Chapter 69 Rescuing the Children: We must rescue these children, otherwise...

Liu Kun didn't expect the child to come back so quickly.

It's only been a few months, and she's already been swindled out of her money by her parents? Sigh, it's really unlucky to have such biased parents who don't treat their daughter like a human being.

Having grown up in the countryside and witnessed too many similar tragedies, Liu Kun didn't hesitate and quickly asked, "What are you using to make this call?"

"I lied to them and said I had diarrhea and couldn't hold it in anymore, and that's how they let me out. They were picking out goods right then, so I stole the mobile phone from the fat boss next to me." The girl was terrified and hid in the toilet stall, not daring to speak loudly.

Liu Kun understood that the so-called "picking up goods" meant selecting children who were about to be defiled.

He understood what was going on, and then asked, "Which karaoke bar? The Rose Rendezvous?"

"Yes! That's right." The little girl was so scared that her voice trembled.

Liu Kun instructed, "I'm coming to find you now. Hide in the bathroom, lock the door, and don't make a sound if anyone calls you. Remember to remove the battery from your mobile phone, otherwise you'll be exposed if someone calls you. After removing it, put the battery back in every fifteen minutes to half an hour and let me know you're safe."

The little girl nodded through her tears: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll hang up now."

"Okay, I'll remove the battery immediately if it hangs up." Liu Kun strode to the parking lot, fastened his seatbelt, and set off.

After a moment's consideration, he called Qiu Xiaoman: "Are you free now?"

"What's wrong?" When Qiu Xiaoman returned, Li Erhu was in the yard with the children, so she told him about the situation of Lao Li abusing the children.

Li Erhu has already taken people to handle the situation, and Li Tuantuan is also with them. They plan to take Li Yuanyuan away tonight, treat her wounds at the hospital, and then bring her to the courtyard house.

Right now, Qiu Xiaoman is chatting with Xiao Qiao. After all, she's going to Aunt Yang's house the day after tomorrow, and Xiao Qiao is reluctant to part with her, so she's being very clingy.

Liu Kun explained the current situation and asked, "Do you want to come?"

"Isn't that obvious? Why did you call me?" Qiu Xiaoman quickly got up. "I'll wait for you at the door, hurry up."

After hanging up the phone, she explained the situation to Xiao Qiao and then went out.

Xiao Qiao was a little surprised. She didn't expect that children near Beidu would be reduced to being bought and sold, and even into prostitution. It was heartbreaking to think about.

Compared to this, it's clear that those who live with Xiaoman are much happier.

Even when she got off the train, Xiaoman anticipated the possible dangers, unlike Feng Shengnan who was blindly optimistic.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Sister Xiaoman was too good, so good that it made her waver again.

If she goes to Aunt Yang's house and is really adopted, then she will only be able to see Sister Xiaoman during winter and summer vacations. I'm so reluctant to part with her and so sad.

Xiao Qiao cried again. Feng Shengnan closed the courtyard gate and came in to keep Xiao Qiao company, comforting her, "Don't cry. Sister Xiaoman is very busy. Look, she just came back and went out again. You are so young, she has to take responsibility. It would be better to find you adoptive parents so you can live a stable life."

Xiao Qiao understood the reasoning, but she just couldn't bear to part with you. She cried and asked, "What if someone were willing to adopt you now? Would you and I be willing to go?"

"I'm already seventeen, it's impossible. But if it really were possible, I would definitely go. It's good for myself, and it's good for Sister Xiaoman too," Feng Shengnan continued to persuade her. "If you really can't bear to part with Sister Xiaoman, why don't you apply to a university here? Why don't you apply to a police academy? You could work with her in the future, wouldn't that be great?"

"Oh right! How come I didn't think of that!" Xiao Qiao suddenly saw a glimmer of hope. She thought for a moment and asked, "Is it only police academy? I'm short. What if I don't meet the height requirement in the future?"

"Then become a forensic doctor! A lawyer! A judge! Anything is fine! Or a lab technician! They're all professions that involve dealing with the police. If all else fails, you can go to teacher's college and become a teacher. By then, Xiaoman will probably be married and have a child, so you can be her baby's teacher, wouldn't that be great?" Feng Shengnan had quite a few ideas. With her mind open, there were countless paths she could take. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

Xiao Qiao finally stopped crying and smiled: "I like the last one! But I'm also willing to try the others. I'll see which one I'm more interested in and can learn better from, and that's which I'll choose."

“That’s right! Think long-term. If you stay by her side now, you can’t help her at all, and she’ll just worry about you. Why don’t you go to Aunt Yang’s house, train yourself well, and then you can work and live together in the future?” Feng Shengnan was quite happy to see that she had finally figured it out.

I'm a little envious. It's definitely better to be younger; nobody wants a seventeen-year-old.

It was getting late, so she told Xiao Qiao to go to sleep quickly, otherwise it would affect her growth.

*

Qiu Xiaoman called Xiaohua and waited for the car at the door, while also making a phone call to Captain Zou.

Team Leader Zou reassured him, "Don't worry, after you made that call this afternoon, Lao Peng has already led a team to keep watch. They're currently at the entrance of Rose Rendezvous, ready to go in at any time."

"Are there any policewomen?" Qiu Xiaoman hoped there would be more policewomen so that the girls would feel more at ease.

Team Leader Zou replied, "Two went. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. What, are you going too?"

"If I didn't know, I could ignore it, but once I found out, I wanted to see it for myself." She could only feel at ease after seeing the children rescued; otherwise, she couldn't sleep soundly.

