The leap in logic of this deduction is truly too large, making it hard to accept at first.
After a brief silence, Political Commissioner Li looked up and exchanged a meaningful glance with Director Hou.
Director Hou slightly shook his head, a hint of helplessness on his lips: "Isn't this speculation a bit too bold? Could it be that your imagination is running wild?"
Jiang An took a deep breath and continued, "Political Commissioner Li, Director Hou, I completely understand your doubts."
"To be honest, we also hope this is just a false alarm."
"But we have found many suspicious aspects during our on-site investigation in the village."
"While the absence of young people in the village could be explained by working elsewhere, the villagers' reactions when we asked about the whereabouts of young women were highly suspicious."
"They uniformly claimed they went to pick tea leaves, but it's not the tea-picking season right now."
