Upon reaching the office on the top floor of the Yellow River Bathhouse.
"Mr. Yang, last night around one o'clock, the Yellow River Bathhouse received two stunningly beautiful women. I originally intended to refuse, but I was worried about raising their suspicions, so I accepted them," Wang Qiang said with a grave expression.
He continued, "I suspect there's a large network behind this, and the Wei family is just one part of it."
Hearing Wang Qiang's words, Yang Chen's expression turned cold. No wonder Wang Qiang felt the need to report this in person—it was indeed a matter of great significance.
Initially, he had thought the Wei family was simply constantly searching for beautiful women, forcibly bringing them to the Yellow River Bathhouse for some shady transactions. But now it seemed the situation was far more complex.
"How often are they delivered? How many women each time?" Yang Chen asked.
"The timing is irregular. Sometimes they deliver every few days, other times it's every ten days or half a month, but it never exceeds a month. The number of women delivered each time also varies, usually around two or three. On average, we receive about seven or eight women per month," Wang Qiang explained.
"The fact that the Yellow River Bathhouse has changed hands will likely soon be known by the Wei family. Find a way to get in touch with the people delivering the women. I'll handle this matter personally," Yang Chen said solemnly.
If the Wei family alone was receiving seven or eight women per month, and if this network was as large as suspected, the number of women being abducted each month would be staggering.
Wang Qiang grinned and suddenly took out his phone, opening an app that resembled a radar map with a red dot blinking and moving continuously.
"Mr. Yang, I've installed a tracker on their vehicle. They're currently in Jinhe City. I suspect there are forces in Jinhe City that also receive these women."
Wang Qiang then opened his phone's memo app, which had two locations recorded. He continued, "After leaving Jiangzhou, their vehicle went to Zhoucheng and Jinhe City. Changshi is the fourth city. I've marked each location where they stopped."
Yang Chen glanced at Wang Qiang, surprised that this burly, bald man had such cleverness. Since there was a tracker on the vehicle, things would be much easier to handle.
"Give me the license plate number!" Yang Chen said.
After Wang Qiang provided the number, Yang Chen sent it out via text message.
Within five minutes, his phone rang.
"Brother Chen, we've identified the vehicle owner. It's a truck driver named Li Fu. There don't appear to be any issues with him," a familiar voice reported.
"Notify the local authorities first and rescue the women in the vehicle," Yang Chen instructed.
As he had suspected, there was a big fish behind this operation. Since the other party dared to engage in such business, they must have a thorough plan.
"Mr. Yang, what can I do about this?" Wang Qiang asked cautiously after Yang Chen ended the call.
"You don't need to get involved in this matter," Yang Chen said calmly.
The big fish behind the Wei family's trafficking of women was not someone Wang Qiang could handle.
Soon, Yang Chen's phone rang again.
"Brother Chen, we've detained both the people and the vehicle. The women inside have been rescued, but we didn't find any leads. The driver took the job online and didn't even know what was in his truck."
"It's his first time taking such a job. The other party told him the pickup location online, and the loading and unloading were handled by their people throughout the process. There was even a vehicle following him the entire time. At each stop, their people handled the unloading."
Listening to the report, Yang Chen frowned. It seemed the other party had taken great care to maintain secrecy.
With this, the线索完全断了 (clues were completely cut off), making it difficult to trace the source.
"Alright, I understand. Leave this matter to the authorities to investigate," Yang Chen said before hanging up.
Just then, someone knocked on the door. Wang Qiang frowned and said, "Come in!"
"Brother Qiang, Wei Chen from the Wei family has brought people here," a middle-aged man said anxiously.
Yang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. "Since he's here, let's go meet him!"
If not for the trafficking of women, Yang Chen might have given the Wei family a way out. But now, the only path for the Wei family was destruction.
Upon hearing Wei Chen's name, Wang Qiang visibly paled, saying gravely, "Mr. Yang, Wei Chen is the most favored son of Wei Chengzhou. He was the one managing the Yellow River Bathhouse. He probably came here personally because he couldn't contact Ding Lu."
"If he's the future of the Wei family, that's even better," Yang Chen said before leading the way out, with Wang Qiang quickly following.
First-floor lobby.
"Where is your boss, Ding Lu? Why can't we reach him?" a middle-aged man demanded angrily as soon as he arrived at the Yellow River Bathhouse, asking about Ding Lu's whereabouts.
This man was Wei Chen, the most favored son of Wei Chengzhou.
He personally arranged each delivery of women, but this time, although the women had arrived, Ding Lu was unreachable, which infuriated him.
"Sir, Ding Lu has already sold this place. He is no longer our boss, and we don't know where he is," the lobby manager, appointed by Yang Chen, explained respectfully, unaware of Wei Chen's identity.
"What?" Wei Chen was shocked and grabbed the lobby manager by the collar, enraged. "Ding Lu sold this place? Who gave him the right to sell it?"
"Sir, please restrain yourself!" The lobby manager, originally a security guard with a burly build, pushed Wei Chen away, his face showing anger.
Wei Chen stumbled back, nearly falling.
Already furious from being unable to contact Ding Lu all morning, he now learned that Ding Lu had sold the place. Being pushed by the lobby manager only added to his rage.
"Bastard! How dare you lay hands on me? You're seeking death!" Wei Chen yelled angrily and ordered his two bodyguards, "Cripple him!"
One of the bodyguards immediately charged at the lobby manager, who hadn't expected them to attack so suddenly.
Although he had a background in security and some combat skills, he was no match for the bodyguards of the Wei family's heir.
"Bang!" With just one punch from Wei Chen's bodyguard, the lobby manager was sent flying.
But it didn't end there. The bodyguard rushed toward the manager again, raising his foot to stomp hard on the manager's leg.
If that foot landed, the manager's leg would undoubtedly break.
The manager tried to dodge but was too late. He could only watch as the foot descended toward him.
"If you dare touch him, I'll take your life!"
At that moment, an overwhelmingly authoritative voice rang out.
In an instant, the temperature in the entire lobby seemed to drop several degrees.
The bodyguard suddenly felt that if he really went through with the stomp, he would lose his life. His foot froze mid-air, not daring to come down.