Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

"Ban Public Security, have those human traffickers been caught?" Xia Qingqing asked.

"Only two were caught. They were a gang. The leader was a woman named Sister Ling, about 40 years old, who could speak Shanghai dialect. There were also her husband, nephew, and fellow villagers. The gang had eight to ten people. They started committing crimes three years ago and have trafficked hundreds of women and children." Ban Yuming said angrily.

If he were to say which criminals he hated the most in this world, human traffickers would definitely be one of them.

If discipline had allowed it, he would have wanted to shoot the human traffickers when he caught them.

"How did Xiao Moli get involved with human traffickers?" Xia Qingqing was very curious.

"When she was looking for a job, she met Sister Ling, who introduced her to work in a suburban garment factory, where she could earn more than 100 yuan a month. Five or six other girls were also deceived. Xiao Moli realized what was happening and agreed with Sister Ling to sell her brother to them. She could also help with the investigation. With her help, Sister Ling and her gang stole seven children, all of whom had been transported out of Shanghai, and they have not been found yet!"

Ban Yuming explained the reason why Xiao Moli got on the pirate ship. It can only be said that Xiao Moli herself is a bad person, so she colluded with Sister Ling and committed heinous crimes.

"Ban Public Security, have you found Xiao Wenlin?"

Xiao Yingyue had been listening nearby and couldn't help but ask.

"Not yet. The other traffickers are only responsible for kidnapping. Sister Ling and her husband are responsible for selling the children. Others don't know about this line. Only when we catch Sister Ling and her husband will we know the whereabouts of those children and women."

Ban Yuming's voice sounded a little tired. Seven children and eight women, a total of 15 people, were missing in Shanghai. It was a major case, and all the police in Shanghai were working hard to investigate the case.

In addition to investigating the case, he also has to comfort the emotional family members. He hasn't had a good night's sleep for several days.

"Ban Gongan, what does Sister Ling look like? And what does her husband look like? Can you tell me about it? Maybe we can find out on the way."

Xia Qingqing could tell from Ban Yuming's tiredness and thought of asking Mr. Ba's subordinates to help look for him.

She also hated human traffickers. These people were worse than beasts. Even if they were shot eighteen times, she would not be able to satisfy her hatred.

"Sister Ling is about 160 years old, with fair skin, about cm tall, slightly fat, with a round face, a friendly smile, and speaks softly with a Wu accent. She is very well dressed and wears a Longines watch. There is a black mole the size of a rice grain under the left corner of her mouth. Her husband is of medium height, wears glasses, is gentle and looks like a middle school teacher..."

Ban Yuming gave a detailed description of the appearance of Sister Ling and her husband. From his description, it can be seen that the image of this evil couple of human traffickers is very deceptive. They look like intellectuals, speak in a gentle manner, and dress elegantly. It is easy for people to let down their guard by such people.

"If you meet Sister Ling and her husband, you must be careful. They are cruel and ruthless, and have killed more than a dozen people!" Ban Yuming reminded.

According to the confession of the two arrested human traffickers, Sister Ling and her husband were extremely cruel. If the abducted girls were disobedient, they would be severely punished by them. Their beatings were very heavy. In the past three years, at least a dozen girls were beaten to death by them.

The abducted children also had to be given medicine, and if they were accidentally given too much, the children would become idiots or have a high fever. Sister Ling and her husband would abandon these children in the wilderness. The already sickly children could not survive in the deserted wilderness and were basically dead.

Xia Qingqing said she would be careful. She asked more about Sister Ling and her husband's situation before hanging up the phone.

Two days later, they arrived at a county town in Henan Province, and after another day's drive, they reached Shanghai.

It is now three or four in the afternoon. Although we can still travel, we are all tired, so we go to find a guesthouse to rest and set off again tomorrow morning.

"My butt is numb."

Xiao Yingyue jumped out of the car and pounded her butt hard. She had never sat in a car for so long before and her bones were broken.

"Go take a shower first, and then go out for a walk."

Xia Qingqing was also tired, but she could still bear this level of tiredness. She went to book four rooms, one for each person, so that everyone could have a good rest.

After taking a shower, everyone felt much better and went out shopping and had a meal together.

"I haven't tried the stewed noodles yet, Sister Qingqing, let's eat this."

Xiao Yingyue’s ancestral home is in northern Jiangsu. She loves eating noodles and wants to try any new varieties of noodles she sees.

They have been eating noodles almost every meal these days. Xia Qingqing only wants to eat rice now, and so does Jin Yinghui. They both have authentic southern stomachs, while Tie Niu and Xiao Yingyue have northern stomachs.

