"Damn it, how dare we risk our lives for them!" snapped Nan Jue furiously.
"Did you find out how many babies have gone missing?" asked Ai Jiangtu in a deep voice.
"From three years ago until now … I'm afraid there are more than a hundred cases, especially during spring. I've collected the information from the relevant departments in Feiniao City. I also spent some money to ask some people who had nothing better to do to ask the villages, towns, and counties about the missing babies, and they're all telling the truth! Most of the cases are related to human traffickers … but it's obvious that babies have gone missing every spring for the past five years, and they're nowhere to be found. It should be related to demon creatures! "said Jiang Yu.
Normally, there were two kinds of cases: human-made cases and demon creatures cases.
Human-made cases were handled by the police and special forces, while demon creatures cases were handled by the Magic Association and the military. For example, the City Hunters and the City Guards … the Hunters in the Hunter Union were paid to kill demon creatures. If a demon creature was involved, but they were unable to provide any evidence to the Magic Association or the government, or felt that the government was too inefficient, they could hire Hunters to take care of it!
In just three years, more than a hundred babies had gone missing in a small city, and most of them had happened during a certain period of time. If they could not find any evidence of human traffickers, it should be related to demon creatures!
"We've investigated a few more cases, and discovered that someone has purposely altered the information to avoid demon creatures …" said Mu Tingying.
"This Feiniao City is such a disappointment. It doesn't matter if it's related to demon creatures or not, they should announce it to the public as soon as possible to collect more clues and evidence to prevent innocent babies from being harmed again!" snapped Nan Jue furiously.
"Humph, such a trashy government, I'm going to call my father right now …" Jiang Shaoxu was infuriated, too.
However, as soon as she finished her sentence, everyone immediately looked at her.
Jiang Shaoxu realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. He immediately glared back and said, "What are you looking at? Can't I just complain to my father about it!?"
"I'm telling you, the daughter of a government official, we're here to hide our identities. It's better for us to solve the problem ourselves," said Mu Tingying.
"Mmm, we shouldn't expose ourselves, but we have to get to the bottom of the matter regarding the missing babies. Jiang Yu, have you investigated Lin Junxian's background? Is he reliable?" asked Ai Jiangtu.
"I've looked into it. The man is running a family business. Apart from some disputes over land, he doesn't have any bad records. He also built a port in Feiniao City, and many schools in the nearby villages. He even paid for the construction of many roads. He's quite a generous investor," Jiang Yu said confidently.
"He shouldn't be involved in the baby incident, right?"
"No, as a matter of fact, one of the missing babies was his cousin who was recovering in the village, too," said Jiang Yu.
"We should discuss it with Lin Junxian. He's more familiar with Feiniao City," Ai Jiangtu said.
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Lin Mao Da Tian Ding Meeting Room
Lin Junxian sat alone at the main seat of the long conference table while the ten or so members of the national server sat on both sides.
Jiang Yu was well-prepared. He stored the information he had collected on a USB flash drive and displayed it through the projector in the meeting room.
Everyone was infuriated when they heard Jiang Yu's description. However, when they saw the pictures of the families of the missing babies crying in agony, their faces darkened!
Most of the victims were fishermen and farmers. They could easily feel the sorrow from the pictures. To the authorities, the missing babies were just a case, a piece of data. It was only one of the many cases that had gone missing, but to the families, it was a fatal blow!
It had been such a long time, yet no one had given them an explanation. According to the people that Jiang Yu had hired, some of them were still waiting for their babies to be rescued and sent back …
However, Mofan and the others were well aware of what had happened to their babies. If they were told the truth, they would most likely faint right away!
"Stop playing it …" Nanrong Ni could not stand it any longer. Her eyes were bloodshot.
"Unforgivable, unforgivable!" Lin Junxian clenched his fists tightly.
He was only an investor, a family business. He only had one goal in mind when he came to the city: to invest, develop, and earn some money.
Ever since he came to Feiniao City, he had always had a clear conscience even when he was involved in a business deal. To his surprise, Feiniao City was hiding such a shocking truth!
He was utterly disappointed in Feiniao City's government!
"I'll give Li Jingming a call right away …" said Lin Junxian furiously.
"Mr. Lin, don't panic. We're only discussing it with you because we still don't know who the culprit is. Vice Mayor Li Jingming might know about it, but he might not necessarily be the culprit. Even the mayor wouldn't be able to find out if his subordinates were purposely hiding the truth, "said Ai Jiangtu rationally.
"Yes … yes, I'm sorry," said Lin Junxian.
"Jiang Yu, since you've come this far, you should be able to investigate further, right?" asked Ai Jiangtu.
"I can … but it's not very humane," said Jiang Yu.
"Tell me first."
"The culprit has erased all traces of himself. It's going to be difficult to find him with these clues. If more babies go missing and are reported to the authorities, I'll be able to follow the clues and find out who the culprit is! "said Jiang Yu.
"How is that possible? Using the babies' lives as bait?" Nan Jue was the first to object.
"I guess there's no other way," said Jiang Yu.
The others fell silent.
The complexity of the situation had exceeded their imagination. However, when they recalled the two babies that they had found in the Scarlet Soaring Demons' stomachs, they felt so heavy that they were having trouble breathing. They would feel bad if they did not find a way to solve the problem!
The meeting room fell silent. No one said a word.
At this moment, Lin Junxian's phone rang. Lin Junxian glanced at the caller ID and adjusted his mood before answering the call.
He was going to answer the call outside, but before he reached the door, he was stunned. He almost lost his grip on the phone.
Everyone looked in the direction of the call and faintly heard a woman crying on the other end!
Lin Junxian turned around and looked at the others with a pale face.
"What's wrong?" asked Mofan.
"My cousin's second child … went … went missing!" Lin Junxian's face was filled with terror.
Just a moment ago, the young Magicians were describing what happened to the two missing babies. When he thought about how his one-year-old nephew might be missing too …
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