Chapter 178: Life Harvesting And Dismemberment!!
“These two are also on our elimination list.” Little Ear took out a piece of paper filled with the list and handed it over,
“Everyone on these lists has already been arranged to be monitored, and we can move in to arrest at any time.”
Cao Weida took it and looked at it, raising his eyebrows. “Since that’s the case, let’s go take a look. Liu Da, lead the way ahead.”
“Yes!”
Afterward, several people followed Liu Da to Zhengyang Railway Station.
After arriving at the place, Liu Da stretched out his finger and pointed in one direction, “Cao Ye, look!”
Everyone looked intently in the direction Liu Da was pointing, and at this sight, their faces instantly flushed with anger, their fists clenched tightly together.
In a secluded corner near the train station entrance, a skinny little beggar was curled up there, his frail body emaciated and weak, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.
The little beggar’s eyes were lifeless, his gaze dull, his face as pale as paper, revealing an indescribable misery and helplessness.
In front of him was placed a begging bowl full of gaps. Most horrifying of all, the little beggar’s face and arms were crisscrossed with shocking wounds.
The edges of those wounds were neat, clearly deliberately done by someone, sliced open with a sharp blade.
“Life harvesting and dismemberment!!” Cao Weida gritted his teeth, spitting out the four words one by one, his cheeks trembling uncontrollably from extreme anger.
The so-called life harvesting and dismemberment is an extremely cruel, inhuman crime.
It can be said that anyone doing this business, without a doubt, are irredeemable scum who deserve death by a thousand cuts and still wouldn’t atone for their sins!
Cao Weida’s face was cold as frost. He had Little Ear grab a local person and asked,
“Brother, let me ask, did this group of kids just appear here today?”
Cao Weida and the others had come out to arrest without wearing patrolman uniforms, precisely to avoid alerting the enemy.
The person grabbed was initially unwilling, but after two silver dollars were stuffed into his hand, his attitude immediately did a complete one-eighty.
He blew on the silver dollar and held it to his ear to confirm it was real, then grinned from ear to ear:
“Sir, you’re right but also not. This group of kids did just arrive here today, but they’ve been wandering nearby before.”
“Moreover, these kids aren’t the first batch. There were several batches of kids before, but they disappeared after a while.”
Cao Weida’s face grew even colder. How many children had these damned beasts harmed!!
“Thanks, brother, you can go.”
After sending the passerby away, Cao Weida asked coldly, “Little Ear, who is the sergeant managing this area.”
“His name is Qu Dong, placed in the police station through connections by Azure Dragon Society’s person in charge Jiang Haichao.”
“Then the Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang you mentioned before, do they have any relationship with this Jiang Haichao?”
“Yes, Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang are under Azure Dragon Society.”
“As expected, birds of a feather!” Cao Weida’s gaze grew colder. “They’ve probably already received this news. These damned vermin! Simply inhuman! They don’t deserve to live!”
He looked at these kids, his eyes filled with pity, and the killing intent in his heart grew even stronger.
Duomen was filled with unbearable reluctance. “How can these people be so cruel! They’re all just kids! How can they bring themselves to do it!”
“Because they’re no longer human!” Cao Weida’s voice was like an emotionless machine. “Just wait. Once we catch these people, I’ll repay ten or a hundred times the suffering these kids endured back on them!!”
Little Ear’s gaze was fixed on these pitiful little beggars, his eyes gradually reddening with anger. He couldn’t help but speak up: “Big Brother Cao”
“Wait first.” Cao Weida glanced with his peripheral vision at all the corners around,
“Don’t rush over now, wait a bit more.”
If they went over, whether giving money or taking these kids away, it would easily alert the enemy.
There must be criminal gang members secretly monitoring around these kids, on one hand to prevent them from escaping, on the other to prevent them from privately keeping the begged money.
Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang were the masterminds, but he wouldn’t forgive those accomplices either!
“Everyone spread out, carefully check the surroundings to see if there are any other kids with similar experiences.”
“We don’t have enough manpower. Notify some brothers to come monitor together, and gather here in half an hour.”
“Remember, don’t act rashly. I want to catch all these beasts in one net!”
“Good!” Everyone nodded vigorously. Duomen, Little Ear, and the others quickly dispersed in all directions.
