Chapter 514: I Will Act on Behalf of Heaven!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen made a phone call to Hong Wu.

Hong Wu was, after all, the underground emperor of Jin Ling; his network of informants was far greater than that of an ordinary person.

As soon as the call connected, Master Hong Wu asked respectfully, "Master Ye, what are your instructions?"

Ye Chen said, "Ten children aged two or three from the Jin Ling orphanage were stolen by human traffickers last night. You have been in the underground scene in Jin Ling for a long time; help me investigate if anyone has recently spread word that they want to buy children, or if anyone is inquiring everywhere about children."

Many cases are solved not necessarily because the investigators are exceptionally capable or have high-tech assistance, but because the criminals left key clues within their own specific circles.

For example, if someone is murdered, the police have to start by confirming the identity of the corpse and investigating bit by bit, but people in the underworld know exactly who that person offended, what kind of trouble they were involved in, and who likely killed them.

Or, for instance, if someone loses a car locally, if they report it to the police, the police's method is usually to investigate where the car went, where it disappeared from, and who had contact with the car during that time based on surveillance footage.

But if you ask people in the underground world directly who steals cars locally, or who specializes in selling stolen goods, and who has seen the lost car, you can basically get an accurate answer with one question.

But the key is that the underground world has very clear rules and regulations. Even for insiders, to obtain certain information, one's ability and status must match the information.

Otherwise, it is impossible to find out anything.

For example, if a small-time thug wants to know what business Hong Wu is doing, who he has eaten with, or who he has met, it is basically impossible to find out.

But if Hong Wu wants to know what a small-time thug is busy with or who he is in frequent contact with, with just one word, his underlings will find out for him.

Hong Wu knew that Ye Chen had lived in the orphanage from his early childhood to his teenage years, so he also knew that Ye Chen must be very angry about the children being stolen.

So he immediately set to work and began to investigate.

Ten minutes later, a clue was fed back to Hong Wu.

There was a kid in Jin Ling named Liu Zhaochen who had inquired about where to buy children while eating with friends in the underworld some time ago.

Ye Chen asked him hurriedly, "What is the background of this Liu Zhaochen?"

Hong Wu said, "This kid is a local from Jin Ling. He has been stealing chickens and touching dogs since he was young, and his family also makes a living by stealing chickens and touching dogs. Before he was even an adult, he had participated in many illegal and criminal activities, ranging from petty theft to robbery and kidnapping. As long as it brings in money, this kid does it."

"A few years ago, his whole family made money by pirating movies. They would sneak into movie theaters with cameras to secretly film movies that were currently showing, then burn them onto pirated discs to sell. They were doing quite well for a while."

"As a result, a big shot invested in a big-budget movie, and it was pirated by this kid as soon as it was released. Then that big shot hired someone to chop off one of this kid's hands. Since then, this kid hasn't dared to pirate movies, and the whole family switched to being snakeheads, which is human trafficking."

"His family specializes in trafficking underage children, usually selling them to beggar gangs in the south. Sometimes they even rent out a batch of underage children to beggar gangs themselves. I heard that recently the police launched a special rescue operation targeting the underage children controlled by the beggar gangs and rescued a large number of children, so now the beggar gangs are looking everywhere to buy children. He is the one who specializes in scouting for children for the beggar gangs."

Ye Chen asked coldly, "His whole family does this business?!"

"Yes!" Hong Wu said, "A family of six: his father, his mother, his two brothers, and one sister, all do this kind of business."

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and said, "This kind of trash really deserves to die!"

Having said that, he asked again, "Hong Wu, do you know where this kid is now? I want to know all his movements for the past two days!"

Hong Wu said, "I'm having people look into it; I'm sure there will be clues soon!"

Ye Chen gave a hum and said, "If there are any clues, you must tell me immediately!"

Hong Wu said respectfully, "Alright, Master Ye, I understand!"

Ye Chen hung up the phone, turned back to Auntie Li and Li Xiaofen, and said, "Auntie Li, Xiaofen, you two don't need to worry too much. I've already asked a friend to help me inquire around; he has quite a lot of influence. I think there will be some clues fed back soon."

Auntie Li said with red eyes, "Ye Chen, thank you so much!"

Ye Chen said hurriedly, "Auntie Li, what are you saying? I also came out of the orphanage. Now that the younger brothers and sisters in the orphanage are lost, I will definitely do my best to find them back!"

Li Xiaofen choked up, "Brother Ye Chen, you donated so much money yesterday. On the way back, Auntie Li was still saying that we were going to add a set of surveillance equipment to the entire orphanage. I didn't expect that today..."

Speaking of this, Li Xiaofen couldn't control herself and started crying again.

Ye Chen understood Auntie Li and Li Xiaofen very well. Most of the people who work in the orphanage are very kind, and they treat these children without parents as their own children, caring for them meticulously and treating themselves as the parents of these orphans.

Now that 10 children have been lost from the orphanage at once, for them, it is naturally a huge blow.

Just as Ye Chen was about to comfort them, Hong Wu's phone call came through.

He answered it hurriedly.

He heard Hong Wu say on the other end, "Master Ye, I've already asked someone to look into it. That Liu Zhaochen temporarily borrowed a fake-plated Iveco from a friend in the underworld last night. The family of six left home at night, and there has been no trace of them since the early morning."

"Borrowed an Iveco?!" Ye Chen's eyebrows stood up, and he said coldly, "The people who stole the children were also driving an Iveco. I estimate it must be this guy and his family who did it!"

Hong Wu said immediately, "Master Ye, why don't we provide this kid's phone number to the police now, and let the police catch them based on his phone's location!"

Ye Chen said coldly, "No! For this kind of scum who specializes in poisoning children, letting them go to jail is too cheap for them! I want their lives!"

Hong Wu was startled and blurted out, "If the Master has any needs, Hong Wu will not hesitate even if he has to die!"

Ye Chen asked, "Can you locate his position based on that kid's phone?"

Hong Wu said, "No problem, I have people at China Mobile and China Unicom; I can investigate his real-time location information!"

Ye Chen said, "Good! Help me figure out his location now!"

Hong Wu said immediately, "Master Ye, give me five minutes!"

"Good!"

Ye Chen hung up the phone and immediately called Chen Zekai, asking, "How many helicopters can be mobilized in Jin Ling at the moment? How many people can each carry?"

Chen Zekai said, "Young Master, Buckingham Palace has two heavy-duty helicopters, each of which can carry twelve people. There is a general aviation company invested in by the Ye family at the airport, and there are three medium-sized helicopters, each of which can carry eight people!"

Ye Chen gave a hum and said, "Get all the helicopters ready, bring your best men, and also, have one of the helicopters come to the vicinity of the Jin Ling orphanage to pick me up right now!"

Chen Zekai asked hurriedly, "Young Master, what are you going to do?"

Ye Chen said coldly, "I am going to act on behalf of heaven!"