“Then let’s go. Every minute we delay will mean more suffering for the girls there.”
Standing before the familiar gate once more, Ma Xiaoyan stared at it, on the verge of tears.
The two stood there for a while, with the guards at the door keeping a close eye on the mother and daughter.
"Comrades, is there something you need?"
Hearing the voice, Ma Xiaoyan turned her head and saw, "Brother Cangliang?"
Cang Liang frowned slightly, then leaned out of the window to take a look. His pupils contracted, and the next second he jumped out of the window. "Xiao Yan?"
"Where did you go? We're all so worried!"
The next second, a sharp gaze shot towards Old Lady Wu, "You!"
"No, it has nothing to do with Aunt Wu. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't even know where I would have died."
Cang Liang was startled and swallowed hard. "Don't be afraid. Go find the Party Secretary. We can talk about it later."
Ma Xiaoyan held Wu's hand tightly until she saw her father, then she let go.
"dad!"
"Oh, my dear swallow, what's wrong with you?"
The father and daughter embraced and wept bitterly. It was only after Cang Liang comforted them that they stopped crying. Ma Tiegen wiped away his tears, looked down and looked at them carefully, and what followed was a surge of anger.
"Who made you like this?!"
Ma Xiaoyan knew she didn't look good, and if she weren't worried about the other abducted girls, she would have washed up properly before seeing her father.
Seeing that Ma Tiegen was about to lose his temper, Ma Xiaoyan quickly pulled him back, "Don't get angry, Dad, save them first, save them quickly!"
"Save who?"
"It's like this..." Ma Xiaoyan recounted how she secretly signed up to go to the countryside to work, but was abducted by human traffickers at the train station. The traffickers' hideout was right next to the train station, not far away, which showed how brazen they were.
Moreover, according to Sister Wang, there are people in the local public security bureau who act as their protectors.
As a result, the repeated disappearances of girls did not attract attention, or were even ignored and disregarded!
"Dad, you have to go save them! When Aunt Wu helped me escape, I heard them say they were going to ship the goods, which means they were going to sell the people."
Ma Tiegen snapped out of his rage, glanced at Old Lady Wu beside him, and looked out at the bare branches of the trees. "The director of the Dongping City Public Security Bureau and I are in the same unit. I know him. He couldn't possibly be a protector of human traffickers!"
Ma Xiaoyan's eyes widened. "Dad! I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears! Don't you believe me?"
Ma Tiegen frowned, unsure of what to say.
Seeing that the father and daughter were about to start arguing, Grandma Wu's voice was like a spring breeze, "It's too early to draw conclusions about this matter, but it's really inappropriate to ask the local police to handle this case. It would be better to have them work in a different location."
“I believe in the soldiers who fought their way through the blood of the Red Army, and Secretary Ma, you are right to believe in your comrades. But Xiaoyan and I did hear it from that human trafficker.”
"so......"
With all eyes focused on her, Old Mrs. Wu spoke again, "So how about we find a compromise? Secretary Ma, could you inform your comrade and have the two of you discuss it?"
Ma Xiaoyan asked in confusion, "What if the word gets out and the human traffickers escape?"
Grandma Wu smiled slightly, "Why don't you let us know when we're almost there?"
"It's just that it offended some people, since we only notified them when the matter was almost finished."
Ma Tiegen waved his hand, and under Ma Xiaoyan's stubborn gaze, he said, "No need, we're comrades-in-arms, he'll understand. There were scoundrels among his men, I'm cleaning them up for him, how could I offend them?"
"Besides, his niece got into trouble on his turf, and I haven't even confronted him about it yet."
Grandma Wu felt relieved; that was good.
After Ma Tiegen finished speaking, he glanced at Old Lady Wu and said, "Xiaoyan's injuries are quite serious, so we'll have to trouble you to make another trip."
“How can it be considered a trouble? I am more than happy to do this to rid the people of harm, and I have suffered a lot of grievances at their hands.”
Secretary Ma nodded. "Cang Liang, go and inform Lan Yu that you and your men should go directly to Dongping and make sure to wipe out the human trafficking den!"
"Yes, Secretary Ma!"
Grandma Wu glanced at Ma Xiaoyan with a comforting look, then straightened her back and followed Cang Liang away.
Secretary Ma patted his daughter on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry."
Cang Liang was very fast and worked well with Lan Yu. They quickly gathered enough men, equipped them with weapons, jumped into military vehicles, and headed towards Dongping.
Grandma Wu closed her eyes and rested against the carport.
I haven't slept for two days, and I'm feeling a bit listless now.
Lan Yu glanced at Old Lady Wu, then pulled Cang Liang aside, "What exactly happened? I didn't understand a word you said."
"Xiaoyan is back."
“I’m back!”
His tone was barely concealed by joy, and the next sentence stunned him completely.
"She was kidnapped by human traffickers, who also beat her from time to time. If it weren't for Comrade Wu on the other side, who knows what would have happened now."
Lan Yu's clenched hand loosened and tightened again. "Thank you so much."
Grandma Wu's gaze darted between him and Cang Liang. "The good thing is, they've escaped now."
There is a difference between military vehicles and civilian vehicles. It took them a day and a night to get back, but the trip there took only half the time.
They set off during the day and arrived at Dongping Railway Station at night.
"Give us directions, and we'll surround them directly, ensuring we don't let a single human trafficker escape."
Grandma Wu nodded solemnly, "Okay, come with me."
Under the cover of night, Old Mrs. Wu retraced her steps down that familiar road. Knowing she was standing in front of that door, she gestured with her hand, indicating that the door was inside.
With the help of the two, Sister Wang's hands were tied behind her back. The moment she saw Old Lady Wu, her pupils contracted. "You're not dead!"
Grandma Wu didn't speak. Through her, she could see that seven or eight girls had been rescued from the house covered by the black cloth.
"If you're not dead, then she must be alive too!" Sister Wang stared intently at Old Lady Wu. "I should have burned you both alive back then!"
"take away!"
When Old Mrs. Wu saw the way her hands were tied, her heart skipped a beat.
Cang Liang and Lan Yu looked at the abducted girl with her hands tied, exchanging an incredulous glance.
this......
By the time the Dongping police received the news, the person had already been arrested.
After all that fuss, it was already dawn.
The Dongping City police officer looked displeased. "This is a matter for Dongping. When did it become your Yunhai City police's place to interfere?"
"Hand them over to us!"
"Give it to you? Ha, you'll probably just turn around and release it again, won't you?"
"You! What do you mean!"
Lan Yu sneered and remained silent.
When interviewing a human trafficker, Cang Liang didn't waste any words and went straight to his methods, even though he was initially stubborn.
In the end, he confessed everything.
Once they had the trafficking list, they immediately notified other colleagues in the Yunhai City Public Security Bureau to rescue the trafficked individuals.
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