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"Holy crap! It really is Song Lake Resort Villa! I've been there once, and I even had the hot pot there!"

"I just went there last month. I ate hot pot, went to the health center, and even a massage parlor. Except for that clinic, I went to every bad place I could think of!"

"My family also wanted to go, but thankfully something came up and they couldn't. This is just too scary!"

Shen Luoluo took the phone and scrolled through it. The information in the report was similar to what she knew, and a lot of it was a lie. However, the details of surrogacy were described in more detail than she knew, almost detailing the entire process.

The package also included many photos, and clearly stated that the poppy shell hotpot base was grown by the Villa itself. Due to its remote location and its location nestled against the mountains, no one discovered that the criminal gang was growing poppies in the mountains behind the Villa.

They would process the poppies they grew into drugs, and add the excess poppy shells to hot pot broth. If a customer became addicted to hot pot and came every day, they would be targeted, and then the drug dealers would be pushed and sold to these addicted customers. In this situation, the customers would be 100% unable to resist the temptation of drugs.

This led to the formation of a self-sufficient industrial chain encompassing drug production and sales.

In short, the Villa was just a front; behind the seemingly peaceful and beautiful facade lay many unknown evils.

This report immediately became a major news story on Jing City TV, attracting the attention of countless netizens.

Everyone was shocked and furious when they saw the news.

[This place is terrifying! Does the police even know about this?! They need to shut it down immediately; it's a disaster!]

[So that's why I kept wanting more hot pot there! If it weren't so expensive and far away, I would have gone there every day. I never thought being broke would save my life!]

[What's most frightening is that this place is quite famous in Jing City, and many wealthy people like to go there to spend their money. Now it seems that when they opened the Villa, they were already targeting the rich. These people will do anything for money!]

[What a wonderful Villa! I think "Deadly Villa" would be more fitting. Let's just wipe it all out; there's hardly anything good inside!]

Drug use, illegal surrogacy, money laundering—each of these crimes alone would be enough to get them imprisoned for a lifetime. And now these people are doing all three at once! They're truly a bunch of money-grubbing bastards! They should be executed on the spot!

The police were aware of this, of course, at the Song Lake Resort Villa.

After two days and two nights of surveillance, police finally apprehended several prime suspects who were gathering at the Villa last night. Police are still searching for evidence and arresting people related to the case.

Zhao Yuan and her partner successfully completed their mission.

"See? I told you that with our help, the results would be different. Look, it hasn't even been a week, and we've already taken this place down!" Zhao Yuan proudly raised her eyebrows.

Xie Siheng smiled and said, "Yes, thanks to you all." In fact, Zhao Yuan was right. If it weren't for her bringing news about the poppy shell hotpot, they didn't know how much longer it would have taken to gather all the evidence.

Their investigation has been misguided all along. If they had known that drug trafficking was also involved, it would have been much simpler and more direct. But drug trafficking alone is more serious than any other crime here. If they had the evidence, they could have taken them down directly. Surrogacy and providing sex services would naturally have been taken down as well.

Zhao Yuan looked at him. "Now you can tell me your identity, right?"

Xie Siheng extended his hand, "Let's get to know each other again, Jing City Public Security Bureau, West District."

Criminal Investigation

"Detachment Leader Xie Siheng."

Just as she had guessed, Zhao Yuan smiled and extended her hand to shake hers, "Zhao Yuan, reporter for the Jing City TV News Channel."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Oh, right, there's another question I've been wanting to ask you."

Xie Siheng: "Ask away."

How many infertile patients have you treated?

Xie Siheng raised an eyebrow. "You're the third, the first to come personally."

The partner next to him covered his mouth and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at!" Zhao Yuan glared at her partner. "I'm just curious."

The partner nodded frantically. "Yes, yes, yes! You're just curious."

Zhao Yuan:...

At the school, Shen Luoluo browsed through the entire report and noticed the names of the reporters. Some she didn't recognize, but one she knew very well Zhao Yuan.

Is it Auntie? Shen Luoluo remembered that Zhao Yuan was in a hurry to go back to the TV station when she took them home that day, saying that she had some things to take care of. It must be that Zhao Yuan had noticed something was wrong when they went to the Villa last time. So this is what she meant by "taking care of things"!

It was at this moment that Shen Luoluo realized that there was another way to expose evil.

"Luoluo? Luoluo!" Qin Shiyue waved her hand in front of Shen Luoluo. "What are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed."

Shen Luoluo then came to her senses and noticed that the sports committee member was standing next to them, looking pitiful with his head drooping. She asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Shiyue waved the registration form in her hand, "The school sports meet is next month, and our class sports representative asked if you have any events you'd like to participate in?"

The sports committee member quickly nodded. "Yes, Luoluo, could you help me with my work? The homeroom teacher gave me a task: every event must have someone participate, and there are still several events without anyone signing up."

"Is there anything I can participate in?" Shen Luoluo asked.

The sports committee member's eyes lit up, and he quickly handed over the sports schedule, "There's the men's and women's 400-meter relay, the women's 400-meter relay, the women's 800-meter race, and the women's..."

"Goodness, it's all running?" Qin Shiyue couldn't help but complain.

Shen Luoluo also wanted to say, "Why is it all just running all the time now!"

The sports committee member said with a long face, "You know, girls don't like running, it's too tiring, so naturally they're left single."

Qin Shiyue glanced at the form and said, "Luoluo, let's sign up for the 400-meter relay. You and I will find two more people."