Qingge raised her eyelids, "Hmm?"
Seeing Qingge's interest, the female craftswoman continued, "Anyway, she burst into laughter instantly. I've been here for so many days, but I've rarely seen the troupe leader smile. He probably doesn't smile as heartily at you either..."
Qingge immediately lifted her foot and walked out.
The female celebrity's eyes are gleaming with gossip; something big is about to happen!
Over here, Hua Ansu was listening to the information Patimi had gathered over the past few days.
“Ansu, I investigated quietly, and sure enough, they don’t dare to do anything big. They’re mostly kidnapping children from poor families, or even orphans,” he paused, “mostly girls. But recently, their requirements seem to have increased, and they’ve started targeting the children of some ‘capable’ people.”
"Regarding their hideouts in the city, only two were found, but they were both very small and only temporary places for them to leave their children, which is quite strange..."
What's strange about it?
"When this dirty business started about six years ago, the people who were being lost were adults, mostly men."
Hua Ansu nodded. Although she already knew the information Patimi had provided, she still wanted to hear his speculations. "Brother Patimi, what's your opinion on this?"
Patimi hesitated for a moment before speaking calmly, "Like you just told me, they sell girls to be wives and have children, and then take the boys to other places. Surely the boys aren't sold to be husbands, right? I'm guessing they're used for hard labor, but this feels so strange to me. I always feel like there's something... not so simple about it."
Yes, it's not simple.
A little boy as young as Tongtong doing manual labor? Dream on!
You can't just sell someone to be your son, can you?
Who would buy it? Isn't my own son better?
“Oh, right, there’s one more thing…” Patimi suddenly spoke up again, “A friend of mine also lost his child. The child had been wearing a magic bead since birth. The magic bead was a pair, and if one was gone, the other would also break.”
"you mean……"
Patimi nodded. "The child is gone."
"when?"
Nine days ago.
Hua Ansu frowned. It was the day he rescued Tongtong. That day, A Yigu wanted to investigate and ran into the Dai family, who were children, when he went out of the city. He learned that Dai's grandson, Tongtong, was missing. He had only found Tongtong because he had given her a copper lock. Then, something happened in the tribe, and he hadn't been able to take care of things here...
Hua Ansu felt apologetic. "I'm sorry, Brother Pa. Because of some urgent matters, I didn't continue to investigate this matter after that day."
Patimi frowned. "Why are you taking it out on yourself? When you and Ayigu rescued Tongtong and the other children, the child was already dead. Besides, this was not your responsibility or obligation."
Hua Ansu shook her head, "But we did miss the best time to find out who those people were, and perhaps there are other children involved..."
Patimi said with a hint of relief, "No, no children have gone missing these days."
"Not a single one?"
"Yes, not only are there no children, but I've been looking for people. If there aren't any, they must have heard the news and stopped. After all, you and A-Yi-Gu destroyed one of their hideouts, so they should be hiding like turtles for a while."
Hua Ansu shook her head again, "It must be because you're keeping a close eye on things. After all, you've managed to investigate everyone... Brother Pa, did you notify some powerful person? Didn't we agree to keep things as quiet as possible and not be too blatant?"
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