HBWnovel Chapter 27 Friends from the Past 4
Chapter 27 Friends from the Past 4
The young woman had somehow tricked a simple-minded boy into following her without fear or crying, and he even held her hand and swayed back and forth.
She wasn't alarmed by the sound of a bicycle; the young woman was quite the actress. She greeted Zhou Dongping and quietly called her "Auntie."
The system stated that the child, Wang Chuanzong, was an experienced actor who colluded with Wang Fangfang to deceive girls, children, and new wives, making him a truly chosen bad seed.
The two of them roamed around the nearby villages committing crimes without ever being caught. Perhaps people these days haven't experienced so many scams, which is why they were so easily fooled.
After all, who would have thought that the young woman with a child who was lost, visiting relatives, and asking for water would be a human trafficker?
As for Wang Fangfang marrying Chen Laizi, it was purely to avoid trouble, as the county was investigating human traffickers for some reason.
Since the two of them haven't registered their marriage anyway, they can just run away after the storm passes and they start arguing.
Zhou Dongping was originally thinking of asking the system to arrange to report to the police, but the system told her that their accomplices had drugged Fu Bao today and had been arrested by the police.
In the county town, Fu Bao, who had been drugged by human traffickers, woke up and found several children unconscious around her. She quickly freed herself from the ropes binding her wrists.
Seeing that no one was by the window in the yard, she took the opportunity to climb out of the window and then out of the yard, and ran all the way to the police station to report the case.
After the police surrounded the courtyard and broke down the door, they found the human traffickers, who were exhausted from defecating, next to the outhouse. The courtyard reeked of feces...
With his body in such a state, it's no wonder Chen Fubao was able to escape reporting the crime so easily...
Zhou Dongping had already arrived at the Zhou family home. She pretended to rest and sat there in a daze, but in reality, she was watching the system broadcast. Just looking at the screen, she felt a certain something...
This wasn't Bai Zhenzhen's first time visiting relatives in Gaoshan Village. They didn't even need to rest upon arrival; they went out to play with Zhou Jun and Zhou Mei, the grandchildren of Brother Zhou's family.
Zhou Dongping sat in the yard shaking out sacks, sorting out several kilograms of fine grains, a few dried apples, ripe fruits and vegetables from the garden, a box of malted milk powder, two packets of brown sugar, smoked meat, several bolts of coarse cloth, dried fish, dried bamboo shoots, and an enamel basin.
Those items that were hard to buy, the Zhou family would just assume she went to the pigeon market again, since the original owner was considered very good at trading in their eyes.
Wang Fangfang and Wang Chuanzong, blessed by the protagonist's halo and the curse of bad luck, were captured that very night, both severely injured.
After greeting Zhou Dongping, Wang Fangfang, at Wang Chuanzong's urging, planned to find an opportunity to kidnap Zhou Dongping's two children.
Bai Zhenzhen's chubby little round face, her new clothes, and her voice all touched Wang Fangfang's heart.
Why should a little girl live such a good life and be so happy? She should be sold to the mountains to learn how to serve people.
Even her entire family has never lived such a life.
However, this idea didn't last long. The two somehow lost their footing, fell, and got injured. No one passed by for a long time until the police came looking for them and took them away.
This incident also led to the interrogation of Chen Laizi from Dazao Village, who turned out to be inexplicably confident.
He felt that Wang Fangfang was interested in him, and that he was handsome and charming, so she took the initiative to pursue him.
After questioning him several times, it was discovered that the man was simply a fool who knew nothing. He was given a lecture and soon released back to the village.
After returning to the village, Chen Laizi became quiet and withdrawn, no longer daring to dream those beautiful dreams, and he didn't dare to marry a wife.
An investigation revealed that Wang Fangfang was from Shanggou Village. She had three older sisters who had been sold by her parents to raise money for her older brother's wedding.
After secretly watching, Wang Fangfang learned by imitation and tried to trick her younger sister into exchanging the money for candy. When Wang's parents found out, they had a new idea and sold their younger daughter to teach Wang Fangfang how to deceive people. When Wang Chuanzong understood, he also joined the business.
