Chapter: 4173

At this moment, the light on the sea surface is getting closer and closer.

However, they stopped right when there were only two kilometers left between us and their ship.

I have exceptional visual acuity, even from a distance, I can easily make out that it's not a cargo ship being driven, but a very luxurious super yacht.

This yacht looks like it's nearly 100 meters long, with six-story buildings on its deck - this makes me wonder what kind of money is invested in something like this.

I couldn't help asking Wu Ba Jun beside me: "Wu, are people smugglers in Europe and America really making so much money these days?"

Wu Ba Jun looked clearly too, so he was very puzzled and said: "I'm not too sure about that. This boat does look expensive, and they're using it to pick up people - isn't this a bit too flashy?"

Wu's words reminded me of something, and I paused for a moment, speaking seriously: "Excessive showiness can sometimes become understatement. To be honest, if I were to investigate which ships are involved in human trafficking among the daily port traffic, this luxurious yacht should be my last priority - even if we're surprised by seeing it here, others would definitely feel the same way."

Wan Ba Jun nodded lightly and said, "Lei Mr. has a point."

As he spoke, Wan Ba Jun added, "However, those who can afford to buy this boat should have a more prominent identity background, and it's clear that human trafficking in Europe and America does involve some high-end social circles."

At this moment, Lei Chen called an Italian gang member over and asked, "You guys had dealings with the sea trade earlier. Are you connected to this same boat?"

The Italian gang member took out a binoculars, looked around for a bit, and shook his head saying, "I've never seen this boat before. In the past, our connections were always cargo ships. They would usually hide people in specially designed containers and then have truck drivers from the receiving end pick them up, without using such luxurious yachts."

Lei Chen furrowed his brow and asked, "How do these receiving ends operate?"

The man hastened to explain, "Generally, people are sent to the cities where the receiving ends are located. They will evaluate the people and keep those who meet the standards for auction, while sending the rest to overseas criminal organizations. This is a normal channel."

As he spoke, he thought for a moment before suddenly remembering something and hurriedly added, "But I think I heard that if there's a high-grade item that gets picked up by someone important, they will send a ship directly to pick up the people without going through this channel again."

Lei Chen pursued, "What does that mean?"

The man quickly explained, "Usually, we conduct certain investigations and take photos of the target individuals before delivery. We'll then compile a report and submit it to our superiors, who will prioritize showing the report to the highest-level customers first. If there aren't any high-end customers interested, we'll just go through the normal channel. But if someone gets picked up by someone very important, they will bypass the auction process altogether and have the person delivered directly to the customer."

Lei Chen listened until his expression gradually turned cold, asking, "So you're saying that one of the six girls being smuggled here has been picked up by someone very important?"

He nodded slightly: "Although we've never encountered this kind of thing before, it's probably true."

Lei Chen's eyebrows furrowed tightly as his intuition told him that the girl picked up by someone very high-level was likely to be Li Xiaofen.

Just then, the ship's communication device suddenly rang out.

A man's voice came through: "Vancouver 003, receive and respond."

The Italian group member looked at Lei Chen, nervously asking: "Do I... need to respond?"

Lei Chen nodded slightly, saying: "Normal response."

"Okay."

The Italian quickly grabbed the communication device and began to speak: "Vancouver 003 received." JrNovels.com