Bai Rushuang, who had been missing for a year, was found.

But the secret hidden in Tuomiao Spring is still shrouded in a layer of mist.

Until this mist is lifted, everything is hard to explain.

It is difficult to explain why Bai Rushuang, who disappeared in the back mountain of Qingliuzhai, was finally found in Qiulu Temple, which was four or five hours' drive away.

It is also difficult to explain why the kind and optimistic female teacher would eventually become a prostitute forced to entertain customers in Qiuluan.

It is even more difficult to explain why she remained silent after being rescued and completely denied her former identity and life.

It seems that there is an invisible rope connecting Qingliuzhai and Qiuluan, which are thousands of miles apart.

Things became more complicated, but also seemed to become clearer.

"Brother Shi Jin, do you want to stop and take a rest?"

Yu You was a little worried: "You don't look well."

This made his whole face turn pale.

Shi Jin looked at the muddy road in front of him that was wet from the rain, his expression slightly gloomy.

A year ago, Bai Rushuang walked along this path, step by step towards the unknown abyss.

Maybe she was still smiling at that time, thinking about how bright the smile on the student’s face would be when she brought the necklace back the next day.

Or maybe she would be so tired that her face would turn pale, but she would still grit her teeth and persevere, and in her heart she would definitely keep repeating “I’m here anyway” to cheer herself up.

Teacher Bai is so nice.

She came to the village with the dream of supporting the mountain village. She cares about her students, teaches seriously, and is full of optimism and longing for the future.

As much as she used to love teaching on the podium, she felt desperate now that she was trapped in Qiulu Temple receiving guests.

She deserves fairness, and so does everyone else trapped in Qiuluan.

Shi Jin lowered his eyelids, his tone as cold as ice: "No, just keep going."

Yu Ci glanced at his face and confirmed that he could still hold on: "Walk slower."

They are now on the way to Tu Miao Quan, taking the same route that Teacher Bai took to Tu Miao Quan a year ago.

According to Arnold, the path behind the uninhabited temple is farther, but the journey is flat. In the past, most people in the village took this path to go to Tu Miao Quan to collect thatch, so this path is also wider.

Therefore, even though no one went to Tu Miao Quan to collect thatch after Teacher Bai disappeared, this road should not be blocked by the growing weeds.

In fact, it was true. Although the weeds on both sides of the road moved a lot towards the center of the dirt road, in the end a small path that could accommodate one person was left.

Before going up the mountain, Yu Ci asked Arnold to borrow his sickle for cutting thatch. At this moment, he was walking in front, using the sickle to cut the weeds blocking the way, clearing the way for Shi Jin and Yu You behind him.

The path was only wide enough for one person. Yu Ci was walking in front. He deliberately slowed down, and Shi Jin, who was walking in the middle, could do nothing about it.

He pursed his lips, knowing that Yu Ci was worried about his health: "I'm fine, you can walk faster."

The journey to Tu Miao Quan was not short. At the current speed, he was worried that it would be dark by the time they reached Tu Miao Quan.

It was getting dark, and it would be more difficult to find evidence.

If the facts were really as he guessed, something happened at Qiulu Temple the day before yesterday, and the news coming here in the midst of the chaos might not be so timely.

Assuming they received the news yesterday, there is only one day left until today. They are in a hurry to clean up the scene and may not be able to be so thoughtful when destroying the evidence.

So there is a great possibility that they can now go there and find the missed evidence.

He was not worried about running into that group of people if he went to Tu Miao Quan now.

The back mountain of Qingliuzhai borders Country X, and the border line is a long river. After cleaning up the remaining things at Tuomiaoquan, they will definitely not stay in the territory. It is more likely that they will sneak into Country X through the long river.

——Just like they smuggled abducted women from Country X.

Yu Ci heard his voice: "I know."

He did not speed up, but maintained a steady pace: "Everyone who is supposed to be there will be there."

His eyes swept across Shi Jin's pale face, and he paused: "You have to take care of yourself first."

Shi Jin understood what he meant.

Now that the situation is in the spotlight, the group of people will not go there again in the short term after cleaning up Tu Miao Spring. If there are any clues that have been missed, no matter how fast or slow they go now, the clues will not disappear.

Similarly, if the clues were cleared, they would find nothing even if they arrived at Tu Miao Quan immediately.

Shi Jin exhaled and lowered his eyelids: "I was anxious."

Yu Ci seemed to say something, but Shi Jin didn't hear it clearly.

His eyes lingered on the weeds beside the road for a moment, and he suddenly asked, "What do you think they rely on?"

"Power and interests." Yu Ci didn't even blink: "Since ancient times, money, sex and power have been intertwined. Money and sex can bribe power, and power also needs money and sex."

"When the vested interests are satisfied, you only need to close your eyes occasionally to gain more additional benefits."

“That’s what they rely on.”

Yu Ci was born in the Yu family. Thanks to his parents who had correct values, he could live the life he wanted without having to fight for power with any illegitimate children.

But he has seen a lot of dirty things in the circle since he was a child.

People without money are willing to sacrifice themselves for money to people who are decades older than them.

Rich people will fight openly or secretly for power and will resort to any dirty tricks. For those who fail in the fight for power, losing an arm or a hand is a minor matter, but more often they will lose their lives in a car accident or other other ways.

These things happen so frequently that people often doubt whether they are living in a society ruled by law.

