One minute before half past nine in the evening, Su Qingzhu went downstairs and waited by the phone to prevent the receptionist from running up and down the stairs.

The receptionist was not the same one from this morning, probably because she had changed shifts.

At half past nine, the phone rang on time.

The receptionist picked up the phone, answered it, and handed it to Su Qingzhu, saying with a smile, "I really am looking for you."

After saying that, she left the counter and walked to the other side of the hall.

Su Qingzhu put the microphone to his ear and felt a moment of silence in the air.

She didn't know how to start.

Asking me what I want? Is it impolite to be so direct?

Say hello first? Would that seem too polite?

Let Si Jingyu speak first.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no sound from the other side.

Su Qingzhu: "..."

You are making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger, again!

She didn't know that Si Jingyu on the other end of the phone had the same concerns and the same thoughts, and was waiting for the other party to speak first.

It was the first time for both of them to be in this situation - talking to their fiancé/fiancée who they were not very familiar with but seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with over the phone. This feeling is really something that only those who have experienced it know. It feels nervous and awkward, and it makes people feel at a loss.

After a long while, Su Qingzhu sighed and opened her lips slightly: "Good evening?"

Si Jingyu: "...Good evening."

"Pfft~" Su Qingzhu laughed. It turned out that he was the same as her.

Hearing her laughter, Si Jingyu couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

At this moment, the atmosphere between the two of them finally returned to normal.

After laughing for a while, Si Jingyu said, "Qingzhu, I originally planned to let Zhang Zhe send Zhang Yue back alone, but something unexpected happened, and Zhang Yue wanted to take two women back with him.

"I'm worried about Zhang Zhe sending three women off alone. So, I'm sorry, but you might need to go back alone. Is that okay?"

Su Qingzhu laughed at the cautious and slightly uneasy tone. She was not the kind of person who minded such trivial matters.

Besides, given Zhang Zhe's personality, it's not very reliable to let him take three women on the road alone.

"It's okay. I can go home alone." If she hadn't been so worried, she wouldn't have needed more than three minutes to get home. "But you have to think of an excuse."

"Well, I'll tell Zhang Zhe. I'll have a friend drive you back tomorrow morning at nine. Remember to calculate the time carefully so there aren't any mistakes."

Su Qingzhu agreed crisply: "Okay." Then he asked, "Is Zhang Yue okay?"

"fine."

Very good!

The brother and sister quarreled every day, and he wanted to throw them out.

If his brother hadn't finished his business, he would have packed them up and thrown them to his brother.

There was obvious gnashing of teeth in his tone, which made Su Qingzhu laugh again.

How much noise would it take to make someone who is usually calm and composed lose their temper?

"What about the children? Have they found their families?"

"No." Si Jingyu sighed. "The human traffickers are too cunning. They kidnapped those children from trains and buses. They are all from other places."

When Su Qingzhu saw that they set up their hideout at the train station, which was not far from the bus station, he guessed that the place was convenient for "collecting goods" and "selling stolen goods."

The locals they kidnapped had already been sold to other places, while the outsiders who stayed in the den were either sold directly to the local area or resold elsewhere.

This is what Su Qingzhu saw when he opened the notebook.

She said, "I'll have to trouble the Han City police."

Si Jingyu wanted to say, you have worked hard too, but he couldn't say it.

She seemed relaxed, but he didn't know if she was really as relaxed as she appeared.

If so, how would she respond? Would she say, “I’m not tired”?

If not, then her hardship was caused by him, after all, he was the one who forced her to do it by using her secret.

He had no choice but to say, "Thank you for saving Sister Zhang Yue."

"You're welcome."

After saying this, the atmosphere froze for a moment.

Si Jingyu couldn't help but feel fortunate that it was the right thing not to say "You've worked hard too".

Whether it was said or not, he, Zhang Zhe, and even the Zhang family owed this favor.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Are you still going?"

In order to avoid any eavesdroppers, there was no need to make the words so clear. He knew that Su Qingzhu could understand.

Su Qingzhu naturally understood the meaning of his words.

She said, "No, I'm going home."

The other person's reaction was very calm, and she didn't sense any unusual atmosphere. She only heard him say in a flat tone, "It's good to go home and spend the New Year with your family. School will start and you'll be busy again."

"yes."

Afterwards, the two of them talked about Wan City.

After chatting for about fifteen minutes, Su Qingzhu said "good night" and hung up the phone.

She put down the phone, nodded to the receptionist, and went back to her room 202.

Lying on the big bed in space, she looked at the starry sky that she could see directly by tearing open the path, and was a little curious about what Si Jingyu would think after hearing what she said.

She was telling the truth, she really wanted to go home and not worry about anything else.

She is a strong person, yes, but she is also a human being, there is only one of her, and her abilities are limited.

A country is so big, there are counties under cities, towns under counties, and villages under towns... All added up, it is estimated to be tens of thousands.

Not to mention waiting for her to sweep the entire country, maybe as soon as she finishes sweeping a province, a new human trafficking gang may appear in a county within the province.

Anyone who has a little understanding of the supply and demand relationship knows that where there is demand, there will be supply.

To put it bluntly: as long as someone wants to buy a child, someone will find a way to sell a child to that person.

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