There was silence for a moment, and Sister Li laughed dryly: "This should be..."
She was looked at by Gu Zhisang's calm eyes, and she felt a little scared for some reason. The word "no" on her lips seemed to be under a huge pressure and she couldn't say it. She stammered:
"Who can say for sure about this kind of thing? When other families get married, they won't tell outsiders whether the bride was abducted or not. If you ask me whether she was or not, I don't know."
Upon hearing this, the comments in the live broadcast room expressed doubts:
[I don't believe her words. Some old men and women in the village are too gossipy. They can find out every household's private affairs. I don't know where they get all the information from.
If there really is a family that bought a daughter-in-law or adopted a child... within three days, the whole village would be talking about it as gossip after dinner! 】
[This sister Li looks guilty. She is definitely not telling the truth. Maybe someone she knows has experienced something similar.]
[Just now when the host was teasing a few children, you can see that they came out to look as soon as they heard the sound. They were so nervous when they saw strangers. If there weren't rampant trafficking in the area, they wouldn't be so nervous, right? ]
【……】
Gu Zhisang raised his eyebrows slightly and caught a loophole in the words of the woman surnamed Li.
She looked enlightened: "That means there is this kind of thing called bride trafficking here."
Sister Li choked and didn't want to talk anymore:
"What do you mean? I'm not a criminal. Sister Zheng, you brought these reporters here because you suspect that someone in our village has detained your sister?"
Zheng Xiaona waved her hands and said, "Sister Li, you're overthinking it. The program team just came to the place where the incident happened to understand the situation and see if they can find any clues."
At this time, one of the two women who were hiding in the convenience store and watching saw Xun Yiqing, who was wearing Taoist clothes, and He Mi Tu, who was wearing a black silk jacket with gold patterns, braided hair and sunglasses.
She suddenly thought of something, widened her eyes and exclaimed:
"Oh my! Are you the popular fortune teller on the Internet?!"
Liu: "If the lady is talking about "Spiritual Matters", we are indeed the production team of this program, and we are here to help Ms. Zheng Xiaona find her relatives."
"I've seen you guys on short video platforms before, but I didn't expect that you can not only catch ghosts, but also help find relatives!"
The women surnamed Li and Zhou neither watched live broadcasts nor variety shows, and did not know the identities of Gu Zhisang and the others or the "Spiritual Matters" program. It was not until the third woman's call that they realized that this group of people were actually psychic masters who could read things and communicate with spirits!
Suddenly, the expression of the woman surnamed Li became evasive.
Liu, who is good at communication, has already started chatting with the woman.
According to her, her last name is 'Dai', she is 34 years old, and she is not from 'Xiaoshi Village' but from a nearby village. She works as a stocker and cashier in this convenience store.
The little girl outside with two ponytails is her daughter.
Liu asked during the interview: "Does Ms. Dai know that there is a serious problem of missing persons in the nearby villages?"
The woman surnamed Dai smiled bitterly and shook her head. "There are kidnappings everywhere here. We pay close attention to this and teach our children not to go out alone. So even though the Internet and the news say that the security and environment in Southern Province are so bad, I don't think it's that exaggerated."
"At least in that village, I have never heard of any woman or child being abducted."
Gu Zhisang, who was standing by, suddenly asked, "Sister Dai, you are not a local, right?"
The woman surnamed Dai was stunned for a moment: "How do you know?"
She has been in Southern Province for more than ten years, and her accent from her hometown has been completely lost. Many people she has met in the past two years think she is from Southern Province.
"My hometown is in the south. It's amazing that you can tell that at a glance, girl!"
In fact, Gu Zhisang did not directly see her birthplace, because the face of the woman surnamed Dai was also covered with a layer of light mist, and a lot of information was difficult to interpret.
But judging from the face of the woman surnamed Dai, her hairline at the temples, especially at the "Tiancang" position, is high and messy, and this is the "Migration Palace".
People with such a palace position at least show that their life is not smooth, but they are wandering and living in a foreign land for many years. They are not very happy in their hometown and miss home but cannot go back.
This point alone is enough to prove that the woman surnamed Dai is not a native of Nan Province.
The following words were actually said by her herself, indicating that she was from the South.
With his spiritual senses blocked and only his facial features in view, Gu Zhisang could tell from her eyebrows that she had brothers and sisters, and from the thickness of the three yins on her eyes, he could tell that she was slightly pregnant;
In addition, from the convexity and concavity of the yang points on both sides, it can be seen that she is married and her relationship with her husband is pretty good.
These most basic physiognomy terms can be accurately identified by 60% of the readers even if the people without spiritual perception have memorized the books and made a few guesses.
As for the rest, it is based on information that the person being calculated accidentally or passively reveals when he or she is surprised.
This is also the most commonly used scam method by swindlers in the society.
