When the night was quiet, Qianjia Village was peaceful and the villagers all fell asleep.

Yi Jie changed into a long-sleeved sports suit for easy movement and left the house alone. There was no one on the road, so she quickened her pace.

He successfully met up with Pei Yanan and He Chengan under the locust tree near the entrance of Qianjia Village.

The three of them were in good physical condition and jogged forward. In twenty minutes, they entered the outskirts of Shangyang Village.

There was still a faint light in the small hanging tower at the entrance of the village. I guess it was where the night watchmen lived.

"There's no need for us to confront him. We can just climb over the wall." Yi Jie nodded at Pei Yanan and the others, pointing to the tall wall surrounding the village.

It is said that this wall was built by Li Yang. Nowadays, rural construction is no longer so clear-cut, and there are usually roads everywhere. Shangyang Village spent a lot of time and money to build such a small city-like wall, probably more to prevent the abducted women from escaping.

For Yi Jie and the other two, climbing over the wall was extremely easy. With the help of the full-effect ring equipment, they simply threw out the rope and hooked it onto the wall, easily climbing over the high wall.

Yi Jie led the two of them towards Li Yang's house. She remembered the route that day very clearly.

As soon as their feet stepped on the ground in the courtyard, the three of them heard the man's rough scolding and the woman's begging for mercy.

"Damn it, it's already two in the morning and this bastard is still acting crazy." Pei Yanan looked at his watch and spoke angrily.

The three men suppressed their anger and walked towards the inner courtyard in small steps following the source of the sound. The light was still on in the last room, and the sound came from inside.

Yi Jie looked at the door and shook her head. Pei Yanan and He Chengan understood immediately. The three of them broke into the room in tacit understanding. Pei Yanan immediately ran to the bed and beat Li Yang, who was about to shout, so badly that he had difficulty speaking. In front of the top special forces soldier with extraordinary skills, all his resistance was meaningless.

Yi Jie followed and comforted the shivering woman beside the bed. Her body was covered with bruises, new wounds on top of old ones. There was not a single white spot except on her face. Yi Jie sighed and placed the clothes scattered beside the bed in front of her.

"Put on your clothes first, we are here to help you."

When the woman saw Yi Jie's harmless smile, she let down her guard and put on her clothes one by one with her back to the two men.

Pei Yanan grabbed Li Yang's hair without any hesitation and dragged him to the ground, taking him outside.

He Chengan, who was waiting outside, had prepared the military rope early. He pulled Li Yang, who had a crooked face and a crooked mouth, from Pei Yanan's hands and tied him up tightly.

"That's cruel enough." He Cheng'an looked at Pei Yanan with a smile. The face in front of him didn't even look like a human.

"He was merciful by not crippling Xiaonan, okay?" Yi Jie walked to the outer room with the trembling woman in her arms and said unceremoniously.

The woman then realized there was a strange man present and immediately shrank behind Yi Jie.

"He is my teammate. We are here to catch the bad guys. Don't be afraid." Yi Jie comforted him gently.

"We will have another action later. You stay in the room first. Don't come out when you hear any noise. Wait until we come to pick you up, then open the door." Pei Yanan stood in front of the woman and also lowered his voice.

The woman nodded obediently and let go of Yi Jie's hand.

"Does Youyou live in the house next door?" Yi Jie asked the woman.

"She made a mistake and was hanged in the woodshed." The woman answered in a voice as light as a mosquito's.

"What?! Where is the woodshed?" Yi Jie looked at the woman anxiously.

"Yes, over there." The woman pointed to the second to last room opposite.

"Notify the team to come in now. Drag him outside and drag him on the road. Let anyone who wants to escape see what happens to him!" Yi Jie said this angrily before leaving the room.

"Okay!" The two had no objection. As long as the person didn't die, he deserved to suffer.

He ran to the door of the woodshed in two steps and kicked it open. Xun Youyou, who was hanging by a hemp rope, came into his sight. He was extremely weak.

Yi Jie anxiously moved the ladder from the corner, untied the rope, and brought Xun Youyou down with one hand.

Xun Youyou's lips were chapped, her face was pale, her hair was soaked with sweat, her wrists had been rubbed into her flesh by the rough rope, leaving horrible wounds. There were also new whip marks on her exposed arms, which were still bleeding because they had not been treated.

Yi Jie patted Xun Youyou's face with heartache. Seeing that she was still not awake, she took out a mint candy from her backpack and stuffed it into her mouth.

The body, which had not replenished energy for a long time, tasted a hint of sweetness and slowly reacted. Xun Youyou's eyelashes trembled, and Yi Jie called her name repeatedly when she saw this.

