Chapter 140 That schoolgirl was first spotted by my Tiezhu.
Without hesitation, Shen Yuepo immediately took out her phone and dialed Wu Feng's number.
The call was connected almost instantly.
"Captain Wu, I am Shen Yuepo." Her voice was low.
"I'm currently in Qinglan Village. It's certain that a long-standing case of women trafficking exists here. There's more than one victim, and there has been imprisonment, abuse, and even..."
She glanced at the half-open door and a curse escaped her lips, “…forced childbirth.”
Wu Feng's voice on the other end of the phone immediately became extremely serious:
"Upon receiving your message, I immediately contacted the local municipal police department and the anti-trafficking office. They took it very seriously and coordinated the nearest police force, including an action team from the Special Cases Bureau."
"We expect to arrive at Qinglan Village in about 15 to 20 minutes. Please be sure to pay attention to safety, delay the time, wait for reinforcements, and do not act rashly!"
"Okay. I understand." Shen Yuepo hung up the phone.
She didn't go any closer to the house from which the cursing was coming, lest she alert the culprit.
She quickly led the three paper figures back along the way they had come, silently retreating to the vicinity of the village entrance.
He hid behind a pile of firewood and observed the activity at the village entrance.
Zhang Lin's paper doll was already trembling with anger.
Lu Ningshuang understood the meaning of those words. Although she came from a hundred years ago, the evil in human nature was no different.
She quietly reached out and tightly grasped Zhang Lin's trembling hand with a paper hand, silently conveying strength.
Abao looked at her sisters with a blank expression, not quite understanding what was going on, but instinctively sensed that something was wrong and her little face tensed up warily.
Just then, a heated argument came from the direction of the village entrance.
"Sixth Brother, you old fool! Why didn't you leave someone to keep an eye on things?! Where is he now?! Huh?! Did he run away?!" It was a woman's voice, full of exasperation.
"Bullshit! How was I supposed to know they were that fast?!" another old man retorted defiantly.
"What's all the noise about!"
Wang Erya's signature shrill voice boomed out, full of shrewishness:
"Even if they run away, you have to catch them! They're three beautiful young women! And that little brat can be sold for money too!"
"Sixth Brother, Shuanzi! What are you guys standing there for? Hurry up and take some men to search! Don't let them escape out of the village!"
"Wang Erya, stop yelling at me!" another old man's voice rang out.
“We saw the person first, and we notified you! According to the rules, these three should be divided up among our three families first! It hasn't been long since your family member died in the fall, and you still want to take them all? No way!”
"Yes! Why does your family have three? My son, Gou Dan, isn't even married yet!"
"My Erniu is waiting too! That college girl looks so young and fertile!"
"Bullshit! That schoolgirl was first spotted by my Tiezhu!"
"Stop arguing! Let's bring them back first! Once they're back, we can divide them up. Don't let them really escape!" Old Liu's voice tried to maintain order, but his tone was also full of anxiety.
Several old men and an old woman were arguing heatedly at the village entrance, their faces red and spittle flying as they accused each other and argued fiercely about how to divide the spoils.
They only had eyes for the three goods that could produce sons, completely unaware, or rather, utterly indifferent, that they were talking about three living, breathing people.
Shen Yuepo hid behind the woodpile, coldly watching this ugly farce, as if he were watching a group of clowns.
Zhang Lin, standing beside her, clenched her paper fists so tightly they cracked, and the anger in her eyes seemed about to burn through the paper shell.
Time passed slowly, and the argument at the village entrance continued, even escalating into pushing and shoving.
Wang Erya's shrewishness, the three old men's greed and selfishness, and the villagers watching the commotion all clashed, creating a chaotic scene.
Suddenly, Shen Yuepo's keen ears picked up the roar of an engine coming from the distant mountain road.
Support has arrived.
Just as Shen Yuepo was about to appear and restrain the villagers, buying time for the police to encircle them—
At the village entrance, Wang Erya, who had been shouting and cursing, seemed to have also noticed something unusual.
She abruptly stopped arguing with the old men, turned suspiciously towards the mountain road outside the village, and listened intently for a few seconds.
Immediately afterwards, all color drained from her harsh face.
"It's a police car! The police are here again!"
The scream was like a thunderclap.
The old man, who had just been arguing fiercely about dividing the spoils, suddenly became flustered.
"Go home now! Lock the door!"
"Hide them well! Hide them in the cellar!"
The entire entrance to Qinglan Village instantly erupted into chaos. The villagers who had been watching were scattered like startled ants, pushing and shoving each other as they fled.
Shen Yuepo quickly formed hand seals with his fingertips, and two golden beams of light instantly entered the paper figures of Lu Ningshuang and A Bao.
"Go." Her voice was cold. "Stop them, create chaos, buy time. Don't hurt anyone."
"Yes, Master!"
Excitement shone in Lu Ningshuang's and A Bao's eyes.
Scaring people and causing trouble? That's our old specialty!
The siblings transformed into two gusts of cold wind, sweeping towards the crowd.
Zhang Lin was eager to try, her eyes burning with the flames of revenge: "Master! Me too..."
"No!" Shen Yuepo interrupted decisively, "Your violent temper hasn't subsided, and you're prone to losing control."
Zhang Lin bit her lip in frustration, and could only watch anxiously.
Just then, the villagers who were running wildly began to encounter "strange things".
The sixth brother, who was running at the front, saw a pale-faced child suddenly appear in front of him.
I was so scared that I tripped and fell.
With a cry of pain, he fell flat on his face, knocking out half of his front tooth.
Wang Erya, who was trying to get home via a side path, was horrified to see the phantom of old-fashioned embroidered shoes that appeared out of nowhere, along with the blurry shadow of a woman.
Terrified, he collapsed to the ground, defecating and urinating indiscriminately.
"A ghost! There's a ghost!"
"Help! Don't come any closer!"
Terrified cries echoed at the village entrance.
The villagers seemed to be trapped in a maze, unable to move an inch.
Wang Erya eventually fainted from fright.
This chaotic scene lasted only a few minutes.
The piercing sirens drew near.
Several police cars and the Special Cases Bureau completely blocked the villagers' way out.
"Police officers, put your hands behind your heads and squat down!" a stern command rang out.
The villagers, terrified by the ghostly maze, rushed towards the police as if they had seen a savior, crying out, "Police! Help! There's a ghost! Catch the ghost!"
The scene was absurd and comical.
The Lu siblings returned to Shen Yuepo's side after completing their mission, their faces beaming with pride.
Shen Yuepo ignored them and stepped out from behind the woodpile.
She walked straight to the middle-aged police officer in the lead uniform, who was wearing a Special Cases Bureau uniform: "Hello, I'm the one who called the police."
The middle-aged police officer stood at attention with respect: "Master Shen, right? Captain Wu has already spoken to you. Thank you for your hard work! We are so grateful to you!"
"To be honest, we suspect that several missing women cases are related to Qinglan Village, and we are preparing to start an investigation."
Shen Yuepo nodded and then told him about Zhang Lin.
The middle-aged police officer sighed:
"I've also heard about Zhang Lin's disappearance. Her parents have practically traveled all over Yunnan Province, each time bringing a stack of missing person posters..."
He shook his head and sighed, "The last thing the surveillance footage showed was her boarding a bus to the countryside at the West Bus Station, and then she disappeared without a trace."
“We’ve investigated Qinglan Village seven times, but the villagers are as tight-lipped as an iron barrel.”
At this point, the middle-aged police officer suddenly bowed solemnly: "On behalf of those girls who may still be suffering, thank you. This case has weighed on our minds for far too long..."
Shen Yuepo quickly stepped aside, saying, "You're too kind. It's what I should do."
Finally, the police car carrying Shen Yuepo and the three paper figures drove away from the chaotic Qinglan Village.
Just as the wheels left the territory of Qinglan Village, a powerful golden torrent poured into Chen Yuepo's body.
Merit shines like golden light!
The golden light was warm and vast, carrying the approval and reward of the Heavenly Dao, nourishing the spiritual power she had recently depleted, and even making her soul feel sublimated.
This is the supreme blessing of destroying the den of evil and redeeming the living.
Shen Yuepo leaned back in the police car, closed his eyes, and felt the power surging within his body.
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