Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 279 Caught

"Song Xiaobao, don't be angry, my second brother is doing something important."

Song Chunxiao refused to leave Song Chunlin. He held Song Chunlin's arm tightly and looked up at his second brother pitifully.

"Second brother is bad."

Song Chunlin was really confused. What medicine did his brother take wrong? He said he was a bad guy and held him tightly. He looked at Song Chunming with a headache.

"Where's Yuanyuan? Bring her out. Let's go meet up with our parents first."

The imperial guards standing nearby opened their eyes wide, and the commander of the imperial guards asked in a trembling voice: "Master Song, are these your brothers?"

Song Chunlin: "Yes, this one and the two who walked out now are all my brothers and sisters."

Seeing him selecting four children like selecting soldiers and generals, the commander of the imperial guards felt dizzy and kicked a human trafficker next to him in anger.

These heartless people actually kidnapped four children at once. If they can't find them, they and the people in Jingzhao Prefecture will have trouble.

Dabao seemed a little sad because of Song Chunxiao's rejection. He stood aside dejectedly. Song Chunlin wanted to go over to comfort him, but Song Chunxiao did not allow him to go over.

Song Chunlin rarely scolded Song Chunxiao: "Song Xiaobao, how old are you and still clinging to your brother? Also, why do you bully Lu Zheng?"

It was the first time that Song Chunxiao was scolded by Song Chunlin, and in front of so many people. The child who had always been spoiled by the Song family felt humiliated for the first time. Thinking of the dangerous situation just now, his second brother did not come to comfort him immediately, but only praised Lu Zheng, and even gave Lu Zheng so many candies in private, more than what he gave him. Many grievances surged in his heart at once, and Song Chunxiao burst into tears.

Song Chunxiao didn't cry even though she was so scared just now, but now she cried because of Song Chunlin's scolding. Song Chunlin himself was dumbfounded.

Children's crying is contagious. When Song Chunxiao started crying like that, some younger children nearby also started crying. Suddenly, the whole yard was filled with the crying of children, which made the imperial guards very confused. They tried to comfort one and the other, but it was no use. The children kept crying.

When Song Yuanyuan saw her brother crying, she also started to sob softly. She struggled to get out of Song Chunming's arms and tried to throw herself onto Song Chunlin.

Song Chunlin took over his sister who was crying breathlessly, and next to him was his brother who was crying loudly. He felt that his ears were about to be deafened by the crying of these children.

When the people from the Charity Bureau and Jingzhao Prefecture arrived, they saw a group of crying little kids. There was a crying baby on both sides of Song Chunlin. Song Chunming pulled Lu Zheng to sit aside and sighed helplessly.

"Second brother, let's take them back first."

"It can only be the."

The other members of the Song family had already returned to the Marquis' Mansion. Although Song Chunlin had sent someone to say that the children had been found, parents could not help but worry, and everyone was staring at the gate in anticipation.

"Come, come, come back!"

Song Dazhuang was the first to hear the noise. He walked out first, and the others followed closely. Before they reached the door, they saw Song Chunlin coming back with a group of children.

"Oh my Yuanyuan." Song Qin pushed her husband away, reached out to hug the little girl with red eyes crying, and seeing the traces of tears on her cheeks, she suddenly felt heartbroken.

Song Yuanyuan felt particularly aggrieved as she hadn't seen her parents for such a long time. She was young and didn't understand what she had just experienced. When she saw her parents, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Song Dazhuang couldn't bear to see his daughter cry, and he was so anxious that he was running around, completely forgetting that his two sons had just returned.

Amma Song rolled her eyes at her eldest son, and she and Grandpa Song each took the hand of one of their grandsons and checked them carefully from head to toe, confirming that except for Song Chunxiao's swollen eyes from crying, neither of them was injured.

Song Dahe, who was standing by, also brought Dabao to Lu Ming and Fu Nian. It was the first time for these two to be elders. They made such a big mistake the first time they took the child out. Their hearts almost stopped beating at that time. Now seeing that Lu Zheng returned safely, they couldn't help but feel lucky that the child was fine, otherwise they would be to blame.

