Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Reaching the HeavensTo what extent can a person become a beast?

This remains an unsolved mystery.

Because any heinous act you can think of is generally done by people.

Desecrating the bodies of the deceased has completely shattered the baseline of humanity.

From the enraged faces of the detectives present and the palpable anger in the air, it was clear how furious they were!

With the manhole cover opened, Xiao Yu walked in.

Below was a long passage.

The passage led directly to the cremation furnace under the cremation room.

There was also a small storage room in the underground passage.

Inside was a large freezer, filled with pig bones!

A complete chain of clues quickly formed in Xiao Yu’s mind.

From beginning to end, his deductions were spot on.

The crematorium replaced and swapped bodies, used pig bones to make ashes, and deceived families.

Their method was neither sophisticated nor subtle—brutally simple.

They relied on the fact that families wouldn’t check the ashes of the deceased.

The entire method of operation was now crystal clear.

Case solved?

No, not yet!

What was the purpose of the crematorium stealing bodies?

Where did those bodies go?

From the report four years ago, this criminal behavior had been going on for a long time.

How many bodies had they swapped?

Where were these bodies transported?

The case was huge.

Huge enough to shake the heavens!

“Respect for the dead” is not just a saying in an ancient country with a long history.

When Zhao Changsheng reported to the higher-ups, stating that the case might involve thousands, even tens of thousands of deceased bodies.

The exact number still being confirmed through interrogation.

The leaders at the municipal bureau were stunned.

Thousands of deceased bodies?

How is that possible?

No, how did these criminals dare?

The municipal bureau, after recovering from the shock, reported directly to the provincial department.

Following this… it reached the highest authorities!

This involved thousands of bodies, deceased or not.

But remember, regardless of life or death, they are still people!

Because the case was so significant, the leaders of the municipal bureau arrived in person.

Following closely, the armed police were deployed, surrounding the entire crematorium.

Surrounding it meant prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving and completely sealing off the news.

If word of this got out, can you imagine the impact?

Nighttime.

Personnel from the provincial department arrived.

Midnight.

Officials from the capital arrived at the scene.

National Security was deployed!

Seeing those five National Security officers, Xiao Yu remained calm.

Thousands of bodies being stolen was too shocking.

If they didn’t come, that would be the real shocker.

Countless leaders gathered; Xiao Yu didn’t even qualify to stand at the front.

Didn’t see his boss, Zhao Changsheng, shrinking to the side?

People are like this; they only realize the fear after the boldness.

Zhao Changsheng led the investigation, shirtless and arrogant.

But once the case was cracked, he was scared too!

Having worked as a cop all his life, he had been through major cases.

But who had experienced a case like this?

Even the follow-up was confusing; no one knew how to handle it.

One question loomed over everyone.

These people stole bodies, so many of them.

How did they handle them?

The crematorium manager spoke up.

Did you think they’d be interrogated nicely in such a case?

Don’t kid yourself!

When Xiao Yu saw the once slightly arrogant manager again.

The guy was trembling on the interrogation chair, mentally broken.

Though it wasn’t clear what interrogation methods were used on him.

After being questioned by the National Security officers, he ended up like this…

“Smuggling bodies?”

Xiao Yu’s eyes were cold as ice, incredulous as he looked at the National Security officer in front of him, “It was smuggling?!”

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Actually, it’s not.

Because of the special nature of bodies, they are scarce in every country, and each body is precious.

At the highest foreign prices, a body could sell for over a hundred thousand US dollars.

There are countless cases of body trading.

Smuggling bodies is not uncommon.

Sometimes the profit is even higher than drug trafficking, and the crime is much lesser.

Would anyone engage in such a high-profit, low-risk illegal industry?

The answer is obvious!

“Indeed.”

The National Security officer looked at Xiao Yu, smiling.

The officer was about forty, with an ordinary appearance, wearing plain clothes, not tall, with a kind smile.

Such a person would not stand out in a crowd.

The principle of extremes meeting, Xiao Yu understood.

Unassuming and ordinary, yet a National Security officer, which indicated their exceptional nature!

“You called me here because…”

Xiao Yu blinked.

The case was discovered by him, though it wasn’t fully cracked yet.

But such a level of a case, not to belittle himself.

It was beyond the capacity of a junior officer like him.

Even the Criminal Investigation Brigade Captain Zhao Changsheng didn’t have the authority.

National Security took over!