After Chen Qiang and the others led people to the cave, Xu Lang took the girl and ran towards the mountains.

The mountain road is not easy to walk, not to mention, there is no road where they choose to escape, there is nothing everywhere except rocks and trees, and now it is night, plus, it seems that the sky is about to change, the original bright and bright moon is also shrouded in dark clouds, losing the lighting of the moon, Xu Lang They walked more difficult, and they could only move forward in the dark.

The girl is thin and weak, and she has been running for so long this night, she has long been tired, and Xu Lang is not much better, although when Chen Weiguo was eating, Xu Lang pretended to be drunk, but he did drink a lot of wine, although after this exercise, Xu Lang had already sobered up, but the stinging and injury of alcohol to the body still made Xu Lang obviously feel very tired.

They didn't know how long they had been running, but they couldn't run anymore, and they couldn't see the other side of the cave here, only some light was faintly visible.

In the darkness of the night, they had lost their bearings, and when they could no longer run, they found a small cave, in which the two men hid.

Xu Lang's body has already been cut by leaves, and there are wounds everywhere, but now that he has stopped, Xu Lang feels that his legs are sore, and his whole body hurts, and his clothes have been torn by branches, several buttons of his shirt have collapsed, and his pants have also fallen off in several places.

Compared with Xu Lang, the girl's clothes are also in a similar situation, her skin is also torn by leaves, at this time, she is sitting at the entrance of the cave, gently caressing those wounds, and her mouth makes a gasping sound from time to time, Xu Lang feels distressed when she sees it.

After Xu Lang rested for a while, the whole person calmed down, and after making sure that he was temporarily safe, Xu Lang began to think about the whole incident.

Xu Lang and the others came to Chenjiahe Village this time to find out what secrets were hidden in Chenjiahe Village, but before they could figure out the clue, a series of things happened.

At first, Xu Lang thought that Chenjiahe Village was at most smuggling and selling wild protected animals, but if it was just smuggling and selling wild protected animals, they didn't need to do this, attacking the police, and dealing with themselves so hard, because smuggling and selling wild protected animals is generally sentenced to more than five years and less than ten years in prison, even if the circumstances are serious, it is only sentenced to more than ten years or life imprisonment, and the death penalty will not be imposed.

In this case, they wouldn't do it, with Xu Lang's current understanding of Uncle Li, it should be impossible for Uncle Li not to know this, but why did he do it?

Thinking of wild protected animals, when Xu Lang came to the cave to rescue Lai Pi and them, he found a lot of cages near the thatched house, and there were indeed many animals in the cages.

Where did they get these animals? Xu Lang didn't know.

Moreover, through tonight's events, Xu Lang felt that in this village, the hidden secret may not be as simple as smuggling and selling wild protected animals, there must be other things, but what is it, what is this secret, what can make Uncle Li do it so at any cost.

Thinking of this, Xu Lang turned his head to look at the girl sitting beside him.

Only now did Xu Lang remember one thing, he still didn't know what the girl's name was.

"What's your name?" Xu Lang asked.

"Chen Lingxuan, they all call me Ah Mei." The girl said.

"The surname is Chen, and you are also from Chenjiahe Village?" Xu Lang looked at Chen Lingxuan and asked.

"yes."

"Then how do you ......?"

When Xu Lang asked this, his eyes looked at the girl's fair face and pink neck, and frowned.

"What?"

Chen Lingxuan was stunned by Xu Lang's question, but she quickly noticed Xu Lang's gaze, she followed Xu Lang's gaze and looked down, and found that her clothes had been torn, and her chest revealed a large piece of snow white, her face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly said, "Don't look at it." ”

As he said this, he tugged at his clothes, trying to cover the scenery on his chest.

Xu Lang didn't look away, but stared at the girl's face, because Xu Lang didn't believe that Chen Lingxuan was really from Chenjiahe Village.

Although Xu Lang has only been to Chenjiahe Village twice, but, both times, Xu Lang has seen the women and children in the village, both men and women, their skin is relatively dark, which is caused by long-term labor, but Chen Lingxuan does not, her skin is very white, fairer than the skin of many girls in the city, if it is in the city, the skin is so fair, it may be very well maintained, or other reasons, but in the countryside, a girl's skin is so fair, Xu Lang feels unrealistic.

In addition, when Xu Lang was in Chen Weiguo's room, when the girl was undressed and lying next to him, Xu Lang was awake, he smelled a fragrance, at first, Xu Lang thought it was the girl's own body fragrance, but now that he thinks about it, Xu Lang feels that something is wrong, it seems to be the smell of some kind of cosmetics, which makes Xu Lang even more curious and confused.

In the dark night, in a small cave, a strange man and woman sat next to each other, and the girl was looked directly at by a man, and she felt that something bad would happen.