Fu Nian gently touched Dabao's head: "Are you scared? The housekeeper has prepared a bath for you. Go and take a bath. We will stay here tonight and I will take you out to play tomorrow, okay?"

Lu Ming, who was always tongue-tied, spoke for once: "Don't be afraid, kid, just come back."

Dabao looked a little listless. He just hummed lightly and stopped talking. When Fu Nian saw his look, he thought he was being bullied by someone else, so he hurriedly asked him softly if he was feeling unwell.

Dabao shook his head: "I'm not feeling uncomfortable, I just feel... I feel like I'm hated by others..." Dabao said the last sentence very quietly, but Lu Ming had good hearing and he heard it all.

Among the four children kidnapped by the kidnappers, only Lu Zheng was not from the Song family. Lu Ming could already guess that it was the children of the Song family who were rejecting Lu Zheng, the child who joined in halfway. Lu Ming didn't know how to solve this problem. He could only hold Dabao awkwardly and pat his back gently.

"Don't be sad, they just haven't gotten used to you yet. Once you play together for a long time, they will know that you are a good kid and will naturally like you."

Dabao was puzzled: "Really?"

Fu Nian couldn't hold Dabao, so he held his hand and said, "Of course it's true. Our Zheng'er is a good child. They will understand you in the future."

Dabao was skeptical, but he was definitely comforted.

The children were taken downstairs to take a bath, and the housekeeper specially found some pomelo leaves to wash away the bad luck for them.

When Gu Fengyun came back, it was time for dinner. He told the Song family that the case had been transferred to the Ministry of Justice and the human trafficker was now being held in the Ministry's prison.

"So fast?"

Gu Fengyun curled his lips and said, "During the past few months they have been in the capital, they not only captured these children, but also sold some of them. They didn't say where they were sold to, but they should all be far away from the capital."

"In two months, even the border can be reached, not to mention that some of them may have changed hands several times. In such a vast sea of people, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Song Chunming was anxious: "Then there is no other way? If those children are sold, their fate will be tragic."

Song Chunxiao also said: "Yes, yes, I heard them say that Liu Liu was sold like this, and was sold to a very far place."

"Who is Liu Liu?"

"I don't know. They said so." Song Chunxiao shook his head. He also heard it from the kids inside. He didn't know Liu Liu.

Speaking of those children, Dabao finally spoke timidly: "Where is Liuliu's brother? Is he still alive?"

Song Chunlin looked at Dabao and always felt that Dabao was a little cautious, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Liuliu's brother? Is he the boy whose limbs were broken?"

"Yeah, I don't know him either, but they said Liu Liu's brother tried to run out to find help..."

"But he was caught and could not be rescued. I was also beaten and my sister was sold." Song Chunxiao said what Dabao was about to say first. Dabao opened his mouth and lowered his head silently.

Now Fu Nian and Lu Ming both understood that it was Song Chunxiao who was excluding Lu Zheng.

Song Chunlin also showed a look of disapproval on his face. He said to Song Chunxiao sternly, "Song Chunxiao, has your brother taught you not to interrupt others? No matter who is speaking, it is very impolite for you to do so. Your brother doesn't like you to do this, do you know?"

After hearing what he said, Song Chunxiao's grievances from the day came flooding back. His eyes immediately filled with tears that seemed about to fall. He bit his lip and looked at his grandparents, but the four of them just sat in their seats and had no intention of helping him.

Song Dahe also stopped Chen Yuer who wanted to say something, and motioned him to look at his brother and sister-in-law. He saw Song Dazhuang drinking tea calmly, while Song Qin was just busy holding her daughter and coaxing her. She didn't want to get involved in the affairs between the children at all. Seeing them like this, Chen Yuer sat back.

Song Chunlin pulled Song Chunming aside, squatted down and talked to him about reason.

"Tell me, why don't you like Dabao? Isn't it Lu Zheng? Didn't you guys have a good time yesterday? What happened today that makes you hate him so much?"

Song Chunxiao glanced at Song Chunlin's expression and found that there was not only anger on his face, but also a hint of worry. After hesitating for a while, he stammered and told Song Chunlin why he hated Dabao.

"…You only reward my third brother and I with candy when we do well in our homework. Lu Zheng didn't do anything, but you gave him so much. I don't like him snatching my brother from me. Second brother, can you send him back? Or, don't let him come to our house again."

