Seeing Zhang Wei's pitiful state, Sun Lu took two chocolates from her backpack and gave them to her. "Normally, your family would definitely call the police, right? As long as the police find your QQ chat history and train ticket information, they can definitely find your online boyfriend, right?"
In a society governed by the rule of law, almost everything from clothing and food to housing and transportation requires real-name registration, and every event that has occurred will leave a trace.
“Yes, and we have surveillance systems everywhere now. Even if a stray dog comes to pee, it will be captured on camera. If a grown person goes missing in a big city, there will definitely be clues left behind.” Sun Tiantian was also a little puzzled.
Zhang Wei nibbled on the chocolate, and perhaps because she felt safe, she relaxed a lot.
"That scumbag used all fake identity information, and his QQ number and phone number were bought online. These kinds of human traffickers probably have professional teams operating, so even if you report it to the police, it's not that easy to find them."
Lu Sheng leaned against the wall, listening quietly as Zhang Wei recounted her tragic experience after being abducted.
The domestic population is simply too large, and the limited police force cannot devote a lot of energy to every case.
Moreover, these human traffickers have a strong awareness of counter-surveillance, and most of the trafficked people are sent to remote areas with poor information access and simple population movement, making it extremely difficult to investigate and crack down on them.
Sunlight cannot illuminate every corner; in the dark, damp, and despicable places, there will always be pairs of greedy eyes coveting the blooming flowers.
Han Rui grimaced as she listened, then hugged Zhang Wei with heartache. "Since there are so many girls in the village who have been trafficked, have you ever thought about escaping? I've seen reports online before. Some trafficked girls pretend to be obedient and weak to gain the villagers' trust, and then they run away when they find an opportunity."
"Run?" Zhang Xiaojuan flicked Han Rui on the forehead. "Did they even give you a chance? Look at Zhang Wei's hands and feet, her muscles have already atrophied!"
Zhang Wei's limbs, especially her calves, appear rather slender due to years of inactivity.
Having not walked for a whole year, the muscles in both calves had become shriveled and contracted, resembling two dehydrated eggplants.
"Little sister, don't fantasize about escaping from a place like this." Zhang Wei rolled up her sleeves angrily, revealing her smooth skin covered with old and new scars.
"It's probably because of these online reports that human traffickers and villagers have become more cunning. They won't talk much to the wives they buy; they just lock them up like animals."
"Buying a wife is just for having children. Poor families would pool their money to buy one, and then they would take turns using her. Even if the families were a little better off, they would keep their wives at home and not allow them to go out to eat, drink, or relieve themselves."
Zhang Wei's body trembled slightly as she spoke.
She had lived like a walking corpse for over a year, and had even forgotten what it felt like to be human.
Every day, they were locked in a dirty, smelly, and dark wooden hut like dogs, enduring the foul air, and their skin became infected due to the lack of cleanliness over the years.
At night, they were dragged to bed like pigs waiting to be bred.
She silently pulled her clothes tighter around herself and looked at Lu Sheng with gratitude.
If she could really leave this hellhole of Xujia Village, she would do anything to repay Lu Sheng for the rest of her life!
As the group was talking in hushed tones, Zhang Wei suddenly tensed up and hurriedly got up to turn off the portable lamp on the table.
"The villagers are coming," she whispered, then immediately turned and hid in the blind spot by the window.
Lu Sheng sat in the chair, slowly stroking Zhuangzhuang's thick, smooth tail.
"A dozen or so people, all of them are weaklings." Zhuangzhuang raised his chin with enjoyment, rubbing his big head against Lu Sheng's calf.
Soon, a dozen strong men rushed to the village committee carrying oil lamps.
Leading the group were the village chief and Xu Hao, followed by Aunt Zhang and several other villagers.
A group of people rushed into the yard in a hurry, and Aunt Zhang kicked the door to Lu Sheng's room hard.
"Open the door! Give me back my daughter-in-law! Now!"
Aunt Zhang has a very loud voice; one shout can wake up even the chickens on the next hill.
Lu Sheng leaned one leg against the door and stretched lazily. "I paid for the crystal cores to stay here, not to watch over the place."
"Stop talking nonsense! It's you! If you don't hand over the person, you're not leaving this room today!"
The people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment.
Sun Tiantian carefully lowered her voice, "Why is she so sure that the person is with us?"
Zhang Wei clenched her fists in the darkness and said through gritted teeth, "Because everyone in this village is a devil, an accomplice!"
“Almost every family in this village has bought people from human traffickers. It’s an unspoken agreement that if someone’s wife goes missing, the whole village will help to find her.”
"The two Xu brothers bought a girl who had just returned from studying abroad. Their parents spent a lot of money to hire the local police station to come to the village to investigate. Before they even entered the village, the whole village beat them up and drove them away."
In situations where the entire village is involved in a gray industry chain, the villagers will be more united than ever before.
However, the police force at the local police station is limited, and many officers are related to people in the village, making it difficult to conduct in-depth investigations.
The village chief stood in the middle of the crowd with a gloomy face, holding a torch in his hand. "Young girls, you are guests in Xu Family Village. I don't blame you for being young and ignorant."
"Hand over Zhang's daughter-in-law now, and we'll pretend tonight's events never happened."
Before Lu Sheng could speak, Xu Hao impatiently interrupted the village chief, "Uncle, these fat sheep aren't going anywhere anyway, why should we be polite to them! Just kill all the men! We'll divide up the women!"
"Uncle, you're the elder, so you can play with these first. You can share them with us after you've had your fill!"
The village chief paused, his face crinkling into a wide smile. "Oh, you're so filial. All these years of pampering have paid off!"
"Thank you, Uncle. I want the woman who's in charge; she's got some firepower!"
The two men's ugly faces immediately made everyone in the room feel nauseous.
"Who the hell peees yellow? Wake this old geezer up!" Zhang Xiaojuan, holding sunflower seeds, leaned against the door, opened the window, and spat a handful of sunflower seed shells at the village chief and Xu Hao. "At your age, have you no shame? You could be someone's grandfather, and you're still lusting after young girls? You're despicable!"
The village chief's face turned pale and then red as Zhang Xiaojuan berated him, and finally he simply gave up and abandoned all pretense of civility.
"Break down the door! We're having a huge feast for the whole village tonight!"
"Fuck you!"
The short, chubby little mudman crawled out of the window, jumped up, and gave the village chief a big slap in the face.
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