At the entrance of Xigang Village, Fang Lei parked the car on the side of the road, and Dahei followed Ah Huang into the village. Although it had been less than half an hour since they found Ah Huang, the traffickers were always cunning. If Xiao Shitou was moved during this half hour, their rash appearance would alert the enemy.
Lu Lingxi looked in the direction where Dahei disappeared with some worry, praying that Xiao Shitou was still in the village. He had always regarded Xiao Shitou as his younger brother, and because Xiao Shitou and he shared a secret, their relationship became even closer. When they first heard that Xiao Shitou was missing, he and Yu Xiaojuan were equally worried, and they just wanted to find Xiao Shitou as soon as possible.
"Don't worry, we will definitely find Xiao Shitou, he will be fine." Fang Lei thought of something, "Xiao Shitou is very clever, you see he gets off the car every few miles to leave a mark, he must know Ah Huang is behind, so he is showing Ah Huang the way."
Fang Lei said this, and Lu Lingxi nodded. Although he couldn't understand how Xiao Shitou could be abducted by human traffickers since Ah Huang was with him, he must talk to Xiao Shitou when he finds him this time. It's best not to run around the village alone in the future.
As the thought flashed through his mind, Dahei's figure had already appeared in his sight. From a distance, Dahei called out to Lu Lingxi, and Lu Lingxi understood what it meant, that Xiao Shitou was still in the village. He was relieved and looked at Fang Lei, "Xiao Shitou is in the village, should we wait for the police to come?"
Fang Lei nodded and said something while holding the phone. After hanging up the phone, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's go check the surroundings first. The car will be parked here."
Originally, Fang Lei thought that he could do this alone, and Lu Lingxi could just wait outside. But he changed his mind and thought that no one knew what kind of situation they would encounter later. With Lu Lingxi following them, if something happened, he could still command Dahei and the dogs to deal with it, which could barely be considered as three or four police forces.
The two got out of the car, and Fang Lei walked while thinking. His focus was not on saving Xiao Shitou alone, but whether he could follow the clues and completely destroy the human trafficking organization by saving Xiao Shitou. Generally speaking, there is a complete chain of activities for human traffickers from kidnapping children to making a move. This is not a matter of one or two people, but a large-scale criminal organization formed from top to bottom. In the past, the police also often carried out activities to combat human trafficking, but the human traffickers were very vigilant and ran away at the slightest sign of trouble. They often roamed around the country and were used to moving from place to place. Often, the police could only catch some small fish and shrimps after a long time of preparation.
Fang Lei suddenly realized that they were acting quickly this time, and the traffickers might not be able to react. As long as the police prevented the news from leaking out, they might be able to catch a few big fish by taking advantage of the time difference. Having made a decision, Fang Lei took Lu Lingxi and followed Dahei into the village carefully.
It was not even one o'clock yet, and the villagers were probably still eating at home. The whole village was very quiet, and there was no one outside. Outside the farmyard, Ah Huang was guarding there. Seeing Lu Lingxi coming, it dug at the wall anxiously, and its intention was very obvious, it wanted to climb over the wall to get in. Lu Lingxi looked up, and perhaps because of his guilty conscience, the wall of this family was built higher than that of the surrounding neighbors, and it looked about three meters high. He didn't think Ah Huang could climb in. Lu Lingxi patted Ah Huang's head soothingly, steadied the dogs, and looked at Fang Lei inquiringly.
Fang Lei nodded to Lu Lingxi in appreciation. If there were robbers or something like that, he would have rushed in with the dogs. But he didn't know how many children there were, so Fang Lei had to be cautious, fearing that the traffickers would use the children as shields. He circled around and was thinking about how to arrange it. Suddenly, the voices of a man and a woman talking were heard in the yard, and footsteps were faintly heard walking towards the door.
At this time, even if the two of them left, they couldn't go too far. The most important thing was that if the people inside saw them and became suspicious, it would be troublesome. Fang Lei thought about it and immediately signaled Dahei to bring a few dogs to block the door. As soon as the door opened, before the people inside could react, Dahei and Ah Huang rushed in one after another.
"What's going on? Where did this wild dog come from?" The woman's panicked voice rang out, and then she was knocked to the ground by Dahei.
The man who was not far from the woman turned and ran, and three or four dogs rushed over, grabbed the man's legs with their teeth bared, and dragged him to the ground. The movement in the yard quickly woke up Lai San who was sleeping. He immediately realized that something had happened and immediately looked for his phone to notify others.
"Police, don't move." Fang Lei appeared at the door.
Lai San threw away his phone and pulled out a knife from under the bed with a ruthless look on his face. Ah Huang stared at him and jumped up lightly, biting Lai San's wrist. "Ah!" Lai San screamed and let go of the knife in his hand. Ah Huang pressed him down tightly, with his sharp teeth only a few centimeters away from Lai San's neck.
"Ah Huang." Fang Lei said in a deep voice, a little afraid that Ah Huang would bite him. Before Ah Huang could bite him, Fang Lei quickly handcuffed Lai San and tied him to the bed. In a short while, the man and woman in the yard had been subdued. Fang Lei found two ropes and tied them together skillfully, and then stuffed the rag on the table into their mouths. "Alright." He clapped his hands and looked at Lu Lingxi, "I'll make a call, Xiaoxi, you go find Xiao Shitou."