Chen Lingxuan's face was completely red, even her earlobes were red, and she could feel the gaze of the men around her, although that gaze was not the kind of naked-naked eyes that she usually had when men saw her

The light, however, still made her feel very uncomfortable, and in addition, in this small cave, she could clearly smell the man's breath emanating from Xu Lang's body, which made her even more flustered.

"Why is your skin so white?"

After being silent for a long time, Xu Lang asked again.

"Huh?"

Chen Lingxuan raised her head, looked at Xu Lang blankly, and quickly lowered her head, her face even redder.

Xu Lang's words are very problematic, if it is in normal times, there may not be any big problem, but now in this place, a lonely man and a widow, a man stares directly at a woman, and he also said Why is your skin so white, this suggestive meaning is too strong, and Chen Lingxuan can't help but think about it less.

Seeing the girl's reaction, Xu Lang finally realized that there was something wrong with the way he asked, he shifted his gaze, looked at the dark night and asked, "You have always lived in Chenjiahe Village?" ”

"yes."

When Xu Lang shifted his gaze, Chen Lingxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then why isn't your skin tanned?"

"Oh, you say this, I was raised by my grandmother since I was a child, and I haven't worked in the fields since I was a child, so naturally I won't get a tan."

"Where are the parents?"

"They went out to work when I was very young and only came back once a year."

"Have you read a book?"

"Yes, I graduated from junior high school."

"Why didn't you go to high school?"

"I wanted to too, but I didn't get in." Chen Lingxuan said.

Hearing Chen Lingxuan's explanation, Xu Lang turned his head, glanced at the girl, then turned his head and continued to look at the night and asked, "How old are you this year?" ”

"Sixteen, oh no, I had my birthday the other day, and now I'm seventeen."

Maybe Xu Lang was not looking at herself, so that the girl felt that Xu Lang had no malicious intent, and the whole person relaxed, although she knew that the man next to her would not do anything to her, but she was still a little shy and vigilant.

"Why are you in my room?" Xu Lang asked again.

"Uncle asked me to go."

"Uncle? That's Uncle Li, right? ”

"That's right."

"Do you know what he's telling you to do?"

Hearing Xu Lang ask, Chen Lingxuan blushed again, she glanced at Xu Lang secretly, quickly lowered her head, and then, couldn't help but raise her head, looked at Xu Lang, and whispered, "I know." ”

"Why do you do this when you know?"

"If I don't do this, my uncle will kill me, and I will have my grandmother."

"You're so afraid of him? Had he killed people before? ”

Xu Lang turned his head to look at Chen Lingxuan.

Chen Lingxuan glanced at Xu Lang, turned his head, followed Xu Lang's example, looked at the dark night, and said in a complaining tone: "In this village, no one is not afraid of him, since you know that he is Uncle Li, you should see the attitude of the village chief when he sees him, the village chief is so big and afraid of him, how can we not be afraid, and, three years ago, I saw with my own eyes that he killed a policeman who came to our village to investigate." ”

"What? Kill a police officer? ”

Hearing this, Xu Lang was shocked.

Chen Lingxuan turned his head and glanced at Xu Lang, nodded, and said: "Yes, that policeman is very young, younger than you, he came alone at the time, as if he wanted to investigate something, at the beginning, the village chief and the uncle also used the same method to deal with you to deal with him, but, the policeman was the same as you, he did not choose to compromise, he tried to escape, but his luck was not as good as yours, he was caught, and then, in front of all of us, the uncle killed him, and let all of us go up and stab him, Including small children. ”

"Do you know what that policeman is called?" Xu Lang asked.

Chen Lingxuan shook his head and said, "I don't know, I was only thirteen years old at that time, I only know that he seems to be surnamed Gao, and they all call him Officer Gao." ”

Hearing this, Xu Lang was suddenly a little silent.

It seems that there were police officers who suspected the people of Chenjiahe Village a long time ago, but he was unfortunately killed by Uncle Li, and it was Uncle Li who killed him, not him, but everyone in this village, Xu Lang can imagine how desperate the policeman's heart was in that situation, if Xu Lang came this time, it was not for Lai Pi to take them, if Uncle Li and they didn't scruple that they were from the city, if Xu Lang didn't take the opportunity to escape, perhaps, Xu Lang's fate would be the same as that policeman, becoming a corpse, discarded in the mountains, or fed to wild animals.

"And what happened to the policeman's body after you killed him? Buried or fed animals? Xu Lang asked.

Chen Lingxuan shook her head and said, "Speaking of which, you may not believe it, after that policeman was killed, his body was cut into pieces and asked every villager to take back and cook and eat. ”

"What? Eaten? Xu Lang was shocked.

Chen Lingxuan didn't speak, just nodded.

"You ate it too?" Xu Lang turned his head and looked at Chen Lingxuan's side face and asked.

Chen Lingxuan shook her head and said, "No, our family also got a piece, but my grandmother didn't cook it, but secretly buried the corpse." ”

"Where are they buried?"

