Chapter 120: The Most Soothing to the Hearts of Ordinary People

The water is round and the mountains are heavy. The boat crosses the east side of the bridge. Looking at the moon is as white as jade. After several wanderings, the sparks are like rain.

Inside the window, Miss Zhen looked at the fireworks outside the window, and couldn't think of a sentence to express her mood at the moment.

Xu Mazi himself couldn't read a word, let alone give her a chance to read.

From the day she was abducted, all she had to do was eat well and wait to be sold for a good price.

Fortunately, she grew taller and more protruding. When she got older, Xu Mazi didn't hit people as much.

She will just be locked in her room all day long and not allowed to go out.

If a trafficker wants to raise a child, he will always have to endure some hardships.

Miss Zhen has not been hiding in Tibet these years. Just stay in the dark room, waiting for Xu Mazi to come back with the crying child.

These children generally stay for a short period of time. Some may be sold in the first few days, while others may only be sold in half a month.

There are only a few people like me. There wasn't much she could do, other than comfort each crying child, and try to remember their names.

Maybe one day, I can get out of trouble? Then we can bring people to rescue them.

Miss Zhen was thinking this, and couldn't help but read out the string of names, "Liu Daniu, Huang Li, Xu Zongli, Wang Yue, Long'er..."

She recited it very slowly, but without stopping. Although the voice was very soft, it also contained a certain sense of stupidity and persistence.

Even though there were sounds of all kinds of people having fun outside the door, she still remained immersed in it. It's like the world is only so big and there is only you.

Until the last syllable disappeared, Miss Zhen stood quietly in front of the window, watching the excitement downstairs and the grand scene in the sky.

Suddenly I felt like I was in another world.

So, is the moon so beautiful?

And those colorful colors...

"It would be nice if the fireworks could last longer."

she begged.

Make your wish towards the full moon in the sky.

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The fireworks above our heads are still blooming in bunches.

"Big brother, big brother, how long will our fireworks last tonight?"

"All night." Chen Heng raised a finger and vowed to the children who ran up: "Xiaohu, as long as you behave well and don't make your parents angry, I will let you go all night."

It turned out that the boy named Xiaohu was also very funny. Instead of being happy when he heard this, he curled his lips and said, "Brother, you have grown up."

"Ah?!" Chen Heng was stunned, probably because he didn't expect to hear such a reply.

"Like adults, you have learned to coax children."

Xiaohu muttered and ran towards his companions in the distance.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Xinda, who was standing aside, really couldn't hold it in any longer. Seeing the helpless look his brother gave him, the boy belatedly covered his mouth.

Chen Heng took the blanket off his legs and asked the child to interrupt him. The others were also refreshed and ready to get up and walk.

Needless to say, the campground was lively. Except for a wide corridor exposed in the middle, it was crowded with people all around. In order to maintain safety, the government office specially sent two hundred additional people. Counting the students on site, they could still maintain order among everyone.

The place where the fireworks are set off is at the porridge shop, which is close to the city wall and can be connected with the fireworks in the city, making it more enjoyable to watch.

It is said that the fireworks in the world are the most soothing to mortal hearts.

When Chen Heng walked through the crowd with Xinda, he met many people who greeted him. These refugees may not have recognized him, but they were in a really good mood tonight. Seeing that Chen Heng was dressed as a scholar, his attitude was a bit more cordial.

During this period, the students’ efforts were seen by the refugees. Whether it is about their food, clothing, housing, transportation, or complaints about illness, if you catch a scholar on the roadside and talk to him for a few words, you can always find someone to solve the problem.

People's hearts are full of flesh, and few people can accept the kindness of others with peace of mind.

Refugees are also human beings, and all they can repay for this innocent kindness is kindness and understanding.

"Brother Heng, Brother Heng, we are here." Jiang Yuanbai spotted Chen Heng from the crowd and waved at him.

Jiang Yuanbai was just crazy on his own, but the excitement tonight was just what he wanted. When Chen Heng saw that there were several children following the other party, he just smiled and nodded, and yelled 'be careful' at him.

He took Xinda and continued walking towards the back of the crowd until he found Xin Suzhao, wearing armor and holding a knife, standing with his back to the fireworks, maintaining order among the refugees.

"Everything is okay tonight." Chen Heng came to his friend's side, "Are you tired? How about I watch for you for a while, and you go and have a rest?"

"No, it doesn't seem to be a big deal at the moment." Xin Suzhao smiled and waved his hand. He, the Heng brother, didn't know that the soldiers transferred to the city today were all following his orders and could not easily leave here, lest others find him. .

However, Xin Suzhao didn't explain the matter to Chen Heng. Chen Heng looked at his friend's expression specifically. Seeing that his expression was quite relaxed, he smiled and nodded and said: "Then just hold on a little longer. When the fireworks are over, I'll go Bring me Uncle Er’s wine for you to drink.”

When Xin Suzhao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Really? How did you know that your second uncle brought wine?"

"I saw it with my own eyes during the day." Chen Heng raised his neck proudly and winked at his friend, "It's a pity that I can't give you all the food and drinks."

"What's so regrettable about this? If I really want to say it's a pity..." Xin Suzhao turned his head and looked at the overlapping figures in front of him. He suddenly sighed, "It's just that you don't drink, brother Heng, so I'm missing a drinking companion."

"That's right, there will always be a chance in the future." Chen Heng smiled casually, and the blue-brown earth was suddenly illuminated by the blue light in the sky.

"Brother Heng, wait until the New Year..." Xin Suzhao was talking.

"Sir!!!" Suddenly a soldier came running over, and before he could stand still, he was already anxiously saying, "A child from a family is lost!"

"What?" Xin Suzhao frowned immediately. He looked at the lively crowd around him and hesitated, "Have you asked carefully if he went to hide with his playmates?"

"Brother Suzhao, you continue to stay here, I'll go and see for you." Chen Heng was shocked in his heart. Without waiting for the two to continue talking, he pushed the soldier to lead the way.

Although Xin Suzhao was anxious, he nodded and only reminded: "If something is wrong, send someone back to tell me."

When they arrived at the scene, they noticed that there were a group of children around several adults, and a group of people standing outside to watch the excitement.

"Make way, make way."

Chen Heng finally squeezed into the crowd and was stopped by the parents of the lost child.

"Little brother, little brother. My Niuniu is missing."

Seeing that the mother was crying, Chen Heng hurriedly patted her hand that was pulled into her clothes, and asked her husband who was still calm: "Brother, can you tell me about your child's situation?"

"I promised Niuniu tonight that I would let her go out to play with them..." The child's father pointed to the child next to him, and while supporting the woman, he said anxiously, "I didn't know it myself. They came to tell me that Niuniu was kidnapped."

Chen Heng looked down and felt that this group of children The child looked familiar. Just then, a bunch of fireworks bloomed in the air. After the dazzling light flashed, he immediately recognized the people in front of him, "Li Xiao, Zhao Jing, why are you here?"

"Big brother, big brother, we saw Niuniu being taken away."

"It was a man in gray clothes."

"He hugged Niuniu and she fell asleep."

"Wang Xiaohu went after them."

When these children saw that someone finally paid attention to them, they finally started talking. If Chen Heng hadn't reacted quickly, he really didn't hear clearly.

When he heard that Xiaohu chased the traffickers out, Chen Heng was so angry that he stamped his feet. How could there be such a stupid child who didn't know to come back and tell the adults.

"Did you see what that person looked like?"

Hearing Chen Heng's question, several children looked at each other and started to say their own things. Some said he had a mole on his face, some said he looked fierce, and some said he had small eyes.

In the end, they all agreed that the man had pockmarks on his face.

Chen Heng remembered the characteristics of the gray-clothed and pockmarked man, and was about to get up and leave, but Xin Suzhao had already ridden in front of him. Before Chen Heng could reply, he had already said anxiously: "Brother Heng, get on the horse, another child has been kidnapped."

Chen Heng did not hesitate, and directly held Suzhao's hand, and a huge force easily pulled him onto the horse's back.

"Xinda, you go find Du Yunjing and the others, and let them start looking in the camp first, fast."

In the crowd, there was an aisle blocked by officers and soldiers, although there were still some people standing on the side of the road. Fortunately, Xin Suzhao was an excellent rider, and Chen Heng helped to shout on the horse, so he didn't bump into anyone along the way.

The two ran all the way to the city gate, and after communicating with the guards on the city wall, they realized that no suspicious person had just passed by.

Since there was no one at the nearest city gate, it was probably unlikely that there would be anyone else. But now is not the time to talk about logic, and any chance of finding it cannot be missed.

Chen Heng jumped off the horse, told Xin Suzhao to notify the city gates, and ran back to the porridge shop.

So many children were kidnapped overnight, it was obviously a team crime. He thought as he ran, it was absolutely impossible to hide in the camp with the children.

