Chapter 30: Salvation
The person questioning took it, looked at it for a few seconds, and then gave it back to Li Po to confirm that there was no problem with her identity.
He went around to the rear of the carriage and turned over the pile of cotton with his hands. Qiangzi and Heimiezi were like chickens caught by the neck, watching his movements quietly.
"Let's go."
After finally completing the inspection and confirming that there were no problems, the leader said something and raised his hand to signal his companions to let them go.
The tattered trio finally let go of their worries.
"Bang-bang-bang-bang"
Just then, there was a sudden noise from the rear compartment.
"What's going on? What's that noise?"
"Something bad has happened!"
Grandma Li felt bad.
Master Niu was confused. What was going on?
The man asking the question's eyes flashed, and he stared at Qiangzi and Heimiezi who were sitting in the back car.
"Captain, we received news that a boy went missing from the alley near Tianshuijing yesterday."
After receiving the news, someone walked over to the captain and quietly reminded him.
"Everyone get out of the car and check!"
The ragtag trio pretended to be calm, slipped out of the car together and stood by the roadside, standing there obediently.
"What's in that basket in your hand? Take it out and let's see."
The captain noticed that Qiangzi was holding a bamboo basket in his hand. It was a bit big and he estimated that it could hold a child.
"It's nothing, Public Security Comrade. It's just a chicken that got startled and started croaking when it was jolted around."
Qiangzi said it directly and opened the lid of the basket and handed it to the captain to have a look.
There was indeed a chicken inside, and it was still alive, but it was not in good spirits.
His hands and feet were loosened, and from time to time he would flap his arms weakly, hitting the bamboo basket and making a noise.
"You only put one chicken in such a big bamboo basket?"
"Yes, yes, we are all honest people. There is no need for so many twists and turns."
Qiangzi scratched his head, looked like an honest man, and smiled foolishly.
The captain was still a little skeptical. Is such a big basket necessary to hold chickens?
"What else? If the cage is too big, the chicken won't die!"
Black Mole rolled his eyes, and seeing that the man didn't find anything, he became bolder and started to retort.
"Hey! How can you talk like that?"
The young comrade behind the captain hurried forward to argue with the naughty black mole.
"I'm sorry, comrade. My nephew is very straightforward. He grew up without a father or a mother, so it's inevitable that he speaks bluntly. Please calm down, calm down."
Mrs. Li stepped forward and bowed her head to apologize.
"Forget it, forget it. We're just asking a question. There's nothing else to do..."
"Captain, Captain! Why is this piece of cotton on fire? Come and see!"
The young comrade who was checking in the rear compartment searched for a while and found a small piece of cotton with sparks near the inside. He quickly reported it to the captain.
"Oh—the cotton in the factory—"
Master Niu jumped three feet high in panic, squeezed past the ragged trio and rushed to the back of the car.
Several people worked together to put out the sparks with clods of earth. Fortunately, only a small piece of cotton was burned, so the loss was not great.
"Why is there a person buried down there?"
Master Niu was working very hard, trying to pull out the cotton, but unexpectedly he pulled out a person, and he was so scared that he fell to the ground.
"Captain, it's a child! He fainted."
Several people rushed to rescue the child, and several pairs of big hands worked together to clear the cotton accumulated on the child. If it had been a little later, the child would have been suffocated to death by the cotton!
"He's still breathing, rush to the hospital!"
It turned out that a string of glass marbles hanging around Wu Jiabao's neck was exposed when he was rubbing it, and when the sun shone on it, it produced small sparks.
These glass marbles were won by Wu Jiabao from Hu Tou, and Wu Jiabao treasures them very much.
She used thin red ropes to weave a hollow cover on the outside, strung it in a circle and wore it around her neck. She wouldn't let Diao Yulian take it off even if she wanted to.
Perhaps during the struggle, the thin red rope on the outside was accidentally worn off, and the glass marbles scattered on the chest.
"Okay, you guys are kidnappers! You're so heartless to do such a thing! Pah!"
Master Niu jumped out of the back of the car and, before the ragtag trio could react, punched Black Mole in the face one after another.
"Ahhh, stop hitting me, stop hitting me, Li Po Qiang Ge, save me, help me, I beg you, I beg you! Stop hitting me."
Several young comrades took the opportunity to capture Qiangzi and Lipo. The ragtag trio made all the plans and ended up failing on the glass marbles.
Wu Jiabao was sent to the hospital in time. Master Niu, who was also involved in the incident, also had to go back and cooperate in making a statement.
The ragtag trio was taken to a police car, and what awaited them was judgment from the law.
…
The police station in Tianshuijing area was contacted. After receiving the news, Chief Li and Xiao Qi immediately went to the slum to inform the Wu family.
It was daytime and Wu Chunyan was not at home because she was at work. Only Wu Shengli and Diao Yulian were left at home, lying on the bed and crying out in pain.
Upon hearing that the child had been found, the couple jumped out of bed, hurriedly locked the door, and rushed to the hospital.
Diao Yulian stumbled in, grabbed Li Suo's hand, and asked anxiously:
"Comrade Public Security, is he really our family treasure?"
"Yes, he will wake up once the drug wears off. It's really thanks to the timely discovery."
Otherwise, suffocation for too long will affect the brain.
Of course, Li Gang only thought about this in his mind and didn't say it out loud.
"Damn Jiabao! It's all the fault of those heartless people. He's really unlucky. Wuuuuuuuuu."
Diao Yulian's mouth was torn because of the fight with Wu Shengli. She looked at Wu Jiabao lying on the bed with tears in her eyes and whispered greetings to the beggar.
She can only curse quietly now, otherwise it will easily pull the wound at the corner of her mouth and cause severe pain.
"Thank you so much, comrades! I'll go to your unit in a few days to present you with a banner!"
Wu Shengli had a bump on his head from being hit by Wu Chunyan. He held the captain's hands tightly with both hands and thanked him again and again.
"The kidnapper has been caught, but we need to make sure our children are more careful and not have too much contact with strangers to prevent them from being kidnapped.
We were lucky to find it so quickly this time. If the glass marbles hadn't caused the abnormality to be discovered, the kidnapper would have succeeded."
The captain reminded the Wu couple.
"Yes, yes, we two will definitely pay attention to this in the future."
"Wow wow wow, Mom and Dad, I'm never going to eat candy again!"
Wu Jiabao opened his eyes and started crying miserably.
The couple was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when they heard this.
After paying the fee, Wu Shengli and Diao Yulian took their baby son back to the compound.
"Dad, my feet hurt, please carry me."
After walking for about ten minutes, Wu Jiabao decided to stop and coaxed Wu Shengli to carry him on his back.
"Okay, okay, come up here. Oh, you're really strong."
"I see Jiabao's face has become quite thin. God has pity on him. Mom will go home and buy some meat for Jiabao to eat."
"I want to eat braised pork. I haven't eaten all day. I'm so hungry."
…
Li Po, Qiangzi and Heimezi all confessed during separate interrogations.
Black Mole was so frightened that he blurted out everything the three of them had done in the past, like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.
This is a huge blow, and the situation has become even more serious.
After the final ordeal, Li Po, Qiangzi and Hei Mozi were all sentenced to death for the crime of child trafficking, knowing that they were repeat offenders, the circumstances were serious, and the social impact was extremely bad.
May there be no kidnapping in the world.
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