Chapter 310 The Best Decision
“I told you to stop looking. There’s no way you could actually find anyone in this vast sea of people.”
"No, my husband said that once he's here, it's impossible for him to disappear."
"You, maybe your man doesn't want you anymore, he might have run away."
"That's right. There are plenty of men who abandon their wives and children these days. You should go home. I can tell from your accent that you're not from here. You shouldn't stay out here for too long."
"No, no, my husband is so good to us, he would never abandon us. Please, if anyone has seen him, please tell me. My husband is so good, he would never abandon us, mother and daughter. He even said that coming here would make us a lot of money, and we would have a big house to live in, and our daughter would have a dowry and be able to marry into a good family. I beg you, please think carefully. My husband is easy to recognize, he has a scar on his face, right above his eye, really, he's very easy to recognize. Please think about it, I beg you."
“We’ve really never seen anyone with a scar on their face.”
"I beg you to think about it again."
"Hey girl, you really shouldn't look for anyone else. You might end up getting yourself into trouble."
"I beg you, I'm kneeling before you, I beg you..."
“Sister, take my advice. Stop looking for him. Go home and live a good life. You still have a daughter. If you come looking for your husband, what will happen to your daughter at home?”
"Yes, let's go home."
"No, I need to find my man. You don't know, I'll go ask around somewhere else. My man definitely won't disappear. My man is going to make a lot of money for my daughter and me." The man ran off in a mad rage, muttering to himself as he went. People who saw him shook their heads.
"Pei den?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Peichuan came back to his senses.
"Is there something wrong with that person?" Xiao Peichuan's gaze had been fixed on that woman.
"I've seen a man with a scar on his eye."
"Then let's hurry and tell that person." Little Peach Blossom's eyes sparkled.
Xiao Peichuan sighed: "It's probably no use saying anything."
"Hmm?" Little Peach Blossom was a little confused.
Xiao Peichuan led Xiao Taohua to a secluded spot: "Our area is mostly mountainous and forested, with many deep, old forests."
Little Peach Blossom nodded. She knew this; she had gone into the mountains with Xiao Peichuan before, but they hadn't explored much.
"Moreover, many places border other countries. There are people in the mountains who are not from our country. Occasionally, people from other countries cross the mountains to smuggle themselves into our country."
Little Peach Blossom nodded again; she was listening very attentively.
Xiao Peichuan didn't want to hide this from Xiao Taohua, so he continued, "The secrecy of the mountains and forests is very high, which causes many people to do bad things. Even if you want to catch them, it is quite difficult; once they run into the mountains and forests, not only can you not catch them, but the person who did the bad thing may not even be a native of this country. You can't find any evidence and you can't catch them either. In the end, you can only let those people continue to be arrogant."
"so?"
"I suspect that the woman's husband was taken away."
"take away?"
"Yes, they'll be taken away to do hard labor, just like the slaves described in history books."
Little Peach Blossom's eyes widened suddenly.
This is Xinhua News Agency, how can such a thing still happen?
It's not that she's making a fuss; rather, her upbringing has taught her that the worst thing that could happen is someone picking a fight or using some petty tricks. But to capture someone and enslave them is a huge challenge to Xiao Taohua's values.
As you should know from history books, slaves were described as living in terrible conditions.
"What should we do? Should we tell the police?"
“It’s no use,” Xiao Peichuan shook his head.
"Then why don't we go rescue them ourselves?"
"You absolutely mustn't even think about that!" Xiao Peichuan nearly broke out in a cold sweat, his large hand tightly gripping Xiao Taohua's small hand: "You absolutely can't have that thought!"
"Why? I'm very powerful, I'm not afraid of anything!"
“You’re not afraid, but I am.” Xiao Peichuan felt that he shouldn’t have told his newlywed wife, and then sighed helplessly: “Those people all have guns. You know guns, right? An ordinary person would die from a single shot, let alone those people who are all desperate criminals.”
"So there's no other way?"
"There's no way to deal with them unless we local families unite, but that's impossible." A united local family is a powerful force, but one thing is certain: unity is impossible, let alone dealing with those desperados.
Our homes are all here. Those people are reckless. If we drive them to desperation, the locals will be the first to suffer. They don't care about what they can or can't do; if you mess with me, I'll retaliate fiercely.
So Xiao Peichuan was afraid that Xiao Taohua would actually go up there and then tell him how ruthless and insane those people were.
It wasn't because they were brave enough to rush forward; it was entirely out of fear of retaliation afterward.
It sounds like we really have no choice but to let it go.
Little Peach Blossom felt down.
I understand the logic, but knowing the news and where the missing person is, yet being unable to do anything about it, this feeling of helplessness is something I've had since I first came into this world.
Xiao Peichuan sighed and took Xiao Taohua's hand: "Let's go home first."
"All right."
I came out happily, but now I'm going home feeling listless and weak.
Actually, Xiao Pei-chuan could have kept this a secret, but he was afraid. Those people had too many tricks up their sleeves, and he was worried that his wife might one day be deceived by someone who didn't know any better. So, he steeled himself and told them.
People born and raised here know this kind of thing. Although it's hard to bear, Xiao Peichuan wouldn't lie to Xiao Taohua or keep showing her a world full of sunshine; that would be distorted.
There is sunshine in the world, but there is also wind and rain.
All Xiao Pei-chuan could do was try his best to protect what he cared about. As for those he didn't care about, he could only apologize; he couldn't care less.
When the couple returned home, they ran into Xiao's father and Lin Guangsheng.
"What's going on? Didn't you go out to play? Is someone bullying Little Peach Blossom?" Mr. Xiao said, immediately glaring at his son.
"No," Little Peach Blossom quickly shook her head, "I just encountered something."
Mr. Xiao said gently, "Don't be afraid. If Pei-chuan bullies you, be sure to tell Dad, and Dad will beat him up for you!"
Lin Guangsheng: ...
He felt a pang of sadness when he suddenly heard that someone else was the father of his daughter.
However, Lin Guangsheng felt that Xiao Peichuan would never bully his daughter.
However, my daughter did seem to be in a low mood.
Xiao Taohua looked at Xiao's father, hesitated for a moment, but still said, "We today..." Then she told him about what happened and what Xiao Peichuan had said. After she finished speaking, she looked at Xiao's father and Lin Guangsheng.
Lin Guangsheng was stunned. He had no idea that such turbulent undercurrents existed beneath the peaceful surface. But then he thought about it and it didn't seem strange at all. After all, this place was really different from theirs. Theirs was all about production teams, while here it was all about clans, and many of them were clan-based forces. It didn't seem like the higher-ups were thinking of cracking down on them.
As a smart man, and after hearing what Xiao Taohua meant, Lin Guangsheng suddenly thought of many things.
Maintaining this clan structure seems to be the best decision.
(End of this chapter)
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