Zhang Qingbao nodded: "Notified. They sent out a patrol at that time. According to the normal marching speed, they will be able to meet us at four o'clock this afternoon at the latest."

Hu Pingtao stared at the footprints on the ground and fell into rapid thinking.

Zhang Qingbao asked: "Xiaohu, did you find anything?"

"I have a clue, but I'm not sure yet." As he said that, Hu Pingtao took out his notebook from his backpack, took out the pen in his leather case, and drew a few lines on the paper.

"I don't think this is a simple case of smuggling out or entering the country." Raising his hand to support his helmet, which was soaked with sweat and sliding slightly, Hu Pingtao said seriously: "If I am not wrong, I left footprints when fetching water from Dongjian.

, these people we chased all the way here should be the responders."

Answer?

The patrol members looked at each other, and Zhang Qingbao also opened his mouth slightly, his face full of astonishment.

"You mean, there are two groups of them?" After a moment, he asked hurriedly.

Hu Pingtao's eyes shone with wisdom. He pointed to the lines and black dots he had just drawn on his notebook: "We set out from the border inspection station. The point above is the No. 11 garrison checkpoint. We have traveled many times on this patrol route.

Every time, there must be a gap in time, which gives stowaways an opportunity."

"Look here again. To the east of Xiluo is a residential area with two villages. Five kilometers to the northeast is a market town. There is a road from there to the border inspection station. If you leave in the middle of the night, it only takes half an hour to drive to the border inspection station.

Just outside the station, and entering the forest area from there, you can reach Dongjian in two hours at most."

As he spoke, Hu Pingtao casually drew a map of the nearby mountains on the paper: "The north and northeast are military controlled areas, and no one is allowed to enter. The ravine to the east is connected with Ant Qing, and the cliffs are steep. To the north

There is no way to go, so we can only go around south. But in this case, we have to go more than 30 kilometers, and there is a high chance of being discovered by our patrol team."

Hu Pingtao's painting skills are extremely high. The winding national borders are displayed extremely accurately in his paintings. The routes entering from different directions finally converge to one place in the center of the paper. He drew a circle at that location and marked it with a black mark.

fork.

"Based on the triangulation method and the footprints found in the morning and now, the targets should be concentrated here. Although I don't know what they want to do, I can judge from the route and direction that this location will not be wrong."

He then added: "There is another way, which is to leave the Silo checkpoint first and detour through the border to enter the country. But this is too troublesome, and Myanmar has not been peaceful in recent years. The western mountainous area used to be the area of ​​​​anti-government armed forces.

, they laid a large number of landmines in the area, and they have not cleared them until now."

The scene was quiet, and no one questioned Hu Pingtao's words. The analysis was so thorough and well-founded that it was impossible not to believe it.

One of the team members said with admiration: "Captain, you are really awesome."

The people next to him also nodded repeatedly: "I feel like it taught me a lesson. Captain Tiger's tracking ability is really incredible."

Zhang Qingbao asked: "Xiaohu, since you said these people are going to this location to respond, what exactly are they responding to?"

Hu Pingtao tore off the paper and put away the notebook: "Three possibilities: first, to deal with drug traffickers coming from abroad; second, to organize smuggling, entry or exit; and the last one, smuggling."

While sorting out his backpack, he said: "Of the above three possibilities, entry from abroad is the most likely. The situation of drug transport from the country can be ruled out. Regardless of people smuggling or smuggling, it is only possible to enter from abroad, not from abroad.

Go out of the country. After all, the route is here, and it is impossible for them to go the other way."

Zhang Qingbao raised his hand and raised his thumb at Hu Pingtao and asked: "Then what should we do now?"

Hu Pingtao handed the torn paper to Zhang Qingbao: "Immediately contact the No. 11 garrison checkpoint and ask their patrols to rush to this location as soon as possible. Then contact the station to report the situation and send a drone to this area.

Launch a targeted search; support will also be sent to the Menggeng direction, a cordon will be formed along Highway 47, and people coming and going will be interrogated."

…

Xiluo Border Checkpoint.

All personnel at captain level and above gathered together to hold an emergency meeting.

