Chapter 503 The Control Group of the 1960s’ Beloved Heroine 47
Several people surrounded Su Li, assessing his appearance, height, and attire, without noticing that Su Li was not knocked unconscious by the drug on the handkerchief at all.
Su Li listened quietly to their discussion. From their conversation, he learned that this group of people had another gang. They not only trafficked women and children, but also resold antiques and cultural relics.
However, they are just a group of small fry, and trafficking in women and children is their main occupation, while reselling antiques and cultural relics has become a part-time job.
You can go to his dad’s part-time job!
Su Li was just about to teach these unscrupulous people a lesson when he heard the woman say:
"Didn't I hear a while ago that the higher-ups wanted a batch of pretty girls? This pretty girl would be such a waste if we sold her off to the mountains. It would be better to give her to the higher-ups. Maybe if they're happy they'll give us a bigger reward!"
A man nodded in agreement: "Aunt Hua is right. How much can those old bachelors in the mountains offer? It's better to give it to the higher-ups. This child is good-looking and will definitely satisfy them!"
"Okay, let's do it this way. Second Brother, before the night gets too long and things get complicated, you should go and tell the contact person to notify the higher-ups to come inspect the goods, and by the way, sell the ones you got as well!"
It's clearly human trafficking, but from what this person said it was as casual as selling sweet potatoes or buying cabbages.
Su Li knew without thinking that these people must be veterans who had been doing this for more than a year or two, otherwise they would not be so skilled.
Su Li's guess was correct. These people had been doing this business for many years. Even during the years of famine when there was no food to eat, they still managed to fill their stomachs by trafficking women and children.
It was because the outside world was too chaotic in recent years, with Red Guards roaming the streets everywhere and strict inspections, that these people began to restrain themselves.
But that is only temporary. After tasting the sweetness, they can overcome various difficulties and create various opportunities even if the supervision from above is strict.
Just today, they kidnapped three children, including Su Li.
After they discussed Su Li's destination, she was carried into a house.
The door of the house was opened, and a man and a woman immediately came forward. "Hey, here comes another one! This chick is really pretty!"
As the man spoke, he tried to reach out and touch Su Li's face, but was slapped away by the woman next to him.
"Hou Gouzi, I'm still here. What do you mean?" The woman glared at him with her drooping eyes, grabbed a piece of soft flesh on Hou Gouzi's waist and twisted it hard, questioning him viciously.
Hou Gouzi screamed in pain and begged for mercy: "Ouch, wife, be gentle, be gentle. I just want to take a look at the goods, don't be angry, let go quickly, ah..."
"Hmph, that's better, or I'll castrate you!"
As the woman spoke, she glanced under him, and Hou Gouzi was so scared that he immediately clamped his thighs together.
The two men who carried Su Li in were exhausted and out of breath. Seeing that the two women did not help and were in the mood to flirt with each other, they were very angry.
One of them shouted at the two men angrily, "What are you arguing about? Go open the cellar."
Damn, I don’t know what this girl ate. She doesn’t look fat. Not only can they not move her by themselves, but she’s still so heavy even with two people lifting her!
Su Li: If you dare to say that I am fat, then add a little more weight!
Hou Gouzi and the woman immediately became obedient after being yelled at. The woman said some flattering words, and Hou Gouzi quickly trotted a few steps and deftly opened the entrance to the cellar hidden under the kang.
As soon as the board above the cellar entrance was opened, a sobbing sound came from below.
Hou Gouzi had just failed to touch Su Li's face and had been beaten up by the woman. He was so angry that he had no place to vent. He glared at the people below him fiercely, "Why are you crying? If anyone dares to cry again, I'll cut off his tongue."
The whimpering inside stopped immediately.
Soon, Su Li was carried into the cellar. The man threw her on the ground and cursed and threatened the children who were still sobbing softly before turning and leaving.
After the two men went up, the exit above the cellar was immediately closed and the cellar fell into darkness.
Su Li listened to the footsteps and made sure that the person had gone far away before opening his eyes, standing up from the ground and looking around.
The cellar was not big, only about seven or eight square meters, but it held more than a dozen people, some big and some small. These people were sitting close together, and there was just enough space for her to lie down.
"Are you okay?"
When Su Li heard the sound, she looked and saw a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old groping and approaching her cautiously.
"Hey, little sister, I know you're awake. Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person, I just want to know if you're okay!"
Even though it was pitch black, the cellar was so small that the girl groped her way to Su Li in just two sentences.
Su Li was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I'm fine!"
The girl was relieved when she heard Su Li's words. She raised her hand to pull Su Li's arm and said, "Come, let's sit over there. It's very cold in this cellar. Let's sit together to keep warm!"
The girl was very enthusiastic. After pulling Su Li to sit down, she began to ask how Su Li was abducted, where he lived, who was in his family, etc.
Su Li seemed to be very dependent on her and would answer whatever she asked.
"Sister, were you abducted here too? How were you abducted? Where do you live? If you were abducted at your age, wouldn't your parents be worried sick?"
Su Li asked curiously.
The girl was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Yeah, I was abducted too."
Seeing her sad, Su Li comforted her, "Don't be sad, sister. There are so many of us, we will definitely find a way to escape!"
"Escape?"
"Well, I have to escape! I have to escape these damn human traffickers. Then I'll put on the iron hat and arrest them all and eat their peanuts!"
The girl seemed to be frightened and raised her hand to cover Su Li's mouth, but Su Li turned his head to look at other people, causing her hand to miss.
She could only gesture to herself: "Shh, Xiaoli, don't have such thoughts. If those people hear you, you will be beaten."
Su Li looked fearless and patted his chest: "Don't be afraid, I saw them when they came in, there are only seven of them, and one of them even left. We have more than a dozen people here, as long as we take them by surprise, we will definitely be able to escape!"
The children, who had been quiet at first, burst into tears as soon as they heard this: "Wow... I want to go home, I want my mom and dad, woooo..."
"Wow wow wow... I want my grandparents, I want my parents, I want to go home, I won't be naughty anymore, woo woo..."
For a moment, the crying in the cellar rose and fell, it was simply a devilish sound that lingered in the ears. The enthusiastic girl from before was so scared that she immediately shouted loudly: "Stop crying, stop crying!"
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