Chapter 27 Goodbye 5 Sister Xiaoman, is that you? Thank goodness, sob…

Once the car entered the Yimeng Mountains, the trail went cold.

Qiu Xiaoman sat in the back seat with Jiang Mingyuan. She looked at him in surprise and asked, "Which direction in the mountains did you go?"

"We've only received eyewitness reports from the direction of Mengyin so far, but it's hard to say exactly where in the mountains they've entered." This was Jiang Mingyuan's first time here. He was holding a paper map. After crossing the provincial highway, he entered the county road, and the ground began to become bumpy, making him feel very uncomfortable.

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at the injured Xiaobai, and asked worriedly, "Is the dog's wound alright?"

Qiu Xiaoman looked down at Xiaobai, who was resting with her eyes closed, stroked her head, and instructed, "If you feel uncomfortable, just hum a little."

The little white dog barked, "It's alright, Master. By the way, may I call you Master?"

"Of course you can." Qiu Xiaoman looked at Xiaobai's expectant face and smiled affectionately. "If you don't mind that my family will have a lot more dogs in the future, you are welcome to join us."

"Great! Woof woof!" Little White wagged her tail excitedly. This little injury was nothing, as long as she could save the children and her owner was willing to take her in.

Oh my god, I'm so happy! All the hard work was worth it!

Xiao Bai was so excited that he licked Qiu Xiaoman's hand and comforted him, "I remember the Pomeranian's scent. I even told him to remember to pee to mark the place after getting off the bus each time we arrive. I will tell your owner when we get close to the Pomeranian!"

"Okay." Qiu Xiaoman was very pleased; it was really great to have the help of these dogs.

The car swayed and bumped along the way, first going to the Public Security Bureau of Mengyin County to request assistance.

Ultimately, the three police cars drove off in three directions: east, west, and south.

The county public security bureau also notified the radio station to immediately issue a reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.

Qiu Xiaoman and his team headed south, venturing deep into the mountainous region. They conducted on-site investigations in every village they visited, but found nothing.

Qiu Xiaoman even asked small animals near the main road in Mengyin County for clues about the truck's whereabouts, but still made no breakthrough.

Either I've seen it before but the time doesn't match, or there are too many cars and I don't know which one it is, let alone the license plate number, so I don't know which car it is.

We can only continue with the cumbersome method, searching one fork in the road after another.

There's no way around it; the mountainous area is just too vast. Even if we've narrowed it down to this area, it's still like finding a needle in a haystack.

I really hope there are some other clues.

After two days of thorough searching, a crying young girl arrived at the county public security bureau.

Qiu Xiaoman, who had just returned from a fruitless day, went to the police station to report on the progress of her work. Unexpectedly, the little white dog in her arms suddenly started barking wildly: "Master, master, this little girl smells like a Pomeranian! And she smells blood!"

Qiu Xiaoman immediately became alert: "Brother Jiang, this child has been in contact with Pomeranians, or she has been in contact with people who have been in contact with Pomeranians. In any case, hurry up and ask her where she is from."

But the little girl was like a frightened bird, all she knew how to do was cry. Jiang Mingyuan had a sudden inspiration and quickly went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative to buy some fruit candies and a small bag of melon seeds.

With a piece of fruit candy in her mouth, the little girl finally calmed down and cried, "Uncle and Auntie, please save my dog! Bad people came to our village. They were bitten by the dog themselves, and they wanted to kill all the dogs in our village. They're so mean! My dog ​​has been with us for five years. I refused, and they just took him away. I had no other choice but to come to you for help. My dog ​​is so good. He even saved my dad's life. That year, my dad went fishing in the river, and his leg cramped up and he sank. It was the dog that pulled him back. The dog is like family to me. They actually took my dog ​​away while my dad was out working. It's too much!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Xiaoman realized that if the bad guy was bitten, wouldn't the Pomeranian also be in danger?

But she also knew that this matter couldn't be rushed. This little girl looked to be less than ten years old, and it was already quite remarkable that she could speak such a long passage so clearly. So she gently comforted her, "Little sister, don't be afraid. We're here to catch those bad guys. Tell Auntie, how many bad guys are there, and are they still in your village?"

The little girl cried, "There were four of them. One died, and the other is dying too. The village chief wanted to call the police, but someone bribed him to shut up. My grandma makes paper offerings, so they brought the dead old woman to my house and asked my family to help with the burial. When I was helping my grandma deal with the body, it was so stiff, it scared me to death."

"Are they still around?" Qiu Xiaoman had to ask again. When emotions are running high, it's easy for people to overlook other issues.

The little girl has already been a great help; we shouldn't be too demanding of her.

The little girl shook her head: "They're gone. They took all the dogs in the village with them, saying they're going to sell them in Peixian to make dog meat."

Qiu Xiaoman was startled and asked, "When did they leave? How many people left?"

The little girl sobbed and said, "Around 2 p.m. this afternoon, there were two people who left. The injured old lady was still recuperating at the richest house in the village. They hired a barefoot doctor and applied herbal medicine. My grandma said she definitely wouldn't survive. I don't know anything about it. Anyway, I passed by their house and took a look. It was quite frightening."

