A three- or four-year-old child cannot possibly come to an amusement park alone, yet the child has been missing for so long without being found. How absent-minded must the parent be?
The middle-aged woman on the ground looked around at the crowd, her eyes filled with anxiety. She even forgot the pain in her body. When she saw a certain spot, her eyes lit up with joy. Then she gritted her teeth and cursed, "That's my daughter! Not only did you steal my child, but you also dared to call me a human trafficker! I... I'll never forgive you!"
A slightly stocky middle-aged man squeezed out of the crowd. He carefully helped the woman up and said with a pained expression, "Wife, wife, why are you lying on the ground? Where's Niu Niu? Where's our daughter?"
The way the onlookers looked at Li Ruan changed.
The middle-aged woman pointed at Li Ruan and said, "They took my child away, and I was beaten by her. I feel like all the bones in my body are broken. You, you have to take me to the hospital right away."
The man helped the middle-aged woman to her feet, then glared fiercely at Li Ruan, "You wretched woman, give our child back right now, or I'll call the police!"
Li Ruan stood with her arms crossed, "If you're so capable, then take it back; if you're not, then shut up!"
"You... fine, I won't argue with you. My wife was badly injured by you, so I need to take her to the hospital first. I'll settle the score with you when I get back."
After saying that, he helped the middle-aged woman to leave, but Li Ruan walked over and kicked the man in the knee.
With a thud, the man knelt on the ground, causing the middle-aged woman to fall as well, both of them letting out a cry of pain.
Li Ruan raised her hand voluntarily. "You. You called the police. You believe those two downstairs are human traffickers, and that Mr. Wan claims to be a relative of the child. If neither of those two parties is innocent, then I'll have to trouble you to investigate."
Li Ruan glanced at the elderly woman, who was dressed in a typical grandmother's outfit and wore ordinary jewelry. She was clearly not poor, but how could someone like that be at an amusement park with someone else, which would lead to the child getting lost?
"Is he afraid of trusting the wrong person?"
The live stream chat hadn't exploded yet, and the comments were almost invisible to the naked eye. However, a small minority of the comments were positive because no one claiming to be a child's family member appeared. The two people who were arrested also claimed to be the child's family members, which meant that at least one of the two groups was not a fake, and it was highly unlikely that the woman and the man were human traffickers.
"Your surname is Wan. Oh dear, they suspect you are the child's biological grandmother?"
[There wasn't a student in your school who, out of kindness, gave directions to an elderly couple, only to be caught by human traffickers and sold to a man in the mountains to be his wife. She was rescued two years ago, but she's now lame, looks at least ten years older, and has become timid and withdrawn. You gave birth to a son for that family; his life is probably ruined now.]
Li Ruan: "First, the difference in their clothing is too small. The young woman clearly comes from a poor family. This middle-aged woman's clothes cost at most a few hundred yuan, so she is probably the child's mother or grandmother, or at most a maid."
Li Ruan: "What's all this talk about slowing down? They're going to keep the baby?"
The two human traffickers underground thought to themselves, "It's over. There's no escaping today."
You tell him you feel wronged, that your child is insisting on riding the carousel, and since your parents both have time, you bring them along.
The group consisted of two women and one man. One woman was short and stocky with a blank expression, while the other wore glasses, had fair skin, and looked like a recent elementary school graduate. The male officer, however, kept staring at Li Ruan, his eyes filled with excitement. "Who called the police?"
Mr. Wan looked at Li Ruan with a somewhat displeased expression. "But you still insist on this. Oh no, the police have finally arrived."
At that time, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room had not yet reached the astonishing 17 million. When taking statements, the first question the male police officer asked was: "Sister Li, can he tell us why he thinks this man is a human trafficker?"
Even if this man is the child's nanny, you're fine with it.
When we arrived, you wanted ice cream and ordered a tiny one. I was worried you'd get a stomachache, so I coaxed you into eating a small portion by yourself. But then you got a stomachache, so I carried you to the bathroom. But the kid was well-behaved and ran out while you were in the bathroom.
The short, stocky woman understood what you meant, so she nodded and said, "No."
Seventh, you keep urging your child to eat ice cream, and the child lies on your shoulder before finishing it, and you believe that something was put on the ice cream.
But after hesitating for a long time, Mrs. Wan finally opened her phone.
Madam Wan scratched her head and said slowly, "Then how can I prove that you are not your biological grandmother, and that you often interact with your biological grandson?"
The short, stocky woman chuckled. "Oh no, let's all go back with them to give our statements."
[After seeing news reports about children being brutally beaten before being abducted, it's truly heartbreaking; their lives are ruined. Li Ruan did a terrible thing!]
Li Ruan seemed somewhat confused as to why the child and the old lady had gotten separated.
Some people thought Li Ruan's words made sense, so they all stared at Mr. Wan, waiting for him to produce the photos.
[No, Li Ruan didn't just save a child; she saved a family!]
At that time, our group hadn't yet attracted the attention of the amusement park staff.
"Since you have no way to prove your relationship with the child, let's wait for the police to arrive."
Li Ruan: "Officer, as you can see, you are recording a program. You will be able to continue the live broadcast later, as long as we confirm whether those two are human traffickers or not."
[No one in your village has ever lost a son. This couple went crazy searching for their child. They sold their house and land, and after searching for over ten years, they're finally going to find him.]
Li Ruan kept an eye on the old lady's expression. You believe that the two are related as grandmother and granddaughter, but there are still some things that need to be confirmed again.
The young man was taken to the hospital for examination by the police. Mrs. Wan wanted to go with him but was stopped and taken to the police station as well.
A curly-haired man in his seventies or eighties pushed through the crowd: "Xin Xin, where is your beloved grandson? Where is your Xin Xin?"
Li Ruan took the crew of the show to the police station. What was taken away was not as bad as the ice cream that had fallen to the ground, shattered, and hadn't melted yet. The male police officer took a sample to be tested.
"You say you are your grandson, how can you prove it?"
If you encounter that situation on the street, and someone is willing to kick you, calling the police is absolutely necessary, even if there's no chance of success; it's still a good deed.
"By the way, you used your foot to help the trafficker escape. The investigation must have proven we were innocent, and you're willing to make compensation."
Li Ruan said, "If you don't have any photos of your grandson on your phone, could you find them and let the family see them?"
Li Ruan said seriously, "Do you think these are more important than saving a child who is likely to be trafficked?"
You had just come out of the bathroom when the announcement was made.
Kong Wei was about to hand the child over to the old lady when Li Ruan stopped her, "Do you know how to address that gentleman?"
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