Chapter 90

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Actions require money, and money is spent like water.

The rescued women don't need to pay for health check-ups, but they do need to pay for medical treatment.

Several of them have gynecological issues, and the doctor said they need treatment. Wang Yan and Gao Yali had no choice but to have them treated.

Buying them were just farmers, not necessarily without relatives and friends. Sending them "home" now is inappropriate. The autumn cocoon collection has ended, so they are staying at the cocoon collection station at night, with the neighborhood watch team and the task force officers on guard. The task force notified the village cadres to help with luggage and bedding, and the police station will provide meals. Some essential daily necessities also need to be bought for them.

The task force officers temporarily assigned from various units and the more than thirty suspects detained at the police station need to be fed. The 7th car and the Desert Prince need to be refueled, and the minibus needs to be hired to take the suspects to the detention center tomorrow, which also requires money.

Old Lu promised 100,000 yuan for post-incident expenses, but not a single cent has arrived. Old Wang has already spent over 3,000 yuan, and Zhou Zhengfa is still demanding overtime pay for the task force members.

This is just the beginning. After calling 114 to get the phone numbers of several brother public security departments, they expressed gratitude to the Jiang Province colleagues for rescuing their women and promised to notify their families as soon as possible, but there was no further word, and they didn't mention coming to pick them up.

Fortunately, "embezzling" 50,000 yuan from Old Lu and another 50,000 yuan from cracking down on illegal cocoon dealers, if there weren't 100,000 to 200,000 yuan as a buffer, this operation wouldn't have been dared to start, it would have been too costly.

This side reported to the bureau, and Old Lu also reported to the county leadership.

He called the county party secretary Xie and the political and legal affairs commission secretary Guo, explaining his position, indicating the attitude of the Liangzhuang township party committee and government, and suggesting that the judicial authorities severely and swiftly punish the human traffickers, executing them if necessary, without showing mercy. However, regarding the issue of buying trafficked women, he suggested that the judicial authorities prioritize the overall situation, avoiding convictions if possible, and opting for suspended sentences if necessary.

The county leaders, not fully understanding the situation, didn't dare to easily agree and asked him to bring the materials to the county for discussion.

Tomorrow morning, the detention center will have to detain more than thirty suspects, and Director Ji was also shocked by Han Tepai's grand gesture, asking him to report to Director Zhang immediately.

The Liangzhuang cadres are more assertive when reporting to the county than cadres from other townships, with Old Lu leading the way in an Audi.

The case is still in the investigation stage, and the police attitude is crucial. Deputy Secretary Cui will go to the police bureau with Han Bo to do the work, not going to the county with Old Lu, but following behind in Manager Wang's Honda Accord.

Han Bo drove the SUV closely behind, with Wang Yan in the passenger seat, carrying a large bag of interrogation records and detention request documents. They need to find a leader to sign off and the legal department to process the detention procedures, otherwise, the detention center won't accept the more than thirty men who bought wives.

Chen Meng drove the 7th car at the rear, with Xiao Dan, Old Mi, and two other neighborhood watch team members, escorting the key suspect Meng Shiyong. They plan to head to Jiangyang City to arrest the head of the trafficking gang, Hao Li, immediately after their superior reports to the bureau leadership.

Just as they set off, Political Commissar Yuan, the chief of the criminal investigation team, and Director Ji arrived at the bureau chief's office.

The chief of the criminal investigation team was surprised and couldn't help but sigh, "Catching more than thirty at once, sweeping up all the women bought since 1991 in the entire township, that's quite a bold move. If this happened in another township, the police station would have been surrounded by the lawless crowd long ago."

The most difficult township has become the best place to combat crime and maintain public security.

This change is too drastic and too fast, making Chief Zhang find it quite amusing.

The police special envoy's achievements made Director Ji proud, and he smiled, explaining, "That's why police work can't be separated from the support of the local party and government. In terms of risk, catching those who bought wives isn't that risky. Last time, catching the illegal cocoon dealers was much riskier. There were over twenty cases involving thousands of silkworm farmers in Liangzhuang, most of whom were given IOUs instead of cash. It involved the hard-earned money of thousands of people. If it weren't for Old Lu's authority and the basic functioning of the township and village institutions, even if the patrol team went, let alone the armed police, the fresh cocoons wouldn't have been taken away by the industry and commerce bureau and the silk company."

The chief of the criminal investigation team nodded and gave a thumbs up, "Being able to pacify Old Lu is a skill, and that can't be denied."

Reclaiming the public security decision-making power, taking over the household registration data, and getting the township to support the crackdown on illegal cocoon dealers and the cross-border gambling raids, and now, with the support of the township party committee and government, sweeping up all the suspects involved in human trafficking.

This was unimaginable two months ago, when the concern was what trouble Liangzhuang might cause again.

The bureau's stance on combating human trafficking is clear, and every year they cooperate with the police from the source areas to rescue a few trafficked women.

The reason why so many people still buy wives can be summarized in three points: insufficient police force, insufficient funds, and insufficient support from local party and government. Ultimately, it boils down to one reason: lack of money!

