Chapter 127 Foreign Aid
Once Ye Zhi decided to tell the truth, she did not hide anything. She cried and said, "Many wives in our village were bought. The men treated them badly and treated them like animals, locking them up at home and not letting them go out. Two wives tried to escape, but their legs were broken. One died within three days, and the other survived, but Uncle Dazhuang tied her up like a dog. They are really, really pitiful!"
"But I didn't dare tell anyone. There were too many bachelors in the village. If I dared to help them spread the news, my father, my mother, and my second brother would sell me out. My brother said that if I dared to say a word, he would make me marry Wang Ermaizi from the next village. Wang Ermaizi beat his two wives to death, but his sister was pretty, so my second brother fell in love with her."
"When my eldest brother came back this time, I couldn't help but tell him about it. He was so angry that he was shaking. He had been studying abroad for many years and only stayed for a few days when he came back. He didn't know the situation of the new bride in the village. When he heard that it involved human trafficking, he said it was a criminal act and insisted on calling the police."
Xia Mufan interrupted Ye Zhi and said, "Don't waste time. It will take another five or six hours to get down the mountain. It will be dark by the time we get to the town hospital. Take us there quickly!"
Feng Xiaoyu was soft-hearted. When she heard Ye Zhi crying, her heart was broken. She was worried about Ye Rong's health and felt sad for the suffering abducted women in the village. She couldn't bear to interrupt Ye Zhi. Fortunately, Xia Mufan was calm and strong. Feng Xiaoyu quickly let go of Ye Zhi and urged, "Yes, yes, yes, go quickly. It's the same if you tell us about these situations on the way."
Xia Mufan let Feng Xiaoyu go ahead, and she returned to the ground in front of the house with the coal ash.
As soon as she saw her appear, Qian Huifen rushed over, plopped down on her knees in front of Xia Mufan, and cried and shouted: "Please let my son go, he just secretly took his brother's watch, he and Ye Rong are brothers, taking a watch is not a big deal, just let him go. Ye Rong has gone back, Acong didn't hurt him, you have to believe me..."
Ye Xianfu was like a brainless man, with a dazed look in his eyes. He squatted on the ground and smoked a pipe, making a clicking sound.
Xia Mufan didn't have the patience to watch her performance, so he pulled Gong Weiguo aside and whispered, "Feng Xiaoyu and I will go to rescue Ye Rong, you stay here and watch the people in the village, don't let them run away!"
Gong Weiguo was stunned for a moment, first happy, then shocked: "What's going on?"
Xia Mufan briefly explained what he had learned: "Ye Zhi is an insider. She took us to find Ye Rong. Ye Rong is still alive, but he has a head injury and a high fever. I think his condition is not good. We need to go there quickly. There are many abducted women in the village. You stay in the village and don't alarm the villagers. I will bring a large team here tomorrow and we will be there all at once."
Gong Weiguo knew that it was not an easy task to rescue abducted women in a remote mountain village. He had to ensure the rescue was successful, the safety of the police officers, and avoid major bloodshed. He nodded heavily and said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll guard this village."
After agreeing on the next plan, Xia Mufan pretended to glance at Ye Cong and raised his voice, sounding very impatient: "It's inconvenient to go to the toilet here. Feng Xiaoyu and I will go down the mountain to the town to pack up and meet up with you tomorrow. As for Ye Cong, you must keep a close eye on him and make him explain himself. If he doesn't tell us where Ye Rong is, don't let him go. I want to see how long he can hold out."
Gong Weiguo knew that Xia Mufan said this on purpose for Ye Cong to hear, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then you guys go down the mountain, I'll wait with this guy, let's see who can hold out longer!"
Ye Cong listened to their conversation and rolled his eyes. What does it mean to explain? I only know that if I confess, I will be treated leniently, or I will spend the rest of my life in prison. As long as I don't tell anyone, what can you do to me? This is my home ground. Do they dare to lock me up without any evidence?
Seeing Ye Cong's rolling eyes, Xia Mufan sneered in his heart.
It doesn’t matter whether Ye Cong confesses or not. What we need now is to use this kid to reassure the whole village.
Many times, if the pain doesn’t happen to you, no one will care. Ye Rong's disappearance was only related to Ye Cong, so the villagers were not united. But if it involves trafficking in women, then those in the village who have bought wives or want to buy wives will become nervous and mobilize the masses. If the population of all the one hundred households in the village unite and take hoes and carrying poles to kill Xia Mufan and others, what will happen then?
Xia Mufan waved his hand: "Okay, I'm leaving then."
Gong Weiguo stopped her and said, "I am worried about you two women going down the mountain. Let Dayu take you there."
In this way, Xia Mufan and Feng Xiaoyu, Meihui, Ye Zhi, and Yu Jing ran towards the village entrance together.
Xia Mufan touched her right pocket, where there was a portable first aid kit that Gu Shaoqi had given her before she left. This first aid kit contains anti-inflammatory powder, bandages, adhesive tape, iodine for treating external injuries, as well as a small amount of antipyretic, cold medicine, and anti-inflammatory drugs in case of emergency.
Yeats walked at the front of the team.
She looked thin, but she had been used to running on mountain roads since she was a child. She was agile and had light steps, like a deer in the mountains. Starting from the main road at the entrance of the village, we soon turned into a small road, and slowly there was no road ahead. We had to step on the grass and fallen leaves and slowly climb along the hillside.
