She had previously traded white sugar and brown sugar with the villagers for some potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cabbages, so it was time to stock up on vegetables for the New Year.

Next, Lin Chuchu went to the post office. When she went to withdraw money, she showed her identification to prove that she was doing translation work before she was able to withdraw the money.

After mailing the manuscript to the recycling center, I finally received all the high school books. After rummaging through the trash for a while, I was unlucky enough to find any more gold.

On the way back, I put some meat, rice, a can of food, and some sugar in my basket.

Back home, with plenty of time before the end of the workday, Lin Chuchu took a sickle and went up the mountain to collect firewood.

Before I knew it, I had ventured deeper into the area. I was squatting down picking mushrooms when I suddenly heard voices.

Her brows were furrowed, and one of the female voices sounded somewhat familiar.

One man and one woman.

“Brother Zhang, the villagers are too vigilant. There’s no chance to make a move. Besides, those kids always come in groups, making them very difficult to catch.”

Kidnapping a child?

Lin Chuchu's heart tightened, and she wanted to know even more who the woman was. Wasn't this a human trafficker?

"I'll give you at most half a month. If you still can't catch the child, I'll sell you to the deep mountains."

As expected, they were human traffickers. Lin Chuchu's eyes showed a hint of panic.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the side and covered her mouth.

"Don't make a sound, or you'll be discovered."

The voice was very soft, but Lin Chuchu recognized it as Mu Chen's voice.

Lin Chuchu's face lit up with joy, and her heart relaxed as well.

Mu Chen never expected that Lin Chuchu would dare to venture into the deep mountains alone and actually encounter her mission target.

The two happened to be hiding under a large tree, in a blind spot, so the two people talking didn't notice them.

After they finished speaking, they pretended nothing had happened and left separately.

Lin Chuchu finally saw the woman's figure; it was Wang Zhaodi.

Wang Zhaodi was a person with a very low profile and did not interact much with others. Lin Chuchu only knew that she liked to take advantage of others.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhaodi turned out to be a human trafficker.

Is she just pretending all the time?

Lin Chuchu gasped, finally feeling fear.

"Now you're scared? You're too bold, running into the deep mountains on your own."

Faced with Mu Chen's teasing tone, Lin Chuchu retorted awkwardly, "I came to pick mushrooms and accidentally ended up in the deep mountains... Um... should we call the police? We can't let them take the child away."

Mu Chen said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, the police have been watching for a while. As soon as they make a move, they'll catch them red-handed."

In the past six months, human traffickers have become extremely brazen, abducting more than thirty women and children.

They've been watching this group for months.

Are you a police officer?

Mu Chen shook his head. "No, I belong to the military region."

So he's a soldier! She wondered how Mu Chen could be so physically fit.

When the two parted, Mu Chen told Lin Chuchu, "Don't go up the mountain recently, it's not safe there."

Lin Chuchu naturally nodded in agreement. She was terrified by the human traffickers and would definitely not come back anytime soon.