Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 84 - 57: The Victims Are Far More Than Just Those Before Us
The villagers were about to throw those girls down when they were suddenly distracted by the bizarre weather.
Then they saw Mu Yunchu, who should have been ’dealt with’ by the Mountain God, walking up perfectly fine.
"How is this possible?"
"How can nothing happen to you?"
The villagers were completely unable to accept this situation.
"Where is the Mountain God?"
"Where has our Mountain God gone?"
Seeing Mu Yunchu, Wen Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The situation instantly changed.
The villagers had lost their hostages known as ’sacrifices,’ but Wen Xu still had control over their village chief.
Moreover, they had just witnessed how capable Li Shang was in combat.
Even with their numbers, they wouldn’t gain any advantage.
A faint red glow flickered in Li Shang’s eyes, eager to release the energy within her.
"Boss, why not let me kill them already."
Mu Yunchu glanced at her lightly.
Li Shang, however, didn’t notice.
Her full attention was focused on those irritating humans in front of her.
As the standoff continued, noise erupted once again from the sky.
Those who witnessed the earlier scene seemed to have a shadow cast over them, but looking up, they saw it wasn’t dark clouds.
Instead, there were several black helicopters.
Simultaneously, numerous agile figures emerged from the edge of the woods, surrounding them.
"Don’t move!"
Seeing the police appear, Wen Xu still did not relax and instead gripped the knife in his hand tighter.
In contrast, the village chief seemed as if he had seen his savior.
Waving his hand, "Our people, our people!"
"Quick, help me arrest these people!"
His demeanor made it seem like they were his accomplices.
Looking at the other villagers, they appeared to share similar expressions.
Until Zhou Zhicheng appeared.
Only then did Wen Xu finally breathe a full sigh of relief.
The village chief seemed unaware of the situation until his hands were cuffed.
"What are you doing?"
He became extremely agitated, continuously struggling, even with guns pointed at him.
"I’m friends with your leaders!"
Seeing him like this, everyone understood the situation perfectly.
And the police from the town accompanying Zhou Zhicheng, upon hearing this, were already drenched in sweat, wishing the village chief would shut up.
Zhou Zhicheng patted the shoulder of someone beside him, "You heard it, old pal, I didn’t exaggerate a bit over the phone."
The person whose shoulder was patted looked as if his face had turned into charcoal.
He was the captain of the Provincial Public Security Bureau where Tianbao Village was located.
After hearing what Wen Xu said on the phone, Zhou Zhicheng instantly grasped the hidden meaning in his words.
So he contacted this person without hesitation.
Due to the situation and the potential large number of victims in the village, helicopters and special police were specially dispatched to aid the operation.
Initially, the captain was somewhat skeptical.
Now, he wished he could glare at these pests to death.
"Rest assured, since I’ve learned of this matter, I will definitely investigate it thoroughly."
Such a major incident happened within his jurisdiction, even though not entirely his fault, he must take responsibility.
After controlling all the villagers present, he ordered the remaining personnel to start a comprehensive search of the village.
The village chief still seemed somewhat oblivious.
Until Mu Yunchu stepped forward and revealed all their hiding places, only then was he completely dumbfounded.
His limbs went limp, supported only by two policemen beside him.
It’s over.
This time, he was truly done for.
Upon hearing Mu Yunchu’s words, the captain first assessed her with several glances, not immediately believing. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Until Zhou Zhicheng vouched for her.
"Buddy, rest assured, just follow her instructions to investigate, you won’t go wrong."
This investigation led to a shocking discovery.
Everyone was silent.
Looking at the women, some of whom had gone mad, their hearts felt uncomfortable and unable to speak.
Zhou Zhicheng invited Mu Yunchu to return to Qinghe with him, and she did not decline.
At the moment, watching the police rescue the women one by one, even Zhou Zhicheng, who had witnessed many major events, felt blocked and speechless.
"How many families must be involved."
Their disappearance would cause pain for countless families.
"Maybe they were supposed to have better lives."
"Not maybe."
Mu Yunchu suddenly spoke.
Besides her, Wen Xu and Zhou Zhicheng both cast glances at her.
But they could only see her profile shrouded as if in frost.
She raised her hand, pointing at a woman getting into a car under the care of a policewoman.
It seemed she was only in her early thirties.
"Before being trafficked, she was a master’s degree holder."
She was supposed to have a great life.
Yet here she was, forced to bear six children.
Now mentally disturbed, unable to accept any contact from men.
"And that one."
Mu Yunchu’s finger shifted.
The two looked toward a girl barely in her teens.
"Her parents, spending everything to find her, grandma died of grief."
"And that one..."
Mu Yunchu proceeded to outline several trafficked individuals’ family situations.
By the end, Zhou Zhicheng was completely unable to speak.
He was all too aware of the horrors of human traffickers.
Then, Mu Yunchu changed the subject.
"Do you know why this village has so many trafficking incidents?"
In that moment, Zhou Zhicheng contemplated various reasons.
Was it the increase in rural male population, or collusion between crooks and authorities?
"This village is extremely gender-biased, everyone believes that girls born have no right to inherit anything, including the bloodline." She paused, "So the only destination for girls born in this village is..."
"Death."
She softly spoke the words both were suspecting, yet like a heavy blow.
"By the riverside, beneath the bridge, in the cliffs..."
"Then they buy women from outside to bear children."
It goes on and on.
So-called ’endless cycles.’
Mu Yunchu recalled seeing numerous female skeletons at the bottom of the cliffs earlier.
The victims were far more than just the dozens before them.
After hearing this, Zhou Zhicheng was already fuming, fists clenched tight.
"These bastards!"
Though not in his jurisdiction, "I’ll make sure they receive the death penalty!"
Otherwise, it’s hard to placate the victims’ families.
*
A woman watching the news on TV angrily pushed her teacup off the table, startling a nearby child.
"How careless, that old bastard got caught!"
"What if she sells me out!?"
Without him, she’d lose a significant portion of her clientele.
She turned and eyed the crowd of children, a storm brewing on her face, yet not in fear, pondering something unknown.
