As time passed, the situation in the town and the county became tense.
After the busy farming season, families with children in the village did not rush to the mountains to pick up products. Instead, they arranged for an adult to look after the children at home so that the others could leave with peace of mind.
An Yu and An Xuan still had to go to school, and it was not convenient for Shen An Ning to go to the mountains with Xixi. In previous years, only she knew about those precious places, and the weather was relatively dry recently, so she was not in a hurry to go. She was worried about the kidnapping of the child. Not only her, but many people in the village felt uncomfortable. No matter what the friction between neighbors was, the big deal of the child being lost made the usual enemies become friends who could comfort people.
At this time, in town.
Several human traffickers were actually a little anxious. After the autumn harvest, everyone was free and more people came to the town. They originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to send the children out one by one in the chaos, but they didn't expect that the people who went out to explore the way came back and said that there were plainclothes police at every intersection in the town.
Three days in a row.
Just when the police were about to let down their guard, thinking that the traffickers had already moved the children and were preparing to slowly lift the control measures, Cao Jingheng, who had completed his mid-year mission very well and had been given a vacation of more than a month, was thinking of renting a house in town to spend the vacation when he discovered a clue.
He had a special military officer certificate, and the letter of introduction clearly stated that he was visiting relatives in Heishan County, so when he was looking for a house on the street, the staff was very polite and told him in detail about the places in the town that were currently vacant and available for rent.
"Okay, thank you. I'd like to go check out these addresses first and then come back later to decide which one to rent."
Hearing him say this, the people on the street didn't think he was looking for trouble. They politely took out the keys to several empty houses and said, "Okay, Comrade Cao, these houses have just been vacated recently. Two of them are independent courtyards. They are not very large. You can go in and take a look."
After taking the key, Cao Jingheng walked on the street. He didn't rush to find a house, but walked around the town first. His military experience in the past few years had made him develop a habit of familiarizing himself with the environment every time he arrived at a place, even if he had been there before.
Liu Zhiguo, who was from the same military district as him, did not have a vacation this time. He had a wife at home, so it was not convenient for him to stay at someone else's house. As for Wang Wenjia from Wangtu Village, everyone in the village knew that she had come to the countryside because of something at home. Going there would only cause trouble for his cousin. For a vacation of nearly a month, renting a house was the best option for him.
After walking around, Cao Jingheng's "sensitivity" made him feel that there were some hidden forces in the town. He was not wearing a military uniform today, and after walking around twice, he got a general idea of what was going on.
Without exposing himself casually, Cao Jingheng looked at several empty houses on several streets and chose a relatively remote place with a small courtyard, a north room, and a kitchen. The place was not big, but it was just right for him to live alone.
After choosing a place, I went to the street to pay the rent. It was three dollars a month, not expensive.
After staying here for a month, he can go to the village to visit his grandparents from time to time at night.
I bought a lot of things before going on vacation. I wanted to send some to my cousin and Shen Anning who had been helping their family. I took the ticket I exchanged with my comrades before leaving the team and prepared to go to the supply and marketing cooperative in town to take a look and buy some more things. He had few chances to come back, so naturally I prepared as much as I could.
The weather in Northeast China was already very cold at this time of year. Cao Jingheng was also wearing a thin cotton jacket and changed into clothes to make himself look more in tune with the place. There were many people along the way, but he still noticed that among the people communicating on the small road next to the supply and marketing cooperative, there were two figures he had seen before.
While shopping, I was thinking about the people of Wangtu Village and Gengjiatun. When I walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative with the things in my hand, I accidentally made eye contact with the men, the educated youth from Wangtu Village, Meng Kun and Liu Jinfeng.
Speaking of this Meng Kun, he seemed somewhat familiar with him. No wonder he was sure that these two people were from the village after just one look.
Liu Zhiguo’s wife Qi Wanli’s “ex-boyfriend”, you should know that before Liu Zhiguo got married, they went to Wangtu Village to put sacks on people!
I was inexplicably curious because this couple didn't look like they were doing any good deeds here.
After walking around twice, Cao Jingheng followed a few people around the town. In the middle of the way, a few people separated and walked for a while. Cao Jingheng followed the person who looked like the leader of the group, walked around the main roads and small roads for about ten minutes, and finally stopped at the gate of a small courtyard not far from the Public Security Bureau.
Looking at the small courtyard with a separate door, the door is open during the day, and there are two women washing clothes in the yard. On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong. No wonder no police noticed anything wrong here.
He first sent the things he bought home, changed his clothes and found a place to hide. In this way, Cao Jingheng began his eavesdropping career.
He waited until the evening and his whole body was a little stiff. Liu Jinfeng and Meng Kun had left with their bags a few hours ago. For the first time, Cao Jingheng suspected that he had misjudged the people. Just when he was debating whether to get up and leave.
There was a sound of wooden boards being lifted near the courtyard wall. In an instant, he realized that it was the cover of the cellar. He didn't know if there was anyone else in the yard besides the one who went in this afternoon, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
He raised his head and looked around. It was already dark and there was no sound in the yard. He climbed up the wall and saw that there was still light in the main house. He jumped into the yard carefully and found a place where he could not see the entrance to the cellar. Dressed in black clothes and black pants, he blended into the night.
"Boss, these children's mental state is getting worse day by day. If we can't send them away, it will be even more difficult to deal with if someone dies."
More than a dozen children were hidden in a cellar. In order to prevent them from making noise during the day, some medicine was added to their food.
When Cao Jingheng heard these words, although he was furious, he knew that it was not the time to act rashly. This was just a commune, and they must have people in other places in Heishan County.
Cao Jingheng waited until all the lights in the house were turned off and no more sounds were coming out before he jumped out of the yard. It was too late and the lights in the police station were turned off. He returned home and prepared to go to the police the next morning to explain things.
Early in the morning, he went to stake out the situation as usual. After confirming that there was no situation for the time being, he walked into the door of the Public Security Bureau with his military officer ID as soon as the door opened.
"Hello, comrade, what can I do for you?"
"Hello, I'm an officer on leave. I need to speak to you about something. If possible, call the director and have him come over as soon as possible."
Cao Jingheng briefly told everyone what he knew, and everyone at the Public Security Bureau was shocked. No one had expected that the human traffickers' den was so close to them.
This news was quickly reported to the county's armed forces department and public security bureau. Geng Chengyi discussed with the director of the public security bureau and decided to wait and see for the time being. According to what Cao Jingheng heard, they should contact their superiors or accomplices in several other communes today. In order to catch bigger fish, they could only wait until night to launch the rescue operation.
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