272: Chapter 271 I Will Make Them Pay Dearly 272: Chapter 271 I Will Make Them Pay Dearly After Tangyu’s consolation, the director’s mood slowly settled down and said, “That’s right, the Wang couple had promised to donate three hundred thousand yuan to the orphanage, hadn’t they?
I carefully checked all their documents and thought there was nothing wrong.
They also seemed very sincere, so I agreed to let them adopt Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu, thinking this would give the kids a better life and education.
But I never expected—”
When it came to Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu, the director’s emotions surged once again, and Tangyu gently patted his shoulder.
The director calmed himself and continued, “The Wang couple said they would deliver the donation within three days, but after three days I received no news.
I was worried something might have happened.
I couldn’t shake off a sense of unease, so I called them, only to find out the numbers were disconnected, both phones they left were unreachable, both disconnected.
I immediately realized the situation might not be as simple as I thought.
Thus, yesterday I went to the address they gave, only to find there was no such address.
I was stunned, wondering if I had been cheated.
After thinking it over for an entire night, I realized the situation might be much more severe than I had imagined.
The news on TV often reports about child trafficking, so I feared it might be a case like that.
But as an old man, I lack the ability to rescue Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu, so I had to call you.”
Liu Shanshan’s face turned pale, her fingers trembling, “That means Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu might really have fallen into the hands of bad people, we’ve all been deceived.”
“Nowadays, anything can be faked, we really can’t trust people so easily,” Tangyu said.
The situation was already very clear, the Wang couple that had come that day were not wealthy people at all, but child traffickers.
Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu were only five or six years old, an age which makes them easy to traffick.
The director’s tears could no longer be held back, “It’s all my fault, I’ve hurt Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu.
How could I be so naive, so foolish, to trust others so easily?”
Liu Shanshan also felt a pain as if her heart was being sliced, her eyes sparkling with tears that she barely managed to keep from falling.
While consoling the director, she looked at Tangyu, “You must find a way to save Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu, only you can save them now.”
Tangyu nodded, “Don’t worry, I’ve said that I will bring them back safely.
Whoever dares to harm them will pay a severe price.”
Liu Shanshan nodded, she had always believed in Tangyu’s words.
“There’s no need to worry too much.
The kidnapping of the children is clearly a case of child trafficking.
Since it’s trafficking, it at least means Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu are still safe.
What we need to do now is to find the Wang couple.
Once we find them, we can learn the whereabouts of Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu,” Tangyu said.
The director said, “I know that, but how do we find them?
I think all the information they left behind must be fake.
Moreover, they’ve probably left Donglin City by now, so where do we start?”
“The documents may be fake, but people can’t be faked.
I secretly took a picture of them that day.
With today’s technology, as long as we feed it into the police’s internal system, we’ll definitely be able to find their information quickly, and then we can proceed,” Tangyu said, pulling out his phone that indeed had a photo of the Wang couple.
Tangyu had felt something odd about the two on that day, so he had taken precautions.
Seeing the photo on Tangyu’s phone, both the director and Liu Shanshan looked relieved and admiringly at Tangyu.
“Should we call the police then?” the director asked uncertainly.
Tangyu nodded, “Call the police, of course we should call the police.
Otherwise, with our capabilities, how could we easily find those two?” Having said that, Tangyu took out his phone and made a call to Song Qingyu.
The phone was soon answered, and Song Qingyu’s cool voice came through, “What’s up?”
“Captain Song, are you free right now?
If you are, come to a place; I need to ask for your help with something,” Tangyu said.
“Location,” Song Qingyu responded tersely, without any delay.
Tangyu quickly gave the orphanage’s address and then hung up the phone, saying, “A friend of mine will be here soon.
With her help, we should be able to find the Wang couple quickly.
Don’t worry, nothing will happen.
We live in a society governed by law, which will absolutely not allow such crimes to happen.”
Law, after all, has binding power over the average person.
Twenty minutes later, a police car stopped in the yard.
Song Qingyu got out of the car and walked straight toward Tangyu, scanning Liu Shanshan and the director before fixing her gaze on Tangyu and asking, “What’s the matter?”
Tangyu explained the situation about Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yu to Song Qingyu, who after listening showed a deep anger on her face, snorting heavily, “They are simply beasts, how could they commit such heinous acts.
Leave this to me.
Having pictures makes it a lot easier.
Those documents are definitely fake, they won’t get far with that.
With a picture, we can find information on these two within half a day or a day at most.
However, since about a week has already passed, it might be somewhat troublesome and not so easy to solve.
If their trade has already been completed and they have left Donglin City, that would be even more difficult.
Based on my experience, the suspects might have already left Donglin City.
These criminals often pull off one scam and then move on, they definitely won’t stay longer.
This directly increases the difficulty of solving the case.
Some cases have even been stalled for three to five years without a breakthrough.
Thankfully, you have photos.
Otherwise, you can imagine how hard the investigation would be.”
“No matter where they run, even to the ends of the earth, I will catch them,” Tangyu said resolutely.