Lu Lingxi nodded and turned to walk towards the east room. As early as after Lai San was subdued, Ah Huang squatted there, calling softly through the crack of the door. Lu Lingxi knew that Xiao Shitou was locked inside.
"Brother Xiaoxi." Little Stone shouted excitedly while peeking through the crack of the door.
Lu Lingxi finally felt relieved after hearing his voice. After finding the key and opening the door, Xiao Shitou rushed into Lu Lingxi's arms like an arrow. Lu Lingxi hugged Xiao Shitou and laughed. When he looked up and saw the situation in the house, the smile froze on his face. Xiao Shitou was not the only child in the house. There were three other children locked up with Xiao Shitou. When he was outside before, Lu Lingxi noticed that the window of this room was very small. It was high under the eaves and only let in a little light. Now when he opened the door, he found that there was nothing in the house, only a large sponge mat on the ground. In the dim light, the three children huddled together, looking at him with some fear.
Little Stone realized something, turned around and pulled Lu Lingxi to ask, "Brother Xiaoxi, will the police send these little brothers home?"
Lu Lingxi looked at the little faces in the room that were filled with fear and terror, and nodded vigorously.
Fang Lei came over after finishing his call, and after seeing the situation in the room, he cursed, "Beast."
As a policeman, Fang Lei has personally arrested many criminals, including robbers, murderers... all kinds of people. If he were to say what he hates most among these people, human traffickers would definitely be ranked first. Every time a child is lost, three families are destroyed at the same time. In the past, most of these children were sold to families without children, so that they could at least grow up safely. But now more lost children are controlled by some criminal organizations and forced to beg in big cities. In order to get more money, some of these children had their legs broken, some had their faces scratched, and some were deliberately burned. Fang Lei couldn't imagine what Xiao Shitou's future would be like if they hadn't found him in time?
With a heavy sigh, Fang Lei and Lu Lingxi carefully carried the children out of the house. Lu Lingxi found some food from the kitchen and poured a few cups of warm water. Compared with Fang Lei, these children liked Lu Lingxi more. Although they were still timid and dared not speak, as long as Lu Lingxi fed them, they would eat obediently.
Fang Lei sighed, "I've already called my colleagues, they should be here soon. Xiao Shitou's mother has also been notified, Xiaoxi, you can just take Xiao Shitou back later."
"What about them?" Lu Lingxi pointed to the three children beside him.
"Don't worry." Fang Lei said, "These children are probably lost in the past two days. We should be able to find their families by checking the police records."
Lu Lingxi nodded. After they finished talking, Fang Lei remembered to ask what happened to Xiao Shitou? How was he deceived?
Little Stone pouted in dissatisfaction and shouted, "I wasn't tricked into leaving. I followed them on purpose. I know they are bad guys, and I want to help the police catch them."
Before he finished speaking, Fang Lei's face darkened. He picked up Xiao Shitou and pressed him against his legs, slapping him on the butt a few times. "What did you say? You followed them on purpose. You knew they were bad guys? Did you know that everyone is looking for you? Your mother is going crazy."
Little Shitou didn't get any praise from Fang Lei, but a beating instead, and he immediately started to struggle. "I'm helping the police catch the bad guys, I..."
Fang Lei slapped him a few more times without any courtesy. "What can you do when your hair hasn't even fully grown? Do the police need your help? What if something goes wrong?"
"I have Ah Huang, I'm not afraid." Little Stone shouted, his eyes wide open with grievance, tears hanging on his eyelashes, he looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't. "I want Brother Xiaoxi, I don't want to talk to you."
After beating him, Fang Lei realized that he had nothing to do with Xiao Shitou, and it seemed that it was not his turn to beat this naughty child. After hearing what Xiao Shitou said, he immediately threw Xiao Shitou to Lu Lingxi who was standing aside. Xiao Shitou hugged Lu Lingxi and was about to complain, but soon found that Lu Lingxi's face was not very good either, and he was looking at him with a stern face. Fang Lei acted too quickly just now, otherwise Lu Lingxi would have spanked Xiao Shitou's buttocks after reacting. He felt that Xiao Shitou was too bold, and he dared to be so lawless at the age of five, and he must be taught a lesson.
Little Shitou immediately changed his coping mode, pouted his lips and asked pitifully: "Brother Xiaoxi, are you going to spank me too?" He touched his butt as he spoke, while his other hand tightly grasped Lu Lingxi's clothes, and he tilted his head back and tried hard to squeeze out tears.
Lu Lingxi's heart softened, but he still said seriously: "Do you know you are wrong?"
Little Stone nodded reluctantly, "I know. I shouldn't make Mom worry, or Brother Xiaoxi worry."
"Besides, do you know how dangerous this is?"
Little Stone blinked and said loudly: "I have Ah Huang, and Ah Huang will protect me."
This was the second time that Xiao Shitou had said this. Lu Lingxi frowned, thinking that this was Xiao Shitou's real problem.
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