The book-crossing case happened! The villains all want me to go to jail

"Captain Zhao, this case is too difficult to investigate." Young police officer Xiao Li walked into the office with a worried look on his face and said to Zhao Hongzhi.

Zhao Hongzhi raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and asked in a hoarse voice: "What do you mean?"

Xiao Li pulled a chair over and sat down, sighing, "We almost turned City A upside down, but this cult organization seemed to be able to hide, and the clues were always lost at the key place."

Zhao Hongzhi frowned and took a deep puff of his cigarette. "How could an organization of nearly a thousand people hide so deeply?"

"Captain Zhao, I think they must have an extremely strict way of communicating and hiding. The residents we visited either didn't know the answers to any questions or were hesitant and didn't dare to say anything." Xiao Li pounded the table angrily.

Zhao Hongzhi stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the bustling streets outside. "Could it be that the entire City A has been infiltrated by them?"

"It's not impossible." Xiao Li lowered his voice, "I heard that some people in government departments are involved with them."

Zhao Hongzhi turned around abruptly, "Do you have any evidence?"

Xiao Li shook his head helplessly. "Not yet, just some rumors. But there's no smoke without fire, Captain Zhao."

Zhao Hongzhi put out his cigarette butt in the ashtray and said, "Continue investigating. No matter who is involved, we will not show any leniency."

At this time, another police officer, Xiao Wang, walked in and said, "Captain Zhao, I just got the news that the suspect we were targeting has disappeared."

"What?" Zhao Hongzhi's eyes widened. "How could he disappear? Didn't we send someone to keep an eye on him?"

Xiao Wang looked guilty, "It was our negligence, Captain Zhao. The suspect seemed to have noticed it in advance and took the opportunity to run away."

Zhao Hongzhi punched the wall, "What a bunch of losers! Find some clues and find him!"

The office fell into silence, and Zhao Hongzhi's worry became more and more obvious. He knew very well that this task was extremely difficult, but he could not give up no matter what.

"Captain Zhao, the situation of this cult organization is more complicated than we expected." Police officer Lao Zhang said solemnly as he sat opposite Zhao Hongzhi.

Zhao Hongzhi rubbed his temples and said, "Old Zhang, tell me in detail."

Lao Zhang flipped open the notebook in his hand. "We investigated several suspected bases of their activities, but every time we went there, they were empty. It seems that they always get the news in advance."

Zhao Hongzhi frowned, "Is there a spy inside?"

Lao Zhang shook his head. "It's not clear yet, but we can't rule out this possibility. Moreover, according to the confessions of some believers we have, this organization has a clear hierarchy, and the superiors have strict control over the subordinates."

Zhao Hongzhi slammed his fist on the table. "Damn it! Where do they get their funding from?"

"This is also a mystery, Captain Zhao." Lao Zhang said helplessly, "We haven't found their large-scale capital flow yet, but we can be sure that there is strong financial support behind them."

Zhao Hongzhi stood up and paced back and forth in the room. "Keep digging deeper and find their flaws."

At this time, the phone rang. Zhao Hongzhi picked up the phone. After listening to a few words, his face became even uglier.

After hanging up the phone, he said to Lao Zhang: "I just received news that another witness was threatened and dared not come forward to testify."

Lao Zhang said angrily: "This is simply lawless!"

Zhao Hongzhi looked out the window and said, "Lao Zhang, we have encountered setbacks everywhere in the past month, but we must not give up. I don't believe that we can't dig out their roots!"

Lao Zhang nodded firmly, "Captain Zhao, we are with you. We will not give up until this case is solved!"

Zhao Hongzhi has been investigating this mysterious cult in City A for nearly two months, but still has no clue. This cult is like a ghost, leaving no obvious traces.

That day, Zhao Hongzhi was walking aimlessly on the street, trying to find some overlooked clues. Suddenly, he heard a fierce quarrel.

"Don't be stubborn anymore! It's a fake cult!" a middle-aged man yelled at a young woman.

"You're talking nonsense! The leader will give us divine power, allowing us to predict the future and live happily ever after!" the young woman retorted emotionally.

Zhao Hongzhi had an idea and quietly approached them.

The middle-aged man said with great sorrow: "Sister, wake up! There is no such thing as divine power. It's all a lie!"

The young woman turned her head away stubbornly: "You don't understand! I saw with my own eyes that someone was cured of a terminal illness in the church!"

Zhao Hongzhi stepped forward and showed his ID: "I am a police officer. Can I talk to you?"

Both of them were stunned, and a hint of panic flashed in the young woman's eyes.

Zhao Hongzhi said gently: "Girl, I know you may believe in that cult, but many so-called miracles may be scams."

The young woman remained silent, and the middle-aged man quickly said, "Police comrade, you have to save my sister, she has been brainwashed!"

Zhao Hongzhi soothed him, "Don't worry, tell me slowly. How did your sister join this cult?"

The middle-aged man sighed, "Some time ago, she was having trouble at work and was in a bad mood. A friend asked her to attend a party, saying it would make people feel better. As a result, she got hooked after she went there."

Zhao Hongzhi asked the young woman, "What did they tell you to make you believe it so?"

The young woman hesitated and said, "They say that as long as we pray sincerely, the leader will fulfill our wishes. And there are many successful examples."

Zhao Hongzhi thought to himself that this must be a premeditated brainwashing tactic.

He continued to ask: "Where do they usually go?"

The young woman closed her lips and stopped talking.

Zhao Hongzhi said patiently: "Girl, think about it, if this is really a good thing, why do you have to be so secretive? Didn't they ask you to tell others?"

The middle-aged man also advised: "Sister, just say it, don't make any more mistakes."

Finally, the young woman spoke: "I don't know the exact location. Someone always takes us there, and we go to a different place every time."

Zhao Hongzhi frowned: "Then is there any special sign or code?"

The young woman thought for a moment and said, "It seems that every time I go to a place, there is a red triangle mark at the door."

Zhao Hongzhi wrote down this clue, asked some other questions, then asked them to go home first and told the middle-aged man to keep an eye on his sister.

Zhao Hongzhi returned to the police station and immediately organized his team members to search the entire city for places marked with red triangles.

After several days of investigation, they finally found several suspicious places.

"Captain Zhao, these places look very ordinary, but the residents around here say that strangers often come in and out," Xiao Li reported.

Zhao Hongzhi decided to send people to monitor these places secretly.

However, several days of surveillance revealed nothing unusual.

"Captain Zhao, are we heading in the wrong direction?" Xiao Wang was a little skeptical.