187 Discovering the Human Traffickers
Sun Wen took Wang Chun and others to search the nearby villages. He couldn't remember how many people he had asked, but they all said they had never seen it.
"Let's go to a more secluded place. People like this have something to hide, so they will probably look for a place with few people."
As he said this, he thought to himself, as the saying goes, the darkest place is under the lamp. What if these people are taking advantage of people's psychology and are really hiding in the village? What should he do then?
The longer you delay, the more dangerous your child will be.
When Sun Wen thought about never seeing Ping An and A Wu again, his heart ached. He had tried so hard to drink the Master's Tea, but could he only drink it once? Could he lose such a good child?
What about Ping An's parents? And what about Awu and the eldest son?
Half an hour later, Wang Chun came over in a hurry: "Mr. Sun, Xiaoliu and his men caught two people who were about to set fire outside the small courtyard in front. Guess who are in the house? They are kidnappers. Six kidnappers. They are tied up tightly and have something stuffed in their mouths."
Sun Wen's heart was lifted: "Can you see the child?"
Wang Chun shook his head: "Xiao Wu said it must be Master Ping An and his men. Those people were drugged and Ruyi is trying to cure them."
Sun Yat-sen trotted onto the carriage, and Wang Chun drove the carriage to the courtyard.
When they arrived at the courtyard, several human traffickers were glaring at the arsonist in the courtyard. Alai couldn't believe that Lu Dongjia and his men actually wanted to burn them to death.
It’s poisonous. Very poisonous.
But they had just been detoxified, and they were still groggy, their mouths were numb, and they couldn't speak fluently.
"Ruyi, did you find out that you have a child?"
Ruyi shook her head and said, "It is definitely Master Ping'an and his men. They captured six people in total, but they didn't know it either. They just took a nap and woke up to find that they were tied up and gagged. If we hadn't rescued them, they would have been roasted pigs by now.
Sir, the eldest and second young ladies should have been rescued by Master Ping'an. These guys didn't say anything at first, but after Xiaoliu gave them a lesson, they said that they had indeed captured a few young girls and a handsome boy.
The two guys who were burning fires also said that the boss originally wanted to bring them here at midnight, but they encountered a mysterious wall. They kept going around and around outside the yard and couldn't get in. That's why the boss asked them to come here now. They still couldn't get in at first, but later they didn't know how they got in.
When they found out that the person they were supposed to pick up wasn't there, they got angry and decided to burn all of them and leave quickly. They thought this yard was weird."
Xiao Wu remained silent. He thought it must be the formation set up by Young Master Ping'an. It must have been done in a hurry at night in the dark, so the formation must be simple.
But he didn't say these.
Sun Wen found the yamen runners who came with him. The runners could not have expected such a good thing to happen. Although the child was not found, the kidnapper was found. Even if these people were not found by them, they still had some small credit.
Forget about getting a promotion when I go back, but at least I can report to the government. It's a pity that I didn't get the child. Otherwise, the benefits given by the Sun family alone would be quite a lot, and if the government office could give me a little more, that would be great.
"Mr. Sun, our first priority is to bring these people back to the government office so that we can find out who is behind this Lu Dongjia?"
The yamen runner only wanted to go back and report, and did not mention looking for anyone again.
Sun Yat-sen knew that he could not rely on these people, and bringing in the yamen runners was just a way of finding someone more formal.
"Okay, Wang Chun, you take a few people to escort these people with the police, and I will take Xiao Wu and the others to continue looking for people."
He had noticed that a horse-drawn carriage track was heading northeast. Could it be that the driver had no sense of direction on Christmas Eve and did not head south, but took the wrong road?
I have to say that Sun Yat-sen did tell the truth.
Although the two arsonists mentioned their boss, they never revealed their boss's name, what they did, where they lived, or that their boss asked them to burn these people to death. Needless to say, their boss must have a soft hand.
The human trafficker kept saying he was Mr. Lu, but he had never met him in person. He had been in contact with the two arsonists, which was not good.
The children might have been saved safely if they escaped, but it would have been dangerous if they had encountered this black-hearted boss on the way.
After the yamen runner left, Sun Wen sent one of his men on horseback to tell the eldest son that the second son had fainted shortly after going out and had been sent back to Baicaotang, so they had to be told about this as soon as possible.
After arranging all these, Sun Wen led his men to search in the northeast direction and soon got on the official road. He breathed a sigh of relief. It was very likely that Ping An wanted to take the official road. This road was very convenient, while the official road to Huainan Prefecture had to go around a small road.
This road will pass through Huaishan County, and then go on to Huaibei Prefecture.
No matter where you go, it's always right to go to a place where there is a government office.
Ping An didn't expect that his master was already chasing him. They set out at dawn and arrived at Huaishan County an hour later.
Huaishan County is not small. As soon as they entered the city, they went to Huashoutang immediately. They didn't know whether there was a Baicaotang in the county. When they asked the shopkeeper, he said there was a Baicaotang in the county, only two streets away.
When they arrived at the backyard of Huashou Hall, Ping An immediately asked Huo Zhi to find someone to deliver a letter to the owner of Baicao Hall. He had to tell his master as soon as possible, otherwise his master would be so anxious.
Huo Zhi finally arrived at his own territory. His people still didn't know that their young master had gone through a life-and-death test, but he didn't plan to tell them.
Ping An quickly wrote a letter and had it delivered to Baicaotang. Even though it was only a day's journey, he did not plan to take the risk of taking his junior sister on the road. He decided to wait for the master to send someone to pick her up.
Huo Zhi certainly had no objection. His people were also in Huainan Prefecture, and they would definitely go with Ping An. After this incident, the next itinerary might have to be changed. He would also have to tell his grandfather and father about this later.
It’s just that Jiangnan is too far away, and a carrier pigeon can only carry a few words. If it is written clearly, the letter cannot be sent by carrier pigeon, and entrusting the escort agency may take a month.
"Ping An, let's find a better inn. This place is too uncomfortable."
Ping An nodded. How comfortable could the backyard of the medical clinic be?
It’s better to go to the inn. The master will be here in the evening tomorrow and can go back early the day after tomorrow. It’s inconvenient to stay and wash here.
The group soon arrived at the inn.
The two little girls were the daughters of the Huang family in Huainan Prefecture. The Huang family was also a major manufacturer of medicinal materials in Huainan Prefecture. The young ladies went out to play together, and no one knew where the little girl behind them went.
Huo Zhi originally booked three rooms, two people in each, but the young ladies of the Huang family were unwilling to leave Awu, so Awu had no choice but to nod and say, "Let them stay together." Xin'er was still a little scared, so it would be good to have more people living together.
Ping An didn't advocate going downstairs to eat, he was also a little scared, so Huo Zhi simply ordered two tables of food, one for the little girl and one for himself and Ping An, and asked someone to prepare six sets of clothes, as they were all in a mess.
Huo Zhi got the silver from the medical clinic. With the silver, the waiter of the inn quickly arranged everything. His purse had been taken away. Fortunately, he was away from home and did not carry anything particularly valuable with him.
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