Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 265

Although people felt that the Jiangjia Village chief was a bit problematic, no one would associate him with collusion with bandits.

At most, they would frown and think that the village chief had no sense of responsibility at all. He was not at all anxious about the fact that so many children were missing in his village.

He actually stopped the parents of a lost child from looking for them. He is so cold-blooded and hard-hearted that he doesn't know what is important and what is not until the incident happened to him.

Zhong Ruyi stayed at home for a few days and took Mrs. Yu to the workshop to watch people make canned food for the whole morning.

Now my second brother has also moved out, and the old home is left to my eldest brother and his wife.

After selecting a residential plot that suits our taste, we checked the date and started construction.

Just when the second brother's new house was gradually taking shape, General Jiang failed in his third attempt to suppress bandits.

Zhong Ruyi frowned, and Chen Dongzhi sat in front of her with the same troubled expression.

"Why is this happening?" She couldn't figure it out.

Chen Dongzhi shook his head, feeling heavy-hearted. "The general said that no one knew about this plan except the county magistrate and the advisor. Even the soldiers who followed us up the mountain were notified at short notice to go suppress the bandits."

But when we got there, we found it was very quiet all around, which was totally unlike the quietness that should be expected in a bandit den inhabited by a group of a hundred people.

Jiang Ying frowned and pushed open the door in front of him. There was no one inside, not even a ghost could be seen.

He stood there for a while with a sullen face, then waved his hand, "Retreat!"

A group of one thousand elite soldiers came down the same way they went up.

But when they were almost reaching the town and passing Jiangjia Village, Jiang Ying suddenly asked someone to stop.

He stood there and thought for a moment, then suddenly led his men into Jiangjia Village.

Because of the recent arrival of a thousand elite soldiers from the imperial court, the village heads all feel safe and no longer need to send people on patrol at night, so the village is now very quiet, with only one or two dogs barking occasionally.

In the center of the village is the largest house. Although it is night, you can still see that it is made of fine blue bricks and tiles.

You don't have to think to know whose house this is.

The other houses located in the surrounding area appear much more dilapidated, including thatched houses and mud houses.

This large blue brick house is the most eye-catching structure in the entire village. It stands out among a group of thatched houses and mud houses, and looks particularly tall.

Jiang Ying's jaw was tense. After leading troops in battles for so many years, he had a keen intuition, which told him that the bandits must be related to Jiangjia Village.

The lost child, the two families that were wiped out, the excessive wealth of the Jiangjia Village chief, and the group of bandits who would run away every time they got wind of the news.

In the darkness of the night, the man stood there quietly with his back straight.

Until his confidant came up to him and asked him whether he wanted to camp nearby or go back to the open space near the town to camp.

Looking at the blue brick house, Jiang Ying took a deep breath and said, "Let's go back to where we were. Go to the government office tomorrow and ask someone to help check if there is any missing child from Jiangjia Village who belongs to Jiang Jie."

He also said something else, but the sound was not loud and was quickly blown away by the wind.

Jiang Jie, the village chief of Jiangjia Village, felt a little cold on his back while he was sleeping. He reached out to touch it and found that he was not covered with a quilt. He pulled the quilt over him and continued to sleep.

Zhong Ruyi was serving dishes in the restaurant when she saw a group of soldiers running past the restaurant entrance in unison.

She went out to see out of curiosity, and saw that group of soldiers were running away in the direction of the government office.

Grandma Ji was taking a nap on a small stall at the door, but was woken up by the noise. She opened her eyes wide and watched them run away.

Soon Zhong Ruyi learned what happened in Jiangjia Village from Chen Dongzhi.

"Jiang Jie's family is the only one in Jiangjia Village that has never lost a child?" She was surprised.

Every household in the village had lost a child, except Jiang Jie, the village chief of Jiangjia Village.

"Yes," Chen Dongzhi took a sip of tea and continued, "Every time a child is lost in the village, Jiang Jie will suddenly have more money during that period."

Zhong Ruyi understood what he meant instantly.

The lost children in Jiangjia Village were most likely not lost, but were sent away and sold by the village chief Jiang Jie.

"Is it confirmed?"

Chen Dongzhi nodded, "It's confirmed. He has made a lot of money by trafficking children over the years. He is not a low-key person. Not only did he build a big house in the village, he also has several properties in the town."

Zhong Ruyi was shocked. This man was so cruel.

It turned out that all the children from the same village were abducted by him, and he spent the money from selling the children.

"I don't know how the county magistrate will deal with him."

Chen Dongzhi put down the teacup in his hand, his expression solemn, "This is not a small matter. No matter whether the children who were sold can be found or not, he is doomed. The most important thing now is to make him confess who the next buyer is. The most important thing is to catch them all in one fell swoop."

Yes, human trafficking is a capital crime no matter where you are.

The most important thing now is to find these people one by one, otherwise more children will be persecuted.

Zhong Ruyi pursed her lips and said, "If those children are found, it would be best if they are healthy. If they are like those with broken limbs and thrown on the street to beg..."

She didn't dare to say anything more. She had seen in the news in modern times that some children were abducted and then found, but they turned out to be disabled. Their original families didn't want such children, so they abandoned them again one day after they were found.

Not to mention those children with broken limbs, even healthy children with intact limbs may be abandoned.

She is an example of this, as is the orphanage where she lives.

There are also many healthy children, both boys and girls, but the proportion of girls is higher than that of boys.

Neither health nor disability should be a reason for being abandoned.

Zhong Ruyi thought about it and felt that she was still lucky to have the opportunity to meet Mr. and Mrs. Zhong and other members of the Zhong family. They all loved her as a relative.

Even though her original body was mentally retarded, no one thought of abandoning her.

Chen Dongzhi didn't know why she remained silent, because she felt sad for those abducted children. He reached out and gently touched her hair.

"Now Jiang Jie has been taken to prison for interrogation. I believe this matter will be resolved soon. Don't worry."

Zhong Ruyi smiled and rubbed her head against his hand.

*

In the prison, Jiang Ying raised a red-hot iron rod with an expressionless face and held it in front of Jiang Jie.

"Will you tell me or not? If you don't, this stick will have a close contact with you."

Jiang Jie was almost scared to death, and he said with all his strength, "I haven't done anything wrong, why are you treating me like this?"

Jiang Ying sneered, "You won't cry until you see the coffin!"

He threw the stack of papers in his arms to the ground fiercely, "If you want evidence, here it is!"

A stack of papers was thrown on the ground, and a few of them floated in front of Jiang Jie. On them was written the year, month, time and day when fifteen taels of silver were received, for one boy and two girls.

There were also two bright red fingerprints on it.