Da Liu asked, "Then why did you marry to Southern Province, Ms. Dai?"
Ms. Dai smiled awkwardly: "Before, a friend introduced it to me before."
She didn't really want to say it, but she still let everyone guess it during the chat.
It turns out that the woman surnamed Dai has been in Nan Province for almost twenty years.
Her family was poor and had many children. She failed to get into high school, so she left her hometown to work at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
During her first year working in the electronics factory, an older sister who worked in the same factory said she could take her to the southern province to find a job, so she followed her.
As a result, she didn't see any job after arriving there. Instead, the eldest sister introduced her to a young man from the next village, who was ten years older than her. She said that since her family didn't love her and her parents didn't care about her, she wanted to help find a good marriage for her.
The woman named Dai, who was alone at the time, was still a little girl, so she agreed reluctantly and never returned to her hometown since then.
【??? Wasn't this sister an adult at that time?! She was tricked into getting married when she was only 17 or 18 years old at most. They introduced her to a man who was almost 30 years old in the name of taking her out to work. Isn't this a lie?】
This is trafficking...
[Some netizens are surprised. I have an aunt who got married when she was 14 years old. She gave birth to my cousin when she was just 16. People who are 14 or 15 years old now are still middle school or high school students! ]
[Family members, it’s terrifying to think about this. If Sister Dai hadn’t agreed at the time, she would have been alone here and who knows if she would have encountered something even more dangerous. The sad thing is that marrying this man was actually her best choice at the time.]
The contestants who heard the speech also had complicated expressions.
Daisy couldn't help asking, "Ma'am, aren't you angry and don't you miss home and your family?"
The Dai woman sighed and said, "We've been together for almost 20 years. We have two children and we've settled down here. Besides, he's been very nice to me and never hit or scolded me. What's there to be angry about?"
"If I don't marry him, I'll be living with someone else in two years. My family didn't want me when I came out to work, so even if I go back, I may not be well received by them..."
During the interview, Xi Haihong once again slowly moved to Gu Zhisang's side and asked, "Have you already reported to the Spirit Team?"
Ever since she discovered the remaining souls wandering around, she has been in a low mood and feeling depressed.
She knew very well that as a direct descendant of the Xi family, she could not easily provoke trouble with the Qianqing Sect, as this would make things very difficult for her father and the entire Xi family.
But her conscience made it impossible for her to ignore the shattered souls floating around aimlessly and quietly.
After much deliberation, Xi Haihong anonymously submitted a letter of complaint to the spiritual team, listing some of her suspicions.
Less than two minutes after the letter was sent, the spiritual team on the other side responded:
"Thank you for your information. We are following up the investigation."
Seeing that the Spirit Group was actually taking action, Xi Haihong subconsciously thought that Gu Zhisang had already tipped off the group.
Gu Zhisang: ...
She said helplessly: "Have you ever thought that the live broadcast of the program is on, and someone in the spirit group is watching it in real time."
I'm afraid that after receiving the report, the people in the spiritual group will know who wrote it.
There was also a message on Gu Zhisang's mobile phone, which was sent to her by Zheng Ruyu.
According to the above, the officials of Xia State have always known that this place is a severely affected area for human trafficking. Every year, a large number of missing people whose whereabouts are unknown eventually appear in the South Province.
There are not only women and children, but also many adult laborers.
Local police have been cracking down on this for many years, but with little effect.
The criminal gangs here are powerful and have sophisticated methods. In addition, this place is mountainous and close to the border. Once a person is abducted, it is extremely difficult to find him/her.
It is simply a huge cancer in Southern Province.
For a long time, the authorities did not think that there were outsiders involved in these cases.
In recent years, the spiritual group has gradually discovered abnormalities.
For example, the police clearly tracked and located some criminals, but as soon as they entered several border areas in Southern Province, they completely lost contact and disappeared.
After investigation, the spiritual team was also able to confirm that there were shadows of metaphysical methods behind these large-scale trafficking gangs.
But they have no clue how to crack and capture him.
For example, after in-depth investigation, they learned that some wealthy business circles in Southern Province believed very much in a kind of deity that had only become popular in Southern Province in recent years.
This god's name is 'Su Shen', also known as 'Thousand-Faced God'.
据说虔诚地供奉它之后，它就会非常灵验、显化出强大的力量实现你的愿望。
然而无论是玄学典籍记载、还是玄门灵组中，都没有这种神像的记录和传说。
它的凭空兴起，多少带着点怪异。
当得知《灵事》节目组要来南省帮加赛的求助人寻亲，郑如玉脑海中第一个念头，就是想看看顾之桑能否作为突破点。
回了郑如玉一条消息后，顾之桑听见动静抬起头。
视野中出现几个青、中年男子，“喂！那边的人干什么呢？”
从村子里接到了李姐的消息后匆匆出来的几个青壮年面色不善，为首之人大概四十多岁，皮肤黝黑。
他看了一眼摄像机，扬起笑容走上前来，和大刘握了手：
“大哥你好，我是小石村的村长，我叫陈向彪。”
不等大刘解释，陈向彪便说道：
“你们的诉求是啥我都清楚，我也认识这个大妹子一家，她家从二十多年前就来我们村儿收菌干，妹妹丢了找了很多年。可怜了那个小姑娘。”
“说实话我们村里也帮助动员好几次了，真的不知道那个小丫头被拐到哪里去了，不过来者是客，你们也算是网上的媒体，要不就去村里转一转？”
导演组商量了一下，同意了陈向彪的话。
一行人跟着村长和几个村官转了两圈，发现这个小石村的建设确实很好，家家户户的洋房都建着围栏，道路干净平整。
郑晓艳的信息没发现，倒是被陈向彪扯着拍了不少村子里果树、大棚。
半个多小时后，陈向彪便道：“我那边还有点公务要处理，各位今晚要是留在村里我再招待你们。”
他走之后，大刘询问道：
“大家感觉怎么样？来到郑晓艳走丢的地点后有没有新的发现、或者什么线索？”
但选手们都表示没有。
对于这个结果郑晓娜一家人不失望是假的，他们甚至有一种艳艳可能这辈子都找不回来了的绝望感。
郑晓娜面容苦涩，哑声道：
“其实我们做好心理准备了，也知道这个求助有些强人所难，但是我不会放弃寻找妹妹，我不能忘记自己当年的疏忽犯下的错误。”
“同时我也希望就算找不到艳艳、我们一家人不能团聚，她在另一个地方也能生活得美满快乐。”
“还是感谢《灵事》节目组，感谢各位大师，给你们添麻烦了。”
大刘：“好的，那么本次加赛到此便告一段落了，很遗憾的是直到最终我们也没能找到走丢的郑晓艳的下落，没能帮助求助人一家重聚。”
“以下是郑家小女儿郑晓艳的照片，她是90年出生7岁那年走丢的，现在32岁周岁，如果正在观看节目和直播的观众朋友们有见过她、认识她的，请联系我们节目组，感激不尽。”
他说话的时候，节目组后台在直播间内放了一些照片节选。
上面是郑晓艳从四五岁到七岁的照片，虽然画质模糊，但依然能看出是个美人坯子。
一时间不少观众们都在直播间内表达惋惜。
大刘又道：“今天下午6点钟，第二次5强投票通道将再次开启，请为你心中的最强玄师投出一票吧！”
念完台本后，直播镜头便在观众的热议中关闭了。
众人对视几眼，决定离开。
就在这时，顾之桑微微昂首示意远处，“那边也是村镇？”
他们现在所在的地方是小石村的最北边，住户不多，相邻着一条水沟溪流，再往远处是些林荫，能影影绰绰看到树荫后还有住房。
郑晓娜看了一眼，点头道：“那边是小岩村，刚刚那个戴大姐就是这个村子里的人。”
顾之桑往前走了两步：“我要过去看看，你们要离开的话不用管我，我自己能回去。”
说着，她朝着林荫的方向走去。
郑晓娜扬声道：“顾大师，这两个村子好像是不通的，中间有围墙，要从外面的大路才能绕过去。”
她和家人朋友也来过几次，村里人也说这边不通路，他们也没发现过路。
但顾之桑却对身后的声音置之不理。
她从背包中拿出了那盒惯用的白玉棋子，指尖一弹，黑白棋子带着弧光落入周遭的泥土地中，迸/射时仿佛弹开了周遭的灰气。
其他人面面相觑，半晌后几个选手几乎是同时抬起了脚步，跟着顾之桑的身影往前走。
大刘迟疑片刻，轻咳一声道：“那什么你们要不先回去吧，我跟着选手们和导演保持联系，省的他们走丢了找不到出去的路。”
提着摄像机的小哥和另外两个辅助的工作人员竟都摇头不愿，表示也要跟着。
这一看顾之桑大佬就是发现了什么端倪，万一挖掘出一些刺激的大新闻，他们走了可就看不到了。
通讯那头的李成河：……
“你们跟着就跟着吧，保护好设备。”
“对了，记得把备用相机的录像功能打开。”
当众人的身影消失在林荫中后，附近小洋楼里、躲在二楼窗户后盯着的男人忙掏出了电话，对方接通后慌张道：
“怎么办啊彪哥，那些家伙真他娘的往林子里跑了！他们不会发现什么吧？”
某屋室内，从外面看着中规中矩的土房子内部金碧辉煌。
不久前还和善热情的小石村村长陈向彪仍然穿着那一身灰扑扑的工作服，脚上却踩着奢侈品牌的拖鞋，他神情阴沉满脸不耐道：
“你个怂蛋，‘货’都运走了他们就算发现什么又能怎么样，我们可是遵纪守法的良民！妈的一群多管闲事的外乡人，赶紧给那边的人打电话，让他们把门都关严实、嘴巴闭紧点。”
“谁要是透露了什么风声，到时候咱们大家就一起死！”
那头的人慌慌张张点着头：“对，对！‘货’已经处理掉了哈哈，这群傻b来晚了！放心吧彪哥，已经给那边打过招呼了。”
“就是那些人……我看网上说他们可厉害了，不会真的被他们给查出来吧？”
陈向彪冷哼一声：“放好你的胆子吧，我们上面也有大师罩着呢，那几位大人说让咱们放宽了心，不会被查到的。这么多年了我们什么时候出过问题，还不是真神保佑，这一个个网上装神弄鬼的神棍能比真神大人还厉害？”
挂了电话后，他满心烦躁地继续拨打着另一个号码。
已经失联了将近一天的人终于接听了电话，操着一口含糊不清、语调奇怪的夏国话：“怎么了，陈哥？”
