Chapter 879: Catching People is Important, but Saving Them is More So!

Qiao Lin returned home after finishing his social engagements.

His mobile phone rang.

He answered the call and asked, "Hello, sister-in-law, is something the matter?"

The sister-in-law's name was Lu Lu, the twin sister of his wife, Lu Yun.

In the Dayu County Government, very few people knew about this.

"Brother-in-law, there is a matter I need to trouble you to help handle."

Qiao Lin frowned: "Speak, what do you need me to do?"

Lu Lu said solemnly: "Brother-in-law, this afternoon a person named Ma Ran came to our company and took away a girl named Xiaoyu. This girl came from Gan Province to work, and previously had a conflict with our company's employees due to an improper attitude."

Qiao Lin was startled: "Are you sure it was Ma Ran?"

Lu Lu's tone was exceptionally firm: "When we searched his bag at the time, we found his business card. Additionally, there was a work notebook in his bag with some government work meetings recorded in it."

Qiao Lin continued to verify: "What does he look like?"

Lu Lu tried hard to recall: "Around thirty years old, looks mature, and is quite tall. We thought he was a Reporter at first and even had a bit of a misunderstanding with him. Although we cleared it up later, he still took Xiaoyu away. Xiaoyu has a special identity, and I'm afraid she might go out and talk nonsense."

Xing Zhijun was nearly forty, and his hair was falling out severely!

After putting on a wig, he could look ten years younger, so saying he was around thirty wasn't an exaggeration!

Qiao Lin took a deep breath: "Understood, I will think of a way."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Lin immediately dialed Ma Ran's number.

"Xiao Ma, what are you busy with at the moment?"

Ma Ran felt some resistance in his heart upon receiving Qiao Lin's call.

Although he was recommended by Qiao Lin to be the Liaison Officer for Tang Ye, he had long since seen through Qiao Lin's true colors over this past period, so he had always maintained an attitude of keeping Qiao Lin at a respectful distance.

"I'm working overtime at the office!"

Ma Ran put down a document in his hand and answered truthfully.

"Overtime? You are quite diligent!"

Qiao Lin thought to himself, Ma Ran really isn't being honest!

He just took away a young girl this afternoon; who knows where he is off having fun!

However, he didn't point it out.

Ma Ran detected the sarcastic tone in Qiao Lin's words and immediately asked: "Director Qiao, is there something you need from me?"

Now that Ma Ran worked at the County Party Committee office, he no longer needed to act according to Qiao Lin's whims.

But out of past sentiment, he still maintained sufficient respect for Qiao Lin.

Qiao Lin continued to play the emotional card: "Xiao Ma, I've treated you well usually, haven't I? If I hadn't recommended you to serve as Secretary Tang's Liaison Officer back then, how could you have advanced so quickly?"

Ma Ran followed Qiao Lin's lead and replied: "That's true, Director Qiao. How about this, when I have time, I'll treat you to a meal to properly thank you."

Qiao Lin laughed in spite of himself: "There will be plenty of opportunities for a meal, no rush. I have something to discuss with you—how is that girl you took away this afternoon doing now? I must warn you, that girl is a bomb, you can't touch her! She is still a minor!"

Ma Ran was completely confused and hurriedly asked: "Director Qiao, what girl? What minor?"

Qiao Lin sighed: "Xiao Ma, let's not play dumb with each other. You just broke up with your girlfriend not long ago, you're feeling down, and you want to find a place to relieve your loneliness; I can understand that."

"If you have needs in this regard, I can have your sister-in-law introduce a girlfriend to you."

"But that girl, I advise you absolutely not to touch her casually."

"Even if she went with you voluntarily, as long as you touch her, that is breaking the law!"

"Once you break the law, your future will be completely ruined!"

Ma Ran took a great deal of effort to understand what Qiao Lin meant and hurriedly explained patiently:

"Director Qiao, I reiterate, I have been working overtime at the County Party Committee and have not left."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the security guard at the door or my colleagues in our department; they can all testify."

"As for the minor girl you mentioned, I truly don't know."

"You must have misunderstood and found the wrong person."

"Also, I did break up, but I am temporarily focusing all my attention on work and will absolutely not do anything illegal or undisciplined."

"I appreciate your good intentions, thank you."

Seeing that Ma Ran refused to tell the truth, Qiao Lin sneered: "You think it over carefully, and when you've figured it out, contact me again!"

Ma Ran hung up the phone and couldn't help but curse: "Crazy!"

"Ungrateful wretch!"

Qiao Lin also cursed through the phone!

However, he still felt something was not quite right.

Xing Zhijun brought Xiaoyu to the place Tang Ye was renting.

Afterwards, he went home and brought back a set of his own daughter's clothes for Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu washed the heavy makeup off her face, changed into ordinary clothes, and revealed her original appearance.

Without the maturity she had deliberately dressed up with before, her age surfaced.

Tang Ye thought to himself, Xiaoyu really is just a child!

"Come, eat something first to pad your stomach."

Tang Ye personally cooked a bowl of noodles for Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu looked at the steaming noodles and subconsciously touched the corner of her eye.

Seeing that she hadn't picked up her chopsticks for a long time, Tang Ye joked with a smile: "I am from Huai Province, I'm not very good at making flour-based foods, so I can only cook you a bowl of dried noodles to make do. You fill your stomach first, and when you're in a better state, I'll take you out to eat authentic knife-cut noodles and drink a bowl of hot mutton soup."

Xiaoyu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, took a sip of noodle soup, and managed to force a smile: "It's delicious... This is the most fragrant meal I've had in a long time. To force us to obey, they often deliberately starved us for days."

Tang Ye sighed: "Rest assured, this bunch has done every evil deed imaginable; they certainly won't have a good end."

Xiaoyu ate a few more mouthfuls of noodles, then suddenly stopped and looked up at Xing Zhijun, saying in a low voice: "Brother, can you save the other little sisters? Although they appear to be obedient on the surface, they are actually living in great misery every day."

Xing Zhijun did not make a direct promise: "Eat your noodles while they're hot, don't let them get cold. I will think of a way."

After saying this, he gave Tang Ye a look.

The two of them went to the room next door.

Xing Zhijun lit a cigarette, his tone grave, "This girl is named Song Yu, she is only fifteen years old this year, and won't turn sixteen for another three months."

Anger flashed in Tang Ye's eyes: "Those animals!"

Xing Zhijun said in a low voice, "I have already notified a few trusted brothers and deployed men according to the locations we scouted this afternoon. As soon as you give the order, we can arrest them immediately!"

A cold glint flashed in Tang Ye's eyes: "We must not only make arrests, but also save the people. Furthermore, we must round up that entire group behind the scenes; not a single one can be missed. By the way, you said you encountered someone who looked very much like Lu Yun?"

Xing Zhijun was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Yes, at first I thought it was her!"

"Pull up the information on Lu Yun's family background."

Xing Zhijun replied, "I'll have someone look into it right now."