Yu Ci has seen many things like this.

Therefore, after combining the known clues and guessing that Tu Miaoquan might be a transit point for human trafficking gangs to send women trafficked from Country X to Qiuluan, his emotions fluctuated only briefly and then returned to calm.

It’s not that he doesn’t care, it’s just that compared to emotional fluctuations, Yu Ci is better at solving problems.

Behind the Qiuluan prostitution incident is not just an ordinary human trafficking case.

Shi Jin: "I understand."

At the same time, Tu Miaoquan arrived.

Yu Ci swung his sickle to cut through the thatch that blocked the road, revealing the Tu Miao Spring shrouded in moonlight.

The silver moon is as bright as a star, and the clear spring is like a mirror.

The dark green thatch swayed gently in the night breeze, and in the grass a little further away, there were even fireflies flashing faint fluorescence.

In the middle of the thatched roof, the small Tu Miao Spring is crystal clear, reflecting the silver moon hanging high in the sky.

Everything seems beautiful, just like the evil hidden under the prosperous beautiful scenery.

——Beneath the shiny and bright skin is a rotten core filled with smelly maggots.

They searched for a long time in Tuomio Spring.

After a long time, a ray of light finally appeared on the edge of the dark sky, and finally in a hidden cave, a few strands of hair that were not completely burned were found.

It's time to get light.

——

After Teacher Bai disappeared a year ago, Qingliuzhai once again welcomed a police car with flashing red lights.

Shi Jin stood by the window, looking calmly at the police car downstairs.

Xu Qian jumped down from the jeep, poked his head around and looked around, and soon found someone at the door of the inn: "Brother Ci!"

The special police officer who was talking to Yu Ci ended the topic and turned around to direct the team into the mountains.

Yu Ci turned around, his eyes passed over Xu Qian who was jogging, and lingered briefly on Yu You.

Yu You tactfully entered the inn.

He retracted his gaze and looked at Xu Qian: "What do you mean?"

Xu Qian nodded: "Everything went smoothly. The Zhong family acted quickly. As soon as Chen Zhen received the news, they brought people to hold down several people involved. The Chen family was unable to take care of themselves, and now they can only cut off their own arms."

Yu Ci raised his chin and glanced at the police team beside him: "Where are these?"

"Don't worry about my work." Xu Qian patted his chest and said, "These are special police officers that Uncle Zhong directly transferred from above. None of them are affiliated with City B. If people from City B want to intervene, there will be no way, let alone a crack."

"But because this matter involves the Chen family, and many officials in City B are not clean." Xu Qian frowned, and his usually unremarkable face was stained with seriousness: "This matter cannot be resolved in a short time."

Yu Ci nodded, then patted Xu Qian on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

Officials and businessmen collude, and officials protect each other.

Now only a small Qiulu Temple has surfaced, and the rest of the filth is still buried deep underground.

Uprooting the rotten tree roots is not something that can be done in a short period of time, and achieving this result is already an unexpected result.

As for the rest, we will have to wait until the search results of Tu Miao Quan come out before making a decision.

After asking a few more questions, Xu Qian was called away.

Yu Ci walked up the creaking wooden stairs to the third floor and knocked on the door on the left side of the stairs.

The door opened, revealing Shi Jin's cold face.

He raised his eyelids, let go of the door handle, turned around and sat on the edge of the bed.

Yu Ci closed the door with his backhand: "Bai Rushuang has gone home."

Shi Jin's hand holding the kettle paused for a moment, then quickly returned to normal: "Did she say anything?"

"Yes."

Yu Ci leaned against the window, his eyes fixed on the entrance to the mountain not far away - there was a team of special police with police dogs going up the mountain.

"She refused to speak before because her captors threatened her with her parents, claiming that if she dared to run or ask for help, they would send someone to run her parents over to death."

Shi Jin frowned slightly: "She believed it?"

"I believe it." Yu Ci nodded: "The first guest Bai Rushuang received was the mayor of City B, Zhang Kaiyin."

Even the mayor of City B is a guest of Qiuluan, Bai Rushuang can only choose to believe it.

Shi Jin handed the cup to Yu Ci: "Then why did she speak again?"

Yu Ci raised his eyebrows and took the cup: "Thank you."

He was indeed thirsty after not having any water for a whole night.

The glass of water was quickly empty.

Yu Ci put the cup back on the table, rubbed his brows, and continued his unfinished words: "Because Bai Rushuang's parents died."

"Bai Rushuang's father was working at a construction site. Not long after learning that Bai Rushuang was missing, he fell from the building in a trance and died on the spot."

"Her mother was just an ordinary housewife. She had experienced the disappearance of her daughter and the death of her husband one after another. She couldn't accept the facts and turned on the gas half a year ago. When she was found, it was too late to save her."

"After learning about her parents' death, Bai Rushuang cried bitterly. After she calmed down, she confessed all the information she knew about Qiulu Temple, including the list of guests Qiulu Temple had received in the past few years."

“Although the list is incomplete, it still greatly reduces the workload for the police.”

Yu Ci paused for two seconds, and finally said: "In Qiuluan, except Bai Rushuang, all the victims were trafficked from Country X."

In other words, Bai Rushuang's words became the biggest help in their destruction of the demon cave.

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This part of the plot has come to an end, and what follows is a sweet love affair.

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