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Surveillance on Conrad Zhang has been tightened. All his whereabouts have been recorded. Unknown to Conrad Zhang, his three cars, including the one he used for his racing have a tracing detector put in each of its undercarriages. So, whatever car he will use, the NBI team will be able to find him.
Atty. Yhera also used her connections at the Registry of Deeds to locate all the properties of the Zhang Family, which she guessed to be under the name of Conrad Zhang’s Filipina Mother or under Conrad Zhang himself. His father is Chinese so definitely under the Philippine laws, he, as a foreigner cannot own land in the Philippines.
Her connection inside the Registry of Deeds e-mailed her the list of about ten real estate properties owned by the Zhang Family. What triggered Atty. Yhera’s curiosity was about that beach resort in Isla Verde, a secluded island nearby Batangas Province. When she researched the island, her curiosity grew even more. Actually, she found the place a secret haven as it features crystal blue waters and its beaches are carpeted with coarse beige sand, mixed with corals pieces and seashells, dotted with coconut trees. According to the article, the island may not have that fine white sand beaches, but it can be considered as a paradise for a healthy marine environment. It was even mentioned that you can do diving, swimming, trekking, or camping on the island. This secluded beach will surely bring anyone with a good dose of vitamin sea. The Zhang family under the name of Conrad’s mother has a beach resort on this island.
Atty. Yhera checked on the other properties of the zhang family but mostly are land with buildings on it, a farm, mansions in subdivisions, and then that two beach resorts in Batangas Province, to which the other one is in Isla Verde. This last property seemed to be the closest place of the crime if Conrad Zhang would use a speedboat to go somewhere from his other beach resort in Barangay Ilijan, Batangas, almost every day these past few days. Worth nothing further that Isla Verde is just a one-hour boat ride from Barangay Ilijan. With this information, Atty. Yhera has a strong belief that there is a big possibility that Seigfred is in Isla Verde.
“Jim, I have a big hint where Seigfred has been brought by Conrad Zhang. Please check this beach resort of the Zhang Family at Isla Verde in Batangas. I have a feeling that we found the crime place already,” Atty. Yhera said to her friend in NBI, who readily agreed.
Taking on the circumstances and proximity between Barangay Ilijan Isla Verde, the NBI readied their team for an immediate rescue operation of Seigfred Yee at Isla Verde, Batangas.
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Atty. Yhera, did not allow the NBI to do the rescue operation without her. By the afternoon of the next day, the civilian cars and boats by the NBI Operatives were on stand-by in Barangay Ilijan sea premises, nearby the Zhang Beach Resort. They are in their two boats already acting as if they are fishermen. Atty. Yhera has been wearing a fisherman attire like she was one of the boys.
By their positions, they could easily notice, once Conrad Zhang leaves his resort using his speedboat.
“Men be ready, our tracker is telling us now that Conrad Zhang is now in Barangay Ilijan, in his beach resort already.” It was the head of the NBI Operatives who called the other group of NBI Operatives in another boat. They are grouped in two boats, five each excluding Atty. Yhera, who joined the boat where her friend Jim and the head of the Operatives are in.
When they saw Conrad Zhang pave his way on the sea with his speed boat, they started to follow him discretely, until he reached Isla Verde.
Conrad Zhang docked exactly on its owned Beach Resort in Isla Verde, while the NBI Operatives docked in another resort beside it. They already had prior coordination with the owner of this resort days before they have this operation. Good thing the owner of this resort was kind enough to accommodate them.
The NBI Operatives were able to enter the premises of the Zhang Beach resort and saw two small villas inside and one big villa. They scattered and came nearer to each of the villas. Then they saw the figure of Conrad Zhang with a plastic bag in his hand, going to the small villa on the left side. He entered the small villa on the left but after a second, he came out grunting and cursing, dragging a man outside, moaning.
Thinking that the man was Seigfred, the NBI operatives came out, surrounding Conrad Zhang and the man, lying on the ground.