Back at the inn, they were all in Yan Bangfa's room. When Chunxiao arrived, the headmaster was comforting Yan Bangfa. Seeing her, he hurriedly pulled Wuzhong to kneel before Chunxiao and said, "Hurry up and thank you, Aunt Chunxiao. If it weren't for her this time, you would have been a servant in someone else's house for the rest of your life."
Wu Zhong knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her, "Thank you, Aunt Chunxiao, for saving me."
Chunxiao helped him up. "Hurry up and get up. Even though we didn't find Yan Qi, we're relieved that you found her." They sat down at the table. "Wuzhong, you were always with Yan Qi before. When did you break up with him?"
"Aunt, I was with Yan Qi before I was sold to Zhang's house. Those people watched us every day and didn't let us talk. We didn't even know where this place was." His father and grandfather had already asked him this question just now, but it was useless. He didn't have any useful information.
"Dad, Shuwen must be not far from here. Wait until the government questioning tomorrow, maybe there will be some clues." She looked at the village head and Yan Mingze, "He's found in Wuzhong. Why don't you rent a car and go back first, so that the family won't worry too much."
The village head waved his hand and said, "Forget about that. We came here together to look for someone. We've only found one child, so how can we leave now? Let's wait a few more days. If we go back like this, our family will be fine, but your family will be even more worried. There's no need to rush for a few days."
Having been away from home for several days, the children had been frightened for several days, so Chunxiao let them rest early, and she stayed in Yan Bingfa's study. Now none of them could sleep.
"I don't know how Xiaoqi is doing now. We saw today that Wuzhong still had injuries on his body. They said that they were beaten by human traffickers when they asked for help. These human traffickers cut them into pieces."
Chun Xiao was shocked. "Injured? Is it serious?"
"It's all over my arms and back. Some were hit, some were pinched." Shuwen said angrily, "Whenever I think about Xiaoqi getting beaten, I want to hit someone."
"We'll go to the township government tomorrow morning to see if they have any good clues."
"That's all we can do."
That night, Chunxiao slept very uneasily and was awakened several times by nightmares.
Early in the morning, she asked the three people from the headman's family to wait at the inn, and she took Yan Bingfa and Shuwen to the township government.
"Young lady, you arrived just in time. We interrogated the steward last night. He was deceived. The deed and household registration that someone sold him were forged. He didn't do it intentionally. Fortunately, the broker who sold him the person is from Qingfeng Town. We have already arranged for someone to go and get him."
Chunxiao patted his chest. It was good to have a clue. He was afraid that if the clue was lost, he would have to search like a headless fly again.
The three of them waited at the gate of the township government office. Not long after, a woman in her 40s was brought in. Chun Xiao and the others wanted to follow her in but were stopped. "Please wait a moment. We'll let you know if we have any leads after we've asked questions."
Several people waited anxiously at the gate of the township government. After about two incense sticks of time, a yamen runner invited them in.
The woman was kneeling on the ground, trembling.
"Everyone, she's confessed. She took the man from a woman named Chen in the county government office. She also knows where Chen lives. So, I'll send two yamen runners to take her to the county government office to find the man for you. We can't do anything about what happens after we find him. You can go to the county government office yourself. How about that?"
Several people bowed to the pavilion chief and said, "Thank you very much, Pavilion Chief. We will never forget your great kindness."
The head of the pavilion smiled and said, "I have fulfilled my duty. You should go back and get your luggage quickly. I will arrange for everyone to leave immediately."
It turns out that money makes the world go round. Fortunately, she has this ability.
A few people went to the inn to pick up the village head and followed the township government's carriage to the county town.
We arrived at the county town at 3:00 p.m.
The officer took the matchmaker directly to find Mrs. Chen, but Mrs. Chen was not at home.
Several people were extremely anxious, not knowing where Mrs. Chen had gone, and the police could not wait with them. Finally, Chunxiao had no choice but to let the police accompany them to the county government and explained the whole story to them. The county government's legal advisor was quite reasonable and agreed to help take on the matter.
The woman who bought the person was also temporarily detained. When it is found out that she was not involved in the trafficking, she will be released after paying a fine.
Everyone waited anxiously in the inn for two days, and finally received news from the county government that Mrs. Chen had been taken back to the county government office and asked them to go there.
Several people hurried to the county government, and the lawyer invited them in.
"The one kneeling on the ground is Mrs. Chen. I asked her, and she was honest. She said she had done a lot of things. I don't know which one you are looking for. You can tell her the characteristics of the child yourself."
Chun Xiao hurriedly took out Yan Qi's portrait from her body and asked, "Where did you sell this child?"
The old woman rubbed her lips while holding the portrait and said, "This is such a lifelike painting."
This old woman actually had the nerve to talk nonsense. "Tell me quickly, where did you buy him?" Shuwen grabbed the old woman's arm and shook it hard.
"Ouch, be gentle! You're shaking me to pieces!"
"Just tell me quickly. Do you want to punish me with a stick?" The lawyer was also a little impatient.
The woman was a bit of a scoundrel at first, but when she heard about the punishment stick, she immediately prostrated herself on the ground and said, "I, I sold her to Master Sun's house."
"Tell me clearly, which Master Sun?"
"Yes, it's Mr. Sun's house, the largest cloth shop in the county."
"Remember this clearly. If you come back with nonsense, I'll punish you with a stick."
"I remember correctly, how could I remember correctly? The Sun family's steward originally wanted to find someone who could read and count, and didn't want a child. He searched for a long time but couldn't find one. It just so happened that the child was educated, so I sent him over. The family didn't like him at first, but took him away a day later."
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