Qiu Xiaoman quickly glanced at Jiang Mingyuan, who understood and immediately asked the local police to call the Peixian police to help investigate a truck with the license plate number XXXXXXX.

Considering the suspect might change the license plate number, and providing the clue that the car was full of dogs, it was easier to identify the target.

Meanwhile, Qiu Xiaoman continued to inquire about further details. Soon, she learned from the little girl that the group of people hadn't left in the past two days because they were looking for the five missing children and to find out which dogs had bitten people three nights ago. Since they couldn't identify the specific dogs, they could only indiscriminately attack them, taking them all away to sell as dog meat.

This is utterly outrageous!

Qiu Xiaoman suspected that the five children were still near the village, so she quickly asked Jiang Mingyuan to request more support: "Major clue! Five children have gone missing near the village. We're not sleeping tonight!"

Then I absolutely can't sleep!

The local police even applied for assistance from their superiors, and as night fell, a team of more than 100 people assembled and headed towards the village where the little girl lived.

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Feng Shengnan was extremely frustrated. She had planned to leave the forest during the day, but two little girls in the group developed high fevers.

Even if she and Liu Xiangyang each carried one, they couldn't go very far. They had to stay where they were, looking for herbs and food. They also used their scissors to cut some branches and vines and built a fence around the camp to prevent wild animals from appearing at night.

To guard against possible wolves and wild boars, she sharpened hundreds of sticks, tied them together in pairs to form an X shape, stuck them diagonally in the ground, supported by stones, and arranged them in a radiating pattern facing outwards.

Unexpectedly, no wild beasts appeared for two consecutive nights, but a musk deer was accidentally injured. However, she did not do it on purpose. She was the eldest of the five children, and she had to protect her younger brothers and sisters.

She actually felt quite guilty. If Liu Xiangyang and Zhao Qing hadn't listened to her, they wouldn't have gone to the cheap hotel with her, and they wouldn't have been trafficked.

She had already made a mistake, and she couldn't afford to make another. She had to hold her ground and wait until the two little girls' fevers subsided.

She and Liu Xiangyang took turns standing guard at night, resulting in severe sleep deprivation, which she could only catch up on during the day.

The stars have come out, and the cold moon watches over her, this absurd and foolish young woman, perhaps mocking her willfulness and ignorance.

If she had another chance, she would definitely listen to Qiu Xiaoman and never be arrogant again.

She was so sad and cold that she could only tighten the makeshift vine "cloak" around her body, lean against the fire, and continue this silent battle.

Across the firelight, three little girls were huddled together with their eyes closed, lost in thought.

Feng Shengnan sighed silently, finished the last bite of rabbit meat, and got up to check if the railing was secure. It had been knocked askew by that unlucky musk deer during the day, and although she had reinforced it, she still needed to check it again.

Just as I was busy, the Pomeranian behind me suddenly stood up and pricked up its ears: "Oh no, Grey, someone's coming!"

Grey Grey heard it too and exclaimed in shock, "Listen, there's a dog's voice too! What's she calling? 'Sticky Rice Ball'?"

The firewood next to him was making crackling sounds. Pomeranian hadn't heard it clearly before, so he subconsciously took a few steps toward the fence, pricked up his ears, and confirmed again and again that it was indeed calling for Nuomi Tuanzi!

The ice cream is here!!!

The Pomeranian immediately became excited and tried to howl like its ancient ancestors at the moon above its head, but what came out was still a woof woof woof, not the howl of a wild wolf.

Little White in the distance immediately perked up its ears: "Sticky Rice Ball!!! You're still alive? Are the children there?"

"Yes, is it really you, Ice Cream? Waaaaah, you're so great! I've finally waited for you, and I'm so glad I didn't give up!"

"Don't be afraid, my master and I have come to rescue you! Tell me, how many children are there? Five?"

"Five! Two of them have fevers, the others are fine! Especially the biggest one, he's really amazing, he can even hunt!"

"Okay, glutinous rice dumplings, we're here. Tell the children not to be afraid."

The little Pomeranian immediately turned its head and barked at Feng Shengnan.

But Feng Shengnan couldn't understand anything. All she knew was that she could hear barking dogs and footsteps in the distance. She thought that the human traffickers might be coming to kidnap them. She quickly pulled out a few sharpened sticks and held them in her hands: "Oh no, we're doomed!"

Liu Xiangyang also tensed up, took the stick from her hand, and asked breathlessly, "What should we do? Do the two of us have any chance of winning?"

"I don't know, anyway, I'll fight them!" Feng Shengnan was already crying from fright. She had tried so hard to take care of her younger siblings, so why would God still not let her go?

Does she have to pay with her life just because she made one mistake?

This is outrageous!

But she couldn't back down. The three little girls behind her were crying. She wiped away her tears, bravely gripped the stick, picked up the scissors with her other hand, and prepared to die with the human trafficker.

Just then, a familiar voice came from afar, and amplified by the loudspeaker, it sounded especially heartwarming.

Suddenly, Feng Shengnan lost all her strength. The stick and scissors in her hands fell to the ground. She collapsed into Liu Xiangyang's arms, crying, "Sister Xiaoman, is that you? That's so good, sob..."