Chapter 51 Everything is ready except for the east wind.

"Officer, does where I go have anything to do with Liu Baoguo trafficking children?"

Ma Tuanyuan's face was etched with bitterness; however arrogant he had been earlier was how miserable he looked now.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he noticed the impatience on Chen Mo's face.

He hurriedly said, "I was planning to go to Widow Wang's house..."

"A mistress?"

"Where would I get a mistress? It's two hundred a visit. Hehe, Officer, there's no need to arrest me for that, right?"

He let out a fawning laugh.

Chen Mo looked at him and didn't answer immediately.

The reason he asked what Ma Tuanyuan was doing now was that while introducing Liu Baoguo, Ma Tuanyuan mentioned they had known each other for a long time.

Since they had known each other for a long time and were on good terms, he should know what the other person's hobbies were on a daily basis.

Having watched many TV dramas in his past life, Chen Mo knew that jobs like hitmen or human traffickers were actually very high-pressure.

After completing a job, letting off steam was a necessary part of the process.

"I won't pursue this matter. What does Liu Baoguo usually like to do? For example, the thing you're about to do—does he like that too?"

Ma Tuanyuan nodded without even thinking about this question.

He had already given up resisting, saying whatever he knew, only wanting to escape the clutches of the policeman in front of him as quickly as possible.

The pressure was too intense!

"He... he likes it!"

"To tell you the truth, I just saw him a few days ago. He said he recently met a student girl who just started working in the 'industry.' She's very supple, and the price isn't high, so he goes often!"

"He's even thinking about marrying her and taking her home..."

Beside them, Little Zhang's forehead was covered in black lines. "If you knew he went there often, why didn't you say so when I asked earlier!"

"I... I just didn't think of it for a moment. I only remembered when you asked."

Ma Tuanyuan hurriedly apologized and admitted his mistake.

Then he began to repeat Liu Baoguo's exact words from that time.

The narrative contained many censored words.

"Fine. Looking at you, you've also sought out this student girl, right?"

"Yeah. Although the price isn't high, compared to Widow Wang, it's not very cost-effective."

"Besides, I was thinking that once he marries that student girl and takes her home, I'll be able to hold it over his head in the future. After all, I've slept with his wife!"

Ma Tuanyuan was truly saying whatever came to mind now, even blurting out his inner thoughts.

But Chen Mo was already tired of listening.

After asking for the student girl's location, he left.

"My mood has really been a roller coaster. Seeing Ma Tuanyuan's attitude at first, I thought we'd come for nothing. I didn't expect to get such an important lead."

Long Hao looked delighted.

Knowing the place Liu Baoguo frequently visited meant they now held the initiative.

He might stop his crimes because the employer only wanted two children, causing the officers staked out at the orphanage to wait in vain!

But he wouldn't fail to visit this student girl he wanted to marry!

Not only do heroes have a weakness for beauties, but even scum like Liu Baoguo can't resist!

Therefore, this news was currently quite important.

According to the account, the student girl's name was unknown. She was 20 years old, tall with long legs, and had fair, delicate skin. Her location was also in the West District, not far away.

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Ten minutes later.

Happiness Street. There were many pedestrians here, and cars couldn't enter; it was only wide enough for four electric scooters to pass side by side.

Both sides were lined with various snack shops, bakeries, local specialty stores, and hardware stores—it was a very mixed area.

Their target was a hair salon here.

At the moment, the rolling shutter was pulled down. After all, it was still early, only past four in the afternoon.

Given the target's profession, they usually opened at night and operated through the dawn.

—Bang, bang, bang.

They knocked on the rolling shutter. A moment later, a slightly tired voice came from inside.

"Not open during the day. If you have business, come back at night."

—Bang, bang, bang.

"Who is it!"

"Can't you understand human speech!"

The rolling shutter was pulled open from the inside, and Li Yao looked angrily at Chen Mo and the other two.

"Police!"

"By the way, pull the rolling shutter back down."

It wasn't to do anything untoward, but to prevent Liu Baoguo from noticing anything amiss if he suddenly arrived.

As soon as Chen Mo walked in, his nose caught a very strong scent of Chinese herbal medicine.

Bitter.

Just by smelling the scent, one could tell how bitter the medicine must be.

The first floor was a hair salon, but there wasn't even a pair of scissors. The faucets were covered in dust, clearly having barely been used.

He looked up toward the stairs; the smell was drifting down from upstairs.

This meant the second floor was where the girl lived daily.

It shouldn't just be her, but also her mother; he heard a faint cough from the second floor.

A tragic drama played out in his mind.

The mother suddenly falls seriously ill, and the daughter, to save her critically ill mother, is forced to enter the industry.

Originally, such things were heard as jokes, but now it seemed to have actually happened.

"Officers, why are you looking for me?"

Li Yao asked nervously, which was essentially asking what she already knew.

But she couldn't possibly admit it directly; wouldn't that be a confession?

"You should know Liu Baoguo."

"Tell us about the situation between you and him."

"Don't lie. There's a reason we were able to find you."

Li Yao's expression froze for a moment, then she nodded gently and proceeded to describe the situation between her and Liu Baoguo.

From meeting to becoming familiar, to him wanting to marry her and being willing to pay for her mother's treatment so she could return to a normal job—she explained all the details.

Chen Mo didn't actually care about the specific details; the reason he asked was only to determine Li Yao's status in Liu Baoguo's heart.

Now it seemed that by staking out here, they would one hundred percent be able to wait for Liu Baoguo.

After all, they had reached the stage of discussing marriage.

"Recently, he said he was doing a big business deal and that once it was over, he would get a lot of money and then marry me," Li Yao recounted the content of their last conversation.

"Can you contact him now?" Little Zhang pressed from the side.

"Usually, he just comes here directly to find me. I don't know how to find him."

"But... he should be coming tonight. He said things would be handled today."

"Excuse me, has he committed some kind of crime?"

If Liu Baoguo really committed a crime and went to prison, what would happen to her mother's illness?

Would she really have to do this job for the rest of her life?

Her expression couldn't help but become nervous again.

She desperately wanted to know exactly what was going on.

"He kidnapped and trafficked two children. He's a human trafficker!"

Chen Mo turned around and gave her the answer.

"What!"

"How is that possible? Isn't he a construction foreman?"

Li Yao appeared very surprised by this answer.

Because that's not what Liu Baoguo had told her.

Incredible as it was, the police had come looking for him—could there be a mistake?

"Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate with you to catch him!"

Immediately, she showed a look of indignation.

She acted as if she hadn't expected this person to be so malicious and black-hearted!

To be able to do something so devoid of conscience.

"It's great that you can cooperate."

Little Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and shook her hand to express his thanks.

With personnel deployed on the perimeter plus Li Yao's cooperation, as long as Liu Baoguo came, he wouldn't be able to escape!

"That kind of money... it makes me sick!"

Li Yao showed timely indignation.

Her act managed to fool Little Zhang and Long Hao.

But it didn't fool Chen Mo.

At this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly.