Chapter 311 - Cooperation from Both Sides (2/2)

Looking in the direction that his mouth gestured at, he saw that Wang Xiaonian’s nose was bleeding for a long time after being beaten. When Little Shitou walked over, the coward hugged his head with fright and shouted, “Don’t hit me. I don’t dare, I don’t dare to do it again!!”

Little Shitou suppressed his disgust and dipped his finger in the fellow’s blood. He thought over Sun Yaoyang’s words, and then wrote it down on the handkerchief. After that, he tied the handkerchief around Little White’s neck. In his heart, Little White was more reliable than Little Black.

Little White was somewhat averse to the smell of blood, but it understood the importance of the matter. It bared its teeth and endured it. Little White communicated with Little Black and decided to have Little Black guard the thicket while it went back. It carried the life-saving handkerchief outside and returned to Xiaocao and Xiaolian, who were waiting close by.

Xiaocao saw it and said to Xiaolian, “Take Little White and find Eldest Brother. After that, split up to go to the yamen and the garrison. Tell them to quickly send men over to save those poor children.”

Xiaolian nodded and worriedly asked, “What about you?”

Yu Xiaocao replied, “I’ll guard here in case those traffickers notice and take them to another place!”

Xiaolian looked at her worriedly and said, “Why don’t I wait here, and you go find Eldest Brother…”

“Stop wasting time! Just do as I say and quickly go find help!!” The firmness within Yu Xiaocao’s eyes was unshakable. Yu Xiaolian knew that it was useless to say anything else, so she followed Little White to find her eldest brother.

Under Little White’s guidance, Xiaolian soon reunited with Yu Hang and explained the situation to him. Yu Hang told Xiaolian to report the case to the yamen, while he went to send the message to Commander Sun’s residence in Tanggu Town. He knew that he was unfamiliar with the direction to the garrison, and he also didn’t have any transportation. It was better to inform the Sun Family and let them think of a solution.

At this time, Commander Sun’s family was already in a disorder. Madam Sun nearly fainted when she found out that her only son had disappeared. However, she was indeed the commander’s wife. She stayed calm in this critical situation and immediately sent someone to the garrison to tell her husband about the situation.

Tanggu Town was less than ten kilometers away from the garrison, and it would only take an hour for a fast steed to travel to and fro. By the time Yu Hang arrived at the Sun Estate, Commander Sun was getting ready to take a team of soldiers to search for his beloved son on the streets.

Things also went relatively smoothly on Yu Xiaolian’s side. Due to Royal Prince Yang, County Magistrate Zhao paid special attention to the Yu Family. As soon as he heard that someone from Dongshan Village’s Yu Family reported a case, he summoned her in without delay. After Xiaolian told him about the case, County Magistrate Zhao immediately became serious. Children had been disappearing from Tanggu Town year after year, but there were especially more cases this year! There were over twenty children, and thus, this was a very serious matter. He immediately gathered all the bailiffs in the yamen and asked Xiaolian to lead the way. He had to personally lead the bailiffs to catch those atrocious human traffickers.

At a location some distance away from the alley, Yu Xiaocao blocked the two groups who came to save people, “Magistrate Zhao, Commander Sun! In my younger brother’s message, he stated that there were currently three people guarding there and the rest had gone out! With the commotion that you guys made earlier, some of the criminals must have noticed. If you want to get rid of all the outlaws, we must plan thoroughly!”

With the resourceful Commander Sun here, they quickly came up with a detailed plan to arrest the criminals. First, he told County Magistrate Zhao to aimlessly patrol the streets with the bailiffs, and he would search for his missing son with his men. In this way, the traffickers would think that the authorities hadn’t found their hideout. When the criminals let down their guard and all returned to the place that the children were kept, they would catch them all at once.

However, there was a very important role in this plan. They needed a child to pretend to be abducted and secretly check whether all the traffickers had returned. While the children were being transferred, the child had to signal the officers and soldiers, who were lying in ambush outside. At that time, the criminal would be caught in the act and have no other choice but to be arrested! But, it wasn’t completely safe for the child, who acted as an undercover agent. If the outlaws were driven to act in desperation, they would very likely hurt the child!

After speaking, Commander Sun turned his gaze to Xiaocao and her sister. Yu Hang hastily stepped forward and said, “I’ll go! I’m a boy, and I have the ability to protect myself in danger.”

Commander Sun looked at him and shook his head, saying, “Your age and physique will cause the criminals to be on guard. To be able to complete this task more successfully, it must be someone who the criminals wouldn’t feel threatened by.”

Yu Xiaocao took a deep breath and said, “Eldest Brother, I’ll go!”

“Younger Sister, I’m a fast runner and I’m also stronger than you. I’ll go!!” Yu Xiaolian was eager to protect her younger sister and didn’t care about the danger. She very actively expressed her will to be the spy.

Yu Xiaocao looked at her solemnly and said to Commander Sun, “It’s decided! I’ll go!!”