The action officially begins.
Xi Feng and Peng Bo led the group, and according to Xi Feng's arrangement, they went down to the village in groups of six.
The village chief assisted.
The villagers were also very friendly, with every household keeping their doors open and showing no intention of resistance.
Bloomberg glanced at Xi Feng, and everything was said without words.
Xi Feng didn't even frown as he followed the village chief forward.
In his eyes, this operation was doomed to fail.
Soon the team members came back one after another.
"Report, the woman said she was married to someone from the next village, not someone she abducted or trafficked."
"Report, the person our group rescued also said he was not a trafficked person."
"Report, the women and children of the family we are responsible for have gone into the city to buy things."
…
Bloomberg's face darkened little by little.
In the end, all the team members returned, leaving only two women.
They followed behind their team members, without any joy on their faces.
It was obvious at first glance that the village chief was afraid that he would have trouble reporting if he didn't have any, so he captured two people from his own village to make up the number. As soon as he "rescued" the people, he came back on his own.
"Commander, our village is well-known for being law-abiding. There's almost no such thing as trafficking women in our village. Only families who are so poor that they can't even afford to eat and can't find a wife would resort to such desperate measures."
"But don't worry, we absolutely didn't abuse anyone. This was all consensual!"
What a mutual consent.
Xi Feng almost laughed out loud.
In this small village, there are more than ten households going into the city to buy things today.
Is every household so rich?
It seemed that those who were obedient and would not run away were left behind, and those who refused to obey were all hidden there.
Bloomberg asked:
"Just these two?"
"Just these two!" the village chief swore to the heavens, "If we lie, I'll strike you with lightning!"
Peng Bo tried hard and just gave the order to prepare for the search, but was stopped by Xi Feng.
He said, "If God had eyes, we wouldn't have come here. Since the village chief said there's no such thing, then there's no such thing."
Regardless of Bloomberg's expression, Xi Feng ordered his men to retreat first.
The village chief was beaming with joy and even ran over to invite Peng Bo and Xi Feng to stay for dinner.
"We are also actively cooperating with the work. It's almost noon now. We all need to eat before we can go to the next village. Otherwise, the mountains are high and the road is long, which is very difficult to travel."
Bloomberg was on the verge of exploding and naturally didn't want to stay, but Xi Feng stopped and readily agreed.
The village chief was overjoyed.
He didn't believe that the other party didn't see through his little trick.
This meal was a test.
If you don't eat it, you have to be more careful these days, for fear that someone will come back to attack you.
If everyone eats it, then everyone will understand and the world will be at peace.
Xi Feng's easy agreement seemed to him like receiving a signal.
"Come, come, come this way, please!"
"We specially planted local chickens and ducks, all of which are free-range and fed with grain. You can't get them in the city!"
The village chief greeted Xi Feng warmly, obviously having forgotten about Peng Bo.
At the table, while the village chief was arranging other team members, Peng Bo quickly stepped forward and shouted in a low voice:
"What are you going to do?! This is bribery!"
"Eating a meal is considered bribery?" Xi Feng sneered. "The bribe is still to come. Just wait and see. The bigger the gift this old man gives, the more he's up to."
"Do you have any of your men who are particularly good at drinking? Send them out to gather information. Then find two who look honest and go look around when they have to pee."
If the village chief didn't invite them to dinner, Xi Feng would definitely strike back.
But since we have kept them, we must seize the opportunity.
Although the temporary plan was not perfect, it was very effective.
There were quite a few of them, but not many people in the village were qualified enough to receive them. Xi Feng had little interest in eating, smacking his lips and saying casually:
"When I was working down there, I drank the grain wine brewed by the villagers themselves. Hey! It was so fragrant!"
How could the village chief not understand?
"Oh, I forgot, I have two jars of good wine at home, both made from new rice. Bring them over now."
"No, that won't work." Xi Feng pretended to refuse, "No drinking during office hours!"
"My boss, this isn't office time! This is lunch break! After lunch, take a break and then go to the next village. There's nothing to delay!"
As they were talking, the wine was brought up, obviously it had been prepared long ago.
Since Xi Fengdu drank it, there was no reason for his subordinates not to drink it.
However, the main officials were taking care of Xi Feng and Peng Bo's table, and the other tables were just some villagers who were temporarily captured.
Who can tell whether he drank or not?
Bloomberg also invited two people over, saying that he wanted to have a good drink.
Soon the alcohol took effect, everyone started talking more and more openly, and the atmosphere became more and more lively. Then a few people left the table quietly.
"This wine and this bacon make me miss home," one of the men Peng Bo called over suddenly wiped his face. "I'm from the mountains. We're so poor. In bad times, even tigers can starve to death. Where can I find a wife? I can only exchange with the village next door. My sister will marry there, and their daughter will marry here."
"If you have money and can marry a good wife, who wouldn't want to marry one in a grand sedan?"
"Team Leader Peng, you are in a high position, out of touch with the real world. How can you understand our difficulties?"
What a good move to turn an enemy into a friend.
Xi Feng took a sip of the wine and found it was indeed good.
But the rest was spit out silently on his handkerchief.
Someone brought up the topic, and with everyone urging each other to drink, the village chief soon became a little dazed.
What the army lacks the least is drunkards.
The two people Bloomberg found were not so good that they could drink a lot, so they could easily beat five people.
Before the argument went back and forth, the words were said.
"Alas, it's difficult for everyone. The leaders have to complete their tasks, and I have to take care of the people in our village! If I really hand my wife over, who will give birth to my child?"
"Without descendants, even our ancestors will have no peace!"
"Poverty is the cause of all this!"
The village chief slammed the table hard and then fell back into the chair.
Xi Feng and Peng Bo exchanged glances and realized that the time had come.
The few people who went out to explore the way had already returned and made a few gestures to Bloomberg.
"There are people in the granary in the back mountain. We need to send more people."
"The rest of you should follow the original plan. Regardless of whether they are willing or not, bring the people out first. Leave five of the ten backup people here to guard the village officials, and the remaining five will go to the granary with me."
Xi Feng touched his lower back to make sure the guy was still working, then looked at Bloomberg.
Peng Bo said tactfully, "I will stay here and will not let them leak the news."
"action!"
At the command, the team members, who were still drunk, left the yard in high spirits and rushed into the homes of the designated people as fast as tigers.
"What are you doing?!"
"Someone's being kidnapped! The police are kidnapping someone!"
"Come on, come with us, your family is waiting for you in the city!"
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