As Yuan Mengge and Li Xuewu were on the edge of Xiyin Mountain trying to figure out their direction, they saw a van drive in.
She quickly pulled Li Xue'e to hide in the bushes on the side.
"See that? If we're in a strange and desolate place like this, we should be wary of vehicles like that. They're the kind of cars that human traffickers like to use," Yuan Mengge whispered to Li Xue'e from the bushes, watching the van.
"Furthermore, when you're in an unfamiliar place, it's best not to trust people who ask you questions or suddenly ask for your help. Because 95% of the time it's a trap."
Li Xue'e nodded.
After watching the van drive away, Yuan Mengge said again, "They're driving in now. I don't know if they're bringing in goods or just coming in to pick them up."
Li Xue'e: "Are the goods... those abducted children?"
Yuan Mengge nodded.
After watching the car drive away, the two of them stood up from the bushes and followed the direction the van had gone.
“There are eight of them in total, six men and two women. The two women are responsible for deceiving the children, because women make people feel less dangerous. The rest of the men are the ones who help capture and tie people up and do the hard labor. I'll leave the two women to you to deal with, I'll handle the men.”
Yuan Mengge shared information about the gang while assigning her tasks.
Li Xue'e looked at her and asked, "There are so many of them, what's your plan?"
Yuan Mengge said, "The plan is simple: first, observe them secretly, then see how they operate, and then decide how to deal with them."
The two hadn't walked far when they saw a van hidden to the side, because the road ahead was impassable.
There was no one left in the car; it seems the people had already gone into the mountains.
The two followed the mountain path into the mountains. Li Xue'e was puzzled as to why human traffickers would hide the abducted children in the mountains.
As they cautiously approached their surroundings, they arrived at the ruins of an earthen house.
There are several dilapidated mud houses here. The houses have long since collapsed, leaving only half of the mud walls.
It was overgrown with weeds.
Hearing footsteps, Yuan Mengge pulled Li Xue'e to lie down on the ground and hide.
Then they heard voices from not far away.
"We've got enough people, we can send them off now."
"Okay, we can contact the fishing boat now. Once the fishing boat sets a time, we'll deliver the goods."
The two walked further and further away as they talked.
After the sound disappeared, Yuan Mengge and the other person finally emerged.
"Let's go." Yuan Mengge pulled Li Xue'e along and they began searching through the ruins of this earthen village.
The abandoned houses in this area are mostly overgrown with grass and have been neglected for a long time, so it is easy to find traces of recent human activity.
Li Xue'e didn't know what Yuan Mengge was dragging her to find, but she vaguely guessed that it was probably to find the place where the abducted children were hidden.
Yuan Mengge quickly found the entrance to the underground passage and asked Li Xue'e, "Sister Xue'e, can you tell what's different about this place?"
Li Xue'e looked around and said, "There are obvious signs of human activity here."
The weeds that grew were all trampled and withered.
Yuan Mengge nodded and said, "That's right, this is where they hide their people."
Li Xue'e looked at the place and said, "Here? But there's nowhere to hide here, is there?"
Not to mention that the houses have all collapsed, the surrounding area is nothing but weeds and ruins. If someone were hiding here, they would be spotted at a glance.
Yuan Mengge said, "These outside are all used to conceal the view. There is a secret passage cave underneath."
Li Xue'e turned to look at her in surprise and asked, "Really? You even know this? Where did you get this information from...?"
Yuan Mengge stood up and walked to the edge of the dilapidated house, saying, "Never mind how I know. Let's look for it; the entrance should be here..."
She searched around and suddenly spotted a bamboo ladder hidden to the side.
"Look, this ladder is for going down into the hole."
Li Xue'e walked over and took a look; there really was a ladder.
Yuan Mengge looked around and found a spot where the ground was covered by a tarpaulin.
She lifted the tarpaulin and saw a well opening being held down by a stone slab.
Li Xue'e walked over, about to say something, when Yuan Mengge stopped her.
Yuan Mengge covered the stone slab with the tarpaulin, pulled Li Xue'e away, and said after they walked to the side, "Don't make a sound yet."
Li Xue'e looked at her in confusion and asked, "Shouldn't we rescue them first?"
Yuan Mengge shook her head: "That would alert them. Let's ignore them for now."
Since human traffickers need to sell the children alive to buyers, they don't need to worry about the children's safety for the time being.
"So what should we do now?"
Yuan Mengge said, "Just wait."
Then she glanced around and pulled Li Xue'e to a hillside not far away.
Looking from the top of the hillside, you can get a clear view of the situation.
"Let's eat first. We'll have the strength to catch them if we eat." When Yuan Mengge reached the top of the mountain, she found a spot where the other side wouldn't be able to see them, and then took out some food from her bag.
Cold steamed buns, cold roast chicken, and cold pickled vegetables.
Pickled mustard greens help to cut through the richness of food.
Today is the first day I can eat these things that can't be stored. I also have a bunch of biscuits, bread, and packaged foods in my bag, enough to last for a few days.
The two waited until nightfall.
It got dark and the human traffickers still hadn't returned.
The two of them lay on the hillside and took turns keeping watch. Yuan Mengge went to sleep for the first half of the night, while Li Xue'e kept watch.
Then she got up in the middle of the night and told Li Xue'e to go to sleep.
Having teammates means I don't have to struggle on my own, which makes things a bit easier.
That's the advantage of having teammates.
The two men kept watch all night, but the human traffickers did not return.
It wasn't until noon the next day that the van finally drove in.
"They're here. Let's go." Seeing the van arrive, Yuan Mengge immediately led Li Xue'e down the hillside and then secretly observed from the side.
Three men got out of the car, stood by the car for a smoke, and then turned and walked towards the dilapidated house.
After Yuan Mengge glanced around and saw that the car was empty, she said to Li Xue'e, "I'll find an opportunity to take action against one of them later. Just keep an eye on the other two, but don't make a move. Remember to hide well and don't get discovered."
Li Xue'e nodded.
As they spoke, the two of them crept up to the vicinity of those people and lay in ambush, watching them from the shadows.
The three men walked to the well where Yuan Mengge had found the tarpaulin the day before and asked one of them to fetch a ladder.
Yuan Mengge guessed that they would definitely go to get the ladder, so she told Li Xue'e to stay where she was and moved towards the ladder herself.
The place where the ladder was placed wasn't far from there to begin with, and by the time the man walked over, the other two could see him as soon as they turned their heads.
When Yuan Mengge crept over, she saw that the man was preparing to lift the ladder.
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