Chapter 62
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Don't you look at the road when you walk?" Zhang Xiangqian was almost hit by a passerby, but fortunately he was agile and dodged it.
Xu Zhao supported the man and looked up. He looked familiar. "Are you okay?"
Zhou Junkang was wearing a pair of glasses, his hair and clothes were messy, and he hurriedly grabbed Xu Zhao's arm and said, "Comrade, have you seen a child? A boy, about five or six years old, with big eyes and double eyelids, wearing a blue coat and black pants."
Xu Zhao: "Don't worry, tell us carefully, the child is missing, right?"
When Zhou Junkang heard Xu Zhao's calm and composed tone, he forced himself to calm down, and kept telling himself in his heart that he must not panic at this time, because his grandson was still waiting for him to save him.
He wiped his sweat and said quickly: "We finished shopping at the department store and were knocked down by a woman on the road. I squatted down to pick up the things, and when I stood up, my grandson was gone. I saw a man in gray clothes holding my grandson and running away. I chased him, but lost him."
He was extremely upset and sweating profusely. He couldn't imagine how he would explain to his son if his grandson couldn't be found. It was all his fault for not keeping a close eye on the child, giving the bad guys an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Zhang Xiangqian frowned, "These people are so bold to snatch a child in broad daylight."
If we delay any longer, the person might run away. Xu Zhao threw the things in his hand to Zhang Xiangqian: "I'll go find someone, you keep an eye on the things and this comrade."
Zhang Xiangqian opened his mouth and shouted, "Hey, don't leave me, I want to go too."
The chance to show off was snatched away by Xu Zhao, and he cursed inwardly.
Zhou Junkang and Zhang Xiangqian looked at each other, somewhat at a loss: "What should we do now?"
He couldn't feel at ease standing here waiting without being able to see whether his grandson was safe.
Zhang Xiangqian's hands were full of things, so he couldn't free any more. He was also a little worried about Xu Zhao's situation: "Let's go and take a look."
Xu Zhao quickly recalled in his mind the man in gray clothes holding a child, who looked to be about 25 years old. He had a good memory. Just now, when he passed an intersection, he saw a similar person out of the corner of his eye. He did not pay much attention to it at the time, thinking that the child was sick and the child's father took the child to the hospital. The county hospital was nearby.
Xu Zhao returned to the intersection very quickly. The man in gray clothes was gone. He asked several people nearby, and some said they saw the man going east. He immediately chased after him eastward.
The train station is just to the east. He suspected that the person who kidnapped the child was a human trafficker. There was more than one person committing the crime and there was a high possibility that he had accomplices.
Time was too tight, he didn't know the departure time of the next truck, and had no time to go to the Public Security Bureau, so he chased all the way to the train station.
There were a lot of people in the train station, all dressed in gray. Xu Zhao had never seen the man who kidnapped the child, so it was difficult for him to identify the human trafficker from the crowd at once.
There was no choice but to go to the police at the train station and explain the situation. I learned that the next train would depart in thirty-five minutes.
Several people quietly moved through the crowd, looking for suspicious people.
In a corner of the waiting room, two men and one woman were squatting on the ground in a circle.
"I feel like something is wrong. The inspection has suddenly become stricter. Could this child be the child of a county leader?"
"Who cares? It doesn't matter if he's a child of a rich man. He's in my hands anyway. He's good-looking and plump. He can definitely be sold for a good price."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go back or get on the train?"
"Let's go to Mrs. Zhong's village first. They have some goods there, so it's relatively safe. We can deliver the goods together tomorrow morning."
The three of them discussed it, and the man in gray clothes looked around vigilantly, but didn't find anything unusual. The three of them walked separately, but not too far away, keeping a distance that was neither far nor close.
Considering that he couldn't use his true ability while carrying so many things, Zhang Xiangqian ran over and drove the car over. After analyzing the situation with Zhou Junkang, he thought that the human traffickers wanted to escape and would most likely go to the train station, so he drove straight to the train station.
Afraid that the human traffickers would escape if he was a second slower, Zhang Xiangqian honked the horn all the way and drove very fast.
Maybe, there really is a nemesis in this world.
Zhang Xiangqian was so frightened that he almost hit someone, and his heart stopped for a second. He never dared to brag about his driving skills again.
He quickly opened the car door and prepared to get out and apologize. Zhou Junkang was sharp-eyed and anxious with ecstasy, and shouted loudly: "It's him!"
Zhang Xiangqian's feet were quicker than his brain and he rushed forward without saying a word.
The man in gray heard the sound, turned his head and saw an unfamiliar person running towards him, followed by a middle-aged man who looked familiar.
No, that's awful!
His face changed immediately and he turned around and ran towards the crowd.
"Oh! I'm sorry. I was in a hurry to catch the bus and didn't pay attention to the road. I hope I didn't hit you?" A man in his early thirties held Zhang Xiangqian and kept apologizing. His clothes were full of patches and there was yellow mud on his shoes. He looked honest, flustered and embarrassed.
