Then he stuffed a cloth ball into each of their mouths to prevent them from waking up and screaming.

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When all of that was done, hurried footsteps sounded outside the house.

A man with a scar on his face, accompanied by two young men, swaggered into the house.

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Among them was the young man who had gone to report it before.

"Wang Po, I hear you just got two good items? Where are they? Let me take a look!"

The scar-faced man, after entering the door, directly stated.

Mrs. Wang smiled welcomingly as she approached.

"Grandmaster Scar arrived so quickly. These two just got here today, and I haven't given them to anyone yet. The first one is for you." She said.

The Scarfaced man smiled, "You old geezer, stop talking nonsense. Big Brother Huang knows everything. If you have good goods, he won't treat you poorly."

“Where is the goods? Let me inspect them first.” He waved his hand and said.

Wang Po said, “In here, Scarred Master, come in with me.”

Wang Po pointed at Yang Ruqing and Xiao Ya Xue lying back to back on the bed, and said to the Scar Man: "This one is the elder sister, and that one is the younger sister."

“Elder sister should not be a virgin, younger sister is probably still a child.” Wang Po said.

The scarred man leaned closer, first reaching out to pinch Xiao Ya Xue's jaw who was lying outside. He turned her face and looked at her for a few moments.

Then, he took a few more glances at Yang Ruqing. A satisfied and lecherous gleam appeared on the scar-faced man's face.

"Well, it is indeed good quality," he said.

Wang Po came over and flatteringly said to the man with the scar, "Scar Master, would you like to enjoy some first?"

The scar-faced man’s eyes clearly flickered with emotion, but he still held back.

“No thanks, these two are high quality goods. I won’t use them without Da Huang Ge's permission. Da Huang Ge knows he can take them back if he doesn’t like it.”

As always, when it comes to women, no matter how good or bad they are, the first thing you need to do is pick them out with Big Yellow Brother.

Only after the rest have been selected will it be their turn, these subordinates.

If he comes across some chicks that are good-looking, Big Brother isn't always eating them himself.

They came to make a fortune, ate their fill, and then couldn't sell it for a good price when they turned around.

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The scarred young man held back his anger.

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“Wang Po, I know your heart. Don’t worry, when I get back to Da Huang Ge, I will speak well of you and ask him to give you more silver.”

Wang Po was just waiting for this sentence and couldn't stop smiling.

"Then there will be more scars on the old master." Wang Po said.

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Then, Wang Po glanced at Yang Ruqing and Xiao Yaxue lying in bed. "The amount of this sweat-inducing medicine I just gave them," she said, "they won't be waking up for at least four hours."

The scarred man nodded in satisfaction, then shouted to the outside, the two young men who had been waiting impatiently rushed in. The three of them quickly got Yang Ruqing and Xiao Yaxue onto the carriage parked at the door.

The carriage wasn't very big, after the two of them got in, there was basically no space left to sit.

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The black curtains of the carriage were drawn. The three men with scars sat in front, and the carriage rattled out of the alleyway.

Outside, the sounds of talking and hawking began to filter in. It must have been on the main street now.

Yang Ruqing opened her eyes. Without needing to guess, Xiao Yaxue tied behind her back must also have opened her eyes.

But she couldn't communicate with her in words, because there were three other people waiting for the bus ahead of her.

He/She couldn't even stand up, afraid that any movement would startle the three people in front.

So Yang Ruqing could only lie on her side in the train car, listening to the sound of the wheels running over the county town streets.

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Sometimes sunlight would sweep across the car window, revealing a bustling scene of traffic and noise outside.

But this carriage was traveling through a hell bathed in sunlight.

She didn't know how many helpless women, innocent children, had been treated this way before, their mouths stuffed and their hands and feet bound, dragged away from the streets by Scar and his men.

Perhaps they brushed past those anxiously searching for their families.

But unaware, this passing encounter was a lifetime missed.

And her own daughter, Luò Bǎobǎo, was probably brought from Qīngshuǐ Town to Wànghǎi County town in the same way a few days ago...

Shocked, disheartened, my whole body was trembling with anger.

I wish I could break free from these shackles right now, rush out of the carriage, and beat the three people in front of me to a pulp.

Put it in a sack, put some stones on top, and then throw it into the river to feed the turtles.

Xiao Ya Xue should have felt Yang Ruo Qing's emotional fluctuations from the slight trembling of her body. She held Yang Ruo Qing's hand tightly.

Yang Ruqing, whose mind was almost overwhelmed by anger, suddenly calmed down.

She took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress her anger.

The purpose of this trip is to follow the clues and catch the mastermind, not to expose ourselves by dealing with just a few small fry. That would be a failure.

And, from the previous conversation between Wang Po and the Scarred Man, Yang Ruoqing heard them mention Da Huang Ge.

This proves that Xu Mang's guess was also true. In the past two years, Da Huang Ge, a big boss who has become very successful in Wanghai County, is actually secretly involved in the evil deeds of trafficking women and children.

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Although in this era, there is an industry specifically dealing with the buying and selling of people, known as "human traffickers," and these individuals are even protected by the government.

But, that kind of human trafficking is a matter of mutual consent. They signed a selling contract sealed with the official seal.

Servants and maids in wealthy households all come from this kind of background.

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Even some high-ranking officials, if they committed crimes, would have their entire families sold off. It wasn't uncommon.

But in the end, just like a brothel, it's a legitimate business operating under a signboard.

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To traffic women and children for sale, that is lawlessness, it is an evil force that ruins other families.

I can bear it, I'll endure it, I'll bear it again! Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

Yang Ruoqing took a few deep breaths, gradually calming down.

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The carriage meandered through the bustling streets of the county town. As the noise around gradually faded and the road beneath became increasingly bumpy,

Yang Ruqing guessed that the carriage should have left the county and headed towards the suburbs.

As for which direction the suburbs were, she was unclear.

Until the sound of whooshing wind, flowing water, and the ship's whistle reached his ears.

Yang Ruqing knew where to go.

The county town's eastern side is bordered by a moat. This area features a large wharf for loading and unloading cargo and accommodating passengers, with many passing ships transiting and replenishing supplies here.

Before, Third Brother Yang Yongzhi and his sister-in-law's brother, Big Mao, both worked here loading goods.

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Now, the third brother is working with a herbal medicine gathering team at home. When they have free time, he helps out on his uncle's construction site by doing carpentry work, making doors, windows, tables and chairs with skillful hands.

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As for the eldest brother of Zhao Liuer, San Sao's younger sister, Da Mao, he is no longer working at the docks.

Zhao Liuer felt sorry for her brother's weak health, so she pleaded with Yang Ruoqing to let Da Mao work at Tianxiang Building in the county.

The carriage became bumpier and took a sharp turn, then silence descended once more.

After a while, the carriage finally came to a stop.

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