Chapter 102 Ogawa

Wen Ci tilted his head and asked, "Little boy, why don't you go home on a rainy day and hang around outside?"

"I have no home."

Hearing this, Wen Ci's eyes widened. Thinking of his previous series of reactions, he couldn't help but have a bold idea: "You weren't abducted and then ran away to hide here, right?"

"Yeah."

Wen Ci was even more shocked when he admitted it.

But if you think about it carefully, the 1980s to 2000s were the most rampant time for human traffickers, when surveillance and DNA testing were not yet fully popularized.

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Wen Ci picked up the umbrella and asked, "How about you go home with Auntie and take a hot bath first, and Auntie will take you to the police station tomorrow?"

"good."

Seeing the little boy agreed, Wen Ci raised his lips and teased him deliberately: "Aren't you afraid that your aunt is a human trafficker and will cheat you out of money and sell you?"

The little boy pouted and said, "Bad guys would just arrest me instead of chatting with me for so long, so my sister is a good person."

"May I have your name?"

"Ogawa"

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At the gate of the military district, Xiaochuan looked up at the soldiers on duty in uniform and said in a soft voice: "I want to be a soldier in the future and defend my country."

Wen Ci held Xiaochuan's hand, smiling, and said, "It's good to be a soldier. Auntie's husband is also a soldier."

"Is your sister married?"

The reason why Wen Ci likes to call herself "Auntie" is that people of the same age around her all have children, and calling her "sister" always makes her feel inferior.

"yes."

The military compound was only a few minutes away from the house. He pushed open the door and called inside, "Yu Qing?"

Seeing no one responded, Wen Ci couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Is it possible that I will stay at Xue Li’s house tonight?

After entering the room, Wen Ci wiped the water off his face with a clean towel, half squatted and asked: "Can you take a bath by yourself? Or do you want your sister to help you?"

Xiaochuan blushed instantly and said, "I can wash it myself."

Wen Ci looked at his rosy cheeks and couldn't help but smile. He led him to the bathroom and put in some hot water. He pointed to the switch and said, "If you think the water is too hot, push it a little to the right. I'll make you a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold."

Along the way, although there was no wind, he could clearly feel the temperature dropping. He was soaked all over and not only had to take a hot bath, but also had to drink ginger soup.

Wen Ci went to the kitchen to boil water. Last time she saw old ginger and brown sugar in the kitchen, after shredding them, she went to the bedroom to get clothes for Xiaochuan.

There were no clothes that fit him at home, so he could only put on Huo Jingyuan's coat. The coat had fluff inside and was very warm. He would buy two more when he sent him to the police station tomorrow.

In less than ten minutes, Xiaochuan finished his shower, wiped the water off his body with a towel, covered his private parts with his hands, and walked out of the bathroom with a flushed face.

"Sister, I have nothing to wear."

Wen Ci saw him covering himself with his hands and a smile spread across her face. This was the first time she had laughed so happily since she learned that Huo Jingyuan was seriously injured.

Putting a coat on Xiaochuan, "Go sit on the sofa for a while, I'll bring you some ginger soup."

After the water boiled, Wen Ci threw the shredded ginger into the pot and cooked it for a few minutes, then threw a piece of brown sugar in. The brown sugar melted and the color of the pot changed instantly.

Wen Ci took a bowl of tea in an enamel teacup, held the handle and returned to the living room, handed it to him, and said with concern: "Blow it, and then drink it while it's hot."

"Thank you, sister."

Xiaochuan behaved well throughout the whole process. I couldn't help but think of his words "I have no home" and asked calmly, "How did you get abducted to Beijing?"

Xiaochuan leaned on the sofa, steam rising from the enamel teacup in his hand, and said with red eyes: "My parents were hit by a car and killed, and the bad guys stole things from our house. I went to Su...Su."

He got stuck.

"Southern Jiangsu or Su City?"

"Sunan."

Wen Ci raised his eyebrows slightly. Southern Jiangsu is thousands of kilometers away from the capital. It is amazing that Xiaochuan was abducted to the capital and was able to run away.

"I was abducted here from the Sunan Welfare Home."

"Orphanage?" Wen Ci frowned.

"Yeah, they are all bad guys. They deliberately took us away from the welfare home and took us away. Some of us became beggars, and some were sold to other people."

Wen Ci was stunned for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

As far as she knows, this routine is particularly rampant among young people, and children of average appearance would have their legs or hands broken and beg on the streets.

The well-behaved children were sold to families who wanted a son.

There was this in the eighties too!

Wen Ci's face changed slightly. This kind of thing must be reported to the police to crack down on the rampant behavior of human traffickers, and the welfare home's review must be strictly investigated.

"I have to go to the hospital tomorrow, can I take you to the police station later?"

Ogawa nodded.

Suddenly, the landline phone in the living room rang. Wen Ci walked over to answer it. When he heard Yu Qing's voice, a playful smile appeared on his face:

"Why did you call me? Are you going to tell me that you won't be back tonight?"

"No, I just wanted to ask if I should bring some food back."

Wen Ci's eyes fell on Xiaochuan, "I really want to trouble you to buy some children's clothes, about six or seven years old boys' clothes."

After chatting, Wen Ci turned on the TV with the remote control and asked, "Do you want to watch cartoons?"

“Cartoons are too childish.”

Wow.

This shows that the little guy's family is quite well-off. In this day and age, those who can afford a TV don't have to worry about life.

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The rain outside was gradually easing off. It was only five or six o'clock, but the sky seemed as dark as eight or nine o'clock. A dim light came on in the house.

Xue Li and Yu Qing walked into the yard holding an umbrella together.

After shaking off the water on her umbrella at the door, Yu Qing raised her hand and knocked on the door. Xiao Chuan took the initiative to open the door, raised his head to look at Yu Qing, and called out obediently, "Hello, sister~"

Xiaochuan was wrapped in Huo Jingyuan's coat, with his clothes dragging on the ground. With his face washed clean, Xiaochuan looked very cute and tender.

"Wen Ci, is this the child you picked up?"

Wen Ci stood up and saw Xue Li was there too, so he couldn't help but jokingly asked, "How about meeting the parents today?"

"Xue Li's grandfather is really amazing. He even said he would teach me. I won't accompany you to see Captain Huo tomorrow. You two should just catch up first."

"OK."

As he spoke, Xue Li placed the food he had packed from the state-owned restaurant on the table and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I'll come pick you up tomorrow morning."

"Don't bother, I can take a car."

"I want to meet the boss, too."

Yu Qing nudged him with his elbow and whispered, "They're just meeting a couple, why are you joining in the fun?"

"All right."

Xue Li looked at Xiao Chuan curiously and asked, "What's the matter with this child? Sister-in-law, why did you pick up a child on the street?"

"It's a long story..."

Wen Ci used brief words to tell Xue Li what had happened and what Xiaochuan had said. Suddenly, Xue Li's expression became serious.