Zhang Xiangqian was in a hurry to catch up with the man and didn't have time to argue with him: "I'm fine."
However, his good intentions turned out to be troublesome again.
The man panicked and searched his pockets, crying and shouting, "My money is gone. It's more than 30 yuan for my mother's medical treatment. My family has been tightening their belts every day and saving it for two years. Who is so heartless that he even stole our poor family's money? My mother is still lying in bed and can't get up. This is going to kill her!"
Zhang Xiangqian was caught by this man and he insisted that the money was still in his pocket before, but disappeared after he met Zhang Xiangqian. He refused to give an explanation and refused to let Zhang Xiangqian go.
Seeing that the man in gray clothes was about to run away, Zhang Xiangqian was tripped by this man again. Just when he was at his wits' end, his savior appeared.
"Xu Zhao, quick, over there!"
Xu Zhao and several staff members of the train station searched almost the entire train station, but did not find any trace of the man in gray clothes. They guessed that the man might have noticed something was wrong and ran away. As soon as they walked out of the train station, they heard Zhang Xiangqian shouting.
Following the direction Zhang Xiangqian pointed, Xu Zhao saw the man in gray clothes and chased after him at the fastest speed. The man was in a panic and saw that the distance between them was getting closer and closer. He was so busy running that he didn't notice a stone under his feet and tripped. When he got up from the ground, Xu Zhao was already in front of him and controlled him with one grab.
Zhou Junkang followed behind, panting: "Where is my grandson? Where is my Xiaohao? Where did you take my Xiaohao?"
After being caught, the man in gray clothes stared at Xu Zhao and refused to answer Zhou Junkang's questions.
"Hey, where are you going? Didn't you say that the money is missing?" Zhang Xiangqian flashed and stopped the seemingly honest country man.
"I suddenly remembered that I left the money with my wife. I'm sorry to have wasted your time. I'll leave now." The man smiled shyly and was about to leave.
"No, things haven't been made clear yet, let's talk for a while." Zhang Xiangqian put his hand on the man's left shoulder.
The man turned his back to Zhang Xiangqian, his face suddenly changed, he reached into his arms with his right hand, a silver light flashed in the air, and he turned around and stabbed Zhang Xiangqian fiercely.
Zhang Xiangqian was very fast and dodged the stab. While fighting with the man, he kept talking: "I knew you were a ruthless guy. You carried knives privately and pretended to be an honest farmer. People who didn't know you were fooled by you. But it's your bad luck that you ran into your grandfather. Today, I will let you, your grandson, know what your grandfather is your grandfather. Don't think you can beat me."
After hearing these extremely insulting words, the man could no longer bear it. His attacks became even more brutal and he vowed to teach Zhang Xiangqian a lesson.
After all, Zhang was not as strong as a regular soldier in terms of physical strength and experience. He raised his foot and kicked the man hard, knocking him down. He stepped on his hand with one foot and kicked the knife out of his hand with the other foot.
The two sides reunited and caught the person, but Zhou Junkang's grandson was still not found, so they had to report the case to the public security bureau first.
After interrogating for an entire afternoon, the man with the knife was stubborn and refused to say anything no matter what was asked. However, the experienced old policeman in gray clothes confessed everything within two hours.
This man was a local and his home was in a village near the county town. He had an older sister who was abducted when she was ten years old. She found her sister more than ten years later and said that she was sold to the mountains as a child bride. Later, the man she married died. Her parents-in-law thought that she had killed their only son, so they beat and scolded her at every turn. She couldn't stand it, so she ran away secretly and begged all the way back to her parents' home.
Everyone in their village knew about this, and people from the nearby brigade had also heard about it. The villagers felt sorry for her and let her stay in the village.
However, this is a story about a farmer and a snake.
This man's sister was indeed pitiful. She was abducted at a very young age and suffered a lot. Everyone in the village thought she was a pitiful person, but in fact she had turned from a victim to a perpetrator. She joined the human trafficking organization and became one of them.
She returned to her parents' home and persuaded her family to help her find beautiful girls and children. Once she identified her targets, she used various means to trick or kidnap the girls and children. In recent years, many young girls and children have been missing in the county. The police have been investigating for several months but have not found any clues.
This organization has its own way of operating. Some people are responsible for finding suitable goods, some are responsible for catching the goods, and some are responsible for escorting the goods. The man in gray and his sister are the first type.
The reason why the man in gray robbed someone this time was because he gambled with someone last week and owed a large sum of money. He had no money and had to find a way out. He happened to see a little boy who was white, plump and handsome. He had evil thoughts and acted impulsively.
It was also his bad luck that Xu Zhao and Zhang Xiangqian were on vacation and happened to come to the county, which put him in the crosshairs.
Zhang Xiangqian was filled with resentment and punched the wall with one hand: "These bastards should be cut into pieces. Their consciences have been eaten by dogs."
Xu Zhao leaned against the wall, his eyelids slightly drooping, his face dark, and he remained silent.
