Chapter 884: Human traffickers are rampant

Three days later, Chen Guanlou came to the mountain villa again, and the mountain villa was already empty. Only one mute servant remained.

The mute servant gestured to him, and he nodded, indicating he knew.

Before Zhang Yikang left, he asked the mute servant to tell him that in his heart, he would always be his master, until death without change!

He smiled, hoping that the kid could achieve something and really make a name for himself.

He gave the mute servant a sum of money, so he could continue to live in the mountain villa or return to his hometown to live. The mute servant chose to stay in the mountain villa to keep watch.

Returning to the Heavenly Prison, Lu Datou brought him a piece of news. "Brother! Something big is bad. On the night of the Lantern Festival, more than a dozen young boys and girls were lost in the city. The yamen below, the Five-City Military and Horse Division, and the Brocade Uniform Guard have all been dispatched, looking for this batch of lost young boys and girls."

"Are human traffickers active again?" As soon as Chen Guanlou heard this, his hands couldn't help but itch, wanting to kill a few human traffickers to vent his anger.

"Not clear!"

"Why such a big commotion, even the Brocade Uniform Guard has been dispatched. Does the Brocade Uniform Guard also manage human traffickers?"

Chen Guanlou realized that this matter was not simple and hurriedly asked.

"It is said that among the lost people, there is the grandson of a certain big shot. They were anxious, reported it to the palace, and the palace personally ordered the Brocade Uniform Guard to join the case, must find the lost people."

"Are you sure they are young boys and girls, not young children?"

Chen Guanlou was a bit strange.

According to the nature of human traffickers, they generally choose young children, using various ways of deception to take people away. Children are young, have weak resistance, or even no resistance at all, which is convenient for transportation, transfer, and trafficking.

Young boys and girls are at least ten years old, already beginning to be sensible, remembering their own parents, remembering their home addresses, and also have a certain ability to resist. Don't underestimate the strength of adolescent children, especially boys; when they break out, one or two adults may not be their match.

"I also suspected at first if I heard wrong, and asked several times. They are indeed young boys and girls, not young children. They are all twelve or thirteen years old, both male and female, rich and poor. The common characteristic is that these children have been in good health since birth, rarely getting sick or taking medicine.

Brother, do you think this case might have some unknown tricks! Where are there human traffickers who kidnap people of such a large age? Even if they want to kidnap, they kidnap girls; even boys are not let go, how to sell them? Can they be controlled? Unless, they are all castrated! But this won't work either; if they are all castrated and sent to the palace, wouldn't the trick be exposed."

Lu Datou finally grew a brain, and his analysis could be said to be well-founded, clear, and logical.

Chen Guanlou nodded secretly. "What does the yamen say?"

"They say everything. There are even those who say that a blood-sucking devil has come to the capital, and catching these young boys and girls is to suck blood. It's simply nonsense. I suspect that the human traffickers have changed their business channels, or a big client has made special requests. Most people in the officialdom think so."

"So, the yamen are all busy investigating human traffickers?"

"Yes! They say they want to arrest and interrogate everyone in the capital, including the entire capital region, who is suspicious. Brother, the underground world is about to turn upside down. The Brocade Uniform Guard specifically arranged for people to go down, driving the people below, wanting to catch a turtle in a jar."

"They should have done this long ago! The Brocade Uniform Guard knew that there was a place in the capital that hid filth, but they never asked. This time, if it weren't for the order from the palace, they would continue to keep one eye open and one eye closed."

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, having a great opinion of the Brocade Uniform Guard.

The only thing Chen Guanlou was glad about was that on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, because his eldest sister was busy moving, she didn't take the children out to play. His niece, Su Rongrong, was safe and sound.

Thinking that if Rongrong encountered an accident, he didn't know if he could still control the violence in his heart, and how many people he would have to kill to calm down.

Without waiting for work to end, he specifically took a trip to his eldest sister's teahouse.

His eldest sister's family was temporarily living in the backyard of the teahouse, plus the people hired, the backyard was packed full. They still had to go out and rent a house again.

He told his eldest sister and brother-in-law the news that human traffickers had appeared in the capital and young boys and girls were lost.

"You must watch Rongrong well; don't let her go out during this period, just stay in the teahouse. As long as the person is not caught for one day, the danger is not lifted for one day."

"Oh my, damn human traffickers, do they not want people to live." Chen Xiaolan was extremely nervous, and everyone remembered the incident years ago when Rongrong was kidnapped by human traffickers, which is still a nightmare for the family.

"Sister, brother-in-law, you are really too crowded living here. A few streets away from here, I have a mansion that has been empty. Why don't you live in my place."

"That won't do!"

"Rent it to you."

"I know that mansion of yours; with that location and that area, you can't rent it for less than ten or twenty taels of silver a month. Your brother-in-law and I can't afford it."

"You and I are siblings, why be so particular."

"That's not how it's said. If you let me take advantage of a small benefit, I will take it, and I won't have a burden. But a house for more than ten taels a month, if you let me live there, I will feel uneasy. This is a big benefit, and I can't take it casually. Otherwise, if you raise my heart to be wild, now it's more than ten taels, later it will be dozens, hundreds of taels, what to do."

"Whatever! Anyway, I can afford it."

"You can afford it, that's your business. In short, your brother-in-law and I have hands and feet, and we can't take advantage of you for nothing. We can find another house. I have some private money in my hands, let's look slowly, no rush. In short, don't worry about us, we have our own ideas."

Chen Guanlou:...

Knowing his eldest sister Chen Xiaolan's temper, he was too lazy to persuade her. He could only think of ways to subsidize with money, subsidizing in the name of giving gifts to the three nephews.

The gifts given by the uncle, the nephews cannot refuse, and the eldest sister cannot stop him every time.

Chen Guanlou went to visit the three nephews again, specifically instructing his niece Su Rongrong, "Human traffickers are rampant, specifically kidnapping children your age. You must be careful when going in and out recently.

When you see strangers, regardless of whether they are old or young, male or female, pitiful or poor, as long as they are people, don't pay attention to them, don't even talk, stay far away. Do you remember? Don't be too kind.

You children don't know how to distinguish true from false; others say a few pitiful words, wear some ragged clothes, and you believe them.

Truly pitiful people will not find a little girl to seek help. Because normal people know that a little girl has neither money nor resources, and can't help with anything."

"Uncle, human traffickers are so hateful, why can't the officialdom kill them all."

"Because human traffickers are good at disguising and never stay in a fixed place. They are not only good at disguising, but also move quickly. By the time the officialdom gets the news, the people have already run away. You must know, once a person leaves the capital, it is like a fish entering the sea, and it is very difficult to catch them again. So, you must not lose your vigilance at any time, and learn to speculate on any person who actively approaches you with the greatest malice. Do you remember?"

Su Rongrong nodded heavily; the little girl had grown up and was also a little beauty, elegant and delicate.

Chen Guanlou touched Rongrong's head. "Keep the whistle on your body, and blow it when you encounter danger. If there are patrolling soldiers nearby, hearing the whistle, they will definitely come to check."

"Uncle, is this whistle used by the officialdom?"

"Yes, specifically begged for you three siblings. Don't lose it."

Su Rongrong happily accepted the whistle.

Chen Guanlou instructed repeatedly like an old mother, and finally left reluctantly! ===== CHAPTER 885 =====