Chapter 651: Sky-High Price, Unlimited

"They? Didn't they go out of town?"

Xie Wei stared at the phone screen, his speech even stuttering:

"That's wrong. These five are all new faces; it's impossible to find them in such a short time."

He obviously had some understanding of police investigative methods, otherwise he wouldn't be so shocked.

But the facts were right there before his eyes, leaving him no choice but to believe.

"Technology is advancing," Yu Dazhang said, looking at him coldly:

"Do you know what big data is?"

To make Xie Wei confess truthfully, his self-confidence had to be shattered.

In Yu Dazhang's mind, human traffickers and drug dealers were equivalent; both belonged to the category of utterly conscienceless people, and one could not have the slightest hope of leniency toward them.

"You even... with Cao Qingqing, the adopted daughter of your cousin's family..."

Just as Yu Dazhang was about to continue his psychological attack, Xie Wei suddenly spoke up to interrupt.

"Enough, stop talking!"

In his agitation, he made the handcuffs on the interrogation chair clatter loudly.

"I'll say everything!" Xie Wei took a deep breath, his tone calming down:

"However, I never intended to use her. Whether you believe it or not, I truly regarded her as my cousin's daughter."

"She is too pitiful. I hope my case does not implicate her."

It had to be said that Xie Wei indeed treated Cao Qingqing very well.

Later, according to Cao Qingqing's own account, had it not been for Xie Wei's financial support, she would have dropped out of school after junior high.

It was Xie Wei who paid her tuition, allowing her to attend high school.

"At present, we cannot prove that Cao Qingqing renting the room for you was intentional."

Yu Dazhang felt a bit anxious inside, but he still patiently soothed him:

"Besides, she doesn't know the crimes you committed."

Hearing him say this, Xie Wei clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, that's good."

Seemingly truly worried about Cao Qingqing, his face, which had been tense, finally relaxed.

Seeing his expression soften, Yu Dazhang then asked:

"Now tell me, where did you sell those fourteen girls?"

His question went straight to the point, skipping over the "kidnapping" stage entirely.

Since Xie Wei had hidden them, it meant the transaction was already complete, and the word "sell" in his mouth indicated that the police already knew his motive for the crime.

"I don't know where they went."

As Xie Wei answered, his head slowly lowered:

"The rule of my trade is to hand over the money to the person; I ask no questions about the rest."

Bullshit rules... Yu Dazhang couldn't help but clench his fist.

Hearing the word "rules" come from a human trafficker's mouth made him feel it was both ridiculous and hateful.

If he really followed rules, Xie Wei wouldn't have engaged in such conscienceless business.

"How did you contact the buyer?" Yu Dazhang asked again.

"By phone," Xie Wei replied:

"It was our first cooperation, so there had to be a process of inspecting the goods. The other party asked the intermediary to come over first to confirm the number and ages, mainly to see if they met the requirements."

Seeing the person opposite listening intently, he continued:

"After the intermediary inspected them, he would contact the other party to conduct an appraisal."

"Once the price was suitable, I would collect half the deposit first, then deliver the people to the designated location."

Quite cautious... Yu Dazhang could tell they were all guarding against each other.

Both sides wanted to conclude the transaction but didn't want anything to go wrong, so this intermediary was very important.

Normally, at this point, one should ask for the buyer's contact information, or have Xie Wei contact the other party directly to organize the arrest.

But Yu Dazhang felt that would be too rash.

Now that Xie Wei had been captured, the subsequent arrests were not urgent.

Right now, the entire matter should be sorted out first, and then the arrest carried out, so that nothing could go wrong.

Often, it is because of excessive haste that leads to clues being cut off.

"This case doesn't quite match your usual style."