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A dark, thin hand reached out from under the red cloth.
As the edge was lifted, from his angle, he could already see the cloth shoes worn by the villagers outside...
System: [This system is now in action! As you wish! As I desire! Police! Come on!]
!
Gu Xinglan's eyes widened.
Among those few pairs of black cloth shoes, a pair of casual shoes stood out conspicuously.
Soon, a voice shouted, "Don't move! Police!"
With a sudden, sharp shout, the surroundings fell silent instantly, and the villagers shook their heads and looked around.
Gu Xinglan felt it the most deeply.
The hand that had been gripping her waist had been withdrawn.
Immediately afterwards, a series of hurried and powerful footsteps approached them from afar.
"System, you have this ability?"
System: [This system has detected police presence outside.]
"..."
Gu Xinglan struggled and quickly broke free from the surrounding restraints.
He walked forward, staggering several steps.
Until I stumbled into someone's overly passionate embrace.
The police badge should be pinned to the right side.
Seeing this, a sense of security surged in like a tidal wave crashing against a rock, and all fear vanished. Gu Xinglan's eyes lit up instantly, and she quickly grabbed the other person's arm.
As a result, before he could even get a firm grip, he was grabbed by another hand.
"Mr. Gu, are you injured?"
The policewoman's voice was full of power; if it weren't for the cloth covering his face, he probably would have burst into tears on the spot.
"Who called the police?" he asked, trying to suppress his excitement.
The area is surrounded by mountains, so even if someone calls the police, it would be difficult for the police force in this small mountain town to respond in a timely manner.
unless……
He was about to lift the red cloth when he was interrupted by the other party's words: "If you are not injured, please move to a safe place first to facilitate the subsequent investigation."
As soon as he finished speaking, another hand reached out and supported him through the crook of his arm.
This is definitely not a place to gather information.
Gu Xinglan obediently lowered her head and was helped into the car by the person.
It wasn't a police car, but an ordinary sedan.
"Hey, do you want some water?"
It turned out that the person who helped him was the driver.
He looked to be around twenty years old, and had a very kind face.
However... he has a phobia of mineral water now.
"Um, young man," Gu Xinglan called out, raising his hand to pat his chest, looking uneasy, "I'm still feeling quite nervous. If you know, could you give me a heads-up?"
……
The person sitting in the back seat of the car was wearing a loose red outfit with tear marks on it, making it easy to imagine what kind of indecent assault this person had suffered.
The driver scratched his head: "I'm just a trainee auxiliary police officer, I only know the general stuff."
"Hmm?" Gu Xinglan couldn't help but sit down in front.
"That's the clothes you're wearing."
Upon hearing this, he looked down.
wedding dress?
"It was a blue garment, right? It had a tracker inside; that's how I found this village by driving."
That blue shirt originally belonged to the reporter surnamed Jiang.
In other words, it was Jiang Chuzheng who called the police.
"You came from Wushui?"
"Yes, since you went missing in Wushui, it's naturally the Wushui police's responsibility." The young man who spoke smiled, his goodwill becoming even more apparent. "If it weren't for the paperwork required for crossing city lines, we could have arrived here yesterday to carry out the operation."
"Then...where is the person who called the police?"
"The person who called the police?" Upon hearing this, the young man shook his head: "I don't know, the case is handled by Captain Jiang."
Another one surnamed Jiang?
"He was just inside."
Gu Xinglan subconsciously turned her head to look out the car window.
At the open threshold of the earthen house, the tattooed man who had tried to take his body was tightly handcuffed, his face contorted with rage.
And the person who grabbed him...
"That's Captain Jiang."
Before they could even get a good look at the other person's face, they were already inside the detention vehicle.
"We need your cooperation in the investigation, so we'll have to trouble you to come to the police station with us."
A policewoman walked over, her voice gentle, and with a smile, she tapped lightly twice on the car window.
To be honest, he felt really good when people were wearing police uniforms.
Gu Xinglan lowered her head, suddenly feeling a sense of unreality.
After all, he is now... if you really want to count it, he is an accomplice, one of the suspects who helped the Li family cover up their dirty deeds.
He avoided eye contact with the other person and rolled down the car window: "Do you know where that guy surnamed Zhou will be taken?"
Although the human traffickers are different people, this guy surnamed Zhou is no good either.
"He will be punished by law." The policewoman outside reassured him, glancing reassuringly into the car through the window.
“There are other human traffickers as well,” Gu Xinglan continued.
"They've all been arrested."
Hearing this, I felt a little relieved: "Have you seen a little child? He has a scar near his eye, and he's thin and small."
"You know him?" the auxiliary police officer in the driver's seat interrupted.
"That kid is so smart!"
Mentioning Xu Mufeng, the young man's eyebrows lit up: "If it weren't for that kid leading the way, we'd still be wandering around in the reeds right now."
“I am his guardian.”
Gu Xinglan seemed very pleased, like an adult feeling embarrassed when their child is praised.
After he finished speaking, the young man looked back at the person in the back seat with a puzzled expression.
"I can't believe you already have such a big child."
Gu Xinglan did not deny it.
"He's in town now. Come with us, and you'll see him soon."
……
The car drove along the country road, slowly turning onto the only main road. The wheels rubbed against the ground, making a soft, rustling sound, as if whispering to this peaceful land.
Outside the car window, vast fields of golden late-season rice swayed in the wind like waves, the plump ears of rice bending low under the weight of the wind.
The further you go, the more people there are.
You can also see people riding donkey carts on the road.
Until a metal sign appeared before them.
The three characters "Huangdong Town" are prominently displayed.
Those standing outside, some thin, some sallow, all bore the marks of the sun's favor.
No wonder those human traffickers said that outsiders are easy to spot in Fusong City...
When the auxiliary police officer went down, his originally bronze skin suddenly appeared several shades lighter compared to the people in the town.
Gu Xinglan, who was inside the car, withdrew her foot and looked around for a few moments.
He was wearing his wedding attire, so it was safest for him to stay in the car.
A moment later, the conversation outside suddenly became louder.
The kind-looking auxiliary police officer suddenly turned red in the face.
Several familiar words came to my ears: "escape," "disappear," "child"...
After hearing this, is there anything you don't know?
"Xu, Mu, Feng!"
Gu Xinglan gritted her teeth.
The child ran away again!
System: [Truly living up to his name, a shepherd and horse herder. This is the first time I've met an NPC named Shepherd Wind; he's as free as the wind.]
Electronic sounds fanned the flames.
"Um, your child is lost..."
After arguing with the others, the auxiliary police officer walked over, his face flushed. He was no longer the angry man he had been, but instead looked apologetic, and didn't even look at the people inside the car.
"fine."
Gu Xinglan leaned against the car window, her smile not reaching her eyes.
"Is there a loudspeaker here? Just say that Gu Xinglan is waiting for him at the police station."
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