Everyone's name was registered, and it was clear at a glance which family had a few extra people.

Then they would definitely enter the city. Apart from Yangzhou City, there were plains all around, and there were so many refugees watching. In the cold winter, there was absolutely no place for them to hide.

But if they wanted to enter the city, they would definitely not be able to hide from the eyes of the guards.

Unless these human traffickers knew some small road to sneak into the city?

We had to find someone who might know this road.

Chen Heng ran all the way to his second uncle and pulled him out of the crowd breathlessly.

"Heng'er, what's wrong with you? Why are you running like this?"

Without taking a breath, Chen Heng explained the matter in a few words, and then asked Chen Huaijin anxiously, "Second uncle, do you know such a road? Or can you think of it? Who might know it?"

At this time, many students who had received the information began to spontaneously organize and search in the crowd. Du Yunjing rarely got together with Cui Youdao. The two discussed back and forth, and no one knew what they were talking about.

Seeing that his second uncle was thinking slowly, Chen Heng knew that he couldn't be impatient at the moment, so he just suppressed his temper and told himself to be calm, and at the same time guided him, "Second uncle, don't be anxious, think about it slowly. Think about it before, when you were here at the teahouse, did anyone mention any small roads, or that road had problems."

After his nephew said this, Chen Huaijin, who had been thinking hard for a long time, suddenly clapped his hands and said, "I remembered, Heng'er, there is such a thing. When I was repairing the waterway for the government office before, a worker said that there was a wooden fence in the east of the city that had been in disrepair for a long time, and no one had changed it for a long time."

"I remember they said that a slightly thinner person could swim across that road." Chen Huaijin spoke more and more confidently, and his tone began to rise. "But few people know that road. There were only a few people in the teahouse at that time."

Chen Heng was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't care about a few people. He immediately said, "Second Uncle, take me there quickly."

When they arrived here, they saw nothing on the dark water. Chen Heng didn't dare to miss this opportunity, and ordered people to search everywhere to see if they could find anything. He took Xin Suzhao and Xinda who came, holding torches and exploring the way forward.

The two of them walked to the corner in one breath, and didn't find anything special. Xin Suzhao saw that he could only swim if he went in further, and was about to take off his clothes and go into the water. Chen Heng suddenly pointed to the broken wooden fence in the distance and said anxiously, "Torch, give me the torch."

Taking the torch from Xinda's hand, Chen Heng looked forward. He had excellent eyesight and saw half a piece of rag on the wooden fence on the spot.

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"Brother, why do you have to leave at night? Going back and forth like this is really freezing."

"Good brother, blame me. I don't know what bad luck I have today. I'm unlucky in everything I do. I came out to do something today, and was seen by a kid."

"Ha, brother, I think you are new to it after three days of not doing it."

"Bullshit, when I was doing this, you didn't even have hair. When I go out this time, I will find a temple to worship Guan Gong and get rid of the bad luck."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."

The group of people they are is Xu Mazi, who just came back from the camp after kidnapping children. They kidnapped five children this time. I thought it was just a small matter that could be done easily. The general government would have to wait until tomorrow to open the government office to deal with this matter.

Unexpectedly, my brother was followed by seven or eight children. This is neither a good nor a bad thing. Although he got a child for nothing, Xu Mazi always felt inexplicably flustered when he sat in Manchun Courtyard, so he took a group of brothers to prepare to leave the city immediately.

"Everyone, bear with it. As long as we leave the city, we will find a place to hide in the wilderness. Tomorrow morning, we will go to Jinling. At that time, we can do whatever we want." Xu Mazi was afraid that these brothers would complain, and he tried his best to promise a better future.

"Don't worry, big brother, we brothers have agreed to share happiness and difficulties together."

"That's right, where to go and what to do is not just a matter of your word, big brother. Brother, I just recognize you as a person."

Xu Mazi was also pleased to hear this, and he just raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet and hurry on their way.

Although fireworks were set off in the city now, the streets were bustling everywhere. But their dress was strange. Not only were their clothes wet, but they were also holding a woman in their hands.

Yes, a woman with a rope around her neck.

If Xu Mazi and his gang dared to go out in the street like this in public, the people of Yangzhou would eat them alive. So this group of people could only walk through the alleys and paths and grope their way forward.

After finally reaching the entrance of the alley, they would have to wade through the water. Xu Mazi cautiously stuck his head out, looked around and saw that there was no one around, then he retracted his head and discussed with his brothers who would go first to explore the way.

