Chapter 107 Rescue the Children
Shen Zhi kicked him hard in the waist from behind, and the man stumbled and fell, almost losing his teeth. Shen Zhi snatched the whip from his hand and hit him hard several times.
She recognized the whip as Shen Rou's at a glance. Shen Rou looked at her as if she were a hero descending from the sky.
Shen Zhi couldn't help but point at her and cursed, "You have been practicing martial arts since you were young, but you were subdued by a reckless man."
Song Rou stuck out her tongue and said, "He cheated and threw a handful of muscle softening powder at me when I wasn't paying attention. Fortunately, when he was about to bully me, I kicked him in the vitals with all my strength and saved my innocence."
Shen Zhi realized that the man wanted to run away, so he immediately whipped him again, causing him to grimace in pain.
"You bitch, I'm going to teach you a lesson," the sturdy man said, pulling out a packet of medicine powder from his arms and throwing it at Shen Zhi.
Shen Zhi raised his arm to cover his nose, kicked the sturdy man, and whipped him with the whip. The sturdy man was whipped several times, and he couldn't control himself and inhaled the muscle softening powder he had spread, and he fell to the ground.
Shen Zhi took out two pills, stuffed one into Song Rou's pocket, and swallowed one himself. With this pill, he was no longer afraid of being stabbed with a knife. Shen Zhi untied the rope on Song Rou's body, and tied up the sturdy man again with his backhand, tying a knot that would get tighter the more he struggled.
"Tell me, how many people are there in your gang of beggars?" Shen Zhi pulled out a knife, put it on the sturdy man's neck, and even deliberately used some force.
The strong man felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then found blood flowing down his neck, and he confessed everything out of fear. They kidnapped the child to make money, not to kill him, so he confessed immediately after being frightened.
"You said there were six of you, then why are there only you and the gatekeeper here?" Shen Zhi said as he pushed the knife inside again.
"Auntie, I'm telling you, please put down the knife. We will take turns to go out, one person goes out to catch a child and then takes over the next one. We have taken turns to go out several times today. Now two people have gone out to buy wine and food, and the other two are the last round. When they come back, we will have sixteen children. Our boss will come to collect the goods at midnight tonight. They will come with four people, driving two horse-drawn carriages. One carriage for boys and one for girls." The strong man spoke out everything like pouring beans.
"Why do they have to separate boys and girls? Where are they going to send these children?" Shen Zhi asked.
"The female will be sent to a brothel in the capital to be trained, and the male will be sent to the residence of the prefect of Linzhou. The prefect likes pedophiles, and he likes boys who are six or seven years old the most." The sturdy man spoke in a lower and lower voice. He was afraid that the girl with a knife in front of him would get angry and cut his neck.
"This is outrageous! This dog official deserves to be cut into pieces. He is also a pedophile. Why doesn't he pedophile his own son?" After taking the medicine, Song Rou gradually regained her strength. After hearing what the strong man said, she couldn't help but curse him.
The strong man replied weakly, "He molested her, and the first one was his son."
The strong man's words really refreshed Song Rou and Shen Zhi's three views. "Bah, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, that Linzhou prefect is really a piece of shit." Song Rou frowned and cursed.
"Shh, someone is coming," Shen Zhi interrupted Song Rou and quickly found a piece of rag and stuffed it into the strong man's mouth.
Shen Zhi slipped out quietly and hid behind the door, only to see that the four men had actually come back together. All of them were strong and sturdy. Two of them were carrying sacks on their shoulders, which probably contained the children they had abducted.
Shen Zhi pulled out four silver needles, all of which were coated with anesthetic. With two whooshes, the silver needles shot into their bodies, and all four of them fell to the ground like weak shrimps.
Shen Zhi quickly caught the two sacks and untied them. Two boys' heads popped out from inside, blinking and staring at Shen Zhi. Shen Zhi carried them out, took out the rags stuffed in their mouths, and untied the ropes on their arms. Then he used the ropes to tie up the four men.
Shen Zhi didn't have time to comfort the two little boys, and quickly untied the ropes on the dozen children on the ground. Song Rou also ran out to help. She saw Liu Yue sitting on the ground at a glance, and immediately untied the ropes and hugged Liu Yue. When Liu Yue saw Song Rou coming, she pouted and burst into tears. When she cried, the other children also cried, crying for their parents.
"Don't be afraid, Yue'er. Sister Rou will take you home," Song Rou hugged Liu Yue and patted her back to comfort her.
"Sister Song Rou, quickly notify the officers and soldiers and have them come quietly. Their accomplices will come at the right time to avoid alerting the enemy."
"Okay." Song Rou hugged Liu Yue and sneaked away along the corner.
"Children, don't be afraid. The bad guy has been caught and you will see your parents soon." Shen Zhi comforted the group of children, and the children gradually stopped crying.
Soon, Song Shijie arrived with soldiers. Some of them quietly took away a group of more than a dozen children. The children's parents were still waiting for news at the county government office. Song Shijie and the other half of his men quietly ambushed around the courtyard. Shen Zhi explained to Song Shijie what the strong man had just revealed, including the situation of the Linzhou prefect, and left after the explanation.
When Shen Zhi returned to Wangxian Tower, a group of people were waiting for him there.
There is no need to mention Shen Zhen, Lan Tian and Lan Xue. Zhuge Ling had just arrived here and received the news. He was about to go look for Shen Zhi when Shen Zhi came back.
Mrs. Liu had already seen Liu Yue at this time. The joy of recovering what she had lost made her cry bitterly. When she learned that it was Shen Zhi who had saved the children, Mrs. Liu knelt down in front of Shen Zhi.
Shen Zhi was so frightened that he quickly helped her up and said, "Madam Liu, you can't do that. Yue'er is a lucky person. You are putting me down too much."
Song Che and Madam Song also came over to thank him, "Xiao Zhi, we heard from Rou'er that if it weren't for you, her innocence would have been lost. Thank you."
Shen Zhi smiled and said, "Master Song and Madam Song, don't worry. Sister Song Rou and I have a good relationship. We are like sisters. It's just a trivial matter. Don't worry about it."
Shen Zhi saw that Mrs. Song looked a little bad, and knew that she must have been frightened just now, so he quickly took her pulse and found that she was slightly pregnant. Shen Zhi took out a pill made with Lingquan water from his arms and asked her to take it as soon as possible. Mrs. Song always trusted Shen Zhi, and she took the pill and swallowed it without hesitation.
As soon as Mrs. Song swallowed the medicine, she immediately felt warmth in her stomach, and the sharp pain in her abdomen disappeared completely.
"Your medicine is really effective. I felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach just now, but it's completely gone now, and my abdomen has been warm ever since." Mrs. Song said.
"After you go back, it's best to rest in bed for a few days. After ten days or half a month, you can take a walk every day to exercise." Shen Zhi instructed.
It was getting late, so Shen Zhi and his group drove away, first sending Shen Bi back to Shenjia Village, and then returning to Shitou Village.