“Rest assured, I will investigate as much as I can and notify you immediately when there’s news.
I’m leaving now,” Song Qingyu said, before promptly departing.
Tangyu followed her, saying, “Captain Song, I’m counting on you for this matter.”
Song Qingyu gave Tangyu a look and said, “Even if I were to stumble upon such a case, I would definitely investigate it thoroughly.
Besides, you’ve done so much for me, it’s only right that I help you with this small favor.”
Tangyu smiled and replied, “Captain Song, there has been progress in the matter of Zhang Guoli.
I believe in a few days, I’ll be able to destroy this large drug factory in one fell swoop.”
“Oh,” Song Qingyu’s face also showed a hint of surprise, Liu Mei’s eyebrows slightly furrowed as she glanced at Tangyu, “If you need anything, just call me.
Don’t be too tough on your own.
The hidden strength of Zhang Guoli must not be underestimated.
I suspect he has quite a few firearms.”
“I will,” said Tangyu.
After seeing off Song Qingyu, Tangyu went back, “Don’t worry, Director.
With the police involved, this matter will certainly be resolved smoothly and quickly.”
“Yes, Director, all we can do now is wait patiently,” Liu Shanshan said.
The director nodded, “Tangyu, thank you, I really mean it.”
“You don’t have to be so polite, Director,” Tangyu immediately replied.
Just then, Tangyu’s cell phone rang.
Surprisingly, it was Zhao Xinxin.
Tangyu was slightly stunned; Xinxin rarely called.
Without hesitation, he answered it promptly.
“There’s been an incident, come back to the company right away,” Zhao Xinxin said simply.
Even though she spoke briefly, her tone conveyed an urgency.
Tangyu’s eyebrows raised.
An incident at the company?
Whatever made Xinxin so anxious must be serious, “Okay, I’ll be right back.”
After hanging up, Tangyu said to Liu Shanshan, “There’s been an incident at the company, I must rush back immediately.
Shanshan, stay here and keep the director company.”
“Okay,” Liu Shanshan nodded.
However, the director shook his head, “There’s no need to keep me company.
I’m just an old man; nothing interesting about that.
Work is more important.
I’m sorry for holding you up today.
Shanshan, you’d better go with Tangyu back to the company.”
Liu Shanshan hesitated for a moment, but then she left with Tangyu.
They hailed a taxi, and Tangyu handed the driver two hundred yuan, urging him to drive to the company as fast as possible.
Sitting in the taxi, Tangyu still couldn’t help but wonder, what exactly had happened?
Liu Shanshan looked calmly at Tangyu and, after a while, said, “Tangyu, thank you, I’m really grateful.”
Tangyu snapped out of his thoughts, turned his head and smiled at Liu Shanshan, “Why be so formal?
I like Xiaozhi and Xiaoyu too.
If they’re in trouble, I couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.”
“Anyway, just thank you,” Liu Shanshan continued.
The rest of the ride was silent.
The two quickly arrived at the company and went to Zhao Xinxin’s office.
In the office, besides Zhao Xinxin, there were Wan Ya and Liu Fangmin, and the atmosphere was off.
As Tangyu walked in, Zhao Xinxin came up to meet him, somewhat anxiously, “Tangyu, you’re back.” Wan Ya and Fang Min also turned their eyes towards Tangyu.
Tangyu quickly surveyed the three and asked, “What’s the matter, Xinxin?
What happened?”
“It’s about the Dali Group’s new product collaboration case,” Zhao Xinxin said.
Tangyu furrowed his brow and replied, “Didn’t we settle everything yesterday?
Could there have been a complication?
The Dali Group chose to collaborate with Zhang Guoli?
That doesn’t make sense.
Could they really give up on Huangfu Jing?” This puzzled Tangyu.
Did Zhang Guoli have such influence that he could make the Dali Group give up on Huangfu Jing?
It made no sense, and Tangyu didn’t believe Zhang Guoli had that much influence.
Unless, it was his backer who made a move.
But for such a trivial matter, it seemed unlikely.
Zhao Xinxin shook her head, “It’s not as bad as that yet.
It’s just that the Dali Group has suddenly canceled today’s press conference, which means they’ve also canceled the announcement of the new product’s collaborator they were supposed to make.
I phoned the three people responsible for the new product to gather some information, and it seems the cancellation was ordered by Dali Group’s CEO.
They themselves don’t know the specifics and didn’t dare to ask more.
They just told us to wait for further notice from above.
But I have a feeling that something unexpected has occurred, and it’s making me very uneasy.”
Tangyu raised an eyebrow, understanding Zhao Xinxin’s concerns.
The major decision of a large corporation not following the planned course of action could certainly suggest that something unexpected had happened.
If the press conference for the next day had been the only thing canceled, that would have been one thing.
But the fact that the announcement of the collaborator for the new product was also suppressed, without any indication of whether it was just a delay or something else, and just outright suppressed, there had to be some hidden issues.
It seemed highly likely that an unexpected turn of events had taken place.