The "groom's family members" that the matchmaker found were all hired arbitrarily.

Police investigation revealed that these people came from all walks of life, some were regular employees, and some were petty thugs. Most of them were unaware of her purpose; the matchmaker only told them that the man couldn't attend due to work, so she had found someone to stand in for him.

Whether these people believe it or not is unknown, but as long as they get paid, that's all that matters.

They usually leave after their performance, and they will make excuses not to show up when it's time to pick up the bride. It's always the matchmaker who brings the contact person to pick them up, and the reason given is that the groom has to go on a business trip, or some other excuse.

Because of their lack of understanding and obsequiousness towards city dwellers, these families marrying off their daughters didn't dare to ask any questions. In fact, very few of them, like the old man who reported the case before, insisted on visiting the family to see for themselves. Generally, they would agree as soon as they heard that the other party was from the city, which saved them a lot of trouble.

However, some brides' families want to send their children off to the wedding. Although this is a bit more troublesome, it is still possible. The matchmaker will notify the contact person in advance, and he will prepare a house in advance.

But usually, once the gifts are delivered to the bride's family, they leave, because there isn't even a wedding banquet. When asked why, they say that city people follow national policies to avoid extravagance and waste, so the banquet is canceled. The villagers don't understand, and they're afraid of offending their in-laws, so they don't dare to ask, and they're just fooled like that.

So a perfectly good girl simply fell into the hands of human traffickers.

Because the contact person changed each time, Yu the matchmaker's impression wasn't very deep; she could only remember the general outline. The police have drawn a portrait based on her description and are making every effort to search for her.

...

That's getting off-topic.

After listening to what the matchmaker said, the police planned to arrest the people during the next transaction and try to find out who was behind them.

That's why I went to the Criminal Investigation Division and asked them for help.

But Su He's eyes narrowed as soon as she saw the name "Third Brother".

Isn't this the contact person involved in Niu Lili's case?

They were disappointed when they couldn't find it, but they never expected it to reappear after only a few years. Could it be that the two are the same person?

Su He looked somewhat serious and quickly told Captain Chen about the situation. Captain Chen understood after hearing it.

"Judging from this, this third brother must be a veteran. He is very likely the head of the human traffickers. We must plan carefully this time to make sure we can catch him."

Seeing this, the others became cautious.

So everyone immediately made arrangements. The opportunity was rare, and they couldn't let the human traffickers become suspicious, fearing they might run away beforehand. Therefore, they could only arrest the people on the day of the "wedding".

Since that's the case, the bride can't be real, so Su He volunteered to pretend to be the bride herself.

However, when the matchmaker took one look at her, she shook her head. "No way. You're fair-skinned and clean-cut. You're obviously not a country girl. You also have a straight posture and look very energetic. No, you'll give yourself away at a glance!"

The others looked at each other blankly after hearing this reason.

Su He's lips twitched. After thinking for a moment, she said to her colleague, "Give me some time, I can get ready."

Captain Chen nodded. "Okay, try to disguise yourself as well. It doesn't need to be too convincing, just enough so that you don't suspect anything at first glance."

Su He nodded, and found her makeup bag after returning home.

However, foundations in those days were all white and didn't darken the skin, so she could only mix in soot from the bottom of a pot.

After several attempts, I finally achieved the desired results.

Then I borrowed a patched-up piece of clothing from my neighbor.

The next day, she dressed up and went to her workplace to show everyone.