Chen Gang ignored the gossip outside the courtyard; all he wanted to do now was eat meat, and eating meat was the most important thing.
The villagers stayed for a while, but when they realized there was nothing more to see, they dispersed.
Su Tian and Ma Chunling walked into the courtyard together and ran into Lu Xiao, who was coming out of the house.
"Su, do you want to go up the mountain? It's been a long time since I've been there," Lu Xiao asked Su Tian excitedly.
Su Tian glanced at Ma Chunling, then at Lu Xiao's eager eyes, and with a sudden thought, she smiled and replied, "Sure, it's been a long time since I've been to the mountains."
She needed to gather firewood; they were almost out.
Su Tian picked up her basket and machete, and Ma Chunling called Liu Jianfeng. The four of them went up the mountain together.
The trees on the mountain are lush and green, and sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled shadows.
Along the way, everyone chatted and laughed, discussing the trivial matters that had recently happened in the village.
As Su Tian picked up the dead branches from the ground, she listened to Lu Xiao's rambling, "Do you think there are still pheasants and rabbits at this time of year?"
“Even if you were here, you wouldn’t be able to catch him,” Ma Chunling replied.
“But we have four people, no, Su Zhiqing is enough.”
Listening to Lu Xiao's words, Su Tian slowly said, "There won't be any on the outer perimeter, but there might be some if we go a little further inside. Do you want to go in?"
"Come in, it's been a month since you last came."
Ma Chunling looked at Liu Jianfeng, and the two nodded at the same time.
So the four of them headed into the mountains.
There were even more dead branches inside, and they kept picking them up. Half an hour later, each of them had collected a bundle of firewood.
Just as they reached a relatively secluded place, Su Tian spotted four people ahead carrying a moving sack.
Su Tian whispered to them not to make a sound.
Then they quickly crouched down and quietly watched what the four men were up to.
"Big brother, how much can we make on this job?"
“We’ve already agreed with them, it’s four hundred yuan, one hundred yuan each for the brothers.”
"Big brother, you're so kind," one of them said obsequiously.
"Okay, then you all follow me and work hard. Let's hurry, it's still half an hour before we get to Lizicun."
After they had walked a little further away, Lu Xiao asked in a low voice, "That sack looks like it contains a person. Could it be a case of human trafficking?"
“That’s possible. What should we do next?” Liu Jianfeng looked at Su Tian and the others.
"We need to intercept those four now. We don't know anything about Lizicun, so we can't take any risks."
Su Tian calmly analyzed the situation and looked at Ma Chunling beside her, "You stay here and don't move. We'll be right back."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you."
Then, Su Tian, along with Lu Xiao and Liu Jianfeng, quickly caught up with the four people.
The four people in front heard a noise behind them and looked back warily. "Who goes there?"
As Su Tian and the others got closer, they could faintly hear a cry for help coming from inside the sack.
Lu Xiao could no longer hold back and shouted, "What are you doing?"
The four men were startled, and when they saw that it was just a few educated youths, their viciousness was revealed.
"Young educated youth, mind your own business and get lost!" the leader said menacingly.
"Is there a person in the bag? Put it down right now," Liu Jianfeng said fiercely.
“You’re trafficking people, that’s a crime, and I’m going to take charge of this today!” Lu Xiao said without backing down.
At this moment, Su Tian coldly said, "If you put the person down, you will avoid being beaten. Otherwise, I will beat you up before sending you to the police station."
The men exchanged glances and burst into laughter. "You bunch of kids who haven't even grown their hair yet?" they said, brandishing their sticks and charging forward.
Lu Xiao picked up a thick tree branch, and Liu Jianfeng clenched his fist.
Su Tian nimbly dodged the attacks, and seized the opportunity to slash at the opponent's hand holding the stick with her machete.
They had no choice but to throw the sacks on the ground and try to attack Su Tian together in a defensive manner.
With one or two slashes, Su Tian knocked all the sticks off the four men's hands and onto the ground.
Su Tian kicked all four of them to the ground with one or two kicks, and they rolled on the ground clutching their stomachs.
How can this woman be so strong? They can't even withstand one kick.
"You guys take the people out of the sack first, and I'll tie them up with rope."
Lu Xiao and Liu Jianfeng hurriedly untied the sack, and the person inside was slowly opening their eyes.
At this moment, Ma Chunling rushed over and exclaimed, "Su Tian, you're amazing! You took down all four of them in no time!"
"Heh, why don't you check if that girl is alright?" Su Tian said with a smile.
"Okay." She walked over to the girl and helped her up.
"Are you alright? Is there anything wrong with you?" Ma Chunling asked her with concern.
"I'm fine, I just swallowed a little bit of sleeping pills. Thank you for saving me."
"Where are you from? How did you end up here?"
“I’m from Qinzhou Town. My dad works at a meat processing plant, and I’m a nurse at a health center. I was just taking a walk in the suburbs when they started targeting me.”
After the girl finished speaking, she kicked each of them.
Su Tian couldn't help but laugh when she saw her actions.
“Tell me, how long have you been doing this?” Su Tian stared at them fiercely.
“I said, this is only the third order.”
"Was Lizicun involved?"
"No, we just talked to someone from their village about this kind of business."
"Okay, you can tell the rest to the police station."
The four men looked at Su Tian with a sense of panic. They had confessed so quickly, was it not a sign of letting them go, but rather that they would be sent to the police station?
"We've already said, please let us go, hero."
Su Tian remained silent, which angered the girl. "Screw you! I'll kick you to death, beat you to death! You dare to kidnap me? You'll get shot!"
Su Tian and the others laughed; this girl was quite a fiery one.
"Let's go, let's take them downstairs and send them to the police station as soon as possible."
"Are you all educated youth? Which village are you from, and what are your names?" Ruan Yu asked Su Tian and the others.
"My name is Su Tian, this beautiful lady is Ma Chunling, that one is Lu Xiao, and the one next to him is Liu Jianfeng. The four of us are educated youth from Songjia Village."
"My name is Ruan Yu. Thank you so much. When I get home, I'll ask my parents to bring gifts to thank you."
"That's not necessary. Just be more careful when you go out in the future," Ma Chunling said with a smile.
Then, Su Tian and the other three carried firewood and gently pulled the rope, dragging the four human traffickers down the mountain.
As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they were spotted by the villagers. "Su, what are those four men doing?"
"Human traffickers, those who abduct women and children, human traffickers that everyone hates," Ruan Yu blurted out.
"Hey, human traffickers!" Upon hearing this, the villagers squatted down and picked up stones to throw at them.
The children saw this and started smashing things too.
The four human traffickers quickly lowered their heads, afraid of hitting their eyes. This time, they were definitely doomed.
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