Chapter 681: Integrating All Integratable Resources

The people were rescued?

Captain Hua held the phone in a calling posture but stood frozen in place.

He remembered clearly that when Yu Dazhang called him earlier, he hadn't said the people had been rescued yet.

How much time has passed?

At most just over an hour; on his side, they had just caught the suspect based on the clues he provided, yet over there, new progress had already been made.

What kind of efficiency is this?

Such a thorny case, to him, was like playing a game; in just two days, all the missing people in Songhai had been found.

At this moment, Captain Hua suddenly felt he might not be suited for criminal investigation work.

Compared to Yu Dazhang's speed of cutting through the mess like a sharp blade, he was simply a drag on the team.

"Where is he now?" Captain Hua asked.

What he wanted most right now was to rush to Yu Dazhang's side immediately.

If development continues at this pace, this case won't take long to be solved completely.

At this time, one should naturally be with the person leading the case.

"He went to sleep."

Captain Xu naturally knew what he was thinking; both were deputy captains of the Criminal Investigation General Corps, rising step by step from the grassroots level, so they both knew each other's little calculations perfectly.

"He has been busy from yesterday morning until now; better not disturb him."

Captain Xu said in a soothing tone:

"I think you should wait for him to give you orders; both of us have handled cases under him, and we are extremely familiar with his working style."

"Whether handling cases or conducting himself as a person, he has never disappointed anyone, so you have absolutely no need to worry."

These two had cooperated together for a period before, gaining some understanding of each other, so their conversation was relatively casual.

"The problem is, I have nothing left to investigate here in Songhai."

Captain Hua said helplessly:

"He has found both the people and the downstream buyers, and even raided their hideout; the next direction of investigation certainly won't be here in Songhai, so why am I still staying here?"

He knew Captain Xu's words made sense; whether in public duty or private matters, Yu Dazhang had never failed, but he simply felt insecure.

The case's progress was simply too fast.

It even created an illusion in him, as if the mastermind could have been caught if the phone call had been made just a little later.

This feeling made Captain Hua feel extremely anxious.

"Do you know how many people we just rescued?"

Captain Xu's tone suddenly changed, becoming serious and solemn.

"How many people?" Captain Hua also reined in his emotions and asked seriously.

In his view, counting the fourteen deaf-mute girls from S Province, plus some women trafficked individually, and the seven girls here in Songhai, the final number would not exceed thirty.

"The place where they hid the people was a bathhouse."

Captain Xu said quickly:

"Called a bathhouse, it was actually an entertainment venue integrating bathing, accommodation, and dining; the personnel solely responsible for guarding them exceeded forty."

"On the fifth floor, we discovered nine private rooms; seven of them were fully occupied, and one room held ten people; calculate it yourself."

Speaking to this point, his tone became somewhat heavy:

"Moreover, the fourteen deaf-mute female students were not among them."

So many people? After hearing this, Captain Hua was momentarily stunned.

The key was that last sentence.

Captain Hua's mind turned very fast; he immediately realized that the women held in that bathhouse were all females acquired within the last half month.

Because those fourteen deaf-mute female students had gone missing half a month ago.

This was only one of the hideouts; if the investigation continued...

Captain Hua already dared not imagine how large this case had become.

In short, with over ten years in the police force, he had never seen such a huge case.

"Then..."

Captain Hua hesitated; under the current situation, he truly dared not act rashly.

Finally, he gritted his teeth: