Jane realized that things were in a difficult situation, so she hurried to the police station. She saw a police officer looking at the file in front of him, lost in thought and unsure of what to do.
It turned out that the investigation was progressing rapidly and the truth was about to come to light. But now it had suddenly hit a roadblock, and Jane couldn’t understand why.
As the person who reported the case, Jane attended a meeting at the police station as an observer. Although there were many technical terms she didn’t understand, she sensed that something was not right.
“This situation is somewhat special. We should send someone to investigate all those people who came and went from that mountain valley back then,” one policeman suggested but was immediately blocked by another policeman.
“It’s been so many years since then. It would be quite troublesome to investigate now; it’s no small task,” said another officer.
“We must catch this trafficking gang; otherwise there will be more problems,” said yet another policeman who suggested sending someone for further investigation but was again refuted by his colleague.
“That couple can barely speak clearly; investigating them will be difficult and may take some time.”
After this meeting, Jane realized something: no matter what targeted measures any of these policemen proposed, they would always be refuted by their colleague who seemed like he was correcting them but actually obstructing progress on purpose.
She furrowed her brow, but this was just her speculation. These police officers were professionals, and bringing it up now might only disrupt the progress.
With that in mind, she lowered her gaze and decided to send someone to keep an eye on the police officer who always spoke in contradictory ways.
Sure enough, after a day, they discovered several discrepancies in the officer’s activities.
“Jane.”
The assistant entered Jane’s office and informed her of the officer’s movements throughout the day.
Sure enough, Jane immediately noticed something amiss.
She pointed to the report presented by her assistant. “Out of the five calls made throughout the day, there were times when they deliberately avoided others and went to secluded corners. The rest were answered in the office. What does that indicate?”
“What does it mean?” The assistant raised an eyebrow in confusion.
“It means he’s secretly contacting someone and the discussions are unsavory.”
Jane said calmly and then suddenly spotted a crucial point. “Where is that corner?”
Then, she took out a miniature bug from her pocket and discreetly placed it inside a toy dog.
“Put this toy in that corner.”
The assistant suddenly understood, nodding in realization. They took the toy dog and returned to the police station.
As expected, the following day, the police officer made a phone call in the corner.
He glanced at the toy dog by the window, feeling somewhat puzzled, but he didn’t think much of it and proceeded with the call.
Jane listened attentively from her office, hearing every word the officer said.
To her surprise, he had been in contact with the human trafficking gang all along.
No wonder the investigation couldn’t progress further. The trafficking gang had been manipulating things behind the scenes, causing the stalemate.
It seemed that these police officers had also been undercover in the police station for many years, or else they wouldn’t possess such influence.
Jane clenched her teeth. It appeared that this case had been carefully planned by the trafficking gang for years.
Now, the only ones who knew the appearance of that group were the Hodge family parents.
Her gaze darkened as she arrived at the police station. To prevent another ambush from Gregory and Linda, she brought a few trusted security guards with her.
“What are you doing here?”
Seeing Jane, Linda gritted her teeth. If it weren’t for Jane’s sudden intrusion at the interview site a few days ago, they wouldn’t have come to this place.
After thinking for a moment and seeing Gregory and Linda’s attitude towards her, Jane realized that if she asked directly, she might not get any results.
So she changed her approach.
“Do you know that Haven is now a celebrity?”
“Of course, I know.”
When it came to Haven, Gregory and Linda became proud.
“My daughter is so beautiful, she will definitely become famous.”
Seeing them take the bait, a slight smile appeared on Jane’s lips.
“But now, everyone outside has discovered that her parents are kidnappers, and they are boycotting her.”
“Boycotting?” Gregory furrowed his brow. “What does that mean?”
“It means…” Faced with this question, Jane found it difficult to answer. “In short, her situation is very bad right now because she has parents who are kidnappers.”
Jane expressed deep regret. She was gradually stirring up the inner emotions of the Hodge family parents. As their beloved daughter, Haven would surely not be allowed to suffer.
“You’re talking nonsense! We are not kidnappers!”
When it came to kidnapping, Linda’s face started turning red.
Having spent time in the police station recently, she was starting to realize the gravity of child trafficking as a crime.
“Who is that?”
Jane raised an eyebrow, seeing the conflicted expressions on Gregory and Linda’s faces, she knew they were starting to waver.
Gregory cleared his throat and tugged at Linda’s sleeve. “Do we really have to say? They told us back then…”
“They?” Jane immediately caught onto that word and questioned.
“Are they more important, or is your daughter more important?”
Linda glared at Gregory, showing her unwavering love for their daughter, even though she wasn’t their biological child.
“Well, it’s like this. Initially, a group of people approached us. We didn’t have a child at the time, and they said they could help us find one from the streets, but we had to give them some money…”
Linda reminisced about the scene from the past, and Gregory, unable to hide it any longer, shook his head.
“But they made it clear that this had to remain a secret, or they wouldn’t let us off the hook.”
Hearing this, Jane felt helpless.
Taking advantage of the fact that these two elderly people had no biological children and a weak sense of the law, she decided to target them.
These kinds of people were truly the scum of society.
“Do you know who they are?”
Now that the truth had come to light, the most important thing was to find out who was behind this group.
“I don’t remember,” Gregory shook his head. “But I do remember that their belongings had a certain symbol on them, and they all wore a specific bracelet on their hands.”
Jane sat up. It seemed like the breakthrough in this case lay here.
“If you can draw it, Haven might be safe.”
She pretended to speak casually, and the Hodge family parents exchanged glances before picking up the paper and pen provided by the police, drawing back and forth.
The elderly couple rarely held a pen, so the lines they drew were crooked, coupled with the fact that the events had happened decades ago, they could only rely on vague memories to draw.
In the end, the drawing was handed over to Jane.
Although nothing could be discerned from it, at least there was some clue. Jane nodded and then left with the drawing.