Chapter 714

Compared to solving cases, saving lives is undoubtedly the top priority.

Now if we save them, won’t we alert the snake?

Only someone utterly heartless would think like that.

The law clearly stipulates that the right to life and health holds the highest priority; personal safety must always be prioritized under any circumstances.

Moreover, the primary goal of criminal investigators solving cases is also to save lives.

During this interrogation period, Officer Xu’s team had already reported the situation and begun organizing police forces for a rescue operation.

Zhang Jiangke also cooperated fully, detailing every den he knew about.

“I only know part of the dens that Old Gu prepared.”

Zhang Jiangke then added:

“I don’t know where he moved the victims next—after all, anyone doing this kind of thing keeps something back; no one reveals all their cards.”

After a pause, he warned further:

“Before coming to Jinling, I heard the den in Xicheng was raided; Old Gu must know about it by now, so you must act fast—given his alertness, he’ll arrange transfers very soon.”

That’s the provincial bureau’s problem… Yu Dazhang muttered to himself.

A large-scale rescue operation like this must be handled by personnel from the provincial bureau; it might even require top leadership to personally oversee it.

“Can you clearly describe Old Gu’s appearance and physical features?” Yu Dazhang asked.

“Of course I can,” Zhang Jiangke immediately nodded.

“After all, we’re acquainted—I remember his face very clearly.”

That’s enough… Yu Dazhang didn’t want Ye Zhiyu involved every time.

It would make S Province’s psychological consultants look incompetent, and besides, Ye Zhiyu isn’t part of the system—frequent involvement in cases would inevitably invite gossip.

“I’ll send the sketch artist over shortly; I hope you cooperate fully.”

After giving these instructions, Yu Dazhang left the interrogation room and immediately arranged for Xia Bin to come draw the sketch.

That night, led by S Province, a nationwide rescue operation targeting trafficked women was launched.

By early the next morning, all the dens reported by Zhang Jiangke had been sealed by police.

Only in one den had the trafficked women been moved ahead of time; all others were rescued.

But the fourteen deaf-mute female students and the intellectually disabled women from N Province were still missing—they had clearly been moved long ago.

After all, these dens were merely hiding places, functioning as temporary storage; Zhang Jiangke didn’t know where the next stop was.

Even so, it still triggered a massive uproar nationwide.

Rescuing so many trafficked women in a single night was a monumental event at every level, and could even provoke public panic.

Morning, Jinling Municipal Bureau.

As soon as Yu Dazhang arrived, an officer handed him a file:

“After big data screening, we’ve identified the suspect Gu Dingwen. Here’s his personal profile—Officer Xu asked me to give it to you.”

Gu Dingwen? Yu Dazhang paused, then immediately realized.

This was the “Old Gu” Zhang Jiangke mentioned.

No doubt Officer Xu had worked late again last night—he was probably still asleep.

Taking the file, he went to the temporary office assigned to the special task force.

Sitting down at the desk, he opened the file.

Gu Dingwen, male, 56 years old, medical doctorate holder, doctoral supervisor, professor at the Medical University, chief physician in gynecology, former head of Department One, Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of the Medical University.

Gynecology?

Doctorate holder, chief physician?

Yu Dazhang stared at the file, his mind reeling.

This must be a mistake.

Chief physician is the highest rank in the medical profession.

How could someone like this possibly be involved with human traffickers?

Keep reading.

In 2005, Gu Dingwen was falsely accused by a patient’s family member after being secretly handed an envelope of cash.

The main evidence was a blurry video.

In the video, the patient’s family member slipped the envelope into Gu Dingwen’s pocket.

Afterwards, Gu Dingwen explained that upon discovering the envelope in his pocket, he immediately returned it—he hadn’t even opened it.