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    Charlie took out his phone and called Albert. 4


    Albert was the king of Aurous Hill''s underworld, after all. He must have a lot more informers than


    anyone in the city. 4


    Albert’s respectful voice sounded as soon as the call was answered. "Master Wade, what can I do


    for you?"


    Charlie said in a stern voice, “Last night in Aurous Hill Welfare Institute, there were 10 two to three-


    year-old children kidnapped by traffickers. You have been the king of the underworld in the city for a


    long time, help me find out if anyone releases any information about buying children or inquiring


    about children." 2


    Many cases could be solved not because of the efficiency of the investigators or the high-tech


    investigative tools they were equipped with, but because the criminals left key clues in their


    respective groups. 7


    For example, when someone is killed, the police would start their investigation by identifying the


    corpse and proceeding from there, but people in the underworld would know who the victim’s


    enemies were, what kind of troubles he had been involved in, and who could be his murderer.


    Another example, when someone loses a car in the area and reports it to the police, the police


    would usually start investigating where the car had been, where it wasst seen, where it had


    disappeared, and who had been in contact with the car recently based o n the CCTV. 6


    However, if you direct the case to the people in the underworld, they would immediately start by


    identifying the car thieves or whoever responsible for selling stolen goods, and who the one who


    hadst seen the car was. Basically, they would get their exact answers right away, i


    Most importantly of all, the underworld had its own very set of rules and orders. Obtaining an


    answer was not as direct as asking anyone. Even if an insider wanted to get certain information, his


    status and reputation must match the information he sought. Otherwise, his attempt would to no


    avail, i


    For example, if a lowlyckey wanted to know what kind of business Albert was currently engaged


    in, who had he met and etc, he would get nothing. But if Albert wanted to know what theckey was


    up totely and who he had frequent contact with, it would be as easy as a flick of fingers and his


    lackeys would get the answers for him. 6


    Albert knew that Charlie had grown up in the orphanage since he was young, so he also knew that


    Charlie must be very angered by the kidnapping of the orphans from the institute. Hence, he


    immediately proceeded to investigate the matter. 2


    Ten minutester, Albert obtained a crucial piece of


    information.


    A man named Gibson Little had been asking about where he could buy children in Aurous Hill while


    hanging out with his friends.


    Charlie hurriedly asked, "Who is this Gibson Little?”


    Albert answered, "He is a local who has been involved i n petty crimes from a young age. His family


    is involved in this sort of shady business too. Before he was even an adult, he had participated in


    many illegal and criminal activities, from petty thefts to armed robberies to kidnapping. The kid has


    done it all as long as he can get money out of it." 7


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    "A few years ago, the kid and his family started being involved in the pirated CDs business and


    made some money. They sneaked into the cinemas with a video camera to secretly record the


    movies, and then copied them into CDs and sold them to the public. The business took off at the


    time." 2


    "One time, a mafia boss invested in a blockbuster and i t was recorded into pirate CDs as soon as it


    was released. Later, the mafia boss ordered someone to chop off the kid’s hand. From then on, the


    kid and his family didn''t dare to venture into this business again and shifted their focus to being


    smugglers, that is, human trafficking." 2


    "They specialize in trafficking young and underaged children, mostly supplying the children to the


    beggar syndicates in the south. Sometimes, they do their own kidnapping and rent these children to


    those syndicates. A while ago, the police had carried out a special rescue mission, targetting those


    syndicates who were controlling these underaged children, and they had sessfully rescued a


    large number of children. So now, the beggar syndicates are trying to buy children for their


    operations again and this Gibson kid is the one looking and supplying children for them." 1


    Charlie asked coldly, "Are you saying that this kid and his family are running a human trafficking


    business?!" 1


    "Yes!" Albert answered, "All six of them-his parents, two brothers, and a sister-they’re all involved in


    this." 7


    Charlie gritted his teeth in dismay. "D*mn it! A bunch o f useless garbage!"


    Then, he asked, "Albert, do you know where the kid is now? I want to know his every movement in


    the past two days-what, where, who, everything!"


    Albert answered, "Okay, I''m asking my guys to ask around. I''ll get the answers soon!"