Although Lin Xuan lives in an urban village on the outer ring of the city, it is not far from the city center, only about 50 miles away.

After about half an hour, they arrived at Lin Xuan's place. Upon arrival, they first saw a large stone on the ground with three prominent characters on it: Linjiatun.

There were steps behind the rock that led down to the bottom, but the car couldn't pass through there, so the group got out and walked down the steps. At the bottom of the steps was a narrow alley.

There was also a narrow sewer on one side of the alley, which made the alley seem even narrower. Not only was it narrow, but the smell coming from the sewer was a bit strange and smelly.

Wearing high heels, Shen Rong walked on the uneven ground, which was still a bit wet and slippery. Afraid that she might slip, she held tightly to her husband's arm.

Every household here has a wooden house number pasted on its door.

"Number 138, number 139, and number 140 is just ahead." Huang Youjie seemed very happy; they had finally found it.

Standing at the door of number 140, Huang Youjie knocked several times before an old man opened the door and came out. "Who are you looking for? Did you come to the wrong house?"

"There are no elderly people here. We're looking for Lin Xuan. Does she live here?"

"You mean Lin Xuan? She's not here. You should leave." Although he was old, he knew that his good-for-nothing son was the worst of them all. He was addicted to smoking, drinking, and gambling, and he even thought of selling his daughter to raise money for gambling.

The granddaughter he had taken in was well-behaved and sensible from a young age, and she was also beautiful and likable. It was a pity that she married the wrong person.

Although he tried to persuade his son several times, he was too old to make decisions. His son even threatened to kick him out and stop supporting him if he dared to meddle in other people's business. Speaking of supporting him, he was already old and had to collect scraps to make ends meet.

Huang Youjie squeezed into the yard and saw that it was full of plastic bottles and cardboard boxes. It seemed that the old man had collected them to exchange for money.

"Hey, you! I told you she's not here, get out!" The old man was clearly unhappy.

Fu Huai'an said, "Old man, we mean no harm. We just want to verify something with Lin Xuan. We'll leave as soon as we see her."

"Hmph, don't think I don't know what you're up to. I can tell from your clothes that you're rich and don't take us poor people seriously. Do you want to sell my granddaughter because she's young and pretty? Let me tell you, I will never agree to that."

Although his own son didn't know where his granddaughter had gone, and his son said he wouldn't hurt Lin Xuan, he didn't stop him!

"What do you mean? Someone wants to buy Lin Xuan?" Shen Rong couldn't believe that people could be bought and sold. Didn't she understand the law?

"Stop pretending. Tell me, do you run a nightclub?" Because Shen Rong was there, he didn't suspect that these people wanted to buy Lin Xuan to be their mistress.

"Grandpa, please tell me where Lin Xuan is now?"

"I don't know, you guys should go now, I still have work to do." He didn't want to waste any more words with them.

In the end, Huang Youjie took out a thousand yuan and handed it to the old man, saying, "How much can you sell all these cardboard boxes for? Take this money and buy some good food. We're really not bad people. Can you tell us where Lin Xuan is? We're afraid she'll be scammed."

The old man initially refused, but eventually accepted the money. After all, he needed to eat and spend money every day, and he couldn't rely on his son. Moreover, his granddaughter had gradually become distant from him as she grew up, perhaps blaming himself for not protecting her well.

"Sigh, Lin Xuan was taken away by her father, but I don't know where he took her."

Seeing that the old man was willing to open up, Fu Huai'an quickly pressed on, "What did her father mean by taking her away?"

"Her father said he wanted to marry her off to a good family. You should leave. I really didn't know!" He was afraid that his son might come back and take the thousand yuan back from him.

Huang Youjie wanted to ask something more, but Fu Huai'an called him away. He could tell that the old man was not a responsible person and his son was not the kind of son who was filial. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the old man to be so self-reliant at such an old age.

"President Fu, what do we do now? Where are we supposed to find Lin Xuan?"

"Call the police."

“No, let’s have Miss Li do the calculations,” Shen Rong suggested.

"Okay, call her now."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Rong said disappointedly, "Miss Li said that this is a test of our destiny, and she cannot interfere in other people's karma. However, she did say that if there is a problem, call the police."

Fu Huai'an immediately used his connections to search for Lin Xuan's father. He quickly learned that Lin Xuan's father's full name was Lin Jianguo, who was 49 years old this year. He loved gambling and could go without food, but he couldn't go a day without gambling.

He's gambling in an underground casino right now, and he's betting big today. It seems he's already sold his daughter.

At this moment, Shen Rong truly felt sorry for Lin Xuan. Even if she wasn't her biological daughter, she was willing to help her through this difficult time. If she wanted, she could sponsor her schooling; this child was too pitiful.

When the police arrived at the underground casino, Lin Jianguo was engrossed in the game. He had lost a lot of money but had just won a round, and he laughed loudly, "I'm sure I can win it all back today."

"Put down your cards and raise your hands." The police's sudden raid startled everyone. Some elderly card players immediately covered their heads and squatted down to minimize their presence.

Someone muttered, "How did the police find their way here? Wasn't this place supposed to be protected?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, or the police will hear you and take you in for questioning."

The police officer shouted, "Shut up! Who is Lin Jianguo?"

At that moment, Lin Jianguo's mind raced, trying to recall any wrongdoings he had committed, but he couldn't! "Officer, it's me, what's wrong?"

"take away!"

Fu Huai'an and Lin Jianguo met at the police station. The police had already interrogated them and found out that Lin Xuan had been sold abroad by him and had been secretly transported onto a ship. Because it was a black ship, no one knew where the ship was now.

"I've confessed everything, can you let me go now?"

Lin Jianguo naively thought that as long as he confessed, he could be freed, but he didn't know that selling his own daughter was also a crime.

"Your daughter isn't your biological daughter, is she?"

As soon as Fu Huai'an spoke, even the police looked at Lin Jianguo with suspicion, wondering if there was something else going on.

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