Xun Youyou never thought that after opening her eyes, she would see the girl she envied so much. When Yi Jie wasn't paying attention, she was secretly looking at her out of the corner of her eye. Such a bright and energetic life was really good. Even the bad guys didn't dare to target her.

"You..." Xun Youyou's voice was very hoarse. She hadn't had any water or food for a long time, so a dry and painful throat was inevitable.

Yi Jie put her finger on her lips to stop her from continuing.

"I'll take you to rest first. We'll talk about it after you recover. There's still a long time to go."

Xun Youyou nodded obediently. For some reason, even though she had no idea about the current situation, she still inexplicably believed in the girl in front of her. Maybe it was because her embrace was particularly warm, as gentle as the spring sunshine.

Yi Jie picked up Xun Youyou and brought her to the room of the woman she had rescued earlier.

"Sister, could you please take care of Youyou for a while?"

"Yes, sure, put her on the bed." The woman pointed awkwardly at the gray bed not far away.

After nodding and thanking her, Yi Jie placed Xun Youyou on the bed, covered her with a quilt considerately, touched her slightly cold forehead, and spoke softly.

"I'll be back soon and take you home."

Xun Youyou blinked. Even though she wondered why Yi Jie was so nice to her, she still liked the feeling of being cared for by her.

"Sister, I'm going to take care of things first. I'll leave Youyou in your care."

"Go ahead, I'm here."

With a grateful look on her face, Yi Jie looked back at Xun Youyou and left.

The village was noisy. Officers were escorting dishevelled men out of houses one after another. Some of them even had dirty words in their mouths. No one was polite and just slapped them in the face to make them shut up immediately. Everyone felt relieved. There was a way to treat scumbags.

"Xiao Jie!" Pei Yanan, who had been dragging Li Yang around the village, saw Yi Jie walking out of the gate from afar and greeted her.

Yi Jie ran over, glanced with disdain at the person lying on the ground like a dead dog, and asked about the current progress.

"Brother He has gone to get the village list to count the number of people. The doctor will be here in about ten minutes. At that time, the victims will be taken to the hospital for a full-body check-up. The master's wife has already met with us. She is a little emotional now. I thought of asking you to go over. She only recognizes you."

Yi Jie nodded, thinking that Shangyang Village had been brazenly trafficking in women and children for so many years, and that they must have opened up certain channels and had accomplices. She pursed her lips, took out her pager and spoke to everyone.

“All houses will be searched again, and any evidence of human trafficking found will be retained, especially the houses of the village committee and senior village officials.”

After speaking briefly to Pei Yanan, Yi Jie ran towards the school. As soon as she entered, she heard Gong Xue's almost screaming cries.

I ran to the room where Gong Xue was, and saw a female officer standing outside the door with a troubled look on her face.

"Colonel Yi!" The female soldier saluted respectfully.

"You go and do your own thing first, leave this to me." Yi Jie waved her hand, and the female soldier left with a sense of relief. It was really difficult for her to control the crazy victim.

Gong Xue seemed to want to vent all the suffering she had endured over the years. The sadness and pain in her cries made Yi Jie burst into tears.

"Master's wife, Master's wife, I'm Xiao Jie. Let's stop shouting. I'll take you to see Youyou, okay?" Yi Jie hugged Gong Xue, who was beating her chest with her hands, from behind.

Hearing the familiar voice, Gong Xue turned around in confusion. Seeing that it was Yi Jie, she threw herself into her arms and cried, shaking her head repeatedly.

"What's wrong, Master's wife? I have rescued Sister Youyou. I will take you to see her." Yi Jie noticed that something was wrong with Master's wife and slowed down her speech, worried that she didn't hear clearly.

This time, Gong Xue raised her tearful eyes and said four words to Yi Jie in great pain.

"It's better not to see you."

Yi Jie didn't react at first and was stunned for a moment, but later she figured out the whole thing and wanted to tear Li Yang's heart apart even more.

Master's wife and Sister Youyou were both persecuted by the same beast. Perhaps there were even worse things that she dared not even think about. As a mother, she must maintain her dignity in front of her children. It's not that she doesn't want to see them, but that she dares not see them and is too ashamed to see them.

Yi Jie hugged Gong Xue tightly, and after a few minutes, when her crying had subsided, she spoke.

"Then I'll take you out first. I'm worried about you being alone in this place. I won't go to see Youyou, but just go to a safer and more comfortable place, okay?"

Gong Xue trusted Yi Jie very much and agreed without hesitation.

Yi Jie looked at her legs which were unable to move forward and squatted down.

"Master's wife, come on my back and I will carry you out. I am very strong."

