545 Finding Clues
“Then I’ll tell you. My mother’s name is Li Gui, my elder sister’s name is Qiao Mei. I also have a grandfather and his name is Qiao Qiang. My family lives in Foshan Village and I have two older brothers and a younger sister,” Zhang Qin said obediently.
Chen Hu laughed happily. He had finally found one of the children.
“That’s right, that’s right, I have found the right person! It’s you! Stay here with me first. Once your sister gets the news, she’ll come and pick you up,” Chen Hu said.
Zhang Qin looked around and asked cautiously, “Where’s my brother, Zhang Chao? Why isn’t he here?”
Chen Hu looked at Zhang Qin, a little lost for words. Zhang Chao had not been found yet. He guessed that those people who took him must have received the news and did not dare to show their faces now.
Now that they had found Zhang Qin, they would soon be able to find out more about this matter. It would not be easy to capture the people who took Zhang Chao away.
“We’re still looking for your brother. Trust me, I’ll be able to find him soon,” Chen Hu comforted her.
Zhang Qin nodded. Since Chen Hu could find her, then he would definitely be able to find her brother.
“I’ll ask you a few questions according to the procedures. Can you tell me everything truthfully?” Chen Hu said.
“Yes, Uncle. Go ahead and ask,” Zhang Qin said.
“Who took you from your house? How were you taken away? Just tell me what you know.” Chen Hu sat at his desk and prepared to take notes.
“My father and eldest brother took me away and we went to a house in the county city. I don’t know whose house it was. There was a beautiful auntie and many other people in the house. Then my brother was taken away. After that, I was taken away too.” Zhang Qin recalled carefully but there was only so much that she could remember.
Chen Hu did not expect someone else to be involved in this matter. Previously, there were rumors of children being bought and sold in the county city, but it was all hearsay. They also had a few suspects previously and had been secretly observing these people. Unfortunately, no one came to report any case, and they did not have conclusive evidence to arrest anyone.
He took out the photos of a few women from the drawer and asked Zhang Qian, “Is there anyone you know in here?”
Zhang Qin recognized Chu Xin immediately. She would never forget this face for the rest of her life. She immediately took the photo and shouted, “It’s her, it’s her! She sold my brother and me!”
Chen Hu looked at the person in the photo and thought that he seemed to have some impression of her. She used to roam around everywhere and many police officers were looking for her. She was famous for being a habitual child abductor.
“I get it. I’ll call your elder sister now. They’ll come and take you home in a while. Stay here and play for a while!” Chen Hu gave Zhang Qin a few toys to play with while he went into the conference room next door for a meeting.
There were already many people sitting inside waiting for him to decide on the next steps of the plan. Now that they found Zhang Qin, it was equivalent to finding new leads.
It would become easier to find Zhang Chao by following the clues.
“I want to pay special tribute to our inspectors for the achievement today. They successfully seized 1,560 dollars from the criminals. This money will go to the overtime pay for everyone’s additional workload recently. Share it among everyone later. I won’t be reporting this,” Chen Hu said.
Everyone cheered when they heard the news. There were a total of 50 of them who participated in the patrol, which meant that each of them would get about 30 dollars! That was half a month’s salary!
“Thank you, boss!” everyone shouted.
Chen Hu laughed and knocked on the table. The entire room fell silent immediately.
“We have discovered something new. The child just told me that the woman in this photo kidnapped them and conducted the transactions. Who’s the one secretly investigating this matter previously?” Chen Hu asked.
“It’s me, boss. This woman doesn’t have a name and she’s an orphan who called herself Big Red. She has always sold children for a living, but she only does things that are mutually consensual, the type where no one will call the police when the child disappears. That’s why she has never been arrested. I’m not too sure about anything else because I haven’t paid any attention to her for a long time,” the soldier said.
Chen Hu waved his hand and gestured for him to sit down. The most important thing now was to get a hold of the Zhang family and get some clues from them. Then, he would narrow down the areas where they could go to search for suspicious people.
The most important thing now was the child’s safety. The rest could be discussed later.
