Chapter 68 Redemption

Qu's father contacted Liu Qing. Liu Qing had finished his work and was about to return to Hong Kong City. When he heard Qu's father asking about what happened, he did not hide it. But then he found something wrong, and Liu Qing ran away decisively.

Once Liu Qing ran away, the Qu family was in Hong Kong, so it would take time for the police to investigate.

Now that they knew the whereabouts of the child, Yuan Tingchuan and Du Ruo took their men and set off overnight.

It was getting darker and darker, the mountain road was rugged and difficult to travel on, and we finally arrived at the destination when it was almost dawn.

Du Ruo wanted to go in directly to look for the child, but Yuan Tingchuan stopped her: "The more remote the place is, the more fierce the people are. The village is complicated and we don't know what's going on. If we just go in like this, the consequences will be unpredictable."

He turned around and gestured to the bodyguard behind him and whispered a few words. The bodyguard nodded and drove towards the town.

Another person quietly sneaked into the village. Yuan Tingchuan said to Du Ruo, "Let's wait aside for a while and then go in later."

About half an hour later, the bodyguard who went to the village came back. He whispered, "There are not only bought children in this village, but also bought women. The villagers think that the bought ones are their own and will not let them go.

In the past, family members have come to look for us, but they were beaten away and couldn’t even enter the village. It’s useless to go to the higher-ups, as they can’t get through.”

Du Ruo was anxious: "What should we do? Have you found out the whereabouts of the two children?"

The bodyguard nodded and said, "If the children we bought are disobedient, they will usually be thrown into the cave in the back mountain for the first few days. If they become obedient, we will bring them back. I have asked Wu Er to look for them."

Yuan Tingchuan frowned and said, "Can we just go around quietly? Take the child and leave quickly?"

The bodyguard shook his head and said, "We can't go around. We can only go through the village. Even if we find the person, we can't take him away."

At this time, the bodyguard who had gone to the town came over with Mayor Wang. When Mayor Wang saw Yuan Tingchuan, he said happily, "Hey, Mr. Yuan, I heard that you want to build a road here? This is a good thing. I came here as soon as I heard about it. Come on, I'll take you in and talk to Village Chief Yang."

Yuan Tingchuan grabbed the mayor's arm and said, "The road needs to be repaired. I can give up the money right away, but I have a request. My two younger children were abducted and brought to the village. I want to take the children away."

Mayor Wang's expression changed immediately. He frowned and looked at Yuan Tingchuan without saying a word.

Yuan Tingchuan seemed not to have seen his expression. He gestured to the bodyguard behind him, and the bodyguard directly took out a stack of hundred-dollar bills and handed it to Yuan Tingchuan.

Yuan Tingchuan said calmly, "The elders at home are worried about the children. Please give me some convenience. If there is too much conflict, it will cause trouble for you, right?"

Mayor Wang's heart moved, and as he looked at the stack of banknotes handed to him, a burning light flashed in his eyes.

They live in a poor and remote area, and many families don't even have a hundred yuan in savings. Even in his family, a hundred-dollar bill is a rare item.

The stack of money handed to me is worth tens of thousands of yuan. This is a rare opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again.

Mayor Wang decisively put the money into his pocket. He smiled and said, "Leave it to me. Money for the road construction?"

Yuan Tingchuan said: "Don't worry, it's indispensable."

Mayor Wang was relieved. Such a large amount of money was enough to make people excited, and this matter should not be difficult.

Mayor Wang led the crowd into the village and went directly to Village Chief Yang's home.

When Village Chief Yang heard that they were here to build a road, his hands were shaking with joy. This was like pie falling from the sky. They were extremely poor, who would have thought of building a road for them?

Town Chief Wang dragged Village Chief Yang to the door and told him what happened. Village Chief Yang glared and said, "We bought it with our own money, not by stealing it. We can't give it to them easily."

Mayor Wang said, "You bought it with money, but how much can you spend? They said they would spend 10,000 yuan to build the road for you. You should think carefully. After this village, there will be no such shop. Our town can't afford 10,000 yuan. If we miss this opportunity, the road can't be built."

Village Chief Yang gritted his teeth and said, "If he can really give us 10,000 yuan to build the road, I will talk to Lao Niangba and ask him to return the two children to him."

Town Chief Wang knew what he meant. He ran into the house and told Yuan Tingchuan again. Then he ran out with 10,000 yuan and handed it to Village Chief Yang, saying, "The big boss said that if you take the child out of the village, he will leave you another 10,000 yuan."

Village Chief Yang's eyes widened. He had never seen so much money in his life. He took the money with trembling hands and said, "Okay, we will go and find it for you. We guarantee that we will find it for you."

Du Ruo took a step forward and said, "No, we have to go with you."

Village Chief Yang thought about it, called his son over, asked him to go to the front to greet them, and then led Yuan Tingchuan and Du Ruo to the back mountain.

Along the way, more and more villagers gathered. At first, they looked at them with unfriendly eyes, and some even secretly looted their belongings.

Village chief Yang sighed and explained over and over again. When everyone heard that they had taken so much money to "redeem" the child, and when they took the child away they also gave money to build roads, they gradually became silent.

The village is poor, and it takes a lot of effort to go back and forth. It's not that they want to buy a wife, but they are so tired that they can't afford one. If they really can't afford a wife, they can just buy a baby to carry on the family line.

The village is next to a mountain, and there are many mountain products, but they cannot be transported out. They are all rotten and cannot be exchanged for money. If the road is repaired, will we still have to worry about not having money? Maybe then we don’t need to buy a wife anymore, and it would be better if a woman voluntarily married into the village.

Du Ruo was extremely anxious. This place was getting further and further away. If there were any tigers, leopards, jackals or wolves here, would the two children still be alive?

As if he could see her worry, Village Chief Yang said, "There is a cave ahead. It is not only well hidden, but also has a stone door. The children were bought by the villagers with great difficulty. They earned their hard-earned money, so they definitely don't want anything to happen to them."

This is the truth. It is not easy for the villagers to save some money, so they certainly don't want to waste it.

When they approached the stone door of the cave, Yuan Tingchuan and Du Ruo were stunned. This stone door was unusual, but they were worried about their children and did not have time to think about it.

Du Ruo rushed in while shouting, "Xiaozhe Ruirui?"

After a long while, I heard a weak voice saying, "I seem to hear my mother's voice, Ruirui? Wake up? Don't be afraid, I really heard my mother's voice."

Du Ruo ran inside quickly with tears in her eyes. When she turned a corner, she saw two children cuddling together. Han Zhe held Yuan Shurui in his arms. When he saw Du Ruo, he said happily, "Mom, we are here."