Chapter 346: A Multi-Million Level Smuggling Case!

The next morning, Cao Lingling followed a group of people, dragging her suitcase as she walked quickly toward the bus parked at the entrance.

A few hours later, she would board a flight from Qiongjin International Airport to return to South Korea.

After the group left, a cleaner pushed a cleaning cart into the room, and just as she was preparing to tidy up, several men suddenly pushed the door open and entered.

"Who are you?"

The cleaner looked at the man in the lead in surprise.

This person looked fierce and menacing, making her shiver involuntarily!

Wan Ming showed his credentials, his tone serious: "We are Police, and we need to inspect this room; don't clean it yet."

The cleaner breathed a sigh of relief at this.

Tang Ye followed behind Wan Ming, scanning the room back and forth, paying particular attention to the trash can, where clues left behind by Cao Lingling might be hidden.

Tang Ye fished out a lingerie tag from it, rubbing the gold-stamped font on it with his fingertips, secretly pondering: This lingerie is not cheap, but neither its style nor its workmanship is anywhere near as exquisite as the Qinge brand.

Suddenly, his pupils constricted—could this have been purchased by those two Koreans?

Why would Cao Lingling wear lingerie they bought?

Filled with doubts, Tang Ye walked into the bathroom, his gaze landing on the electronic scale in the corner.

He tentatively placed one foot lightly on it, the numbers began to jump rapidly, and he quickly moved it away.

The electronic scale's memory function was frozen on the number "62".

The electronic scale had a memory function, and it had stopped at the number sixty-two.

A mocking smile curled the corner of Wan Ming's mouth:

"Cao Lingling looks quite thin, but I didn't expect her to be quite heavy."

Tang Ye, however, furrowed his brows, his tone firm: "That's not right. Given her height and build, her weight could never reach this number."

Wan Ming's expression turned stern: "Could this be someone else's weight?"

Tang Ye shook his head in denial: "Our people have been monitoring day and night; no one has entered or left the room at all these past few days."

Wan Ming scratched his head, his face full of confusion: "Then that's strange, could the scale be broken?"

Tang Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said decisively: "The scale is fine! I know what's going on; we must intercept Cao Lingling and those two Koreans immediately!"

Wan Ming looked troubled: "Cross-jurisdictional arrests require applying to superiors; the process isn't that fast..."

Tang Ye lowered his voice and whispered a few words into his ear.

Wan Ming's eyes instantly lit up like sparks: "If it's really as you say, then that truly is a major case!"

Inside the airport terminal, Cao Lingling had just finished checking her luggage, and clutching her boarding pass, she walked with a light step toward the security checkpoint.

Just as she was about to step into the passage, a hurried shout came from behind her.

Turning her head to see Feng Lin running over, panting, a look of surprise and joy bloomed on Cao Lingling's face, and she lunged forward to hug him tightly: "I thought you weren't coming!"

Feng Lin smiled and said: "How could that be? Isn't this meant to be a surprise for you?"

Before he could finish speaking, two Koreans ran over in a panic. Pu Yongsheng frowned, urging anxiously: "Stop dawdling, we'll miss the flight if we're any later!"

Cao Lingling pecked Feng Lin on the lips with lingering affection, then turned and stepped toward the security gate.

Feng Lin looked at Cao Lingling's back and smiled faintly.

Although he didn't have any special attachment to Cao Lingling.

But, he had a principle!

Don't miss out on a good woman, and don't waste a bad one.

The metal detector emitted a "beep," and it did not sound an alarm; the moment she passed through smoothly, Cao Lingling breathed a secret sigh of relief.

Pu Yongsheng leaned over and whispered with a smile: "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly; I'll give you your reward once we get off the plane."

Cao Lingling curled her lips, her tone carrying a hint of smugness: "You'll have to give a bit more this time; the customers were all brought in by me."

Arriving at the boarding gate, Cao Lingling looked up at the electronic display screen; there was half an hour left until boarding.

Two staff members in uniform stood silently by his side, one of whom showed his credentials, his tone serious: "Cao Lingling, we suspect you of being involved in illegal smuggling; please cooperate with our investigation."

Cao Lingling looked around in a panic, only to see Pu Yongsheng realize the situation was bad and bolt, only to be instantly tackled to the ground by plainclothes Police lying in ambush.

She feigned composure, her voice trembling: "Don't falsely accuse people! I only have one bag on me, search it if you want!"

At this moment, Wan Ming and Tang Ye walked out from the crowd.

Wan Ming gave a look to the policewoman beside him and said coldly: "Still quite stubborn. Take her to the restroom and search her thoroughly." Hearing this, Cao Lingling's face changed drastically, and she subconsciously protected her chest, but she was held by two policewomen on either side and forcibly taken into the bathroom.

Not long after, the policewoman walked out carrying a black plastic bag.

Wan Ming took the bag and handed it to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye opened the bag and examined the lingerie inside.

He knew the structure of lingerie too well.

He weighed it in his hand.

He said in a deep voice: "As expected, the gold powder is all hidden in the lining of the cups."

The price of 999-purity gold in South Korea is much higher than domestically, so the profits are extremely substantial if smuggled.

Wan Ming clicked his tongue in wonder, "Three kilograms of gold powder, hanging on the chest; this bunch is really desperate!"

Tang Ye sighed inwardly, thinking of Cao Lingling's father, Cao Zhengchun, whose family was already corrupt; he hadn't expected the daughter to also embark on a path of crime.

Upon closer reflection, he seemed to understand the reason.

Perhaps Cao Zhengchun was worried that his daughter would be extravagant and cause trouble, which is why he strictly controlled her pocket money.

And Cao Lingling, accustomed to living lavishly, ultimately could not resist the temptation of money.

Suddenly, Tang Ye stepped forward quickly and pressed lightly on Cao Lingling's abdomen.

Everyone was stunned.

What is Tang Ye doing?

Cao Lingling's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and as a sharp pain struck, she could no longer control herself; immediately after, a pungent odor emanated from her body.

Tang Ye whispered to the female Police officer, "I'm afraid there is still something hidden inside her body."

According to the reading on the scale, there should still be a weight discrepancy, so Tang Ye judged that Cao Lingling must have hidden the items inside her body.

The female Police officer then took Cao Lingling back into the restroom.

A moment later, the female Police officer walked out carrying a transparent plastic bag: "To evade the metal detector, the gold bars were cut into 3-centimeter square pieces, disinfected, and inserted into the anus; a total of five pieces were found."

Wan Ming was stunned, "Including the underwear, that's six kilograms! How much money is that worth!"

Tang Ye quickly did the math.

"One person hid nearly six kilograms inside their body, so fifteen people would be ninety kilograms. Calculated at the current gold price of 124 yuan per gram, the amount involved reaches over ten million."

"If they successfully smuggled it to South Korea, they could make a profit of five million!"

Wan Ming frowned and waved his hand, "Take them all away."

Tang Ye looked at Wan Ming, whose eyes could not hide his excitement.

"Old Tang, you're incredible! Just from an anomaly on a scale, you were actually able to uncover a smuggling case. If you were a Police officer, think of how many major cases you would solve!"

This major smuggling case was solved!

It would allow Wan Ming to strut around proudly for a while longer!