As for where the goods are shipped, they have a fixed contact in Shanggou Village to take people to other places to sell.
Under the spotlight of Fu Bao, the human trafficking gang in the county was successfully apprehended, and the police took care of the others on the same line.
Zhou Dongping even disguised herself in the middle of the night and left a note for the police, providing clues about human trafficking gangs from the system, and stating that she would not show herself for fear of retaliation.
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Under the scorching sun, Zhou Jun took a few children to the foot of the mountain to dig for wild vegetables. When Zhou's parents saw them, they knew their daughter had returned.
As they worked, they listened to the envious glances of the people around them, their smiles wide and impossible to suppress.
When Zhou Dongping got home after work, she had already prepared dinner.
The old wooden table was piled high with food, and the children from several families had been busy in the kitchen for half a day.
As usual, Chen He chatted with his cousin, but Zhou Shi, who was being pulled along, didn't want to listen and just wanted to get to work, so he pulled his sister over to keep Chen He company.
Bai Zhenzhen inherited Master Bai's talent; she was spitting saliva all over the place by the pot, speaking eloquently. If there wasn't any drool dripping from her mouth, she would be much more reliable.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were quite happy to see this scene when they entered the house.
Upon seeing his grandparents return, Zhou Jun, who was older, made a list of people and followed him to invite his uncle and aunt to come home for dinner.
Zhou Mei helped her younger sister fetch water to wash their hands and set out the bowls and chopsticks.
Brother Zhou's family lived a few houses next door and had already received news of his son.
Once everyone had arrived, a small table was set up for the children.
The Zhou family felt that the dishes were no different from those served during the Chinese New Year.
Stir-fried cucumber, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stewed bamboo shoots with smoked meat, stir-fried dried fish, winter melon soup...
It contains spiritual spring water and health-enhancing pills.
There were also salted duck eggs brought by Sister-in-law Zhou, boiled edamame brought by Zhou Donggua's wife, and fried peanuts prepared by Dongxue's husband.
The aroma of the dishes was so strong that it wafted out, and several neighbors, knowing that the Zhou family was having dinner together today, thought sourly that these two old hags, who never cared about anything, had children who were more filial than other families.
Regardless of what outsiders think, the Zhou family's meal left everyone with full bellies.
After dinner, Brother Zhou and Sister-in-law Zhou went to fetch water to wash the dishes, while Little Brother Zhou and Little Sister Zhou also got busy. The older children took the initiative to clean up, and they were all very conscientious.
Zhou Dongping and her parents went into the inner room to chat about recent interesting events. She then added a longevity pill to their tea and watched them drink it.
Only after showing them what he had brought and demonstrating his abilities did he begin to earnestly advise the two that their health was the most important thing and that they should learn from him to slack off at work.
At this age, no one will complain if I do less work.
Some people around me said to just pretend they didn't hear it, since they usually just brush people off and are very good at pretending to be deaf and dumb.
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After staying in Gaoshan Village for two nights, Zhou Dongping's sack was full again on her way back, filled with dried goods that the Zhou family had collected for her.
She secured the two tired children to the car to prevent them from falling asleep and getting sleepy.
At the end of the month, Chen Yuan and He Xiaomeng arrived, each on a bicycle, seemingly to pick them up to go back to school.
At this time, the focus of attention in Dazao Village was still Chen Laizi's wife.
The villagers were relieved that she was caught before she could make a move in the village; human traffickers deserve to die.
Chen Laizi was also affected, but the police said that he was not involved and was unaware of the situation, so everyone was just casually mocking him after criticizing Wang Fangfang.
Who told him to bring a human trafficker home?
Fu Bao didn't suffer too much this time and even got a job, which made everyone extremely envious.
It was lunchtime when someone saw Chen Yuan and his wife returning to the village, so someone went over to ask them about the human traffickers from the county.
Chen Yuan and the others pushed the cart and gave the villagers a brief explanation before heading home alongside He Xiaomeng.
As they walked home, the other villagers gathered around the man who had spoken to them and began to discuss the matter with great interest.