The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

Chapter 761 Sudden Incident: A Family Annihilation Case

Leaving aside the situation at the anti-drug squad, a peculiar atmosphere seems to permeate the entire city of Nanchuan recently. The most noticeable change among ordinary people is that public security in Nanchuan seems to have improved considerably lately. Located on the border, Nanchuan faces three major problems, the first being smuggling. Nanchuan is the largest smuggling base radiating from several surrounding areas. The value of goods smuggled out of Nanchuan each year is at least 10 billion yuan. For many years, smuggling in Nanchuan has been rampant, but it has never been thoroughly suppressed. The Nanchuan Public Security Bureau has organized numerous crackdowns on smuggling, but each has failed to achieve significant results. Often, after a special operation, the smugglers appear subdued for a period, only to resurface within a year or two.

This time, Qin Chuan dismantled the entire smuggling network led by Li Jianguo from the city's stronghold. It can be said that 80% of the underground smuggling business in Nanchuan City suffered a devastating blow in this operation. It wasn't just a matter of arresting a few people; Qin Chuan thoroughly dismantled the entire smuggling network from top to bottom. Besides the smuggling sources overseas, everything within Nanchuan City—including border control, transportation, distribution centers, and sales personnel—was wiped out; the entire network, from front to back, was taken down.

Meanwhile, in Nanchuan City, within just two or three days, some drug addicts and out-of-town drug buyers discovered that the entire underground drug network in Nanchuan City seemed to have been wiped out overnight. Nanchuan City is close to the border, with a large flow of people, especially a very large transient population. Due to its unique geographical location, Nanchuan City has become a drug transit point for several nearby provinces. The drugs that Snake King, Erguotou, and their gang purchased from outside, besides those distributed locally in Nanchuan City, were mostly sold to neighboring provinces.

There are three major drug trafficking forces on the southern border of the Dragon Kingdom. Among them, the Illuminati, which borders Linjiang Province, has been completely eradicated by Qin Chuan. No new force has emerged there to unify the surrounding area, and the various drug trafficking forces are currently vying for control. Although the competition for territory is fierce, in reality, no one dares to continue trafficking drugs into Linjiang Province. Because the Illuminati was destroyed less than six months ago, no one dares to sell drugs into Linjiang Province at this time.

Although the source had been controlled, demand hadn't decreased, making the anti-drug situation in Nanchuan City increasingly severe. However, no one expected that in just three days, it seemed all drug traffickers suddenly disappeared. With no drug dealers, drug users naturally left the area, and those importing drugs from outside saw no business, so these shady characters also disappeared. With them gone from Nanchuan City, the city's public security naturally improved significantly.

For some time now, Qin Chuan has effectively curbed two major scourges in Nanchuan City—smuggling and drug trafficking. His mission here now consists of only one task: targeting local organized crime groups. In fact, the Li family's influence in Chengzhai and these drug lords can be considered forms of criminal activity. However, besides these, there are other organized crime groups disguised as companies, families, or conglomerates that run rampant in Nanchuan City. Qin Chuan was ready to deal with these groups when an unexpected situation forced him to shift all his attention to this matter.

Just three months after Qin Chuan arrived in Nanchuan City, and just as he had apprehended all three major drug lords, a horrific family annihilation occurred! A family of four—two elderly people and a young couple who had been married for less than three months—were murdered in their home. Four people killed! This is a major criminal case!