Chapter 237 Helplessness and Pampering
After listening to Wang Cuihua's long and earnest explanation, Bai Lu finally asked, "Don't you need to make money today?"
The topic changed so quickly that Wang Cuihua didn't react in time. She subconsciously showed the small blister on her hand: "My hand is injured and hasn't healed yet, so I can't roast chestnuts."
“If you sell me the electric chestnut roasting machine, I can roast chestnuts and sell them.”
Bai Lu glanced at the small blister in front of her that had already healed and said softly, "It's healed."
"It's not better yet, it still hurts!"
Wang Cuihua shook her hand, looking pained: "It hurt so much when I was cooking at noon, I couldn't cook at all."
Bai Lu sympathizes for 0.1 seconds: "You can use your left hand."
"I'm not left-handed."
Realizing her mistake, Wang Cuihua quickly added, "Brother Xiao Cheng isn't left-handed; he's an all-around genius who can do everything. I simply can't learn that."
"So I want to stay with Brother Xiao Cheng and learn skills from him. Bai Lu, give Brother Xiao Cheng to me."
We've come full circle.
Bai Lu disliked hearing the word "let": "Xiao Cheng is a person, not a thing."
Wang Cuihua is now afraid of both Xiao Cheng's cold face and Bai Lu's cold face. Although Bai Lu is usually very approachable, she can be cold at times, like now.
“Brother Xiao Cheng is definitely not a good person.” Wang Cuihua decisively corrected her mistake.
"Brother Xiao Cheng is the most capable person, so Bai Lu, please agree to my request."
The white dew snaps the string beans.
Wang Cuihua's beautiful face twitched, and she decisively backed down: "What I mean is, will you agree to let me stay for dinner?"
She wanted to see if Brother Xiao Cheng would actually go to the riverbank to catch shrimp for Bai Lu, and if he would catch a few shrimp.
Bai Lu knew exactly what she was thinking without even thinking: "If you want to eat shrimp, there are plenty in Nanshi."
Wang Cuihua was shocked, her eyes widening like a bull's: "You mean, Xiao Cheng didn't go to the river to catch shrimp, but bought shrimp in Nanshi!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! It takes many hours to travel from Xinzhen to Nanshi. How could Brother Xiao Cheng possibly go to Nanshi to buy shrimp, or have someone buy them for him? It's such a long distance; the shrimp would all be dead by the time they get back!"
Bai Lu just smiled and didn't say anything.
The crabs and shrimp that Xiao Cheng had brought back yesterday are still alive and thriving.
Wang Cuihua was taken aback by Bai Lu's calm and composed demeanor. "You're lying to me, aren't you?"
"You must be lying to me. Brother Xiao Cheng is so busy with his business, how could he have time to go to Nanshi to buy shrimp?"
Wang Cuihua preferred to believe that Xiao Cheng went to the river to catch shrimp rather than to believe that he went to the South Market to buy shrimp.
Even if she called someone to bring it back from Nanshi, she wouldn't believe it; it couldn't be true.
Nanshi is so far from Xinzhen. Brother Xiao Cheng hates trouble the most. How could he possibly have someone transport shrimp from such a far place just to please Bailu?
This can't be real!
It can't be true!
Bai Lu didn't want to give up Brother Xiao Cheng to her, so she deliberately told lies to anger her. It's definitely not true!
Wang Cuihua kept arguing and wouldn't leave; she wanted to wait for Brother Xiao Cheng to come back so she could see for herself what was going on.
At this moment, Xiao Cheng was entertaining a guest in the shop, but not an ordinary guest, but a rare guest, Liu Zhenguo.
Liu Zhenguo was indeed a rare visitor; during a time when he should have been conducting a low-key investigation, he made two open and aboveboard trips.
Both times it was at the electrical appliance store on Chengnan Road, and both times it was because of the White Dew solar term.
The first time was mutually beneficial.
The second expression of gratitude was: "Thanks to the intelligence provided by Bailu, we were able to successfully crack the major human trafficking case."
Xiao Cheng remembered that Bai Lu had told him that the condition for asking Liu Zhenguo to come out of retirement was the underground casino.
What does this have to do with human trafficking cases?
Before Xiao Cheng could ask, Liu Zhenguo said, "Yesterday, our men went to stake out the hideout and unexpectedly encountered a man carrying a child to the outskirts. They found it suspicious and followed him. Later, in the mountains opposite the hideout, they discovered a hidden cave with 26 trafficked children inside."
Child abduction is a heinous crime that occurs all over the country, and Pingcheng also has missing children.
Especially recently, the number of parents reporting cases has exceeded the total number of cases reported in the previous three months combined.
This shows how serious the situation is.
Child trafficking gangs also have counter-surveillance capabilities. They commit crimes at different times and locations each time, and their escape routes are planned in advance, deliberately avoiding peak-hour areas.
They avoided all the locations where the police would appear, making it impossible for them to start their investigation and difficult to find clues.
If we hadn't sent out a large number of people to stake out the hideout, we wouldn't have encountered any suspicious individuals or uncovered a bigger conspiracy.
Thinking about the results of last night's interrogation, Liu Zhenguo's ceramic teacup cracked from his grip: "These scumbags don't kidnap children to raise in rich families, but instead take them to big cities, cut off their limbs, and throw them out on the streets to beg."
"The reason we were exposed this time was because the rendezvous time with the gang outside had expired, and we were only missing one child from the target group. In our haste, we took the usual route, which is how we were exposed. Our people recognized us and rescued us. Otherwise, those twenty-six children would have been taken away last night..."
Upon hearing the words, "There's only one child left," Xiao Cheng seemed to realize something, and a fierce glint appeared in his deep eyes.
"Two groups working together?"
Liu Zhenguo initially thought there was a connection, but after further investigation, he found that it wasn't.
"The ringleader is from another province, with hideouts in multiple locations; he's not from our province,"
Liu Zhenguo has already contacted police departments in other provinces, and they are also developing plans to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
However, to his surprise, Bai Lu said, "You've married a wonderful wife who has suddenly become enlightened. Not only did you happen to run into the people from the underground den when they went out, but there was also a human trafficking gang hiding near the den. If this had happened before, she would have been terrified as a naive young girl."
Given Liu Zhenguo's position, recalling all of Bai Lu's information from childhood to adulthood would be a piece of cake.
Xiao Cheng understood the implication in his words, calmly refilled their teacups, and said slowly, "Spending so much time with me has made you bolder."
Liu Zhenguo couldn't help but chuckle in surprise when he saw the unprecedented doting expression on Xiao Cheng's face.
You must treat them well and not let them down.
Xiao Cheng: "I'm earning money to support my family."
This statement both lived up to expectations and clarified the position.
Liu Zhenguo smiled broadly, his tone familiar and friendly: "You're out there earning money to support the family, and she's not idle at home either. Yesterday she even dressed up beautifully to congratulate you. She's such a smart and interesting girl."
"He's really mischievous." Xiao Cheng looked rather troubled. "He ran out when I wasn't watching him for a moment."
Having known him for so long, this was the first time Liu Zhenguo had seen Xiao Cheng, who was fearless and reckless, also have moments of helplessness, all because of a girl.
It has to be said, it's quite surreal.
It seems this time they've truly stopped and returned to the right path.
Liu Zhenguo was both pleased and moved: "It's good that you came to find me. I welcome you more than ever. You should focus on your business. I won't bother you anymore. Let's have a drink sometime."
"I'm ready to serve you anytime."
(End of this chapter)
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