These beasts were so utterly mad, they didn’t want to let any such scum go either!
If any escaped, who knows how many more children would suffer such torment in the future!
Half an hour passed quietly. More than ten plainclothes patrolmen were dispersed at various intersections, waiting in strict readiness.
Little Ear came to Cao Weida’s side. “Five more kids were found on the street not far east, both boys and girls.”
“Their appearance is just like these little beggars, clothes tattered and ragged, eyes lifeless and devoid of vitality.”
“Two of the kids are already disabled, and the remaining three have multiple wounds.”
“I’ve already arranged eight brothers to watch there.”
Life harvesting and dismemberment doesn’t make them all disabled right away, but assigns daily tasks to these little beggars.
If completed, no harm done. If not, light punishment is a beating, heavy is chopping off hands or gouging eyes.
Hearing there were five more kids, Cao Weida’s mood grew even darker. “Any suspicious adults found nearby?”
“Yes, several people with furtive movements lingering not far from those little beggars, never leaving, eyes always fixed on them. No mistake.”
“But whether there are others still needs further screening.”
Cao Weida nodded. “Liu Heizi and Humpbacked Zhang are both being watched closely, right.”
It was already certain that these two bastards organized this business.
“Don’t worry, Big Brother Cao. I’ve already assigned people to watch those two masterminds dead, they absolutely can’t run.” How could Little Ear let these two masterminds escape?
“Good.” Cao Weida’s narrowed eyes flashed with cold light,
“Watch all these people dead for me. They can’t all be just one group; someone has to go back to eat! Follow them then, confirm the hideout before acting.”
Before he finished speaking here, a situation suddenly arose over there.
Among the several kids, a child whose body wasn’t disabled had eyes darting around, suddenly stood up all at once, and ran desperately in one direction regardless.
But before he could run far, a sharp-faced, monkey-like, ugly-looking rotten person suddenly rushed out from the crowd, blocking the kid’s path.
The Ugly Man bared a ferocious expression, grabbed the kid’s messy hair, and brutally dragged him back.
While walking, he drew a club from his waist and smashed the kid’s thigh with two heavy blows.
While beating, he cursed: “You little bastard, daring to run! Dare to run! Still dare to run?!”
“This old man feeds you and clothes you, and you still dare to run?!”
“Dare to run again, and this old man will break your legs!”
The kid wailed in utter misery. This Ugly Man was beating to kill.
The kid was dragged back to the begging spot and thrown to the ground like a rag, with the Ugly Man viciously saying: “Kneel for this old man! If you don’t beg five bucks today, this old man will beat you to death tonight!”
Seeing all this, Little Ear was so angry that veins bulged on his forehead, fists creaking, wanting to rush up and beat the Ugly Man to death, but was held back by Cao Weida.
He shook his head silently. “Don’t move. It’s not time yet.”
Seeing the little child abused like this, Cao Weida was angry too, but kindness and sympathy couldn’t solve problems and often backfired.
For example now, if they rushed out and beat that Ugly Man, it would definitely alert the surrounding watchmen accomplices.
If that alerted the enemy and let a few slip away, more kids would suffer in the future.
So, sympathize when you should, but be ruthless when you must!
Little Ear snorted angrily from his nose nonstop, ultimately helpless but to endure for now.
In the scene, the Ugly Man didn’t stop, no longer using the wooden stick but continuing with punches and kicks.
Surrounding passersby seeing this cruel scene all showed unbearable expressions, condemning the Ugly Man’s evil deeds.
But the Ugly Man didn’t care at all, instead arrogantly putting hands on hips and shouting: “What are you looking at! Never seen this old man discipline his own son?!”
“What, you feel sorry for him? Don’t want me to beat him?”
“Fine, give five union bonds, and I guarantee I won’t hit him. Will you give?”
“If not, then get lost and mind your own business, don’t waste this old man’s time!”
There are always soft-hearted people in the world, even in these chaotic times.
Seeing the little child so abused, a kind-hearted passerby couldn’t stand it, quietly took out five union bonds and even put a mixed flour item into the kid’s battered bowl.
Seeing there really were fools giving money, the Ugly Man lit up, quickly stepped forward to snatch the money, then paused the beating.
However, the little child was still held down kneeling there, forced to continue begging.