Gong Xue's tears, which had just stopped, began to fall again, but this time she did not cry out loud. She lay on Yi Jie's thin back and wiped away her tears silently.

Because she was carrying someone on her back, Yi Jie slowed down her pace and walked steadily. She never stopped trying to comfort Gong Xue, which made Gong Xue feel very relieved. Ziqing really accepted a very good student.

Yi Jie was actually pretending to be happy and saying jokes to Gong Xue. She was too light, and the master's wife on her back even made her feel like she was carrying a paper figure. Maybe she hadn't had a good meal or a good sleep in all these years.

After carrying Gong Xue to the ambulance bus that had just arrived in the village for assistance, the doctor briefly checked on Gong Xue's condition.

"Your body has been damaged too much. You need to get a comprehensive checkup to see if you have any hidden diseases so that you can get the right treatment. And your leg injury is obviously inflamed for a long time. You must have surgery."

Yi Jie grabbed Gong Xue's hand and comforted her, "Master's wife, please go to the hospital with the doctor first and get good treatment. We will take it step by step. Only when you are healthy can you have the energy to face life again."

Gong Xue knew that this was for her own good. Although she was afraid to leave Yi Jie, she still believed the doctor. She stood up, hugged Yi Jie, and said yes with difficulty.

After Yi Jie got off the car, she watched as a steady stream of women were brought into the car. She said to the medical staff in charge, "Doctor, during the hospitalization, don't let Gong Xue and Xun Youyou meet each other."

"Okay, I'll make a note of it." The doctor thought the two had a dispute, so he picked up a pen and wrote it down as a note.

Even though Yi Jie felt sad, she also understood that some things could not be figured out just by the person involved. Maybe if she was lucky, she would be able to reconcile with the past before the end of this life, but more often than not, she would be trapped in the cocoon for the rest of her life and unable to escape.

We have no right to blame anyone. We can only say that it is fate that plays tricks on us. Peace and happiness are the best wishes for these victims in the future.

Dragging heavy steps, she found He Chengan, looked through the statistical list and confirmed that no one had escaped. Yi Jie looked at the men squatting in rows in front of her, and Li Yang lying at the front, and spoke coldly.

"Let the police take them all away. Have you found any evidence of a crime?"

The officer behind He Chengan handed over a box of things, which contained various pieces of bills, transaction sheets, contact books, etc.

After Yi Jie turned over, she became more certain that Li Yang had close ties with a larger human trafficking group outside. This also proved why Shangyang Village, which had no business activities, allowed the villagers to live a comfortable life. Not only did they kidnap people and bring them to the village to reproduce for themselves, they also sold them cheaply to other human trafficking organizations to make a profit from the difference.

"Hand all these over to the police. I believe we will be able to catch these people soon." Yi Jie returned the box to the officer.

After the police entered the scene, they escorted the criminals into the cars one by one. Fortunately, they sent enough cars, otherwise there would be no room for hundreds of people. This is considered the most horrifying human trafficking case in Sichuan Province in the past decade. I didn't expect the den to be in the deep mountains and forests. They are really good at hiding.

When the leading police officer handed over to Yi Jie, a dark light flashed in Yi Jie's eyes.

"Officer, when you arrange custody, put them together with the bad-tempered prisoners."

The police officer smiled and said, "I think so too. People in detention centers and prisons look down on scum like this. They will suffer for it."

Yi Jie felt a little better. She went to Li Yang's house and personally took out Xun Youyou, who was still waiting for her, and sent her to the ambulance.

The doctor bandaged her immediately and gave her glucose.

Xun Youyou lay quietly, his eyes fixed on Yi Jie.

Yi Jie tucked the quilt for her and told her, "I am your father's student, Sister Youyou, I have known you for a long time. You may be too young to remember the past, but it is enough for you to know that we are family. Rest well in the hospital, I will come to see you after a while. Also, the person you are worried about, Master's wife, she is fine too, don't worry."

Yi Jie noticed the hesitation in Xun Youyou's eyes and took the initiative to mention Gong Xue. Seeing that she was relieved after hearing what she said, she realized that for Xun Youyou, this hurdle would most likely be overcome.

After all the teams retreated in an orderly manner, Shangyang Village became an empty village. Even the innocent elderly and the weak were temporarily taken away by the police to verify their information and cooperate with the investigation.

The sky was turning pale, Yi Jie patted Pei Yanan and He Chengan on the shoulders, and said with a sense of relief, "Let's go."

The figures of the three people gradually disappeared into the horizon. The Shangyang Village behind them was silent. The morning wind blew, carrying the tiny debris on the road far away. The sin covered up in silence eventually destroyed the village.

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