Chapter 290: Chapter 244: A Business (Part 3)
Transporting goods was more convenient at night.
At this hour, they should just be getting started inside.
The colleague on surveillance nodded slightly, reporting on the situation outside.
The walls were high, with only the main gate for an exit.
There was a surveillance camera outside the main gate, aimed at the entrance.
It wouldn’t be easy to breach.
After some discussion, they still decided on a direct, forceful breach.
Chen Chao stood with Shen Xin and Xiong Yongjian, watching from a distance.
The actual operation was handled by Liu Baoqing and the team from Wutang District.
There was nothing fancy about it.
From a distance, Shen Xin saw a colleague walk right up and knock on the door.
The door opened.
Then, the main force hidden on both sides swarmed forward, instantly storming through the open door.
A series of shouts—"Don’t move!" and the like—erupted, accompanied by the frantic barking of dogs.
About two minutes later, Cai Huafeng’s voice came over the walkie-talkie, reporting that the scene was under control.
There was no heavy resistance, and no surprises.
For Shen Xin, the whole thing was rather anticlimactic.
But then again, a textbook arrest was supposed to be like this.
You make a solid plan, get to the location, catch the suspect off guard, and subdue them on the spot.
Truly desperate criminals were a rare breed these days.
"Let’s go. We’ll take a look inside," Xiong Yongjian said.
Shen Xin followed him into the breeding farm.
Inside the gate, a path led to a two-story building at the very back.
To the left was the kennel area. Cages lined both sides, and countless dogs were barking frantically.
And in the shadows, cats were cowering.
The air was thick with the heavy stench of feces and urine.
What made Shen Xin’s expression change was the scene in the caged area. Under the lights, a man squatted on the ground, trembling.
He must have been ’at work.’
Beside him was an iron cage, crammed full of cats.
There were tabbies, silver-shaded, and Russian Blues, among others.
And there were more cats outside the cage.
He must have just started.
Four cats lay on the ground, hissing in a state of extreme distress, staring at everyone in terror.
There was also a steel pipe on the ground.
And all four of these cats had their hind legs dangling limply.
Shen Xin could already imagine the scene.
This guy would bring over a cage of cats, pull one out, grab the steel pipe, and break its hind legs before tossing it aside.
The reason? In the words of Wang Huiquan, it was business.
He briefly explained their moneymaking scheme.
They would catch stray cats and dogs from all over and sell them nationwide.
Some of the dogs were sold for meat.
Others were sold to rescue shelters like Chen Fang’s.
They also ’thoughtfully’ provided a service to generate more sympathy—that is, they would maim the animals to make them look more pathetic.
Breaking their legs, for instance.
An even simpler method was to boil water and pour it directly into the cages.
This would cause severe, widespread burns, making the animals look especially pathetic.
And this was just the tip of the iceberg.
According to Wang Huiquan, they made limited money this way. They had a more ’high-end’ business.
Namely, stealing purebred cats and dogs.
They would sell these animals all over the country or put them up for sale online.
An even more ’high-end’ business involved specifically targeting and stealing expensive, show-quality cats and dogs.
Especially dogs.
More cats are neutered, while fewer dogs are.
They would steal these good-looking, expensive dogs and sell them at a high price to backyard breeders.
According to him, they even took custom orders.
For example, if a backyard breeder wanted a specific dog, they would go find it and figure out a way to steal it.
But that wasn’t all.
Gu Shaolong had even entertained the idea of opening his own kennel or partnering with an existing one.
They would sell a dog, then figure out a way to steal it back for a second sale.
