Chapter 617: Brave Men Are Found Under Heavy Rewards

We shouldn't have caught the middleman, right? Captain Hua could hear the meaning in Ye Haiqiang's words.

But that's how investigations work; there's no logic in finding a suspect and not arresting them.

Besides, at that time, Captain Hua and the others didn't know this was an entire criminal chain.

After leaving the interrogation room, Captain Hua immediately gathered the special case team members to hold a case analysis meeting.

"Everyone understands the situation now."

Captain Hua sat at the head of the table and spoke first:

"The lead ended at Ye Haiqiang's downstream contact, and according to his speculation, the other party has likely already left N Province."

"We can say this lead is completely cut off; pursuing it further holds no meaning."

He paused and sighed:

"We cannot waste time and resources in a dead end, so we must reorganize and find a new breakthrough."

Silence filled the meeting room; disappointment and helplessness were visible on everyone's faces.

The worst thing in an investigation is reaching the middle and having the lead suddenly cut off; this means all previous efforts were in vain.

The sound of a lighter igniting a cigarette soon echoed in the room.

Even Captain Hua couldn't help but light one.

Before long, the meeting room was filled with smoke, the scents of various cigarette brands mixing together.

"I think we still need to dig deeper into Ye Haiqiang."

A team member with a Heavy, solemn expression looked at Captain Hua:

"Regardless of the industry or circle, as long as one has been in it for a long time, they will inevitably possess certain connections."

"Ye Haiqiang has been a human trafficker for nearly ten years; he knows many people and has complex relationships, so he must have acquaintances among traffickers in other provinces."

His tone was firm, obviously full of confidence in his viewpoint:

"Therefore, finding leads through him is the only shortcut we can currently find."

After these words were spoken, no one in the room made a statement.

Everyone didn't even look at him; they still appeared lost in thought, as if his words had been completely ignored.

During meetings, no one can guarantee that no one will speak nonsense.

Just like that team member just now.

Although what he said sounded somewhat reasonable, it actually offered little help to the progress of the case.

Any normal person knows they must continue digging deeper into Ye Haiqiang.

Therefore, to these veteran criminal police, what was just said was practically nonsense.

Time ticked by second by second; the people in the meeting room smoked one cigarette after another, and the atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive.

About five minutes later, a team member sitting on the right side of the conference table spoke:

"When Ye Haiqiang was making that phone call in the interrogation room earlier, he told another trafficker that he had a batch of goods."

"I think this is an excellent entry point; we can use this opportunity to have him spread word within the circle again, and perhaps we can lure the other party out."

His words immediately caught the attention of others; everyone raised their heads to look at him, obviously finding the content he spoke of interesting.

Seeing everyone looking at him, this team member continued:

"After all, Ye Haiqiang has already completed one transaction with the other party."

"So if the other party hears he still has goods, they are very likely to take the initiative to contact him."

This was indeed a very good bait.

However, doing this would put the police in a passive state.

Moreover, waiting for the rabbit by the stump doesn't guarantee results.

At least for now, the other party is unlikely to show their head easily.

Handling such tricky major cases requires the kind of person who can always find a breakthrough.

Such a person is not limited by current leads and situations but will break out of fixed thinking patterns to consider more reasonable solutions from multiple angles.

Captain Hua looked at the people in the room and sighed helplessly.

In terms of investigative experience and background, everyone present were old hands, yet not a single one possessed creative thinking.

But everything fears deep contemplation, and besides, human potential is limitless.

Since no countermeasure comes to mind for now, just keep thinking; even enduring it will eventually yield a solution.

Besides, they have ample personnel; Captain Hua didn't believe that so many veteran criminal police couldn't come up with a single good idea.

Another round of smoking and puffing followed; everyone was immersed in their own thoughts, and no one spoke.

About ten minutes later, the deputy leader of the special case team spoke cautiously: