While Qin Yumo was puzzled, the little girl crawled and ran to several freight carriages and forcefully lifted the cloth wrapping the freight carriages.

Then the scene inside the cloth was revealed.

On the freight carriage, there were wooden cages in front of me. The cages were filled with thin girls and some maids around twelve or thirteen years old.

They all huddled inside.

They looked at everything outside in fear, their bodies shaking constantly. They didn't have much clothing on, and their arms and legs were all exposed, covered in mud and bruises.

Their pupils were darting around, their eyes were lifeless, and their mouths were trembling constantly.

A freight carriage could carry at least eight or nine maids.

They were so frightened that they dared not even make a sound.

Qin Yumo's heart tightened when he saw the poor girls in front of him. He clenched his fists and felt even more disgusted with the corpses of the Black Tiger Gang members who had already fallen to the ground.

She glanced around and found that the yamen runners around Xu Qiu were indifferent. She said with a hint of anger: "Hurry up and save him!"

The bailiffs then came to their senses.

Zhou Liang led other yamen runners and hurried to the freight carriage. He used a knife to break the lock on the cage and opened the door of the wooden cage.

But Huang San hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said: "That's the 'human cargo' of the Black Tiger Gang. If we touch his cargo, he won't let us go."

Huang San has been working in Beihe Street for many years.

Having witnessed that all the previous prosecutors who took action against the Black Tiger Gang basically never had good results, even they were often threatened.

So, Huang San had already gotten used to it.

You can only turn a blind eye.

After all, there was once a case where an inspector seized the Black Tiger Gang's mercenaries and was tragically killed on the street the next day.

The government then launched a manhunt, but only arrested a few people and hastily ended the case.

Upon hearing this, the other yamen runners also stopped what they were doing and their expressions froze. They didn't dare to go on, as searching the Black Tiger Gang's goods would be fatal.

He is a local tyrant.

They are just small people.

Qin Yumo saw this, his eyes were full of resentment, and he cursed: "A small gang can make you so timid?! Do you want to watch these girls die?"

The bailiffs all lowered their heads.

They didn't dare to look Qin Yumo in the eye. They all felt guilty, but they had no choice. The other person was threatening them with death, so they had to think about their own lives.

Besides, who doesn’t have a family?

The Black Tiger Gang kills people without blinking an eye, even your family members. The yamen runners don't have the courage to gamble with the lives of their own family members.

Xu Qiu gently patted Qin Yumo's shoulders and said softly, "I understand them. The Black Tiger Gang is a local gang. They all have parents, so it's normal for them to be afraid."

"But... these children and girls are innocent..." Although Qin Yumo didn't want to cause trouble for her brother-in-law, she couldn't bear it.

These girls and servants are all very pitiful.

They were actually sold like goods! Qin Yumo couldn't imagine how dark they had to go through. She turned her head and looked down at the little girl lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

She is not even eight years old.

The best years of my life are gone just like that. It's so unfair.

Xu Qiu gave her a comforting look.

Then he said to the yamen runners, "You have elderly parents and young children to take care of. I will not force you to do what is next. This is a matter between me and the Black Tiger Gang."

Xu Qiu didn't want to get involved in these things.

Just looking at the little girl who couldn't stop trembling on the freight cart, Xu Qiu also couldn't bear it.

When Xu Qiu finished saying this.

Everyone was nervous.

Zhou Liang opened his mouth and said directly: "Sir, please don't be impulsive. The Black Tiger Gang is hiding around the capital. Unless the imperial guards are sent, the government will not be able to deal with them at all."

Huang San also echoed, "Sir, Zhou Liang is right. Although you are good at fighting, they have more people and more power. Moreover, there are several members of the Black Tiger Gang who are the strongest."

Xu Qiu shook his head.

He knows the Black Tiger Gang very well.

Speaking of strength, he is good at bullying ordinary people or powerless officials, but facing Qin Jianjia, he is just an ant.

Of course, what Xu Qiu valued most was that the leader of the Black Tiger Gang had a bead in his hand that was similar to a demon pill.

It will be of great benefit to his cultivation.

Xu Qiu remembered that in the plot, Ye Liangchen was entrusted by the empress to defeat the Black Tiger Gang in order to get a promotion. He obtained the bead, and the spiritual power in it tempered the hero's body, allowing him to break through continuously and reach the level of a first-class warrior.

Therefore, Xu Qiu is determined to win.

He held the long sword in his hand and fiercely cut off the wooden cage and iron locks on the carriage, releasing all the girls inside. "You are all free."

Girls trapped in cages.

Watching the door open.

But they did not come out. They still huddled inside in fear, their eyes dodging, not daring to look Xu Qiu in the eye.

Qin Yumo looked at them.

With a grudge, he said, "You are all free, why are you still hiding in there?"

The girls were still huddled inside.

At this time, the girl whose sister had died said, "Sir... they are afraid... even if you let us go, the Black Tiger Gang will still capture us..."

When she said this, she looked desperate.

Xu Qiu turned his head and looked at Zhou Liang, Huang San and others, and said in a grim tone: "Do you know the Black Tiger Gang's base here?"

Zhou Liang and Huang San shook their heads.

The same was true for the other yamen runners.

Shaking his head.

But Huang San suddenly remembered something and raised his hand to slap his forehead.

He just said: "In my opinion, the Black Tiger Gang's base is secret, we don't know, but I do know the branch of the Black Tiger Gang in Beihe Street where they placed people and goods. I think most of the people and goods passed through that branch."

The Black Tiger Gang has too many branches.

No one knows where the headquarters is.

However, each branch has its own business scope, and the branch on Beihe Street is the main place for the sale of people and goods.

"It's just..." Huang San suddenly hesitated and stuttered. He wanted to speak, but didn't know how to say it.

Xu Qiu understood: "You don't need to participate, just lead the way for me."

The bailiffs then nodded.

Xu Qiu turned to look at his sister-in-law Qin Yumo and said, "I'll leave them to you. I guess most of them are lonely children."

Qin Yumo nodded, "Well, leave it to me."

After hearing this, Xu Qiu no longer paid any attention to these girls.

He said to Huang San: "Leave three people behind, and the rest lead the way."

"Yes, sir."

Huang San bowed.

He led Xu Qiu to Beihe Street, where a pier and a large house were connected by the river. From time to time, they could see a convoy of cars making a humming sound and slowly entering the High Court.

The Beihe Street branch of the Black Tiger Gang was set up right on the main street, with people and carriages coming and going. It was like it was built right on the main street in a dignified manner.

Xu Qiu looked at the pier and the big house.

He looked at Huang San speechlessly and said, "Don't you say this is their branch?"

"Yes."

Huang San nodded helplessly.

Xu Qiu: “…”

(End of this chapter)