"Alright, Brother Feng, even though you have the nickname 'Fengzi', playing the fool and trying to slip by won't be possible now."

While Fengzi was being cornered by three people, looking utterly wronged, Ling Zhenfei suddenly patted his shoulder and lowered his voice to demand, "Speak, where exactly is your special base located?

How many women have you kidnapped and detained there? And, what was that about someone escaping that you mentioned to Wang Changming? Also, who exactly are your human trafficking organization? How do you operate?"

"This... I..."

Facing Ling Zhenfei's barrage of questions like a bombing raid, Fengzi was dumbstruck, his mouth gaping open, his expression extremely tense, and he had no idea how to respond.

"Don't want to talk, huh? Fengzi, I think you're just itching for a taste of pain. How about I use my Bone Disruption Technique to loosen you up!"

Ling Zhenfei couldn't be bothered to waste more time with him and cracked his knuckles with a loud noise.

"No, no, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything, okay!"

Fengzi was an old hand in the Jianghu, normally unfazed by such crude interrogation tactics. However, when Ling Zhenfei employed these methods, the effect was quite different.

Seeing Fengzi ready to spill, Han Lian and Zhuo Yue were overjoyed. They took out paper, pens, and recording devices to take down every word of Fengzi's confession.

After hearing Fengzi's confession, the expressions of Ling Zhenfei, Han Lian, and Zhuo Yue all became extremely grave.

It turned out, Hei Biao and Wang Changming were scumbags who made their money from running gambling dens, nightclubs, and other illicit activities that straddled the line between legal and illegal.

Not long ago, through an introduction, they connected with a human trafficking gang and secretly set up a base in the wilderness to coerce decent women into prostitution.

They would bring regular clients from their nightclubs to this place and then force the trafficked women to provide services, profiting immensely from this arrangement.

When Fengzi mentioned the name of this human trafficking gang, Ling Zhenfei and the others were taken aback. This gang, known as the "Chen family," had been committing crimes across multiple provinces, causing great headaches for the Ministry of Public Security, who even had a sizable bounty on their heads to no avail.

It was said that the Chen family usually committed crimes as a group, all members belonging to the same family and sect, each highly skilled in martial arts with a cultivation level of at least the mid-Xiantian stage.

Most critically, the members of the Chen family all practiced an evil technique that could bewitch even the most strong-willed and intelligent women, ensnaring them in their web.

"Zhenfei, we need to go back to the station and call for reinforcements now. This is going to be a big battle, and we'll need your help to support the police forces!"

Knowing that this was a sensational case, Han Lian said while simultaneously driving to the Binyang Public Security Bureau.

"Of course, how could such a big event go on without me? Even if you tried to keep me away, it wouldn't work!"

Excited by Han Lian's invitation, Ling Zhenfei clenched his fist with a grim resolve and said, "Human traffickers are more despicable than drug traffickers. This time, I'm determined to eradicate the Chen family and their accomplices from the land of Binyang!"

"Well said!" Hearing this, Zhuo Yue immediately applauded loudly with both hands.

"And me, I must be part of this operation too! I want to record the entire process of capturing the criminals! I want the world to know that justice will prevail in the end. All criminals will eventually face the full force of the law!"

Han Lian was initially planning to take Fengzi back to the station for questioning, but Ling Zhenfei, after some thought, believed that this would delay their opportunity and suggested they should call Director Guo directly instead.

After all, Hei Biao, Wang Changming, and the rest of the Chen family were cunning individuals who would escape at the slightest hint of trouble, making all their efforts in vain.

Having heard Ling Zhenfei's suggestion, Han Lian found it to be very sensible. She temporarily stopped the car at the roadside and dialed Guo Qing'an's number, succinctly outlining the case.

Guo Qing'an knew that this case was not trivial, and immediately gave a decisive order to Han Lian, "Han Lian, a case must be investigated on the spot. First, escort Fengzi to their base. Once you get there, don't act rashly. Send me the location, and I'll lead a team there immediately!"

"Got it!" After hanging up the phone, Han Lian said to Ling Zhenfei, "Zhenfei, Director Guo wants us to go ahead."

"Okay!" Ling Zhenfei seemed to have already known the outcome, nodded, and then asked Fengzi to give a detailed description of the exact location of the base. He personally drove, heading straight for the base.

Hei Biao and Wang Changming were indeed cunning; the location they chose for their base was extremely remote, far from the urban area, in the deep mountains where there wasn't a soul in sight for over a dozen miles. During the daytime, one wouldn't even see the shadow of a car, let alone a person.

However, Ling Zhenfei was extremely familiar with the geographical environment around Binyang; the base's location might be remote, but it didn't pose any difficulty for him.

The mountainous area was tortuous and difficult to navigate, and no sooner had the group set out towards the mountains than the road became rugged and impossible to drive on.

Having no other choice, Ling Zhenfei decided to simply hide the car under the thick forest, and together with Han Lian and Zhuo Yue, they escorted Fengzi on foot through the mountain forest.

"What kind of godforsaken place is this? These criminals are cunning enough to hide their base here—who would have guessed!"

Looking at the seemingly endless dense jungle ahead, Zhuo Yue couldn't help but frown to herself.

Although she brazenly claimed to be an undercover journalist, in reality, she was merely an intern. Furthermore, pampered from a young age, she was not accustomed to hardship or danger, and the sight of these wild, desolate woods filled her with a sense of unease.

"Miss Zhuo, it's true that journalists are considered uncrowned kings, but at the same time, they are also kings of enduring hardship and braving danger," said Ling Zhenfei, finding Zhuo Yue's cautious behavior rather amusing. "If you're scared, just stay put in the car and don't come out."

"Hmph, who's scared? I can't even count the dangers I've faced, Zhuo Yue. How could such a little storm trouble me! I am not afraid at all!"

Zhuo Yue had clearly detected the mockery in Ling Zhenfei's words, and, putting on a brave front, she strode ahead on her own.

Rustle! Rustle!

It just so happened that at that moment, a vine fell from a tree above her and landed precisely on her shoulder; when the wind blew, it even made an indescribably eerie noise.

"Ah! Snake…there's a snake!"

Zhuo Yue was only putting on an act in front of Ling Zhenfei to bolster her courage, hence her walking alone in front. In reality, she was quite nervous inside.

Now, feeling something wrap around her shoulder and hearing the whispering wind by her ear, she instinctively thought it was a snake that had fallen.

Fear of snakes is a human instinct; it is even more so for girls.

Zhuo Yue, terrified, jumped back as if sprung, and unable to think of anything else, she started to scream.

Uh, this is…

"Snake, a snake! Get it off me! Get it off!"

While Ling Zhenfei was lost in thought, Zhuo Yue was completely unware of her own panic. In her extreme fear of snakes, she was shouting incessantly.

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