"At the back of our house, that

There are two cypress trees in it. ”

Murder and cooking corpses, such a case Xu Lang has not investigated, but the people who commit such cases are generally just a few people, but Chen Lingxuan said that the whole village is involved, which makes Xu Lang feel a chill for no reason.

There was another long silence.

"On the way to the cave just now, I heard Chen Weiguo talking about business, do you know what business it is? Is it smuggling and trafficking those wild animals? Xu Lang asked.

Chen Lingxuan nodded, shook her head again, and said; "The animals are just part of it, and that's not the main business."

"Not these? What is that? Xu Lang asked.

Chen Lingxuan shook her head and said, "I don't know what it is, but every once in a while, someone will come to our village and send a group of women with big bellies." ”

"A woman with a big belly?"

Xu Lang frowned.

"Yes, it's a pregnant woman."

"So what did they do when they were brought to the village? Is it to live in the village? ”

Chen Lingxuan shook her head and said, "No, every time I come, it's the middle of the night, and I also saw it by accident, they took these women to the back mountain, which should be the cave." ”

"And then? Do you see them again? Xu Lang hurriedly asked.

"No, I've seen them a few times, they came and never went out again, and I don't know where they went?"

Hearing this, Xu Lang didn't ask any more, he knew what the secret of Chenjiahe Village was.

Women with big bellies, if Xu Lang didn't guess, Chen Weiguo is engaged in smuggling and trafficking of wild protected animals at the same time, they are also trafficking in human beings, and it is not those women who are trafficked, but the children in their wombs, after all, trafficking in adults has a certain risk, especially the state has always attached great importance to the case of trafficking in women, over the years, there have always been some trafficked women who have been rescued, so as to crack the organizations and gangs of human trafficking, but the babies are different, they are only born, I don't know anything, even if I am sold, I don't know it, and this is very profitable.

Trafficking in women is a felony and can be punished directly with the death penalty if the circumstances are serious, let alone trafficking in children.

However, there are still many questions that Xu Lang has not figured out.

First, if Chen Weiguo and they are really engaged in the criminal activities of trafficking infants, then the source of these children is a problem, if they rely on the people in the village to give birth, it is definitely impossible, and there are children in the village, every family has children, obviously, they are not mad enough to sell their own children, then, these children must be born by those women with big bellies, and how did these women come from?

Second, judging from Chen Lingxuan's account, Chen Weiguo and Uncle Li are definitely not the only two people who are engaged in this criminal activity, it is likely that most of the people in the village know about it, that is, this is not a person committing a crime, but a group of people committing a crime, and whether they know that what they are doing constitutes a crime is still unknown, and if the truth is true, then, why did they do it?

Third, since the people in the village are already engaged in the smuggling and trafficking of protected wild animals and the sale of babies, they should have made a lot of profits from it, and they should be very rich, but why did they not choose to leave Chenjiahe Village, but chose to stay?

Fourth, the young adults in Chenjiahe Village, especially the younger generation, have gone out to work, and many of them have read books, such as Chen Zhen, who is a college student. Are those big-bellied women related to them?

Fifth, what is the fate of these big-bellied women after they are brought here, after they give birth to their children? Was he trafficked, or was he killed?

Sixth, what is Uncle Li's identity? Why are the people in the village so afraid of him, and even the village chief so afraid of him?

Seventh, behind the villagers of Chenjiahe Village, Uncle Li, and Chen Weiguo, the village head, in addition to Chen Guodong, director of the Hengtong County Public Security Bureau, who is also from Chenjiahe, is there anyone else behind them to escort them?

Eighth, whether it's selling wild animals or babies, do they need buyers? And who is this buyer?

Ninth, if it was Sun Wenyao who killed Chen Qiumin, then who killed Chen Wang? What was Sun Wenyao's purpose in killing Chen Qiumin? Could it be that Xu Lang and the others investigated everything that happened in Chenjiahe Village?

In addition to these questions that Xu Lang currently thinks of, there are many questions that need to be solved, and the end point of all these doubts is in Chenjiahe Village.

Thinking of this, Xu Lang looked in the direction of Chen Jiahe Village, frowning, he hoped that Ding Haoqiong and they could come as soon as possible, if Chen Weiguo and Uncle Li could be arrested on the spot, these doubts would be solved, but would everything really go so smoothly? Xu Lang didn't know.

"Look, there's a fire over there."

At this moment, Chen Lingxuan stretched out his finger and pointed to a place where there was a fire and said.

Xu Lang looked in the direction of Chen Lingxuan's finger, and sure enough, there was a firelight over there, which was very small at first, but soon the firelight became bigger, and that direction was the direction of Chenjiahe Village.

After seeing this scene, Xu Lang suddenly felt bad, he immediately stood up and prepared to go down the mountain to Chenjiahe Village.

However, just as Xu Lang was about to go down the mountain, another accident appeared.