Song Chunlin really didn't expect this to be the reason. After knowing the truth, he felt a little amused and helpless. However, sending Dabao back was naturally impossible. Dabao had been trapped in the space for so many years. He had finally accumulated enough merits and cultivated a physical body. It would be too inhumane to let him go back to the space and work alone in the space.

So he could only patiently explain to Song Chunxiao: "Dabao is... Lu Zheng. He has nowhere to go except here. He is Uncle Lu's family, and Uncle Lu is also our family. So Xiaobao, he is also your brother. And those candies are actually Dabao's own, not given to him by your brother, so you don't have to be jealous. And Song Xiaobao, don't think I don't know that you secretly bought candies with your saved pocket money. Your rotten teeth are all caused by eating candies."

Seeing Song Chunlin suddenly mention his rotten tooth, Song Chunxiao was so scared that he covered his mouth, and the sound came out from between his fingers, making a buzzing sound.

"My tooth is fine, it doesn't hurt at all, I don't want it pulled out!"

Song Chunlin didn't really want to pull out his teeth; he just said that to divert the child's attention.

Sure enough, compared to having his tooth pulled, the fact that his brother was taken away became unimportant. After all, his second brother would always be his brother.

Seeing the kid running away with a vigilant look on his face, Song Chunlin thought, is tooth extraction so scary?

For children, tooth extraction is indeed a very scary thing, so Song Chunxiao would rather avoid having it extracted than not. He would rather wait for the tooth to fall out by itself and would never let his family help him extract it.

They learned from Gu Fengyun that the den they caught was actually just one of the human traffickers' bases. There were two other smaller ones located in the North City and the West City. One of these two places was where civilians gathered, and the other was full of brothels and taverns, and even many gambling houses hidden there. The den in the North City was hidden behind the slums, where the public security was chaotic and the people were basically homeless and beggars. The Jingzhao Prefecture didn't care much about that place at all.

The situation in the West Market was even more complicated. There were many foreign merchants there, and almost every brothel and tavern had a backer. The Jingzhao Prefecture did not dare to interfere in the affairs here easily.

The den in Xishi was right behind a gambling house. Every day, there were people who sold their children and wives because of gambling losses. Therefore, they left the children here so that they could sell them faster.

Unfortunately, when they arrived at the two dens, they were empty. Not only the children, but even the traffickers had disappeared.

"But we closed the city gates in advance, so they shouldn't be able to escape from the city now. We just need to spend some time to check them one by one."

When the Song family heard this, they were all frightened, and Grandpa Song called out "Wulian Tianzun" a few times.

"Thank God, the child was found, otherwise I don't know where my darling granddaughter would have been sent to now."

Song A-mo gnashed her teeth and said, "These damned bastards deserve to be cut into pieces."

At this point, Gu Fengyun glanced at Song Chunlin and said, "Chunlin, come and help me."

Song Chunlin understood immediately. He asked Gu Fengyun to wait for a moment and ran into the room. After closing the door, he released his mental power to check suspicious places in the city.

The capital city is too big, and Song Chunlin has to check it one by one. Therefore, it took some time to find a few suspected places.

"How many? So many?" Gu Fengyun was surprised.

Song Chunlin had consumed a lot of his mental energy and was drinking spiritual spring water at this moment.

"Not necessarily all of them. There are a few that I'm not sure about. Let's check them all together. It would be boring to always be right."

Gu Fengyun thought so too, so he sat down for a short while, ate something quickly to fill his stomach, and then set off for the Ministry of Justice again.

Gu Fengyue walked forward and took the list from his brother: "Brother, you take a rest, I'll go."

Gu Fengyun was a little worried: "Can you do it? Or I can ask someone to go."

Gu Fengyue: "Brother, I am now a great Sima, so I can dispatch a few people to search for human traffickers."

After hearing what Gu Fengyue said, Gu Fengyun was completely relieved and even asked the servants to pack some snacks for him, fearing that he would be hungry at night.

Gu Fengyue looked at Gu Fengyun who was worried about her, and accepted the snacks given by her brother with a somewhat amused and helpless look. After all, it was a token of her brother's love.