Coal Ash was also a very agile man. He followed Yeats closely, unable to suppress his playful nature, and would occasionally hunt in the wild to catch a butterfly or a grasshopper.
Xia Mufan was born in a plain area and seldom climbed mountains, but she had good physical fitness and long legs, so she could run with a large amplitude and did not fall behind.
Yu Jing was born into a military family. Cross-country running and weighted running were regular training items in the army, so climbing a mountain with empty hands was not a difficult task for him.
Only Feng Xiaoyu moved a little slower. She used to be in charge of clerical work and spent a lot of time sitting in the office. She rarely exercised on weekdays. In addition, she was worried about Ye Rong's health, so she felt anxious and her legs felt a little weak.
Xia Mufan held Feng Xiaoyu's arm and said softly, "Ye Rong is just ahead, waiting for us to rescue him."
Hearing this, Feng Xiaoyu suddenly felt immense strength, and his pace increased a lot, gradually catching up with the main force.
The mountain road was rugged, and in some places there was no road at all, so everyone had to climb down together by climbing vines. Feng Xiaoyu's grip loosened and she accidentally fell down the hillside, rolling more than ten meters away. Her hands and feet were all scratched by thorns and bleeding.
But she was worried about Ye Rong and didn't dare to delay any longer. She raised her hand to wipe the blood off her face and continued to run forward with her head down.
Xia Mufan has a wild personality and rarely cares about anyone except his mother.
But today, seeing Feng Xiaoyu's feelings for Ye Rong, Xia Mufan couldn't help but become curious about this thing called love.
How could someone be obsessed with a man they hardly know?
How could someone risk his life for another person?
What on earth is causing all this to happen?
After climbing for more than forty minutes, they finally arrived at a hidden cave entrance. Tall vines hung down, covering the cave entrance tightly. If Ye Zhi hadn't brought everyone here, Xia Mufan and his teammates would never have been able to find such a secret place.
Pull off the vines and go into the cave. The light in the cave was very dim, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside. Feng Xiaoyu cried out, "Ye Rong——"
There was no answer from the cave, only soft gasps.
After a few seconds, Feng Xiaoyu's eyes gradually adjusted to the dim light in the cave, and he found Ye Zhi in a corner of the cave.
Ye Rong's face was flushed and he was lying on the wet ground. His body was shaking like he had the malady, he curled up into a ball and fell into a coma, his face flushed and he was unconscious.
Feng Xiaoyu rushed over, hugged Ye Rong, and tears fell down her face.
Xia Mufan calmly checked Ye Rong's injuries, opened the first aid kit, took out the anti-inflammatory powder and sprinkled it on the injured back of Ye Rong's head, then wrapped him up with a bandage. Ye Zhi scooped a handful of mountain spring water with banana leaves, and Xia Mufan fed Ye Rong two anti-inflammatory pills.
Xia Mufan carried Ye Rong on his shoulders and said to Feng Xiaoyu, "Don't cry, save your strength to go back to town."
Although Ye Rong looks thin, he is about 1.76 meters tall and weighs at least 130 kilograms. It is really difficult for ordinary people to carry him on their shoulders and climb a mountain.
Fortunately, Xia Mufan is very strong and Yu Jing is also a hardworking person. The two of them took turns to take Ye Rong slowly out of the cave, walk up the mountain road, and return to the town.
When we arrived in town, it was already dark.
The lights in the emergency room of the town hospital were still on. Yu Jing ran into the hospital quickly with Ye Rong on his back, shouting loudly: "Doctor! Doctor! Someone is injured!"
The doctor and nurse on duty came over and placed Ye Rong on the emergency bed. After checking his injuries, the doctor breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not too bad. The back of his head was injured and bleeding too much. In addition, he was infected and caught a cold, which caused a high fever. Fortunately, he was sprinkled with anti-inflammatory powder and bandaged to stop the bleeding. The situation is not too dangerous. If he can wake up tomorrow morning, he will be out of danger."
After saying that, the doctor untied the bandage on Ye Rong's head, gave him new anti-inflammatory treatment, and then put him on an IV drip.
Feng Xiaoyu asked Xia Mufan and Yu Jing to go back and rest, and said firmly: "Ye Zhi and I are here, you have to carry him all the way, you have worked hard, we should help take care of the patient."
Hearing what Feng Xiaoyu said, Xia Mufan did not insist any more. He and Yu Jingxian found a public phone and called Tang Rui of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Yao City Public Security Bureau: "Captain Tang, bring people to Qingshi Town as soon as possible. There is a gang trafficking women here."
Tang Rui immediately became alert when he heard this: "Do you have any accurate clues?"
Xia Mushi: "Yes! There were six women abducted from Hongfeng Village, and one of them has been killed."
Tang Rui: "Okay! I will lead the team tonight and we will meet at the Qingshi Town Police Station tomorrow morning."
With external help, Xia Mufan calmed down and went back to the small hotel in the town with Yu Jing. He took a shower, put his head on the pillow, and gradually felt sleepy.
Just as Xia Mufan was about to fall asleep, the first aid kit suddenly flashed before his eyes.
Today's matter was really resolved thanks to Gu Shaoqi's thoughtfulness in preparing this first aid kit for her to use when on business trips, and it can also come in handy in emergency situations.
But it's too late now. I'll say thank you to him after I get home.
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