Liu Guangbei stood in front of the big screen, pointing to the jurisdiction map pulled out from the computer, with a serious expression: "Based on the situation discovered by the 7th Patrol Team, it can basically be concluded that this is a premeditated smuggling. From Dongjian to San

Area No. 1, and then Area No. 5, just form a zigzag angle. Judging from the information currently available, the other party should have entered from the western border last night, that is, the fifth to seventh border sections of the patrol route.

"

"An hour ago, the station had flown the drone in accordance with Hu Pingtao's request. The airborne surveillance showed that in the southwest of Ant Qing, there were traces of damage to the landscape caused by the concentration of a large number of people. This is consistent with the judgment of the seventh team.

Totally consistent.”

Deputy station director Zhao Chengtai asked doubtfully: "Area No. 5 is full of deep mountains and old forests, densely packed with trees. Do drone surveillance cameras have such high definition?"

Liu Guangbei explained: "Area No. 5 is different from other places. In the early years, some people went there to open up wasteland. There were six people in a family, two eldest and four children. They couldn't pay the fine for having children too late, so they had to move around the country.

Thinking that no one was taking care of this side of the border, I went to the old forest, cut down trees, burned them, and planted them.

Maize started. The border inspection station had not yet been established at that time, and few people walked to the stockade in the east. The family stayed in the mountains for nearly a year without being discovered. Later, the man went down the mountain and ran to the stockade.

They stole clothes and salt from there and were caught on the spot. Only then did they find out where they lived in the mountains."

"Later, the Civil Affairs Bureau took the family away. At that time, there was no concept of restoring vegetation. They just set a fire to burn the unripe wheat and spread tree seeds on the spot. Until now... I took a bus from the Forest Police Brigade last year

The helicopter flew over there, and the vegetation in Area 5 was obviously sparser than nearby areas, and the trees were not tall enough. The cabin that the family built back then was still there, not to mention the electronic camera, even the one I was sitting in

You can see it very clearly on the plane.”

As he spoke, Liu Guangbei picked up several enlarged photos from the table, held them with round magnets, and fixed them on the wall in sequence.

The photo is very clear and was taken vertically at 90 degrees from above.

The sparse green canopy is surrounded by thick and dense forests, just like a huge kiwi fruit, with a piece dug out from the middle to reveal the light green flesh. It is extremely disharmonious and has a destructive effect on each photo.

In the irregular clearing, there are dozens of figures, moving towards the depths of the eastern forest belt.

"At that time, the drone just flew over Area 5 and took these photos continuously." Liu Guangbei continued: "The other party may have discovered the drone, or they may not have, but one thing is very important."

As he spoke, he crooked his knuckles and tapped one of the photos twice.

The figures in the photos are wearing very colorful and colorful clothes.

Wang Dong frowned and thought deeply: "Are these stowaways women?"

Liu Guangbei nodded: "Most of them are women."

Zhao Chengtai responded quickly: "According to this, this smuggling gang is most likely a human trafficking organization. Based on past experience, human trafficking is just a form of profit, especially large-scale border crossings, which are very likely to be accompanied by drug trafficking."

"

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became lively, and the participants were talking a lot.

"There are a lot of people in the photo. I estimate there are at least sixty people."

"It's not surprising. Myanmar is just across from our border inspection station. It's a poor place. Let's just talk about manual labor. If you work hard for a day, the salary is only more than 20 yuan equivalent to our money. Looking at the country, heavy physical labor

The income for a day's work is at least over 100. I have a relative who set up a plantation in Zhanjiang and asked workers to help move the fertilizer to a warehouse more than 100 meters away. It was only two tons. They asked for 600, and they would not work if it was less.

.”

"That is, life in Myanmar is difficult and income is low, so men and women are running to us. Not to mention the distance, our border inspection station detects dozens of illegal immigrants without passports every day

The last time I met an old man, he had no passport or ID card. He was crying and begging me to let him go through customs. He even knelt on the ground in front of everyone, saying that he could not survive in Myanmar.

I can’t even afford to eat.”

"Don't listen to those people's nonsense. The country is in chaos. It's not that exaggerated yet. We just need to keep the checkpoints in check. But then again, in recent years, our people here don't run out like they used to.

There are also less smuggling incidents. Let me tell you, the poorer the place, the more opium poppy is grown. There is no other way, they can only grow it to make money."