Team Leader Zou had no objections, but he was worried about her health: "Your hand...can you handle it?"

"I'm fine." Qiu Xiaoman smiled. "I'm not that fragile, don't worry."

"Okay, then be careful. I'll tell Lao Peng that once we get there, try not to make any rash moves. Let Lao Peng and the others lead the way, just in case someone is carrying a gun." It wasn't that Captain Zou thought Qiu Xiaoman was weak and needed protection, but rather that those perverts who could assault young boys and girls were basically involved in organized crime.

Nine out of ten people involved in organized crime have guns, but Qiu Xiaoman is not armed. For safety reasons, she cannot be allowed to charge.

Qiu Xiaoman understood, and after assuring Captain Zou that she wouldn't do anything reckless, she hung up the phone.

Just as she was about to put away her mobile phone, it rang. Upon hearing Shen Qinghuai's voice, Qiu Xiaoman hung up immediately.

Helpless, Shen Qinghuai had no choice but to call Jiang Mingyuan and ask him to talk to Qiu Xiaoman.

Jiang Mingyuan pondered for a moment and then refused Shen Qinghuai: "I can't help you with this."

"Why? Your Aunt Liang really has a mental illness." Shen Qinghuai still wanted to struggle a bit. He had just prepared all the procedures, otherwise he really wouldn't have had the confidence to call Qiu Xiaoman.

Now that he has an authoritative certificate, he finally feels at ease.

But Jiang Mingyuan didn't believe him and retorted, "You know better than I whether Aunt Liang is sick or not. Xiao Qiu has a high sense of self-respect. By doing this, you are trampling on her dignity and personally cutting off any possibility of reconciliation between you and your daughter. You still want me to be the peacemaker? Is that even possible?"

"I've already hired a bodyguard for her—"

"That's not important."

"I've transferred over three million to her in total—"

"That's not important."

"The four little ones in the family can't be without their mother."

"Why deceive yourself? It's just that Xiao Qiu's reputation and company aren't as important as yours. Alright, I'll go comfort her. As for your father-daughter relationship, forget about it, it's impossible."

"Can't you even try to persuade her a little? I do have feelings for her, but I'm prioritizing the bigger picture."

“If I were to act as your advocate, I would be hurting her. I’m sorry, I don’t want to hurt her. I’m not that cruel.” After saying this, Jiang Mingyuan hung up the phone and called Qiu Xiaoman.

Upon hearing his voice, Qiu Xiaoman immediately warned, "If you're here to act as a mediator, then there's no need for that."

"Am I really that awful, Xiao Qiu?" Jiang Mingyuan was both amused and exasperated. He knew she was heartbroken, and he also knew she definitely didn't want to talk about the Shen family anymore. So he brought up a topic that interested her, "I have some good news for you."

"Tell me," Qiu Xiaoman said, gazing at the end of the road. "Why haven't they come yet?"

Jiang Mingyuan said with a heavy heart, "Don't scold me. I actually said that finding a victim's body is good news, but it really is good news. At least the murderer can be convicted."

"Is it the missing woman from Mengyin County?" Qiu Xiaoman immediately guessed.

Jiang Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes! Her husband has been arrested, and he is the murderer."

"That's good." Qiu Xiaoman was quite relieved, after all, justice will prevail and the murderer can finally be brought to justice, but she was still a little sad.

As husband and wife, why take someone's life? Can't we sit down and talk things out?

Indeed, there are no unbreakable relationships in this world, whether between parents and children or husband and wife.

Perhaps friendships and collaborations won't last forever.

Only the shadow under the streetlight will always be with you. Even when the sun rises and the shadow is covered by the light, it will reappear as soon as it gets dark.

As she was about to hang up, Jiang Mingyuan quickly asked her, "Where are you now?"

"I'm getting ready to sleep." Qiu Xiaoman didn't intend to tell the truth, since anti-trafficking police officers generally don't get involved in other cases.

During the investigation phase of a case, information cannot be disclosed to others.

This is a disciplinary issue.

Jiang Mingyuan didn't ask any more questions, hung up the phone, turned the car around, and drove home.

He had originally wanted to see Qiu Xiaoman, but since she was about to go to sleep, he decided against it.

However, halfway there, he received a phone call from his father, asking if the criminal investigation team had any operations planned for the day.

He saw Lao Peng at the entrance of Rose Rendezvous.

Jiang Mingyuan frowned: "Old Peng? What's he doing there?"

"I don't know, it's obviously tailing him. I didn't say hello to him." Old Jiang, a gossip enthusiast, asked, "Could it be a prostitution raid?"

"I don't know, just make sure it doesn't fall through. It's none of your business." Jiang Mingyuan gave a few instructions and hung up the phone.

Never mind, I can't sleep anyway, I might as well go check it out.

When they arrived, they saw Lao Peng and his men escorting a group of fat, big-eared men out. Behind the group, a number of fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boys and girls were filing out.

While looking for a parking space, he saw an ordinary Santana parked on the side of the road across the street. The person inside watched everything silently without getting out.

Jiang Mingyuan spotted Liu Kun in the driver's seat at a glance, and subconsciously looked towards the back seat, where he was surprised to see Qiu Xiaoman, who had told him half an hour earlier that she was going to sleep.

At that moment, Jiang Mingyuan felt a little annoyed.

He hesitated for a moment, then turned around and stopped behind Liu Kun's car.