Two years ago, the criminal investigation team, under pressure, conducted a crackdown on human trafficking, rescuing women in the village and being called "traitors" and "meddlers" by the locals. When they tried to rescue women in neighboring counties based on leads, the local government considered it "meddling." After all, they were not the source area, and the destination area police didn't need to be so proactive.

To rescue and gather evidence in other areas, the special task force's footprint covered more than thirty cities in over ten provinces across the country.

Without special funds, the 200,000 yuan squeezed out by the bureau was spent in two months.

In the end, after rescuing the women, there was no money to send them home, and the task force officers had to buy tickets out of their own pockets, letting the rescued women return on their own. One of them was trafficked again on the way home, and the police from her hometown came to inquire, causing a headache for the bureau.

Without special funds for combating human trafficking, there would be no dedicated team.

Only a few provinces with large populations and a tradition of inter-provincial marriage and migrant workers, such as Xichuan and Nanyun, have special task forces and offices to combat human trafficking and prevent women from being trafficked.

Other provinces don't have dedicated teams, with only two to three full-time officers, totaling less than a hundred nationwide.

Without funds and dedicated personnel, the situation of human trafficking continues to worsen, with women being trafficked into prostitution, and the trafficking and disappearance of children becoming a social scourge. Thinking about the situation of a famous "anti-human trafficking hero," a first-class model of the Ministry of Public Security and a national model worker in the Xijiang public security system, and the difficulties and actions of the local police, Chief Zhang had an idea and decided to follow suit.

"Comrades, it seems that the party secretary of Liangzhuang, Mr. Lu, truly supports our work. He just provided an imported SUV for the police station a few days ago, and today he has set up a task force for the anti-human trafficking operation, promising 100,000 yuan from the township treasury for post-incident expenses. If this were another township, not to mention 100,000 yuan, they would all be hiding from debt, and we couldn't even find them."

Chief Zhang tapped the ash off his cigarette and continued, "Comrade Han Bo has the ability and the courage, and he has completely turned the situation around. The working environment and conditions are the best among all the units. We can give him the title of Anti-Human Trafficking Squad, sharing the same personnel with the police station. When there's a case, he deals with human trafficking; when there isn't, he maintains public security. All leads related to human trafficking will be transferred to him, and we'll give him more responsibility, making him responsible for this area."

No criminal investigation team would be eager to take on such a thankless task.

The chief of the criminal investigation team realized this and said earnestly, "Liangzhuang is close to the provincial road, making it convenient for out-of-province arrests and sending rescued women home. Setting up the Anti-Human Trafficking Squad in Liangzhuang is the most suitable."

Political Commissar Yuan thought more deeply and said, "After hanging the sign, we will likely be the first county bureau in the city, and possibly the province, to set up a dedicated Anti-Human Trafficking Squad. We can't just have a squad leader without a political instructor. We should appoint one. Although the main funding will be self-raised, the bureau can't contribute nothing. The remaining tens of thousands of yuan from the silk company's sponsorship can be allocated to him as anti-human trafficking funds. Since Old Lu has provided a car, we should help him complete the procedures as soon as possible."

The impact of the anti-human trafficking operation in Liangzhuang won't be limited to Liangzhuang.

We can imagine that the locals will watch each other closely. If you're arresting people, I'll report, making it hard for you to arrest many. Other units don't have a strong leader like Old Lu, especially in townships where the institutions are almost paralyzed, making it impossible for the police to arrest.

Setting up the Anti-Human Trafficking Squad and letting the fearless Han Bo take charge.

If they want to cause trouble, they'll have to go to Liangzhuang, which is far away. Even if the suspects cause a commotion, it won't affect the county. If the township leaders have objections, they can go to Liangzhuang, and Han Bo will surely invite Old Lu to receive them properly.

As for how far the future Anti-Human Trafficking Squad can go, it all depends on the squad leader's ability.

Do what you can with the resources you have. How much you can achieve depends on how much you can raise.

In short, the bureau supports, but it can't support indefinitely, and it can't let anti-human trafficking affect other work.

The chief is too wise, and the political commissar has thought too comprehensively.

Director Ji couldn't help but laugh, "Chief Zhang, Comrade Political Commissar, Comrade Xiao Han is already a police special envoy, and it wouldn't be appropriate to assign another formal police officer. Comrade Wang Yan is excellent, and we can give her a career position, appointing her as the political instructor of the Anti-Human Trafficking Squad and the deputy director of the Liangzhuang police station."

The achievements of the Liangzhuang police station are the achievements of the bureau. Cracking down on illegal cocoon dealers resulted in the county allocating 400,000 yuan, five administrative positions, and twenty career positions to the bureau. It's about to become the first Anti-Human Trafficking Squad in the provincial public security system, and it will achieve results in the future. Although the honor is less tangible than the funding and positions, it's better than nothing.

The investment is small, but the future returns won't be small.

Chief Zhang found it worthwhile and laughed heartily, "That young man is a lucky general, and he has the drive and the courage. Letting him be the captain of the Anti-Human Trafficking Squad, he might really achieve something!"

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