Chapter 103 Arrest them first

He Caiwei overheard their conversation about taking the person away and quickly told the police to prepare.

Because it was uncertain whether the people who had just returned were carrying guns, no one dared to make any rash moves.

He Caiwei picked the biggest firewood from the pile next to her, and as soon as the man came in, she smacked him.

He Caiwei was too fast, giving the traffickers no chance to react. Of course, the police officers next to her were also quick. After He Caiwei struck with her stick, they all rushed out from the side and kicked the traffickers down one by one.

The people inside the main room heard the commotion and rushed out with large knives, probably hoping to escape as many as possible. However, they were arrested by the police as soon as they got outside.

And so, along with the two middlemen, all eight people were arrested. He Caiwei searched the entire house again, but only found an envelope. Inside the envelope was a small yellow croaker and a photo, with a note on the back of the photo saying that another small yellow croaker would be given if they caught one more.

The handwriting was so bad that it was impossible to recognize. Also, these people had a thousand yuan in cash and two bicycle tickets on them.

This house was a temporary base they found, so they didn't have many of their belongings. Of the people they rescued, except for the baby who had just turned one year old, everyone else could tell them where they lived.

Those boys all came from well-off families. After all, without a wealthy family, these children wouldn't be so chubby. Perhaps because they are chubby, in this day and age, they are considered lucky. For human traffickers, chubby children are probably easier to sell. The two little girls weren't kidnapped by them; their families sold them.

The two young women came from the textile factory compound in the city, and their families all worked in the textile factory. The young woman that the human traffickers caught in the car also had a good background; she was also going from Jindu to Pengcheng and was the daughter of the director of the Pengcheng Textile Factory.

After giving their statements, He Caiwei and Lu Qingzhu left with their younger sister. The train should have arrived at the station by now, but they couldn't wait for them. They wondered where their father would look for them.

Lu Zhiheng naturally called home to find his older brother and sister-in-law first. The train was not delayed, and the two older children were quite sensible and would not run away halfway. So Lu Zhiheng could only think that something must have happened halfway. However, after asking many passengers in the same carriage, they all said that nothing unexpected had happened.

The whole family was in a panic. They had lost three children all at once. What kind of situation was this?

He Yuping was about to give birth, and Lu Zhiheng couldn't leave at all. He didn't dare tell him that the children were missing. He only told him that the train was delayed and that he heard a section of the railway was broken. He didn't know how long it would take to repair, so he had to go and ask.

Old Man He was a wise old man. When he heard Lu Zhiheng speaking haltingly, he knew that something must have happened, but he didn't dare to show his worry in front of his daughter.

While his daughter went inside to rest, Old Man He pulled his son-in-law outside to talk. The old man knew that if the railway had really been destroyed, there would have been a lot of news about it.

All he could think of was that his granddaughter had been abducted by human traffickers, or that something had happened to the children on their journey.

Old Man He became more and more frightened. Apart from asking around to find out what had happened to the train on the way, he had no other options.

"Dad, don't worry. Those two older kids are so clever, they'll definitely be fine. My eldest brother has already sent my nephew over to help look for her. I'm a little worried about Yuping and can't leave for the time being, but I'll ask my comrades to help. Dad, please keep an eye on Yuping these next few days and make sure she doesn't give anything away." How could Lu Zhiheng not be worried? But he wanted to reassure his father and also worried that his father might worry too much and give himself away in front of his wife.

"Old Lu, Old Lu has something to tell you, come out quickly." Lu Zhiheng wanted to reassure his father, but when he heard Director Zhang's loud voice outside, he quickly came out of the house.

Director Zhang arrived by bicycle, which he left on the steps in front of their house.

"What's wrong? Old Zhang, why are you in such a hurry?" Lu Zhiheng quickly went to the kitchen to pour him a glass of water and told him to sit down at the stone table, rest his feet, and catch his breath.

"Old Lu, let me whisper this so you don't startle your wife. It's your two brats who are helping to catch human traffickers in Guangcheng. They just left Guangcheng and will be here in a few hours. I'm here to let you know. Go to the train station to pick them up at six o'clock." Director Zhang was initially shocked to hear that they were helping to catch human traffickers. These two kids were only twelve or thirteen years old, and they had an even younger one with them. How did they have the guts to help catch human traffickers?

But the police officers in Guangcheng made it very clear that the girl gave them the phone numbers, and they only found out that it was the Pengcheng Public Security Bureau's number when they called.

"Thank you, Lao Zhang. I'll definitely pick them up later. Let's have dinner here tonight. You haven't come to our house in a long time. Have you been busy lately?" Lu Zhiheng was relieved to know that the children were alright.

Director Zhang is a lone wolf; he doesn't have a family to worry about. For a while, when he wasn't too busy, he would often come over for a meal. But recently, for some reason, he hasn't come over for about a month.

"Hey, isn't it that some people are causing trouble again? The population in the villages below is decreasing, and one or two villages are completely empty. I send out teams to patrol every day, but we don't have enough manpower, so I have to go myself." Director Zhang was also worried. Despite their strict guarding, so many people still secretly left. It's not a pleasant thing to say, and he was almost driven crazy with worry.

"There's nothing we can do about it. If they could survive, they wouldn't want to run off to another place. Forget it, no matter how busy you are, you have to take care of things, you know that?" Lu Ziheng knew that these people were forced by circumstances, otherwise they wouldn't have left so rashly.

Many people, as long as they can survive, would never want to leave their hometown.

"I understand. I'll go back to work now. Come over for dinner tonight. Tell your wife. Also, remember to pick up the kids from the train station at 6 pm." Director Zhang nodded helplessly. He hadn't finished get off work yet and had to go back to work, but he definitely had to come for dinner. After all, it would be more lively here today since the kids were coming back.

He's just an old man living alone, and his house is empty when he goes back. He comes here to freeload meals, which saves him the trouble of cooking for himself when he gets back.