Several people found that the orchards on both sides of the path were surrounded by barbed wire, which is a common anti-theft measure in orchards.
Going further, there is a low wooden gate installed on each side of the orchard. This is the entrance to the orchard. However, the entrance door is quite narrow, just enough for an adult to pass through, and definitely not enough for a car to enter.
There are some weeds growing in the middle of the path, and the sides are bare. It is obvious that cars come and go frequently, which is why it has been shaped like this.
The group continued walking along the road and were about to reach the end of the orchard. There was a house vaguely visible in front of them, and the van was parked in front of the door.
The men were both excited and nervous. Excited that their efforts had finally paid off, yet nervous that a tough fight lay ahead. The four of them were unarmed, and they had no idea how many men were on the other side, or whether they had any weapons. If they wanted to catch the bad guys, they had to ensure their own safety first.
Thinking of this, the four of them began to grope around for handy "weapons".
Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun carried bags with some large stones in them. Master Chen and Sun Aimin saw some cut branches on the edge of the orchard and selected a few relatively thick and smooth ones. The four of them each held a stick, looking like they were going to rush into a dangerous place.
Zhan Jinhua's three accomplices were now in the house deep in the orchard, planning to deliver all the goods after dark to avoid any further complications.
Among these three people, two went to Zhan Jinhua's noodle shop to pick up the goods in the past two days, and the other one was watching the goods in the house to prevent them from escaping.
Now, the two people who went to the noodle shop are catching up on their sleep in the house, while the other one is keeping watch at the door just in case.
He saw a car coming towards the house and shouted into the house: "Hurry up, help! There's an accident!"
The two people sleeping in the room were actually not sleeping soundly either. When they heard the shouting, they jumped up, ran out of the house with their bare chests, and got into the car without even bothering to put on clothes. They fled in a flash. They mistook the sudden appearance of the strange car for the police who came to arrest them.
Sun Aimin and his companions really didn't expect things to go so smoothly. They carefully entered the courtyard and then the house without encountering any obstruction.
There are two main rooms and one wing room in this courtyard. The east room of the main room has no door and is blocked by a door curtain.
Sun Aimin carefully lifted the door curtain with the stick in his hand. The room was empty. The kang was covered with a kang mat, on which were thrown a few dirty clothes, a mess of towels and a few greasy black pillows. Other than that, there was nothing unusual.
Then, they set their sights on the west room. Master Chen exerted a little force and the door of the west room was opened. At this time, four children were lying neatly side by side on the kang.
Several people were shocked by the scene and rushed forward to check on the children. Without exception, all four children were in a deep sleep and could not be awakened.
Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun were familiar with this situation. Wu Xing said angrily, "These bastards must have drugged the child."
"What should we do now? Will these children be in any danger?" Master Chen was worried about the children's safety.
Wu Xing shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be a big deal. They kidnapped the children to exchange for money, and they usually wouldn't harm the children's lives unless it was absolutely necessary. The children must have been fed sleeping pills, and they will be fine after the effects of the drugs wear off."
Sun Aimin said, "Let's leave one person here to watch the child and fasten the door from the inside, just in case. The rest of us can go look elsewhere to see if there's anything left behind."
Wu Xing was left behind to look after the four children while the other three went to the backyard wing. Before they even entered, they heard a crackling sound similar to that of a metal chain. When Sun Aimin pushed the door open, a woman's scream rang out from the room. The scene inside the room frightened even the three grown men.
I saw a half-naked woman with messy hair and unrecognizable age, sitting on a dirty and torn mattress, shivering. A thick, rusty iron chain was tied around her ankle, and she was staring at the three strange men outside the room with horror in her eyes.
After screaming, she knelt on the ground as if by reflex, begging in a trembling voice, "Please let me go. I won't tell anyone about this. You can ask my parents for money. Please don't sell me to the mountains. My parents are very rich, they will definitely agree to your terms."
The three people outside the door didn't need to ask any more questions at this time, as they already knew what kind of disaster the woman in the house had experienced.
For Master Chen, a daughter slave, if his daughter encountered such a thing, he would probably pick up a knife and kill those beasts.
He whispered outside the door: "Don't be afraid, girl. We are not bad people. The bad guys have already escaped. We are here to save you!"
At this time, Sun Aimin had already run back to the east room, grabbed a blanket from the kang, threw it into the room, and asked the woman to cover herself with the blanket.
This heartwarming gesture finally made the woman in the room let down her guard and burst into tears.
After the woman wrapped herself in a blanket, the three men entered the house, found a way to break the chain, and took the woman back to the main house.
Master Chen's car was a five-seater, so it was impossible for so many people to go out together. Their only means of communication were pagers, not mobile phones, making it impossible to contact the outside world. They were unfamiliar with Shengli Village and were unsure if asking for help would backfire, so they were blocked by the villagers.
The final result of their discussion was that Master Chen would drive the rescued woman to the county town to report the crime. Compared to the urban area of Mafang City, the county town to which Shengli Village belonged was much closer, and it took about half an hour to drive there.
Sun Aimin, Wu Xing and Zhao Hongjun stayed where they were, guarding the children.
After settling the woman in the back seat, Master Chen immediately started the car and drove towards the county town at the fastest speed.
When we arrived at the Public Security Bureau in the county town, it was almost six o'clock in the evening.
After parking the car, Mr. Chen told the woman to wait inside and then ran into the police station, shouting, "Comrade police, I want to report a case. It's a major case."
When the staff on duty at the Public Security Bureau saw that the visitor was so anxious, alarm bells immediately rang in their hearts.
Master Chen described it in the simplest terms: "A few of my friends and I discovered the human traffickers' lair. I brought out a few children, including a girl. We quickly sent a car to rescue them."
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