Qu's father contacted Liu Qing. Liu Qing had finished his work and was about to return to Gangcheng. 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 Gangcheng, 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, and the mountain road was difficult to travel on. We arrived at the destination just before dawn.
Du Ruo wanted to go in directly to look for the child, but Yuan Tingchuan stopped her: "The more remote the place, the more fierce the people are. The village is very complicated. We don't know what's going on. If we rush in like this, the consequences will be unpredictable."
He turned around and gestured to the bodyguard behind him, whispering 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 for a while on the side and then go in later."
About half an hour later, the bodyguard who went to the village came back and whispered, "Not only are there bought children in this village, but there are also bought women. The villagers believe that the bought ones are their own and will never let them go.
In the past, family members have come to look for me, but they were always beaten away and couldn’t even enter the village. It was useless to go to the higher-ups, as there was no way to convince them.”
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 buy are disobedient, we usually throw them into the cave in the back mountain for the first few days. Once they become obedient, we bring them back. I've already asked Wu Er to go look for them."
Yuan Tingchuan frowned and said, "Can we just sneak around and take the child away?"
The bodyguard shook his head: "We can't go around it, we can only go through the village. Even if we find the person, we can't take him away."
At that moment, the bodyguards 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 you were going to build a road here? That's great news. I came here as soon as I heard about it. Come on, come on, I'll take you in and have a good talk with 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. Two of my younger generations 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 see his expression and made a gesture to the bodyguard behind him. The bodyguard directly took out a stack of hundred-dollar bills and handed it to Yuan Tingchuan.
Yuan Tingchuan said calmly, "The elderly at home are worried about the children. Please be kind. If there is a big 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 remote and poor area, and many families don't even have a hundred yuan in savings. Even in his family, a hundred-yuan 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 it, you will never have it again.
Mayor Wang decisively put the money into his pocket and said with a smile, "Leave it to me. Money for the road construction?"
Yuan Tingchuan said: "Don't worry, there will be no shortage of it."
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 everyone into the village and went directly to Village Chief Yang's house.
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 here, who would have thought of building a road for them?
Mayor Wang dragged Village Chief Yang to the door and told him what had happened. Village Chief Yang glared at him and said, "We bought it with our own money, not by robbing anyone. We can't just give it to them."
Mayor Wang said, "You're buying it with your own money, but how much can you really spend? They said they'll spend 10,000 yuan to build the road for you. Think carefully, there will be no such shop after this village. Our town can't afford 10,000 yuan. If you miss this opportunity, the road will never be built."
Village Chief Yang gritted his teeth and said, "If he can really give us 10,000 yuan to build a road, I will talk to Lao Niangba and return the two children to him."
Mayor Wang knew what he meant. He ran into the house and told Yuan Tingchuan the same thing. Then he ran out again with 10,000 yuan, handed it to Village Chief Yang, and said, "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'll go find it for you right away. I promise to get it back to 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 say hello, and 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 people even secretly picked up weapons.
Village Chief Yang sighed and explained over and over again. When everyone heard that so much money was used to "redeem" the child and that money was given to build roads when the child was taken away, they gradually fell silent.
The village is poor, and it is very tiring to go in and out. It is not that they want to buy a wife, but they are so tired that they cannot find one. If they really cannot afford a wife, they will buy a baby to carry on the family line.
The village is adjacent to the mountains, and there are many mountain products, but they can't be transported out. They just rot and can't be sold for money. If the road is repaired, will there be no worries about money? Maybe then we won't have to buy a wife anymore. If women come to marry in voluntarily, wouldn't that be even better?
Du Ruo was extremely anxious. The place was getting more and more remote. If there were any tigers, leopards, jackals or wolves, would the two children be alive?
As if sensing her worry, Village Chief Yang said, "There's a cave up ahead. It's not only well-hidden, but it also has a stone door. The villagers also bought this child with great difficulty. It's all hard-earned money, and they definitely don't want anything to happen to them."
This is the truth. It is not easy for villagers to save money, and 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 the two were worried about their children and had no time to think about it.
Du Ruo rushed in while shouting, "Little Zhe Ruirui?"
After a long while, a weak voice was heard saying, "I think I heard 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 the two children cuddling together. Han Zhe held Yuan Shurui in his arms. When he saw Du Ruo, he said happily, "Mom, we are here."
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