Chapter 80: Why Are They Using Reverse Psychology Now?

That name is quite ruthless... Yu Dazhang felt his heart rate accelerate.

Some things that were previously uncertain now seem confirmable.

No wonder Zhang Sen was so nervous; anyone hearing that name would be confused.

"Who gave that name?" Yu Dazhang wanted to confirm once more.

"I don't know that," Zhang Sen looked helpless as well:

"A great-aunt told me this. She said many years ago, a group of people in the town had a conflict with those on the mountain."

"After that, people started referring to that village on the mountain behind their backs."

It probably isn't fake... Yu Dazhang quickly made a judgment in his mind.

Those old men mentioned the fight before as well.

They just didn't mention the village's name; it seems I returned too early, and they probably hadn't gotten to that part yet.

This is the benefit of the two of us splitting up to inquire.

First, we can learn some different content.

Second, obtaining the same information increases credibility.

Now Yu Dazhang can be certain that the two missing officers must have learned similar information before finally deciding to go up the mountain.

Without a doubt, Shoushouyingzi Village was their last stop.

Now all clues point to that village.

Having investigated the case to this point, Yu Dazhang hesitated instead.

The best course of action now is to report the situation, but they have no direct evidence.

So far, what they possess are only clues.

And there is an essential difference between clues and evidence.

There is another choice.

Like those two missing officers before, go up the mountain to find evidence.

It is a good method, but Yu Dazhang only dares to think about it in his head.

It is not that he is cowardly, but there is already a precedent; risking going up the mountain again would be equivalent to seeking one's own death.

Seeing this, I suppose some people are wondering in their hearts.

It's 2014 already; can there still be such absurd things?

Making it sound like a dragon pool and tiger den.

Not only do they exist, there are many.

Go check online yourself; many films and TV dramas are adapted from real events.

I won't list them.

Yu Dazhang previously learned the origin of Shoushouyingzi from the old men.

He also analyzed some key information from it.

People who run ships year-round have certain characteristics.

One, they have been to many countries.

Although they did not live long-term in those countries, their experience is certainly far superior to ordinary people.

Precisely because of this experience, if they entertain crooked thoughts, they might do things others cannot imagine.

Two, this job directly affects marital status.

Humans are emotional creatures.

Although distance can create beauty and a short separation is better than a new marriage, it doesn't work once too much time passes.

The woman at home will feel lonely, or be tempted by outside influences.

Men can't stand it on the ship year-round either; after docking in some places, they are easily tempted as well.

One partner wearing a green hat during marriage is already bad enough; if they both wear green hats, how can this life go on?

This also leads to people who run ships year-round finding partners becoming increasingly difficult.

Combining the above two points, Yu Dazhang reached his own judgment.

Such a group of people drifting on the sea year-round, yet settling in a desolate village on the mountain.

If they don't run ships anymore, what is their source of income?

They must have found a new way to make money.

Why choose the mountain?

The mountain is high and the emperor is far away.

Their way of making money is likely illegal. To put it in modern terms: the further the remote area, the weaker people's legal awareness.

Is the fact truly like this?

Even if legal awareness is weak, can they not distinguish right from wrong and good from evil?

Therefore, Yu Dazhang reached his final conclusion in his heart: those people on the mountain had been planning this for a long time.

"Brother Sen, report the situation to the detachment."

Now we can only do this.

Yu Dazhang believes that once the detachment leaders learn the situation, they will naturally make a judgment.

Right now the two of them are a team; before reporting, he naturally needs to inform Zhang Sen.

"Not continuing the investigation?" Zhang Sen asked with wide eyes.

Judging by his look, he seems to still want to continue investigating.

"Everything that should be investigated has been investigated," Yu Dazhang sighed:

"You've seen it too; all the clues point to Shuishouyingzi Village, but that place isn't somewhere the two of us can go. Leave the rest to the team."

Please... collect... 6... 9... Book... please...!

It's clear he feels helpless too.

At the same time, he also knew what Zhang Sen was thinking: nothing more than wanting to find direct evidence personally and rescue the missing officer as soon as possible.

To put it plainly, Zhang Sen wants to save his own master.

There are personal emotional factors at play here.

If those two officers and Zhang Sen were just ordinary colleagues, he certainly wouldn't take the risk.

Actually, strictly speaking, Zhang Sen shouldn't even be participating in the investigation of this case.

"Why can't we go?" Zhang Sen stared at Yu Dazhang and asked:

"The two of us, two guns—do we really fear them?"

Those two missing officers thought the same way... Yu Dazhang didn't want to discourage him, so he could only comfort him, saying:

"I know you're anxious, but hold off on the anxiety for now. Acting this way will mess things up. Individual heroism is not acceptable."

"Cut the act with me." Zhang Sen turned hostile, pointing at him and demanding:

"Are you afraid?!"

Yu Dazhang really wanted to punch him in the face.

They were colleagues, with a good relationship; why resort to goading tactics?

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, isn't that enough?" He forced back his anger and spoke in as calm a tone as possible:

"Brother Sen, some mountain villages are paradises, but others are... hells on earth."

In the eyes of ordinary people, human trafficking falls into two categories.

1, trafficking of women for the purpose of marriage.

2, trafficking of children for the purpose of continuing the lineage.

In reality, these two are the most superficial.

The truth is far more complex, darker, and more cruel than that.

Globally, about three hundred thousand people are trafficked to Europe each year.

Women serve clients; men become laborers.

Calling them laborers is a euphemism; in fact, they are slaves.

Why are women the primary group being trafficked?

Because the price is high and they are easy to manage.

A young woman can bring a trafficker at least one hundred thousand in monthly income.

They are forced to serve clients every day, living in hell.

Reality is truly cruel; in many places we cannot see, there are countless unimaginable crimes.

Yu Dazhang had previously pondered a question.

Why hasn't it been discovered by the police?

"High mountains, distant emperor" is a very important factor, but it's not enough.

Most importantly, it's the market.

If they sold the trafficked victims across the entire country, they would have been discovered long ago.

The number of trafficking cases solved domestically each year is too numerous to count.

As long as one or two victims connected to this mountain village are rescued, this place will be exposed.

That probability is very high.

But if the people are smuggled abroad, the result is entirely different.

For the domestic authorities, that person is equivalent to having vanished from the face of the earth.

(End of this chapter)