Xia Qingqing ordered a large bowl of noodles for Tie Niu and a small bowl for Xiao Yingyue. She also ordered a few fried dishes and rice.

They were eating at a state-owned restaurant. It was not yet mealtime, so there were not many diners. In addition to them, there were three other guests sitting at a table eating noodles, one man and two women.

Two older men and women, with a young girl, looked like a family.

"Er Ni, is the job your classmate recommended reliable? Shanghai is so far away, no one in our village has ever been there, and we don't know what the situation is there. Why don't you not go there and find a job in the county town!"

The older woman looked worried and kept transferring the noodles from her bowl to the man and the girl's bowls without eating a single bite herself.

"Mom, please eat. I'm full."

The girl took the noodles back and said, "My classmates wouldn't lie to me. Shanghai is a big city. The recruiter said that the salary in the garment factory is high. As long as you work hard, you can earn more than 100 yuan a month. Can you find such a high-paying job in the county?"

"I'm really nervous. You're a young girl, going to such a far place, you don't know anyone there, what if something happens..."

"Pah, pah, pah, mom, don't say such discouraging words. I will definitely make a lot of money. I will send it back home and build a new house for our family."

The girl was full of confidence. She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, tall and slim, with two pigtails. Although her skin was a little dark and her clothes were worn, it did not affect her beauty.

"Dad, Mom, I'm leaving right after dinner. You guys stay home and take care of yourselves. Don't work too hard. I'll send the money I earn back home. Our family will get better and better in the future."

The girl's voice gradually choked up, in fact she was also afraid.

In her seventeen years of life, the farthest place she had been to was the county town. She had only heard of Shanghai in textbooks. To her, it was a place as far away as the sky. She had to be alone in a strange city, facing strangers, with an unknown future. How could she not be afraid?

But she couldn't show it, so as not to make her parents more worried.

"Hey, don't be too tired when you're out there, don't waste your money, it doesn't matter if you earn less, your health is the most important thing, write a letter home when you get home..."

The mother kept giving instructions, repeating many of the same things. The girl listened quietly. Although the father did not say anything, his face was full of worry.

Xia Qingqing just glanced at it casually, but the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong. Working in a garment factory in the south, the monthly salary was over a hundred yuan, and the employees were young and pretty girls.

All of this matches what Ban Yuming said.

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

"Er Ni, your father and I will take you there later, so eat more."

The mother then passed the noodles in her bowl to her daughter. The family rarely ate white noodles and had never eaten out in a restaurant. Today was the first time.

She had to personally send her daughter to the car, otherwise she would not feel at ease.

"I'm already this old, it doesn't matter if I don't send you off. You must take a bus home later, don't walk again."

Erni felt a little sad, but she managed not to cry.

Although her family was poor and she was a girl, her parents treated her very well and let her graduate from elementary school. Many girls in the village only studied for one or two years and got married early. She was much happier than these people.

The family of three was talking in a low voice. They were speaking the local dialect, which was a little different from Mandarin. Xia Qingqing could understand them if they spoke slowly. She thought for a moment and asked them, "From your accent, are you locals?"

"Yes, locals. Are you from other places?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, then became very interested in them and wanted to ask Xia Qingqing about the outside world.

"Yes, I'm from Shanghai and I just passed by here." Xia Qingqing replied with a smile.

The family of three were stunned, and then overjoyed. What a coincidence.

"Girl, is Shanghai far from here?" asked the mother.

"It's quite far, about a thousand kilometers away. Do you have relatives in Shanghai?" Xia Qingqing asked deliberately.

"No, it's just that my girl is going to work there, and I'm worried."

The mother pointed at her daughter and explained the reason.

"I was born and raised in Shanghai, and I know Shanghai very well. Where are you going to work, girl?"

Xia Qingqing simply sat at their table and started chatting with them in detail.

"It's a clothing factory. My classmate introduced it to me. I don't know the details."

Erni was a little shy and even pulled at her clothes. Facing the beautiful and fashionable Xia Qingqing, she felt a little ashamed of herself.

"What a coincidence! I work in a garment factory. I know all the garment factories in Shanghai. What is the name of the garment factory your classmate introduced?" Xia Qingqing said with a smile.

The family of three was so excited that they felt that it was God's will that allowed them to meet Xia Qingqing.

But Erni didn’t know the name of the clothing factory because her classmates didn’t tell her.

Xia Qingqing is already 60 to 70 percent sure that this so-called clothing factory is most likely a scam by Sister Ling and her gang.

"Are you leaving after dinner?" she asked.

"Yes, let's gather in the north of the city."

Erni nodded.

"Be careful on the road. Call me when you get to Shanghai. It's fate that we meet."