The man in gray clothes just now revealed that they saw a very beautiful girl in the department store two months ago. She was not a local, and her accent sounded like she was from the South. They guessed that she might be a newly arrived educated youth. Unfortunately, they had other things to do at that time, and they thought that they would wait until they were done with their work and then they would find the girl. Two months passed, and the girl was nowhere to be seen. The leader of their group has always felt sorry that such a good thing was missed.
Somehow, Xu Zhao thought of Jiang Suihan, two months ago, southern accent, beautiful, these words all apply to her.
When he thought of a group of rats secretly thinking about her, he couldn't help but feel his anger boiling up. His eyes were dark and he clenched his fists so tightly that veins were bulging. He wished he could go in and beat them up and completely destroy that stinking rat's nest.
"Why are you back so late? Have you eaten?" Jiang Suihan had been sleeping uneasily. When she heard the noise, she immediately got up and went downstairs.
Xu Zhao shook his head: "Something delayed me, so I haven't eaten yet."
Jiang Suihan covered her mouth with her right hand and yawned: "I'll make you some vegetable noodles."
It’s already past ten o’clock in the evening and I haven’t had dinner yet. Even an iron stomach can’t take it.
Xu Zhao pushed her to sit on the chair: "Just sit there, I'll do it myself."
Jiang Suihan didn't care. She dragged the chair to the kitchen door, watched him busy inside, and asked casually, "What did you do in the county?"
Xu Zhao put the flour into the boiling water, covered the pot, and said calmly: "I'm going to do good deeds."
I don't understand, but I'm surprised.
Jiang Suihan joked: "Is it helping an old lady cross the road, returning lost property, or being brave enough to do something righteous?"
Xu Zhao couldn't help but laugh: "Do what is right."
Jiang Huihan was a little curious. She suddenly wanted to hear a story late at night. She put one hand on her knee and supported her chin: "Tell me more about it."
Xu Zhao briefly explained what happened, and by the time he finished, the noodles were ready.
Jiang Suihan's eyes widened: "So you just took a vacation, went out, saved a child, destroyed a den, caught a group of human traffickers, and saved thousands of families?"
Xu Zhao looked at her speechlessly. It seemed a bit awkward to hear these words coming from her mouth.
He took the bowl of noodles out and said, "The child who was rescued has something to do with you."
Jiang Suihan couldn't think of someone she didn't know here: "Who is it?"
Xu Zhao took a bite of noodles before saying, "Do you remember that time when we took a train from Mingjiang City? There was a middle-aged couple on the train. The man was called Zhou Junkang, and the one who was kidnapped was his grandson."
He just felt that the face looked familiar and couldn't help but look at it twice more. Later, Zhou Junkang also recognized him. The man, who was almost fifty years old, held his hand and kept wiping his tears, regretting that he should not have brought the child out. He was afraid that he would not be able to find the child and let his son and daughter-in-law down.
Jiang Suihan was surprised and said, "I think we know each other. Is the child okay?"
Xu Zhao said as he ate, "It's nothing serious, he just inhaled some drugs and has been sent to the hospital."
Maybe because she was pregnant, Jiang Suihan was particularly touched and looked like she shared a common hatred for the enemy: "Human traffickers are so heartless. Aren't they afraid that retribution will come to their own children?"
Xu Zhao said calmly: "They can do such a thing against their conscience, so why should they be afraid of retribution? Moreover, they not only abduct children, but also women."
Human desires are unlimited. Some people can control their desires, while others are controlled by their desires, becoming greedy and losing their conscience.
Jiang Suihan thought of some books and movies she had read. Even in modern times, human trafficking has not been eradicated.
"As long as there is profit, there will be business."
Xu Zhao nodded lightly: "That's the truth. People are animals that seek profit and avoid harm. As long as there is profit to be made, there will be people who will take risks."
This time, the county public security bureau destroyed a stronghold and captured the criminal. If they follow this clue, they should be able to reap greater rewards.
Jiang Suihan sighed: "Discussing such a heavy topic so late at night makes me feel bad."
Xu Zhao picked up a few noodles and handed them to her: "Do you want to eat?"
Jiang Suihan was a little conflicted. She wanted to eat but didn't want to brush her teeth.
After hesitating for less than two seconds, she finally opened her mouth and ate it, silently defending herself in her heart that it was not her who wanted to eat, but the baby.
Jiang Suihan ate half of a bowl of noodles. She touched her stomach and began to blame others: "It's all your fault. Eating at night makes me fatter. I'm going to die of obesity."
Xu Zhao admitted his mistake in a good-tempered manner: "Well, it's my fault. Go brush your teeth."
It was like a punch on cotton, and Jiang Suihan lost her breath instantly. When she was lying in bed drowsy at night, she inexplicably thought of the accident in the book that Wang Lijuan mentioned that caused "her" death. Could it be related to the human trafficking organization that Xu Zhao talked about tonight?
She wanted to ask clearly, but she was too sleepy and couldn't even open her eyes. She told herself in her heart that she must remember to ask tomorrow.
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