The scariest thing is that we almost didn't make it back.

"I see."

Lin Jingyu's impression of the person in front of her changed slightly.

Regardless, his willingness to pursue the abducted child is enough to show that he has commendable qualities.

"I never expected you to go looking for the abducted child."

Peng Shiyu then asked, "Have you found the child? And what happened when you said you almost couldn't come back?"

"We found a few."

Cheng Haifeng's expression was not good. "Their arms and legs were broken, and the kind that can't be cured. They're all crippled and have no hope for the rest of their lives."

Peng Shiyu's expression changed drastically, and she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

As for Yang Shujue and Lin Jingyu, they were much calmer.

In their past lives, they had seen various cases of child abduction online.

It was somewhat expected that these children would meet their end.

"What about the children who were sold to others as sons or daughters?"

Yang Shujue then said, "You didn't find any of them, did you?"

"Two were found."

Cheng Haifeng replied irritably, "We were almost beaten to death by the people in that village just to save them."

Luckily we ran fast, otherwise we might not have made it back alive.

Why didn't you shoot?

Peng Shiyu asked, puzzled, "They dared to surround and attack the police officers, so we just fired shots to scare them."

"It's useless."

Cheng Haifeng responded, "The police dare not fire, but they dare to kill the police."

I heard that a policeman went to rescue a girl who had been abducted, but was beaten to death by the villagers.

The law doesn't punish everyone; in the end, only the men who bought girls to be wives were caught.

"Why should those villagers who beat people be let off the hook?"

Peng Shiyu was both angry and shocked. "They even dared to kill the police. They are too arrogant and presumptuous. They are even more terrifying than bandits."

"A whole village, young and old, hundreds of people, ganged up on and beat people."

Cheng Haifeng shared what he knew, saying, "We can't just arrest everyone in this village."

The police can't do anything about this.

"Arrest them if you will."

Yang Shujue scoffed, "No wonder there's a saying, 'Poor mountains and bad waters breed wicked people.' With villages like this around, who knows how many abducted children will end up in their hands."

After all, they're not even afraid of the police, so what else could they be afraid of?

This is utterly lawless.