Xia Qingqing tore off a piece of notepaper, wrote down her phone number, and handed it to Erni.

"Okay, I'll definitely call."

Erni folded the note and put it carefully into her pocket.

Her parents asked a lot of questions about Shanghai, and Xia Qingqing answered them patiently. The couple felt relieved and even plucked up the courage to beg Xia Qingqing to help take care of their daughter.

Xia Qingqing agreed, and the couple were very grateful.

After dinner, Erni was going to the north of the city, and her parents followed.

"Let's go to the north of the city too!"

Xia Qingqing stood up and she had to go over to take a look.

"What are you going to do in the north of the city?"

Xiao Yingyue felt sleepy after eating and wanted to go back to the guesthouse to sleep.

"Catch the traffickers!"

Xiao Yingyue suddenly became full of energy and no longer felt sleepy.

Jin Yinghui also became interested and insisted on following along, as these were all wonderful materials.

The county town is not big, and it only takes half an hour to walk to the north of the city. Several girls have already arrived, all of them are young and beautiful girls around 17 or 18 years old.

Among them is Erni’s classmate, who also wants to go to the garment factory to earn money.

Xia Qingqing hid behind a tree, about ten meters away from them. When she saw a woman in her forties approaching these girls, her eyes widened.

She had a fair and amiable round face, with a black mole the size of a grain of rice under the left corner of her mouth. She was wearing a women's watch on her wrist. The distance was too far to tell the brand, but several points were correct.

"Why are there only five of us? Where's Li Taohua?"

Sister Ling counted the number of people and her smile froze. This time, she kidnapped six girls, all of whom were high-quality goods. She could make a lot of money. If one less, she would lose money.

"Li Taohua's family doesn't allow her to go out and wants her to get married!" said a girl.

Sister Ling frowned, then smiled again and said softly, "Taohua's parents are too short-sighted. They can only accept a dowry when she gets married. If she works in my garment factory, she can earn more than 100 yuan a month. If she works harder, she can earn 200 yuan. It's much better than getting married and having children!"

The five girls' eyes lit up. It was more than 200 yuan. Their whole family could not earn that much money even if they worked very hard for a whole year.

At this moment, they all felt sorry for Li Taohua. She would definitely regret giving up such a good opportunity to make money.

Xia Qingqing was 100% sure that the woman was Sister Ling. She spoke Mandarin with a strong Wu accent, and there was no doubt about it.

"Girls, follow me!"

Sister Ling asked the five girls to get on the bus. Erni's parents wanted to follow, but she stopped them and said with a gentle smile, "Don't worry, you will definitely make a lot of money if you follow me. You can expect to have a good life in the future!"

Erni also persuaded her parents to go home. She had been blinded by Sister Ling's promise and only wanted to go to Shanghai to make a lot of money.

The couple were honest people and felt embarrassed to follow them any longer, so they watched their daughter and Sister Ling leave.

Xia Qingqing followed behind, going further and further away, and seeing fewer and fewer people. A red van stopped on the side of the road, and a man in his forties got out of the van. He wore glasses, was gentle and fair-skinned, and matched the description given by Ban Yuming about Sister Ling's husband.

"Why is there one missing?" the man asked.

"My family won't let me go out. Never mind. Let's get on the road. I feel a little uneasy. After I finish this job, I'll go home and rest for a while."

Sister Ling trusts her intuition very much. Her right eyelid has been twitching since this morning, and she feels very uneasy. Although everything has been fine until now, she still dares not be careless.

"What's wrong with you? You just like to think too much."

The man smiled disapprovingly and looked at Erni and the other five people with lustful eyes. The quality of the goods this time was really good, but it was a pity that he couldn't taste them.

This time the buyer has high requirements and must ensure that the goods are original, otherwise the price will have to be cut in half, which will result in a huge loss.

Erni felt a little panicked. The man's eyes scared her. She suddenly had the urge to go home and didn't want to go to Shanghai anymore.

"Get in the car, we'll set off overnight and arrive in Shanghai tomorrow night!"

Sister Ling smiled very kindly, which dispelled Erni's fear. She felt that she was a little suspicious. There were not so many bad people in the world.

"Tie Niu, do it!"

As soon as Xia Qingqing finished speaking, Tie Niu rushed over as fast as lightning. Xiao Yingyue followed him excitedly, and the two of them rushed to Sister Ling, one in front and one behind.

"What are you going to do..."

Before Sister Ling could finish her words, Tie Niu slapped her in the face and knocked her to the ground, fainting.

The man reacted quickly. He opened the car door and was about to drive away. Tie Niu grabbed the back of his collar and pulled gently. The man was lifted up, then thrown to the ground, lying side by side with Sister Ling.