Liu Guangbei knocked on the table hard to suppress the noisy discussion. He said solemnly and seriously: "The situation is urgent. I have sent two reinforcement teams to Area 5, and garrison post No. 11 has also provided support from the north.

.The terrain in the mountains is complex and there is no suitable landing point. The helicopters at the station can only be on standby to airdrop supplies at designated points as needed."

The method of airdropping armed personnel by helicopter in the movie is not suitable for this situation. The southwest border is covered with forests, and it is difficult to find an airdrop point in the mountains. The border inspection station belongs to the public security system, and the patrol personnel have not received special training. Take Team 7 as an example.

Hu Pingtao is a special case. He can land in a plane and has many military skills, but the other team members have zero experience in this area.

Liu Guangbei said in a serious tone: "I have reported the details to the provincial department. What we have to do now is to ensure the daily work of the border inspection station and strictly inspect immigrants and vehicles. In the next stage, we will definitely conduct inspections

A drag-net investigation in surrounding areas. We must use the existing manpower as the basis to ensure that the task is completed, and no person with a suspicious identity is allowed to enter the country, and no one gram of drugs is allowed to enter the country!"

Having said this, he scanned the audience with cold and serious eyes: "Do you have confidence?"

Everyone stood up from their chairs almost at the same time: "Resolutely complete the task."

…

Provincial hall, conference room.

Xiong Jie, who had been promoted to deputy director of the municipal bureau, walked into the room and saw many familiar faces.

They are all powerful figures in provincial and municipal government agencies.

A few minutes later, Ran Hongjun, wearing uniform, walked quickly into the conference room and sat down at the main seat.

"In case of emergency, we have summoned everyone for a temporary meeting." He spoke concisely and briefly stated the message sent from the Xiluo Border Inspection Station.

"The border defense forces have been contacted, and they have sent reinforcements from checkpoint 11. The border military division has also sent army aviation troops to conduct searches along the ground patrol routes. If necessary, they will participate in the battle."

Unlike helicopters belonging to the public security system, armed helicopters equipped by the army have strong firepower and will not be used easily unless there are special circumstances.

Ran Hongjun gathered up the materials in front of him, raised his head, and released a hawk-like gaze from the depths of his eyes: "This is an emergency. The Xiluo Border Inspection Station has launched a plan and sent two patrol teams to area No. 5.

Provincial and municipal agencies must do their best to provide logistical support. Some comrades have already set off to Yunjinhong and Xiluo to conduct detailed investigations on the problems discovered so far."

"Next, I want to talk about the cases related to this sudden border crossing."

"Two years ago, there were many murder cases in the eastern coastal area. The deceased were all young women. Later it was found that these deceased did not have Chinese nationality and were all illegal immigrants. Because the bodies were already in a high state of decay when they were found, it was impossible to identify their origins.

His face was unknown, and the body was dumped in a remote location, so no valuable clues could be found.”

"The local public security organs intensified their investigation and later discovered that a high-end club was involved in underground pornography operations. Unfortunately, just the day before the arrest operation was launched, the news leaked that the operator of the club hurriedly took all female immigrants with him

Fleeing caused the case to lose follow-up clues and could only be shelved temporarily."

"The two cases are connected, and coupled with the information collected from all aspects, we have reason to believe that there is a close connection between the large-scale smuggling group discovered at the Xilou Border Checkpoint and the murders in the coastal areas."

Xiong Jierao asked while thinking: "Ran Ting, you mean that all the smugglers are women, and there is a prostitution gang behind them?"

"It's not as simple as a gang, but a group with extremely large underground forces." Ran Hongjun, who had a hard face, emphasized his tone: "At that time, more than 20 corpses were discovered in a row. It is impossible to announce this kind of case to the outside world. In addition,

The remains at the corpse dumping site and the autopsy results both showed that the deceased did not have Chinese nationality, so it was regarded as a backlog... Think about it, there must be more than 20 lives, there must be a large team with strict management behind it."

"Pornography, gambling and drugs have always been integrated. Women imported from abroad are easily controlled by underground gangs. They do not understand the language, do not have ID cards and passports, and can easily be coerced into accepting the facts. Moreover, when they come from abroad, they have to

No one believes it if they say it doesn’t involve drugs.”
Chapter completed!