The Entomologist's Perfect Crime Chapter 16

Zhou indeed launched an investigation into me.

He even repeatedly visited the old orphanage director.

But found nothing.

After all, the story was fabricated by me.

The neighbor's house wasn't spared either. The homeowner was furious, threatening to write a complaint letter.

They didn't keep reptiles or bees.

I didn't even know who the neighbor was, which is why there was never a name in the story.

I'd said it was a story, but Zhou insisted on taking it seriously.

I felt terrible about wasting police resources and guilty that Zhou got criticized.

But Zhou wasn't entirely without gains. They found a hidden room in the neighbor's basement.

It couldn't really be called a hidden room—

The underground space was no different from ground level, extremely spacious.

The entrance was very concealed, but Zhou still turned everything upside down.

The basement equipment was complete, with everything a hospital should have.

Police investigation revealed this was an illegal underground black clinic.

Following the clinic, they quickly launched an investigation and discovered an illegal human organ trafficking chain.

Because the police raid was so sudden, they were still in the middle of removing someone's kidney in the basement.

Fortunately, the police arrived in time and saved that person.

The basement had several small rooms, each holding a person.

Hands and feet bound in chains, mouths taped, every one emaciated.

This was just one of their temporary transfer points. Due to certain circumstances, they had to use this extremely risky location.

Zhou caught them red-handed. With his lifelong righteousness, how could he not pursue this?

The case had wide-reaching implications with numerous people involved.

This matter also caught the attention of high-level authorities.

Although Zhou was criticized, he was ultimately promoted.

A month later, the situation couldn't be suppressed. The news had to report some progress on the related cases.

This news instantly caused a national sensation.

When I learned about it, I just sighed softly.

Numerous people were involved behind the scenes and couldn't all be caught at once.

It was even possible that the moment Zhou discovered the basement, word had already leaked.

Many "important" people had already begun extricating themselves.

Zhou would be busy.