Suihe returned this morning and informed Professor Dong that all the women from another hilltop had also been rescued. They've now been properly resettled. Their personal information will be verified and their families will be traced across the country before they're sent away. Many of them brought their children with them, and their future placement needs to be considered. The bureau is in chaos, and the detention center is overwhelmed with the number of people involved in human trafficking.
Professor Dong finally felt relieved. They had rescued less than twenty women on another hill. Those were the ones who survived; who knew how many more had died. Damn those human traffickers! Even if they were executed, it wouldn't satisfy them!
The future placement of the rescued women is also a major issue. Some have been trafficked for years and have given birth to multiple children. Some are considered wives, but in reality, they're no better than servants. It's okay if they give birth to boys, but if they only give birth to girls or are unable to conceive, they're left utterly devastated. Some, though only in their twenties, look like they're in their forties or fifties, with white hair all over their heads.
Before returning yesterday, Professor Dong reminded Suihe that there were two other old ladies involved, and they were also arrested this morning. The old lady named Aunt Sui was the cousin of an old lady named Sun. They were cousins on the surface, but in fact they were master and servant.
After investigation, it was found that Aunt Sui had organized and participated in many immoral activities such as human trafficking, kidnapping and extortion for many years. Old Mrs. Sun had no idea what she was doing and was kept in the dark.
Grandma Sun was a quintessential lady of noble birth, her every gesture exuding grace, her manners perfectly balanced, and her unparalleled gentleness and quiet presence. She was a remarkably gentle and kind old lady. With a full head of black hair and few wrinkles on her face, she possessed a remarkable elegance. Because she never married, her smile, with its curved eyebrows and eyes, exuded the innocence of a young girl.
She was the eldest daughter of the fourth branch of the Suzhou Sun family, a well-established, local clan with a flourishing lineage. During the Republic of China era, when warlords reigned supreme, wealthy families were considered the fattest of the fattest. Once targeted, they would exploit you until you were completely drained, slaughtering anyone they could find. Their appetites were frighteningly large.
The big families had already begun secretly transferring the property that could be transferred. The eldest sons and grandsons found various reasons to send it to remote places, and the Sun family was no exception.
Whenever there was any trouble, the eldest wife would send her children to her younger sister. The eldest wife's younger sister lived in Sichuan and wrote a letter asking the children to go there.
Grandma Sun’s brother is the eldest son in the fourth room, and Grandma Sun is the eldest daughter. With the chaos outside, the brother and sister are already prepared to be sent away at any time.
That day, the housekeeper came to call Grandma Sun and her brother on the master's orders. When they arrived at the study, the master asked them to take off their clothes quickly. The table was piled with boxes of gold bars and jewelry. The servants helped to wrap the gold bars and jewelry around their bodies, and then changed into the tattered cotton jackets and trousers prepared in advance, and pretended to be refugees with several servants. The master told them that the route had been arranged, and they should follow the servants to escape from the city quickly.
Disguised as refugees, the brother and sister didn't have time to return to their room to see their mother for the last time, nor did they have time to say goodbye. They were strapped with gold bars and jewelry, and forced to wear tattered cotton jackets and trousers that had been prepared in advance. They plucked out every bit of cotton they could from their jackets and quilts, then stuffed the gold bars in them, adding some more tattered cotton on top to cover them up. They blended in with the crowds of ordinary people, undetected, and managed to escape the city.
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