陈向彪破口大骂：“你个老瘪三干什么去了，老子昨天都把你电话打爆了！”
那头的外国人道：“我们过边境线的时候，被夏国警方的人缠上了，才刚刚脱身。”
“货呢？”
“正在清点，还没正式往外卖呢。”
陈向彪：“你他妈的昨天是不是眼瞎，拿‘货’的时候把老子的儿子女儿也顺走了！我告诉你那批‘货’先别动，把我俩孩子挑出来照看好了，我这边有点事儿不能马上过去……”
提到这事儿他就一肚子火。
昨天晚上的时候，一个境外的合伙人来村里拿‘货’的时候，家里人没看顾好两个孩子，让他们嘻嘻哈哈打打闹闹跑出去了。
也不知道那脑子缺根筋的外国贩子怎么想的，竟然把他的两个孩子给当成收来的‘货’掳走了。
陈向彪一家人发现的时候已经晚了，电话又打不通，他又急又气嘴上冒了两颗水泡。
要知道或许是这些有碍后代的活儿做多了，这些年陈向彪虽然挣了不少钱混得风生水起，但就是没有孩子。
情人不知换了多少个，医院也去了无数回就是怎么都怀不上，搞得家里老人还以为陈家要绝后了。
好不容易有了一对龙凤胎姐弟，那是他们陈家如珠如宝的小祖宗，自打被掳走后，家里的娇妻和爹娘已经哭了一晚上了。
陈向彪本想着今天晚上偷偷过去接孩子给回来，境外毕竟不是什么安全地方。
谁知那狗皮膏药一样缠着他们村儿的郑晓娜又来了，这次还带着什么劳什子《灵事》节目的选手，开着直播，后头有上千万双眼睛看着。
没办法他只能强忍着焦急按兵不动，心里把郑晓娜和顾之桑等人咒骂了无数遍。
其实陈向彪一开始心里也有点虚，但恰巧昨天积压的一批‘货’都散出去了，刚刚卖掉，现在村子里根本没留下什么把柄，他们看也看不到啥。
再加上节目组的人一来，他就立刻拨打了上面的电话，上头庇护的大师让他不用害怕，说这些节目组的小喽啰不足为据。
放下心来的陈向彪起身，净手之后恭恭敬敬从一块红布之后请出一尊手臂长短的神像，神神叨叨祈祷起来：
“夙神大人保佑小石村富贵绵延，我儿尽快回来……”
——
另一头林子里，顾之桑已经失败了两次。
在转了两圈之后，她再次来到了一堵围墙前，前往没有路了。
She frowned slightly. After her spiritual sense was obscured, she could no longer sense the correct airflow and magnetic field around her. The positions of the eight trigrams were also chaotic, so naturally she could not solve or break the formation.
But after two trials and errors, she had gradually formed a correct Bagua Four Symbols in her mind by arranging the wrong directions.
After taking a deep breath, Gu Zhisang, holding the few black and white chess pieces between his fingertips, shot out again and walked to the right.
The staff members and Liu behind him looked a little tired, especially the guy carrying the camera.
He panted and whispered, "Could Sister Gu have made a mistake? We've been walking for half an hour..."
However, before he could finish his words, Gu Zhisang in front of him turned again and stopped.
This time, a path appeared in the wall that was supposed to be seamless!
There is a connection between the two villages.
Liu and the staff all stared with wide eyes, using spare palm-sized cameras to record this magical moment, "Where is this road?!"
Zheng Xiaona was also extremely shocked.
The rest of the contestants looked solemn.
When they saw this scene, they realized that the problem might be with the entire Xiaoshi Village!
The author has something to say:
I laid the main plot today, and I will try to finish the case tomorrow~