"It's not a big deal, big brother, let me do it."

A famous brother volunteered, came to the river in a few steps, and used his hands to pull the shore, and melted his body into the water little by little.

Several people on the shore watched him swim forward nervously, until he successfully passed the wooden fence, and everyone finally put down their worries.

Xu Mazi immediately called on his brothers to catch up.

"Brother, can this woman swim?" The man holding the rope in his hand asked the big brother.

Xu Mazi thought for a moment, turned over and took out a half-person-high wooden board from the alley, "Let her hold the board with her hands and swim, Wang Laosan, you have to hold the rope tight."

"Don't worry, even if I lose the thousands of taels of things, she won't lose them." The man smiled complacently.

A group of seven or eight people greeted each other with their hands, quietly dived into the water, and swam away together.

Seeing that the end was getting closer and closer, Xu Mazi hadn't had time to get excited, when a sharp rustling sound suddenly came from both sides.

The fire suddenly ignited.

"Everyone, it's cold, why don't you come ashore and talk?"

A voice that had never been heard before suddenly came, and everyone looked up in panic and saw dozens of soldiers standing around with bows, swords, and torches.

Chen Heng looked at this group of timid people, and seeing that they had no intention of going ashore, he gave Xin Suzhao a look. The latter immediately released the bowstring, and the flying arrow immediately hit one person's arm.

The first person who swam to the periphery saw that everyone was ambushed, so he didn't care about his brother in distress. He immediately dived into the water and tried to dive out from the water.

Chen Heng, who had noticed him for a long time, was unwilling to give him a chance. He said to Xin Suzhao: "Can you shoot him to death?"

Xin Suzhao was very surprised, but he was very happy and said: "I thought you would persuade me to show mercy." As he said this, the arrow in his hand was already on the string.

What is there to reason with the human traffickers? He is just a pioneer. Chen Heng gritted his teeth in anger. For these few rat shits, the atmosphere among the refugees would be destroyed.

To be honest, it was a bargain for that dead ghost to shoot him with an arrow.

Xin Suzhao aimed for a long time, and when the man surfaced to breathe, the flying arrow pierced into the other person's body. Perhaps worried that one arrow was not enough, Xin Suzhao shot two arrows in a row.

This scared the six people in the water. Yes, they did something that angered the heavens and the people, but the King of Hell has to explain the crime clearly.

"Don't kill me, don't blame me, the children are still here, the children are still here."

"I'll go ashore, I'll go ashore, I'll come up right away, officers and soldiers, please show mercy."

Seeing that these human traffickers finally showed their cowardice, Chen Heng shouted, "Come up, the last one, the crime will be increased."

Dozens of eyes stared at them. After getting ashore, this group of people didn't make a mess, but just squatted on the ground trembling. Xin Suzhao wanted these people to resist a little. There was such a big mess tonight. I don't know how to ridicule his father after returning. He was also angry.

Chen Heng saw that one of them was holding a woman in his hand, and he couldn't help but ask Xinda to come forward and call the girl.

When the girl stood in front of him, she was wet all over, and most of her black hair was stuck to her face, making it hard to tell her age.

"Are you one of their... kidnapped people?" Chen Heng was a little unsure, "Have you seen the children they kidnapped?"

"I know, I remember them all..." The girl nodded, "Liu Daniu, Huang Li, Xu Zongli, Wang Yue, Long Er..."

At first, Chen Heng didn't react, thinking that the girl might have been abused for a long time and was mentally traumatized. But seeing her reciting the names very firmly, he suddenly reacted and realized that these were the names of children kidnapped by human traffickers.

When she finished reciting the names of Niuniu and Wang Xiaohu, the girl suddenly raised her head, and didn't know what she was looking at for a long time.

"The fireworks are gone."

She suddenly said this.

"There will be more, tomorrow night too." Chen Heng took off his robe and handed it to Xinda, signaling him to put it on.

He came to the human traffickers, it would be better if he didn't look at them, as he would recognize the familiar faces among them.

"Xu Mazi?!"

Xu Mazi didn't remember him. In the dark, he was still regretting. At this moment, his name was suddenly called out, and he became alert like a mouse.

"Who are you?"

Chen Heng sneered and didn't reply. He said to the officers and soldiers, "Find out the children's situation and send them all to the government office."

This chapter is 5500 words, and the next chapter is 5000 words. It will be sent out in the early morning. Brothers don't have to wait deliberately. The 10,000 words promised to you will definitely arrive.