"My plan is that if I can't gather evidence before Auntie An's son returns to the village, I will leave."

Shu Xiu gave a slightly tired smile.

Jiang Baige and the others understand.

After all, not long ago when they thought they were being "held hostage", they regretted why they came here to act like a heroine.

"I had anticipated this before. Human trafficking cannot happen in the same village every day, and I was prepared to gain nothing. But...things took a turn for the worse two months ago."

"Are you talking about the 'daughter-in-law' of Erzhu's family?"

Shu Xiu looked at them and smiled with satisfaction - just like a high school teacher looking at her students who had scored top marks in both liberal arts and science.

"Yes. I remember it was a cloudy day, and I was wandering around as usual, and then I heard a few screams. But they disappeared quickly... However, I still found the place."

She will never forget that scene in her life.

A group of people surrounded a girl, even though her hands and feet were tied up.

A piece of dirty cloth was stuffed into the girl's mouth, stretching it so much that the corners of her mouth were broken and bleeding.

But her eyes - Shu Xiu looked at her, and she saw the unyielding spirit in the girl's eyes, and two words: "Save me".

Then, the cloth in the girl's mouth was torn off, but before she could call for help again, her cheeks were pinched and pills and potions were poured into her mouth.

Soon the girl fainted.

The people around her suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and Erzhu's father cursed: "This Liang family daughter-in-law is really good at choosing, choosing such a fierce one."

Aunt Liang stood in the shadow cast by the house, and Shu Xiu couldn't see her expression clearly.

Jiang Baige immediately pulled up Xiaomi's photo from her phone: "Officer Shu, could you please take a look, that girl...is that her?"

Shu Xiu came over and was about to say something when a loud noise came from not far away.

She immediately hung up Jiang Baige's phone, signaled them to stay where they were and not talk, and she went to the wooden door blocked by a blanket alone.

Apart from their deliberately suppressed breathing, they dared not make any other sound.

ah-

A sneeze came, and the three of them were startled, but they couldn't see each other's expressions in the dark. Jiang Baige's palm, which was holding the phone, became slippery.

"What are you doing? You scared me to death."

Then there was the sound of a slap on the head.

It turned out to be someone from outside.

"Don't you think Erzhu's father is too nervous?" another voice said, "They are just a few students from the city doing live broadcasts. Why are you so suspicious?"

"I think so too." The man who beat him also said, "Although I heard that this woman is particularly strong this time, as long as her belly is big and she has children...she will give birth to a bunch of children. How can she escape? Isn't this how we have been living for so many years?"

"That's right, this woman..."

The conversation then turned to the yellow part.

They play jokes on women's bodies without restraint, as if they came into this world through their father's excretory organs.

Jiang Baige clenched his fists and almost broke his back teeth.

Someone kicked a stone on the ground, and the stone rolled to the front of the cave where Jiang Baige and the others were, hit the dilapidated wooden door, made a noise, and bounced back.

"Let's go..." said the leader of the two. "I have to go back to my wife and children. As for you..."

"Humph, even a cripple like Erzhu can find a female college student...When I grow up, I will definitely ask my parents to pick a good one for me!"

It was not until their footsteps had completely faded away and after a while, Jiang Baige and the others gradually resumed their normal breathing frequency.

But they didn't turn on their flashlights or cell phones.

Nor did they discuss the conversation between the two men.

Shu Xiu gently took the blanket by the door, rolled it up, stuffed it into her clothes, and then gently pushed open the small door.

The door creaked, and every creak made Jiang Baige and the others' hearts tremble.

"It's too unsafe here. Come with me."

"Where to go?"

"Where I live."

Shu Xiu lived in a dilapidated temple halfway up the mountain. It was difficult to climb and mudslides often occurred during heavy rains in summer, which was very dangerous. Therefore, even in the winter when there were no heavy rains, few people went up there.

In the darkness of the night, taking advantage of the faint moonlight and starlight, the three of them used their hands and feet to climb up.

There is no time to appreciate the starry sky which is rare in the city.

"So you carried our luggage here?"

As soon as they arrived at the dilapidated temple, the sharp-eyed Song Siwen saw their two huge mountaineering bags.

"You two have prepared everything..." Shu Xiu pounded her aching shoulders, "I carried it twice. So when I went down to look for you guys, it was a little late."

This was a direct hit, and Jiang Baige and the others were scared half to death.

"You have such a good body." Jiang Baige rubbed the cap that had been accidentally hit just now, expressing her envy from the bottom of her heart.

Shu Xiu threw half a piece of plaster to her: "I am a police officer after all. I have two rounds of physical fitness tests every year."

Jiang Baige did not tear off the plaster immediately: "Such a precious thing, you should keep it for yourself."

"What are you talking about? Have you forgotten so quickly? We must get out of this mess before the New Year..."

At this point, Jiang Baige recalled the conversation that had just been interrupted.

"So, the girl you saw before, was she Xiaomi?"

As expected, Shu Xiu nodded: "It's her. It was daytime when I saw her, there's no way I could have made a mistake."

Their hearts finally died - Xiaomi was captured and in danger.

If she is not rescued in time, she is likely to be traded a second or even multiple times.

"Then... does your Aunt An know about this matter?" Jiang Baige asked with a glimmer of hope, "Will she... help us?"

Song Siwen answered quickly: "I don't think so. If she can help us, then she can escape by herself, so how can she be trapped here..."

After that, she asked Shu Xiu again: "Is your Aunt An like our friend, locked up by this group of people and losing her ability to move, or... is she actually able to move freely, but is afraid to leave because of her son or something else?"

Shu Xiu did not answer immediately.

She stroked the national emblem on the certificate, sighed, and then said, "In fact, you have seen her. She was also here the day your friend was brought here...or rather, she was the one who brought your friend here."

"Auntie Liang?!"

Jiang Baige and Song Siwen said in unison.

Shu Xiu nodded: "Yes, it's her. Her original name is An Zhen. After we got to know each other, she always asked me to call her Aunt An. Because 'Liang' is the surname of the person who bought her, and it has nothing to do with her."

Too much information poured into Jiang Baige's mind, constantly changing: An Zhen who was abducted, Aunt Liang who helped the evil, the mother who wanted her daughter to live, Aunt An who helped Shu Xiu, the Liang family's daughter-in-law who bought Xiaomi to Wangnan Village...

They intertwine, mixing black and white into an almost transparent gray.

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