Chapter 163
The moment Asan and Hong Jie got off the car, they quickly fled into the bushes, using the tall grass and small woods to avoid pursuit.
"Asan! Where are we going?"
"There's a village ahead, and behind it there's a mountain road. If we go that way, the police won't be able to catch up with us. We'll take the mountain road to the county below, and then call them to pick us up."
"Oh! That would take a whole day, wouldn't it?"
"You're lucky you can walk! Are you still thinking about getting caught and shot?"
The two did not dare to stop for a moment, and kept on moving forward. After running for more than ten minutes, they finally arrived at the village entrance.
If they wanted to go up the mountain road at the end of the village, they had to pass through the village. If they went around the side, they could avoid being seen, but it would be too time-consuming and they were afraid of being caught by the police.
Ah San said, "We'll go directly through the village. If we meet anyone, we'll tell them we're visiting relatives in that village."
The two of them walked towards the village with full plans. Asan had been here before, he deliberately avoided the main road in the village and chose a secluded path.
But it just so happened that there was a wedding in the village today, and the family marrying the bride happened to be on the road they were going to take.
Ah San saw from afar that the place was bustling with lights and decorations, and thought to himself that something was wrong, so he pulled Sister Hong to retreat to another way.
As luck would have it, two villagers who were there for a wedding happened to turn around and saw them. They thought they were there as well but didn't know the way, so they enthusiastically pulled them forward.
"Hey! We're not wrong! We're not wrong! It's the one in front!"
"Are you relatives of the newlyweds?"
"No, no! We are not!"
"Oh! That's a friend! Uh! A coworker you met at work?"
After dragging the man to the gate of the courtyard, Asan felt his scalp go numb when he saw hundreds of people gathered inside and outside the courtyard.
But the two villagers, acting like they were doing good deeds, called out to the host loudly: "Second Uncle! These two are friends of Changwu and Xiaoxiang!"
The host came over and tried to pull them inside to sit down. Ah San and Hong Jie backed away, "No, no! You're mistaken! We're going to the village over there, we're just passing through."
"Ah? You really aren't here for a wedding?" The two villagers scratched their heads.
"No, no! Congratulations! We won't bother you anymore!"
Just when the two of them were about to slip away, the villagers showed their traditional hospitality.
"Since you're here! Come in and have a meal and a drink!"
"Yes! Yes! Once you're here, you're a guest!"
By the time the two of them reacted, they had been pushed onto stools with clean dishes and chopsticks placed in front of them.
When several aunties saw Ah San holding the child in his arms, they wanted to lend a hand to help hold the child so that they could eat, but Ah San hurriedly refused.
Sister Hong pretended to be nonchalant, but in reality, she was sweating profusely. She whispered to Ah San, "What should we do now?"
Asan looked around the yard. There were more than a dozen tables set up in the front and back yards, and many people were coming and going.
"At this point, let's just hide here. The police won't come in and check everyone one by one. When the banquet is almost over, we can blend in with the crowd. It will be more discreet this way."
"Okay! I'll do as you say!"
It is said that the police officers lost the trace of the two people in the woods and stopped to analyze their whereabouts.
"I have reported this to my superiors, and support comrades are on the way."
"Captain, the road here leads to two villages. There's a long mountain road behind that village. I think they'll run that way. If they go up the mountain, it'll be hard to find them."
"We must search for him even if it's difficult! We'll dig deep underground and search the mountains to get him back! Split up and have your group go to the village over there, and we'll go this way!"
The police chased them all the way but did not find the two men. In principle, they should avoid alerting the villagers when handling cases to avoid causing panic among the people.
However, it was impossible for their five-member team in police uniforms to enter the village without attracting attention, and soon the village party secretary came over to inquire about the situation.
"Comrade Public Security, please tell me what happened!"
"We found two human traffickers at the intersection leading out of the city. They were holding a one-year-old child. They should be heading in this direction. We are chasing them."
"Ah! This! Human traffickers! Do you want me to bring the villagers with me to look for them?"
The captain hesitated for a moment and said, "Please ask the villagers to keep an eye out for any suspicious individuals entering the village. It would be best to prevent them from running into the mountains."
The village was so small that the news soon reached the banquet hall. When everyone heard that human traffickers had entered the village, they quickly called the children running around outside back to their side.
"Fifth Master! Did the police tell us what those two human traffickers look like? So we can identify them!"
"They said it was a boy and a girl, with a one-year-old child. The girl probably had an accent from out of town."
Everyone was talking about it, and the aunt who had just wanted to help hold the child suddenly woke up and said, "Ah! Aren't those who were just dragged in to eat a man and a woman with a child?"
The village party secretary asked, "Does the woman have an accent from another place?"
"This... I didn't notice! That woman hasn't said a word the whole time!"
"Where is it? Take me there!"
Everyone led the village party secretary to the backyard banquet to look for someone, but the seats were empty. They slipped away the moment they heard the signs!
"Quick! Call up everyone who's idle! We can't let anyone escape from our village!"
"Yes! Let's go find them together! You can still run away after entering our village! You will be laughed at by the people in the next village!"
Finally, the village party secretary said, "Whoever finds the person will be allowed to set up a table in front of the ancestral hall for this year's Harvest Festival!"
This offer is extremely attractive. The Harvest Festival in the second half of the year is a major festival for them! They usually invite relatives and friends to dinner at home. The more people they invite, the more prosperous the family will be in the coming year.
To be able to set up a table in that small open space in front of the ancestral hall, one must have made a significant contribution to the village! One must be a great hero of the village!
The whole village was in action when the news got out! Even the bride and groom couldn't sit still and joined the search.
Otherwise, how could it be said to be a good day for the host family? The two of them actually trapped the groom's family in an abandoned pigpen, and soon the villagers surrounded the pigpen in three layers.
The village party secretary sent someone to notify the police, but when he turned around and saw they were empty-handed, he cursed, "Diao Li Ma Hei! Where did you hide the child?"
Ah San and Hong Jie huddled in a corner, their shoes soaked with pig manure. They trembled and said, "He was crying so hard just now. We were afraid he'd attract someone, so we left him on the road!"
"Those two are such beasts! Someone hurry up and go find them! If they fall into the pond, they'll be in trouble!"
Some people hurried to look for the child, while others looked at the two human traffickers with anger.
I don't know who started it first, but someone slapped Asan in the face. Then the villagers attacked him with punches and kicks, and even smeared pig manure on their faces.
Ah San felt like he was going to die here today, and he shouted in despair, "You can't lynch me! I want to call the police! I want to call the police!"
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