others:

“Go check the cellar, make sure everything’s fine!”

“Understood, Brother Li, I’ll go take a look now.”

The man in the black vest responded and then left the room to go next door.

But just then, a bald man exclaimed:

“Brother Li, look, they’re coming!”